 | Endless Wire by The Who
Buy new: $13.98 / Used from: $2.01 The first new studio album from the Who in 24 years.
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 | Who's Next (Deluxe Edition) by The Who
Buy new: $26.99 / Used from: $12.76 The songs "Fragments" and "Fragements Of Fragments" feature keyboard introductions that are reminiscent of the one heard on "Baba O'Riley", best heard on 1971's Who's Next.
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 | The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan by Bob Dylan
Buy new: $6.99 / Used from: $5.94 As more than one writer has pointed out, "A Man In A Purple Dress" seems to be written in the style of early-'60s Bob Dylan.
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 | NYPD Blue: The Best of Mike Post by Mike Post
Buy used from: $11.48 Mike Post, composer of the Theme from NYPD Blue and many other famous TV themes, is paid tribute to in (you guessed it) "Mike Post Theme".
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 | Closing Time by Tom Waits
Buy new: $6.99 / Used from: $4.42 Singer/songwriter Tom Waits is explicitly paid homage to in "In The Ether".
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 | Gunfighter Ballads & Trail Songs by Marty Robbins
Buy new: $6.99 / Used from: $4.99 Country singer Marty Robbins is referenced in (suprise!) "God Speaks Of Marty Robbins".
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 | Contempt - Criterion Collection
Buy new: $30.49 / Used from: $16.97 AKA Le Mepris. 1963. Directed by Jean-Luc Godard. Stars Brigette Bardot. Referenced in "It's Not Enough".
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 | The Voyage of Argo: The Argonautica (Penguin Classics) by Apollonius of Rhodes
Buy new: $10.20 / Used from: $0.63 Tells the story of the quest for the Golden Fleece. Referenced in "Pick Up The Peace".
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 | Gold by The Righteous Brothers
Buy new: $14.97 / Used from: $12.96 "Mirror Door" seems to be sort of a Who version of the Righteous Bros. oldie (but goodie) "Rock And Roll Heaven". The following several entries are reference on this one:
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 | Howlin' Wolf: His Best (Chess 50th Anniversary Collection) by Howlin' Wolf
Buy used from: $7.72 The late great Chester Burnett, aka Howlin' Wolf.
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 | Rumble! The Best of Link Wray by Link Wray
Buy new: $8.99 / Used from: $5.62 Pioneering guitarist Link Wray.
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 | Inside Dave Van Ronk by Dave Van Ronk
Buy new: $10.99 / Used from: $6.99 Folk singer/guitarist Dave Van Ronk.
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 | The Man Who Knew Too Much
Buy new: $17.99 / Used from: $9.32 Actress Doris Day.
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 | The Hit Singles Collection by Bobby Darin
Buy new: $8.97 / Used from: $4.87 Singer Bobby Darin.
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 | Sonny & Brownie by Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee
Buy used from: $8.93 Blues singer/guitarist Brownie McGhee.
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 | Elv1s 30 #1 Hits by Elvis Presley
Buy new: $10.99 / Used from: $5.34 The King Of Rock 'N' Roll - Elvis Presley.
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 | Buddy Holly - Greatest Hits by Buddy Holly
Buy used from: $7.00 The great Buddy Holly.
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 | Somethin' Else: The Fine Lookin' Hits of Eddie Cochran by Eddie Cochran
Buy new: $17.98 / Used from: $11.89 Singer/guitarist Eddie Cochran.
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 | Led Zeppelin IV (aka ZOSO) by Led Zeppelin
Buy new: $13.99 / Used from: $3.93 "Golden stairway to a Zeppelin heaven" - an obvious reference to Led Zep's "Stairway To Heaven"
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 | Bob Dylan Live 1975 (The Bootleg Series Volume 5) by Bob Dylan
Buy new: $14.99 / Used from: $7.99 "Rolling thunder under a New York sky" - a reference to Bob Dylan's Rolling Thunder Revue, perhaps?
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 | American Songbook: 25 Songs
Buy used from: $46.98 "Frank [Sinatra] 'n' Ella [Fitzgerald]..."
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 | Ultimate Hits Collection (2CD) by Ray Charles
Buy used from: $26.31 "Ray [Charles'] 'What'd I Say'"
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 | At Folsom Prison by Johnny Cash
Buy new: $6.99 / Used from: $3.62 The Man In Black - Johnny Cash.
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 | 16 Most Requested Songs by Johnnie Ray
Buy used from: $5.42 Singer Johnnie Ray.
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 | The Passion of the Christ (Widescreen Edition)
Buy new: $15.99 / Used from: $0.80 Postscript: Pete had stated that he was inspired to write both "A Man In A Purple Dress" and "Two Thousand Years" after seeing Mel Gibson's The Passion Of The Christ.
Whew. That's all for now.
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