Pop album that has stood the test of time


I found a used CD copy of Sinead O’Conner’s “I Do Not Want What I Haven’t Got” in Easy Street Records and snatched it up.  I remember liking it in the 90s when it came out and may have a lousy cassette copy somewhere, but I had not seriously listened to it with the better systems I have now.  Listening now, I am impressed by the material, the performance, and the recording quality, and it occurs to me that as an overall concept, it could have come out in 2024 and still sound poignant.  There are a few rock hangovers from the 80s, but even those are well delivered.

I am wondering what pop albums you have that you think have aged well in terms of material, performance and production.

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It was a Big Star kind of day for me, too. "Radio City" is one of my all-time faves.

Good to see you still posting, Steve. I hope you are well.

Beatles - Abbey Road

Beach Boys - Pet Sounds 

Todd Rundgren: Something/Anything

Chicago: II

Crosby Stills & Nash:  1st Album

Nilsson: Nilsson Sings Newman

Neil Young - Harvest 

Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon

 

 

Here are a few others

Dead Can Dance - “Spirit Chaser”

Laurie Anderson - “Mr. Heartbreak”

Midnight Oil - “Diesel and Dust”

Tom Tom Club - “Tom Tom Club”

"Merry Christmas" by Bing Crosby (containing the hit song "White Christmas". The album was released in 1945 as 10 songs on 5 78rpm records (back when an album was actually an album) and later compiled as a single LP and has sold over 4 million copies worldwide. The single (first released as a 78) is the number one selling record of all time (over 50 million copies sold).

If "White Christmas" doesn't warm your heart during the holiday season, you must have ice in your veins!