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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.

Pete Townsend and Ronnie Lane: Rough Mix

Pete Townsend and Ronnie Lane: Rough Mix

Album #244 - September 1977

The connection between Pete Townshend and Ronnie Lane is a lot tighter than most fans may have recognized.

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    Thelonius Monk: Brilliant Corners

    Thelonius Monk: Brilliant Corners

    Album #8 - March 1957

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      Miles Davis - 'Round About Midnight

      Miles Davis: 'Round About Midnight

      Album #7 - March 1957

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        B.B. King - Singin' The Blues

        B.B. King: Singin' The Blues

        Album #6 - February 1957

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          Johnny Burnette and The Rock and Roll Trio

          Johnny Burnette and The Rock and Roll Trio

          Album #5 - December 1956

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            Louis Prima: The Wildest

            Louis Prima: The Wildest

            Album #4 - November 1956

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              The Louvin Brothers - Tragic Songs of Life

              The Louvin Brothers: Tragic Songs of Life

              Album #3 - July 1956

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                Horace Silver and The Jazz Messengers

                Horace Silver and The Jazz Messengers

                Album #2 - July 1956

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                  Sarah Vaughn

                  Sarah Vaughn: Sarah Vaughn

                  Album #1 - January 1955

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                    Graham Parker / Heat Treatment

                    Graham Parker & The Rumour: Heat Treatment

                    Album #223 - December 1976

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