No Bob Dylan? No Merle Haggard? Oh boy.
100 Albums You Would wish for...from a Genie
This thread was inspired by this thread:
https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/building-a-100-album-vinyl-collection-3-must-have-albums-are
Please add to the above list. Thanks!
Okay, here is my premise for this:
I find an very odd, really old record in the $.99 cent bin in the back corner of some old, dusty record store. I pull the LP from the sleeve and a Genie appears. He says I can have any equipment/gear I want. Speakers, amp, preamp, etc. Just name it, (mbl Master Reference System and a custom room for it please.)...
...but, I can only have 100 albums forever to play on it. No "Best Of" or "Greatest Hits". No Box Sets or Compilations. Soundtracks are fine if original score, no Compilations. Double and Triple LP’s count as one album. (This Genie was very detailed in his instructions. He kinda looked like Donald Fagen).
What 100 albums would they be?
(I know I fudged on a rule or two, on a few of mine).
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Allman Brothers-Idlewild South
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Amazing Rhythm Aces-Too Stuffed To Jump
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April Wine-Harder, Faster
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Atlanta Rhythm Section-Red Tape
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Bad Company-Straight Shooter
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The Band-The Last Waltz
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The Beatles-Abbey Road
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The Beatles: Rubber Soul
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Jeff Beck-Live At Ronnie Scott’s
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Blackberry Smoke-The Whippoorwill
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Blackfoot-Strikes
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Karla Bonoff-Restless Nights
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Boston-Boston
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Jackson Browne-Late For The Sky
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Jimmy Buffett-Songs You Know By Heart
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Charlie-Lines
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Chicago-Chicago Transit Authority
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Eric Clapton-461 Ocean Boulevard
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Eric Clapton-Slowhand
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Marc Cohn-Marc Cohn
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Shawn Colvin-Fat City
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Cowboy Junkies - The Trinity Sessions
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Creedence Clearwater Revival-Cosmo’s Factory
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Crosby, Stills & Nash-Daylight Again
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Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young-Deja Vu
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Christopher Cross-Christopher Cross
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Miles Davis- Bitches Brew
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Miles Davis - Kind of Blue
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Dire Straits-Making Movies
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Doobie Brothers-Toulouse Street
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Eagles-The Long Run
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Electric Light Orchestra-Out Of The Blue
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Emerson, Lake & Palmer-Works Volume 1
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Melissa Etheridge-Brave And Crazy
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Donald Fagen-The New York Rock And Soul Review
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Donald Fagen-The Nightfly
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Fleetwood Mac-Rumours
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Foghat-Foghat
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Genesis-Invisible Touch
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Hall & Oates-Private Eyes
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George Harrison-All Things Must Pass
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Head East-Flat As A Pancake
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Heart-Dreamboat Annie
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John Hiatt-Slow Turning
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Hootie And The Blowfish-Cracked Rear View
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Bruce Hornsby & The Range-The Way It Is
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Indigo Girls-Nomads, Indians & Saints
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J. Giles Band-Bloodshot
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James Gang-Straight Shooter
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Jefferson Airplane-Red Octopus
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Billy Joel-The Stranger
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Elton John-Goodbye Yellowbrick Road
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Rickie Lee Jones-Rickie Lee Jones
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Kansas-Leftoverture
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Kiss-Dressed To Kill
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Mark Knopfler -Shangri La
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Alison Krauss-Forget About It
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Little River Band-First Under The Wire
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The Liz Barnez Band-Inkmarks On Pages
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Shelby Lynne-Just A Little Lovin’
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Pat Metheny & Lyle Mays-As Falls Wichita, So Falls Wichita Falls
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Steve Miller-Book Of Dreams
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Joni Mitchell-Hissing of Summer Lawns
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Van Morrison – Moondance
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New Riders Of The Purple Sage-The Adventures Of Panama Red
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Stevie Nicks-Bella Donna
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Tom Petty-Damn The Torpedoes
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Poco-Legend
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The Police-Zenyatta Mendatta
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Queen-The Works
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REO Speedwagon-Ridin’ The Storm Out
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Robbie Robertson-Robbie Robertson
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Linda Ronstadt-Simple Dreams
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Roxy Music -Avalon
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Rush-2112
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Sawmill Creek-Wild Western Windblown Band
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Bob Seger-Night Moves
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Paul Simon-Still Crazy After All These Years
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Bruce Springsteen-Born To Run
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Steely Dan-Aja
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Steely Dan - Gaucho
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Steely Dan-Two Against Nature
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Styx-Crystal Ball
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Cat Stevens - Tea for the Tillerman
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Joss Stone-The Soul Sessions
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Supertramp- Crime of the Century
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Richard and Linda Thompson- Shoot Out The Lights
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Toto-Hydra
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Traffic-Low Spark Of High Heeled Boys
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Trooper-Knock ’Em Dead Kid
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Robin Trower-Bridge of Sighs
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The Wallflowers-Bringing Down The Horse
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Joe Walsh-The Smoker You Drink, The Player You Get
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Wings-Band On The Run
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Wings-Venus And Mars
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The Wonderful Sounds of Female Vocals
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The Wonderful Sounds of Male Vocals
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Yes-Fragile
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Warren Zevon-Warren Zevon
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ZZ Top-Tres Hombres
This is just for fun. I found a ton of albums off the thread, listed at the top, that I had forgot about. Was hoping to find even more. If you want to participate, cool! If not, please don’t.
I’m by no means expecting everyone to add a list of 100 titles. I thought it was a blast, but did take some time. I've also had a blast going back and relistening to a lot of these. Man, I sure missed them.
Play if you want...
