巻頭カラー特集が「ロック・アルバム特選100」なので古本屋にて購入。150円。ロックの歴史の始まりをどの辺りにとるかは諸説あるでしょうが、ビートルズがレコードデビューを果たしてから僅か15年、おそらくこういった「名盤100」的な企画は国内でも最古の部類に入るのではないでしょうか。その100枚に選ばれた顔ぶれは、下記の通り。アルファベット順で、順位はありませんでした。
The Allman Brothers Band "The Allman Brothers at Fillmore East"
The Band 'Music From Big Pink"
The Beach Boys "Greatest"
The Beatles "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" "Abbey Road"
Jeff Beck "Wired"
Blood Sweat & Tears "B.S＆Tの歴史"
David Bowie "Ziggy Stardust"
Jackson Browne "The Pretender"
The Paul Butterfield Blues Band "same"
The Byrds "Greatest Hits"
Canned Heat "Hallelujah"
Chicago "Live in Japan"
Joe Cocker "Mad Dogs & English Men"
Colosseum "Live"
Ry Cooder "Chicken Skin Music"
CCR "Bayou Country"
Cream "Wheels of Fire"
Creation "Pure Electric Soul"
CSN&Y "So Far"
Deep Purple "Live in Japan"
Delaney & Bonnie "Accept No Substitute"
John Denver "Greatest Hits"
Derek & Dominos "Layla & Other Assorted Love Songs"
Donovan "ドノヴァンのすべて"
Doobie Brothers "The Best of Doobies"
The Doors "Doors"
Bob Dylan "Blonde on Blonde" "Desire"
Eagles "Hotel California"
Earth Wind & Fire "Gratitude"
EL&P "Pictures at an Exhibition"
Fleetwood Mac "Rumours"
Flower Travelin'Band "Make Up"
Peter Frampton "Comes Alive"
Free "Fire and Water"
Rory Gallagher "Irish Tour'74.."
Genesis "Wind & Wuthering"
Grand Funk Railroad "Caught in The Act"
The Grateful Dead "Live / Dead"
Jimi Hendrix "Electric Ladyland"
Humble Pie "Performance Rockin' The Filmore"
Janis Ian "Miracle Row"
Jefferson Starship "Spitfire"
Elton John "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road"
Janis Joplin "Pearl"
Carole King "Tapestry"
King Crimson "In the Court of the Crimson King"
The Kinks "Muswell Hillbillies"
Al Kooper "Naked Songs"
Led Zepperin "Songs Remains The Same"
John Lennon "Plastic Ono Band"
Gordon Lightfoot "Gord's Gold"
The Lovin' Spoonful "That Spoonful Magic"
Marshal Tucker Band "Long Hard Ride"
Bob Marley & The Wailers "Exodus"
Dave Mason "Certified Live"
John Mayall and Bluesbreakers "and Eric Clapton"
Paul McCartney & Wings "Wings Over America"
Steve Miller Band "Fly Like an Eagle"
Joni Mitchell "Miles of Aisles"
The Moody Blues "Every Good Boy Deserves Favour"
Van Morrison "Tupelo Honey"
Elliott Murphy "Just a Story from America"
Randy Newman "Sail Away"
Nilson "Harry"
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band "Uncle Charlie & His Dog Teddy"
Pink Floyd "Dark Side of the Moon"
Elvis Presley "ロックンロール・アルバム"
Procol Harum "Grand Hotel"
Queen "A Night at The Opera"
Quicksilver Messenger Service "Just for Love"
The Rolling Stones "Let It Bleed" "Black and Blue"
Roxy Music "Stranded"
Todd Rundgren "Something / Anything"
Leon Russell "Best of Leon"
Santana "Lotus"
Boz Scaggs "Silk Degrees"
Simon & Garfunkel "Greatest Hits"
Pati Smith "Radio Ethiopia"
Bruce Springsteen "Born to Run"
Cat Stevens "Greatest Hits"
Al Stewart "Year of The Cat"
Rod Stewart "Atlantic Crossing"
James Taylor "Greatest Hits"
Ten Years After "Ssssh"
Three Dog Night "Joy to the World"
Traffic "Mr Fantasy"
T.Rex "Great Hits"
Velvet Underground "Velvet Underground and Nico"
The Who "Live at Leeds"
Paul Williams "Just an Old Fashioned Love Song"
Johnny Winter "Captured Live!"
Stevie Wonder "Songs in the Key of Life"
Yardbirds "Roger the Engineer"
Yes "Close to The Edge"
Neil Young "After The Gold Rush"
Mike Bloomfield, Al Kooper, Stephen Stills "Super Sessions"
V.A. "Woodstock: Music From Original Soundtrack & More"
少年誌の企画だからか、やけにベスト盤・ライヴ盤が多いですね。日本語表記なのは、日本独自の編集盤と思われるものです。パンク世代からは唯一パティ・スミスがすべり込み。
あと山上たつひこ「岩風呂くん」等が載っています。
