Favorite Vinyl
I have around 900 albums on vinyl. Here is a list of my top 20. The original list had 42 but wouldn't post so I'm trying again with just 20. I have multiple albums of some artist but limited myself to one entry from any one. The number placement isn't, necessarily, representative of a rank, it's just where they landed. |
20 | | The Clash London Calling
London Calling needs no justification to be on any list. |
19 | | Black Sabbath Black Sabbath
Classic. Epic. The birth of metal. |
18 | | Tears for Fears Songs from the Big Chair
This album owned the mid to late 80s. you couldn't watch a movie or TV show without hearing a song from it. |
17 | | Frank Zappa Sheik Yerbouti
A classic Zappa album but I mostly just love the name and the album cover. Zappa's a genius. |
16 | | Violent Femmes Violent Femmes
You don't really need a greatest hits album to get someone familiar with Violent Femmes, just this album. They're all on here. |
15 | | Joy Division Unknown Pleasures
This is another one I didn't get on vinyl until more recently but I wore my cassette and, later, my CD copies of this out. |
14 | | Small Faces First Step
Great album that I found accidentally at a record store @ 15 years ago. I had heard "Stay With Me" tons on the radio but never really thought about who it was (other than Rod Stewart). It had a hidden gem; "Wicked Messenger" that is a bad ass jam. |
13 | | Songs: Ohia The Lioness
This album can rip your heart out. Jason Molina wasn't just making up songs, he was cutting open his chest and showing you the insides. |
12 | | Killing Joke Night Time
KJ is such an often overlooked band in the "darkwave" genre but I've always rocked 'em. |
11 | | The Jesus and Mary Chain Honey's Dead
I didn't get this one until a couple years ago but I had to because my cassette (from high school) wouldn't play anymore... |
10 | | Green Jelly Triple Live Mother Goose at Budokan
OK, so it is Green Jell-o, not Jelly but copyright infringement is a bitch. "I am the god of the Deli, and I bring you SATAN'S HAM!!!!!" |
9 | | The Jimi Hendrix Experience Axis: Bold as Love |
8 | | Daft Punk Homework
I got this album in '97 at a rummage sale at the local public radio station. It didn't fit their style so they were selling it. I took it home and proceeded to wear grooves in it playing it over and over. |
7 | | Dire Straits Dire Straits
"Six Blade Knife". 'Nuff said. |
6 | | The Cure Faith
I have 6 early Cure albums (on vinyl) so this one was a tough choice, but not really; They're all fantastic, but Faith is so dark and Robert Smith hasn't gotten all squeally yet. |
5 | | The Cult Love
Love is the best Cult album. Much more depth than their other efforts. "Brother Wolf; Sister Moon", "Rain", "Black Angel". Great album. |
4 | | Leonard Cohen Songs of Leonard Cohen
Classic early album by the master poet; before his voice got super deep. It has, what could be, my favorite song of all-time. (Def. top 5) "Teachers" |
3 | | Ozzy Osbourne Tribute
The quintessential Ozzy album. |
2 | | The Police Ghost in the Machine
A great album that I can listen to all the way through without going"Meh", and changing it. |
1 | | U2 War
It was a choice between War and Joshua Tree but War was more influential in my early musical taste. |
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