TURN THIS MUTHA OUT! It's the Alternate 1970s Albums Poll on ILX — Results Thread

Perfect Angel is a classic too, it's very Stevie Wonder in places.

Probably because he produced it and wrote a couple of the songs. ;)

Speaking of Stevie, I'm very surprised and saddened to see that Music of My Mind did not make the list.

This poll got me into Paul Simon's first solo albums, btw. Even though none of them placed, I went out and grabbed them (having only heard Negotiations & Love Songs before now). There's a lot of great, REALLY great deep cuts on those first three.

Music of My Mind is my favorite right behind Talking Book, but I had to spend some of my up-ballot votes on other things and couldn't push that one into the 100.

So it was very close, then?

Oh man, I just realized, if I was thinking during the noms I would have nominated and then (fruitlessly) voted for Bo Hansson's "Lord of the Rings" album.

It had 46 points. A first or second place vote would've gotten it in, but I had to get Van Halen in there since I've been a hardcore fan from about the age of 10. I spent my #2 on ABBA (lol corny white fuX0r). xp

1. Insect Trust: Hoboken Saturday Night
2. Dolly Parton: The Best of Dolly Parton (1975)
3. Kate & Anna McGarrigle: Kate & Anna McGarrigle
4. The Roches: The Roches
5. Kate & Anna McGarrigle: The Dancer With Bruised Knees
6. Joni Mitchell: Court and Spark
7. Arthur Blythe: Lenox Avenue Breakdown
8. Aretha Franklin: Spirit in the Dark
9. Chic: Risque
10. Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band: Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band
11. Miles Davis: Agharta
12. Culture: Two Sevens Clash
13. Burning Spear: Marcus Garvey
14. Bob Marley & The Wailers: Burnin
15. Funkadelic: One Nation Under a Groove
16. James Brown: Sex Machine
17. Stevie Wonder: Fulfillingness' First Finale
18. Michael Hurley,The Unholy Modal Rounders, Jeffrey Fredericks & The Clamtones: Have Moicy
19. Steely Dan: Katy Lied
20. New York Dolls: Too Much Too Soon
21. Bob Dylan & The Band: Before the Flood
22. Randy Newman: Good Old Boys
23. Lynyrd Skynyrd: Pronounced Leh-nerd Skeh-nerd
24. Nick Lowe: Jesus of Cool
25. David Bowie: Changesonebowie (1976)
26. Bob Marley & The Wailers: Catch a Fire
27. Patti Smith: Horses
28. Steely Dan: Can't Buy a Thrill
29. Bob Marley & The Wailers: Natty Dread
30. Nick Lowe: Labour of Lust
31. The Vibrators: Pure Mania
32. Randy Newman: 12 Songs
33. Rod Stewart: Every Picture Tells a Story
34. The Clash: Give 'em Enough Rope
35. Van Morrison: Moondance
36. Paul Simon: Paul Simon
37. Ramones Leave Home
38. John Lennon: Imagine
39. Grateful Dead Workingman's Dead
40. Rolling Stones: Some Girls

I sent my ballot day before the deadline after hemming & hawing about participating so Imagine, Horses and Agharta placing in the poll are probably my fault.

1. Mayfield, Curtis - Curtis
2. Hancock, Herbie - Headhunters
3. Funkadelic - One Nation Under a Groove
4. Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band - Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band
5. Wonder, Stevie - Music of My Mind
6. Kraftwerk - Autobahn
7. Riperton, Minnie - Perfect Angel
8. Kuti, Fela - Shakara
9. Wonder, Stevie - Fulfillingness' First Finale
10. Franklin, Aretha - Young, Gifted and Black
11. Withers, Bill - Still Bill
12. War - All Day Music
13. Steely Dan - Aja
14. Temptations, The - Psychedelic Shack
15. Withers, Bill - Just As I Am
16. Hancock, Herbie - Sextant
17. Mahavishnu Orchestra, The - The Inner Mounting Flame
18. Gaye, Marvin - Here, My Dear
19. Davis, Miles - Get Up With It
20. Isley Brothers, The - 3+3
21. Various Artists - Wattstax (Motion Picture Soundtrack)
22. Flack, Roberta & Donny Hathaway - Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway
23. Coltrane, Alice - Journey in Satchidananda
24. Sly & The Family Stone - Fresh
25. Gaye, Marvin - I Want You
26. Riperton, Minnie - Come to My Garden
27. Withers, Bill - Live at Carnegie Hall
28. Mandrill - Mandrill
29. Hayes, Isaac - Black Moses
30. Stevie Wonder - Where I'm Coming From
31. Prince - Prince
32. Funkadelic - Uncle Jam Wants You
33. Robinson, Smokey - Quiet Storm

