Everybody’s Top 5 - Vinyl

pengun, Zappa would fart in your face for that comment. Zappa is an American Composer!

@waltersalas, people who have never seen Richard do one of his solo performances have no idea how good a guitar player he is and he is amazing. He is also a blistering electric guitar player. In 40 years he only made two Albums I could do without., Henry the Human Fly and Sunny Vista. He has 26 releases and this does not include the Fairport records. It should also be noted that he writes all his own songs. 

I have another record to add to the live performance list I totally forgot about. Return to Forever Returns. Chick Corea RIP. An amazing performance by an amazing band and an amazing recording! Does not get much better.

Impossible! But here’s a go…

The Kinks - Village Green
Sonny Rollins - Way Out West
Elvis Costello - My Aim is True
Big Joe Turner - Rock & Roll (Atlantic Original)
Hank Williams - Greatest Hits


That said, after watching the first two episodes of the new series with Paul McCartney and Rick Rubin, I’m reminded how one couldn’t go wrong just bringing Beatles records to the desert island…

Definitely, first on the boat would be:

1. A Date with The Everly Brothers (this LP influenced them all- Beatles, Beach Boys…)

2. Beethovens Ninth

3. Nashville (soundtrack)

4. Santana (first LP. Difficult to find a well recorded copy)

5. Thelonious Monk

wish I could take a few more. Sometimes life isn’t fair. 

Out of 6,000 LPs? Really a useless question. The choices change from month to month, depending on mood, though I suppose some remain near the top most of the time. 
Nevertheless here goes, with 11:

- Sandy Denny: The North Star Grassman and The Ravens
- Tim Buckley: Live at The Troubadour
- Laura Nyro: New York Tendaberry
- Pergolesi: Stabat Mater (I have a dozen interpretations of this)
- Frederick Rzewski: Coming Together 
- Jefferson Airplane: After Getting Stoned on Acid (After Bathing at Baxter’s)
- Max Roach with Abbey Lincoln: We Insist! Freedom Now Suite
- John McLoughlin: Devotion
- Henryk Gorecki: Symphony #3
- Aaron Copeland: Appalachian Spring 
- Mark Almond Band: eponymous 

In no particular order, but 5 of my favorites so far... I've purchased about 100 records since my wife bought me a record player last Christmas and haven't listen to them all yet. Probably will feel differently once I listen to some others.

PJ Harvey; To Bring You My Love

Desaparecidos; Read Music/Speak Spanish

Nine Inch Nails; The Downward Spiral

Underworld; Beaucoup Fish

Odesza; In Return