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What readily available LP's should I consider

After many years of chasing "perfect" digital playback, I’ve ordered a new vinyl playback rig, and am dusting off my old vinyl, and am so to speak, going back to the future.

While I've found many posts, web sites etc., with vintage vinyl recommendations, finding a list of well-recorded, excellent-sounding new, or READILY available pressings, has not been so easy.

What highly prized, must have LP's, should I be looking for? As most of us, my musical tastes are quite varied, and with the exception of rap, hip-hop, and opera (quite a combination huh?), I'm open to your list of EASILY procurable, LP's to die for.
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mrmb OP
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Rushton: Thought you might like to know that my first vinyl purchase in a couple of decades, included the following two items that you strongly encouraged:

Stravinsky: The Firebird (Complete Ballet)
Mendelssohn: Symphony 3 ‘Scotch’ & Fingal’s Cave Overture

The others selected are as follows:

Weavers Reunion At Carnegie Hall, 1963
Harry Belafonte Returns To Carnegie Hall
Dire Straits Love Over Gold

These, along with my archived albums, should get me up and running quite nicely....Thanks to all!
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mrmb OP
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Rushton: Oops, in my previous post I meant to mention that another thread that you posted to, consisted of a very descriptive dissertation about vinyl gram weight. It proved very informative to my "back to the future" vinyl sojourn – kudos upon kudos!
http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fr.pl?eanlg&1085292101&read&keyw&zz180=gram
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Mrmb, thanks for the follow-up description of your journey. This all sounds like you're off once again on a great experience with vinyl! Thank you for your kind comments on my contribution to the discussion.
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Rushton: I like the 'Mendelssohn: Symphony 3 ‘Scotch’ & Fingal’s Cave Overture' so much that I already ordered the tickets for the live concert with the Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra on Nov, 18th. Thanks.

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Mrmb, I just got blown away by Ravel: Bolero - Herbert Von Karajan - BPO - MFSL 1-513. If you can get it, buy it. I had luck and got it for $17.

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