Top 10 must have LP's

engtaz
engtaz Posts: 7,663
edited September 2007 in 2 Channel Audio
I would like to know what everyone's must have top 10 LP's are.

Thanks
engtaz
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I love how music can brighten up a bad day.
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  • wingnut4772
    wingnut4772 Posts: 7,519
    edited September 2007
    I would like to know that too.
    Sharp Elite 70
    Anthem D2V 3D
    Parasound 5250
    Parasound HCA 1000 A
    Parasound HCA 1000
    Oppo BDP 95
    Von Schweikert VR4 Jr R/L Fronts
    Von Schweikert LCR 4 Center
    Totem Mask Surrounds X4
    Hsu ULS-15 Quad Drive Subwoofers
    Sony PS3
    Squeezebox Touch

    Polk Atrium 7s on the patio just to keep my foot in the door.
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  • JimBRICK
    JimBRICK Posts: 1,543
    edited September 2007
    my #1 is Neil young live at massey hall
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  • rskarvan
    rskarvan Posts: 2,374
    edited September 2007
    New quote from Californication: "I'm just an analog guy in a digital world".

    I beginning to think that vinyl is making a serious comeback.

    My favorite LP's are from YES. Not so much for the music... but, for the unusual art on the LP covers. It used to be that the design of the album cover was an important feature of the purchase. I miss that.
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  • engtaz
    engtaz Posts: 7,663
    edited September 2007
    Which Yes albums? I love YES music.
    engtaz

    I love how music can brighten up a bad day.
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  • audiobliss
    audiobliss Posts: 12,518
    edited September 2007
    I LOVE my Yes - Big Generator LP!
    George Grand wrote: »
    Jstas wrote: »
    Simple question. If you had a cool million bucks, what would you do with it?
    Wonder WTF happened to the rest of my money.
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,802
    edited September 2007
    Who's Next
    American Beauty
    Abbey Road
    Dark Side of the Moon
    Belafonte Live at Carnegie Hall
    Strauss Also Sprach Zarathustra Reiner/Chicago Symphony (original RCA Red Label)
    Quadrophenia
    Aja
    Crack the Sky (first album)
    AOXOMOXOA (original mix)
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  • wingnut4772
    wingnut4772 Posts: 7,519
    edited September 2007
    mhardy6647 wrote: »
    Who's Next
    American Beauty
    Abbey Road
    Dark Side of the Moon
    Belafonte Live at Carnegie Hall
    Strauss Also Sprach Zarathustra Reiner/Chicago Symphony (original RCA Red Label)
    Quadrophenia
    Aja
    Crack the Sky (first album)
    AOXOMOXOA (original mix)

    I was looking at that Belafonte Live album.....how's the quality?
    Sharp Elite 70
    Anthem D2V 3D
    Parasound 5250
    Parasound HCA 1000 A
    Parasound HCA 1000
    Oppo BDP 95
    Von Schweikert VR4 Jr R/L Fronts
    Von Schweikert LCR 4 Center
    Totem Mask Surrounds X4
    Hsu ULS-15 Quad Drive Subwoofers
    Sony PS3
    Squeezebox Touch

    Polk Atrium 7s on the patio just to keep my foot in the door.
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  • cmy330go
    cmy330go Posts: 2,341
    edited September 2007
    rskarvan wrote: »
    New quote from Californication: "I'm just an analog guy in a digital world"...

    I thought that was a funny quote when I heard it. Man did you see that setup in that scene? That Avid table was gorgeous!:eek:
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    2 CH
    Parasound Halo P3, Parasound Halo A21, Sutherland Ph.D, VPI Classic 3 w/ 3D arm & Soundsmith Aida Cartridge, Arcam CD72T, B&W 802 S3, Monster HTS2500,
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,802
    edited September 2007
    I was looking at that Belafonte Live album.....how's the quality?
    One of the benchmark live recordings of all time. Cannot vouch for the SACD or any re-release on vinyl, but the original is superb.

