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Time machines

Do you have any favorite albums that act like a virtual time machine? Just listening to them sends you back in time. Care to share your experiences?

For me, Al Stewart's "Year of the Cat". After the first few seconds, it's 1977 all over again. I'm back at law school. Jimmy Carter is in the White House. Elvis is still alive. (At least for part of the year.)
kinsekd
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viridian
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Ten Years After, "Undead". I am back in that little British club, the amps are buzzing incessantly, the mikes are unbelievably peaky. The air smells of sweat, reefer and cheap beer. And there, in front of me, is the best bar band on planet earth. When Alvin Lee does "Goin' Home" all time stands still.
ben_campbell
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Kinsekd-so many, 25 years worth-it particularly happens with records you played to death-even releases from just a few years back can take me back to that particular time.
Too many to mention,I'd rather play them,sorry.
:-)

twl
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Yes, of course. For me, I can think of Steeler's Wheel "Stuck in the middle with you", Stevie Wonder's "You are the sunshine of my life", and Ten Years After "I'm goin' home". The first time I heard "I'm goin' home", I had just bought a brand new pair of 3-way speakers and the new album and brought them home. After hooking them up and putting the record on, I liked "I'm goin' home" so much that I cranked it to full volume. Before the end of the song, I had 2 blown speakers. I was only a teenager then. :^)
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