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Three best audiophile CD/LP in your collection

Can everyone share the list of the three best audiophile SACD/LP/CD from his collection regardless of genre ? IT's so difficult to find the real good sounding recording.
abronfer
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ghosthouse
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Great idea for a thread, so thanks to the OP, abronfer, if they’re still around. A dubious "thanks" to qualityrecordshop for resurrecting it.

I won’t claim these are "audiophile" recordings in the contemporary sense; e.g., the LPs are just original or at least very early pressing vinyl. All selections have exceptional sound compared to many other recordings I own. No doubt, a few more could be added to each list, but in keeping with the OPs original idea....

LPs
1. Dire Straits - Love Over Gold (especially, Private Investigations)
2. Laurie Anderson - Mister Heartbreak
3. Stevie Ray Vaughn - Couldn’t Stand the Weather (primarily, Tin Pan Alley)

CD/SACD
1. Andy Summers - Last Dance of Mr. X (HDCD)
2. Peter Gabriel - UP (SACD)
3. Steely Dan - Gaucho (SACD)





kavakat1
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Hugh Masakela- Hope
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In hopes that the request is for "good" music with great recorded sound (rather than good sound only, as found on Sheffield LP’s):

For Baroque era Classical, rushton's 2010 recommendation of the Harmonia Mundi U.S.A. label is a great one. Also, Trevor Pinnock’s harpsichord recordings on the British CRD label. Startling immediacy ("in the room" sound) and transparency. Great playing, too. Then there are the recordings of local Minnesota church choirs made by speaker designer Robert Fulton, released on his ARK label. Very natural sounding, with great inner detail; you can hear each individual voice in the choir.

For Pop, Dan Hicks & His Hot Licks Where’s The Money, Stevie Wonder’s Talking Book, Gordon Lightfoot’s If You Could Read My Mind (particularly "Me & Bobby McGee"), and Paul Simon’s s/t debut album.

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