The Mojo Collection: The Ultimate Music Companion

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Jackson Browne - Late for the Sky (1974)

 

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T.Rex - 20th Century Boy: The Ultimate Collection

So, MOJO didn't ignore T.Rex but rather chose a comp over the tough choice of Electric Warrior or The Slider.

 

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T.Rex - 20th Century Boy: The Ultimate Collection

So, MOJO didn't ignore T.Rex but rather chose a comp over the tough choice of Electric Warrior or The Slider.

According to allmusic.com, this comp is essential.

Marc Bolan & T. Rex - 20th Century Boy: The Ultimate Collection Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic

Discover 20th Century Boy: The Ultimate Collection by Marc Bolan & T. Rex released in 2002. Find album reviews, track lists, credits, awards and more at AllMusic.

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Genesis - The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway (1974)

 

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Dr. Feelgood - Down by the Jetty (1975)

Welcome to 1975

 

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Elton John - Greatest Hits 1970-2002

With a heavy concentration on his 1970s hits, 1975 seems a fine place for this comp

 

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Elton John - Greatest Hits 1970-2002

With a heavy concentration on his 1970s hits, 1975 seems a fine place for this comp

How did you manage with all 25 songs in a row?

 

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How did you manage with all 25 songs in a row?

HA! Well, not sure I'm going to stay with the album past his early 80s stuff - I've seen the Lion King already

I enjoy Elton especially his earlier albums (especially Tumbleweed, Madman, and Yellow Brick Road) but find many of his radio hits fall flat ("Bennie and the Jets", "Honky Cat, "Daniel", even "Your Song") while I love some lesser known album tracks a great deal. A function of radio overplay as a child? Perhaps - though this doesn't seem to affect other artists. Plus I'm not immune to the charms of "Philadelphia Freedom" or "Don't Go Breakin' My Heart". A hazy mystery.

I do know that, given Taupin's lyrics on many songs, I'll have what he's smoking.

 

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Led Zeppelin - Physical Graffiti (1975)

 

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Bob Marley & The Wailers - Live! (1975)

 

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Gene Clark - No Other (1975)

 

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Bob Dylan - Blood on the Tracks (1975)

 

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Al Green - Al Green is Love (1975)

Not gonna argue about any Al Green, but the choice of this over, say Call Me is an unusual one.

 

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Neil Young - Tonight's The Night (1975)

 

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Glen Campbell - Rhinestone Cowboy (1975)

An odd, interesting choice (and a horrible album cover), but a really enjoyable 70s country album with crossover appeal.

 

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Guy Clark - Old No. 1 (1975)

 

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Curtis Mayfield - There's No Place Like America Today (1975)

Tough to go wrong with early to mid 70s Curtis, but I'd go with his debut or the underrated Roots over this one.

 

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Peggy Lee - Mirrors (1975)

Odd choice of this later Peggy Lee album - Peggy is in fine form but the Weill-ian, cabaret style seems out of place among the music of the era that Mojo has highlighted so far (and not to get salty but they didn't choose Born to Run but can branch out with this). I think while an interesting album it may have had a ya-had-to-be-there significance fitting in with movies like The Sting (1973), Cabaret (1972), and the 70s Broadway shows of the time (Follies, the Joe Papp 1976 revival of Threepenny Opera (with Raul Julia as Macheath(!)). The song "Tango" sounds like something Tom Waits could have done.

 

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Queen - A Night at the Opera (1975)

 

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Paul Simon - Still Crazy After All These Years (1975)