LP for fathers day ideas please............


With fathers day coming up I want to get my dad a new album, he has over 3,000 but hasnt purchased a new one since CD'S came about. He plays records daily and with his new cart and pretty new system I want to get him something dynamic and engaging, he has 6000+ cd's so he will likely have most anything in his collection (Classical, Opera, and World music), For background he studied the Pipe Organ for years so something with Organ or just great Classical is my goal and around $30-$40 so I am asking for ideas because although I have a few hundred Classical titles I am nowhere near compitent enough to guess what is good by names so plesse help! cheers
chadnliz
Chad, the "A Meeting by the River" could be an excellent choice for
several reasons. I've not heard the vinyl version but have owned the CD for
many years and expect the LP is even better. Even on CD, the sonics are
wonderful (thanks to Kavi Alexander). The music is what must be classified as
World Music due to the Indian influence; it is rhythmic, detailed, percussive, and
intricate with exciting interplay between Cooder and Bhatt. Finally, because it is
out of the realm of what your dad typically listens to, it is almost certain he does
not have it on CD.

And I should ad that everyone I've played it for has enjoyed it.
Even if he does have Meeting by the River on CD the LP will be welcome. It's only
freshly out on CD as Kavi gave up putting out vinyl just about the time that
recording was released, bad timing I always thought. I have one or two Of his
recordings on both formats and the vinyl is easily superior, surprise surprise.

...and second Hugh Masekela.
Today is father's day ! So what did you offer to your daddy ?
My daughter offered me " l'histoire de Melody Nelson" from Serge Gainsbourg.
I am a very happy father!
It was a very nice thread.