Building a 100 album vinyl collection 3 must have albums are?


No opera or rap in the three must haves. Sorry.

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Roy Harper - Flashes From the Archives of Oblivion 

Leonard Cohen - Live in London

Tom Waits And Crystal Gayle – One From The Heart

If you can stretch the budget, MFSL One-Step Ultradisc are about as good vinyl records get IMHO:

1. Muddy Waters - Folk Singer

2. Eric Clapton - Unplugged

3. Crosby Stills and Nash

This is what Michael Fremer said about the Santana Abraxas MFSL Ultradisc:

"Halfway through this "one step"’s side one I said to myself "This might be the best record I’ve ever heard". I meant by that the technical quality of the record and how much it resembles tape in four critical parameters: the wide dynamics and low bass response, the unlimited dynamic range, the tape-like sense of flow and especially the enormity of the soundstage presentation. More importantly I got a greater appreciation for the music, the musicianship and the showmanship too."

High praise indeed! You can read the full review here:

https://www.analogplanet.com/content/mobile-fidelitys-one-step-abraxas-any-record-worth-100-0

There is a lot of good suggestions , some of which I would agree with so I'll give you 3 different ones from 3 different genres  ( plus 1 ) .

Jimi Hendrix  "Electric LadyLand " 

Joni Mitchell   " Ladies of the Canyon "

Solti & CSO  Beethoven's 6th symphony " Pastoral "

plus 1

Julie London  " At Home "

 

Killing Joke - What’s This For?

The Clash - S/T

Congos - Heart of the Congos

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Bad Brains - Rock for Light

Ramones - Rocket to Russia

Stooges - Funhouse

Killing Joke - What’s This For?

The Clash - S/T

Congos - Heart of the Congos

————- see also —————-

Bad Brains - Rock for Light

Ramones - Rocket to Russia

Stooges - Funhouse

Hope  --  Hugh Masekela

Cafe Blue  --  Patricia Barber

Santana  --  Santana

The soundtrack to "Black Orpheus".

Antonio Carlos Jobim, Luiz Bonfá - Orfeu Negro

 

DeKay

He may have forgotten. I rediscovered one of my favorite albums after 45 years by accident.

Beatles: Rubber Soul… which is really well recorded as well… the reissue.

Miles Davis: Kind of Blue

The Who: Tommy

Why would you need suggestions from others as you may not like what I or other people like?   I would make a list of all your favorite music and go from there.  Your question is like asking others what you should eat for breakfast. 

Zappa Apostrophe

Janos Starker - Dvorak: Violincello Concerto/Bruch: Kol Nidrei

Anything by RL Burnside

 

 

 

 

 

Beatles - Abbey Road

Beach Boys - Pet Sounds 

Frank Zappa - The Grand Wazoo

The Koln Concert - Keith Jarrett

Blow by Blow - Jeff Beck

Slow Turning - John Hiatt

Notting Hillbillies - Missing and Presumed Having a Good Time

Eva Cassidy - Live at Blues Alley

Dire Straits - Brothers in Arms

Mark Knopfler - Shangra La

Daft Punk – Random Access Memories

(oops...never was much good at math...)