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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: Pour Down Like Silver

Richard and Linda Thompson: Pour Down Like Silver

Album #210 - November 1975

“Pour Down Like Silver” is an album that almost never was, not that the general public gave a damn one way or the other.

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    Paul Kelly - Don't Burn Me

    Paul Kelly: Don't Burn me

    Album #171 - March 1973

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      John Cale – Paris 1919

      John Cale: Paris 1919

      Album #170 - March 1973

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        Roxy Music - For Your Pleasure

        Roxy Music: For Your Pleasure

        Album #169 - March 1973

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          King Crimson – Lark’s Tongue in Aspic

          King Crimson: Lark’s Tongue in Aspic

          Album #168 - March 1973

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            Little Feat - Dixie Chicken

            Little Feat: Dixie Chicken

            Album #167 - February 1973

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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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