 | The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan by Bob Dylan
Buy new: $6.99 / Used from: $4.27 Here's Dylan in his early foly stage with classic hits like "The Answer is Blowin' in the Wind" and "The Masters of War."
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 | Blue by Joni Mitchell
Buy new: $10.99 / Used from: $5.00 Tough to choose just one Joni Mitchell. This was the first one I bought and still my favorite.
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 | Sweet Baby James by James Taylor
Buy new: $10.99 / Used from: $4.95 The quintessential troubadour -- although some of the best songs were written by others.
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 | Reflections: Carly Simon's Greatest Hits by Carly Simon
Buy new: $8.99 / Used from: $3.95 I don't think Simon was quite as talented as some of the others but she was married to Taylor and an integral part of the scene.
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 | Teaser and the Firecat by Cat Stevens
Buy new: $14.99 / Used from: $6.75 I really loved Cat Stevens at the time. His music doesn't quite hold up but it's still tuneful.
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 | There Goes Rhymin' Simon by Paul Simon
Buy new: $6.99 / Used from: $5.99 Simon was among the best. His songs are timeless.
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 | Songs of Leonard Cohen by Leonard Cohen
Buy new: $6.99 / Used from: $4.50 Cohen had the best lyrics and the worst voice. Somehow they matched really well.
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 | The Very Best of Melanie by Melanie
Buy new: $10.99 / Used from: $22.98 Who remembers Melanie? She wasn't in the same class as some of the others but she was big at the time.
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 | Diamonds & Rust by Joan Baez
Buy new: $10.99 / Used from: $5.38 Baez was a more political than most of these folks and more of a pure folk singer.
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 | After the Gold Rush by Neil Young
Buy new: $10.99 / Used from: $2.98 That high-pitched melancholy voice -- it kind of gets to you.
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 | Angel in the Dark by Laura Nyro
Buy new: $16.99 / Used from: $6.00 Again, hasn't lasted as well as some of the others...but still worth a listen.
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 | Introducing... Judy Collins by Judy Collins
Buy new: $14.98 / Used from: $6.59 She seems to have slipped a bit into history...worth rediscovering.
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 | Souvenirs: Best of Janis Ian 1972-1981 by Janis Ian
Buy used from: $14.99 Ditto as above.
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 | Legendary Songs of Don McLean by Don McLean
Buy new: $11.94 / Used from: $6.00 A guy who wrote one superb song (American Pie) and never quite matched it again.
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