Bummed I totally missed the top 10. Shot the wad without me :(

1. Tusk love, inexplicable.

2. Fear Of Music - The paranoia and dread frightened me when I was 9-10, but later it made a lot of sense in the tail end of the cold war. It eventually became one of my favorites among post-punk albums, alongside Joy Division, Gang Of Four, Birthday Party, etc. "Middlebrow" is such a pointless criticism, and it might as well be applied to the whole lot of art rockers and post-punkers.

3. Curtis - I wrote this a few years back:

On a cold winter night in January 1971, Mayfield performed an intimate show at the Bitter End, a small New York City jazz club to an adoring audience. In between songs he'd rap about the songs, or whatever was on his mind. His soft spoken voice exuded a loving gentleness and humor, but just under the surface was a righteous anger and a little sorrow. His extensive history of socially conscious songs always seemed to hit hard with such authority that eclipsed anything by Marvin Gaye and Stevie Wonder. And his spirituality is so natural and subtle that he would have made more sense as a reverend than Al Green, the conflicted, tortured hedonist who eventually gave up secular music, but never seemed to have as deep a grasp of spiritual matters as Mayfield. Which is why even though some of Green's exquisitely produced and performed albums rate higher than some of Mayfield's, Mayfield is my main soul man. I'm a minority in this thinking, as Green, Wonder and Gaye were far more popular. Stevie Wonder's musical genius is often awe inspiring. But aside from his two definitive albums, he's often guilty of cloying overindulgence. I love Marvin Gaye's sixties singles, and What's Going On certainly deserves recognition as a landmark protest album. But musically his passion doesn't come across. The songs are meandering and noodly, the production saccharine and vapid. Gaye introduces a very bad habit of substituting vocal acrobatics for power and directness that continues to plague modern soul music to this day. And while I give him props for having the, um, balls to record a song called "You Sure Love To Ball," Let's Get It On inspires me to sleep more than get it on. I think his best album might be Here, My Dear (1978), an album he was forced to deliver in a divorce settlement with label boss Berry Gordy's daughter. It's a seething, vindictive mess, and the most honest music he's ever made. I honestly can't find any fault with Curtis Mayfield. His work with the Impressions is impeccible. By 1968, in his second attempt (his first attempt was Windy C Records in 1966), he had established the first truly successful black artist-owned record label, Curtom with partner Eddie Thomas. After recording the Impressions' strongest albums, This Is My Country (1968) and The Young Mods' Forgotten Story (1969), Mayfield felt he needed to drop out from touring to work on his label and spend some time in his home town of Chicago with family. The respite was short lived. His creativity was burning bright, and without the restraints of writing for a harmony group and someone else's label, he was able to let his muse run wild. And wild it was.

His brilliant concoction of psychedelic soul and bongo/conga-driven funk sparkle and bubble with a vivacious lust for life. Even his righteous indignation glows with his love for humanity. His no-bullshit, clear falsetto vocals may not be as accomplished as Al's, but the plaintive sweet tones are always spot-on, complementing the music that is often gritty, dark, and even menacing (hear "(Don't Worry) If There's A Hell Below We're All Going To Go," where his processed vocals at first sound like howls from the fiery pits before reverting to his more laidback falsetto). "The Makings Of You," "We The People Who Are Darker Than Blue," "Move On Up," it was all killer, no filler. Some called his debut, Curtis (1970) the Sgt. Pepper's of soul.

4. Devo - Such an important album, probably one of the greatest examples of savage social satire reaching so far into the mainstream. I remember reading one of those scholastic magazines around 1979 targeted to 4th-6th graders that had an article on Devo. It even had a nutshell summary of their theory of devo-lution! Around 2003 or 04 there was a Nike sponsored 5K that had bands like Flock of Seagulls and General Public playing along the course, much to their humiliation. Devo was the main attraction with a full length concert after the race. A fittingly perverse setting for them. I got the remaster this year but actually haven't been in the mood for it lately. That should change soon.