    BTW, I forgot Waiting for Columbus (the original pressing is very good, the MoFi is outstanding)
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  • schwarcw
    schwarcw Posts: 7,337
    edited September 2007
    Sgt. Pepper
    Who's Next
    Brother's In Arms
    Dark Side of the Moon
    New Favorite - Alison Krauss
    Avalon - Roxy Music
    The Doors - Doors
    Kind of Blue - Miles Davis
    Time Out - Dave Brubeck
    Night Fly - Donald Fagan
    Led Zeppelin II

    Lot's more! These are just a few that come to mind.
    Carl

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  • strider
    strider Posts: 2,568
    edited September 2007
    Of the albums I own, in no particular order:

    Parliament- Tear the Roof Off
    Charles Mingus- Mingus at Antibes
    Taj Mahal- The Real Thing
    Frank Zappa- Hot Rats
    David Bromberg- Demon in Disguise
    Beastie Boys- Paul's Boutique
    Doc Watson- Memories
    Jimi Hendrix- Blus
    Emmylou Harris- Quarter Moon in a Ten Cent Town
    Simon and Garfunkel- Parsley, Sage, Rosemary, and Thyme
    Wristwatch--->Crisco
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  • analog97
    analog97 Posts: 328
    edited September 2007
    No order....not possible:

    Chris Rea-Road to Hell
    Santana-Supernatural
    Spirit-12 dreams of Dr sardonicus
    Mott the Hoople=Mott the Hoople
    Travelling Wilburies-Vol1
    Joni Mitchell-The Hissing of Summer Lawns
    Jennifer Warnes-Famous Blue Raincoat
    Chilliwack-Dreams, Dreams, Dreams
    James Gang-Thirds
    Eagles-Hell freezes over
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  • TroyD
    TroyD Posts: 13,077
    edited September 2007
    Okay....ready?

    Now, these are NOT in order but 10 you should have:

    1. Dire Straits Brothers in Arms - 180gm reissue
    2. Steely Dan Aja/Gaucho - Aja, get the MFSL release
    3. Eva Cassidy - Songbird
    4. Jim Hall - Concierto
    6. Bartok Concerto for Orchestra - George Solti - London
    7. Alan Parsons - IRobot
    8. DiMeola, DeLucia, McLaughlin - Friday Night in San Francisco
    9. Santana - Abraxas
    10. Dvorak: Concerto for Cell - Janos Starker - Merc Living Presence
    11. Rachmaninov piano concerto #3 - Byron Janis - Merc Living Presence
    12. Alison Krauss/Union Station- either of thier MFSL releases.

    EDIT: Damn, I for got Sinatra at the Sands. Get that instead of the Alan Parsons. You gotta have some Sinatra in your library.

    Ignore any spelling mistakes....I'm doing this from memory off the cuff. So there is 12, sue me.

    BDT
    I plan for the future. - F1Nut
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  • TroyD
    TroyD Posts: 13,077
    edited September 2007
    wingnut4772 wrote: »
    I was looking at that Belafonte Live album.....how's the quality?

    Great recording of mediocre material. I've got the mono and stereo versions....I actually like the mono better. Harry just doesn't do it for me, really.

    For a live recording, Sinatra at the Sands is the only way to go.

    Also, Also Sprach Zarathurstra (sp) is a cool one to have, I actually prefer the version by Zubin Mehta on the London/Decca label. If you go with the Reiner/RCA go with the 1954(?) version, I believe that it's been redone and readily available. I think it's LSC-1806.

    BDT
    I plan for the future. - F1Nut
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  • engtaz
    engtaz Posts: 7,663
    edited September 2007
    TroyD, excuse my lack of knowledge but what is a MFSL release.

    Thanks
    engtaz

    I love how music can brighten up a bad day.
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  • fatchowmein
    fatchowmein Posts: 2,637
    edited September 2007
    engtaz wrote: »
    TroyD, excuse my lack of knowledge but what is a MFSL release.

    Thanks

    Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab

    http://www.mofi.com/productcart/pc/viewCategories.asp?idCategory=18

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobile_Fidelity_Sound_Lab
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  • engtaz
    engtaz Posts: 7,663
    edited September 2007
    Thanks
    engtaz

    I love how music can brighten up a bad day.
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  • Tour2ma
    Tour2ma Posts: 10,177
    edited September 2007
    TroyD wrote: »
    7. Alan Parsons - IRobot

    EDIT: Damn, I for got Sinatra at the Sands. Get that instead of the Alan Parsons. You gotta have some Sinatra in your library.

