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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Top 5 can't (hardly) go wrong artists.
holly cole
jennifer warnes
diana krall
peter cincotti
lyle lovett
Also for stunning performance and startling imaging i recommend:
King singers, Good vibrations. Play it in pitch black darkness, as my non-audiphile daughter said, "it will creep you out"
Hello,

Great fun reading over your choices. Here are a few I enjoy

John Coltrane - A Love Supreme - 180g
Harry Belafonte - At Carnegie Hall - shaded dog
Bob Dylan - Blonde on Blonde - 180g - mono
Ito Ema - Goldberg Variations - 180g
Elgar Violin Concerto - conducted by Daniel Barenboim with the London Philharmonic