Inspiration Information, the brainchild of guitar prodigy Shuggie Otis, more than justifies the cult following garnered in the years since its (largely ignored) 1974 release. Son of R&B legend Johnny Otis, Shuggie was a late-'60s celebrity due to his Super Session duets with Al Kooper. Opting out of arena rock -- he reputedly refused an offer to join the Rolling Stones -- the 19-year-old Otis spent three years in the studio generating this one-man opus. His multitracked rhythms recall the laid-back funk of the Meters embroidered with psychedelic filigree, and his voice resembles Allan Toussaint's. But in every other regard, this is singular, sexy music, dislocated in time. Drum machines propel "Island Letter" and the beat-box-plus-organ stabs of "XL-30" predate England's Young Marble Giants by several years. Also featured are four bonus cuts from the artist's 1971 set Freedom Flight, including "Strawberry Letter 23," which was later a hit for the Brothers Johnson. Heard here in its original form (with a surprise prog-guitar coda), the song conveys the impression of "Good Vibrations" being played by a lone musician. Unbelievably wonderful. - Billboard

ZZ Top is an American rock band from Houston, Texas, formed in 1969. The group consists of founder Billy Gibbons, Dusty Hill, and Frank Beard. Initially rooted in blues, ZZ Top's style has evolved throughout their career, with a signature sound based on Gibbons' blues guitar style and Hill and Beard's rhythm section

这部雄浑壮伟的钜作，正是滚石探索美国音乐集其大成的总验收－－蓝调、乡村、灵魂、福音，从Gram Parsons教给他们的白人歌谣到国会图书馆留下来的二○年代密西西比田野录音，Exile On Main Street探索了摇滚乐所从出的美国文化最深邃的灵魂，也替后世树立了一座绝难攀越的巨碑－－或者该说，一条切进美国音乐古老的心脏地带的Main Street。　　 Exile On Main Street，如今大家都同意，是摇滚乐诞生至斯，最值得纪念的扛鼎之作，可能也是滚石最好的一张唱片－－不幸的是，它也是滚石最后一张真正担得起「伟大」两字的专辑，结束了他们从1968年起算的辉煌年代。

Manassas is the 1972 debut double album by Stephen Stills' new band of the same name, released April 1972. It was a critical comeback for Stills, and continued his commercial success by being certified Gold only a month after being released and peaking at number 4 on the US charts

At Fillmore East is a double live album by The Allman Brothers Band. The band's breakthrough success, At Fillmore East was released in July 1971. It ranks Number 49 among Rolling Stone magazine’s 500 Greatest Albums of All Time and remains among the top-selling albums in the band’s catalogue. It is often cited as being one of the most well-known live recordings in history. The original album was released in both conventional 2-channel stereo and 4-channel quadraphonic mixes.

这张专辑被认为是Eric Clapton一生中最强的专辑之一，而且也被认为是布鲁斯摇滚的巅峰之作。是Eric在解散了Cream之后，和键盘手obby Whitlock，贝司手Carl Radle，鼓手Jim Gordon，以及吉他手Duane Allman组成的Derek and the Dominos推出的。关于Clapton解散Cream的原因，据说是由于他听了The Band的作品，觉得布鲁斯才是自己的方向。

这张专辑在1970年推出的时候，市场并不十分看好（Billboard第16，在英国甚至没有上榜），但经过岁月的沉淀之后，这张专辑的价值越来越得到人们的肯定，在1996年再版之后，2004年又发行了SACD版。

本专辑在滚石杂志评出的500张历代最强专辑中排名第115位

Led Zeppelin II is the second studio album by the English rock band Led Zeppelin, released in October 1969 on Atlantic Records. Recording sessions for the album took place at several locations in the United Kingdom and North America from January to August 1969. Production was entirely credited to lead guitarist and songwriter Jimmy Page, while it also served as Led Zeppelin's first album to utilise the recording techniques of engineer Eddie Kramer.

legend's first album and RS 's best album ranking 29...

John Fogerty是creedence clearwater revival乐队(简称CCR)的灵魂人物，他的嗓音高亢有力，极为独特，具有摇滚的穿透力及蓝调的凄厉与沉郁。他擅长用写实的手法描写六零年代美国社会低下阶层人物的故事，每一首歌都是一则市井小民的悲喜曲，没有深奥的哲理，也没有难懂的词汇，有的只是一部部有血有泪的生活记录，有人甚至指出工人皇帝 Bruce Springsteen其实就是CCR的信徒。从CCR的创作素材来看，在歌词方面来自美国本土低层的真实生活，音乐方面融合了蓝调，摇滚，以及一些不太复杂的放客，Boogie等相当活泼有力的音乐风格，以极诚恳的态度表达出美式摇滚特有的纯朴，以及有时低俗(大量的俚语)的平民精神。

Vincebus Eruptum (the first word is pronounced 'win-kay-bus') is the debut studio album by American rock band Blue Cheer. Released in January 1968, the album was the first to feature the band's classic lineup of vocalist and bassist Dickie Peterson, guitarist Leigh Stephens and drummer Paul Whaley. A commercial and critical success, Vincebus Eruptum peaked at number 11 on the Billboard 200 albums chart and spawned the top-20 hit cover of Eddie Cochran's "Summertime Blues". It is lauded as one of the first heavy metal albums.

