If you could only keep 5 record albums, what would they be?


I am looking at my collection this evening and trying to determine my favorites.  If I had to narrow it down to 5 it would be: Dan Fogelberg...The Netherlands; Roy Clark...Yesterday When I Was Young; James Taylor...Flag; Talking Heads...77; and last but not at all least, Commodores...Greatest Hits. All oldies but goodies that I still enjoy listening to as much as when I bought them many years ago.
awhittington
weather report -heavy weather
led zep -II
louis bonfa -brazil
van morrison -moon dance
simon and garfunkle -in central park
return to forever -romantic warrior

that's my five. don’t tell me it’s six. there are many others I would miss as I would the above if I didn’t get to keep them. i like most all the ones everyone has already mentioned. good choices
You'll probably find the following thread to be of interest, which asked essentially the same question:

https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/you-can-only-take-5-albums-to-a-deserted-island

My answer in that thread:

Brahms, Symphony No. 1
Chopin, Piano Sonata No. 3
Dvorak, New World Symphony
Prokofiev, Classical Symphony
Schubert, String Quintet in C Major

The recordings of the Brahms and Dvorak works I would take would be the Chesky re-issues on CD of 1960s performances conducted by Jascha Horenstein. The Chopin I would take would be either the Wilson Audio recording of a performance by Hyperion Knight, on vinyl if I could find it (I have the CD), or the performance by Edward Auer on an RCA Japan direct-to-disc LP. I’d have to think about which recording of the other works I would take, and perhaps it would be one that I don't yet have. 

Regards,
-- Al 
Too many to choose, here goes anyway
Nick Drake  Pink Moon
Joni Michell For The Roses
Jennifer Warnes The Hunter
Los Lobos Kiko
James Taylor JT

Desert island--we have AC power and great systems--don't ask how--can we can hang out in each other’s hut for different music?