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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.

Fela Kuti: Expensive Shit

Fela Kuti: Expensive Shit

Album #206 - June 1975

At just under twenty-five minutes in total length, “Expensive Shit” is actually more like an EP than an album, but this format is pretty much how Fela Kuti released most all of his mate

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    Jorge Ben: A Tabula de Esmeralda

    Jorge Ben: A Tabula de Esmeralda

    Album #194 - June 1974

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       Ry Cooder: Paradise and Lunch

      Ry Cooder: Paradise and Lunch

      Album #193 - May 1974

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        10cc  Sheet Music

        10cc: Sheet Music

        Album #192 - May 1974

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          I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight  - Richard and Linda Thompson

          Richard and Linda Thompson: I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight

          Album #191 - April 1974

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            Willie Nelson: Phases and Stages

            Willie Nelson: Phases and Stages

            Album #190 - March 1974

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              Radio City Big Star

              Big Star: Radio City

              Album #189 - February 1974

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                Brian Eno: Hear Comes the Warm Jets

                Brian Eno: Hear Comes the Warm Jets

                Album #188 - July 1974

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                  Lou Reed: Rock ‘n' Roll Animal

                  Lou Reed: Rock ‘n' Roll Animal

                  Album #187 - February 1974

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                    Gram Parsons Grievous Angel

                    Gram Parsons: Grievous Angel

                    Album #186 - January 1974

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                      Ann Peebles: I Can't Stand the Rain

                      Ann Peebles: I Can't Stand the Rain

                      Album #185 - January 1974

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                        Roxy Music: Stranded

                        Album #184 - November 1973

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                          The Wailers - Burnin'

                          The Wailers: Burnin'

                          Album #183 - October 1973

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