1. Songs in the Key of Life - Stevie Wonder
2. Where I’m Coming From - Stevie Wonder
3. Signed, Sealed and Delivered - Stevie Wonder
4. Innervisions - Stevie Wonder
5. Music For 18 Musicians - Steve Reich
6. In The Wee Small Hours - Frank Sinatra
7. Watertown - Frank Sinatra
8. On the Corner - Miles Davis
9. Bitches Brew - Miles Davis
10. ‘Round About Midnight - Miles Davis
11. Milestones - Miles Davis
12. Miles Smiles - Miles Davis
13. Dusty in Memphis - Dusty Springfield
14. Tapestry - Carole King
15. Randy Newman - Randy Newman
16. 12 Songs - Randy Newman
17. Good Old Boys - Randy Newman
18. Scott 2 - Scott Walker
19. Scott 3 - Scott Walker
20. Scott 4 - Scott Walker
21. The Drift - Scott Walker
22. Bish Bosch - Scott Walker
23. The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady - Charles Mingus
24. Blues & Roots - Charles Mingus
25. Mingus Ah Um - Charles Mingus
26. Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus - Charles Mingus
27. Trout Mask Replica - Captain Beefheart and his Magic Band
28. Lick My Decals Off, Baby - Captain Beefheart and his Magic Band
29. Shiny Beast (Bat Chain Puller) - Captain Beefheart and his Magic Band
30. Doc at the Radar Station - Captain Beefheart and his Magic Band
31. Ice Cream for Crow - Captain Beefheart and his Magic Band
32. Taxi Driver, soundtrack - Bernard Herrmann
33. Fahrenheit 451, soundtrack - Bernard Herrmann
34. Les Stances a Sophie, soundtrack - Art Ensemble of Chicago
35. The Beatles - Beatles
36. The Raincoats - The Raincoats
37. Odyshape - The Raincoats
38. Tago Mago - Can
39. Ege Bamyasi - Can
40. Future Days - Can
41. Soon Over Babaluma - Can
42. Pet Sounds - Beach Boys
43. Fear - John Cale
44. The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground
45. The Velvet Underground & Nico - The Velvet Underground
46. White Light/White Heat - The Velvet Underground
47. Homogenic - Björk
48. Berlin - Lou Reed
49. Off the Wall - Michael Jackson
50. The Delfonics - The Delfonics
51. Let’s Get it On - Marvin Gaye
52. What’s Going On - Marvin Gaye
53. Goodbye Yellow Brick Road - Elton John
54. Half Free - US Girls
55. Blood On the Tracks - Bob Dylan
56. Highway 61 Revisited - Bob Dylan
57. Blue - Joni Mitchell
58. Court and Spark - Joni Mitchell
59. Here Come the Warm Jets - Brian Eno
60. Taking Tiger Mountain (By Strategy) - Brian Eno
61. Another Green World - Brian Eno
62. Desertshore - Nico
63. Wowee Zowee - Pavement
64. Slanted and Enchanted - Pavement
65. Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain - Pavement
66. Hunky Dory - David Bowie
67. Station to Station - David Bowie
68. Low - David Bowie
69. “Heroes” - David Bowie
70. Blackstar - David Bowie
71. Either/Or - Elliot Smith
72. Controversy - Prince
73. Sign O’ the Times - Prince
74. Aerial Ballet - Harry Nilsson
75. Harry - Harry Nilsson
76. Nilsson Sings Newman - Harry Nilsson
77. Nina Simone and Piano! - Nina Simone
78. Pastel Blues - Nina Simone
79. Fresh - Sly and the Family Stone
80. Small Talk - Sly and the Family Stone
81. Exile on Main Street - The Rolling Stones
82. Lumpy Gravy - Frank Zappa
83. Hot Rats - Frank Zappa
84. ‘Frisch Mabel Joy - Mickey Newbury
85. Red Headed Stranger - Willie Nelson
86. In Utero - Nirvana
87. Kid A - Radiohead
88. Actor - St. Vincent
89. St. Vincent - St. Vincent
90. Fetch the Bolt Cutters - Fiona Apple
91. Hell - James Brown
92. Hounds of Love - Kate Bush
93. Loveless - My Bloody Valentine
94. La Dolce Vita, soundtrack - Nino Rota
95. Illinois - Sufjan Stevens
96. Carrie & Lowell - Sufjan Stevens
97. Songs of Leonard Cohen - Leonard Cohen
98. Songs From a Room - Leonard Cohen
99. Songs of Love and Hate - Leonard Cohen
100. Cut - The Slits
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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