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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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    John Mayall Blues Breakers w/Eric Clapton

    John Mayall: Blues Breakers w/Eric Clapton

    Album #62 - July 1966

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      Howlin' Wolf - The Real Folk Blues

      Howlin' Wolf: The Real Folk Blues

      Album #61 - January 1966

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        James Carr: You Got My Mind Messed Up

        James Carr: You Got My Mind Messed Up

        Album #60 - June 1969

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          Mothers of Invention – Freak Out!

          Mothers of Invention: Freak Out!

          Album #59 - June 1966

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            Them: Them Again

            Them: Them Again

            Album #58 - January 1966

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              The Monks: Black Monk Time

              The Monks: Black Monk Time

              Album #57 - March 1966

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                Junior Wells w/Buddy Guy: Hoodoo Man Blues

                Junior Wells w/Buddy Guy: Hoodoo Man Blues

                Album #56 - December 1965

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                  The Who: Sings My Generation

                  The Who: Sings My Generation

                  Album #55 - December 1965

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                    The Paul Butterfield Blues Band

                    The Paul Butterfield Blues Band

                    Album #54 - October 1965

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                      Otis Redding: Otis Blue

                      Otis Redding: Otis Blue

                      Album #53 - September 1965

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                        Them

                        Them

                        Album #52 -  June 1965

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                          The Sonics: Here are the Sonics

                          The Sonics: Here Are The Sonics

                          Album #51 - May 1965

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