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1964

The Beatles - A Hard Day's Night (English pop/rock, soundtrack to the film of the same name)
The Beatles- Beatles For Sale (English pop-rock/country rock)
The Rolling Stones - The Rolling Stones (English blues rock, debut)
The Rolling Stones - 12 x 5 (English blues rock)
The Beach Boys - The Beach Boys' Christmas Album (American surf rock/Christmas music)
The Beach Boys - Shut Down Volume 2 (American surf rock)
Stan Getz and Joao Gilberto - Getz / Gilberto (Portuguese/American bossa nova)
The Beach Boys- All Summer Long (American surf rock)
Bob Dylan - The Times They Are A-Changin' (American folk / protest song)
Bob Dylan - Another Side Of Bob Dylan (American folk)
The Kinks - Kinks (English garage rock, debut album)
Johnny Cash - I Walk The Line (American country)
Prince Buster- Fly Flying Ska (Jamaican ska)
The Animals- The Animals (English blues rock, debut album)
The Ventures - Walk Don't Run Vol. 2 (American instrumental rock/surf rock)
Muddy Waters - Folk Singer (American blues, his only fully acoustic album)
Eric Dolphy - Out To Lunch (American jazz)
The Ronettes - Presenting The Fabulous Ronettes Featuring Veronica (American girl group, their only full album)
Chuck Berry - St. Louis To Liverpool (American rock and roll)
The Supremes - Where Did Our Love Go? (American soul/r and b)
The Supremes - A Little Bit Of Liverpool (American soul/r and b, covers of songs by contemporary British rock bands such as The Beatles)
Louis Armstrong- Hello Dolly (American vocal jazz)
Mary Wells - Mary Wells Sings My Guy (American soul/r and b)
The Temptations - Meet The Temptations (American soul/ r and b, debut album)
Simon & Garfunkel - Wednesday Morning, 3 AM (American folk, debut album)
Dusty Springfield- Stay A While / Wishin' And Hopin' (English pop, US debut, compilation of previously released singles)
Archie Shepp - Four for Trane (American avant garde jazz)
Herbie Hancock- Empyrean Isles (American soul jazz)


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