What's the Best LP You Bought in 2008


For purposes of holiday "Wish List" building, with BOTH excellent music and excellent sonics as criteria, what is the best LP you've bought this year?

For me, it's Shelby Lynne - Just a Little Lovin'

Cheers,
Spencer
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Best music will depend on the mood, so I chose on the basis of most amazing sonics:

James Leary, "James" (Fonè 006, 4x 45rpm one-sided 180gr), producer/engineer David Manley

music from Gershwin to Shorter, performed with virtuosity on ... 5 double basses (+ piano + drums)

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Kings Of Leon "Only by the Night" best new rock album I have bought in a long, long time. I want that new The Answer album because of all the good word of mouth here on Audiogon.
Since I must pick one! It's one of my favorite Jazz albums of all-time but now available in a 45 RPM reissued version.

Music Matters' Blue Note reissue: Us Three, Horace Parlan Trio

Music Matters MMBST-84037
Blue Note: 509995-20291-1-0

enjoy!
I second the Us Three/ Horace Parlan / MM 45 : wonderful, also is your system, Gerrym5 !!!
Tigerwoodskhorns (interesting)

Jack Johnson, all four of his albums after hearing him on Pandora radio. One of the albums is noisey though, kind of disappointing

I am also a fan of JJ and find his albums sound exceptional. Which album were you displeased with? I felt that "Sleep through the static" was pretty good but the 4 sides of the albums were only half filled resulting in flipping sides every 12 mins instead of 20. They do sound great though.

Excuse the hijack..