Music news for May 1967
Paul McCartney meets his future wife Linda Eastman at a club in London. Jimi Hendrix releases his debut album, Are You Experienced. Pink Floyd has the first concert with quadraphonic sound at the Queen Elizabeth Hall in London.
Top 500 Albums of All-Time for May 1967
“The Beatles – Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Heart Club Band” https://open.spotify.com/embed/album/6QaVfG1pHYl1z15ZxkvVDW?utm_source=generator
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Album Rewind Pick of the Month for May 1967
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Tier ranking of my top 5 albums of May 1967
S Tier: Jimi Hendrix – Are You Experienced (rock, blues rock, hard rock) ///// The Beatles – Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Heart Club Band (rock, pop)
A Tier: None
B Tier: Country Joe McDonald – Electric Music for the Mind and Body (psychedelic rock) ///// Moby Grape – Moby Grape (rock)
C Tier: The Monkees – Headquarters (pop rock)
This month has two of my favorite albums of all time: The Beatles – Sgt. Pepper and Jimi Hendrix – Are You Experienced. I personally like Are You Experienced a little more than Sgt. Pepper
Notable Singles released this month: The Rolling Stones – She’s a Rainbow /// Procol Harum – A Whiter Shade of Pale /// Pink Floyd – Arnold Layne
This album didn’t make my top 5 for the month, and it might be controversial: The Mothers of Invention – Absolutely Free
My favorite songs from May 1967:
- The Beatles – A Day in the Life
- The Beatles – With a Little Help From My Friends
- Jimi Hendrix – Hey Joe
- Jimi Hendrix – Red House
- Jimi Hendrix – Fire
- Country Joe and The Fish – Flying High
- Country Joe and the Fish – Death Sound
- Moby Grape – Indifference