5. Wyatt - Nice choice. Didn't make my ballot, but I'm a big fan, not much to add.

6. X Ray Spex - This was on my ballot, and is one of my top 50 of all time. I like punk in most of its varieties, but they seem especially fresh after all these years. It's amazing that Poly Styrene wrote these brilliantly funny songs when she was only about 15. Exactly a year ago I ran into their drummer BP, while vacationing in the Caribbean (wish I was there now). For the first few days I thought he went by "Peepee," ha ha. Nice guy. He doesn't do music anymore, prefers bass fishing and lives in the Boston area. The only recent music he's enjoyed is some death metal and grindcore!

I didn't expect Alice's Ptah, the El Daoud to make it, but I thought it would do better than 2 votes, 8 points. It's magnificent.

Other things from my ballot, I'm genuinely surprised didn't place: Fresh (hey didn't those guys win the OG poll?), Head Hunters, Here, My Dear, anything by Bill Withers, concidering how much love he gets around these parts (although I'm not sure which one, which may be the problem, Live at Carnegie Hall seems to be the most vaunted here)

seems like most did one artist one vote and sextant was it instead of headhunters.

Fresh is a good album. There's a Riot Goin' On is unquestionably iconic. I can see why it missed out, if only because it's not the first Sly Stone choice for most people. Not being the first Sly Stone choice might equate to not being within some people's top 40 choices overall. xp

Glad to see another vote for Have Moicy! Such a great record.

I've been out of the house all day while the final reveal was going on. Thanks for all your feverish work, JF!

1. Fleetwood Mac Tusk
2. Who, The Live at Leeds
3. Roches, The The Roches
4. Talking Heads Fear of Music
5. Zappa, Frank Roxy & Elsewhere
6. Rutles, The The Rutles
7. Fripp, Robert & Brian Eno No Pussyfooting
8. Harrison, George All Things Must Pass
9. Led Zeppelin Presence
10. Simon, Paul Still Crazy After All These Years
11. Specials, The The Specials
12. Who, The The Kids Are Alright (Motion Picture Soundtrack)
13. Devo Duty Now For the Future
14. Devo Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo! 
15. Eno, Brian Ambient 1: Music for Airports
16. Faust Faust IV
17. Zappa, Frank Burnt Weeny Sandwich
18. Zappa, Frank Weasels Ripped My Flesh
19. Fripp, Robert Exposure
20. Bell, Chris I Am the Cosmos
21. Harper, Roy Stormcock
22. Hawkwind Space Ritual
23. Hendrix, Jimi Band of Gypsys
24. Hurley, Michael, The Unholy Modal Rounders, Jeffrey Fredericks & The Clamtones Have Moicy!
25. King Crimson Larks' Tongues in Aspic
26. Little Feat Sailing Shoes
27. McLaughlin, John My Goal's Beyond
28. Otis, Shuggie Inspiration Information
29. Palestine, Charlemagne Strumming Music
30. Parker, Evan The Topography of the Lungs
31. Pere Ubu The Modern Dance
32. Reed, Lou Metal Machine Music
33. Bowie, David Changesonebowie (1976)
34. Riley, Terry In C
35. Rundgren, Todd Something/Anything?
36. Soft Machine Third
37. Wyatt, Robert Ruth is Stranger Than Richard
38. Braxton, Anthony Quartet (Dortmund) 1976
39. Carpenters, The The Singles 1969-73
40. Davis, Miles Get Up With It

