This booklet was written by Graham Reid, one of NZ's big four reviewers (along with Simon Sweetman, Russell Baillie, and Grant Smithies). He contributed to the two 'Volume' lists as well as the 'Soundtrack: 118 Great NZ Albums' list (see my other posts for these). This booklet was influential enough to form the basis of an Australian version.
https://www.elsewhere.co.nz/somethingel ... ollection/
1956-1959
Ella Fitzgerald And Louis Armstrong - Ella And Louis (1956)
Buddy Holly - Buddy Holly 1958
Dave Brubeck Quartet - Time Out 1959
Miles Davis - Kind Of Blue 1959
1963-1965
James Brown - Live At The Apollo 1963
The Beatles - With The Beatles 1963
John Coltrane - A Love Supreme 1964
The Byrds - Mr Tambourine Man 1965
The Beatles - Rubber Soul -1965
1966-1967
John Mayall With Eric Clapton - Bluesbreakers 1966
Bob Dylan - Blonde On Blonde 1966
Beach Boys - Pet Sounds 1966
The Velvet Underground And Nico - The Velvet Underground And Nico 1967
1967-1968
The Doors - The Doors 1967
The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Are You Experienced? 1967
Cream - Disraeli Gears 1967
Arethra Franklin - Lady Soul - 1968
1968
The Rolling Stones - Beggars Banquet 1968
The Band - Music From Big Pink 1968
Johnny Cash - At Folsom Prison 1968
Van Morrison - Asteal Weeks 1968
1969-1970
Dusty Springfield - Dusty In Memphis 1969
Elvis Presley - From Elvis In Memphis 1969
Miles Davis - Bitches Brew 1970
The Stooges - The Stooges 1970
1970-1971
Black Sabbath - Paranoid 1970
Joni Mitchell - Blue 1971
Allman Brothers Band - At Fillmore East 1971
Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin IV 1971
Marvin Gaye - What's Going On 1971
1971-1972
Carol King - Tapestry 1971
The Who - Who's Next 1971
The Rolling Stones - Exile On Main Street 1972
Neil Diamond - Hot August Night 1972
1972-1973
David Bowie - The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars 1972
Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road 1973
John Martyn - Solid Air 1973
Wings - Band On The Run 1973
1973-1975
Pink Floyd - Dark Side Of The Moon 1973
Gram Parsons - Grievous Angel 1974
Split Enz - Mental Notes 1975
Patti Smith - Horses 1975
1975-1976
Queen - Night At The Opera 1975
Bruce Springsteen - Born To Run 1975
Stevie Wonder - Songs In The Key Of Life 1976
The Ramones - The Ramones 1976
Sex Pistols - Never Mind The Bollocks 1977
1977
Various Artists - Saturday Night Fever 1977
Television - Marquee Moon 1977
Bob Marley - Exodus 1977
David Bowie - Low 1977
1977-1979
Elvis Costello - My Aim Is True 1977
Kraftwork - Trans Europe Express 1977
Neil Young - Live Rust 1979
Fleetwood Mac - Tusk 1979
1979-1980
The Clash - London Calling 1979
Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers - Damn The Torpedoes 1979
AC/DC - Back In Black 1980
Split Enz - True Colours 1980
1980-1982
Motörhead - Ace Of Spades 1980
Brian Eno And David Byrne - My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts 1981
Bruce Springsteen - Nebraska 1982
Michael Jackson - Thriller 1982
1983-1985
Talking Heads - Speaking In Tongues 1983
Kate Bush - Hounds Of Love 1985
Dire Straits - Brothers In Arms 1985
Tom Waits - Rain Dogs 1985
1986-1987
The Smiths - The Queen Is Dead 1986
Paul Simon - Graceland 1986
Guns N' Roses - Appetite For Destruction 1987
George Michael - Faith 1987
Public Enemy - It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back 1988
1987-1989
Prince - Sign O' The Times 1987
U2 - The Joshua Tree 1987
The Stone Roses - The Stone Roses 1989
De La Soul - 3 Feet High And Rising 1989
1989-1991
The Cure - Disintegration 1989
Pixies - Doolittle 1989
U2 - Achtung Baby 1991
Massive Attack - Blue Lines 1991
Nirvana - Nevermind 1991
1991-1992
Pearl Jam - Ten 1991
Primal Scream - Screamadelica 1991
R.E.M. - Automatic For The People 1992
Dr. Dre - The Chronic 1992
1993-1995
Wu Tang Clan - Enter The Wu Tang 1993
Dave Dobbyn - Twist 1994
Jeff Buckley - Grace 1994
Shihad - Killjoy 1995
1996-1997
Oasis - Definitely Maybe 1996
Buena Vista Social Club - Buena Vista Social Club 1997
Prodigy - Fat Of The Land 1997
Radiohead - OK Computer 1997
1998-2001
Lucinda Williams - Car Wheels On A Gravel Road 1998
Eminem - The Marshall Mathews LP 2000
White Stripes - White Blood Cells 2001
Salmonella Dub - Inside The Dub Plates 2001
2002 - 2007
Wilco - Yankee Hotel Foxtrot 2002
Trinity Roots - Home, Land And Sea 2004
Bob Dylan - Modern Times 2006
Robert Plant And Alison Kraus - Raising Sand 2007
The Cornerstone Collection (NZ): The 101 building blocks of any serious CD collection (2011)
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