The Way Ahead (studio album) by Archie Shepp

The Way Ahead by Archie Shepp
Year: 1968
Overall rank: 23,463rd   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
Average Rating: 
72/100 (from 7 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1968 (261st)
Award Top albums of the 1960s (1,504th)
Award Best albums of all time (23,463rd)
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The Way Ahead by Archie Shepp (CD, Oct-1998, GRP (USA))
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Archie Shepp The Way Ahead Vinyl LP Record 1974 US Reissue ABC Impulse AS-9170
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Archie Shepp The Way Ahead Vinyl LP Record 1974 US Reissue ABC AS-9170 Free Jazz
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Archie Shepp bestography

The Way Ahead is ranked 4th best out of 20 albums by Archie Shepp on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Archie Shepp is Attica Blues which is ranked number 6224 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 209.

Archie Shepp album bestography « Higher ranked (23,109th) This album (23,463rd) Lower ranked (26,185th) »
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Avant-Garde /Free Jazz that I can listen to. As good as "The Magic of Ju-Ju" from the same year.
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Best Albums of 1968
1. The Beatles (The White Album) by The Beatles
2. Electric Ladyland by The Jimi Hendrix Experience
3. Astral Weeks by Van Morrison
4. Odessey And Oracle by The Zombies
5. The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society by The Kinks
6. White Light/White Heat by The Velvet Underground
7. Beggars Banquet by The Rolling Stones
8. Music From Big Pink by The Band
9. Bookends by Simon & Garfunkel
10. At Folsom Prison by Johnny Cash
11. A Saucerful Of Secrets by Pink Floyd
12. Waiting For The Sun by The Doors
13. We're Only In It For The Money by The Mothers Of Invention
14. Lady Soul by Aretha Franklin
15. Cheap Thrills by Big Brother And The Holding Company
16. Os Mutantes by Os Mutantes
17. The Notorious Byrd Brothers by The Byrds
18. Wheels Of Fire by Cream
19. Sweetheart Of The Rodeo by The Byrds
20. S.F. Sorrow by The Pretty Things
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