1. Yellow Magic Orchestra Solid State Survivor
2. Blue Öyster Cult Secret Treaties
3. Rundgren, Todd A Wizard, A True Star
4. Aphrodite's Child 666
5. Comus First Utterance
6. Magma Udu Wudu
7. Black Sabbath Sabbath Bloody Sabbath
8. Davis, Miles Dark Magus
9. Kraftwerk Autobahn
10. Mitchell, Joni Hejira
11. Spirit Twelve Dreams of Dr. Sardonicus
12. King Crimson Red
13. Popol Vuh Hosianna Mantra
14. Queen Queen II
15. Rush Hemispheres
16. Yes Close to the Edge
17. Tangerine Dream Zeit
18. Pere Ubu The Modern Dance
19. Fay, Bill Time of the Last Persecution
20. Univers Zero Heresie
21. This Heat This Heat
22. Black Sabbath Vol. 4
23. Blue Öyster Cult Tyranny and Mutation
24. Bunyan, Vashti Just Another Diamond Day
25. Boston Boston
26. Art Bears Winter Songs
27. Residents, The The Residents Present the Third Reich n' Roll
28. Sanders, Pharoah Jewels Of Thought
29. Gabriel, Peter Peter Gabriel (1977)
30. Bell, Chris I Am the Cosmos
31. Genesis Foxtrot
32. Sun Ra Space is the Place
33. Judas Priest Sad Wings of Destiny
34. Coltrane, Alice Journey in Satchidananda
35. Glass, Philip Music in 12 Parts
36. Reed, Lou Metal Machine Music
37. Funkadelic Free Your Mind… And Your Ass Will Follow
38. Van Der Graaf Generator Pawn Hearts
39. Steeleye Span Hark! The Village Wait
40. Harper, Roy Stormcock

Outside the top 10 or so the order could have been rearranged any which way really, plus there's about another 100-150 albums that could have made it for me. Poll #3 anyone?

Oh yeah, great work JF! (apart from missing my YMO vote ha ha - did the rest of my ballot make it in btw?)

Poll #3 anyone?

December 2014. Book it.

10 of my 40...no complaints.

Stuff I'm kind of sad didn't place: any Paul Simon, All Things Must Pass, Band of Gypsys

did the rest of my ballot make it in btw?

The rest did. However it was you copied/pasted the spread sheet code for your #1, though, made it look garbled in my email. I remember noticing what it was, but I probably had a brain fart and forgot to count it.

I had Fresh and Young, Gifted and Black on my ballot originally but took them off because I had only recently acquired copies of each. Didn't feel as if I had lived with them long enough to place on my ballot. I dropped Rocket to Russia off my ballot for reasons that I can no longer fathom.

Oh sorry

Every time I listen to/think about the first four Ramones albums, that Dr C posts leaps to mind. It makes me love them almost more than any band ever. xp

One that I'm really surprised didn't place: Something/Anything?

It came close, just outside the top 100.

ayo johnny, do the 4 votes for africa brasil include my first place vote? it doesnt show a 1st place vote in the big tally page, but im not sure if the points were included anyway

big tally page?

my ballot:

1. Complex Complex
2. Buckingham Nicks Buckingham Nicks
3. Reed, Lou Berlin
4. Fleetwood Mac Tusk
5. Durutti Column, The The Return of The Durutti Column
6. Bunyan, Vashti Just Another Diamond Day
7. These Trails These Trails
8. Harmonia Deluxe
9. Fleetwood Mac Fleetwood Mac
10. Perhacs, Linda Parallelograms
11. Rodriguez Cold Fact
12. Stone, Jade & Luv Mosaics: Pieces of Love
13. Kraftwerk Kraftwerk
14. Jethro Tull Thick As a Brick
15. Sill, Judee Judee Sill
16. Bixby, Dave Ode to Quetzalcoatl
17. Smith, Patti Horses
18. Agincourt Fly Away
19. Fay, Bill Time of the Last Persecution
20. Blondie Blondie
21. Kraftwerk Kraftwerk 2
22. Radio Birdman Radios Appear
23. Jerusalem Jerusalem
24. Neu! Neu! 2
25. Pop Group, The Y
26. Blondie Eat to the Beat
27. Ithaca A Game for All Who Know
28. Flamin' Groovies Shake Some Action
29. Reed, Lou Transformer
30. Wilson, Dennis Pacific Ocean Blue
31. Jackson, Joe Look Sharp!
32. Bowie, David Aladdin Sane
33. Shocking Blue Shocking Blue
34. Jam, The All Mod Cons
35. Sill, Judee Heart Food
36. Harmonia Musik von Harmonia
37. Queen A Night at the Opera
38. Jo Jo Zep & The Falcons Screaming Targets
39. Swell Maps A Trip to Marineville
40. Pop, Iggy New Values

Big tally page: http://home.earthlink.net/~pauletc/results.htm

was m bison's #1 for Africa Brazil counted?

