Music news for March 1969
Creedence Clearwater Revival’s “Proud Mary” enters the charts and peaks at #2. Eurovision’s 14th Annual song contest ends in a four-way tie between the UK, Spain, France and the Netherlands. Jim Morrison allegedly exposes himself on stage at a concert in Miami Flordia.
Top 500 Albums of All-Time for March 1969
The Velvet Underground – The Velvet Underground
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Dusty Springfield – Dusty in Memphis
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Album Rewind Pick of the Month for March 1969
Free – Tons of Sobs
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Tier ranking of my top 5 albums for March 1969
S Tier:
None
A Tier:
The Velvet Underground – The Velvet Underground (Rock)
Dusty Springfield – Dusty in Memphis (Pop Soul)
B Tier:
None
C Tier:
Free – Tons of Sobs (Rock)
James Brown – Say it Loud (Soul, Funk)
D Tier:
Spooky Tooth – Spooky Two (Blues Rock)
Random Musings:
Notable Singles – Notable singles released in March of 1969: Frank Sinatra “My Way” //// Led Zeppelin – “Good Times Bad Times” /// The Who – “Pinball Wizard”
Hidden Gem – The Velvet Underground and Dusty Springfield albums are high on the list of greatest albums of all-time. The Free album Tons of Sobs is a true hidden gem. Tons of Sobs is not very well known and certainly not in any kind of top album lists. I know Free mainly for their huge hit “All Right Now”. I hadn’t heard of this album before, and I’m guessing a lot of other people haven’t either. But check it out, it’s a great blues-rock album with some real groove and features the legendary singer Paul Rodgers.
Spooky Tooth – The Spooky Tooth Two album features the song “Better By You, Better than Me”. This song was later covered by the heavy metal legends Judas Priest on their 1978 classic Stained Class. The song would became well known in a famous court case. This will be discussed in a future Album Rewind post….
Album Rewind – Favorite Songs for March 1969:
- Velvet Underground – Candy Says
- Velvet Underground – Pale Blue Eyes
- Velvet Underground – After Hours
- Dusty Springfield – Son of a Preacher Man
- Dusty Springfield – Breakfast in Bed
- Dusty Springfield – The Windmills of Your Mind
- Free – Walk In My Shadow
- Free – I’m a Mover
- Free – The Hunter
- James Brown – Say it Loud
- James Brown – Licking Stick
- Spooky Tooth – Better By You, Better Than Me
Album Rewind Rating for March 1969 = 7.5/10
