Simon & Garfunkel release their second album : ‘Sounds of Silence’ featuring ‘The Sound of Silence,’ ‘Homeward Bound’ and ‘I Am a Rock’ (1966)

Simon & Garfunkel‘s ‘Sounds of Silence’ is their second studio album recorded in 1964 & 1965 and released on January 17, 1966 by Columbia.

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Frank Sinatra records ‘Sinatra at the Sands,’ his first live album with Count Basie and his orchestra, conducted by Quincy Jones (1966)

Frank Sinatra‘s ‘Sinatra at the Sands’ is his first live album recorded in January 1966 with Count Basie and his orchestra, conducted and arranged by Quincy Jones and released in July 1966 by Reprise.

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Mainstream publish ‘Big Brother & the Holding Company’ their eponymous debut album featuring ‘Down on Me’ (1966)

Big Brother & the Holding Company’ is their debut album featuring vocalist Janis Joplin and recorded on December 12–14, 1966 and released in August 1967 by Mainstream.

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Reprise publish ‘The Electric Prunes,’ their debut and eponymous album featuring ‘I Had Too Much to Dream (Last Night)’ (1966)

‘The The Electric Prunes‘ is their debut and eponymous album featuring ‘I Had Too Much to Dream (Last Night),’ produced by David Hassinger and released in December 1966 by Reprise

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Miles Davis records ‘Miles Smiles’ with Wayne Shorter, Herbie Hancock, Ron Carter and Tony Williams (1966)

Miles Davis‘ ‘Miles Smiles’ is an album recorded on October 24 & 25, 1966 with Wayne Shorter, Herbie Hancock, Ron Carter and Tony Williams and released in January 1967 by Columbia.

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RCA publish Elvis Presley’s album : ‘Frankie and Johnny,’ the soundtrack of the film of the same name (1966)

Elvis Presley‘s ‘Frankie and Johnny’ is his twenty-fifth album featuring the OST to the eponymous film and released on March 1, 1966 by RCA Victor Records in mono and stereo.

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