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List of
Albums |
Only Solitaire Reviews:
Albums
by US and UK (+ European) Artists in Chronological Order
The two tables below contain a full list, in rough chronological order,
of all the albums currently reviewed in the latest version of the Only
Solitaire project as well as in the SubStack blog "Only Solitaire Herald".
Album titles in bold represent truly outstanding and/or historically important
releases. Genres are indicated approximately and are not to be treated too
formally. Links lead to HTM or PDF versions of the reviews (I recommend the PDF
format unless you somehow do not have a PDF reader in your browser).
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US-born (or US-based) artists and
bands |
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Date |
Artist |
Album |
Genre |
Review |
Review
date |
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1955 |
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December |
Bill Haley |
Rock Around The Clock |
Early rockʼnʼroll |
2021.02.08 |
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1956 |
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March |
Fats Domino |
Rock And Rollinʼ With Fats Domino |
Early rockʼnʼroll |
2021.02.10 |
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Elvis Presley |
Elvis Presley |
Early rockʼnʼroll |
2021.02.20 |
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August |
Gene Vincent (and his Blue Caps) |
Bluejean Bop! |
Early rockʼnʼroll |
2021.02.27 |
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Bill Haley |
RockʼnʼRoll
Stage Show |
Early rockʼnʼroll |
2021.03.06 |
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October |
Elvis Presley |
Elvis |
Early rockʼnʼroll |
2021.03.13 |
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December |
Fats Domino |
This Is Fats Domino! |
Early rockʼnʼroll |
2021.03.15 |
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The Rock’n Roll Trio |
Johnny Burnette And The Rock’n Roll Trio |
Early rockʼnʼroll |
2021.03.17 |
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The Drifters |
Clyde McPhatter & The Drifters |
Classic R&B |
2021.03.22 |
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[unknown] |
Odetta |
Sings Ballads And Blues |
Classic folk |
2021.03.24 |
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1957 |
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February |
B. B. King |
Singin’ The Blues |
Electric blues |
2021.03.29 |
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March |
Little Richard |
Here’s Little Richard |
Early rockʼnʼroll |
2021.03.31 |
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Gene Vincent |
Gene Vincent And The Blue Caps |
Early rockʼnʼroll |
2021.04.05 |
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Fats Domino |
Here Stands Fats Domino |
Early rockʼnʼroll |
2021.04.07 |
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May |
Chuck Berry |
After School Session |
Early rockʼnʼroll |
2021.04.12 |
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June |
Ray Charles |
Ray Charles |
Classic soul |
2021.05.18 |
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July |
Elvis Presley |
Loving You |
Early rockʼnʼroll |
2021.04.14 |
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August |
Bill Haley |
Rockin’ The "Oldies"! |
Early rockʼnʼroll |
2021.04.20 |
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Fats Domino |
This Is Fats |
Early rockʼnʼroll |
2021.04.22 |
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Ray Charles |
The Great Ray Charles |
Classic soul |
2021.05.19 |
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October |
Eddie Cochran |
Singin’ To My Baby |
Early rockʼnʼroll |
2021.04.27 |
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Johnny Cash |
With His Hot And Blue Guitar! |
Country rock |
2021.04.29 |
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Elvis Presley |
Elvis’ Christmas Album |
Early rockʼnʼroll |
2021.05.04 |
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Odetta |
At The Gate Of Horn |
Classic folk |
2021.05.06 |
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The Coasters |
The Coasters |
Classic R&B |
2021.06.07 |
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November |
Buddy Holly |
The «Chirping» Crickets |
Early rockʼnʼroll |
2021.05.31 |
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Elvis Presley |
Jailhouse Rock |
Early rockʼnʼroll |
2021.06.02 |
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Ricky Nelson |
Ricky |
Early rockʼnʼroll |
2021.06.09 |
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December |
The Everly Brothers |
The Everly Brothers |
Early rockʼnʼroll |
2021.06.15 |
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[unknown] |
Carl Perkins |
Dance Album Of Carl Perkins |
Early rockʼnʼroll |
2021.07.06 |
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Ruth Brown |
Ruth Brown |
Classic R&B |
2021.08.31 |
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LaVern Baker |
LaVern Baker |
Classic R&B |
