From Genesis to Revelation is the 1969 debut album from English quintet Genesis. Recorded in 1968 while the teenage members were still enrolled at Charterhouse boarding school, the album was produced by eccentric pop maestro Jonathan King. Mood-wise, the album ranges from orchestral melodrama (“In the Wilderness”) and lithe romanticism (“One Day”) to haunting suspense […]
Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire) is a concept album by English rock/music-hall combo The Kinks, released in October 1969 on Pye/Reprise. Tracklist: A1. “Victoria” (3:40) A2. “Yes Sir, No Sir” (3:46) A3. “Some Mother’s Son” (3:25) A4. “Drivin’” (3:21)* A5. “Brainwashed” (2:34) A6. “Australia” (6:46) B1. “Shangri-La” (5:20) B2. […]
Volume Two is the second album by English psychedelic jazz-rock trio Soft Machine, released in April 1969 on ABC-subsidiary Probe. Tracklist: Rivmic Melodies A1. “Pataphysical Introduction – Pt. I” (1:00) A2. “A Concise British Alphabet – Pt. I” (0:10) A3. “Hibou, Anemone and Bear” (5:58) A4. “A Concise British Alphabet – Pt. II” (0:12) A5. […]
Valentyne Suite is the second album by English jazz-rock quintet Colosseum, released in November 1969 on Vertigo. Tracklist: A1. “The Kettle” (4:28) A2. “Elegy” (3:13) A3. “Butty’s Blues” (6:45) A4. “The Machine Demands a Sacrifice” (3:54) B. “The Valentyne Suite” (16:53) —i. “January’s Search” (6:20) —ii. “February’s Valentyne” (3:36) —iii. “The Grass is Always Greener…” […]
Family Entertainment is the second album by English art-rock band Family, released in 1969 on Reprise. Tracklist: A1. “The Weaver’s Answer” (5:01) A2. “Observations From a Hill” (3:12) A3. “Hung Up Down” (3:13) A4. “Summer 67” (3:18) A5. “How-Hi-the-Li” (4:59) B1. “Second Generation Woman” (3:14) B2. “From Past Archives” (3:21) B3. “Dim” (2:32) B4. “Processions” […]
Chicago Transit Authority is a double-album by the namesake American jazz-rock sextet. After this debut, the band would henceforth be known as Chicago. The album was released in 1969 on Columbia Records. Tracklist: A1. Introduction (6:35) A2. Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is? (4:33) A3. Beginnings (7:58) B1. Questions 67 and 68 (5:04) […]
Construction #1 is the debut album by American brass-rock ensemble Ten Wheel Drive, released in 1969 on Polydor. Tracklist: A1. “Tightrope” (5:10) A2. “Lapidary” (4:32) A3. “Eye of the Needle” (8:11) A4. “Candy Man Blues” (4:36) B1. “Ain’t Gonna Happen” (5:37) B2. “Polar Bear Rug” (4:34) B3. “House in Central Park” (4:32) B4. “I Am […]
Spooky Two is the second album by English hard-rock band Spooky Tooth, released in 1969 on Island Records. Tracklist: A1. “Waitin’ for the Wind” (3:32) A2. “Feelin’ Bad” (3:18) A3. “I’ve Got Enough Heartaches” (3:27) A4. “Evil Woman” (9:02) B1. “Lost in My Dream” (5:03) B2. “That Was Only Yesterday” (3:53) B3. “Better by You, […]
Ashton Gardner and Dyke is the debut album by the namesake English organ-rock trio, released in 1969 on Polydor. Tracklist: A1. “Rolling Home” (3:35) A2. “Why Did You Go” (3:00) A3. “The Falling Song” (3:32) A4. “Young Man Ain’t Nothing In The World These Days” (4:06) A5. “Billy And His Piano Without” (4:02) A6. “Maiden […]
Songs for a Tailor is the debut solo album by ex-Cream bassist/vocalist Jack Bruce, released in 1969 on Polydor/Atco. Tracklist: A1. “Never Tell Your Mother She’s Out of Tune” (3:41) A2. “Theme for an Imaginary Western” (3:30) A3. “Tickets to Waterfalls” (3:00) A4. “Weird of Hermiston” (2:24) A5. “Rope Ladder to the Moon” (2:54) B1. […]
