Music news for February 1967
Aretha Franklin records the classic song “Respect” at Atlantic Studios in New York City. The Righteous Brothers song, “You’ve Lost that Loving Feeling” is the number one song on the US singles chart.
Top 500 Albums of All-Time for February 1967
Jefferson Airplane – Surrealistic Pillow
- Release Date: February 1st, 1967
- Genre: Psychedelic Rock, Folk Rock
- Billboard Chart Peak: #3
- Standout Tracks: Somebody To Love, White Rabbit, Plastic Fantastic Lover, In the Morning
- Impact: The Summer of Love and The San Francisco Bay Area sound
- If you like Surrealistic Pillow, Check out the Album by Pink Floyd “Piper at the Gates of Dawn”
Spotify Preview Link: https://open.spotify.com/embed/album/6lPb7Eoon6QPbscWbMsk6a?utm_source=generator
The Byrds – Younger Than Yesterday
- Release Date: February 6th, 1967
- Genre: Folk Rock
- Billboard Chart Peak: #24
- Standout Tracks: So You Want to be a Rock N’ Roll Star, Have You Seen Her Face, My Back Pages
- A Unique Sound: A landmark album that blended a mix of folk-rock, psychedelia and country-rock.
Spotify preview link: https://open.spotify.com/embed/album/33puYJ2y5qANDenRmL8BS1?utm_source=generator
Album Rewind Pick of the Month for February 1967
John Mayall and the Bluesbreakers – A Hard Road
- Release Date: February 17th, 1967
- Genre: Blues, Blues Rock
- Billboard Chart Peak: UK Top 10
- Standout Tracks: A Hard Road, The Stumble, Someday After a While, Dust My Blues
- Impact: Ian Hill and K.K Downing of Judas Priest were highly influenced by John Mayall
- Did you know: A Hard Road featured guitarist Peter Green, who would later form Fleetwood Mac
Spotify preview link: https://open.spotify.com/embed/album/160euwnzg8f0oSEz3on32Z?utm_source=generator
Other Notable Albums for February 1967
Fred Neil – Fred Neil
- Genre: Singer-Songwriter, Folk Rock
- Standout Tracks: Everybody’s Talkin’, The Dolphins, Sweet Cocaine
- Did you know: This album features the song “Everybody’s Talkin”, written by Fred Neil. The song became famous on the soundtrack to the movie Midnight Cowboy, performed by Harry Nilsson.
Spotify preview link: https://open.spotify.com/embed/album/7wpo5k9gqXQHfxISH1jatO?utm_source=generator
The Mamas & The Papas – Deliver
- Release Date: February 2nd, 1967
- Genre: Pop Rock, Folk Pop
- Billboard Chart Peak: No. 2
- Standout tracks: Dedicated to the One I Love, Creeque Alley, Did You Every Want to Cry
Spotify preview link: https://open.spotify.com/embed/album/0zR6CIh3f8DFFzIee5AWwp?utm_source=generator
The Jazz Corner – Jazz Picks for February 1967
Miles Davis – Miles Smiles
Cannonball Adderly – Mercy, Mercy, Mercy
Sam Rivers – Contours
Freddie Hubbard – Blue Spirits
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Album Rewind Rating for February 1967 = 8/10
If you have Spotify you can click on this link to listen to my Playlist for 1967. Enjoy! https://open.spotify.com/embed/playlist/4HKjwXofyPTqrezWzRvTlu?utm_source=generator