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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.

Richard and Linda Thompson: Hokey Pokey

Richard and Linda Thompson: Hokey Pokey

Album #205 - April 1975

For a guy who has been saddled with impressions of writing “gloom and doom from the tomb” by his own fanbase, there are an awful lot of light moments on “Hokey Pokey.” It ma

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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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                          Night in Tunisia – Bud Powell Trio

                          The Smithsonian Collection of Classic Jazz: Part 6

                          Album #174 - June 1973

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