I believe that in the history of albums, there were 2 records which were most influential.
   After hearing the 1968 record, The Transformed Man, by William Shatner, the general public was influenced to throw away money on records made by non singer-TV has beens. The recording industry was influenced to sell horrendous monstrosities simply because the monster on the recording had a large fan following.
The 1979 record, The Ethel Merman Disco Album, which has long been misunderstood, was in actuality a diabolical plan by the brilliant Ms. Merman in an attempt to end the axis of evil known as "disco."