No Opera, no Beethoven, Bach, Mozart? No Jethro Tull, Rick Wakeman.? I really do not like your list much. There might be 5 or 6 on your list I would want.
100 Albums You Would wish for...from a Genie
This thread was inspired by this thread:
https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/building-a-100-album-vinyl-collection-3-must-have-albums-are
Please add to the above list. Thanks!
Okay, here is my premise for this:
I find an very odd, really old record in the $.99 cent bin in the back corner of some old, dusty record store. I pull the LP from the sleeve and a Genie appears. He says I can have any equipment/gear I want. Speakers, amp, preamp, etc. Just name it, (mbl Master Reference System and a custom room for it please.)...
...but, I can only have 100 albums forever to play on it. No "Best Of" or "Greatest Hits". No Box Sets or Compilations. Soundtracks are fine if original score, no Compilations. Double and Triple LP’s count as one album. (This Genie was very detailed in his instructions. He kinda looked like Donald Fagen).
What 100 albums would they be?
(I know I fudged on a rule or two, on a few of mine).
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Allman Brothers-Idlewild South
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Amazing Rhythm Aces-Too Stuffed To Jump
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April Wine-Harder, Faster
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Atlanta Rhythm Section-Red Tape
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Bad Company-Straight Shooter
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The Band-The Last Waltz
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The Beatles-Abbey Road
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The Beatles: Rubber Soul
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Jeff Beck-Live At Ronnie Scott’s
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Blackberry Smoke-The Whippoorwill
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Blackfoot-Strikes
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Karla Bonoff-Restless Nights
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Boston-Boston
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Jackson Browne-Late For The Sky
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Jimmy Buffett-Songs You Know By Heart
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Charlie-Lines
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Chicago-Chicago Transit Authority
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Eric Clapton-461 Ocean Boulevard
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Eric Clapton-Slowhand
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Marc Cohn-Marc Cohn
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Shawn Colvin-Fat City
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Cowboy Junkies - The Trinity Sessions
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Creedence Clearwater Revival-Cosmo’s Factory
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Crosby, Stills & Nash-Daylight Again
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Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young-Deja Vu
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Christopher Cross-Christopher Cross
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Miles Davis- Bitches Brew
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Miles Davis - Kind of Blue
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Dire Straits-Making Movies
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Doobie Brothers-Toulouse Street
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Eagles-The Long Run
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Electric Light Orchestra-Out Of The Blue
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Emerson, Lake & Palmer-Works Volume 1
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Melissa Etheridge-Brave And Crazy
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Donald Fagen-The New York Rock And Soul Review
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Donald Fagen-The Nightfly
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Fleetwood Mac-Rumours
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Foghat-Foghat
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Genesis-Invisible Touch
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Hall & Oates-Private Eyes
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George Harrison-All Things Must Pass
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Head East-Flat As A Pancake
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Heart-Dreamboat Annie