Made in England is the sole longplayer by English rock/freakbeat band Bulldog Breed, released in 1969 on Deram. Tracklist: A1. “Paper Man” (3:20) A2. “Sheba’s Broomstick Ride” (2:22) A3. “I Flew” (2:44) A4. “Eileen’s Haberdashery Store” (2:46) A5. “Folder Men” (2:36) A6. “Dougal” (2:26) A7. “When the Sun Stands Still” (2:44) B1. “Reborn” (2:31) B2. […]
Stand Up is the second album by English blues/folk-rock band Jethro Tull, released in 1969 on Chrysalis. Tracklist: A1. “A New Day Yesterday” (4:10) A2. “Jeffrey Goes to Leicester Square” (2:12) A3. “Bourée” (3:46) A4. “Back to the Family” (3:48) A5. “Look Into the Sun” (4:20) B1. “Nothing Is Easy” (4:25) B2. “Fat Man” (2:52) […]
Blind Faith is the lone album by the namesake English supergroup, released in 1969 on Polydor/Atco. Tracklist: A1. “Had to Cry Today” (8:49) A2. “Can’t Find My Way Home” (3:17) A3. “Well All Right” (4:28) A4. “Presence of the Lord” (4:56) B1. “Sea of Joy” (5:22) B2. “Do What You Like” (15:20) Credits: Steve Winwood […]
Manfred Mann Chapter Three is the first of two albums by the namesake jazz-rock/psych band, released in 1969 on Vertigo. The album was issued stateside with different artwork on Polydor the following year. Tracklist: A1. “Travelling Lady” (5:48) A2. “Snakeskin Garter” (5:48) A3. “Konekuf” (5:58) A4. “Sometimes” (2:38) A5. “Devil Woman” (5:27) B1. “Time” (7:32) […]
To Our Children’s Children’s Children is the second of two 1969 studio albums by Brummie symphonic-pop band the Moody Blues. The album is the band’s fifth overall, their fourth with the classic Hayward/Lodge lineup, and the first to appear on Decca-distributed Moodies imprint Threshold — a name derived from the band’s prior album On the […]
It’s a Beautiful Day is the debut album by the namesake American classical/folk-rock band, released in 1969 on Columbia. Tracklist: A1. “White Bird” (6:06) A2. “Hot Summer Day” (5:46) A3. “Wasted Union Blues” (4:00) A4. “Girl With No Eyes” (3:49) B1. “Bombay Calling” (4:25) B2. “Bulgaria” (6:10) B3. “Time Is” (9:42) Credits: David LaFlamme — […]
Hard N’ Horny is the debut album by Finnish jazz-rock/pop band Wigwam, released in 1969 on Love Records. Tracklist: A1. “633 Jesu Fåglar” (0:08) A2. “Pidän sinusta” (5:38) A3. “En aio paeta” (3:00) A4. “Neron muistolle; hyvää yötä” (3:07) A5. “Guardian Angel, the Future” (4:56) A6. “No Pens, ei karsinoita” (4:51) B1. “Henry’s …Mountain Range […]
Nazz Nazz is the second album by American psych-rock/orchestral-pop band Nazz, released in 1969 on SGC/Atco. Tracklist: A1. “Forget All About It” (3:15) A2. “Not Wrong Long” (2:30) A3. “Rain Rider” (3:52) A4. “Gonna Cry Today” (3:15) A5. “Meridian Leeward” (3:20) A6. “Under the Ice” (5:40) B1. “Hang On Paul” (2:42) B2. “Kiddie Boy” (3:30) […]
Crosby, Stills & Nash is the debut album by the namesake English/American folk-rock trio, released in 1969 on Atlantic. Tracklist: A1. “Suite: Judy Blue Eyes” (7:22) A2. “Marrakesh Express” (2:36) A3. “Guinnevere” (4:43) A4. “You Don’t Have to Cry” (2:43) A5. “Pre-Road Downs” (2:59) B1. “Wooden Ships” (5:22) B2. “Lady of the Island” (2:36) B3. […]
The Battle of North West Six is the second album by the English blues-rock/brass-rock ensemble led by drummer Keef Hartley, released in 1969 on Deram. Tracklist: A1. “The Dansette Kid Hartley Jam for Bread” (3:59) A2. “Don’t Give Up” (4:07) A3. “Me and My Woman” (4:24) A4. “Hickory” (2:45) A5. “Don’t Be Afraid” (4:25) B1. […]
