Your (perfect) record


I have a few in mind but just finished listening to Brian Ferry "Boys and Girls" and I have to say..Awesome!  this one gets my vote!
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The Who, Who's Next 

Crowded House, Woodface, Deluxe Edition 

One a little more recent that stands out for me-

Brand New, Science Fiction

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Radiohead - Kid A

Wilco - Yankee Hotel Foxtrot

Sonic Youth - Daydream Nation

Pavement - Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain

Blur - 13

Stereolab - Dots & Loops

Arcade Fire - Funeral

Massive Attack - Mezzanine
@reubent,

I missed you dude. I love Courtney and actually, I wanted to play her latest. Your post reminded me...

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Now... Courtney...……..
Hard to pick one or even a dozen. I came of age listening to albums and didn't move the needle that much. Even now when choosing a CD I tend to listen all the way through. I agree with many already mentioned, I'll add a couple I bring out more often than others. Abraxas -Santana and Crosby Stills and Nash. 
Reubent and Slaw:
Love Wrecking Ball and Lanois' production which led me to buy Teatro with the same Lanois musicscape. With Teatro though, it's Willie Nelson and EmmyLou and it is one of my favorite albums of all time.