My Greatest 100 (or so) Albums...

Howlin' Wind (Mercury, 1976) Heat Treatment (Mercury, 1976) Graham Parker. Graham's first two albums were classics and both were released in 1976. Nobody knocks out stuff this good and this close together anymore. Parker was clearly influenced by Dylan, Van Morrison and the Stones, but he was also taking in a lot of American Soul music when he was figuring out what he was gonna do. Here's Howlin' Wind:
"White Honey" – 3:33
"Nothin's Gonna Pull Us Apart" – 3:21
"Silly Thing" – 2:51
"Gypsy Blood" – 4:37
"Between You and Me" – 2:25
"Back to Schooldays" – 2:54
"Soul Shoes" – 3:13
"Lady Doctor" – 2:50
"You've Got to Be Kidding" – 3:30
"Howlin' Wind" – 3:58
"Not If It Pleases Me" – 3:12
"Don't Ask Me Questions" – 5:38

Here's Heat Treament:

"Heat Treatment" – 3:07
"That's What They All Say" – 3:46
"Turned Up Too Late" – 3:38
"Black Honey" – 3:57
"Hotel Chambermaid" – 2:55
"Pourin' It All Out" – 3:15
"Back Door Love" – 3:01
"Something You're Going Through – 4:10
"Help Me Shake It" – 3:37
"Fool's Gold" – 4:15

That's a lot of gold and none of it's for fools. If you don't have these records get them or get lost. You can pick them up at Amazon.