| January
Blue Cheer
- Vincebus Eruptum
The Byrds
- The Notorious Byrd Brothers
Judy Collins
- Wildflowers
The Electric
Prunes - Mass in F Minor
Aretha Franklin
- Lady Soul
Taj Mahal
- Taj Mahal |
UK
citizens launch a "I'm Backing Britain" campaign aimed at
helping to reduce the national debt.
Dubcek,
a liberal-minded reformer, takes over the Czechoslovak
Communist Party.
North
Vietnam surprises South Vietnam with the Tet assault on
Saigon. |
| February
The Bee Gees
- Horizontal
Blood, Sweat
and Tears - Child Is Father to the
Man
Canned Heat
- Boogie with Canned Heat
The Chocolate
Watch Band - The Inner Mystique
Dr. John -
Gris Gris
Fleetwood
Mac - Peter Green's Fleetwood Mac
Iron Butterfly
- Heavy
Wilson Pickett
- I'm in Love
Otis Redding
- The Dock of the Bay
Steppenwolf
- Steppenwolf
Traffic -
Traffic
Vanilla Fudge
- The Beat Goes On |
Richard
Nixon announces he will run for the US presidency.
The
British government passes legislation to restrict immigration.
American
forces fight back against the Tet offensive, reconquering
the city of Hue. |
| March
The Electric
Flag - A Long Time Comin'
The Incredible
String Band - The Hangman's
Beautiful Daughter
Joni Mitchell
- Joni Mitchell
The Mothers
of Invention - We're Only In It for the
Money
The Move -
The Move
The United
States of America - The United States of
America |
Police
clash with rioters in Poland demonstrating for more freedom.
Dubcek
eases press censorship in Czechoslovakia.
President
Johnson sends up to 50 000 more troops to Vietnam.
An
anti-war demonstration in Grosvenor Square in London turns
violent.
Robert
Kennedy announces he will run for the US presidency;
President Johnson announces he will not run again. |
| April
The International
Submarine Band - Safe at Home
The Monkees
- The Birds, The Bees & the Monkees
Diana Ross
& The Supremes - Reflections
Simon &
Garfunkel - Bookends
Sly &
the Family Stone - Dance to the Music
The Stone
Poneys (featuring Linda Ronstadt) - Stone
Poneys and Friends, Vol. III
The Temptations
- I Wish It Would Rain |
Martin
Luther King is assassinated, leading to riots across US
cities.
Pierre
Trudeau becomes Prime Minister of Canada, following
Lester Pearson's resignation.
US
President Johnson signs a Civil Rights Bill making it illegal to
refuse housing on the grounds of race.
Influential
British opposition (Tory) MP Enoch Powell warns against
immigration, and is accused of spreading racial prejudice.
Police
seize 1.5 million Sterling Pounds of LSD in London. |
| May
Herb Alpert
& the Tijuana Brass - The Beat of the
Brass
Archie Bell
& the Drells - Tighten Up
The Delfonics
- La La Means I Love You
The Mamas
and the Papas - The Papas and Mamas
Quicksilver
Messenger Service - Quicksilver
Messenger Service
The Small
Faces - Ogden's Nut Gone Flake
The Steve
Miller Band - The Steve Miller Band
Frank Zappa
- Lumpy Gravy |
Paris
and France come to a standstill following massive student
riots and workers' strikes; President De Gaulle calls an election.
Ineffectual
peace talks are held between the US and North Vietnam
in Paris.
Brian
Jones is arrested on drug charges in London for a 2nd time. |
| June
The Beach Boys
- Friends
Cream - Wheels
of Fire
Creedence
Clearwater Revival - Creedence
Clearwater Revival
Fairport Convention
- Fairport Convention
Aretha Franklin
- Aretha Now
Iron Butterfly
- In-a-Gadda-da-Vida
John Mayall
& the Bluesbreakers - Bare Wires
(*with Mick Taylor)
Pink Floyd
- A Saucerful of Secrets
Tyrannosaurus
Rex - My People Were Fair and
Had Sky in Their Hair...
Vanilla Fudge
- Renaissance |
Robert
Kennedy is assassinated in Los Angeles.
French
President De Gaulle is re-elected.