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John Hiatt-Slow Turning
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Hootie And The Blowfish-Cracked Rear View
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Bruce Hornsby & The Range-The Way It Is
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Indigo Girls-Nomads, Indians & Saints
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J. Giles Band-Bloodshot
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James Gang-Straight Shooter
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Jefferson Airplane-Red Octopus
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Billy Joel-The Stranger
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Elton John-Goodbye Yellowbrick Road
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Rickie Lee Jones-Rickie Lee Jones
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Kansas-Leftoverture
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Kiss-Dressed To Kill
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Mark Knopfler -Shangri La
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Alison Krauss-Forget About It
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Little River Band-First Under The Wire
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The Liz Barnez Band-Inkmarks On Pages
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Shelby Lynne-Just A Little Lovin’
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Pat Metheny & Lyle Mays-As Falls Wichita, So Falls Wichita Falls
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Steve Miller-Book Of Dreams
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Joni Mitchell-Hissing of Summer Lawns
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Van Morrison – Moondance
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New Riders Of The Purple Sage-The Adventures Of Panama Red
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Stevie Nicks-Bella Donna
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Tom Petty-Damn The Torpedoes
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Poco-Legend
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The Police-Zenyatta Mendatta
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Queen-The Works
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REO Speedwagon-Ridin’ The Storm Out
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Robbie Robertson-Robbie Robertson
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Linda Ronstadt-Simple Dreams
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Roxy Music -Avalon
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Rush-2112
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Sawmill Creek-Wild Western Windblown Band
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Bob Seger-Night Moves
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Paul Simon-Still Crazy After All These Years
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Bruce Springsteen-Born To Run
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Steely Dan-Aja
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Steely Dan - Gaucho
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Steely Dan-Two Against Nature
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Styx-Crystal Ball
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Cat Stevens - Tea for the Tillerman
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Joss Stone-The Soul Sessions
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Supertramp- Crime of the Century
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Richard and Linda Thompson- Shoot Out The Lights
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Toto-Hydra
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Traffic-Low Spark Of High Heeled Boys
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Trooper-Knock ’Em Dead Kid
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Robin Trower-Bridge of Sighs
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The Wallflowers-Bringing Down The Horse
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Joe Walsh-The Smoker You Drink, The Player You Get
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Wings-Band On The Run
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Wings-Venus And Mars
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The Wonderful Sounds of Female Vocals
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The Wonderful Sounds of Male Vocals
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Yes-Fragile
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Warren Zevon-Warren Zevon
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ZZ Top-Tres Hombres
