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30 ALBUMS FOR 30 YEARS
A Podcast for Music Lovers and Historians
30 Albums for 30 Years chronologically showcases each year's 30 most impactful albums from 1964-1994, eventually taking you through 900 albums! Learn about and listen to these fantastic albums with your host, music historian Jay Sweet.

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Feb 1, 20241 min read
The Byrds - Turn! Turn! Turn! (1965)
The Byrds- Turn! Turn! Turn! (Columbia) Released December 6, 1965 Recorded June 28 -November 1, 1965 The Byrds' 1965 album Turn! Turn!...
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Feb 1, 20241 min read
The Beatles - Rubber Soul (1965)
The Beatles- Rubber Soul (Capitol Records) Released December 3, 1965 Recorded between October 12- November 11, 1965 Chart Position: #4...
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Feb 1, 20241 min read
Rolling Stones December’s Children (And Everybody’s) (1965)
Rolling Stones December’s Children (And Everybody’s) (London Records) Released December 3, 1965 Recorded Between -August 8, 1963-Oct 26,...
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Feb 1, 20241 min read
The Who - My Generation (1965)
The Who - My Generation (Brunswick Records) Released December 3, 1965 Recorded April - November 1965 The Who's debut album, My...
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Feb 1, 20241 min read
The Yardbirds - Having A Rave Up With The Yardbirds (1965)
The Yardbirds - Having A Rave Up With The Yardbirds (Epic Records) Released November 15, 1965 Recorded March 1964 (side two) and...
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Feb 1, 20241 min read
The Four Tops - The Four Tops Second Album (1965)
The Four Tops - The Four Tops Second Album (Motown Records) Released November 13, 1965 Recorded between 1964 and 1965 The Four Tops'...
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Feb 1, 20241 min read
The Temptations - The Temptin’ Temptations (1965)
The Temptations - The Temptin’ Temptations (Motown) Released November 1, 1965 Recorded 1964-1965 The Temptin’ Temptations marked a...
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Feb 1, 20241 min read
The Lovin’ Spoonful -Do You Believe In Magic? (1965)
The Lovin’ Spoonful -Do You Believe In Magic? (Karma Sutra Records) Released November 1965. Recorded June -September 1965 The Lovin’...
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Feb 1, 20241 min read
The Animals - Animal Tracks (1965)
The Animals - Animal Tracks (American Release- MGM Records) Recorded between July 1964 and June 1965. Released on Sept 1965 The Animals'...
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Nov 16, 20231 min read
The Paul Butterfield Blues Band- Self-Titled (1965)
The Paul Butterfield Blues Band- Self-Titled (1965) (Elektra) Recorded September 1965 Released October 1965 The Paul Butterfield Blues...
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Nov 8, 20231 min read
Otis Redding- Otis Blue/Otis Redding Sings Soul (1965)
Otis Redding- Otis Blue/Otis Redding Sings Soul (Volt) Recorded July 9-10, 1965 Released September 15, 1965 Otis Blue/Otis Redding Sings...
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Nov 1, 20231 min read
Miles Davis- E.S.P. (1965)
Miles Davis- E.S.P (Columbia) Recorded Jan 20- 22, 1965 Released August 16, 1965 Miles Davis - E.S.P. marks a pivotal moment in jazz...
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Nov 1, 20231 min read
Bob Dylan- Highway 61 Revisited (1965)
Highway 61 Revisited (Columbia) Released August 30, 1965 Recorded June- August 1965 Highway 61 Revisited, Bob Dylan's sixth studio album,...
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Oct 19, 20231 min read
Help!- The Beatles (1965)
The Beatles - Help! (Parlophone) Recorded between February 15, 1965 - June 17, 1965 Released on August 6, 1965 Help! showcased the...
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Oct 5, 20231 min read
Wayne Shorter- JuJu (1965)
Wayne Shorter- JuJu (Blue Note) Recorded August 3, 1964 Released July 1965 "Ju Ju," recorded in 1964 and released in 1965, stands as a...
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Oct 2, 20231 min read
The Rolling Stones- Out of Our Heads (1965)
The Rolling Stones- Out Of Our Heads (U.S. Release, on London Records) Recorded between 1964 and 1965 Release July 30, 1965 Out Of Our...
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Sep 21, 20231 min read
Art Blakey- Free For All (1965)
Art Blakey- Free For All Blue Note Records Recorded February 10, 1964 Released July 1965 Art Blakey's Free For All showcases Blakey's...
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Sep 12, 20231 min read
Herbie Hancock- Maiden Voyage (1965)
Herbie Hancock- Maiden Voyage Blue Note Records Recorded March 17, 1965 Released in 1965 Herbie Hancock’s Maiden Voyage, a celebrated...
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Sep 11, 20231 min read
Donovan- What’s Bin Did and What’s Bin Hid (1965)
Donovan- What’s Bin Did and What’s Bin Hid (Pye Records) Released May 14, 1965, in the U.K. Released as Catch The Wind in the U.S. June...
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Sep 6, 20231 min read
The Byrds- Mr. Tambourine Man (1965)
The Byrds- Mr. Tambourine Man Recorded - January 20 (title track) - March 8th- April 22, 1965 Released June 21, 1965 The Byrds' album,...
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