Music news for August 1968
The Beatles release the single, “Hey Jude” in the U.S. Ringo Starr quits the Beatles temporarily. The Doors, “Hello I Love You” reaches #1.
Top 500 Albums of All-Time for August 1968
The Byrds – Sweetheart of the Rodeo
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Big Brother and the Holding Company – Cheap Thrills
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Album Rewind Pick of the Month for August 1968
Cream – Wheels of Fire
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Tier ranking of my top 5 albums for August 1968
S Tier:
none
A Tier:
The Byrds – Sweetheart of the Rodeo (Country Rock)
Big Brother and the Holding Company – Cheap Thrills (Blues Rock, Psychedelic Rock)
Cream – Wheels of Fire (Blues Rock)
B Tier:
Jeff Beck – Truth (Blues Rock)
Marvin Gaye – In the Groove (Soul)
C Tier:
none
Random Musings:
Special Guests – The Big Brother and The Holding Company album Cheap Thrills features the legendary singer Janis Joplin on vocals. Jeff Beck’s album Truth features Rod Stewart on vocals.
Notable Singles – The Beatles – “Hey Jude”, The Rolling Stones – “Street Fighting Man” The Band “The Weight”.
One of my favorite months – This is easily one of the tops months I have covered so far with Album Rewind. I knew some of the hits from some of these albums but never really did a deep dive with any of them. All the top 5 albums are excellent in my opinion. Some surprisingly good country rock from the Byrds, great blues and psychedelic rock from Cream, Big Brother and the Holding Company and a nice soul album from the legend Marvin Gaye. Little to know skips on any of these albums. Solid from start to finish.
Album Rewind – Favorite Songs for August 1968:
- Cream – White Room
- Cream – Born Under a Bad Sign
- Cream – Politician
- The Byrds – You Ain’t Goin’ Nowhere
- The Byrds – Hickory Wind
- Big Brother and the Holding Company – Summertime
- Big Brother and the Holding Company – I Need a Man to Love
- Jeff Beck – Shapes of Things
- Jeff Beck – You Shook Me
- Marvin Gaye – Chained
- Marvin Gaye – I Heard it Through the Grapevine
Album Rewind Rating for August 1968 = 8.5/10
