Sweetheart of the Rodeo is recognized as the first major country rock albumMusic linernotes album music
Ry Cooder's second album Into the Purple Valley came out in 1972 on RepriseMusic linernotes album music
Ry Cooder's Into the Purple Valley made Rolling Stone's top album covers listMusic linernotes album music
Roger McGuinn originally planned a double album tracing American music historyMusic linernotes album music
Nightbirds transformed Labelle from an R&B trio into a glam-funk act with silver space costumesMusic linernotes album music
Ken Whiteley produced El Seven Nite Club and played multiple instruments on itMusic linernotes album music
Hanson shot the 'Thinking 'Bout Somethin'' video on Greenwood Avenue in TulsaMusic linernotes album music
Flaco Jiménez brought Tex-Mex accordion to Ry Cooder's Chicken Skin Music.Music linernotes album music
Don Peake played the wah-wah guitar line on Marvin Gaye's 'Let's Get It On.'Music linernotes album music
Closing Time barely registered on release — Tom Waits' debut went largely unnoticedMusic linernotes album music
Big Sugar's El Seven Nite Club packed a six-piece lineup with horns and keysMusic linernotes album music
Tomorrow Never Knows used tape loops and a rotating speaker for its psychedelic soundMusic linernotes album music
The Cucumbers' 'Right Here, Right Now (Instrumental)' appears on Rock Vol. 20: Blend.Music linernotes album music
Rubber Soul was Norman Smith's last Beatles engineering job before EMI promoted him to producerMusic linernotes album music
Revolver was the Beatles' final recording project before quitting live showsMusic linernotes album music
Revolver pushed studio technology further than any Beatles album before itMusic linernotes album music
Nashville session musicians gave Blonde on Blonde its fluid, organic feelMusic linernotes album music
Klaus Voormann designed Revolver's cover collage, photographed by Robert WhitakerMusic linernotes album music
George Martin produced Rubber Soul — and called it the first album that showed a 'new, growing Beatles'Music linernotes album music
Dylan's best Blonde on Blonde takes came when the band thought they were just rehearsingMusic linernotes album music
'California Dreamin'' and 'Monday, Monday' made the Mamas & the Papas' debut an all-timerMusic linernotes album music
Vic Godard's What's the Matter Boy goes beyond punk into skiffle and soul-jazzMusic linernotes album music
Television's Marquee Moon became a foundational record of alternative rockMusic linernotes album music
Pink Flag deconstructed punk with minimalist arrangements and abrupt song structuresMusic linernotes album music
Marquee Moon was cut by just four musicians — two guitars, bass, and drums.Music linernotes album music
'Trenton' introduced Parts Work with fiddle, keyboard, and programmed drumsMusic linernotes album music
Thundercat's debut album The Golden Age of Apocalypse blended jazz fusion and funkMusic linernotes album music