Allman Brothers Band, The Eat a Peach
Amon Düül Paradieswarts Düül
Ashra Blackouts
Cale, John & Terry Riley Church of Anthrax
Chance, James & The Contortions Buy
Cluster Zuckerzeit
Coltrane, Alice Journey in Satchidananda
Conrad, Tony & Faust Outside the Dream Syndicate
Creedence Clearwater Revival Cosmo's Factory
Crosby, David If I Could Only Remember My Name
Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band
Durutti Column, The The Return of The Durutti Column
Fleetwood Mac Mystery to Me
Fleetwood Mac Tusk
Goblin Suspiria
Göttsching, Manuel Inventions for Electric Guitar
Harmonia Musik von Harmonia
Hillage, Steve Rainbow Dome Musick
Jandek Ready for the House
Kraftwerk Autobahn
Kuti, Fela Expensive Shit
Masekela, Hugh I Am Not Afraid
Neu! Neu! 2
Niblock, Phill Nothing to Look At, Just a Record
Penguin Café Orchestra Music from the Penguin Café
Perhacs, Linda Parallelograms
Pop Group, The Y
Popol Vuh In Den Gärten Pharaos
Reich, Steve Drumming / Music for Mallet Instruments, Voices and Organ / Six Pianos
Reid, Terry River
Riley, Terry A Rainbow in Curved Air
Steely Dan The Royal Scam
Tangerine Dream Phaedra
Throbbing Gristle 20 Jazz Funk Greats
Vangelis Earth
Vangelis The Dragon
Various Artists No New York
Veloso, Caetano Araca Azul
Yellow Magic Orchestra Yellow Magic Orchestra
Young, Neil Zuma

i obviously nominated way more than i could vote for, but too many nominations is not a bad thing imo. also, guess i didn't vote for this heat after all- woops!

1 Wyatt, Robert - Rock Bottom
2 Can - Soon Over Babaluma
3 Brown, James - The Payback
4 Buckley, Tim - Starsailor
5 Mitchell, Joni - The Hissing of Summer Lawns
6 Comus - First Utterance
7 Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band - Clear Spot
8 Faust - The Faust Tapes
9 Cluster - Zuckerzeit
10 Martyn, John - Bless the Weather
11 Hawkwind - Space Ritual
12 Riley, Terry - In C
13 Kuti, Fela - Shuffering and Shmiling
14 Simple Minds - Real to Real Cacophony
15 Young, Neil - Zuma
16 Barrett, Syd - The Madcap Laughs
17 Bowie, David - Diamond Dogs
19 Denny, Sandy - The North Star Grassman and The Ravens
19 Black Sabbath - Sabbath Bloody Sabbath
20 Swell Maps - A Trip to Marineville
21 Chrome - Alien Soundtracks
22 Cale, John - Fear
23 Magazine - Secondhand Daylight
24 Hammill, Peter - Over
25 Bowie, David - Lodger
26 Amon Düül II - Yeti
27 Harper, Roy - Stormcock
28 Coltrane, Alice - Ptah, the El Daoud
29 Hancock, Herbie - Sextant
30 Fripp, Robert & Brian Eno - No Pussyfooting
31 Palestine, Charlemagne - Strumming Music
32 Dr. Alimantado - The Best Dressed Chicken in Town
33 Reich, Steve - Drumming / Music for Mallet Instruments, Voices and Organ / Six Pianos
34 Cabaret Voltaire - Mix-Up
35 Fleetwood Mac - Fleetwood Mac
36 Fay, Bill - Time of the Last Persecution
37 Saints, The - Eternally Yours
38 Throbbing Gristle - 20 Jazz Funk Greats
39 T.Rex - Electric Warrior
40 Smith, Patti - Horses

I've never heard Curtis, I should really fix that soon.

HEY THANKS JOHNNY FEVER!

