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100 Most Important Records - 1888-1988 - Volume IIII

Artist Song
Minor Threat  Seeing Red - Complete Discography - (1989) 
Public Enemy  Bring the Noise - It Takes a Nation of Millionsto Hold Us Back {Bring the Noise} - (1988) 
Pere Ubu  Blow Daddy O - Datapink in the Near Zero {Dub Housing} - (1978) 
Can  Splash - Soon Over Babluma - (1974) 
Rollins, Sonny  Blue 7 - Saxophone Colossus - (1956) 
Holiday, Billy  That Mood I'm In - The Quintessential Billy Holiday Vol.III (The Complete Billie Holiday With The Teddy Wilson Orchestra} - (1937) 
Saggitarius  My World Fell Down - Nuggets: Original Artyfacts From The First Psychedelic Era 1965-68 - (1967) 
Thirteenth Floor Elevators, The  You're Gonna Miss Me Baby - Nuggets: Original Artyfacts From The First Psychedelic Era 1965-68 - (1966) 
Bob Marley & The Wailers  400 Years - Catch A Fire - (1973) 
Clash, The (comp. Perry/Murvin)  Police & Thieves - The Clash - (1978) 
Booker T & The MGs  Behave Yourself - The Complete Stax Volt Singles - 1959-1968 {Green Onions} - (1962) 
Berry, Chuck  Maybelline - Loud, Fast and Out of Control {Sweet Little Sixteen} - (1955) 
Johnson, Robert  Sweet Home Chicago - The Complete Recordings - (1936) 
Rolling Stones, The  Gimme Shelter - Let It Bleed - (1969) 
Diddley, Bo  You Don't Love Me (You Don't Care) - Best Of (Go Bo Diddley) - (1955) 
Dinwiddie Colored Quartet  Down on the Old Camp Ground - Goodbye Babylon {Early Negro Vocal Quartets Volume 1} - (1902) 
Stooges, The  Fun House - Fun House - (1970) 

Comment:

These mixes are culled from a Wire Magazine article published in 1988, which attempted to list the Top 100 albums of the previous 100 years, regardless of genre...no small feat. These first four of six mixes attempts to pull some fine tracks from each album. {} indicate the album noted in the article when a different source was utilized from my collection. So, let the debate begin, do you agree with these selections? What would add? What would you omit?

