Your favorite LP nobody has ever heard of


I prefer threads that talk about music than gear...and here is one. I assume everybody has a "go to"LP in their collection. A record that has formed a deep connection. A record you are protective of. A record you want to keep to yourself. A record so personal it hurts to reveal. For me it is... the Church...the Blurred Crusade.
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Here's one I'll bet few of you have ever heard of:
'Water Bearer' by Sally Oldfield, Mike Oldfield's sister.
Her music is folk pop with lots of bouncing tinkly guitar, piano, light percussion and synthesizer. The lyrics are typical early '70s earnest mystic spirituality and joy of life, hope for the future and love of humanity. Her voice is okay-- a bit husky and warm and sexless-- which suits her tunes nicely. (There is also an intrusive 'classical' tenor who almost ruins two of the songs.)
But the songs, if you can stand them, are sometimes so beautiful and moving that for about the whole of the first side and most of the second it is easy to give in to them. (She will undoubtedly strike most of you as sentimental, comically self-satirizing, and ridiculous. This record-- the only one of hers that is any good-- is a very personal taste.)
tom ze brazil classics4, im not sure how obscure but id never heard of him until my wife whose brazilian turned me onto him wierd fun head boppin listen.
"Shadowfax", A Windham-Hill half-speed master.
Also Michael Hedges "Aerial Boundaries", half-speed master from the same stable.

"Shadowfax" was purchased new at the time of release but "Aerial Boundaries" was only available to me as a tape copy until I found a pristine 2nd hand Windham-Hill example several years ago.
Music/score from the picture Under Fire, the Nick Nolte flick. Pat Methany on guitar....great stuff. The vinyl is still available (about 6 dollars or so)
What I find interesting about this thread is how few classic jazz, both vocals and instrumentals, and how few classical albums are listed. There is a whole different world of music to discover out there guys. Not raggin' on ya ... just want to expand the musical taste a bit.

A great jazz recordings:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Little-Band-Big-Jazz-LP-Conte-Candoli-All-Stars-Crown-VG-Play-Tested-/221639967334?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item339ac58266

http://www.ebay.com/itm/HOWARD-RUMSEY-Music-For-Lighthousekeeping-1957-STEREO-LP-VG-VG-/251310560281?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item3a8346d419

http://www.ebay.com/itm/CANNONBALL-ADDERLEY-KNOW-WHAT-I-MEAN-DUTCH-RIVERSIDE-LABEL-REALLY-NICE-/371191158375?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item566cb79667

http://www.ebay.com/itm/June-Christy-STILL-IN-PLASTIC-Something-Cool-SM-516-Capitol-12-LP-NEAR-MINT-/161665493324?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item25a403a94c

Here's some classical albums:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/JOHN-WILLIAMS-GUITAR-ALAN-LOVEDAY-VIOLIN-PAGANINI-GUITAR-TRIO-RARE-STEREO-LP-/400899201373?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item5d5774595d

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Julian-Bream-John-Williams-Live-2xLP-1979-EXCELLENT-RCA-Gatefold-/361053417074?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item541075ee72

These are just great sounding records and performances to tickle your ear drums.

Happy listening ...