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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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    Iggy and The Stooges: Raw Power

    Album #166 February 1973

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      Gram Parsons - GP

      Gram Parsons: GP

      Album #165 - January 1973

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        Townes Van Zandt: The Late, Great Townes Van Zandt

        Townes Van Zandt: The Late, Great Townes Van Zandt

        Album #164 - November 1972

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          Ege Bamyasi: Can

          Ege Bamyasi: Can

          Album #163 - November 1972

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            Captain Beefheart & the Magic Band – Clear Spot

            Captain Beefheart & the Magic Band: Clear Spot

            Album #162 - October 1972

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              The Harder They Come

              The Harder They Come: Original Soundtrack

              Album #161 - July 1972

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                Nitty Gritty Dirt Band - Will the Circle Be Unbroken

                Nitty Gritty Dirt Band: Will the Circle Be Unbroken - Part 3

                Album #160 - August 1972

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                  Nitty Gritty Dirt Band - Will the Circle Be Unbroken

                  Nitty Gritty Dirt Band: Will the Circle Be Unbroken - Part 2

                  Album #160 - July 1972

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                    Nitty Gritty Dirt Band - Will the Circle Be Unbroken

                    Nitty Gritty Dirt Band: Will the Circle Be Unbroken - Part 1

                    Album #160 - July 1972

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                      The Flatlanders - More a Legend than a Band

                      The Flatlanders - More a Legend than a Band

                      Album #159 - June 1972

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                        Otis Clay: Trying to Love My Life Without You

                        Otis Clay: Trying to Love My Life Without You

                        Album #158 - June 1972

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                          Psychotic Reaction – The Count Five

                          Nuggets: Original Artyfacts from the First Psychedelic Era, 1965-1968 (Part 2)

                          Album #157 - June 1972

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