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The Alternative Top 40

The Alternative Top 40

500 of the best and most historically relevant to NEVER make the top 40 album charts, chosen by Tom Ryan and presented chronologically.

Kraftwerk: Trans-Europe Express

Kraftwerk: Trans-Europe Express

Album #228 - March 1977

“Trans-Europe Express” elicits something like an existential crisis in me when I hear it after all these years.

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    Velvet Underground and Nico

    Album #74 - March 1967

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      Miles Davis - Miles Smiles

      Miles Davis: Miles Smiles

      Album #73 - January 1967

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        Gene Clark w/ The Gosdin Brothers

        Gene Clark w/ The Gosdin Brothers

        Album #72 - February 1967

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          The Left Banke - Walk Away Renee

          The Left Banke: Walk Away Renee

          Album #71 - February 1967

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            Buffalo Springfield - Self Titled

            Buffalo Springfield: Self Titled

            Album #70 - December 1966

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              Howard Tate: Get It While You Can

              Howard Tate: Get It While You Can

              Album #69 - April 1965

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                THE REAL FOLK BLUES – JOHN LEE HOOKER

                John Lee Hooker: Real Folk Blues

                Album #68 - October 1966

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                  The Kinks: Face to Face

                  The Kinks: Face to Face

                  Album #67 - October 1966

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                    OTIS REDDING - DICTIONARY OF SOUL

                    Otis Redding: Dictionary of Soul

                    Album #66 - October 1966

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                      Ike and Tina Turner - River Deep Mountain High

                      Ike and Tina Turner: River Deep, Mountain High

                      Album #65 - September 1966

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                        Psychedelic Sound of The 13th Floor Elevators

                        Psychedelic Sound of The 13th Floor Elevators

                        Album #64 - August 1966

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                          Tim Hardin: Tim Hardin 1

                          Tim Hardin: Tim Hardin 1

                          Album #63 - July 1966

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