Named the top selling album in 1987, Slippery When Wet, the third studio release by American Hard Rock band, Bon Jovi, was an instant success for the band, and remains their best selling LP to date.  Producing huge hits like You Give Love a Bad Name, Livin' on a Prayer & Wanted Dead or Alive, this album proves that not all the music coming from the '80's was lame. Mercury Label 830 264-1, released in 1986.


Solid Bond (released in 1970) is a compilation album of previously unreleased recordings by British Jazz & R&B musician Graham Bond, from 1963 and 1966 on Warner Bros 2LS 255. The 1963 recordings include Jack Bruce and Ginger Baker (later of Cream), are definite jazz pieces and very different from the 1966 R&B flavoured jazzy numbers like their cover of Green Onions.
Here is Ginger Baker - drums, Jack Bruce - bass, Graham Bond - alto sax and John McLaughlin - guitar recorded live in 1963 at Klooks Kleek, doing Ho Ho Country Kicking Blues

Folk and Blues guitarist and singer songwriter Roy Bookbinder released his debut album Travelin' Man in 1972. Consisting mostly of early blues numbers by people like Blind Willie McTell, Pink Anderson and Rev. Gary Davis. This is a great album of just vocals and beautifully played acoustic guitar; and has the feel of sitting around the campfire listening to folk songs.  Here is That'll Never Happen No More (Blind Blake):

From 1969 the Soundtrack from the movie Up Tight by Booker T. and The M.G.S. on Stax STS 2006, is a R&B record including a rare vocal recording of Booker T. Jones singing on Johnny I Love You. Also on this record is the hit Time is Tight, which was later covered by The Clash.