Papa Was A Rollin' Stone
These are album covers I grew up with (hence so many albums
from some artists). I tend to have a very visual memory and album
covers really stick with me.It is important to note that in the mid-
80's when CD's first became common in public knowledge they
were still $15 which according to an inflation calculator is equal to
$32.15. Dad was the first person I ever knew who had a CD
player and CD collection. My father had an extensive collection of
vinyl and Reel-to-Reels as well. For this reason you will see a lot
of "Best of" albums and that is the reason why. at approx. $30
per album why re-buy albums you already have when you just hit
the highlights. Due to their initial poor quality (not to mention diminished quality due to usage and sitting in a hot car) he
despised cassette tapes. Not once did I ever see him purchase a
commercially released album on cassette. What he would do
instead was he would sit down with a track list, rearrange it in the
order that he liked it, wrote the order down on a cassette label
and stick it in the cd cover so he would never have to do it again.
then he would play the songs on reel-to-reel or vinyl in the order
he liked and would record them to blank tapes in that order
stopping and starting the tape recording each time. This was
horribly time consuming, remember.... you couldn't select tracks or
skip songs on a cassette at this time. In 1989 he got a Toyota
Celica All-Track Turbo and the cassette player had a skip feature
but it was unusual to see outside of a car. Also it meant the
expensive CD's would never need to be repurchased due to
misuse while driving. To this day I rerecord all my CDs to chap
blank disks for this reason. When CD players became more prevalent in cars he was in heaven but until then he wasn't going
to let some piece of vinyl, or magnetic tape tell him what he would
order he would listen to an album in. Of course when "best of"
Cd's came along they were a huge time saver to say the least. He
would do the same thing but the sound quality would be better
and he could skip directly to each track instead of moving a needle
or advancing/rewinding the reel-to-reel tape. |
| 1 |  | Bob Dylan
The Times They Are A-Changin'
Hands down my fathers favorite artist. He used to torture us with these
albums on long trips. For this reason I would not appreciate Dylan until
much later in my mid-twenties even tough I intuitively know every note and
every lyric. |
| 2 |  | Bob Dylan
Highway 61 Revisited |
| 3 |  | Bob Dylan
Blonde On Blonde |
| 4 |  | Bob Dylan
Nashville Skyline |
| 5 |  | Bob Dylan
Blood on the Tracks |
| 6 |  | Bob Dylan
Desire
This is probably my favorite Bob Dylan album. It simply holds the most
memories for me and I love every track completely. |
| 7 |  | Bob Dylan
Knocked Out Loaded |
| 8 |  | Bob Dylan
At Budokan |
| 9 |  | Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits |
| 10 |  | Bob Dylan
Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 |
| 11 |  | Bob Dylan
Biograph
I remember when this came out. My mother got it for my father on CD for
his birthday a few months after it came out. My dad went out and got it on
vinyl a few months later which he would take out and listen to only when
he was feeling especially nostalgic. |
| 12 |  | Van Morrison
Astral Weeks
I'd say Van Morrison was a distant second place to old Bob. |
| 13 |  | Van Morrison
Moondance |
| 14 |  | Van Morrison
His Band and the Street Choir |
| 15 |  | Van Morrison
Tupelo Honey |
| 16 |  | Van Morrison
Saint Dominic's Preview |
| 17 |  | Van Morrison
Hard Nose The Highway
Such a vivid album cover for the time. It really pops out when you go
through a stack of albums. |
| 18 |  | Jethro Tull
Aqualung
Yazz Flute |
| 19 |  | Jethro Tull
Thick as a Brick |
| 20 |  | Jethro Tull
A Passion Play |
| 21 |  | Jethro Tull
Songs From The Wood |
| 22 |  | Jethro Tull
Original Masters |
| 23 |  | Cat Stevens
Tea for the Tillerman
Vocally one of the most aggressive folk musicians to date. |
| 24 |  | Cat Stevens
Teaser and the Firecat |
| 25 |  | Cat Stevens
Catch Bull at Four |
| 26 |  | The Beatles
Please Please Me |
| 27 |  | The Beatles
Help! |
| 28 |  | The Beatles
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
I was mystified by this album cover... and the crowd cheering on the first
and next to last track if it wasn't a live album. My father tried to explain
concept albums to me but settled for letting me know that they wanted
"us" to feel like we were hearing them in concert. |
| 29 |  | The Beatles
Abbey Road |
| 30 |  | Paul Simon
Graceland
In 1986 my parents came home from a cruise and brought home this album
they had been playing throughout the voyage. I was 9 and It was the first
grown up album I remember loving. It was also the first grown up album I memorized from beginning to end and my first fanboyism was born. |
| 31 |  | Paul Simon
The Rhythm of the Saints |
| 32 |  | Paul Simon
Greatest Hits, Etc. |
| 33 |  | Simon and Garfunkel
Bridge Over Troubled Water |
| 34 |  | Simon and Garfunkel
Bookends |
| 35 | | Simon and Garfunkel
Greatest Hits, Etc.
