Public Diplomacy Records
Subscribe
Sign in
Home
Building a Record Collection
By Artist
1960s
1970s
Building a Record Collection: 1974 - Musik von Harmonia thru On the Beach
Harmonia, Bob Marley & the Wailers, Labelle, Gene Clark, and Neil Young
Jan 14
1
1974
View all
Building a Record Collection: 1974 - Musik von Harmonia thru On the Beach
Harmonia, Bob Marley & the Wailers, Labelle, Gene Clark, and Neil Young
Jan 14
1
Building a Record Collection: 1974 - Here Come the Warm Jets thru Kimono My House
Brian Eno, Moe Bandy, Richard & Linda Thompson, Bennie Maupin, and Sparks
Jan 10
1
Building a Record Collection: 1974 - Crystals thru Good News from Africa
Sam Rivers, Mulatu Astatke, Stevie Wonder, Clifford Jordan Quartet, and Dollar Brand Duo
Jan 5
1
1
Building a Record Collection: 1974 - 6 thru Court and Spark
Roberto Roena y Su Apollo Sound, Kraftwerk, Celia Cruz & Johnny Pacheco, Roxy Music, and Joni Mitchell
Jan 1
1
1
Public Diplomacy Records
I am trying to build a personal record collection that doubles as a modern art musical library... with, you know, killer tunes. Perhaps you would like to follow along... (and all content is free!)
Subscribe
1973
View all
Building a Record Collection: 1973 - other notable records
The contenders (Stanley Clarke, Toots & the Maytals, Waylon Jennings, and more), the bubble, and your inclusions
Dec 27, 2025
1
1
Building a Record Collection: 1973 - Solid Air thru The Wild, the Innocent & the E Street Shuffle
John Martyn, Keith Jarrett, Weldon Irvine, ZZ Top, and Bruce Springsteen
Dec 23, 2025
1
2
1
Building a Record Collection: 1973 - Paris 1919 thru Shotgun Willie
John Cale, Thomas A. Dorsey, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Iggy & the Stooges, and Willie Nelson
Dec 18, 2025
1
1
Building a Record Collection: 1973 - Lonesome, On’ry and Mean thru Outside the Dream Syndicate
Waylon Jennings, MFSB, New York Dolls, Paul Bley, and Tony Conrad & Faust
Dec 14, 2025
1
1
Building a Record Collection: 1973 - Head Hunters thru Let’s Get It On
Herbie Hancock, Ray Barretto, Stevie Wonder, Michael White, and Marvin Gaye
Dec 10, 2025
1
1
Building a Record Collection: 1973 - Conference of the Birds thru Gentleman
Dave Holland Quartet, Pink Floyd, Roxy Music, Can, and Fela Ransome Kuti & the Afrika 70
Dec 5, 2025
1
1
Building a Record Collection: 1973 - 3 + 3 thru Closing Time
The Isley Brothers, Betty Davis, the Wailers, Al Green, and Tom Waits
Dec 1, 2025
1
2
1
1972
View all
Building a Record Collection: 1972 - other notable records
The contenders (Joni Mitchell, Al Green, Nuggets, and more), the bubble, and your inclusions
Nov 27, 2025
1
1
Building a Record Collection: 1972 - Super Fly thru Young, Gifted and Black
Curtis Mayfield, Stevie Wonder, the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, War, and Aretha Franklin
Nov 23, 2025
1
1
Building a Record Collection: 1972 - The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust thru Something / Anything?
David Bowie, Roxy Music, Big Youth, T. Rex, and Todd Rundgren
Nov 18, 2025
3
1
Building a Record Collection: 1972 - Machine Head thru Pink Moon
Deep Purple, Stevie Wonder, Neu!, Paul Simon, and Nick Drake
Nov 14, 2025
2
1
Building a Record Collection: 1972 - Harvest thru Live
Neil Young, Townes Van Zandt, Elton John, Al Green, and Donny Hathaway
Nov 10, 2025
1
1
Building a Record Collection: 1972 - Ege Bamyasi thru The Harder They Come
Can, The Rolling Stones, Jerry Garcia, Bonnie Raitt, and Jimmy Cliff
Nov 5, 2025
1
Building a Record Collection: 1972 - #1 Record thru Dogon A.D.