The first two comments provide a full list of all 100 albums. Anyone who would send me a copy of such album noted with an asterisk "*" would find themselves in my good graces...indeed.
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musicgnome
Date: 11/28/2005
Various - On The Halls*
Anton Webern - Complete Works Conducted By Pierre Boulez
Dinwiddie Colored Quartet - Early Negro Vocal Quartets Volume 1
Igor Stravinsky - The Firebird / Petrushka / The Rite Of Spring
Bela Bartok - Bartok At The Piano 1920-45
Bessie Smith - The World's Greatest Blues Singer / Any Woman's Blues / Empty Red Blues / The Empress / Nobody's Blues But Mine
Jelly Roll Morton - The Jelly Roll Morton Centennial: His Complete Victor Recordings
Louis Armstrong - Hot Five And Hot Seven
Charley Patton - Founder Of The Delta Blues
Blind Willie Johnson - Praise God I'm Satisfied
Various - Really! The Country Blues*
Dziga Vertov - Enthusiasm: Symphony Of The Donbas*
Robert Johnson - The Complete Recordings
Billie Holiday With The Teddy Wilson Orchestra - The Complete
Count Basie - The Original American Decca Recordings
Muggsy Spanier - The Great 16
Coleman Hawkins - Body And Soul
Duke Ellington - The Blanton-Webster Years
Charlie Parker - The Savoy Sessions
Thelonius Monk - Genius Of Modern Music Volumes 1 And 2
Woody Herman - Four Brothers
Lennie Tristano - Intuition
Olivier Messiaen - Turangalia Symphony
Various - Folk Music Of The Mediterranean*
Art Tatum - The Tatum Solo Masterpieces
Elvis Presley - That's All Right (Mama) / Blue Moon Of Kentucky
Julie London - Julie Is Her Name
Frank Sinatra - Songs For Swinging Lovers
Sonny Rollins - Saxophone Collosus
The Five Royales - Dedicated To The One I Love*
Chuck Berry - Sweet Little Sixteen
Miles Davis - Kind Of Blue
Bo Diddley - Go Bo Diddley
Karlheinz Stockhausen - Gesang Der Junglinge / Kontakt
Ornette Coleman - Change Of The Century
Gil Evans - Out Of The Cool
Bill Evans - The Village Vanguard Sessions / Move From The Vanguard
Oliver Nelson - Blues And The Abstract Truth
Booker T And The MGs - Green Onions
Charles Mingus - The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady
Lamonte Young - Sunday Morning Blues
Ezz Reco And The Launchers - King Of Kings*
Albert Ayler Trio - Spiritual Unity
The Kingsmen - Louie Louie
Eric Dolphy - Out To Lunch
Various - A Collection Of 16 Tamla Motown Hits
The Kinks - See My Friend
James Brown - Papa's Got A Brand New Bag
Bob Dylan - Highway 61 Revisited
Alegre All-Stars - They Don't Make 'Em Like Us Anymore*
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musicgnome
Date: 11/28/2005
Morton Subotnick - Silver Apples Of The Moon
John Coltrane - A Love Supreme
The Beatles - Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Frank Zappa And The Mothers Of Invention - We're Only In It For The Money
Jimi Hendrix - Axis Bold As Love
Sly And The Family Stone - Dance To The Music
The Melodians - Pre-meditation
Captain Beefheart And The Magic Band - Trout Mask Replica
The Velvet Underground - White Light / White Heat
Rolling Stones - Let It Bleed
Scott Walker - Scott 3
The Meters - Look A Py Py
The Stooges - Funhouse
Soft Machine - Third
Various Whales - Songs Of The Humpback Whale*
Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin IV
Philip Glass - Music In Twelve Parts
Ravi Shankar And Ali Akbar Khan - In Concert 1972*
Stevie Wonder - Innervisions
Marvin Gaye - Let's Get It On
Steely Dan - Can't Buy A Thrill
Joni Mitchell - Ladies Of The Canyon
Various - Nuggets -- Original Artyfacts From The First Psychedelic Era 1965-68
Bob Marley - Catch A Fire
Can - Soon Over Babaluma
Grupo Folklorio Y Experimental Nuevayorquino - Concepts In Unity*
Patti Smith - Horses
Fela Ransome Kuti And The Africa 70 - Kalakuta Show
Brian Eno - Another Green World
The Clash - The Clash
Hans Jurgen Syberberg - Hitler, A Film From Germany*
Kraftwerk - Trans Europe Express
Evan Parker - Monoceros*
Pere Ubu - Dub Housing
Public Image Ltd - Metal Box
The Pop Group - Y
Alban Berg - Lulu
The Fall - Slates, Slags Etc
Grandmaster Flash And The Furious Five - The Adventures Of Grandmaster Flash On The Wheels Of Steel
King Sunny Ade - Juju Music
Michael Jackson - Thriller
Husker Du - Zen Arcade
Minor Threat - Minor Threat
Madonna - Into The Groove
Various - The Indestructible Beat Of Soweto
Christian Marclay - Record Without A Cover
Mr Fingers - Washing Machine*
Ami Koita - Tata Sira
Cecil Taylor - In Berlin '88*
Public Enemy - Bring The Noise
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Barrydali
Date: 11/28/2005
Bloody Hell!!!! Truly remarkable
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lostinthejazzmix
Date: 11/28/2005
This is quite the undertaking (and quite the impressive record collection!), but I'm not sure you can take somethng like this at all seriously when Booker T & the MGs (a terrific band, make no mistake) and the Stooges make the list and Duke Ellington and Louis Armstrong (just to name two GLARING examples, from my POV) are nowhere to be seen. Or is there a Vol. V? Or perhaps I missed them. Some great music all the same!
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musicgnome
Date: 11/28/2005
Both are on the list...I have two more volumes coming. The full list is shown in previous commentary.

