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1963



The Beatles – Please Please Me (English rock)
The Beach Boys – Surfin’ USA (American surf rock)
The Beach Boys – Surfer Girl (American surf rock)
Bob Dylan – The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan (American folk)
The Ventures – Play Telstar The Lonely Bull and Others (American instrumental rock)
Charles Mingus – Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus (American jazz)
Sam Cooke – Mr. Soul (American soul)
The Crystals – He’s A Rebel (American girl group)
Charles Mingus – The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady (American jazz)
Roy Orbison – In Dreams (American rock)
The Kingston Trio - #16 (American folk)
Bo Diddley – Beach Party (American rock, live album)
Peter Paul And Mary – In The Wind (American folk)
Johnny Cash – The Christmas Spirit (American country / Christmas music)
Various – A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector (American r & b, Phil Spector-produced Christmas album with vocals by Darlene Love, The Ronettes, The Crystals, and Bob B. Sox & The Blue Jeans)
Martha Reeves & The Vandellas – Heat Wave (American soul/girl group)
Thelonius Monk – Monk’s Dream (American jazz)
Antonio Carlos-Jobim – The Composer Of Desafinado Plays (Brazilian bossa nova, debut album)
John Fahey - Death Chants, Breakdowns & Military Waltzes (American instrumental folk)
Little Stevie Wonder – The 12 Year Old Genius – Recorded Live (American soul/jazz, live album)

Notes:

Pre-1965 years tend to be challenging for me, not necessarily in a bad way - with some exceptions, pop music was more about singles than albums, so I feel more inclined to check out other genres I'm maybe less familiar with, such as jazz. Also, I often find myself missing a good, rockin' distorted guitar (though the Bo Diddley live album has some overdriven leads and is probably the most "punk" thing released in 1963). 

I really wanted to get to A Christmas Gift despite the fact that it was early August - I therefor decided to throw in a Johnny Cash Christmas album and declare August 1 "Christmas in August".  

 The Playlist: 

 This ended up just being way too eclectic to organize in any sort of logical manner, but it's probably still a fun listen, especially on shuffle. 

Top 5:

5. Charles Mingus - Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus
4. Various - A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector
3 John Fahey - Death Chants, Breakdowns & Military Waltzes
2. The Beatles - Please Please Me
1. Bob Dylan - The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan

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