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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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    Sarah Vaughn

    Sarah Vaughn: Sarah Vaughn

    Album #1 - January 1955

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      Horace Silver and The Jazz Messengers

      Horace Silver and The Jazz Messengers

      Album #2 - July 1956

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        The Louvin Brothers - Tragic Songs of Life

        The Louvin Brothers: Tragic Songs of Life

        Album #3 - July 1956

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          Louis Prima: The Wildest

          Louis Prima: The Wildest

          Album #4 - November 1956

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            Johnny Burnette and The Rock and Roll Trio

            Johnny Burnette and The Rock and Roll Trio

            Album #5 - December 1956

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              B.B. King - Singin' The Blues

              B.B. King: Singin' The Blues

              Album #6 - February 1957

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                Miles Davis - 'Round About Midnight

                Miles Davis: 'Round About Midnight

                Album #7 - March 1957

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                  Thelonius Monk: Brilliant Corners

                  Thelonius Monk: Brilliant Corners

                  Album #8 - March 1957

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                    Chuck Berry - After School Session

                    Chuck Berry: After School Session

                    Album #9 - May 1957

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                      Sonny Rollins: Volume 2

                      Sonny Rollins: Vol. 2

                      Album #10 - June 1957

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                        Ray Charles

                        Ray Charles: (Self Titled)

                        Album #11 - June 1957

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                          Cookin'  with The Miles Davis Quintet

                          The Miles Davis Quintet: Cookin'

                          Album #12 - July 1957

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