Volt/Atco publish ‘The Dock of the Bay,’ the first posthumous Otis Redding’s album (1968)
Otis Redding‘s ‘The Dock of the Bay’ is his seventh (and first posthumous) album recorded at Stax Studio and released on February 23, 1968 by Volt/Atco.
Horace Silver records the first session of ‘Serenade to a Soul Sister’ with Stanley Turrentine et al (1968)
Horace Silver‘s ‘Serenade to a Soul Sister’ is an album recorded on February 23 & March 29, 1968 with Charles Tolliver, Stanley Turrentine and others and released the same year by Blue Note.
Verve publish ‘White Light/White Heat,’ The Velvet Underground second album (1968)
The Velvet Underground‘s ‘White Light/White Heat’ is their second studio album, produced by Tom Wilson, fully written or co-written by Lou Reed and released on January 30, 1968 by Verve.
ABC Dunhill publish ‘Steppenwolf’ their eponymous debut album featuring ‘Born to Be Wild’ and ‘The Pusher’ (1968)
‘Steppenwolf‘ feat. Feat. ‘Born to Be Wild’ and ‘The Pusher’ is their eponymous first studio album, released in January 1968 on ABC Dunhill Records.
ATCO publish Dr. John’s debut album : ‘Gris-Gris’ (1968)
Dr. John‘s ‘Gris-Gris’ is his debut album recorded in 1967 in Los Angeles and released on January 22, 1968 by ATCO
Atlantic publish Aretha Franklin’s album : ‘Lady Soul’ featuring ‘Chain of Fools,’ ‘(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman’ and ‘(Sweet Sweet Baby) Since You’ve Been Gone’ (1968)
Aretha Franklin‘s ‘Lady Soul’ feat. ‘Chain of Fools’ is an album also including ‘(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman’ and other hits and released on January 22, 1968 by Atlantic.
Liberty publish Canned Heat’s second album : ‘Boogie with Canned Heat’ featuring ‘On the Road Again’ (1968)
‘Boogie with Canned Heat‘ feat. ‘On the Road Again’ is their second album released on January 21, 1968 by Liberty.
The Byrds release their fifth album : ‘The Notorious Byrd Brothers’ (1968)
The Byrds‘ ‘The Notorious Byrd Brothers’ is their fifth album produced by Gary Usher released on January 15, 1968 by Columbia Records
Johnny Cash records ‘At Folsom Prison’ a live album for Columbia Records (1968)
Johnny Cash‘s ‘At Folsom Prison’ is a live album (his 27th overall) recorded at Folsom State Prison on January 13, 1968 and released in May 1968 by Columbia Records.
Frank Sinatra records ‘My Way,’ an album produced By Don Costa and Sonny Burke, for Reprise (1969)
Frank Sinatra‘s ‘My Way’ is an album recorded on December 30, 1968 and February 18, 20, 24, 1969.
Columbia publish Taj Mahal’s second album : ‘The Natch’l Blues’ (1968)
Taj Mahal‘s ‘The Natch’l Blues’ is his second studio album released on December 23, 1968 by Columbia.
Wes Montgomery records his nineteenth album : ‘Down Here on the Ground’ for A&M (1967)
Wes Montgomery‘s ‘Down Here on the Ground’ is his nineteenth album recorded on December 20, 21, 1967 & January 22, 26, 1968 and released in 1968 By A&M.
Santana begin the recording of ‘Live at the Fillmore 1968’ for Columbia (1968)
Santana‘s ‘Live at the Fillmore 1968’ is a live album recorded between December 19 and 22, 1968 and released on March 11, 1997 By Columbia.
Milton Nascimento records ‘Courage,’ an album for CTI (1969)
Milton Nascimento’s ‘Courage’ is an album recorded on December 19, 1968 and February 26 & 27, 1969 and released the same year by CTI.
Soft Machine release their debut album : ‘Volume One’ (1968)
Soft Machine‘s ‘Volume One’ is their debut album also titled ‘The Soft Machine‘ and released in December 1968 by Abc Probe.
Thelonious Monk records ‘Underground,’ an album for Columbia (1967)
Thelonious Monk‘s ‘Underground’ is an album recorded on December 14 and 21, 1967 and February 14, 1968 and released the same year by Columbia.
Phillips publish ‘Caetano Veloso,’ his debut solo album featuring ‘Alegria, Alegria’ and ‘Tropicália’ (1968)
‘Caetano Veloso‘ is his debut and eponymous solo album featuring ‘Alegria, Alegria’ and ‘Tropicália’ and released in 1968 by Phillips
Columbia publish ‘Blood, Sweat & Tears’ eponymous second album featuring ‘Spinning Wheel’ (1968)
‘Blood, Sweat & Tears‘ feat. ‘Spinning Wheel’ is their eponymous second album released on December 11, 1968 by Columbia.
Motown publish Stevie Wonder’s eighth album : ‘For Once in My Life’ featuring ‘Shoo-Be-Doo-Be-Doo-Da-Day’ next to the title track (1968)
Stevie Wonder‘s ‘For Once in My Life’ is his eighth studio album recorded when he was eighteen years old and released on December 8, 1968.
The Rolling Stones release their seventh album : ‘Beggars Banquet’ featuring ‘Sympathy for the Devil’ and ‘Street Fighting Man’ (1968)
The Rolling Stones‘ ‘Beggars Banquet’ is their seventh studio album produced by Jimmy Miller and released on December 6, 1968 by Decca Records.