Zig Zag Magazine Best Album Ever Vote 1971

ZigZag was a British rock music magazine started by Pete Frame and the first edition was published on 16 April 1969. The magazine was noted for its interviews, articles, innovative "rock family trees" by Pete whih went on to be books in their own right and be included in album releases. It lasted in various forms through 1986.

Their Reader's poll in issue 23; Nov/Dec 1971 makes interesting reading 49 years later. What strikes me is how these were regarded a wonderful works of art in '71 and they still are all these years later. Time has not dimmed their brilliance. There is nothing on this list that was only there because it was fashionable at the time. All 30 are stone cold classic records. 

1.  Forever Changes - Love
2.  Sgt Pepper - Beatles
3.  Blonde on Blonde - Dylan
4.  Notorious Byrd Brothers - Byrds
5.  Highway 61 Revisited - Dylan
6.  Hot Rats - Zappa
7.  Happy Trails - Quicksilver Messenger Service
8.  Doors (first album)
9.  Electric Ladyland - Hendrix
10.  Live Dead - Grateful Dead
11.  Liege and Lief - Fairport Convention
12.  Sailor - Steve Miller Band
13.  After Bathing at Baxters - Jefferson Airplane
14.  Abbey Road - Beatles
15.  Astral Weeks - Van Morrison
16.  The Band - The Band
17.  Every Picture Tells a Story - Rod Stewart
18.  American Beauty - Grateful Dead
19.  After the Goldrush - Neil Young
20.  Velvet Underground & Nico
21.  Tommy - The Who
22.  White Light White Heat - Velvet Underground
23.  Electric Music for the Mind & Body - Country Joe & the Fish
24.  Ummagumma - Pink Floyd
25.  In the Court of the Crimson King - King Crimson
26.  Are You Experienced - Hendrix
27.  What We Did On Our Holidays - Fairport Convention
28.  Hangman's Beautiful Daughter - Incredible String Band
29.  Wheels of Fire - Cream
30.  Deja Vu - Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young