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one-hundred-eleven albums

Agitation Free - Malesch

The Allman Brothers Band - Eat a Peach

The Band - Rock of Ages

Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band - Clear Spot

Big Star - # 1 Record

Black Sabbath - Vol. 4

Blue Öyster Cult

Lô Borges

David Bowie - The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars

Bread - Baby I'm-a Want You

Jackson Browne

Junior Byles - Beat Down Babylon

Terry Callier - What Color Is Love

Can - Ege Bamyasi

Captain Beyond

The Carpenters - A Song for You

The Jimmy Castor Bunch - It's Just Begun

Bobby Charles

Chicago V

The Chi-Lites - A Lonely Man

C. O. B. - Moyshe McStiff and the Tartan Lancers of the Sacred Heart

Alice Cooper - School's Out

Curved Air - Phantasmagoria

Deep Purple - Machine Head

Deep Purple - Made in Japan

Sandy Denny - Sandy

John Denver - Rocky Mountain High

Neil Diamond - Hot August Night

The Doobie Brothers - Toulouse Street

Nick Drake - Pink Moon

Fanny - Fanny Hill

Faust - So Far

Aretha Franklin - Young, Gifted and Black

Aretha Franklin - Amazing Grace

Jerry Garcia - Garcia

Genesis - Foxtrot

Gentle Giant - Octopus

The Grateful Dead - Europe '72

Al Green - Let's Stay Together

Albert Hammond - It Never Rains in Southern California

Mickey Hart - Rolling Thunder

The Sensational Alex Harvey Band - Framed

Hawkwind - Doremi Fasol Latido

Humble Pie - Smokin'

Jethro Tull - Thick as a Brick

Elton John - Honky Château

Eddie Kendricks - People... Hold On

Kris Kristofferson - Jesus Was a Capricorn

Lindisfarne - Fog on the Tyne

Little Feat - Sailin' Shoes

Loggins and Messina

Manfred Mann's Earth Band

Manassas

Matching Mole

Curtis Mayfield - Super Fly: The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Written and Performed by Curtis Mayfield

Bette Midler - The Divine Miss M

Van Morrison - St. Dominic's Preview

Mott the Hoople - All the Young Dudes

Milton Nascimento - Clube da Esquina

Neu!

Randy Newman - Sail Away

The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band - Will the Circle Be Unbroken

The O'Jays - Back Stabbers

Van Dyke Parks - Discover America

Billy Paul - 360 Degrees of Billy Paul

Professor Longhair - New Orleans Piano

Bonnie Raitt - Give It Up

Willis Alan Ramsey

Fela Ransome-Kuti and the Afrika 70 - Shakara

Lou Reed - Transformer

The Rolling Stones - Exile on Main Street

The First Roxy Music Album

Todd Rundgren - Something/Anything?

Brinsley Schwarz - Nervous on the Road

Labi Siffre - Crying Laughing Loving Lying

Paul Simon

Slade - Slayed?

The Spinners

The Staple Singers - Be Altitude: Respect Yourself

Stealers Wheel

Steeleye Span - Below the Salt

Steely Dan - Can't Buy a Thrill

Meic Stevens - Gwymon

Rod Stewart - Never a Dull Moment

The Strawbs - Bursting at the Seams

Tangerine Dream - Zeit

The Temptations - All Directions

Richard Thompson Starring as Henry the Human Fly

Allen Toussaint - Life, Love and Faith

Pete Townshend - Who Came First

T. Rex - Slider

Uriah Heep - Demons and Wizards

Townes Van Zandt - High, Low and In Between

Townes Van Zandt - The Late Great Townes Van Zandt

Caetano Veloso - Transa

War - The World Is a Ghetto

Lal and Mike Waterson - Bright Phoebus: Songs by Lal and Mike Waterson

Bob Weir - Ace

Jesse Winchester - Third Down, 110 to Go

The Edgar Winter Group - They Only Come Out at Night

Wishbone Ash - Argus

Bill Withers - Still Bill

Bobby Womack - Understanding

Stevie Wonder - Music of My Mind

Stevie Wonder - Talking Book

Xhol - Motherfuckers GMBH & Co. KG

Yes - Close to the Edge

Neil Young - Harvest

Steve Young - Seven Bridges Road

Frank Zappa - The Grand Wazoo

Frank Zappa - Waka/ Jawaka

forty-four singles and deep cuts

Babe Ruth - 'The Mexican', First Base

Chuck Berry - 'My Ding-a-Ling', The London Chuck Berry Sessions

Big Youth - 'S-90 Skank' ['Ace Ninety Skank']

