Well it’s 1969 OK

albums

1.  The Mothers of Invention  – Uncle Meat  |  Electric Aunt Jemima   Mr. Green Genes  King Kong I-VI

2.  Sly & the Family Stone – Stand  |  Stand!  I Want to Take You Higher   Everyday People

3.  Pharoah Sanders – Karma  |  The Creator Has a Master Plan

4.  The Rolling Stones – Let it Bleed | Gimme Shelter

5.  Frank Zappa – Hot Rats | Peaches en Regalia The Gumbo Variations

6. Peter Brotzmann – Nipples | Tell a Green Man

7.  The Beatles – Abbey Road |  Something

8.  Tyrannosaurus Rex – Unicorn | She Was Born to Be My Unicorn    Cat Black (The Wizard’s Hat)

9.  Alice Cooper – Pretties For You |  Levity Ball  No Longer Umpire

10.  Captain Beefheart – Trout Mask Replica |  The Dust Blows Forward ‘n the Dust Blows Back   Neon Meate Dream of a Octafish

Songs

1. Nation Time – Joe McPhee

2.  Pale Blue Eyes – Velvet Underground (s/t)

3.  Signed D.C – Love

4. Lay Lady Lay – Bob Dylan

5.  Music Is the Healing Force of the Universe – – Albert Ayler

6.  Phallus Dei – Amon Düül II

7.  Sun of the East / Terrestrial Beings – Don Cherry (Mu)

8. Cousin Kevin – The Who (Entwistle)

9.  Freddie Freeloader – Miles Davis

10.  No Fun – The Stooges   Ground breaking and relevant to all garage rock thereafter

moonra’s highlights of 1973

lp’s
1. Goats Head Soup – Rolling Stones Doo Doo Doo Doo (Heartbreaker)
2. Aladdin Sane – David Bowie Lady Grinning Soul
3. The New York Dolls – The New York Dolls Personality Crisis
4. Vagabonds of the Western World – Thin Lizzy Mama Nature Said
5. Over-Nite Sensation – Frank Zappa Camarillo Brillo
6. Shotgun Willie – Willie Nelson Full Album
7. Space Ritual (Live) – Hawkwind Master Of The Universe
8. Billion Dollar Babies – Alice Cooper Generation Landslide
9. Cosmic Slop – Funkadelic Lets Make It Last
10. Quadrophenia – The Who Sea And Sand

songs
1. Jolene – Dolly Parton Listen
2. 100 Years ago – Rolling Stones Listen
3. Gimme Danger – The Stooges Listen
4. Sabbath Bloody Sabbath – Black Sabbath Listen
5. Sorrow – David Bowie (Pin-ups) Listen
6. Billy 4 – Bob Dylan Listen
7. The Rain Song – Led Zeppelin Listen
8. Tubular Bells {Part One} – Mike Oldfield Listen
9. Born TO Boogie – T-rex Listen
10. She’s Gone – Daryl Hall/John Oates Listen

Alice Cooper channeling The Beatles in 1970

 

After sidestepping the influences of Frank Zappa, it was clear on this 1970  release, Easy Action, that ALice Cooper wanted to follow the creative footsteps of the Beatles.  It wasn’t until after 1970 did they seem to fall into their own niche, leading to what would be recognized as Alice Cooper.

and one more, also 1970 (same album):