Those rare albums that are great on first listen.

@bdp24 ​​​​@immatthewj I'm not intending to maintain the playlist.  I made it collaborative so that you and anybody else here can add their choices.  I decided to ignore posts with more than 5-6 albums because it was too much work but if you want to add a dozen albums that meet the criteria of "great on first listen" feel free.  I've never tried a collaborative playlist but I assume you can just make changes in your Qobuz account and it will propagate to the playlist but maybe that isn't how it works.

There are many records I loved the first time for the music and still do. Focusing on Audiophile SQ, here are a few more.

Roseanne Cash. The River and the Thread. SQ is breathtaking.

Sarah McLaughlin. Mirrorball

Sarah Jarosz. Build Me Up From Bones 

Tom Petty. Wildflowers

Pat Matheny. One Quiet Night

Bill Frissell. Everything he’s ever recorded plus many he plays on.

 Too long list of names and titles without explanation are useless..

What people hope to do with that ?

I gave four as asked with my emotional  characterisation to incite curiosity...

Do the same if you want to be read seriously ...😊

Out of left field

Antonio Forcione - Touch Wood

Natalia Lacunza - Otras Alas

Buika - Niña De Fuego

Maria Bethania -  Tua

Sidsel Endresen, Bugge Wesseltoft - Out Here. In There

Bill Evans: The Paris Concert Edition Two - especially the Japanese edition.

Currently :)