Audiogon "RECORDINGS TO DIE FOR" list


I've been listening to some of my favorite recordings this weekend and was wondering what others on Audiogon felt were there favorites. We have all seen the Stereophile "Records to Die For", The Absolute Sounds recommended list, Music Directs' list, The Golden Ear, etc. now I'm hoping to assemble the Audiogon "Recordings To Die For". Please list your five favorite recordings, the ones you listen to over and over or play for friends. I would assume the sonic quality is excellent in that this is an audiophile site. The performance and enjoy ability should also be excellent. Please leave your top five, even if they are already chosen so we can discover the very top for the Audiogon listeners. ALSO PLEASE REFRAIN FROM CRITICIZING OTHERS OPINIONS AND JUST LEAVE YOUR FAVORITES!

August 2002: I have compiled a summary and a full printer-friendly list of all of the recommendations below.
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Are we now allowed ten ? Last time I played this game I found 100 was difficult out of 3,000 LPs.

In no particular order:

Love - Forever Changes
Joan Armatrading - Eponymous
Leonard Cohen - Various Positions
John Martyn - Solid Air
Steely Dan - Pretzel Logic
Muddy Waters - Chess Box (6 LP's pretty sneaky eh?)
Warren Zevon - Eponymous
Manfred Mann's Earthband - 1st
Television - Marquee Moon
New York Dolls - Too Much Too Soon

All vinyl - all the time.
Whoopie John, The gold set
Slim Whitman, Unplugged in El Paso
Patricia Barber, Rythmic white boyz (limited edition)
Bee Gees, Whitewalls for Daddy
Dollie Parton and Cathy Lee's Christmas Album (1988 version)
Diana Krall, first date at 28, and cool white engineers (2001 fall release Sony)
Johnny A - sometime tuesday morning
Bill Laswell - Nagual Site
Kelly Joe Phelps - Roll Away the Stone
Branford Marsalis Trio - The Beautiful Ones Are Not Yet Born
Peter Kruder - Peace Orchestra
Rippingtons' "Kilamanjaro", Lyle Lovett "Road to Ensenada" and "Joshua Judges Ruth", Jimmy Buffet "Songs You Should Know by Heart", Donald Fagan "Kamakiriad".
A few recordings to Live for:

John Coltrane "Crescent"
Miles Davis "Miles Smiles"
Billy Harper "Destiny Is Yours"
Jimi Hendrix "Axis Bold As Love"
Miles Davis "Big Fun"
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