FAVE ALBUMS: WHAT'S YOURS? Any Format, Mix or Media. AUDIO ONLY

[kap'n krunch]

Heh heh heh...Well well well...I got some weird tastes...so here it goes

Aerosmith-Draw the line; one big RUSH (side one ---and side two is no slouch either,,,)
Beatles-SPLHCB in mono (Parlophone LP)
Rush- Hemispheres fave "early" stage
Rush-Hold your Fire fave""non screechy" Geddy vox
Jean Luc Ponty- Enigmatic Ocean...smokin' hot lineup there..too bad they never toured with that band...
Santana III-both Stereo AND Quad
PM Dawn- Jesus Wept (On LP)-Pop/hop with melodies to die for
Keane-Under the Iron Sea (LP)
Thomas Dolby -Aliens ate my buick-LP version (in spite of not having "May the cube be with you"-you can get it on 45)
Yes-Drama ..fave non Jon/Rick LP
Yes-Going for the one fave Jon/Rick one LP(CTTE comes a close second, but "Awaken" ALWAYS moves me)
Patto-Hold your Fire LP...Ollie, the most unsung guitar hero ever
Saga- Images at twilight LP
King Crimson- SABB ...fave JW era- one of course the 5.1 version)
King Crimson-TCOL (yes, TCOL...although TPTB is a VERY close second)
Genesis-PG era SEBTP
Genesis-PC era, WaW (Both Surround mixes)
ELO-Time UK LP and...
ELO- ANWR UK LP
ELP-Trilogy Island UK LP
Pink Floyd- WYWH Quad Version
Boston -S/T 1/2 speed mastered LP ("Peace of mind" and "Hitch a ride"!!!!)
Def Leppard- Hysteria LP
Goldfrapp- Black Cherry LP
Wings- Venus and Mars both the Stereo and Quad versions
Willie Colón & Rubén Blades- Siembra
Edgar Winter group with Rick Derringer (1975 Blue cover) Quad version
Seals & Crofts-Takin' it easy
Mr. Mister- Go On
Synergy -Cords (clear vinyl LP)
Pat Metheny & Lyle Mays- As Falls Wichita...LP
Cocteau Twins- Blue Bell Knoll UK LP
Herbie Hancock-Sextant Quad version
Miles Davis- Bitches Brew Quad Version
Kate Bush-The Dreaming LP
Cheap Trick- Heaven tonight LP
Bill Nelson-Chance encounters in the garden of lights (here the CD wins)
Led Zep- Physical Graffitti LP
Cocteau Twins & Harold Budd-The Moon and the Melodies LP
Dif Juz-Extractions (4AD)
Duran Duran- Rio (Japanese LP)
Van Halen-Fair Warning US LP
Bill Nelson -Trial by intimacy (4 LP box set)
Bill Nelson -and we fell into a Dream...CD (yeah, so I love Bill... so sue me!)
Donald Fagen-Kamakiriad -5.1 and Stereo
Steely Dan- Julius, I mean Gaucho...

If I remember any more. I'll put 'em up...

Edithow could I forget?)
XTC. Oranges and Lemons UK LP

One more edit...
Bowie-Scary Monsters

 

[Odys]

Only 4 1/2 of my top 50 are available in surround. That's kind of depressing, considering I own hundreds of albums on DVD-A, SACD & DVD-V.

 

[LizardKing]