Do you think Paul even remembers having that damned finial in his hand... I
do. |
| 36 |  | The Moody Blues
On the Threshold of a Dream
This is another album that left a lasting impression on me. The cover is
beautiful and it was the first album I could recognize on my own as a
concept album. It is what I would consider to be a concept album done
right... along with about five others of theirs. |
| 37 |  | The Moody Blues
Every Good Boy Deserves Favour |
| 38 |  | Electric Light Orchestra
A New World Record |
| 39 |  | Electric Light Orchestra
ELO 2 |
| 40 | | Eagles
Their Greatest Hits (1971 ? 1975) |
| 41 |  | Eagles
Eagles Greatest Hits Vol. 2 |
| 42 |  | Eagles
Hotel California |
| 43 |  | Eagles
One of These Nights |
| 44 | | Eagles
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| 45 |  | The Band
The Band |
| 46 |  | The Band
The Last Waltz |
| 47 |  | The Band
The best of the Band |
| 48 |  | Nazareth
Hair of the Dog
I loved the T/T and "My White Bicycle" when I was a kid. |
| 49 |  | Traffic
John Barleycorn Must Die |
| 50 | | Traffic
Shootout at the Fantasy Factory
Always been one of my favorite album covers. |
| 51 |  | The Byrds
Sweetheart of the Rodeo
Great album cover, when I think of my fathers vinyl collection this is one
that always comes to mind. |
| 52 |  | Eric Clapton
461 Ocean Boulevard
I'm a big Clapton fan but as you can see I come by it honestly. |
| 53 |  | Eric Clapton
Backless |
| 54 |  | Eric Clapton
Money and Cigarettes |
| 55 |  | Eric Clapton
Time Pieces: Best of Eric Clapton |
| 56 |  | Linda Ronstadt
Heart Like a Wheel |
| 57 |  | Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young
Déjà vu |
| 58 |  | Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young
So Far
Another great album cover, completely memorable. |
| 59 |  | Blind Faith
Blind Faith
^ same description as 58 |
| 60 |  | Aerosmith
Toys in the Attic |
| 61 |  | Aerosmith
Rocks |
| 62 |  | Aerosmith
Permanent Vacation |
| 63 |  | Aerosmith
Pump |
| 64 |  | The Cars
The Cars |
| 65 |  | The Cars
Greatest Hits |
| 66 |  | Paul Mccartney
Red Rose Speedway
Wait... he's a Beatle? Then why does this say McCartney and Wings on it?
You fuckin with me dad? |
| 67 |  | Paul Mccartney
Band on The Run |
| 68 |  | The Rolling Stones
Hot Rocks
I remember him getting these, he must have been on a kick because these
guys always played second fiddle to just about everyone above this
position. When he got them home he gave me a little lesson about them
and I tore into the albums and found a lot to love. My father taught me the
correct way to handle CDs at a very young age and one I proved myself I
was given carte blanche of the collection (alwayse a major point of pride). |
| 69 |  | The Rolling Stones
Beggars Banquet |
| 70 |  | The Rolling Stones
Sticky Fingers |
| 71 |  | The Rolling Stones
Some Girls |
| 72 |  | The Rolling Stones
Tattoo You |
| 73 |  | The Rolling Stones
Dirty Work |
| 74 |  | The Rolling Stones
Steel Wheels |
| 75 |  | Led Zeppelin
Led Zeppelin II |
| 76 |  | Led Zeppelin
Led Zeppelin IV
"Every time I hear When the Levee Breaks it makes me wish I had a joint."
I think I was 18 when my dad said this to me... it was the first verification of
drug use although I had already known. |
| 77 |  | Led Zeppelin
Houses of the Holy |
| 78 |  | Emerson, Lake and Palmer
Brain Salad Surgery
Fuck I love this album! from the cover to the contents I've always just
totally fucking loved it. It was the only ELP my dad had but I would dig into
the rest of their catalog on my own soon enough. |
| 79 |  | Soundtrack
Back to the Future
I think my he got this for me more than for himself but it has a lot of great
tracks on it. |
| 80 |  | Patsy cline
Patsy Cline Showcase
"Patsy Cline has the greatest enunciation of almost any singer to date" I
tend to agree pops. |
| 81 |  | Hank Williams
40 Greatest Hits
I guess not all country sucks. |
| 82 |  | Leonard Cohen
The Best of Leonard Cohen
really memorable album cover... Ween agrees. |
| 83 |  | Leonard Cohen
Songs of Leonard Cohen |
| 84 |  | Janis Joplin
Pearl |
| 85 |  | Janis Joplin
Janis Joplin's Greatest Hits |
| 86 | | Jim Croce
Photographs & Memories - His Greatest Hits
You don't tug on Superman's cape,
You don't spit into the wind,
You don't pull the mask off that old Lone Ranger,
And you don't mess around with Jim. |
| 87 |  | Journey
Escape
More vinyl I clearly remember. I loved these covers, I made up whole
stories to them. |
| 88 |  | Journey
Frontiers |
| 89 |  | Boston
Boston
Same as with the Journey albums. |
| 90 | | Boston
Don?t Look Back |
| 91 |  | REO Speedwagon
The Hits |
| 92 |  | Bad Company
Bad Company
TILL THE DAY I DIIIIIIIIEEEEEEEEE. |
| 93 |  | Heart
Greatest Hits Live |
| 94 |  | Heart
Little Queen |
| 95 |  | Steve Winwood
Arc Of A Diver |
| 96 |  | Steve Winwood
Back in the High Life |
| 97 |  | Steve Winwood
Roll with It |
| 98 |  | Joe Walsh
The Smoker You Drink, the Player You Get
Another great graphic I've never forgotten. |
| 99 |  | The Police
Synchronicity
He didn't like much of the music from the 80's but he made a good call here. |
| 100 |  | Kansas
The Best of Kansas
Thank you for your time... I hope all the art makes it.
Here goes nuthin. |
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