Those rare albums that are great on first listen.

Jazz at the Pawnshop

Moanin'  Art Blakely

Grace Jeff Buckley

Darkness on the Edge of Town Bruce

Wagner: Das Rheingold  Wiener Philharmonic 

David Gilmour’s debut solo album from 1978. Incredible album. A "gilmourish nerd tidbit" -- a song that he wrote too late to be mixed for his debut album was included on "The Wall"...just a little tune called "Comfortably Numb". Had that song also been on his debut, it would have been a mind-blowing slab of vinyl.

Some of my favorites have already been listed.  I would add

Dire Straits - Dire Straits

Miles Davis - Kind of Blue

Guy Clark - Dublin Blues

John Prine - John Prine

Peter Tosh - Equal Rights

Run The Jewels - RTJ4

Santana   Abraxas

Stevie Ray Vaughn   Can’t Stand the Weather 

Yosi Horakawa    Vapor 

Muddy Waters   Folk Singer 

Tony Joe White   One Hot July 

Leonard Cohen   You Want It Darker 

Willie Nelson   Spirit

Mark Knopfler   Ragpicker’s Dream

Jimmy Burns   It Ain’t Right 

Jerry Lee Lewis   Last Man Standing 

John Prine  Tree of Forgiveness 

Oops, no list is complete without:

- John Hiatt: Bring The Family.