Heh heh heh...Well well well...I got some weird tastes...so here it goes

.......
Thomas Dolby -Aliens ate my buick-LP version (in spite of not having "May the cube be with you"-you can get it on 45)
Yes-Drama ..fave non Jon/Rick LP
Yes-Going for the one fave Jon/Rick one LP(CTTE comes a close second, but "Awaken" ALWAYS moves me)
King Crimson-TCOL (yes, TCOL...although TPTB is a VERY close second)
Genesis-PG era SEBTP
Genesis-PC era, WaW (Both Surround mixes)
ELO-Time UK LP and...
ELO- ANWR UK LP
ELP-Trilogy Island UK LP
Pink Floyd- WYWH Quad Version
Boston -S/T 1/2 speed mastered LP ("Peace of mind" and "Hitch a ride"!!!!)
Def Leppard- Hysteria LP
Goldfrapp- Black Cherry LP
Wings- Venus and Mars both the Stereo and Quad versions
Herbie Hancock-Sextant Quad version
Miles Davis- Bitches Brew Quad Version
Kate Bush-The Dreaming LP
Cheap Trick- Heaven tonight LP
Bill Nelson-Chance encounters in the garden of lights (here the CD wins)
Led Zep- Physical Graffitti LP
Cocteau Twins & Harold Budd-The Moon and the Melodies LP

Cool list!!!

The 45 EP of May the Cube be with you is great - forgot about that - I'll have to dig it out!!!

 

[fredblue]

Only 4 1/2 of my top 50 are available in surround. That's kind of depressing, considering I own hundreds of albums on DVD-A, SACD & DVD-V.

just imagine how many of your top 50 could have made it out in surround, if the labels hadn't insisted on rehashing the same old kind of stuff (and in fact the self-same albums!) in surround, from one failed format to another.. but had instead had the courage of their convictions and released something different, rather than 8 formats and mixes of Machine Head (et al..) in surround over the years..!!?

 

[fredblue]

Heh heh heh...Well well well...I got some weird tastes...so here it goes

Aerosmith-Draw the line; one big RUSH (side one ---and side two is no slouch either,,,)
Beatles-SPLHCB in mono (Parlophone LP)
Rush- Hemispheres fave "early" stage
Rush-Hold your Fire fave""non screechy" Geddy vox
Jean Luc Ponty- Enigmatic Ocean...smokin' hot lineup there..too bad they never toured with that band...
Santana III-both Stereo AND Quad
PM Dawn- Jesus Wept (On LP)-Pop/hop with melodies to die for
Keane-Under the Iron Sea (LP)
Thomas Dolby -Aliens ate my buick-LP version (in spite of not having "May the cube be with you"-you can get it on 45)
Yes-Drama ..fave non Jon/Rick LP
Yes-Going for the one fave Jon/Rick one LP(CTTE comes a close second, but "Awaken" ALWAYS moves me)
Patto-Hold your Fire LP...Ollie, the most unsung guitar hero ever
Saga- Images at twilight LP
King Crimson- SABB ...fave JW era- one of course the 5.1 version)
King Crimson-TCOL (yes, TCOL...although TPTB is a VERY close second)
Genesis-PG era SEBTP
Genesis-PC era, WaW (Both Surround mixes)
ELO-Time UK LP and...
ELO- ANWR UK LP
ELP-Trilogy Island UK LP
Pink Floyd- WYWH Quad Version
Boston -S/T 1/2 speed mastered LP ("Peace of mind" and "Hitch a ride"!!!!)
Def Leppard- Hysteria LP
Goldfrapp- Black Cherry LP
Wings- Venus and Mars both the Stereo and Quad versions
Willie Colón & Rubén Blades- Siembra
Edgar Winter group with Rick Derringer (1975 Blue cover) Quad version
Seals & Crofts-Takin' it easy
Mr. Mister- Go On
Synergy -Cords (clear vinyl LP)
Pat Metheny & Lyle Mays- As Falls Wichita...LP
Cocteau Twins- Blue Bell Knoll UK LP
Herbie Hancock-Sextant Quad version
Miles Davis- Bitches Brew Quad Version
Kate Bush-The Dreaming LP
Cheap Trick- Heaven tonight LP
Bill Nelson-Chance encounters in the garden of lights (here the CD wins)
Led Zep- Physical Graffitti LP
Cocteau Twins & Harold Budd-The Moon and the Melodies LP
Dif Juz-Extractions (4AD)
Duran Duran- Rio (Japanese LP)
Van Halen-Fair Warning US LP
Bill Nelson -Trial by intimacy (4 LP box set)
Bill Nelson -and we fell into a Dream...CD (yeah, so I love Bill... so sue me!)
Donald Fagen-Kamakiriad -5.1 and Stereo
Steely Dan- Julius, I mean Gaucho...