    Ignore any spelling mistakes....I'm doing this from memory off the cuff. So there is 12, sue me.

    BDT
    Only twelve? I have 20 or so in my top ten fav's, but seems we're talking performance and SQ here, so many have to fall by the wayside, e.g., Ziggy.

    If you're axing I Robot, I'll take it. Even the original vinyl's SQ is jaw-droppingly gorgeous...

    The Alan Parsons Project - I Robot
    When it comes to being fincky about SQ, Parsons "... may not be in a class by himself, but it does not take long to call the role."

    And off the top of my head, which is anything but orderly....

    Robbie Robertson - Storyville
    Dark... Smokey... Seductive...

    Heifitz/ Reiner & CSO - Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto- 1957
    Yes, 1957... and it still stands up to nearly all of the more recent recordings... and, well, it's Heifitz...

    The Moody Blues - Days of Future Passed
    There are not that many truly groundbreaking, rock recordings... this is one of them.

    Elvis Costello - My Aim is True
    Crisp... detailed... riveting

    Thomas Dolby - The Golden Age of Wireless
    Quirky material melticulously recorded...
    "Good heavens, Mrs. Moto.... You're beautiful!"

    Charles Dutiot & Montreal SO - Berlioz: Symphonie fantastique for orchestra
    One of the most, if the not the most, sumptuous recordings I have heard.

    The Who - Who's Next
    Mentioned in an earlier post. One of a couple on this list that are also on my "Desert Island" list. Great sounding LP that spawned hit single after hit single.

    The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Axis: Bold as Love
    Sadly much of Jimi's catalog is not well recorded... not the case here.

    Emerson, Lake & Palmer - Emerson, Lake & Palmer
    This may be the only LP of which I have three copies... all from the original BMG LP mail order service. One has a flaw on side one; one a flaw on side two; the third was just right. Very well recorded. The deep synth at the end of "Lucky Man" will test your cartridge/ tone arm combo...

    Ricki Lee Jones - Ricki Lee Jones
    The finger snaps of "Chuck E.'s in Love" alone are enough to put this release on the list.


    And, if I can be permitted a CD...

    The Glenn Miller Orchestra (sort of...) - In the Digital Mood - GRP
    Yup, big band made my list. Dave Gruisin came up with the idea and musicians lined up to participate. Give it a listen, it just might make your list...
    More later,
    Tour...
    Vox Copuli
    Better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to open your mouth and remove all doubt. - Old English Proverb

    "Death doesn't come with a Uhaul." - Dennis Gardner
    "It's easy to get lost in price vs performance vs ego vs illusion." - doro
    "There is a certain entertainment value in ripping the occaisonal (sic) buttmunch..." - TroyD
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  • DAGLJAM6
    DAGLJAM6 Posts: 635
    edited September 2007
    No specific order:

    Van Morrison- Moondance
    Pink Floyd- The Division Bell
    Nirvana- Nevermind
    E.L.P.- Works Vol. I
    Return to Forever- Romantic Warrior
    Led Zeppelin- I
    Leo Kottke- 6 and 12 String Guitar
    Joe Sample- Carmel
    Natalie Merchant- Tigerlily
    Yes- Fragile

    Honorable mention: Eric Johnson- Tones
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  • miner
    miner Posts: 1,305
    edited September 2007
    SRV - Texas Flood
    Steely Dan - Aja
    Joanie mitchell -Blue
    Dire Straits - Brothers in Arms
    Clapton/Cale- Road to Escondido
    Santana - Welcome
    Robert Palmer - Sneakin' Sally thru the Alley
    Little Feat - Goodbye Columbus
    CSN&Y - Deja Vu
    Miles Davis - Blue
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  • avguytx
    avguytx Posts: 1,628
    edited September 2007
    Anything from the recommended SDA play list (from the owners manual) is nice. Fortunately, I have quite a few of those on LP and CD both for comparison. Very nice sounding.
    Richard? Who's your favorite Little Rascal? Alfalfa? Or is it........................Spanky?.................................Sinner.
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,802
    edited September 2007
    If you go with the Reiner/RCA go with the 1954(?) version, I believe that it's been redone and readily available.
    You are correct, sir.

