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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.

ZOMBIE - Fela and Afrika 70

Fela Kuti: Zombie

Album #226 - December 1976

Sorting through the discography of Fela Anikulapo-Kuti is an intimidating and overwhelming task, but fun as hell, and politically challenging.

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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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                    Nuggets: Original Artyfacts from the First Psychedelic Era, 1965-1968

                    Nuggets: Original Artyfacts from the First Psychedelic Era, 1965-1968 (Part 1)

                    Album #157 - June 1972

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                      Big Star: #1 Record

                      Big Star: #1 Record

                      Album #156 - June 1972

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                        Professor Longhair: New Orleans Piano

                        Professor Longhair: New Orleans Piano

                        Album #155 - June 1972

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                          Roxy Music

                          Roxy Music: (Self-Titled)

                          Album #154 - June 1972

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