If I remember any more. I'll put 'em up...

Edithow could I forget?)
XTC. Oranges and Lemons UK LP

One more edit...
Bowie-Scary Monsters

great list! and good to see some love for Goldfrapp's "Black Cherry"!

if only that one had made it out in 5.1, as intended..

I can't believe these mixes haven't escaped somehow, in the form of promo's, etc..

..when they made it all the way to being mixed and readied for a commercial surround SACD release.

 

[Quad Linda]

Once again, the attachments bombed out, so here is a repeat of 80-85. :howl

80- Waiting for the Sun - The Doors OOP DVD-A 5.1/CD DMC/Rhino R2-77645-C from OOP Perception Box Rhino R2-77645 6 DVD-A/6 CD w/peep hole or SACD 5.1 hybrid Analog Productions ALL Doors studio albums are great. This one goes from soft & melodic to rockin'.



81- Dark Side of the Moon - Pink Floyd Blu-Ray 5.1 from Immersion Box 4 CD/DVD/Blu-Ray DON'T LOSE YOUR MARBLES!




82- Streetnoise - Julie Driscoll, Brian Auger & the Trinity CD Polydor 843 399 2 Jazz/rock/blues at it's finest. Lots of great music here, originally 2 LP's. The BEST cover ever of Light My Fire.


83- The Stranger - Billy Joel SACD 5.1 single layer OOP Columbia CS 69384 Great mix, classic album. Vienna waits for you.


84- Pretzel Logic - Steely Dan QUAD QS LP OOP Command Quadraphonic CQD-40015 A classic!! Sets the tone for all that came afterward.


85- Fly Like an Eagle - Steve Miller Band DVD-V 5.1/CD 30th Anniversary Edition Lossy, but best surround mix. I've owned this on Q8, 1/2 speed MoFi LP, CD, DTS CD & this.

 

[Quad Linda]

86- A Space in Time - Ten Years After QUAD LP OOP SQ Columbia CQ-30801 I prefer the proper mix, rather than the new DVD-V, which is backwards. An ESSENTIAL Quad.

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87- River of Dreams - Billy Joel expanded CD Columbia CK-
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88- Rise - Herb Alpert dbx LP SPX-3714 OOP A&M REQUIRES decoder
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89- Why Dontcha - West, Bruce & Laing QUAD LP OOP SQ Columbia/Windfall CQ-31929
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90- Phil Ochs' Greatest Hits (NOT a greatest hits album, nor a compilation) UK CD OOP Edsel


91- Notorious Byrd Brothers - Byrds expanded CD Columbia CK 65151 MoFi SACD has the album in mono, though bonus tracks are stereo BUY THE EXPANDED CD!!


92- Dreams CD OOP Columbia Brecker Bros, John Abercrombie, Barry Rogers, Billy Cobham and Eddie Vernon, a FANTASTIC unsung vocalist. If you dig B, S & T and Chicago, you NEED this.


93- Ralf & Florian - Kraftwerk German LP OOP (1st pressing printed circuit cover) Vertigo PREFERRED or German LP (later pressings w/photo of Rolf & Florian on cover)

 

[Quad Linda]

94- Full Sail - Loggins & Messina QUAD LP OOP SQ Columbia CQ-32540
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95- Electric Music for the Mind & Body-Country Joe & the Fish CD Vanguard VMD-79244
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96- Edgar Winter's White Trash Gold CD OOP MoFi UDCD 715
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97- Super Session - Mike Bloomfield, Al Kooper, Steve Stills QUAD LP SQ OOP Columbia CQ-30991 or Japan CD SQ QUAD Sony SICP 1962
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98- Ladies of the Canyon - Joni Mitchell CD Japan Reprise WPCR-14095
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99- Moby Grape '69 expanded CD Sundazed SC 11193
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100- Law of the Fish - (New Orleans) Radiators CD Epic EK 40888
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The list may be somewhat fluid, but I attest that these are among my very favorites.