    FWIW, I like the music on Belafonte live, not just the sound. YMMV, though...
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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,137
    edited September 2007
    In addition to the awesome records listed in many of the posts above, I would like to add these Sheffield Labs offerings;

    Sheffield Labs:

    WAGNER, Richard
    "Die Walkure: Ride of the Valkyries"
    "Gotterdammerung: Siegfried's Funeral Music"
    "Siegfried: Forest Murmurs"
    Sheffield Labs - 07

    Johannes BRAHMS - Variations & Fugue on a Theme by Handel, Op. 24
    Frederic CHOPIN - Mazurka #13, Op. 17/4
    George Frideric HANDEL - Air with Variations in B Flat Major
    Lincoln MAYORGA- Piano
    Sheffield Labs - 04

    Sergei PROKOFIEV - Ballet Music "Romeo & Juliet"
    Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra - Erich LEINSDORF
    Sheffield Labs - 08

    Antonin DVORAK - "Romantic Pieces", Op. 75
    STRAUSS, Richard - Sonata, Op. 18
    Arnold STEINHARDT - Violin
    Lincoln MAYORGA - Piano
    Sheffield Labs - 18

    ClaudeDEBUSSY, - Prelude to "The Afternoon Of A Faun"
    STRAVINSKY, Igor - Suite "Firebird" (1910 Version)
    Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra - LEINSDORF, Erich
    Sheffield Labs - 24

    Lincoln Mayorga & Amanda Mc Broom
    Growing up in Hollywood Town
    Sheffield Lab - 13

    Amanda Mc Broom & Lincoln Mayorga
    West of Oz
    Sheffield Lab -15 (SL 46)

    Non-Sheffield

    Monster Cable Presents
    Amanda Mc Broom - Dreaming
    Gecko Records

    MFSL Original Master Recording
    The Doobie Brothers
    Takin' it to the Streets
    MFSL 1-122

    THIS ONE WILL BLOW YOU AWAY. . . it is just a massed produced record that I purchased at 19 years old in 1974. It is extraordinarily dyamic!!!

    Supertramp
    Crime of the Century
    A&M SP-3647
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  • schwarcw
    schwarcw Posts: 7,337
    edited September 2007
    Joe,

    What's with all the dead Germans and Russians??:D

    Where's all the English bands? Who, Beatles, Moody Blues, Led Zeppelin, Herman's Hermits?
    Carl

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  • engtaz
    engtaz Posts: 7,663
    edited September 2007
    Thanks, Now I can compile a wish list of albums. Thanks for the heads up on particular albums of the same titles.

    engtaz
    engtaz

    I love how music can brighten up a bad day.
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  • TroyD
    TroyD Posts: 13,077
    edited September 2007
    mhardy6647 wrote: »
    You are correct, sir.

    FWIW, I like the music on Belafonte live, not just the sound. YMMV, though...

    I'm hacking more than anything...I enjoy a good bit of it but just have never really understood the great following of this LP(s). For a live album, I think Sinatra at the Sands is far and away superior.

    BDT
    I plan for the future. - F1Nut
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  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] Posts: 7,658
    edited September 2007
    Hey Analog97,
    Nice to see a fellow Spirit fan!
    "Fresh Garbage!"
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  • schwarcw
    schwarcw Posts: 7,337
    edited September 2007
    Twelve Dreams of Dr. Sardonicus
    Carl

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  • schwarcw
    schwarcw Posts: 7,337
    edited September 2007
    TroyD wrote: »
    I think Sinatra at the Sands is far and away superior.

    BDT

    Excellent Album!

    Carl
    Carl

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  • analog97
    analog97 Posts: 328
    edited September 2007
    Ken: May "The Spirit of '76" be with you. I play it every 4th of July!
    Carl: Are you correcting me? We just call it "The Dr's Dozen"......sometimes
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