This is just for fun. I found a ton of albums off the thread, listed at the top, that I had forgot about. Was hoping to find even more. If you want to participate, cool! If not, please don’t.
I’m by no means expecting everyone to add a list of 100 titles. I thought it was a blast, but did take some time. I've also had a blast going back and relistening to a lot of these. Man, I sure missed them.
Play if you want...
(This is by no means a final, definitive list. Probably hundreds of more albums await...)
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@simonmoon...Nice list dude! You're right on obscurity, I've haven't heard of a lot of them, but will check them out. Thanks! |
My list will be made up of some pretty obscure recordings, comprised of: prog, jazz, and classical (mostly from the mid 20th century up through the present era). My numbering got screwed up, but I believe there are 100. Problem with list like these, since there are so many more pieces of music, that I consider at the same level as these, ask me a different day, and quite a few of these would be different. Prog: 1) Yes - Close to the Edge 2) King Crimson - Larks’ Tongues in Aspic 3) Genesis - The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway 4) Banco del Mutuo Soccorso - Io Sono Nato Libero 5) National Health - Of Queues and Cures 6) PFM - Per un Amico 7) Magma - K.A (Köhntarkösz Anteria) 8) Arti e Mestieri - Tilt 9) Gentle Giant - In a Glass House 10) Änglagård - Hybris 11) Thinking Plague - In Extremis 12) Henry Cow - Western Culture 13) Univers Zero - Uzed 14) Hatfield and the North - S/T 15) Area - Arbeit Macht Frei 16) Eskaton - 4 Visions 17) Yes - Relayer 18) King Crimson - Red 19 ) Banco del Mutuo Socorrso - Darwin! 20) Il Balletto di Bronzo - YS 21) Pain of Salvation - Remedy Lane 22) Gentle Giant - Octopus 23) Deus Ex Machina - Equilibrismo da Insofferenza 24) Anglagard - Viljans Öga 25) Museo Rosenbach - Zarathustra 26) Echolyn - ...as the World 27) IQ - The Road of Bones 28) Art Zoyd - Symphonie Pour Le Jour Où Brûleront Les Cités 29) Frank Zappa - One Size Fits All 30) ELP - Brain Salad Surgery 31) PFM - Storia di un Minuto 32) Magma - Mekanïk Destruktïw Kommandöh Genesis - Selling England by the Pound Echolyn - Suffocating the Bloom Le Orme - Felona e Sorona Van Der Graaf Generator - Pawn Hearts Van Der Graaf Generator - Godbluff Camel - Mirage Magma - Ëmëhntëhtt-Ré
Jazz: 33) Mahavishnu Orchestra -Inner Mounting Flame 34) John Coltrane - A Love Supreme 35) Oregon - Out of the Woods 36) Return to Forever - Romantic Warrior 37) Weather Report - Black Market 38 ) Anthony Braxton - Six Compositions: Quartet 39) The Art Ensemble of Chicago - Urban Bushman 40) Brand X - Unorthodox Behavior 41) Ralph Towner - Solo Concerts 42) Eberdard Weber - Cholours of Chloe 43) John Abercrombie - Timeless 44) Mahavishnu Orchestra - The Lost Trident Sessions 45) Szobel - Szobel 46) McCoy Tyner - The Real McCoy 47) Alice Coltrance - Ptah, The El Daoud 48) Pharaoh Sanders - Karma 49) Kemasi Washington - The Epic 50) Keith Jarrett - Koln Concerts 51) Allan Holdsworth - Metal Fatigue 52) Miles Davis - Sketches of Spain 53) Miles Davis - Bitches Brew 54) Bruford - One of a Kind 55) Terje Rypdal - Whenever I Seem to Be Far Away 56) Steve Coleman and the Five Elements - The Sonic Language of Myth 57) Steve Coleman’s Natal Eclipse - Morphogenesis 58) Ralph Towner - Solstice 59) Allan Holdsworth - I.O.U. Oregon - Roots in the Sky Iceberg - Sentiments Miles Davis - In a Silent Way Weather Report - Heavy Weather John Coltrane - Ascension Dave Holland - Conference of Birds The Art Ensemble of Chicago - People of Sorrow McCoy Tyner - Sahara Anthony Braxton - 4 Compositions: Quartet
Classical: 60) Elliott Carter - Concerto for Orchestra 61) Elliott Carter - Variations for orchestra 62) Elliott Carter - Piano Concerto 63) Charles Wuorinen - 4th Piano Concerto 64) Charles Wuorinen - Iridule – 2006, for oboe and six players 65) Joan Tower - Concerto for Orchestra 66) Joan Tower - Silver Ladders 67) Alban Berg - Violin Concerto 68) Bruno Maderna - 3rd Oboe Concerto 69) Charles Wuorinen - Microsymphony 70) Unsuk Chin - Violin Concerto No. 1 71) Krzysztof Penderecki - Violin Concerto No. 2: Metamorphosen 72) Ernst Krenek - Static and Ecstatic 73) Joseph Schwantner - Percussion Concerto 74) Milton Babbitt - Composition for 12 instruments 75) Milton Babbitt - Concerti for Orchestra 76 ) Magnus Lindberg - Concert for Orchestra 77) Magnus Lindberg - Piano Concerto 78) Arnold Schoenberg - Variations for Orchestra 79) Bartok - Music for percussion, strings, and celesta 80) Samuel Barber - Piano Concerto 81) Stravinsky - Rite of Spring 82) Augusta Read Thomas - Eos: Goddess of Light 83) Harrison Birtwistle - Earth Dances
