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SEVEN DECADES

Afrika Bambaataa Gave Voice to Music ‘Never Heard Before’

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SEVEN DECADES

Beaten or Stoned? Was 1968 the Beginning of the End of the Sixties?

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The always intrepid Sylvia Plachy captured a classic NYC yuletide tableau in this centerspread photo.

SEVEN DECADES

In 1981, St. Nick Blew Kisses and a Voice Critic Picked the Best Christmas Albums

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SEVEN DECADES

The ‘Bad Boy Curse’

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The Joshua Light Show, created by Joshua White, added visual verve to the rock shows at the Fillmore East, overlaying the bands with color slides, lava-lamp-like panoramas, crystal flares, and all manner of psychedelic phantasmagorias. An example of White’s luminous concoctions can be seen on the cover of Iron Butterfly’s 1968 album, “In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida.”

SEVEN DECADES

In 1968, There was Plenty of Great Music New Yorkers Were Thankful For

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Even the turkeys light up for Hendrix.

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Giving Thanks For Jimi Hendrix is a Long — and Ongoing — NYC Tradition

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Clockwise from upper left: George Gershwin dazzled, Gil Scott-Heron presaged rap, Jennifer Lopez brought a Latin sound to poppy r&b, and Sonny Rollins found bliss beneath the Williamsburg Bridge.

SEVEN DECADES

The 50 Most NYC Albums Ever

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Some were angry, some derisive, some just sad...

SEVEN DECADES

“I F*%^ing Hate This Generation”: Memorable Comments on Our 50 Most NYC Albums Story

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The Boss breaking out in 1973, Cyndi Lauper looking very 80s ten years later, and Curtis Mayfield, timeless as ever.

SEVEN DECADES

The 28 Most NYC Albums That Didn’t Make Our 50 Most NYC Albums List

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