Three best audiophile CD/LP in your collection

Patrica Barber 45LPMofi Cafe' Blue
Neil Young Greatest Hits LP classic records
David and David Boomtown LP Classic records

I don't know if these are "the best" recordings in my collection, but they are all excellent:

Cassandra Wilson, New Moon Daughter
Muddy Waters, Folk Singer
Martin Zeller, Bach's Cello Suites (MA Recordings)

Cat Stevens Tea for the Tillerman MFSL UHQR
John Hiatt Bring the family MFSL
Patrica Barber Cafe Blue MFSL
B.B. King Luceile MFSL

All are LP's

I have heard the same on cd and they just dont cut it.
Good Luck

The longer I think about it, the more likely the list will change so off the top of my head:

Dire Straits - Brothers In Arms, 20th Anniversary SACD

Steely Dan - Aja, Cisco LP reissue

John Coltrane - Blue Train, Blue Note 2008 45 rpm LP reissue

Most of my listening is to classical music, and I have far too many excellent sounding recordings to be able to single out three. What I would suggest you do, to the extent that you are interested in classical recordings, is to focus on labels that are known to produce consistently good sound, and choose particular recordings based on the music and, to the extent possible, the performances.

I would recommend the following labels as consistently providing excellent sounding recordings (although unfortunately some of them no longer exist):

Accent
Astree
Audiofon
Chesky
Dorian
Harmonia Mundi France
Hyperion
Lyrinx
M&K Realtime
Mercury Living Presence re-issues
North Star
Pierre Verany
Proprius
Reference Recordings
Sheffield Labs
Syrinx
Telarc (many are excellent; some will be disappointing)
Valois
Wilson Audio

Among non-classical recordings, I would single out "The Sheffield Track Record." I have it on the original direct-to-disk LP, but it is currently available on cd together with "The Sheffield Drum Record" (which I haven't heard). One of the ultimate demo disks.

Regards,
-- Al