(This is by no means a final, definitive list. Probably hundreds of more albums await...)
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+1 @mofimadness Interesting list. I probably wouild have around 20 if this was just a Top 100 1970's list and maybe 12-15 if an all time list. Kodus for the elimination of Lou Reed/Ramones/The Clash and the godawful(pun intended) Sex Pistols recording! |
1) Miles Davis: Second Great Quintet Box Set 2) Allman Bros.: Fillmore East 3) Ry Cooder: Paradise and Lunch 4) Grateful Dead: Europe ’72 5) Bill Evans : Village Vanguard Sessions 6) Wayne Shorter: Night Dreamer 7) Wayne Shorter: Etcetera 8) McCoy Tyner: The Real McCoy 9) McCoy Tyner: Soliloquy 10) Ginger Baker Coward of the County 11) Herbie Hancock: Maiden Voyage 12) Jackie McLean: Dynasty 13) Mal Waldron: You and the Night and the Music 14) Joe Henderson: Inner Urge 15) Joe Henderson: So Near, So Far 16) Andrew Hill: Andrew! 17) Sheila Jordan: Lost and Found 18) Bobby Hutcherson: Stick Up 19) Bobby Hutcherson: Total Eclipse 20) Dexter Gordon: Go 21) Dave Holland Quintet: Prime Directive 22 Dave Holland Octet: Pathways 23) Stan Getz: Windows 24) Stan Getz: live in Paris 25) John McLaughlin: Extrapolation 26) Shakti: A Handful of Beauty 27) Oregon: 1974 28) Oregon: Out of the Woods/Roots In the Sky 29) Milton Nacimiento: Clube Da Esquina 30) Chick Corea: Now He Sings; Now He Sobs 31) Chick Corea/RTF: Return To Forever 32) Chick Corea/RTR: Light as a Feather 33) Chick Corea/Gary Burton: Crystal Silence 34) Bobo Stenson/Jan Garbarek: Witchi Tai To 35) K. Jarrett: Belonging 36) Keith Jarrett European Quartet: Sleeper 37) Pat Metheny: Bright Size Life 38) Kenny Garret: Songbook 39) Kenny Wheeler: Deer Wan 40) Flora Purim: Perpetual emotion 41) J. L. Ponty: Aurora 42) Pat Martino: Exit 43) Pentangle: Basket of light 44) Pentangle: Sweet Child 45) Cedar Walton: Eastern Rebellion 46) Art Farmer: Blame It On My Youth 47) Larry Coryell: Tricycles 48) John Scofield/J. Lovano: Meant to Be 49): NHOP: Unforgettable NHOP Trio Live 50) Joe Lovano: Landmarks 51) Woody Shaw: Live in Bremen 52) Woody Shaw: United 53) Michel Petrucciani: Complete Live in Germany 54) Michel Petrucciani: Live at Village Vanguard 55) Stanley Cowell: Live 56) Billy Harper: Soul of an Angel 57) Grant Green: Idle Moments 58) Jackie Ryan: You and the Night and the Music 59) Vincent herring: Simple Pleasure 60) Jackie Ryan: Doozy 61) Tina May: More Than You Know 62) Tina May: I Never Told You 63) Lindsay Lou and the Flatbellies: Ionia 64) Stray Birds: Magic Fire 65) Birds of Chicago Live 66) Railroad Earth: Last of the Outlaws 67) Gillian Welch: Boots Number One 68) Peter Rowman/Tony Rice: Quartet 69) Kris Delmhorst: Songs For A Hurricane 70) Neil Casal: Fade Away Diamond Time 71) Jorma Kaukonen: Quah 72) Joni Mitchell: Miles of Aisles 73) Steely Dan: Countdown to Ecstasy 74) Steely Dan: Pretzel Logic 75) Steely Dan: Katy Lied 76) Courtney Marie Andrews: Honest Life 77) Patrick Park: Everyone’s In Everyone 78) Patty Griffin: Impossible Dream 79) Patrick Park: Love Like Swords 80) Steve Forbert: Alive On Arrival 81) Steve Forbert: Young Guitar Days 82) John Prine: The Missing years 83) John Prine: Fair and Square 84) Richard, Linda Thompson: I Want To See the Bright Lights Tonight 85) Big Brother: Cheap Thrills 86) Hendrix: First Ray of the New Rising Sun 87) Hendrix: Band of Gypsys Box Set: Songs For Groovy Children 88) Who: Whos’ Next 89) Pete Townshend: Who Came First 90) Stones: Exile on Main Street 91) Neil Young: Carnegie Hall 1970 92) Loggins and Messina: Mother Lode 93) Dylan: Blonde On Blonde 94) Dylan: Tell Tale Signs 95) Grateful Dead: Skull and Roses 96) Butterfield Blues Band: East West 97) Emmy Lou Harris: Luxury Liner 98) Emmy Lou Harris: Pieces of the Sky 99) Lucinda Williams: Car Wheels on a Gravel Road 100) Lucinda Williams: Lucinda Williams 90) Rodney Crowell: Ain’t Livin’ Long Like This 91) Brian Auger: Second Wind 92) Albert Collins: Ice Pickin’ 94) Taj Mahal: The Real Thing 95) Beatles : White Album 96) Stevie Wonder: Innervisions 97) Little Feat: Waiting For Columbus 98) Janis Joplin: Pearl 99) John Mayall : Blues Breakers with Eric Clapton 100) Blind Faith
This is really hard. Ask me next week and I’ll probably come up with a different list.
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@stuartk...SWEET list! Several on your list, I forgot about, (that's what I was hoping for!) Thanks!!! It is hard. |
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