# two hundred sixty-eight

Psychocandy
The Jesus and Mary Chain
Phil Spector-esque "wall of fuzz" production surrounds Beach Boys melodies and Velvet Underground lyrics. Talent borrows, genius steals.
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# two hundred seventy-six

Anthology of American Folk Music
Various Artists
This wonderfully weird collection of country, folk and blues was the bible from which the entire '60s folk boom preached. Outsider music in its purest form.
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# two hundred eighty-eight

Something Else By The Kinks
The Kinks
Impeccably sketched vignettes from British rock's poet laureate (plus a couple from his brother for good measure). Your life is not complete without "Waterloo Sunset."
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# two hundred ninety-one

The Basement Tapes
Bob Dylan and The Band
Legendary for years thanks to bootleg versions, this double LP offers a fly-on-the-wall look at Bob and company tinkering with every conceivable form of American music.
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# two hundred ninety-seven

Weezer
Weezer
With a wall of guitars and sweet melodies, Weezer came roaring out of the gate with this paean to postmodern adolescence.
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