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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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    Lou Reed - Berlin

    Lou Reed: Berlin

    Album #182 - October 1973

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      Bonnie Raitt: Takin' My Time

      Bonnie Raitt: Takin' My Time

      Album #181 - October 1973

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        Genesi - Selling England By The Pound

        Genesis: Selling England By The Pound

        Album #180 - October 1973

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          Bruce Springsteen: The Wild, The Innocent & The E Street Shuffle

          Bruce Springsteen: The Wild, The Innocent & The E Street Shuffle

          Album #179 - September 1973

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            Can: Future Days

            Can: Future Days

            Album #178 - August 1973

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              Waylon Jennings: Honky Tonk Heroes

              Waylon Jennings: Honky Tonk Heroes

              Album #177 - July 1973

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                The New York Dolls

                The New York Dolls: The New York Dolls

                Album #176 - July 1973

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                  O, V. Wright - Memphis Unlimited

                  O. V. Wright: Memphis Unlimited

                  Album #175 - June 1973

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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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