James Brown - 'Talkin' Loud and Sayin' Nothing - Part I'/ 'Talkin' Loud and Sayin' Nothing - Part II', There It Is

James Brown - 'Get on the Good Foot - Part 1'/ 'Get on the Good Foot - Part 2', Get on the Good Foot

Jerry Butler - 'One Night Affair', Spice of Life

Harry Chapin - 'Taxi', Heads and Tails

Chicory Tip - 'Son of My Father', Son of My Father

The Cornelius Brothers and Sister Rose - 'Too Late to Turn Back Now', The Cornelius Brothers and Sister Rose

Jim Croce - 'Operator (That's Not the Way It Feels)', You Don't Mess Around with Jim

Neil Diamond - 'Song Sung Blue', Moods

Manu Dibango - 'Soul Makossa', Soul Makossa

Dr. Hook and the Medicine Show - 'Sylvia's Mother', Doctor Hook

Dr. Hook and the Medicine Show - 'The Cover of Rolling Stone', Sloppy Seconds

The Eagles - 'Witchy Woman', The Eagles

The Eagles - 'Take It Easy', The Eagles

Gary Glitter - 'Rock and Roll Part 1'/ 'Rock and Roll Part 2', Glitter

Hot Butter - 'Popcorn', Popcorn

Gladys Knight and the Pips - 'Neither One of Us (Wants to Be the First to Say Goodbye)', Neither One of Us [1973]

John Lennon/ Plastic Ono Band with Elephant's Memory and the Invisible Strings - 'Woman Is the Nigger of the World', [John and Yoko/ Plastic Ono Band with Elephant's Memory and the Invisible Strings] Some Time in New York City

Lieutenant Pigeon - 'Mouldy Old Dough', Mouldy Old Music [1973]

Love Unlimited - 'Walkin' in the Rain with the One I Love', From a Girl's Point of View We Give to You... Love Unlimited

Main Ingredient - 'Everybody Plays the Fool', Bitter Sweet

Melanie - 'Brand New Key', Gather Me

Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes - 'If You Don't Know Me by Now', I Miss You

Anne Murray - 'Danny's Song', Danny's Song

Johnny Nash - 'I Can See Clearly Now', I Can See Clearly Now

The Ohio Players - 'Pleasure' ['Got Pleasure'], Pleasure

The Ohio Players - 'Funky Worm', Pleasure

The Osmonds - 'Crazy Horses', Crazy Horses

Gilbert O'Sullivan - 'Alone Again (Naturally)'

The Persuaders - 'Thin Line between Love and Hate', Thin Line between Love and Hate

Esther Phillips - 'Home Is Where the Hatred Is', From a Whisper to a Scream

Elvis Presley - 'Always on My Mind'

The Raspberries - 'Go All the Way', The Raspberries

Residents, Uninc. - Santa Dog [E. P.]

Roxy Music - 'Virginia Plain'

Seals and Crofts - 'Summer Breeze', Summer Breeze

Ringo Starr - 'Back Off Boogaloo'

The Trammps - 'Zing! Went the Strings of My Heart', The Legendary Zing Album Featuring the Famous Trammps

T. Rex - 'Children of the Revolution'

T. Rex - 'Solid Gold Easy Action'

Loudon Wainwright III - 'Dead Skunk', Album III

Wings - 'Give Ireland Back to the Irish'

two archival and compilation albums

The Harder They Come: Original Soundtrack Recording

The Rolling Stones - More Hot Rocks (Big Hits & Fazed Cookies)