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Pearl (Janis Joplin album)
Pearl is Janis Joplin's second and final solo studio album, released posthumously on January 11, 1971 by Columbia. Recorded in 1970 with the Full Tilt Boogie Band and producer Paul Rothchild, it hit No. 1 for nine weeks and includes "Me and Bobby McGee" and "Mercedes Benz".
Slowhand
Slowhand is Eric Clapton's fifth solo studio album, released 25 November 1977 on RSO Records, produced by Glyn Johns at Olympic Studios, London. Known for "Cocaine", "Lay Down Sally", and "Wonderful Tonight", it reached the Top 10 in 8 countries.
Surf (Donnie Trumpet & The Social Experiment album)
Surf (2015) is the debut album by Donnie Trumpet & The Social Experiment, Nico Segal's band with Chance the Rapper, Peter Cottontale, Greg Landfair Jr., and Nate Fox; self-released free on iTunes, 16 tracks, Metacritic 86.
Swing Fever (album)
Swing Fever, a 2024 collaborative studio album by Rod Stewart and Jools Holland with his Rhythm & Blues Orchestra, released 23 February 2024; 13 big band era covers, 38 minutes, East West/Rhino, UK number 1.
Takanaka (album)
Takanaka (TAKANAKA) is Masayoshi Takanaka's second original album, released 5 March 1977 on Kitty Records with eight tracks including Ready to Fly and April Wave; remastered clear-red vinyl reissue UPJY-9434 followed in August 2024.
Tejas (album)
Tejas (album): ZZ Top's 1976 London Records studio album (released 29 November 1976), a country-tinged blues-rock record with singles It's Only Love and Arrested for Driving While Blind; also Tejas Menon's Make It Happen (2020) and Outlast (2021).
The Allman Brothers Band (album)
The Allman Brothers Band (album), the 1969 Capricorn/Atco debut by the Allman Brothers Band, recorded at Atlantic Studios, New York, produced by Adrian Barber, featuring Whipping Post and Dreams.
The Rainbow Goblins (虹伝説) (album)
The Rainbow Goblins (虹伝説, Niji Densetsu) is a 1981 jazz fusion concept album by Masayoshi Takanaka, his first double album, setting Ul de Rico's 1978 picture book of seven rainbow-eating goblins to 14 tracks with narration.
The Rolling Stones (album)
The Rolling Stones (album): 1964 Decca debut of the Rolling Stones, UK No. 1 with an untitled cover; issued in the US as England's Newest Hit Makers, No. 11, mostly blues covers plus Tell Me.
The White Goblin (虹伝説II～THE) (Masayoshi Takanaka album)
The White Goblin (虹伝説II THE WHITE GOBLIN) is Masayoshi Takanaka's 1997 instrumental concept album, sequel to his 1981 Rainbow Goblins; 12 tracks, reissued on SHM-CD in 2014 and first vinyl in 2021.
Then Play On
Then Play On is Fleetwood Mac's third studio album, released 19 September 1969 on Reprise; the first with Danny Kirwan and last with Peter Green, featuring "Oh Well" and "Rattlesnake Shake."
Troupeau Bleu
Troupeau Bleu is the 1975 debut album by French jazz-funk band Cortex, led by Alain Mion with Mireille Dalbray on vocals. Recorded in two days, it became a collector item and one of hip-hop's most sampled jazz albums via MF DOOM's One Beer.
Truth (Jeff Beck album)
Truth (1968) is Jeff Beck's debut solo album, actually recorded by the Jeff Beck Group with Rod Stewart, Ronnie Wood, and Micky Waller; produced by Mickie Most at Abbey Road, it peaked at US number 15 and prefigured Led Zeppelin and heavy metal.
With a Little Help from My Friends (Joe Cocker album)
With a Little Help from My Friends is Joe Cocker's gold-certified 1969 debut album, produced by Denny Cordell and released on Regal Zonophone and A&M. It centers on his UK number one soul rearrangement of the Beatles song, with guests Jimmy Page and Steve Winwood.