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The Flying Burrito Brothers - The Gilded Palace of Sin (1969)
Genre: Country RockBy 1969, Gram Parsons had already built the foundation of the country-rock movement through his work with the International Submarine Band and the Byrds, but his first album with the Flying Burrito Brothers, The Gilded Palace of Si...
Creedence Clearwater Revival - Bayou Country (1969)
Genre: Country RockOpening slowly with the dark, swampy "Born on the Bayou," Bayou Country reveals an assured Creedence Clearwater Revival, a band that has found its voice between their first and second album. It's not just that "Born ...
Tim Buckley - Starsailor (1970)
Genre: Folk Rock/Jazz RockAfter his beginnings as a gentle, melodic baroque folk-rocker, Buckley gradually evolved into a downright experimental singer/songwriter who explored both jazz and avant-garde territory. Starsailor is the culmination of his ...
New York Dolls - New York Dolls (1973)
Genre: Proto-PunkThere are hints of girl group pop and more than a hint of the Rolling Stones, but The New York Dolls doesn't really sound like anything that came before it. It's hard rock with a self-conscious wit, a celebration of camp and kitsch t...
Electric Sandwich - Electric Sandwich (1973)
Genre: Prog RockWith plenty of Mellotron lending itself to a base of jazz-rock fusion, the members of Electric Sandwich used improvisation and the skills they had learned from other bands to create a spirited self-titled album. Each track grasps a di...
Amon Düül II - Yeti(1970)
Genre: Kraut RockThe second album by Amon Düül II (not to be confused with the more anarchic radicals Amon Düül), 1970's Yeti, is their first masterpiece, one of the defining early albums of Krautrock. A double album on vinyl, Yeti consists of a ...
