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200. Ennio Morricone - Il buono, il brutto, il cattivo (The Good, the Bad & the Ugly)

December 23, 1966

Modern Classical

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100

1 review

199. Donovan - Sunshine Superman

August 26, 1966

Psychedelic Folk

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2 reviews

198. Andrew Hill - Point of Departure

April 30, 1965

Avant-Garde Jazz

Critic Score

100

1 review

197. Cecil Taylor - Unit Structures

January 1, 1966

Free Jazz

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2 reviews

196. Wanda Jackson - Rockin' With Wanda

Critic Score

1 review

195. Harry Nilsson - Aerial Ballet

July 15, 1968

Baroque Pop

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1 review

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194. Donald Byrd - A New Perspective

February 0, 1964

Jazz

Critic Score

100

1 review

193. The Beach Boys - Surfer Girl

September 16, 1963

Surf Rock

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2 reviews

192. Link Wray & The Wraymen - Link Wray & The Wraymen

191. Amon Düül II - Phallus Dei

May 1, 1969

Krautrock

Critic Score

1 review

190. Judy Collins - Wildflowers

October 0, 1967

Chamber Folk

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2 reviews

189. Cannonball Adderley - Mercy, Mercy, Mercy! Live at 'The Club'

Soul Jazz

Critic Score

100

1 review

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188. Dave Van Ronk - Folksinger

Contemporary Folk

Critic Score

100

1 review

187. Jefferson Airplane - Surrealistic Pillow

April 1, 1967

Psychedelic Rock

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3 reviews

186. The Kinks - Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire)

October 10, 1969

Pop Rock

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2 reviews

185. Charles Mingus - Mingus Plays Piano: Spontaneous Compositions and Improvisations

July 0, 1964

Post-Bop

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1 review

184. BBC Radiophonic Workshop - BBC Radiophonic Music

Critic Score

1 review

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183. Mickey Newbury - Looks Like Rain

Singer-Songwriter

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182. Soft Machine - The Soft Machine

December 1, 1968

Psychedelic Rock

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2 reviews

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181. Lesley Gore - I'll Cry If I Want To

Teen Pop

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1 review

180. Wilson Pickett - The Exciting Wilson Pickett

August 0, 1966

Southern Soul

Critic Score

1 review

179. The Art Ensemble of Chicago - Message to Our Folks

Avant-Garde Jazz

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2 reviews

178. Wendy Carlos - Switched-On Bach

October 0, 1968

Classical

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177. Herbie Hancock - Empyrean Isles

December 0, 1964

Hard Bop

Critic Score

100

1 review

176. Townes Van Zandt - Townes Van Zandt

September 1, 1969

Singer-Songwriter

Critic Score

1 review

175. Ella Fitzgerald & Count Basie - Ella and Basie!

September 1, 1963

Critic Score

1 review

174. Patty Waters - Sings

February 0, 1966

Vocal Jazz

Critic Score

1 review

173. Duke Ellington - The Far East Suite

January 1, 1967

Big Band

Critic Score

1 review

172. Eddie Palmieri - Justicia

171. Various Artists - Golden Rain

May 0, 1969

Gamelan

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170. Rahsaan Roland Kirk - The Inflated Tear

June 14, 1968

Post-Bop

Critic Score

100

1 review

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169. The Sonics - Here Are The Sonics!!!

January 1, 1965

Garage Rock

Critic Score

1 review

168. The Peter Brötzmann Octet - Machine Gun

May 1, 1968

Free Jazz

Critic Score

100

1 review

167. The Impressions - Keep On Pushing

June 0, 1964

Soul

Critic Score

1 review

166. The Byrds - The Notorious Byrd Brothers

January 15, 1968

Folk Rock

Critic Score

2 reviews

165. Sonny Rollins - The Bridge

April 7, 1962

Jazz

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1 review

164. The Beatles - A Hard Day's Night

July 10, 1964

Pop Rock

Critic Score

5 reviews

163. Big Brother and The Holding Company - Cheap Thrills

August 12, 1968

Blues Rock

Critic Score

3 reviews

162. Dr. John - Gris-Gris

January 22, 1968

Psychedelic Rock

Critic Score

2 reviews

161. White Noise - An Electric Storm

June 1, 1969

Psychedelic Pop

Critic Score

3 reviews

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160. Phil Ochs - I Ain't Marching Anymore

Folk

Critic Score

3 reviews

159. Ray Barretto - Acid

Latin Jazz

Critic Score

100

1 review

158. Alice Coltrane - A Monastic Trio

December 0, 1968

Jazz

Critic Score

1 review

157. Merle Haggard - Mama Tried

January 1, 1968

Country

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2 reviews

156. The Ornette Coleman Trio - At The "Golden Circle" Stockholm - Volume One

February 0, 1966

Avant-Garde Jazz

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1 review

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155. Moondog - Moondog

Modern Classical

Critic Score

100

1 review

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154. The Delfonics - La La Means I Love You

May 14, 1968

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1 review

153. Max Roach - We Insist! Max Roach's Freedom Now Suite

January 0, 1961

Avant-Garde Jazz

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2 reviews

152. Jacques Brel - Ces gens-là

June 23, 1966

Baroque Pop

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1 review

151. La Monte Young & Marian Zazeela - The Black Record

Critic Score

1 review

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