Big Star, Novos Baianos, Yes, Milton Nascimento & Lô Borges, and Julius Hemphill
Nov 1, 2025
1
1
1971
View all
Record Collecting: 1971 (other notable records)
The contenders (quite a few), the bubble, and your inclusions
Oct 27, 2025
1
1
Record Collecting: 1971 (There's a Riot Goin' On thru Who's Next)
Sly & the Family Stone, Led Zeppelin, Marvin Gaye, Gene Clark, and the Who
Oct 23, 2025
1
1
Record Collecting: 1971 (Sticky Fingers thru Tapestry)
The Rolling Stones, Alton Ellis, Can, Waylon Jennings, and Carole King
Oct 18, 2025
2
2
Record Collecting: 1971 (One Year thru Satori)
Colin Blunstone, Fela Ransome-Kuti & the Africa '70, Gil Scott-Heron, Curtis Mayfield, and Flower Travellin' Band
Oct 14, 2025
2
1
Record Collecting: 1971 (In My Own Time thru Master of Reality)
Karen Dalton, John Prine, Alice Coltrane, Funkadelic, and Black Sabbath
Oct 10, 2025
3
1
Record Collecting: 1971 (Coat of Many Colors thru Hunky Dory)
Dolly Parton, Chico Buarque, T. Rex, the Isley Brothers, and David Bowie
Oct 5, 2025
1
1
Record Collecting: 1971 (At Fillmore East thru Bryter Layter)
The Allman Brothers Band, Ricardo Ray y Bobby Cruz, Woody Shaw, Joni Mitchell, and Nick Drake
Oct 1, 2025
2
2
1970
View all
Record Collecting: 1970 (other notable records)
The contenders (sooooo many!), the bubble, and your inclusions
Sep 27, 2025
2
2
Record Collecting: 1970 (Spirit in the Dark thru Yes We Can)
Aretha Franklin, Art Ensemble of Chicago, James Taylor, Soft Machine, and Lee Dorsey
Sep 23, 2025
3
1
Record Collecting: 1970 (Parallelograms thru Red Clay)
Linda Perhacs, Black Sabbath, John Lennon & the Plastic Ono Band, Alice Coltrane, and Freddie Hubbard
Sep 18, 2025
1
1
Record Collecting: 1970 (Fun House thru Loaded)
The Stooges, Funkadelic, The Last Poets, Led Zeppelin, and The Velvet Underground
Sep 14, 2025
1
1
Record Collecting: 1970 (Déjà Vu thru Fôrça Bruta)
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, The Delfonics, Emitt Rhodes, Donny Hathaway, and Jorge Ben
Sep 10, 2025
1
Record Collecting: 1970 (Black Sabbath thru Curtis)
Black Sabbath, Simon & Garfunkel, Minnie Riperton, Pentangle, and Curtis Mayfield
Sep 5, 2025
1
2
Record Collecting: 1970 (12 Songs thru Bitches Brew)
Randy Newman, Neil Young, George Harrison, Grateful Dead, and Miles Davis
Sep 1, 2025
1
1
1969
View all
Record Collecting: 1969 (other notable records)
The contenders (The Allman Brothers, Tony Williams Lifetime, The Stooges, and more), the bubble, and your inclusions
Aug 27, 2025
2
2
Record Collecting: 1969 (Stand! thru The Velvet Underground)
Sly & the Family Stone, Tammy Wynette, Toots & the Maytals, Les McCann & Eddie Harris, and The Velvet Underground
Aug 23, 2025
3
2
Record Collecting: 1969 (Kick Out the Jams thru A Rainbow in Curved Air)
MC5, Led Zeppelin, The Rolling Stones, Fairport Convention, and Terry Riley
Aug 18, 2025
1
1
Record Collecting: 1969 (Hot Buttered Soul thru Karma)
Isaac Hayes, Don Covay, Miles Davis, King Crimson, and Pharoah Sanders
Aug 14, 2025
3
2
Record Collecting: 1969 (Five Leaves Left thru Green River)
Nick Drake, Elvis Presley, Gal Costa, The Flying Burrito Brothers, and Creedence Clearwater Revival
Aug 10, 2025
1
1
Record Collecting: 1969 (Cosa Nuestra thru First Take)
Willie Colón, Dusty Springfield, Don Cherry, Neil Young, and Roberta Flack
Aug 5, 2025
1
Record Collecting: 1969 (6- and 12-string Guitar thru Black Woman)
Leo Kottke, The Beatles, The Kinks, The Band, and Sonny Sharrock
Aug 1, 2025
1
2
1968
View all
Record Collecting: 1968 (other notable records)
The contenders (Otis Redding, Eddie Gale, Margo Guryan, and more), the bubble, and your inclusions
Jul 27, 2025
2
1
