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Best sounding LP nobody else has ever heard of...

I've been off the 'Gon for quite some time due to fatherhood, and was just perusing old threads. I came across "dissapointing audiophile recording" which got me thinking - by far some of the best LP's in my collection (sonically and performance-wise) are NOT the so-called audiophile issues, but just the opposite, they're ones that are never mentioned anywhere. It's often a complete surprise, and sometimes I know within 10 or 20 seconds of dropping the needle that I've got a really special one. So we're not looking for Jennifer Warnes, Pink Floyd, or even Strunz and Farah here... I'm travelling in Asia for 3 weeks, so I can't list mine very accurately by memory, but I will when I return if this thread picks up any steam.
opalchip
opalchip OP
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Also agree on Solid Air, especially love "May You Never" on that one. Great sonics and great songwriting. (Trivia- title track written for/about Nick Drakes' mental issues at the time)
qdrone
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American Fool/John Mellencamp
Misquitos/Stan Ridgway
Lost in Sound/Yusef Latef
fitzrik
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Christy Moore- Smoke and strong whiskey

Talk talk - Spirit of Eden (famous enough)
rlawry
478 posts
 
If you are looking for good pop recordings and good music, try Marty Jones Used Guitars and Any Kind of Lie. Both of these are on A&M Records, which almost always have good sonics, unlike most other pop recordings.
opalchip OP
355 posts
 
A couple more here -

Brian Auger & the Trinity - "Befour" (1970) Title was a pun on the fact that Julie Driscoll had just left the band and there were only four members left. I wouldn't put in the super-audio stratosphere but it's really good for what was being recorded in that era of rock. And it's just plain a great album which I rarely see mentioned.

Reverberi - "Reverberi & Schumann Chopin Liszt", PA/USA 1975 - This is a GREAT lp that gets no respect (possibly because of Reverberi's later horrible "Rondo Venezio" albums). It was kind of Pothead Cult item in 1975 - but there's a reason - it's a psych/jazz/classical composition that really "transports" you. Rather than reinvent the wheel, here's a quote I found on the net which I totally agree with:

"(I) keep playing this over and over. One of those albums which transports you somewhere nice, especially when you turn it up loud. I do get a bit nervous approaching re-workings of classical pieces, but this work's a treat. Often starting each track with simple keyboards or classical instruments, almost faithful to the original, Preludes, Studies and Carnivals are gradually turned into sumptuous electronic orchestral epics – very filmic. Standout track for me is the 10 minute ‘Preludio 20’ which shares beautiful Morricone-inspired scat singing, with Chet Bakery trumpet and a bit of guitar workout (a bit too much if truth be told, but by this point I’ll forgive anything!) too.
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