Best POP audiophile recording/album...

Albert, I am jealous, you found Goldfrapp on LP? Did you get it straight from UK? I have trolled Ebay for a while and never seen one available.

I would also say several Supertramp albums are very well recorded, and believe it or not the Shins album Oh Inverted World sounds great on vinyl even though the CD is merely OK IMHO.

New Order---Blue Monday--Italian 12" EP

Bronski Beat - really club music, but almost pop.

Robby Robertson has too much soul to be called "pop".

JS

Albert, I am jealous, you found Goldfrapp on LP? Did you get it straight from UK? I have trolled Ebay for a while and never seen one available.

Yes, I own all three Goldfrapp LP's, British pressings, try Amazon UK.

The last time I visited the site they were still showing as available. All three LP's are wonderful and Alison Goldfrapp is extremely cute, (very tiny) little blonde headed girl with an angel voice. I enjoy looking at the LP art almost as much as the music :^).

Anything by Tom Petty ( a fanatic about sound quality )
INXS ( also fanatical about sound)
Simple Minds (again fanatical about sound quality)
Mark Knopfler ( of course who else woudl be fanatical - the first CD no less - Bro's in Arms)
Susan Vega ( absolutely great sound )
Robbie Williams ( again a fanatic about sound quality )
Dixie Chicks (I don't care for 'em but again great sound quality)
Enya
Kate Bush
Lou Reed
Stevie Wonder
Peter Gabriel
Tina Turner
Toto

to name a few...

No need to mention which speakers were used in the recording/mastering process...