Top Ten California Albums From The '60s

In honor of A. Lee

No Name's List:
10. If You Can Believe Your Eyes and Ears - The Mamas and The Papas (1966)

9. Live Dead - The Grateful Dead (1969)

8. Mr. Tambourine Man - The Byrds (1965)

7. Smile (unreleased) The Beach Boys (1967)
6. Shut Down Vol. 2 - The Beach Boys (1964)

5. Buffalo Springfield Again - Buffalo Springfield (1967) or any of
the other 2 LPs.
4. Sweetheart Of The Rodeo - The Byrds (1968)
3. Gilded Palace of Sin - Flying Burrito Brothers (1969)
2. Forever Changes - Love (1967)
2. Dr. Byrd and Mr. Hyde (1969)

1. Pet Sounds - The Beach Boys (1966)
Honorable Mention - Oar - Skip Spence (1969) & S/T - CSN (1969)

Shrimp Cracker's List:
10. Jefferson Airplane - Surrealistic Pillow
9. Moby Grape - Moby Grape
8. The Doors - The Doors
7. Grateful Dead - The Grateful Dead
6. Neil Young - Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere
5. Frank Zappa - Freak Out
4. Love - Forever Changes
3. Captain Beefheart - Safe As Milk
2. Byrds - 5D
1.Beach Boys - Pet Sounds

Hendo's List:
1. The Electric Prunes - I Had Too Much To Dream Last Night (1967)
2. The Beach Boys - Pet Sounds (1966)
3. Captain Beefheart - Safe As Milk (1967)
4. The Byrds - Sweetheart Of The Rodeo (1968)
5. Love - Forever Changes (1967)
6. The Count Five - Psychotic Reaction (1966)
7. Frank Zappa - Freak Out! (1966)
8. Flying Burrito Brothers - Gilded Palace Of Sin (1969)
9. Buffalo Springfield - Buffalo Springfield Again (1967)
10. The Byrds - Notorious Byrd Brothers (1968)
Honorable Mentions: Chocolate Watchband - No Way Out (1967) ; Skip Spence - Oar (1969) ; Strawberry Alarm Clock - Incense And Peppermints(1967), and the doors etc.

Disco Stu's List:

10. Joni Mitchell Song to A Seagull 1969

9. Count Five Psychotic Reaction
8. Blue Cheer Vincebus Eruptum

7. The Monkees Head

6. Love Da Capo

5. Grateful Dead Live/Dead 1969

4. Buffalo Springfield Last Time Around 1968

3. The Byrds The Notorious Byrd Byrd Brothers and Sweetheart of the Rodeo 1968

2. Crosby Stills & Nash Crosby Stills & Nash 1969

1. Beach Boys Pet Sounds and Friends

honorgabubble mention: The Turtles Happy Together, Beau Brummels Introducing..., Frank Zappa Hot Rats, Harry Nilsson Aerial Ballet (born in Brooklyn but he lived and died in CA)