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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.

The Modern Lovers

The Modern Lovers: The Modern Lovers

Album #220 - August 1976

At some point in the mid-seventies, rock and roll turned on itself. It became its own worst enemy, fragmenting into dozens of complex hybrids of itself.

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    Miles Davis - 'Round About Midnight

    Miles Davis: 'Round About Midnight

    Album #7 - March 1957

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      B.B. King - Singin' The Blues

      B.B. King: Singin' The Blues

      Album #6 - February 1957

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        Johnny Burnette and The Rock and Roll Trio

        Johnny Burnette and The Rock and Roll Trio

        Album #5 - December 1956

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          Louis Prima: The Wildest

          Louis Prima: The Wildest

          Album #4 - November 1956

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            The Louvin Brothers - Tragic Songs of Life

            The Louvin Brothers: Tragic Songs of Life

            Album #3 - July 1956

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              Horace Silver and The Jazz Messengers

              Horace Silver and The Jazz Messengers

              Album #2 - July 1956

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                Sarah Vaughn

                Sarah Vaughn: Sarah Vaughn

                Album #1 - January 1955

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