Music timeline
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The Bee Gees release Idea
Idea is the Bee Gees' fifth studio album, and their third international release. Released in August, 1968, the album sold over a million copies... Read more
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Jimi Hendrix releases Electric Ladyland
Electric Ladyland is the third and final album by the Jimi Hendrix Experience, released in 1968 on Reprise Records (see 1968 in music). Produced... Read more
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Electric Prunes release "Release of an Oath"
Release of An Oath is an album by the Electric Prunes. Following the musical pattern of their Mass in F Minor, it is a rock music setting of a... Read more
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The Beatles release the White Album
The Beatles is the ninth official British album and the fifteenth American album by The Beatles, a double album released in 1968. It is more... Read more
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Deep Purple release The Book of Taliesyn
The Book of Taliesyn is the second album by English rock band Deep Purple, released in 1968 by EMI's Harvest Records in the UK, Tetragrammaton in... Read more
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The Jackson Five debut
In August 1969, shortly before Michael turned 11, the Jackson 5 opened for Diana Ross at the L.A. Forum, and in December, they issued their debut... Read more
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Love releases Four Sail
By mid-1968, Arthur Lee was the only remaining member of the classic lineup of Love. But simply because Johnny Echols, Bryan Maclean, Ken Forssi... Read more
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Led Zeppelin releases self-titled debut album
Led Zeppelin is the debut album of English rock band Led Zeppelin. It was recorded in October 1968 at Olympic Studios in London and released on... Read more
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The Beatles release Yellow Submarine
Yellow Submarine is a soundtrack album released by The Beatles corresponding with the film of the same name released on Apple Records (catalogue... Read more
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The Bee Gees release Odessa
Odessa is the sixth studio album by the Bee Gees, released in 1969. It was the group's fourth album released internationally, and their only studio... Read more
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Genesis Releases "From Genesis to Revelation"
From Genesis to Revelation was the first album by Genesis, released in March 1969 on Decca Records in England (London Records in North America). It... Read more
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Electric Prunes release Just Good Old Rock and Roll
Just Good Old Rock and Roll is a record album attributed to the The Electric Prunes. It was recorded with a lineup put together by Wilson-Fisher... Read more
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Elvis Presley releases From Elvis in Memphis
From Elvis in Memphis is the thirty-fourth album, not counting budget compilations on the RCA Camden subsidiary, by Elvis Presley, released on RCA... Read more
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Deep Purple release Deep Purple
Deep Purple, also referred to as Deep Purple III, is the third studio album by English rock band Deep Purple, released in 1969 on Harvest Records... Read more
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Woodstock organizers select Yasgur's farm as venue
On July 20, 1969, Yasgur, meeting with the organizers at a White Lake restaurant called The Lighthouse, agreed to rent 600 acres (2.4 km2) for... Read more
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Pink Floyd releases More soundtrack
Soundtrack from the Film More is Pink Floyd's first full-length soundtrack. The film More was directed by Barbet Schroeder; in it, two songs can be... Read more
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Alice Cooper releases Pretties for You
Pretties for You was the debut album by Alice Cooper. At this time, the name "Alice Cooper" referred to the band, not its lead singer, though the... Read more
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Woodstock Music & Art Fair 1969 - Day one
Woodstock Music & Art Fair (informally, Woodstock or The Woodstock Festival) was a music festival, billed as "An Aquarian Exposition", held at Max... Read more
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Woodstock Music & Art Fair 1969 - Day two
Saturday, August 16 The day opened at 12:15 pm, and featured some of the event's biggest psychedelic and guitar rock headliners. * Quill,... Read more
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Woodstock Music & Art Fair 1969 - Day three
Sunday, August 17 to Monday, August 18 Joe Cocker was the first act on the last officially booked day (Sunday); he opened up the day's events at... Read more
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Woodstock Music & Art Fair 1969 - Day four
Sunday, August 17 to Monday, August 18 Joe Cocker was the first act on the last officially booked day (Sunday); he opened up the day's events at... Read more
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The Beatles release Abbey Road
Abbey Road is the eleventh official U.K. album and seventeenth U.S. album released by The Beatles. Though work on Abbey Road began in April 1969,... Read more
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Led Zeppelin II is released
Led Zeppelin II is the second studio album by English rock band Led Zeppelin, released 22 October 1969 on Atlantic Records. Recording sessions for... Read more
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Pink Floyd releases Ummagumma
Ummagumma is a double album by Pink Floyd, released in 1969 by Harvest and EMI in the United Kingdom and Harvest and Capitol in the United States.... Read more
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Elvis Presley releases From Memphis to Vegas/From Vegas to Memphis
From Memphis to Vegas/From Vegas to Memphis is the thirty-fifth studio album by Elvis Presley released on RCA Records (LSP 6020) in November 1969.... Read more