# Best Pazz & Jop Critics Poll Album 1974

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-pazz-jop-critics-poll-album-1974/704358>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [November 11, 2014, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-pazz-jop-critics-poll-album-1974/704358 "2014-11-11T17:34:30Z")\
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**Author:** ![JKellyMap](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jkellymap/32/15880_2.png) [@JKellyMap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKellyMap)\
**Post date:** [November 12, 2014, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-pazz-jop-critics-poll-album-1974/704358/21 "2014-11-12T16:35:20Z")

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> [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](#):
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> OSFA was 1975. Zappa’s 1974 albums were _Apostrophe_ and _Roxy and Elsewhere_; the former being brought down a bit by the silliness factor (“Don’t Eat the Yellow Snow”) while the latter is a stone classic.

My mistake, thanks. I sometimes recommend _Apostrophe_ as a “gateway” Zappa album for curious not-yet-fans.

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**Author:** ![Nema98](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/d2c977/32.png) [@Nema98](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nema98)\
**Post date:** [November 13, 2014, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-pazz-jop-critics-poll-album-1974/704358/22 "2014-11-13T18:28:27Z")

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Never fully heard these but gave it to Eric.

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