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Audiogon "RECORDINGS TO DIE FOR" list

I've been listening to some of my favorite recordings this weekend and was wondering what others on Audiogon felt were there favorites. We have all seen the Stereophile "Records to Die For", The Absolute Sounds recommended list, Music Directs' list, The Golden Ear, etc. now I'm hoping to assemble the Audiogon "Recordings To Die For". Please list your five favorite recordings, the ones you listen to over and over or play for friends. I would assume the sonic quality is excellent in that this is an audiophile site. The performance and enjoy ability should also be excellent. Please leave your top five, even if they are already chosen so we can discover the very top for the Audiogon listeners. ALSO PLEASE REFRAIN FROM CRITICIZING OTHERS OPINIONS AND JUST LEAVE YOUR FAVORITES!

August 2002: I have compiled a summary and a full printer-friendly list of all of the recommendations below.
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Not in order - All vinyl:
Firebird/Afternoon of a Faun - Erich Leindsorf/Los Angeles Symphony - Sheffield

Soundtrack to Local Hero - Mark Knopfler - Warner bros.

American Beauty - Grateful Dead - MFSL

Dark Side of the Moon - Pink Floyd - MFSL

Clap Hands, Here Comes Charlie - Ella Fitzgerald - Verve

Waltz For Debbie - Bill Evans Trio - Riverside/Acoustic Sounds

Live at Fillmore East - Allman Brothers Band

Live/Dead - Grateful Dead - Warner Bros. (Green Label)

Shostakovich - Symphony #5 - Conducted by Semyon Bychkov -
on Philips

Love Over Gold - Dire Straits

Many of the Mercury Living Presence discs, but especially:
Ancient Airs and Dances - Respeghi

Famous Blue Raincoat - Jennifer Warnes

Absolute Torch and Twang - k.d. lang

Lush Life - Linda Ronstadt
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