Ella and Basie!
In 1963, Ella Fitzgerald and Count Basie released 'Ella and Basie!' A record where swing is reduced to its essentials.
1960s
Gal Costa
In 1969, Gal Costa released 'Gal Costa.' A tropicalia fever-dream where pop sweetness and political electricity share the same breath.
Philosophy of the World
In 1969, The Shaggs released 'Philosophy of the World.' A record with one of the strangest origin stories ever told.
Tous Les Garçons et Les Filles
In 1962, Françoise Hardy released 'Tous Les Garçons et Les Filles.' A debut album that made loneliness fashionable and gave pop music a new emotional vocabulary.
Safe as Milk
In 1967, Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band released 'Safe as Milk.' A blues record bent just far enough out of shape to feel dangerously unhinged.
Hot Buttered Soul
In 1969, Isaac Hayes released 'Hot Buttered Soul.' A record that broke soul music out of the three-minute single and rebuilt it as something cinematic, slow-burning and expansive.
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