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What are the treasures in your vinyl library?

They don't have to be the collector's items, necessarily. I'm just asking, what is your short list of LPs in your personal library that you prize the most (maximum 5)?

I'll start:

Diana Krall: "From This Moment On" from Classic Records, mastered on a tube cutter

Buddy Rich: "Class of '78", Direct-to-disk recording of my favorite drummer leading the best incarnation of his band

Muddy Waters: "Folk Singer", not MFSL or German pressing or original pressing or anything fancy, just a Chess/MCA 1987 reissue LP that puts you in the room with Muddy

I also have a 35mm Everest recording of Mozart woodwind sonatas that I picked up at St. Vincent DePaul for $1. It's old and a little ragged, but that 35mm mag tape really puts the players right there in the living room.
johnnyb53

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1) Laurie Anderson's "Mr Heartbreak"
2) Jeff Beck "Wired" (esp., "Goodbye Pork Pie Hat")
3) Little Feat "Waiting for Columbus" (acapella intro is spooky good)
4) Jean Pierre Rampal & Lilly Laskine "Japanese Melodies for Flute & Harp" (picked up for $2 at an antique shop)
5) Donald Fagen's "The Nightfly"

All just regular issue vinyl that sounds fantastic.
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Hey - Johnny...might have mis-interpreted your initial post. I have no idea the monetary value of the discs I listed. Probably have some things that are worth more. But these are "treasures" to me.
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Emailists -
What is Quiex vs Nightly relative to the Mr Heartbreak LP?
I just have it on regular release vinyl. The bells at the beginning of "Gravity's Angel" amaze me. The entire LP is very well recorded.
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