2021.09.02 |
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1958 |
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February |
Buddy Holly |
Buddy Holly |
Early rockʼnʼroll |
2021.09.07 |
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March |
Bill Haley |
Rockin’ Around The World |
Early rockʼnʼroll |
2021.09.08 |
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Chuck Berry |
One Dozen Berrys |
Early rockʼnʼroll |
2021.09.13 |
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Gene Vincent |
Gene Vincent Rocks! And The Blue Caps
Roll |
Early rockʼnʼroll |
2021.09.15 |
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Jackie Wilson |
He’s So Fine |
Classic soul-pop |
2021.11.29 |
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LaVern Baker |
Sings Bessie Smith |
Classic R&B |
2021.12.01 |
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Sam Cooke |
Sam Cooke |
Classic R&B |
2021.09.20 |
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April |
Buddy Holly |
That'll Be The Day |
Early rockʼnʼroll |
2021.09.22 |
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Screamin’ Jay Hawkins |
At Home With Screamin’ Jay Hawkins |
Classic R&B |
2021.09.27 |
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June |
Allen Toussaint |
The Wild Sound Of New Orleans |
Classic R&B |
2021.09.29 |
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July |
Wanda Jackson |
Wanda Jackson |
Early rockʼnʼroll |
2021.10.04 |
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Little Richard |
Little Richard |
Early rockʼnʼroll |
2021.10.06 |
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Ricky Nelson |
Ricky Nelson |
Early rockʼnʼroll |
2021.10.12 |
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August |
Bill Haley |
Rockin’ The Joint |
Early rockʼnʼroll |
2021.10.14 |
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Jimmy Reed |
I’m Jimmy Reed |
Electric blues |
2021.10.18 |
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September |
Elvis Presley |
King Creole |
Early rockʼnʼroll |
2021.10.20 |
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Fats Domino |
The Fabulous "Mr. D" |
Early rockʼnʼroll |
2021.10.26 |
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October |
Ray Charles |
Yes Indeed!! |
Classic soul |
2021.10.28 |
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The Chantels |
We Are The Chantels |
Classic pop |
2021.11.02 |
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The Drifters |
Rockin’ & Driftin’ |
Classic R&B |
2021.11.04 |
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November |
Carl Perkins |
Whole Lotta Shakin’ |
Early rockʼnʼroll |
2021.11.09 |
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Gene Vincent |
A Gene Vincent Record Date |
Early rockʼnʼroll |
2021.11.15 |
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Johnny Cash |
The Fabulous Johnny Cash |
Country rock |
2021.11.11 |
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Ray Charles |
At Newport |
Classic soul |
2021.11.17 |
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December |
James Brown |
Please Please Please |
Classic soul |
2021.12.06 |
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Johnny Cash |
Sings The Songs That Made Him Famous |
Country rock |
2021.11.22 |
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The Everly Brothers |
Songs Our Daddy Taught Us |
Early rockʼnʼroll |
2021.11.24 |
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[unknown] |
B. B. King |
The Blues |
Electric blues |
2021.12.08 |
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Bo Diddley |
Bo Diddley |
Early rockʼnʼroll |
2021.12.13 |
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Dale Hawkins |
Oh! Suzy-Q |
Early rockʼnʼroll |
2021.12.15 |
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Duane Eddy |
Have ‘Twangy’ Guitar Will Travel |
Early rockʼnʼroll |
2021.12.20 |
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Elizabeth Cotten |
Folksongs And Instrumentals With
Guitar |
Folk |
2021.12.22 |
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Jerry Lee Lewis |
Jerry Lee Lewis |
Early rockʼnʼroll |
2021.12.27 |
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Little Richard |
The Fabulous Little Richard |
Early rockʼnʼroll |
2021.12.29 |
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1959 |
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January |
Bill Haley |
Bill Haley’s Chicks |
Early rockʼnʼroll |
2022.01.03 |
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Ricky Nelson |
Ricky Sings Again |
Early rockʼnʼroll |
2022.01.05 |
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February |
Elvis Presley |
For LP Fans Only |
Early rockʼnʼroll |
2022.01.10 |
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Jackie Wilson |
Lonely Teardrops |
Classic soul |
2022.01.19 |
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Nina Simone |
Little Girl Blue |
Classic soul |
2022.01.17 |
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Ritchie Valens |
Ritchie Valens |
Early rockʼnʼroll |
2022.01.12 |