The best black female singer of the 20th century. This is a stunning album. the definitive late 60’s Aretha Franklin, bold, beautiful, vulnerable, earthy, sexy, defiant, spiritual and strong.. Full of great songs.
A seminal session that furthered her deep soul agenda with key backings from Arif Mardin and Tom Dowd! The Sweet Inspirations provide sublime backing vocals behind Franklin’s maturing delivery of the lyrics — and the music is by an all-star group of players that includes Spooner Oldham, Bobby Womack, Jimmy Johnson, King Curtis, Tommy Cogbill, Roger Hawkins, and even Eric Clapton!
After all, she is the Queen, the Lady Soul!!
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Ranked #84 in Rolling Stone’s “500 Greatest Albums of All Time,” Aretha’s position as soul music’s premier female vocalist was consolidated by Lady Soul. Her strident reading of “Chain of Fools” set the tone on which the singer unveiled several stellar original compositions and reinterpreted a batch of classic songs. Franklin’s gospel roots were clearly displayed on “People Get Ready” while her interpretation of “(You Make Me Fell Like A) Natural Woman” showed both her vulnerable and assertive qualities. The album also features the fine soul ballad “Good to Me as I Am to You” with Eric Clapton on guitar. Lady Soul captures a performer at the peak of her power, restating her ability to take material and make it uniquely her own. This 1968 tour de force is one of the absolute pinnacles of the Queen’s incredible artistic legacy.
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At a 1968 concert in Chicago, Aretha Franklin was publicly and officially crowned the Queen of Soul in front of her fans by a DJ named Purvis Spann. This body of work shows why Aretha continues to reign supreme. The Queen takes on the Kings of Soul/Rhythm & Blues and pulls no punches as she covers Ray Charles’s “Come Back Baby” and “Be as Good to Me as I Am to You,” James Brown’s “Money Won’t Change You,” and Curtis Mayfield’s “People Get Ready”. She’s classical, bluesy, funky, and right-down soulful on every cut. The poet Nikki Giovanni once wrote–”Aretha can sing Money Won’t Change You, but can James Brown sing Respect?” In other words, when the Queen covers a song, it becomes hers and one can easily forget about the original artist. For example, Carol King wrote and recorded “Natural Woman” but that song is and probably will always be associated with Aretha Franklin. Aretha wails and gets right-down funky on cuts like “Chain of Fools” and “Nikki Hokey.” She’s operatically soulful on “Ain’t No Way”–which to this day no female artist, including Whitney Houston, has been able to successfully cover.You have an absolutely classic and indispensable piece of American music history here. The one and only Aretha Franklin: “Lady Soul.”

1966年，吉他大师Eric Clapton为了继续施展在布鲁斯方面的抱负，离开了先前的乐队，跑到伦敦找到John Mayall的Bluesbreakers一起合作，仅仅数月之后，Clapton就离开了Bluesbreakers，组建了Cream。然而，就是在这样一次短暂的合作期间，却诞生了一张伟大的专辑，这张专辑从一开始就以Clapton的吉他为卖点，在伦敦引发了对Clapton的崇拜热潮，有fans打出了“Clapton是神！”的标语，吉他之神从此也就成了Clapton的绰号。
这张专辑在布鲁斯摇滚历史上的地位可谓十分显赫，被认为在很多方面创立了布鲁斯摇滚的标准。专辑在该年度进入UK专辑排行榜的前十。
这张专辑在滚石杂志选出的500张历代最强专辑中排名第195位。

Roger the Engineer (original UK title: Yardbirds, US, German, and French title: Over Under Sideways Down) is an album by the English blues rock band The Yardbirds, released in 1966. It was produced by bassist Paul Samwell-Smith and Simon Napier-Bell. It was the only Yardbirds album with all original material. Although the record was officially titled Yardbirds (and still is in authoritative chart sources, such as The Guinness Book of British Hit Albums), it has since been referred to, first colloquially, then semi-officially, as Roger the Engineer, a title stemming from the cover drawing of the record's audio engineer Roger Cameron by band member Chris Dreja. Due to the influence of Jeff Beck's experimentation with guitar distortion, the album is considered a precursor to heavy metal.

Bluesbreakers with Eric Clapton is a 1966 electric Blues album by John Mayall's Bluesbreakers featuring Eric Clapton as lead guitarist. It is often referred to as The Beano album because the photograph on the album cover shows Clapton reading The Beano, a well-known British children's comic. Apart from being one of the most overall influential albums in Blues-Rock history, it was likely the first time anyone had heard a Gibson Les Paul guitar through an overdriven Marshall amplifier; this unique sound would become particularly influential. 12 tracks.

Innovative, influential guitarist and founder member of the groundbreaking folk band Pentangle. Pentangle on the Journey into Love TV programme in 1971, from left, John Renbourn, Danny Thompson, Jacqui McShee, Terry Cox and Bert Jansch.

Limited Edition import-only vinyl LP repressing of this album. Universal. 2007.