1969

Folk 

The Roots of Nick Drake’s Five Leaves Left

August 4, 2025August 4, 2025 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments 1969, Alexi Murdoch, FIve Leaves Left, Iron and Wine, Joe Boyd, José Gonzalez, Nick Drake, Robert Kirby, Sufjan Stevens, The Making of Five Leaves Left

A new box set unearths the origin story of the British folk icon

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Rock 

‘Golden’ Girl

July 14, 2025July 14, 2025 Ron Hart 0 Comments 1969, Aretha Franklin, Atlantic Records, Bob Crewe, Chappell Roan, High Moon Records, Jerry Wexler, Lotti Golden, New York City, Richard Hell

A chat with New York rock treasure Lotti Golden

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jazz 

REISSUES: Free At Last Extended Edition by The Mal Waldron Trio

February 18, 2020February 19, 2020 Ron Hart 0 Comments 1969, 50th anniversary, Billie Holiday, Charles Mingus, Clarence Becton, ECM, Eric Dolphy, Free At Last, Isla Eckinger, Mal Waldron, Mal Waldron Trio

ECM capped off its 50th year celebration with a long overdue revamp of the label’s flagship title

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Classical Hard Rock 

Presto: Deep Purple’s ‘Concerto for Group and Orchestra’ at 50

January 9, 2020January 9, 2020 Bill Kopp 0 Comments 1969, Concerto for Group and Orchestra, Deep Purple, EMI, Harvest Records, Ian Gillen, Ian Paice, Jon Lord, Ritchie Blackmore, Roger Glover, Royal Albert Hall

At the end of 1969, the hard rock icons took their sound to a new level on their largely overlooked experiment with orchestra

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Pop 

THE BEST REISSUES OF 2019: A Little More Conversation

December 18, 2019December 18, 2019 Gillian G. Gaar 0 Comments 1969, 2019, Box sets, Conversation Piece, David Bowie, Rhino, Space Oddity, Tony Visconti

David Bowie’s Space Oddity saga finally gets its unabridged homage in gorgeous new box set

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Experimental jazz Rock Soul 

Chicago Transit Authority’s 50th Anniversary Recalls a Time When Chicago was Cool

December 17, 2019December 17, 2019 Jim Allen 1 Comment 1969, 50th anniversary, Chicago, Chicago Transit Authority, Peter Cetera, Rhino, Terry Kath

Despite a controversial new remaster, the double-length debut of this legendary big band at its most experimental continues to reveal new shades of fancy colours a half-century later

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Blues Records Rock 

THE BEST REISSUES OF 2019: The Best Stones Album Turns 50

December 6, 2019November 27, 2021 Robert Baird 0 Comments 1969, ABKCO, Bill Wyman, Brian Jones, Charlie Watts, Keith Richards, Let It Bleed, Mick Jagger, Mick Taylor, The Rolling Stones

Digging into the anniversary box commemorating Let It Bleed

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Experimental Pop 

I Really Need A Friend: The Rejection and Acceptance of Scott Walker’s Scott 4

December 1, 2019August 19, 2020 Jeremy Shatan 3 Comments 1969, Angela Morley, Bob Dylan, Citizen Kane, David Bowie, Harry Secombe, Ingmar Bergman, Julian Cope, Orson Welles, Scott 4, Scott Walker, Wally Stott

In late 1969, the dearly departed American pop laureate turned in his Citizen Kane

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Experimental jazz Rock 

Deliciousness: Frank Zappa’s Hot Rats at 50

November 22, 2019November 22, 2019 Bill Kopp 0 Comments 1969, Captain Beefheart, Frank Zappa, Hot Rats, It Must Be A Camel, Peaches en Regalia, The Gumbo Variations, The Hot Rats Sessions, Willie The Pimp

With a box set of its legendary studio sessions due in December, the RNR Globe looks back on the most inoffensive LP in the FZ canon

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Folk Psychedelics Rock Soundtracks and Film Scores 

Wherever That River Goes, That’s Where I Want To Be: The Byrds’ Ballad Of Easy Rider At 50

November 19, 2019November 19, 2019 Zachary Corsa 0 Comments 1969, Ballas of Easy Rider, Columbia Records, Dennis Hopper, Easy Rider, Jesus Is Just Alright, Peter Fonda, Roger McGuinn, Skip Battin, The Byrds

In the Fall of ’69 , the L.A. folk-rock icons added a new dimension to the Fonda/Hopper cult classic

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Blues Pop Soul 

The Entertaining Mr. Jones

November 17, 2019November 17, 2019 Mitchell Cohen 0 Comments 1969, Delilah, Hard To Handle, Janis Joplin, Las Vegas, Richard Burton, Tom Jones, Tom Jones Live in Las Vegas, What's New Pussycat

Looking back at Tom Jones’ Vegas era

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Blues Rock 

Noah: The Album That Nearly Ended Bob Seger’s Career

November 5, 2019June 23, 2023 Jim Allen 3 Comments 1969, Bob Seger, Capitol Records, Detroit, Mongrel, Noah, Ramblin' Gamblin' Man, Smokin' O.P.'s, The Bob Seger System

The Detroit rocker’s second LP from 1969 remains a bizarre blindspot in his catalog

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adblock Blues jazz Southern Rock 

Hunger for the Dreams: ‘The Allman Brothers Band’ at 50

November 4, 2019January 22, 2024 Bill Kopp 0 Comments 1969, Berry Oakley Jr, Butch Trucks, Capricorn Records, Dickey Betts, Duane Allman, Gregg Allman, Jai Johahnay Johanson, Jamoie, Jerry Jemmott, The Allman Brothers Band

In 1969, two brothers from Macon, GA changed the course of American rock below the Mason-Dixon line

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Rock 

Elvis Back From The Dead: 50 Years Ago In Vegas

October 29, 2019October 30, 2019 Jeremy Shatan 0 Comments 1969, American Sound 1969, Col. Tom Parker, Elvis Presley, From Elvis in Memphis, International Hotel, James Burton, Jerry Scheff, Larry Muhoberac, Las Vegas, Ronnie Tutt

A look back at The King’s hot August nights in Sin City ’69

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Blues Hard Rock jazz Rock 

Weird of Scotland: Jack Bruce’s ‘Songs for a Tailor’ at 50

October 23, 2019October 24, 2019 Bill Kopp 0 Comments 1969, 50th anniversary, Atco, Chris Spedding, Colessium, Cream, Felix Pappalardi, George Harrison, Jack Bruce, Polydor, Songs for a Tailor

The late Cream bassist’s solo debut is an absolutely deep AOR treasure

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