Det var 40 år sedan Woodstock-festivalen, vilket uppmärksammas stort i utländska musiktidningar och med flera olika albumutgivningar. Kulturbloggen recenserade en av dessa nyligen.
Det är en hel del inom rockens och popens historia som firar 40-årsjubileum nu i veckan. Musiktidningen Rolling Stone tar upp några mycket stora album som alla firar 40-årsjubileum:
This weekend marks the 40th anniversary of Woodstock, which means this year albums like the Beatles’ Abbey Road, David Bowie’s Space Oddity and countless more classics are turning 40, too. Tell us your favorites (Wikipedia has a decent list) and we’ll tally the results into the ultimate ‘69 playlist on Monday. Check out our favorites below:
• The Beatles – Abbey Road
• The Velvet Underground – The Velvet Underground
• The Rolling Stones – Let It Bleed
• Bob Dylan – Nashville Skyline
• The Band – The Band
Lite mer om Abbey Road från Wikipedia
Abbey Road was released on 26 September 1969 in the United Kingdom, and 1 October 1969 in the United States. It was produced and orchestrated by George Martin for Apple Records. Geoff Emerick was engineer, Alan Parsons was assistant engineer, and Tony Banks was tape operator.
It is regarded as one of The Beatles’ most tightly constructed albums, although the band was barely operating as a functioning unit at the time.
Rolling Stone magazine named it the 14th greatest album of all time,[
Låtlistan på Abbey Road:
Sida 1
1. Come Together – 4:20
2. Something (George Harrison) – 3:03
3. Maxwell’s Silver Hammer – 3:27
4. Oh! Darling – 3:26
5. Octopus’s Garden (Ringo Starr) – 2:51
6. I Want You (She’s So Heavy)- 7:47
Sida 2
1. Here Comes the Sun (George Harrison) – 3:05
2. Because – 2:45
3. You Never Give Me Your Money – 4:02
4. Sun King – 2:26
5. Mean Mr. Mustard – 1:06
6. Polythene Pam – 1:12
7. She Came in Through the Bathroom Window – 1:57
8. Golden Slumbers – 1:31
9. Carry That Weight – 1:36
10. The End – 2:19
11. Her Majesty – 0:23
Abbey Road Medley – The Beatles
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