TOP TEN METAL ALBUM'S OF THE '60s
Even in the 1960s, virtually a prehistoric era as classic heavy metal goes, there were far more than 10 essential metal LPs released, and I had some trouble narrowing down the list. What I’ve finally chosen are albums that made metal impact as albums, and that became widely-known to the newer bands that would define the style in the early 1970s.
TOP TEN METAL ALBUM'S OF THE '60s
Richard Riegel
Even in the 1960s, virtually a prehistoric era as classic heavy metal goes, there were far more than 10 essential metal LPs released, and I had some trouble narrowing down the list. What I’ve finally chosen are albums that made metal impact as albums, and that became widely-known to the newer bands that would define the style in the early 1970s. This selection thus excludes not only many crucial pre-metal singles—everything from the Beatles’ “She's A Woman” to the Doors’ “Hello I Love You”—but also all-metallic albums like the Velvet Underground’s White Light/White Heat, which is as pure-noise as this stuff gets, but which has never outgrown its cult-fave status. So I haven’t forgotten metal-motivational types like the Kinks or Blue Cheer, there just wasn’t room. Ditto for the Pretty Things, Big Brother & the Holding Company, Steppenwolf...(save yer hate mail for bigger targets!) Anyhow, here’s the top ten LPs, roughly in chronological order:
THE YARDBIRDS
(Epic)
1966 (U.K.) 1983 (U.S.)