George Thorogood and the Destroyers · 1982 Spin it Again - A bar band that never left the bar — and made an album that proves staying put was the right call.

The Jimi Hendrix Experience · 1967 Spin it Again - A 1967 record from The Jimi Hendrix Experience that rewards close listening.

The Who · 1969 Spin it Again - Pete Townshend built Tommy as a broken salvation myth, and the Who played it like they understood the weight of what they'd created.

The Who · 1967 Spin it Again - The Who made their greatest album by pretending to sell beans and dishwashing liquid between rock songs.

Chilliwack · 1977 Spin it Again - A radio-friendly rock album that sounds designed, not lucky—listen to the spaces between the notes.

Bon Jovi · 1986 Spin it Again - Bob Rock engineered it, Desmond Child co-wrote it, and Jon Bon Jovi almost left the best song off the record.

Loverboy · 1987 Spin it Again - Tom Werman, Little Mountain Sound, and a band that was better at their job than the red leather pants let anyone admit.

The Who · 1973 Spin it Again - Townshend handed the band synthesizer demos so complete the other three sometimes felt like session players — and they still made it sound like a live wire.

The Kinks · 1970 Spin it Again - Ray Davies flew back from an American tour to re-record a single lyric for the BBC, and the song still sounds effortless.

Cream · 1968 Spin it Again - Clapton, Bruce, and Baker were already breaking up when they played these Fillmore shows, and you can hear it.

The Jimi Hendrix Experience · 1968 Spin it Again - He was twenty-five, burning through studios in New York and London, and somehow this is still the widest-sounding record anyone has ever made.

Led Zeppelin · 1971 Spin it Again - They didn't put their name on the cover, and it still sold fifty million copies — which tells you everything about whether the music needed the marketing.

Deep Purple · 1972 Spin it Again - The casino burned down the night before they were supposed to record, so they set up in a hotel corridor and made this instead.

Deep Purple · 1972 Spin it Again - You've owned this record for years and you still haven't actually listened to Jon Lord.

Dire Straits · 1980 Spin it Again - Knopfler figured out that a Fender and a good story about a woman leaving could do more damage than a wall of synthesizers ever would.

Rush · 1980 Spin it Again - Rush figured out that seven-minute songs hit harder when the band actually knows when to breathe, and 1980 was the year they proved it.