#1 Fleetwood Mac Tusk
#2 Talking Heads Fear of Music (I am ILM everyman)
3. King, Carole Tapestry
#26 Led Zeppelin Led Zeppelin III
#71 Young, Neil Harvest
6. Led Zeppelin Presence (can't believe this didn't show)
#95 Fleetwood Mac Fleetwood Mac
8. Gil, Gilberto & Jorge Ben Ogum Xangô (gah!)
#81 Morrison, Van Veedon Fleece
10. Doors, The L.A. Woman
#27 Talking Heads Talking Heads '77
12. Bowie, David Young Americans
13. Marley, Bob & The Wailers Catch a Fire
14. Mayfield, Curtis There's No Place Like America Today
15. Santana Abraxas
#44 Young, Neil Zuma
#56 Eno, Brian Ambient 1: Music for Airports
18. Faces A Nod is as Good as a Wink… To a Blind Horse
19. Led Zeppelin In Through the Out Door
20. Fairouz Oriental Evening
#28 Led Zeppelin Physical Graffiti
#98 Lennon, John Imagine
23. McCartney, Paul Ram
24. Roxy Music Stranded
#93 Blondie Eat to the Beat
26. Simon, Paul Still Crazy After All These Years
27. Withers, Bill Live at Carnegie Hall
28. Scott-Heron, Gil The Revolution Will Not Be Televised
#52 Morrison, Van Moondance
30. Eagles Their Greatest Hits (1971-75)
31. Purim, Flora 500 Miles High
#72 Rolling Stones, The Some Girls
33. Wings Band on the Run
34. Khan, Chaka Chaka
35. Romeo, Max & The Upsetters War Ina Babylon
36. Browne, Jackson Running on Empty
37. Police, The Outlandos d'Amour
38. Young, Neil Comes a Time
#97 Smith, Patti Horses
40. Pop, Iggy Lust for Life

I'm bolding the stuff that didn't make the top 100 since imo that's what's interesting to draw the eye toward in these posts:

1. The Who - Who's Next
2. Steely Dan - The Royal Scam
3. Willie Nelson - Red Headed Stranger
4. Little Feat - Sailing Shoes
5. Thin Lizzy - Jailbreak
6. Meat Loaf - Bat Out Of Hell
7. The Cars - The Cars
8. Bruce Springsteen - Born To Run
9. Pink Floyd - Dark Side Of The Moon
10. Creedence Clearwater Revival - Cosmo’s Factory
11. Elvis Costello - Armed Forces
12. Patti Smith - Horses
13. Steely Dan - Aja
14. The Who - Live At Leeds
15. Talking Heads - Fear Of Music
16. Little Feat - Waiting For Columbus
17. Jethro Tull - Thick As A Brick
18. The Police - Reggatta de Blanc
19. Bruce Springsteen - The Wild, the Innocent & the E Street Shuffle
20. The Isley Brothers - 3 + 3
21. War - All Day Music
22. Tom Waits - Blue Valentine
23. Warren Zevon - Excitable Boy
24. Prince - Prince
25. Queen - Queen
26. Led Zeppelin - Presence
27. Little Feat - Dixie Chicken
28. The Clash - Give Em Enough Rope
29. Thin Lizzy - Bad Reputation
30. Al Green - Al Green Gets Next To You
31. Steve Martin - Let’s Get Small
32. Funkadelic - Funkadelic
33. Led Zeppelin - In Through The Out Door
34. The Stylistics - The Stylistics
35. The Rolling Stones - Black'n'Blue
36. Little Feat - Little Feat
37. Sun Ra - Space Is The Place
38. The Police - Outlandos d’Amour
39. Nina Simone - Baltimore
40. Various Artists - The Rocky Horror Picture Show (Motion Picture Soundtrack)

same -- things that didn't chart in bold

1. X Ray Spex - Germ Free Adolescents
2. Petty, Tom & the Heartbreakers - Damn the Torpedoes
3. Van Zandt, Townes - High, Low and In Between
4. Raincoats, The - The Raincoats
5. Ramones - Leave Home
6. Police, The - Regatta de Blanc
7. Pere Ubu - The Modern Dance
8. Steeleye Span - Hark! The Village Wait
9. Simon, Paul - There Goes Rhymin' Simon
10. Parton, Dolly - The Best of Dolly Parton (1975)
11. Kuti, Fela - Shuffering and Shmiling
12. Newman, Randy - Sail Away
13. Scott-Heron, Gil - The Revolution Will Not Be Televised
14. Schaubroek, Armand - Ratfucker
15. Talking Heads - Fear of Music
16. Zevon, Warren - Excitable Boy
17. Prior, Maddy & June Tabor - Silly Sisters
18. Mitchell, Joni - Court and Spark
19. McGarrigle, Kate & Anna - Kate & Anna McGarrigle
20. Kristofferson, Kris - Kristofferson
21. Jackson, Joe - Look Sharp!
22. Dylan, Bob - New Morning
23. Cymande - Cymande
24. Culture - Two Sevens Clash
25. Smith, Patti - Horses
26. Morrison, Van - Moondance
27. Nilsson, Harry - Nilsson, Schmilsson
28. Springsteen, Bruce - Born to Run
29. Various Artists - No New York
30. Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, The - Will The Circle Be Unbroken
31. Hendrix, Jimi - Band of Gypsys
32. Eagles - Their Greatest Hits (1971-75)
33. Derek & the Dominos - Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs
34. Mother's Finest - Another Mother Further
35. Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon
36. Jam, The - All Mod Cons
37. Rolling Stones, The - Some Girls
38. Essential Logic - Beat Rhythm News
39. Boston - Boston
40. Kraftwerk - Autobahn

