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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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    Nitty Gritty Dirt Band - Will the Circle Be Unbroken

    Nitty Gritty Dirt Band: Will the Circle Be Unbroken - Part 1

    Album #160 - July 1972

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      The Flatlanders - More a Legend than a Band

      The Flatlanders - More a Legend than a Band

      Album #159 - June 1972

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        Otis Clay: Trying to Love My Life Without You

        Otis Clay: Trying to Love My Life Without You

        Album #158 - June 1972

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          Psychotic Reaction – The Count Five

          Nuggets: Original Artyfacts from the First Psychedelic Era, 1965-1968 (Part 2)

          Album #157 - June 1972

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            Nuggets: Original Artyfacts from the First Psychedelic Era, 1965-1968

            Nuggets: Original Artyfacts from the First Psychedelic Era, 1965-1968 (Part 1)

            Album #157 - June 1972

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              Big Star: #1 Record

              Big Star: #1 Record

              Album #156 - June 1972

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                Professor Longhair: New Orleans Piano

                Professor Longhair: New Orleans Piano

                Album #155 - June 1972

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                  Roxy Music

                  Roxy Music: (Self-Titled)

                  Album #154 - June 1972

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                    David Bowie - The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars

                    David Bowie: The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars

                    Album #153 - June 1972

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                      Little Feat: Sailin’ Shoes

                      Little Feat: Sailin’ Shoes

                      Album #152 - May 1972

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                        Randy Newman – Sail Away

                        Randy Newman – Sail Away

                        Album #151 - May 1972

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                          Dr. John: Dr. John’s Gumbo

                          Dr. John: Dr. John’s Gumbo

                          Album #150 - April 1972

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