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The Alternative Top 40

The Alternative Top 40

500 of the best and most historically relevant to NEVER make the top 40 album charts, chosen by Tom Ryan and presented chronologically.

Lou Reed: Rock ‘n' Roll Animal

Lou Reed: Rock ‘n' Roll Animal

Album #187 - February 1974

This is the album that completed Lou Reed’s ‘transformation’ to the mainstream.

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    Free Jazz – Ornette Coleman Quartet

    The Smithsonian Collection of Classic Jazz: Part 10

    Album #174 - June 1973

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      Blue 7 – Sonny Rollins

      The Smithsonian Collection of Classic Jazz: Part 9

      Album #174 - June 1973

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        Django – Modern Jazz Quartet

        The Smithsonian Collection of Classic Jazz: Part 8

        Album #174 - June 1973

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          Misterioso – Thelonious Monk Quartet

          The Smithsonian Collection of Classic Jazz: Part 7

          Album #174 - June 1973

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            Night in Tunisia – Bud Powell Trio

            The Smithsonian Collection of Classic Jazz: Part 6

            Album #174 - June 1973

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              Concerto for Cootie – Duke Ellington and his Orchestra

              The Smithsonian Collection of Classic Jazz: Part 5

              Album #174 - June 1973

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                Rockin’ Chair – Gene Krupa and his Orchestra

                The Smithsonian Collection of Classic Jazz: Part 4

                Album #174 - June 1973

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                  The Smithsonian Collection of Classic Jazz

                  The Smithsonian Collection of Classic Jazz: Part 3

                  Album #174 - June 1973

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                    West End Blues – Louis Armstrong & Earl Hines

                    The Smithsonian Collection of Classical Jazz: Part 2

                    Album #174 - June 1973

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                      King Porter Stomp - Jelly Roll Morton

                      The Smithsonian Collection of Classical Jazz: Part 1

                      Album #174 - June 1973

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                        The Wailers: Catch A Fire

                        The Wailers: Catch A Fire

                        Album #173 - April 1973

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                          The Eagles - Desperado

                          The Eagles: Desperado

                          Album #172- April 1973

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