Ultimo oktober 1968 var en frodig pladetid. Ud kom Cash Elliott Dream a little dream, Jethro Tull This Was, Deep Purple Book of Taliesyn, Donovan The Hurdy Gurdy Man, Steve Miller Band Sailor, Steppenwolf Second, Trafic Trafic m.fl. Blandt andet noget bubblgum pop og The Osmonds.
Men der var også en del musik, der måske ikke gik i glemmebogen, men ikke med det samme brændte igennem til publikum. Og på udgivelsen Jon Saveges’s 1968 The Year The World Burned kan man over to CD’er lytte til en række sange, der måske ikke ligefrem hittede det år, men absolut fortjener at blive husket. Fra The Kinks (Wonderboy) over MC5 (Kick out the Jams) til mindre kendte sager som fx Spooky Tooth (Sunshine Help Me).
Side 1
01 Honey Chile – Martha Reeves & The Vandellas
02 Sunshine Help Me – Spooky Tooth
03 How Does It Feel To Feel – The Creation
04 Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In) – The First Edition
05 Dear Delilah – Grapefruit
06 Carpet Man – The 5th Dimension
07 Big Bird – Eddie Floyd
08 Tighten Up – Archie Bell & The Drells
09 Changes (TYGSTL) – The Ceyleib People
10 Everydays – The Buffalo Springfield
11 Talkin’ About The Good Times – The Pretty Things
12 Just For You – Dave Mason
13 Danse A La Musique – The French Fries
14 Israelites – Desmond Dekker & The Aces
15 Why Does It Feel So Right (Doing Wrong) – The Shades Of Jade
16 Wonderboy – The Kinks
17 Gotta See Jane – R Dean Taylor
18 Do You Know The Way To San Jose – Dionne Warwick
19 Classical Gas – Mason Williams
20 Your Mind And We Belong Together – Love
21 Dino’s Song – Quicksilver Messenger Service
22 World In A Jug – Canned Heat
23 Lift Me – The Beau Brummels
24 The Snake – Al Wilson
Side 2
01 Fire! – The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown
02 Hard To Handle – Otis Redding
03 Eastern Organ – Brother Dan All Stars
04 People Got To Be Free – The Rascals
05 I Say A Little Prayer – Aretha Franklin
06 Piece Of My Heart – Big Brother & The Holding Company
07 Lord Of The Manor – The Everly Brothers
08 Lincoln County – Dave Davies
09 Omnibus – The Move
10 I’m In A Different World – Four Tops
11 Say It Loud! – I’m Black And I’m Proud (Pt 1) – James Brown
12 Rain – Kak
13 A Song For Jeffrey – Jethro Tull
14 Magic Carpet Ride – Steppenwolf
15 Freedom Train – James Carr
16 Smell Of Incense – The West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band
17 Cloud Nine – The Temptations
18 Train To Nowhere – Savoy Brown
19 Everyday People – Sly & The Family Stone
20 I Got A Line On You – Spirit
21 Throwaway Street Puzzle – Fairport Convention
22 Crimson And Clover – Tommy James & The Shondells
23 Machines – Lothar & The Hand People
24 Kick Out The Jams ( Pressing) – MC5