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Originally Posted by Seltzer
I don't know about best, but 1969 was a good year. Some immortal jazz albums, some folk, birth of prog and krautrock, plenty of classic rock, Zappa's greatest album IMO and loads of psychedelic gems I haven't mentioned. And any other music of which I'm ignorant.
King Crimson - In the Court of the Crimson King
Beatles - Abbey Road
Herbie Hancock - Maiden Voyage
Miles Davis - Bitches Brew
The Kinks - Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire)
Amon Duul - Phallus Dei
Pink Floyd - Ummagumma
Soft Machine - Second
Rolling Stones - Let It Bleed
Frank Zappa - Hot Rats
Led Zeppelin - I and II
Fleetwood Mac - English Rose
Nick Drake - Five Leaves Left
Sly - Stand!
Can - Monster Movie
Yes - S/T
Bob Dylan - Nashville Skyline
CCR - Willy and the Poor Boys
Allman Brothers Band - Debut S/T
Os Mutantes - Mutantes
Pentangle - Basket of Light
Captain Beefheart - Trout Mask Replica
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For 1969 you can also add:
Allman Brother's - Idlewild South
Uriel - Arzachel
Blodwyn Pig - Ahead Rings Out
Blind Faith - S/T
Crosby Stills and Nash - S/T first album
Fleetwood Mac - Then Play On
Jeff Beck - Beck-ola
Jethro Tull - Stand Up
Moody Blues - To Our Children's Children's Children
Pink Floyd - More (soundtrack) = pretty under appreciated great album
Ten Years After - Stonedhenge
Tony William's Lifetime - Emergency!
Wigwam - Hard 'n' Horny
Xhol Caravan - Electrip
BB King - Completely Well
Bob Seger System - Ramblin' Gamblin' Man
MC5 - Kick Out the Jams
Neil Young - Everybody Knows This is Nowhere
Keef Hartley band - Halfbreed
Doors - Soft Parade (not my favorite, but solid)
Who - Tommy (The first commercially viable "rock opera")
Chicago - Chicago Transit Authority
Traffic - Heaven is In Your Mind
Pentangle - Sweet Child
Savoy Brown - A Step Further and Blue Matter
Johnny Winter - S/T debut AND The Progressive Blues Experiment