Music news for July 1968
The British band, The Yardbirds, disbands. The Yardbirds guitarist Jimmy Pages recruits new band members that would eventually form the band Led Zeppelin. Creedence Clearwater Revival (CCR) and The Band both release their debut album.
Top 500 Albums of All-Time for July 1968
The Band – Music From Big Pink
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Album Rewind Pick of the Month for July 1968
Creedence Clearwater Revival – Creedence Clearwater Revival
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Tier ranking of my top 5 albums for July 1968
S Tier:
The Band – Music From Big Pink (Rock)
A Tier:
none
B Tier:
Creedence Clearwater Revival – Creedence Clearwater Revival (Rock)
The Doors – Waiting for the Sun (Psychedelic Rock)
Mike Bloomfield, Al Kooper and Stephen Stills – Super Sessions (Blues Rock)
C Tier:
Harry Nilsson – Aerial Ballet (folk pop)
D Tier:
none
Random Musings:
What is the Big Pink? The Big Pink is named after a pink house in New York where Bob Dylan and The Band recorded “The Basement Tapes”. The Band also wrote the album Music From Big Pink in the same house. Music from the Big Pink is one of the most best and most influential albums of all-time and contains the all-time classic song “The Weight”.
Speaking of names – The name of the band Creedence Clearwater Revival comes from a mix of Tom Fogerty’s friend named Credence Newball, a phrase (clearwater) from an Olympia Beer commercial and Revival because the band got back together after two years of military service.
Childhood memory – I remember hearing a lot of what I like to call “soft rock” or even a better name “AM Gold” playing on the radio when I was growing up. These stations were played a lot when I went with my parents on long road trips or family vacations. A song I distinctly remember hearing many times playing from my parents 1970’s Pontiac was Harry Nilsson’s “Everybody’s Talkin'”. When I hear that song it instantly takes me back to those fond memories of my youth.
Album Rewind – Favorite Songs for July 1968:
- The Doors – Hello, I Love You
- The Doors – Five to One
- The Band – The Weight
- The Band – Tears of Rage
- The Band – Long Black Veil
- CCR – I Put a Spell On You
- CCR – Suzie Q
- CCR – Porterville
- Mike Bloomfield, Al Kooper – Albert’s Shuffle
- Mike Bloomfield, Al Kooper – Blues for Nothing
- Harry Nilsson – Everybody’s Talkin’
Album Rewind Rating for July 1968 = 8/10