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March |
Johnny Cash |
Hymns By Johnny Cash |
Country rock |
2022.01.24 |
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The Everly Brothers |
The Everly Brothers’ Best |
Early rockʼnʼroll |
2022.01.26 |
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April |
Buddy Holly |
The Buddy Holly Story |
Early rockʼnʼroll |
2022.01.31 |
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Sam Cooke |
Tribute To The Lady |
Classic R&B |
2022.02.02 |
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May |
Dave Van Ronk |
Sings Ballads, Blues, And A Spiritual |
Folk |
2022.02.07 |
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June |
Duane Eddy |
Especially For You |
Early rockʼnʼroll |
2022.02.09 |
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Gene Vincent |
Sounds Like Gene Vincent |
Early rockʼnʼroll |
2022.02.14 |
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July |
Bo Diddley |
Go Bo Diddley |
Early rockʼnʼroll |
2022.02.18 |
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Chuck Berry |
Berry Is On Top |
Early rockʼnʼroll |
2022.02.20 |
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Elvis Presley |
A Date With Elvis |
Early rockʼnʼroll |
2022.02.16 |
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James Brown |
Try Me! |
Classic soul |
2022.10.17 |
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Johnny Cash |
Songs Of Our Soil |
Country rock |
2022.10.19 |
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Nina Simone |
The Amazing Nina Simone |
Classic soul |
2022.10.21 |
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August |
Brenda Lee |
Grandma What Great Songs You Sang! |
Early rockʼnʼroll |
2022.10.24 |
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John Lee Hooker |
I’m John Lee Hooker |
Electric blues |
2022.10.25 |
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LaVern Baker |
Blues Ballads |
Classic R&B |
2022.10.26 |
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September |
Dion & The Belmonts |
Presenting Dion & The Belmonts |
Pop rock |
2022.10.27 |
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Fats Domino |
Let’s Play Fats Domino |
Early rockʼnʼroll |
2022.10.28 |
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Jimmy Reed |
Rockin’ With Reed |
Electric blues |
2022.10.29 |
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Ricky Nelson |
Songs By Ricky |
Early rockʼnʼroll |
2022.10.31 |
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October |
B. B. King |
Sings Spirituals |
Electric blues |
2022.11.03 |
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The Isley Brothers |
Shout! |
Classic R&B |
2022.11.01 |
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Johnny Cash |
Greatest! |
Country rock |
2022.11.02 |
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Ray Charles |
What’d I Say |
Classic soul |
2022.11.04 |
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Ritchie Valens |
Ritchie |
Early rockʼnʼroll |
2022.11.05 |
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November |
Duane Eddy |
The "Twangs" The
"Thang" |
Early rockʼnʼroll |
2022.11.07 |
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Jackie Wilson |
So Much |
Classic soul |
2022.11.09 |
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John Lee Hooker |
The Country Blues Of John Lee Hooker |
Country blues |
2022.11.10 |
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Ray Charles |
The Genius Of Ray Charles |
Classic soul |
2022.11.14 |
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December |
Bill Haley |
Strictly Instrumental |
Early rockʼnʼroll |
2022.11.16 |
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Nina Simone |
At Town Hall |
Classic soul |
2022.11.19 |
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The Wailers |
The Fabulous Wailers |
Early rockʼnʼroll |
2022.11.21 |
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[unknown] |
B. B. King |
B. B. King Wails |
Electric blues |
2022.11.24 |
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John Fahey |
John Fahey / Blind Joe Death |
American primitivism |
2022.11.27 |
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The Coasters |
Greatest Hits |
Classic R&B |
2022.11.30 |
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Esquerita |
Esquerita! |
Early rockʼnʼroll |
2022.12.03 |
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Howlin’ Wolf |
Moanin’ In The Moonlight |
Electric blues |
2022.12.07 |
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UK (and other European) artists
and bands |
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Date |
Artist |
Album |
Genre |
Review |
Review
date |
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1956 |
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December |
Lonnie Donegan |
Lonnie Donegan Showcase |
Skiffle |
2021.02.09 |
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1957 |
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November |
Lonnie Donegan |
Lonnie |
Skiffle |
2021.02.14 |
