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Yes, I said 8-Track. Have I mentioned that I'm old?

YouTube video by Joni Mitchell - Topic Amelia

By this time I was using Rolling Stone's "Album Guide" book & "Best Albums of All Time" issue to find my way. "Blue" was on the list, but I found this on 8-Track instead. And I'm glad I did. This is deep & thoughtful music I'm still learning from 40 years later. youtu.be/BsWVRN8DDjs?...

Choose 20 albums that have stayed with you or influenced you. One album per day for 20 days, in no particular order.
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Day 12
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YouTube video by Tangerine Dream - Topic Birth of Liquid Plejades

Another gem from the Camelot Records cut-out bin. This 6-LP box set contains Tangerine Dream's earliest & most experimental work. It's some of the first ambient or drone-based music I've heard. youtu.be/-WRDQmFJhFQ?...

Choose 20 albums that have stayed with you or influenced you. One album per day for 20 days, in no particular order.
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Day 11
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This album reminds me of my first serious crush.

Choose 20 albums that have stayed with you or influenced you. One album per day for 20 days, in no particular order.
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Day 10
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YouTube video by WhodiniVEVO Whodini - Freaks Come Out at Night

Some of the first Hip-Hop I heard. Pretty sure I got this at Famous Records, a record shop in downtown McKeesport where I would hang out whenever I could.
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Choose 20 albums that have stayed with you or influenced you. One album per day for 20 days, in no particular order.
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Day 9
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YouTube video by Odetta - Topic If I Had a Hammer

Found this in the McKeesport Carnegie Library's used bookstore. A lot of my interests in Folk Music & politics/social justice can probably be traced back to this album.
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First, a belated thank you to @jeffbetten.bsky.social for inspiring me to do this.
Now:
Choose 20 albums that have stayed with you or influenced you. One album per day for 20 days, in no particular order.
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Day 8
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YouTube video by Joan Baez - Topic We Shall Overcome (Live)

Found in the McKeesport Library's used book store. I guess I picked up a good bit of my interests in Folk Music & politics from this album.
youtu.be/x1o_W0WJ1nM?...

YouTube video by Dj Armyn - el flako del swing EMILIANI - Kati Elimnyama E Gol - Soweto Street Music DJ ARMYN

Especially this song. youtu.be/BAZAZltfLqk?...

This was another early CD find. Paul Simon's "Graceland" was already out for a while when I spotted this in the cutout bin at Camelot Music's Century III Mall location. This was a revelation, and riffs from it still pop up in my head 30+ years later

Choose 20 albums that have stayed with you or influenced you. One album per day for 20 days, in no particular order.
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Day 7
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YouTube video by The Temptations - Topic Ain't Too Proud To Beg

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My first CD! This had a fantastic track listing, & having it open & close with the 2 versions of "I Heard It Through The Grapevine" (Gladys Knight & the Pips and Marvin Gaye) was a nice touch.

Choose 20 albums that have stayed with you or influenced you. One album per day for 20 days, in no particular order.
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Day 6
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I'm Mari & Emma's weird brother. No, the other one ;)

Happy birthday!

Anybody who knew me in high school could see this coming. Had all the lyrics memorized at one point & would write them out during particularly boring classes.

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Day 5
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Not all who wander behind the couch cushions are lost :)

YouTube video by Ella Fitzgerald - Topic Airmail Special (Live At The Newport Jazz Festival, 1957)

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During high school, I had a couple volumes from this series on cassette. This was how I started learning about Jazz (after seeing Dizzy Gillespie on the Muppet Show). From a strong batch of tracks, I'd like to highlight Ella Fitzgerald's stupendous "Good Enough To Keep" (aka Air Mail Special).

Choose 20 albums that have stayed with you or influenced you. One album per day for 20 days, in no particular order.
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Day 4
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I already liked Beethoven because Schroeder did, but hearing this as a kid completely blew me away.

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Day 3
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But that's a good idea. Thank you. I'll put a brief comment in the replies of future posts.

This was another present from my parents. It includes many of the cover songs they played during their early days (Long Tall Sally, Roll Over Beethoven, etc.). It was a lot of fun!