I didn't want to spam ... and I didn't have time to delve into the remaining albums over Turkey Weekend.
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lostinthejazzmix
Date: 11/28/2005
Good to hear! : )
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French Connection
Date: 11/28/2005
What a feat you've undertaken, at the end of the day though music's all in the ear of the beholder!
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Byzantine
Date: 11/28/2005
Music soothes the savage Beast....Mixology 101 If there was a class you would be the teacher!! Thank you for all your mixes and opinions. You would make one very interesting dinner guest.
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hemizen
Date: 11/28/2005
Silly boy, your dreaming the impossible dream...but mind you great music.
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Mixxer
Date: 11/28/2005
This raises many philospohical questions. What exactly constituted an "album" in 1888? Will the next hundred come out before 2088? What does the word "important" mean? Is it true that The Archies did not make the Top 100?
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lanhamyodel
Date: 11/28/2005
What? No Jimmie Rodgers, no Carter Family, no Bill Monroe, no Bob Wills? This list is very imbalanced, but interesting nevertheless.
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lanhamyodel
Date: 11/28/2005
Chris,

If you haven't come across this yet, you might find it interesting: NPR put together a list of "the most important American musical Works of the 20th century."

(Text from the website:) Here's our definition of "most important":
By virtue of its achievement, beauty, or excellence, the work is an important milestone of American music in the 20th century. It significantly changed the musical landscape, opened new horizons, or in itself had a major effect on American culture and civilization.
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gobi
Date: 11/28/2005
wow what an impossible (one might say futile) undertaking. You have one very impressive music collection; have you considered opening it up to the public? Well done for this, I am sure the debate will run and run (but as Mixxer says, is it true about the Archies?).
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Siobhan
Date: 11/29/2005
Wow! This is quite a project. Of course, it's going to be difficult to get something that everyone will agree on, and I know that I for one think certain bands belong here who would just be rejected instantly by others. But I think that most people's tastes are well represented in these mixes. I'd like to see more folk, and while I really appreciate the inclusion of Bartok, I'd like to see more early 20th century composers; but then to echo Mixxer's comments, would those fall under the category of "albums"? I don't know - but I do love a great deal of what I see here! Oh yeah, and I want your music collection :)
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musicgnome
Date: 11/29/2005
Great comments, everyone! I, too, am a bid confused on how certain additions to this list can be considered albums.

And, no, the Archies are not on the list.

I think it's astonishing that Wire Magazine attempted to do such a list. I've ordered this particular magazine as part of my subscription to read further into how the list was compiled. I wanted everyone's input, so as to put together an appendix to the list.

I would have to wonder why works by Black Sabbath and the Ramones were made. Like em or not, they are considered pioneers in their respective fields and to note Led Zeppelin and the Stooges as precursors to Heavy Metal and Punk would be a bit more of a stretch than one I would want to make.
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musicgnome
Date: 11/29/2005
Oh, and awesome and equally contraversial list from Lanhamyodel!!!

Me thinks I sense another mix series brewing!
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Salman1
Date: 11/29/2005
Yeah, this is pretty ambitious, so I commend you on taking it on. I know I could never do this. I actually like a lot of your picks though. Neat compilation.
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Round Pin
Date: 11/29/2005
Awsome!
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steelkillie
Date: 11/29/2005
A big undertaking. A great job.
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Dom1
Date: 11/30/2005
Good luck 2 ya...some fine stuff indeed...but The Clash? Steelye Dan? Jeez... Is Wire a US mag or is it UK? Great lookin' mix.
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Rob Conroy
Date: 11/30/2005
This looks like a truly ambitious and fantastic undertaking. I've just done a two-disc top 50 that I'll be posting soon enough. I promise to nitpick more at a later date.
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tubesock
Date: 12/5/2005
Great mix series ... well-rounded picks from the Wire. Wonder what albums post-1988 will be considered "timeless"? Only two beefs. No Phil Spector production - "Be My Baby" is the pinnacle for "Wall of Sound" production. And my James Brown pick would be "Funky Drummer." The 18-second "give the drummer some" solo by Clyde Stubblefield is classic. The most sampled break ever in hip-hop/rap and the coda for a number of timeless hits like "You Can't Hurry Love" and "Lust for Life". Both "Be My Baby" and "Funk Drummer" were singles, rather than albums per say, so that's debateable.