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1959 |
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April |
Cliff Richard |
Cliff |
Early rockʼnʼroll |
2021.02.21 |
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May |
Lonnie Donegan |
Lonnie Rides Again |
Skiffle |
2021.02.28 |
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November |
Cliff Richard |
Cliff Sings |
Early rockʼnʼroll |
2021.03.14 |
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1960 |
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May |
Billy Fury |
The Sound Of Fury |
Early rockʼnʼroll |
2021.03.07 |
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October |
Cliff Richard |
Me And My Shadows |
Early rockʼnʼroll |
2021.03.16 |
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November |
Billy Fury |
Billy Fury |
Early rockʼnʼroll |
2021.03.18 |
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December |
Johnny Kidd & The Pirates |
Shakin’ All Over (EP) |
Early rockʼnʼroll |
2021.03.19 |
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1961 |
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May |
Cliff Richard |
Listen To Cliff! |
Early rockʼnʼroll |
2021.03.23 |
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September |
The Shadows |
The Shadows |
Early rockʼnʼroll |
2021.03.25 |
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Billy Fury |
Halfway To Paradise |
Early rockʼnʼroll |
2021.03.30 |
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October |
Cliff Richard |
21 Today |
Early rockʼnʼroll |
2021.04.06 |
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1962 |
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June |
Tony Sheridan |
My Bonnie |
Early rockʼnʼroll |
2021.04.08 |
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October |
The Shadows |
Out Of The Shadows |
Early rockʼnʼroll |
2021.04.13 |
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Cliff Richard |
32 Minutes And 17 Seconds |
Early rockʼnʼroll |
2021.04.15 |
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November |
Blues Incorporated |
R&B From The Marquee |
Classic UK R&B |
2021.04.21 |
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December |
The Tornados |
The Original Telstar |
Early rockʼnʼroll |
2021.04.23 |
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Lonnie Donegan |
Sing Hallelujah |
Skiffle |
2021.04.28 |
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1963 |
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January |
Cliff Richard |
Summer Holiday |
Early rockʼnʼroll |
2021.04.30 |
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March |
The Beatles |
Please Please Me |
Classic pop-rock |
2021.05.05 |
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April |
Billy Fury |
Billy |
Early rockʼnʼroll |
2021.05.07 |
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August |
The Searchers |
Meet The Searchers |
Classic pop-rock |
2021.05.20 |
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October |
Billy Fury |
We Want Billy! |
Classic pop-rock |
2021.05.21 |
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Gerry And The Pacemakers |
How Do You Like It? |
Classic pop-rock |
2021.06.02 |
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November |
The Beatles |
With The Beatles |
Classic pop-rock |
2021.06.04 |
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The Searchers |
Sugar & Spice |
Classic pop-rock |
2021.06.08 |
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[unknown] |
Davy Graham |
The Guitar Player |
Folk |
2021.06.10 |
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The Seekers |
Introducing The Seekers |
Classic folk-pop |
2021.11.23 |
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1964 |
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January |
The Hollies |
Stay With The Hollies |
Classic pop-rock |
2021.07.07 |
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March |
Alex Harvey |
Alex Harvey And His Soul Band |
Classic UK R&B |
2021.09.03 |
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Shirley Collins & Davy Graham |
Folk Roots, New Routes |
Folk |
2021.07.09 |
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The Dave Clark Five |
Glad All Over |
Classic pop-rock |
2021.09.01 |
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April |
Dusty Springfield |
A Girl Called Dusty |
Classic soul-pop |
2021.09.10 |
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The Rolling Stones |
The Rolling Stones |
Classic UK R&B |
2021.09.09 |
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May |
The Dave Clark Five |
Return (= A Session With The Dave
Clark Five) |
Classic pop-rock |
2021.09.14 |
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The Searchers |
It’s The Searchers |
Classic pop-rock |
2021.09.16 |
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The Shadows |
Dance With The Shadows |
Early rockʼnʼroll |
2021.09.21 |
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June |
Blues Incorporated |
Red Hot From Alex |
Classic UK R&B |
2021.09.23 |
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July |
