1969 not only brought an end to the greatest decade in music history (there is no debating this so don’t try), it also marked the final recordings by The Beatles, Animals and Cream.

New bands attempted to fill the void. Today you’ll find recordings from 1969 by six of those bands who released their first albums that year.

I have added the highest Billboard chart position in parentheses beside their names below. Even though most of them failed to leave an impact on the charts with their 1969 material, all but one of them (Thunderclap Newman) went on to great success.

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Vintage 1969 Medley / Part 4

Chicago Transit Authority (#71) – Guess Who (#5)
Joe Cocker (#30) – Crosby, Stills & Nash (#28)
Thunderclap Newman (#12) – Led Zeppelin (album cuts)