That earlier Fevre thing has been floating round the internets for some time, which of course doesn't prove it's from '75, but it's not something they just cooked up, at any rate. Most of it is pleasant bubbling electronic library music, not totally WHOA FUTURE but it's a nice record, some Moroderesque hints of what was to come.

Things I am saddest not to see: Black Devil, La Dusseldorf, Terry Riley. Had I known that everyone else's Cluster pick would not be Sowiesoso I could have freed up my #1 spot (fairly arbitrary between that and Zuckerzeit and many other things) and maybe bumped one of those in. Oh well!

1. Tim Buckley – Starsailor
2. Pink Floyd – Dark Side of the Moon
3. Iggy Pop – The Idiot
4. King Crimson – Red
5. T. Rex – Electric Warrior
6. The Who – Who’s Next
7. Joni Mitchell – Court and Spark
8. King Crimson – Larks’ Tongues in Aspic
9. Talking Heads – Fear of Music
10. Aphrodite’s Child – 666
11. Brian Eno – Before and After Science
12. The Isley Brothers – 3 + 3
13. Various Artists – No New York
14. Joni Mitchell – The Hissing of Summer Lawns
15. Curtis Mayfield – Curtis
16. Led Zeppelin – Led Zeppelin 3
17. Brian Eno – Ambient 1: Music for Airports
18. Pere Ubu – The Modern Dance
19. Horace Andy – In the Light
20. Lee “Scratch” Perry – Roast Fish, Collie Weed and Corn Bread
21. Joni Mitchell – Hejira
22. Robert Wyatt – Rock Bottom
23. Cluster - Zuckerzeit
24. Giorgio Moroder – From Here to Eternity
25. Terry Riley – A Rainbow in Curved Air
26. The Stranglers – The Raven
27. Funkadelic – Free Your Mind and Your Ass Will Follow
28. Al Green – I’m Still in Love with You
29. Junior Murvin – Police and Thieves
30. Toots and the Maytals – Funky Kingston
31. Neu! – Neu! 2
32. Robert Fripp and Brian Eno – Evening Star
33. Mike Oldfield – Incantations
34. Burning Spear – Marcus Garvey
35. 801 – Listen Now
36. Patti Smith – Horses
37. The Specials – The Specials
38. This Heat – This Heat
39. Todd Rundgren – A Wizard, a True Star
40. Throbbing Gristle – 20 Jazz Funk Greats

only left off Lust for Life b/c i was sure it didn't need any help... what a disaster

also, should've strategically voted reggae higher

24. Giorgio Moroder – From Here to Eternity

Oh hey, I forgot about this and am now sad about this one missing too. 6 votes ain't bad even if they were all pretty low scores (and so was mine for it in the end).

I had 19/40. I cannot believe that Layla didn't make it. That's a ridiculous omission for one of the great records of all time.