Record Collecting: 1968 (Tropicália ou Panis et Circencis thru White Light/White Heat)
The Tropicálistas, The Kinks, Blue Cheer, Magic Sam Blues Band, and The Velvet Underground
Jul 23, 2025
1
1
Record Collecting: 1968 (Os Mutantes thru Sweetheart of the Rodeo)
Os Mutantes, Miles Davis, The Zombies, Hank Thompson, and The Byrds
Jul 18, 2025
2
1
Record Collecting: 1968 (The Hangman's Beautiful Daughter thru Music from Big Pink)
The Incredible String Band, Terry Riley, Aretha Franklin, Merle Haggard, and The Band
Jul 14, 2025
2
2
Record Collecting: 1968 (Electric Ladyland thru Gris-Gris)
Jimi Hendrix Experience, Laura Nyro, Dillard & Clark, Gilberto Gil, and Dr. John
Jul 10, 2025
2
2
Record Collecting: 1968 (At Folsom Prison thru Cheap Thrills)
Johnny Cash, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Caetano Veloso, and Big Brother & the Holding Company
Jul 5, 2025
2
1
Record Collecting: 1968 (Acid thru Astral Weeks)
Ray Barretto, Desmond Dekker, Dorothy Ashby, Aretha Franklin, and Van Morrison
Jul 1, 2025
1
1
1967
View all
Record Collecting: 1967 (other notable records)
The contenders (Jimi Hendrix Experience, George Braith, Beach Boys, and more), the bubble, and your inclusions
Jun 27, 2025
3
1
Record Collecting: 1967 (Sweet Rain thru You Got My Mind Messed Up)
Stan Getz, The Velvet Underground & Nico, Elizabeth Cotten, Antônio Carlos Jobim, and James Carr
Jun 23, 2025
1
1
Record Collecting: 1967 (Sings the Blues thru Surrealistic Pillow)
Nina Simone, The Kinks, Leonard Cohen, Thelonious Monk, and Jefferson Airplane
Jun 18, 2025
1
Record Collecting: 1967 (Philip Cohran & the Artistic Heritage Ensemble thru Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band)
Philip Cohran & the Artistic Heritage Ensemble, Pink Floyd, McCoy Tyner, Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band, and The Beatles
Jun 14, 2025
1
1
Record Collecting: 1967 (Kind of a Drag thru Patato & Totico)
The Buckinghams, The Beatles, Cannonball Adderley Quintet, Moby Grape, and Patato & Totico
Jun 10, 2025
2
1
Record Collecting: 1967 (The Doors thru I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You)
The Doors, Country Joe & the Fish, Love, Nina Simone, and Aretha Franklin
Jun 5, 2025
2
2
Record Collecting: 1967 (Are You Experienced thru Don’t Come Home a Drinkin')
Jimi Hendrix Experience, Albert King, Nico, Sam Rivers, & Loretta Lynn
Jun 1, 2025
1
1966
View all
Record Collecting: 1966 (Speak No Evil thru The Young Rascals)
Wayne Shorter, Tim Hardin, Cecil Taylor, Nina Simone, and The Young Rascals
Jun 12, 2025
Record Collecting: 1966 (If You Can Believe Your Eyes and Ears thru Pet Sounds)
The Mamas & the Papas, Joe Henderson, Johnny Paycheck, Simon & Garfunkel, and The Beach Boys
Jun 11, 2025
1
1
Record Collecting: 1966 (Boom thru East-West)
The Sonics, Otis Redding, Celia Cruz & Tito Puente, Love, and The Butterfield Blues Band
Jun 11, 2025
1
1
Record Collecting: 1966 (other notable records)
The contenders (Wayne Shorter, Merle Haggard, Ennio Morricone, and more), the bubble, and your inclusions
May 22, 2025
1
2
Record Collecting: 1966 (The Psychedelic Sounds of the 13th Floor Elevators thru Sound)
13th Floor Elevators, The Beatles, Ike & Tina Turner, Celia Cruz, and Roscoe Mitchell
May 15, 2025
1
Record Collecting: 1966 (The Exciting Wilson Pickett thru Guitar Vol. 4)
Wilson Pickett, The Kinks, The Mothers of Invention, Fred Neil, and John Fahey
May 8, 2025
1
2
Record Collecting: 1966 (Aftermath thru Blues Breakers)
The Rolling Stones, John Coltrane, Monks, Bob Dylan, and John Mayall
May 1, 2025
1
1
Subscribe to follow the guide as it is released!
Subscribe
This site requires JavaScript to run correctly. Please
turn on JavaScript
or unblock scripts