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@stuartk...I forgot about Gillian Welch and Patty Griffin. But who do I bump off my list? I think I need to switch to de-caf. 🤕 |
@stuartk...SWEET list! Several on your list, I forgot about, (that's what I was hoping for!) Thanks!!! It is hard. |
1) Miles Davis: Second Great Quintet Box Set 2) Allman Bros.: Fillmore East 3) Ry Cooder: Paradise and Lunch 4) Grateful Dead: Europe ’72 5) Bill Evans : Village Vanguard Sessions 6) Wayne Shorter: Night Dreamer 7) Wayne Shorter: Etcetera 8) McCoy Tyner: The Real McCoy 9) McCoy Tyner: Soliloquy 10) Ginger Baker Coward of the County 11) Herbie Hancock: Maiden Voyage 12) Jackie McLean: Dynasty 13) Mal Waldron: You and the Night and the Music 14) Joe Henderson: Inner Urge 15) Joe Henderson: So Near, So Far 16) Andrew Hill: Andrew! 17) Sheila Jordan: Lost and Found 18) Bobby Hutcherson: Stick Up 19) Bobby Hutcherson: Total Eclipse 20) Dexter Gordon: Go 21) Dave Holland Quintet: Prime Directive 22 Dave Holland Octet: Pathways 23) Stan Getz: Windows 24) Stan Getz: live in Paris 25) John McLaughlin: Extrapolation 26) Shakti: A Handful of Beauty 27) Oregon: 1974 28) Oregon: Out of the Woods/Roots In the Sky 29) Milton Nacimiento: Clube Da Esquina 30) Chick Corea: Now He Sings; Now He Sobs 31) Chick Corea/RTF: Return To Forever 32) Chick Corea/RTR: Light as a Feather 33) Chick Corea/Gary Burton: Crystal Silence 34) Bobo Stenson/Jan Garbarek: Witchi Tai To 35) K. Jarrett: Belonging 36) Keith Jarrett European Quartet: Sleeper 37) Pat Metheny: Bright Size Life 38) Kenny Garret: Songbook 39) Kenny Wheeler: Deer Wan 40) Flora Purim: Perpetual emotion 41) J. L. Ponty: Aurora 42) Pat Martino: Exit 43) Pentangle: Basket of light 44) Pentangle: Sweet Child 45) Cedar Walton: Eastern Rebellion 46) Art Farmer: Blame It On My Youth 47) Larry Coryell: Tricycles 48) John Scofield/J. Lovano: Meant to Be 49): NHOP: Unforgettable NHOP Trio Live 50) Joe Lovano: Landmarks 51) Woody Shaw: Live in Bremen 52) Woody Shaw: United 53) Michel Petrucciani: Complete Live in Germany 54) Michel Petrucciani: Live at Village Vanguard 55) Stanley Cowell: Live 56) Billy Harper: Soul of an Angel 57) Grant Green: Idle Moments 58) Jackie Ryan: You and the Night and the Music 59) Vincent herring: Simple Pleasure 60) Jackie Ryan: Doozy 61) Tina May: More Than You Know 62) Tina May: I Never Told You 63) Lindsay Lou and the Flatbellies: Ionia 64) Stray Birds: Magic Fire 65) Birds of Chicago Live 66) Railroad Earth: Last of the Outlaws 67) Gillian Welch: Boots Number One 68) Peter Rowman/Tony Rice: Quartet 69) Kris Delmhorst: Songs For A Hurricane 70) Neil Casal: Fade Away Diamond Time 71) Jorma Kaukonen: Quah 72) Joni Mitchell: Miles of Aisles 73) Steely Dan: Countdown to Ecstasy 74) Steely Dan: Pretzel Logic 75) Steely Dan: Katy Lied 76) Courtney Marie Andrews: Honest Life 77) Patrick Park: Everyone’s In Everyone 78) Patty Griffin: Impossible Dream 79) Patrick Park: Love Like Swords 80) Steve Forbert: Alive On Arrival 81) Steve Forbert: Young Guitar Days 82) John Prine: The Missing years 83) John Prine: Fair and Square 84) Richard, Linda Thompson: I Want To See the Bright Lights Tonight 85) Big Brother: Cheap Thrills 86) Hendrix: First Ray of the New Rising Sun 87) Hendrix: Band of Gypsys Box Set: Songs For Groovy Children 88) Who: Whos’ Next 89) Pete Townshend: Who Came First 90) Stones: Exile on Main Street 91) Neil Young: Carnegie Hall 1970 92) Loggins and Messina: Mother Lode 93) Dylan: Blonde On Blonde 94) Dylan: Tell Tale Signs 95) Grateful Dead: Skull and Roses 96) Butterfield Blues Band: East West 97) Emmy Lou Harris: Luxury Liner 98) Emmy Lou Harris: Pieces of the Sky 99) Lucinda Williams: Car Wheels on a Gravel Road 100) Lucinda Williams: Lucinda Williams 90) Rodney Crowell: Ain’t Livin’ Long Like This 91) Brian Auger: Second Wind 92) Albert Collins: Ice Pickin’ 94) Taj Mahal: The Real Thing 95) Beatles : White Album 96) Stevie Wonder: Innervisions 97) Little Feat: Waiting For Columbus 98) Janis Joplin: Pearl 99) John Mayall : Blues Breakers with Eric Clapton 100) Blind Faith
This is really hard. Ask me next week and I’ll probably come up with a different list.
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+1 @mofimadness Interesting list. I probably wouild have around 20 if this was just a Top 100 1970's list and maybe 12-15 if an all time list. Kodus for the elimination of Lou Reed/Ramones/The Clash and the godawful(pun intended) Sex Pistols recording! |
#3 (would take a Genie): https://www.elvisblog.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Spock-Elvis-24-Karat-Hits.jpg
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