GNMD Poll: Top Ten Albums of 1968

[Serjeant Grumbles]

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Obviously make sure to hit up RYM yourself and search your favourite genres.

The deadline is 14th of June 2019.

The rules:
- submit at least 5 releases.
- first place in your rankings gets 10 points, 2nd gets 9, etcetc, 10th gets 1.
- feel free to post more than 10, but only the top 10 will get points.
- feel free to post less than 10, the same scoring will apply.
- feel free not to rank your picks, in which case all ten picks will get 5.5 points.

GNMD = General Non-Metal Discussion, so NO UNAMBIGUOUSLY METAL ALBUMS are to be included in anybody's list.

 

[no country for old wainds]

ugh whyd you have to clash this with the 89 metal thread darnit

 

[Einherjar86]

Starter list. Lot of stuff I haven't listened to in a long time...

1. Pink Floyd, A Saucerful of Secrets
2. Pentangle, The Pentangle
3. The Band, Music from Big Pink
4. Townes van Zandt, For the Sake of the Song
5. Gordon Lightfoot, Did She Mention My Name?
6. Jethro Tull, This Was

 

[Slammed]

1. Big Brother & The Holding Company - Cheap Thrills
2. Deep Purple - Shades of Deep Purple
3. Creedence Clearwater Revival - Creedence Clearwater Revival
4. Neil Diamond - Velvet Gloves and Spit
5. Pink Floyd - A Saucerful of Secrets
6. Cream - Wheels of Fire
7. The Graduate – Simon & Garfunkel
8. Iron Butterfly – In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida
9. The Seekers - The Seekers' Greatest Hits
10. The Beatles - The Beatles [White Album]

 

[Oblivious Maximus]

1. Johnny Cash - At Folsom Prison
2. Velvet Underground - White Light/White Heat
3. The Mothers of Invention - Cruising With Ruben and the Jets
4. The Mothers of Invention - We're Only In It for the Money
5. Miles Davis - Nefertiti
6. Merle Haggard - Mama Tried
7. Miles Davis - Miles in the Sky
8. John Coltrane - Om
9. Stanford Clark - They Call Me Country
10. John Coltrane/Alice Coltrane - Cosmic Music

 

[CiG]

Another god-tier year, we've done '67 and '69 and now we're doing '68, my favourite 60's years.

 

[Somethingface]

ugh whyd you have to clash this with the 89 metal thread darnit

Ya I'm gonna focus on 89 Metal, will struggle to find much time for this one unfortunately!

 

[CiG]

1. Blue Cheer - Outsideinside
2. The Dubliners - Drinkin' & Courtin'
3. Mad River - Mad River
4. Canned Heat - Boogie with Canned Heat
5. Creedence Clearwater Revival - Creedence Clearwater Revival
6. Blue Cheer - Vincebus Eruptum
7. Muddy Waters - Electric Mud
8. Deep Purple - The Book of Taliesyn
9. Fleetwood Mac - Mr. Wonderful
10. Dr. John (The Night Tripper) - GRIS-gris

Spoiler: HM/11. to 20.

11. Deep Purple - Shades of Deep Purple
12. The Velvet Underground - White Light / White Heat
13. Nico - The Marble Index
14. The Dubliners - At It Again!
15. Van Morrison - Astral Weeks
16. The Deviants - Disposable
17. Steppenwolf - Steppenwolf
18. The Incredible String Band - Wee Tam & The Big Huge
19. Laura Nyro - Eli and the Thirteenth Confession
20. The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Electric Ladyland

 

[Bloopy]

Don't forget Deep Purple - The Book of Taliesyn came out this year as well. RYM has a later release as primary.

 

[CiG]

Thanks I actually forgot.

 

[Serjeant Grumbles]

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1. Blue Cheer - Outsideinside
2. The Dubliners - Drinkin' & Courtin'
3. Mad River - Mad River
4. Canned Heat - Boogie with Canned Heat
5. Creedence Clearwater Revival - Creedence Clearwater Revival
6. Blue Cheer - Vincebus Eruptum
7. Muddy Waters - Electric Mud
8. Deep Purple - The Book of Taliesyn
9. Fleetwood Mac - Mr. Wonderful
10. Dr. John (The Night Tripper) - GRIS-gris

Spoiler: HM/11. to 20.

11. Deep Purple - Shades of Deep Purple
12. The Velvet Underground - White Light / White Heat
13. Nico - The Marble Index
14. The Dubliners - At It Again!
15. Van Morrison - Astral Weeks
16. The Deviants - Disposable
17. Steppenwolf - Steppenwolf
18. The Incredible String Band - Wee Tam & The Big Huge
19. Laura Nyro - Eli and the Thirteenth Confession
20. The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Electric Ladyland

What tool did you use to make that collage?

 

[CiG]

MS Paint lmao.

 

[Bloopy]

1. Deep Purple - Shades of Deep Purple
2. Blue Cheer - Vincebus Eruptum
3. Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band - Strictly Personal
4. Janis Ian - The Secret Life of J. Eddy Fink
5. Blue Cheer - Outsideinside
6. Deep Purple - The Book of Taliesyn
7. The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Electric Ladyland
8. The Doors - Waiting for the Sun
9. Iron Butterfly - In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida
10. The Beatles - The Beatles

HM:
Ralph Lundsten & Leo Nilson - Elektronisk Musik
Iron Butterfly - Heavy

 

[Sirjack]

1 - The Beatles - The White Album
2 - The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Electric Ladyland
3 - Soft Machine - The Soft Machine
4 - Jeff Beck - Truth
5 - Blue Cheer - OutsideInside
6 - The Crazy World of Arthur Brown - The Crazy World of Arthur Brown
7 - Caravan - Caravan
8 - Stevie Wonder - For Once In My Life
9 - The Mothers of Invention - We're Only In It For The Money
10 - Blue Cheer - Vincebus Eruptum
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[CiG]

 

[CiG]

Wow past the due date and 1 page lmao.

 

[Krow]

68 was the time before time for me. I’ll try and make a small list real quick.

 

[Krow]

1. Creedence Clearwater Revival - s/t
2. Blue Cheer - Vincebus Eruptum
3. Townes Van Zandt - For the Sake of the Song
4. Jimmy Hendrix - Electric Ladyland
5. Iron Butterfly In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida
6. Jethro Tull - This Was
7. Steppenwolf - s/t
8. Blue Cheer - Outsideinside
9. Pink Floyd - A Saucerful of Secrets

That’s all I got.

 

[no country for old wainds]

i still plan on posting a list if i finish it in time for the Hard Deadline

 

[Serjeant Grumbles]

Top Ten
​

1. Nico - The Marble Index​
2. The Doors - Waiting for the Sun​
3. Vanilla Fudge - Renaissance​
4. The Crazy World of Arthur Brown - The Crazy World of Arthur Brown​
5. Iron Butterfly - Heavy​
6. Iron Butterfly - In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida​
7. The Pretty Things - S.F. Sorrow​
8. Fabrizio De Andre - Tutti Morimmo​
9. Pink Floyd - A Saucerful of Secrets​
10. Françoise Hardy - Comment te dire adieu​

Honourable Mention​

• The United States of America - The United States Of America
• Cream - Wheels Of Fire
• Blue Cheer- Vincebus Eruptum