1. Derek & The Dominos Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs
2. Springsteen, Bruce Born to Run
3. Stewart, Rod Every Picture Tells a Story
4. Costello, Elvis & The Attractions Armed Forces
5. Dylan, Bob & The Band Before the Flood
6. Who, The Who's Next
7. Young, Neil Zuma
8. Who, The Quadrophenia
9. Steely Dan Katy Lied
10. Talking Heads Fear of Music
11. Bowie, David Aladdin Sane
12. Cale, John Fear
13. Aerosmith Rocks
14. Campbell, Glen Reunion: The Songs of Jimmy Webb
15. Clark, Gene No Other
16. Garcia, Jerry Garcia
17. Springsteen, Bruce The Wild, The Innocent & The E Street Shuffle
18. Hendrix, Jimi The Cry of Love
19. Newman, Randy 12 Songs
20. Roxy Music Stranded
21. Mott the Hoople Mott
22. Browne, Jackson Late for the Sky
23. Talking Heads Talking Heads '77
24. Cheap Trick Cheap Trick
25. Gabriel, Peter Peter Gabriel (1977)
26. Lennon, John Imagine
27. Led Zeppelin Physical Graffiti
28. Morrison, Van Saint Dominic's Preview
29. Creedence Clearwater Revival Cosmo's Factory
30. Funkadelic One Nation Under a Groove
31. Hurley, Michael, The Unholy Modal Rounders, Jeffrey Fredericks & The Clamtones Have Moicy!
32. Ramones Rocket to Russia
33. John, Elton Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
34. Kuti, Fela Zombie
35. Parker, Graham Squeezing Out Sparks
36. Petty, Tom & The Heartbreakers Damn the Torpedoes
37. Pink Floyd The Wall
38. Scruffs, The Wanna Meet the Scruffs?
39. Rush 2112
40. Emerson, Lake & Palmer Love Beach

woulda voted terry riley but i thought those were 60s discs?

was m bison's #1 for Africa Brazil counted?

It was, but I didn't mark a first place vote in the first place vote column. No points are missing from it, though.

thanks. Good job.

going to go back and read the top ten unveiling properly, but I've got to say, Boston only accrued 22 points outside of me? Guys srsly what's happening

Hard to listen to the Boston album with fresh, critical ears after how many times I've heard it (or how many MILLIONS of times I've heard several of its songs). In a vacuum, it would've done much better.

everybody should play the whole thing on Rock Band. that revitalized my interest.

My ballot:

1. Steely Dan - The Royal Scam
2. Wonder, Stevie - Fulfillingness' First Finale
3. Ramones - Leave Home
4. Morrison, Van - Moondance
5. Ayers, Kevin - Bananamour
6. Dylan, Bob - New Morning
7. Clark, Gene - No Other
8. Denny, Sandy - Like an Old Fashioned Waltz
9. Gil, Gilberto - Gilberto Gil
10. Kuti, Fela - Zombie
11. Nelson, Willie - Stardust
12. Waldron, Mal - Blues for Lady Day
13. X Ray Spex - Germ Free Adolescents
14. Morrison, Van - Tupelo Honey
15. ABBA - Waterloo
16. Abrams, Muhal Richard - Sightsong
17. Bolling, Claude - Suite for Violin & Jazz Piano Trio
18. Bowie, David - Diamond Dogs
19. Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band - Shiny Beast (Bat Chain Puller)
20. Kinks, The - Muswell Hillbillies
21. Doors, The - L.A. Woman
22. Hendrix, Jimi - Band of Gypsys
23. Lynyrd Skynyrd - Second Helping
24. Rezillos - Can't Stand the Rezillos
25. Rodriguez - Cold Fact
26. Steely Dan - Aja
27. Steely Dan - Can't Buy a Thrill
28. Dylan, Bob - Slow Train Coming
29. Funkadelic - Cosmic Slop
30. Jackson, Joe - Look Sharp!
31. Eno, Brian - Before and After Science
32. Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath
33. Springsteen, Bruce - The Wild, The Innocent & The E Street Shuffle
34. Davis, Miles - Live Evil
35. Blythe, Arthur - Lenox Avenue Breakdown
36. Swell Maps - A Trip to Marineville
37. Sweet - Desolation Boulevard
38. Waters, Muddy - Hard Again
39. Devo - Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo!
40. Faust - So Far

Yeah, the Black Devil record is completely awes. He's since come back and released some new stuff that sounds like he didn't miss a step at all in 30 years.

― Johnny Fever, Saturday, 9 January 2010 21:20 (Yesterday)

If you mean 'The Strange New World Of Bernard Fevre' a lot of that is updating 'The Strange World Of Bernard Fevre', which is most definitely a library record from 1978 on L'llustration Musicale (back cover pic below)

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7St4jD20p0o/Relz3cRFlZI/AAAAAAAACbU/-XFP5QioJVg/s1600/favre2.jpg

I was talking about 28 After.

Or maybe Eight Oh Eight. It's been a while since I was knee deep in Black Devil, so I forget which is which.

going to go back and read the top ten unveiling properly, but I've got to say, Boston only accrued 22 points outside of me? Guys srsly what's happening

It was #8 on my ballot, so how many points aside from you and me?