Canadian
Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau wins his first election. |
| July
The Band -
Music from Big Pink
Buffalo Springfield
- Last Time Around
The Doors
- Waiting for the Sun
Family - Music
in a Doll's House
The Grateful
Dead - Anthem of the Sun
Janis Ian
- The Secret Life of J. Eddie Fink
Moby Grape
- Wow/Grape Jam
Harry Nilsson
- Aerial Ballet
Laura Nyro
- Eli and the Thirteenth Confession
Sly &
the Family Stone - Life
The Zombies
- Odessey and Oracle |
A
Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty is signed by 36 nations.
Pope
Paul VI speaks out against birth control.
Soviet
and Czechoslovakia leaders meet to solve differences. |
| August
Big Brother
and the Holding Company - Cheap
Thrills
Blue Cheer
- Outsideinside
The Byrds
- Sweetheart of the Rodeo
Country Joe
and the Fish - Together
Marvin Gaye
- In the Groove (I Heard It Through
the Grapevine)
Marvin Gaye
& Tammi Terrell - You're All I Need
The Jeff Beck
Group - Truth (*with
Ron Wood) |
Nigerians
mount new attacks on Biafra.
The
USSR invades Prague and crushes Czechoslovakian liberals.
Violence
erupts in Chicago between police and demonstrators at
the Democratic Party convention. |
| September
Deep Purple
- Shades of Deep Purple
The Jefferson
Airplane - Crown of Creation
The Moody
Blues - In Search of the Lost Chord
Steppenwolf
- Steppenwolf the Second |
Earthquakes
kill 11 000 in Iran.
Soviet
authorities re-enforce media censorship in Czechoslovakia.
The
musical Hair has its opening in London, involving full nudity by
the actors. |
| October
The Beau Brummels
- Bradley's Barn
Canned Heat
- Livin' the Blues
Captain Beefheart
- Strictly Personal
Caravan -
Caravan
Donovan -
The Hurdy Gurdy Man
The Jimi Hendrix
Experience - Electric Ladyland
Jethro Tull
- This Was
John Mayall
- Blues from Laurel Canyon (*with
Mick Taylor)
The Steve
Miller Band - Sailor
Tyrannosaurus
Rex - Prophets, Seers and Sages, the
Angels of the Ages
Jerry Jeff
Walker - Mr. Bojangles |
The
Olympic Games are held in Mexico City.
John
Lennon and Yoko Ono are arrested in London for drug
possession.
250
000 participate in another anti-war demonstration in London. |
| November
The Beatles
- The Beatles
Jerry Butler
- The Ice Man Cometh
The Everly
Brothers - Roots
Free - Tons
of Sobs
George Harrison
- Wonderwall Music (soundtrack)
The Impressions
- This Is My Country
The Kinks
- Are The Village Green Preservation
Society
John Lennon
& Yoko Ono - Unfinished Music No.
1: Two Virgins
Taj Mahal
- The Natch'l Blues
Van Morrison
- Astral Weeks
Diana Ross
& The Supremes - Love Child
Sam &
Dave - I Thank You |
President
Johnson orders the halt of US bombing of North Vietnam.
Richard
Nixon is elected US President.
Students
protest in Czechoslovakia over the Soviet crackdown. |
| December
The Bee Gees
- Odessa
Canned Heat
- Hallelujah
Clarence Carter
- This Is Clarence Carter
Deep Purple
- The Book of Taliesyn
Dillard &
Clark - The Fantastic Expedition of
Dillard & Clark
The Electric
Flag - The Electric Flag: An American
Music Band
The Monkees
- Head
The Mothers
of Invention - Cruising with Ruben &
the Jets
The Pretty
Things - S.F. Sorrow
Procol Harum
- Shine on Brightly
James Taylor
- James Taylor
The Rolling
Stones - Beggars Banquet
The Soft Machine
- Volume One
Three Dog
Night - Three Dog Night
Various artists
- Hair
Stevie Wonder
- For Once in My Life |
Richard
Nixon names Henry Kissinger as national security adviser.
Death
of American author John Steinbeck.
The
Queen of England asks for racial tolerance in her Christmas
message.
American
astronauts orbit the Moon. |
