The greatest guitar albums of all time - The 60s
Total Guitar|August 2022
Beatlemania inspired millions of kids to pick up guitars. And with the dawn of the rock era and the elevation of the album as an art form, a golden generation of guitar heroes emerged - Clapton, Beck, Page, Santana and Hendrix...
By Tim Tucker
The greatest guitar albums of all time - The 60s

10 THE BEATLES (1966)

With the burden of Beatlemania weighing heavily on their shoulders, W the Fab Four channelled their energies into expanding the possibilities of studio recording on Revolver. As well as incorporating elaborate orchestrations, tape loops, sound effects and exotic instruments, the band updated their guitars from the early Rickenbacker-dominated sound. Harrison, Lennon, and McCartney introduced the Gibson SG, Epiphone Casino, and Gretsch Chet Atkins 6120 into their arsenal, beefing up their tone in line with the more rock-orientated sounds brought to the fore by the likes of Eric Clapton and Jeff Beck in 1966. The experimentation yielded stunning results, like the raucous psychedelia of She Said She Said and the harmonised twin lead guitar lines of And Your Bird Can Sing, courtesy of Harrison and McCartney. George Harrison was starting to experiment with Indian music, and his sitar playing on Love You To brought something new to rock music, but it's McCartney's electrifying solo on Taxman that provides the album's greatest guitar moment. The result was one of the highlights of The Beatles' career. After Revolver, guitar music would never be the same again.

09 WHEELS OF FIRE CREAM (1968)

Cream's third LP was released at the apex of their short career, showcasing everything that made them special. It became the world's first platinum-selling double vinyl album, consisting of two sides of new studio recordings and two sides of live recordings. The opening track and hit single White Room is the quintessential Cream power rock sound, with Eric Clapton's wah solo a highlight of the album. Born Under A Bad Sign and Sitting On Top Of The World present British Blues at its finest, and the live rendition of Robert Johnson's Crossroads features arguably Clapton's greatest guitar solo.

08 TRUTH JEFF BECK (1968)

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