The Beatles |
A Hard Day’s Night |
Classic pop-rock |
2021.09.28 |
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The Dave Clark Five |
American Tour |
Classic pop-rock |
2021.09.30 |
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September |
Manfred Mann |
The Five Faces Of Manfred Mann |
Classic pop-rock |
2021.10.05 |
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The Animals |
The Animals |
Classic UK R&B |
2021.10.13 |
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The Honeycombs |
The Honeycombs |
Classic pop-rock |
2021.10.07 |
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October |
Blues Incorporated |
At The Cavern |
Classic UK R&B |
2021.10.21 |
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The Kinks |
Kinks |
Classic pop-rock |
2021.10.15 |
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The Rolling Stones |
12 x 5 |
Classic UK R&B |
2021.10.19 |
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November |
The Hollies |
In The Hollies’ Style |
Classic pop-rock |
2021.10.27 |
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December |
Downliners Sect |
The Sect |
Classic UK R&B |
2021.11.03 |
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Los Brincos |
Los Brincos |
Classic pop-rock |
2021.11.25 |
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The Beatles |
Beatles For Sale |
Classic pop-rock |
2021.10.29 |
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The Dave Clark Five |
Coast To Coast |
Classic pop-rock |
2021.11.10 |
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The Yardbirds |
Five Live Yardbirds |
Classic UK R&B |
2021.11.05 |
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[unknown] |
Chad & Jeremy |
Yesterday’s Gone |
Classic folk-pop |
2021.12.21 |
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Cliff Bennett & The Rebel Rousers |
Cliff Bennett & The Rebel Rousers |
Classic UK R&B |
2021.12.28 |
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Long John Baldry |
Long John’s Blues |
Classic UK R&B |
2021.11.18 |
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P. J. Proby |
I Am P. J. Proby |
Classic soul-pop |
2021.12.23 |
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The Applejacks |
The Applejacks |
Classic pop-rock |
2021.11.12 |
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The Chieftains |
The Chieftains |
Folk (Celtic) |
2021.11.30 |
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The Dubliners |
The Dubliners |
Folk (Celtic) |
2021.12.02 |
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The Merseybeats |
The Merseybeats |
Classic pop-rock |
2021.12.07 |
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The Nashville Teens |
Tobacco Road |
Classic UK R&B |
2021.11.16 |
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The Renegades |
Cadillac |
Classic pop-rock |
2021.12.09 |
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The Seekers |
The Seekers |
Classic folk-pop |
2021.12.14 |
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The Seekers |
Hide & Seekers |
Classic folk-pop |
2021.12.16 |
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Tony Sheridan |
Just A Little Bit |
Early rockʼnʼroll |
2021.12.30 |
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1965 |
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January |
Cilla Black |
Cilla |
Classic soul-pop |
2021.01.04 |
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Chad & Jeremy |
Sing For You |
Classic folk-pop |
2021.01.06 |
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February |
Gerry And The Pacemakers |
Ferry Cross The Mersey |
Classic pop-rock |
2021.01.11 |
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Herman’s Hermits |
Herman’s Hermits |
Classic pop-rock |
2021.01.18 |
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The Rolling Stones |
The Rolling Stones, Now! |
Classic UK R&B |
2021.01.13 |
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March |
John Mayall |
John Mayall Plays John Mayall |
Classic UK R&B |
2021.02.01 |
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The Animals |
The Animals On Tour |
Classic UK R&B |
2021.01.25 |
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The Kinks |
Kinda Kinks |
Classic pop-rock |
2021.01.20 |
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The Pretty Things |
The Pretty Things |
Classic UK R&B |
2021.01.27 |
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The Searchers |
Sounds Like Searchers |
Classic pop-rock |
2021.02.03 |
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April |
Cliff Richard |
Cliff Richard |
Early rockʼnʼroll |
2021.02.08 |
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The Graham Bond Organization |
The Sound Of ’65 |
Classic UK R&B |
2021.02.10 |
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Marianne Faithfull |
Marianne Faithfull |
Classic soul-pop |
2021.02.15 |
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Marianne Faithfull |
Come My Way |
Folk |
2021.02.17 |
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