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

There are 20 albums I would want to have but if five is what you insist on, here are my choices.
Carnegie Hall Concert by Gerry Mulligan and Chet Baker (1974)
It's Too Late To Stop Now by Van Morrison (1974)
Mother Lode by Loggins and Messina (1974)
Pretzel Logic by Steely Dan (1974)
Dvorak Symphony No.9 by The Royal Philharmonic conducted by Jascha Horenstein (1962)
1974 must have been a pretty good year. I did not notice that until I had whittled the list down to five from my list of twenty which span from 1962 to 1993. 

@bdp24, you are a music encyclopedia!!! I have heard and like maybe 75% of the albums listed, but your "6 pack" is this weekend's homework assignment. Can't wait. 

I'm not really into albums, prefer to compile my own but it's funny how Abbey Road keeps coming up. It would be on my list too, along with the following

Astral Weeks  Van Morrison
Born to Run  Bruce Springsteen
Love and Theft  Bob Dylan
Get Happy!!  Elvis Costello and the Attractions.

These are not necessarily what I regard as the best albums of all time, but they are all for me at least, eminently playable. I never get tired of playing them, at least not for long, and hardly ever want to skip tracks. Like yourself I love them as much as I ever did, and in the case of my gold CD Sony sbm copy of Born to Run, even moreso.

Hi guys n girls .This week may be different to next week.So in no particular order
julio Iglesias - romantic classics
george micheal -older
 leonard cohen - ten new songs

mike and the mechanics.any.

the definitive simon and Garfunkel.

And any northern soul / wigan casino / keep the faith OKEH.

Beatles. White
Allman Brothers. Live at the Filmore
The Who. Tommy
Rolling Stones. Hot Rocks
Cream. Best of