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Coverdale’s top 20 British albums

David Coverdale with Whitesnake in Shizuoka, October 10, 2016; photo © Kei Ono cc-by-nc-sa

In 2022 Classic Rock magazine published a list of David Coverdale’s 20 favourite British albums ever. For certain definitions of Britishness. Some are pretty obvious choices, while others can raise an eyebrow. Here it is for your idle amusement:

  1. Jimi Hendrix Experience – Are You Experienced?
  2. Jimi Hendrix Experience – ⁣Axis: Bold As Love
  3. John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers – Bluesbreakers With Eric Clapton
  4. Jeff Beck – ⁣Truth
  5. The Faces – ⁣Long Player
  6. Fleetwood Mac – < ⁣em>Fleetwood Mac
  7. Cream – ⁣Fresh Cream
  8. The Beatles – < ⁣em>Rubber Soul
  9. Pink Floyd – ⁣Piper At The Gates Of Dawn
  10. Terry Reid – Superlungs
  11. The Yardbirds – < ⁣em>Having A Rave Up With The Yardbirds
  12. Donovan – ⁣Catch The Wind
  13. Jimmy James & The Vagabonds & The Alan Bown Set – ⁣London Swings
  14. The Rolling Stones – ⁣Aftermath
  15. The Kinks – ⁣You Really Got Me
  16. Small Faces – Small Faces
  17. Led Zeppelin – II
  18. Lindisfarne – Nicely Out Of Tune
  19. Kate Rusby – Underneath The Stars
  20. Deep Purple – Burn

Thanks to Uwe for the heads-up.

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