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Originally Posted by sidewinder
1969
Another fantastic year as we close out the 60s. However, I'm a little less passionate about this set as a whole compared to the previous few years. The top two of course are fantastic and some of the best from The Beatles and The Kinks, but the rest are "merely" great versus amazing. In the previous few years I think everything on my lists warranted 4.5 or 5 stars, here they're mostly 4 stars - aside from the first two. Great year as a whole though, there are at least another 10 worth mentioning beyond this.
1. The Beatles - Abbey Road
2. The Kinks - Arthur or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire
3. The Rolling Stones - Let It Bleed
4. Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin II
5. Humble Pie - Town & Country
6. Love - Four Sail
7. Pink Floyd - More
8. Spirit - Clear
9. King Crimson - In the Court of the Crimson King
10. Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin
         
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Like you said, there's many more worth mentioning. In my opinion, if you add these it's hard to narrow it down to which 5 star records would make the cut:
Kick Out the Jams - MC5
Tommy- The Who
Trout Mask Replica - Captain Beefheart
Aoxomoxoa - The Grateful Dead
In a Silent Way- Miles Davis
The Stooges- The Stooges
Blind Faith- Blind Faith
Five Leaves Left- Nick Drake
The Band - The Band
Hot Buttered Soul - Isaac Hayes
Ummagumma - Pink Floyd
Live Dead- the Grateful Dead
Liege and Leaf - Fairpoint Convention