If you could only keep 5 record albums, what would they be?

Well, what this proves is just how diverse music taste can be!  With that it also helps identify unknown selections that I must listen to, thanks to bdp24, larryi and others. I don’t think I can answer this honestly, even if I try by genre. 

Thanks awhittington for resurfacing this topic, I’m sure I’ll find some new albums to add to my collection.

If, indeed, I was put in the position of only being allowed to keep 5 record albums, I would think that most all of the contributors collections would be adequately satisfying.  I suspect that the limitation of recorded music would encourage me to make my own music, and, depending on whether the limitation effected others, could quite possibly lead me to engage in more participatory forms of enjoying music.

I'm not so sure that the last seven decades have been "the best ever."  They have certainly been unique in that recorded music has been available, so you don't have to make it yourself or wait for a concert.  Frankly, I enjoy live music, or even better, playing it myself more than listening to my stereo.

Could be a good thing!

I love these posts, been a long time since I thought about it but, in no order:

The Beatles - Abbey Road
Shelby Lynne - Just a Little Lovin'
Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon
Led Zeppelin II
Sade - Promise

The Beatles - White Album
The Beach Boys - Pet Sounds
Electric Light Orchestra - Out of the Blue
Nilsson - Nilsson Sings Newman
10cc - Original Soundtrack 

Sounds like we have a lot of old hippies with good ears among us who
do remember the 60's. I would be ok with most picks...but I would need
at least one Ray Charles album and a Roy Orbison would help.