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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.

ZOMBIE - Fela and Afrika 70

Fela Kuti: Zombie

Album #226 - December 1976

Sorting through the discography of Fela Anikulapo-Kuti is an intimidating and overwhelming task, but fun as hell, and politically challenging.

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    James Carr: You Got My Mind Messed Up

    James Carr: You Got My Mind Messed Up

    Album #60 - June 1969

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      Mothers of Invention – Freak Out!

      Mothers of Invention: Freak Out!

      Album #59 - June 1966

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        Them: Them Again

        Them: Them Again

        Album #58 - January 1966

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          The Monks: Black Monk Time

          The Monks: Black Monk Time

          Album #57 - March 1966

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            Junior Wells w/Buddy Guy: Hoodoo Man Blues

            Junior Wells w/Buddy Guy: Hoodoo Man Blues

            Album #56 - December 1965

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              The Who: Sings My Generation

              The Who: Sings My Generation

              Album #55 - December 1965

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                The Paul Butterfield Blues Band

                The Paul Butterfield Blues Band

                Album #54 - October 1965

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                  Otis Redding: Otis Blue

                  Otis Redding: Otis Blue

                  Album #53 - September 1965

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                    Them

                    Them

                    Album #52 -  June 1965

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                      The Sonics: Here are the Sonics

                      The Sonics: Here Are The Sonics

                      Album #51 - May 1965

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                        John Coltrane: A Love Supreme

                        John Coltrane – A Love Supreme

                        Album #50 - February 1965

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                          B.B. King – Live at the Regal

                          B.B. King: Live at the Regal

                          Album #49 - January 1965

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