 

[Quad Linda]

More mess. :howl

86- A Space in Time - Ten Years After QUAD LP OOP SQ Columbia CQ-30801 I prefer the proper mix, rather than the new DVD-V, which is backwards. An ESSENTIAL Quad.
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87- River of Dreams - Billy Joel expanded CD Columbia CK-
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88- Rise - Herb Alpert dbx LP OOP A&M SPX-3714 REQUIRES decoder
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89- Why Dontcha - West, Bruce & Laing QUAD LP OOP SQ Columbia/Windfall CQ-31929
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[Quad Linda]

94- Full Sail - Loggins & Messina QUAD LP OOP SQ Columbia CQ-32540
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95- Electric Music for the Mind & Body-Country Joe & the Fish CD Vanguard VMD-79244
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96- Edgar Winter's White Trash Gold CD OOP MoFi UDCD 715
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97- Super Session - Mike Bloomfield, Al Kooper, Steve Stills QUAD LP SQ OOP Columbia CQ-30991 or Japan CD SQ QUAD Sony SICP 1962
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[Quad Linda]

More mess.

86- A Space in Time - Ten Years After QUAD LP OOP SQ Columbia CQ-30801 I prefer the proper mix, rather than the new DVD-V, which is backwards. An ESSENTIAL Quad.


87- River of Dreams - Billy Joel expanded CD Columbia CK-


88- Rise - Herb Alpert dbx LP OOP A&M SPX-3714 REQUIRES decoder


89- Why Dontcha - West, Bruce & Laing QUAD LP OOP SQ Columbia/Windfall CQ-31929

 

[Quad Linda]

Still more mess...

94- Full Sail - Loggins & Messina QUAD LP OOP SQ Columbia CQ-32540


95- Electric Music for the Mind & Body-Country Joe & the Fish CD Vanguard VMD-79244


96- Edgar Winter's White Trash Gold CD OOP MoFi UDCD 715


97- Super Session - Mike Bloomfield, Al Kooper, Steve Stills QUAD LP SQ OOP Columbia CQ-30991 or Japan CD SQ QUAD Sony SICP 1962



98- Ladies of the Canyon - Joni Mitchell CD Japan Reprise WPCR-14095


99- Moby Grape '69 expanded CD Sundazed Sundazed SC 11193


100- Law of the Fish - (New Orleans) Radiators CD Epic EK 40888


I owned 52 of my top 100 when I was in high school. hmmm...

 

[Bob Romano]

I won't number mine but these are some of my faves - version doesn't matter (although I prefer the surround versions of those with surround versions).

Court & Spark - Joni Mitchell
In Color - Cheap Trick
Never Mind The Bollocks - Sex Pistols
Seconds Out - Genesis
Night After Night - UK
Somewhere I've Never Traveled - Ambrosia
Full Sail - Loggins & Messina
Abbey Road - Beatles
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road - Elton John
Countdown To Ecstasy - Steely Dan
Hissing Of Summer Lawns - Joni Mitchell
Evolution - Journey
In A Silent Way - Miles Davis
Foreigner - Cat Stevens
11 - Smithereens
Romantic Warrior - Return To Forever
Magic - Billy Cobham
MF Horn 1&2 - Maynard Ferguson
Sacred Songs - Daryl Hall
Something Anything - Todd Rundgren

 

[EMB]

Yeah, I couldn't number mine, either; depends on what day it is. But I go further back than many here, so my pick tend to skew that way:

Beatles: Revolver UK '66
Love: Forever Changes '67
Van Morrison: Astral Weeks '68
James Brown: Live at the Apollo '63 (mono)
Tomita: Snowflakes are Dancing '74 (quad)
Lonnie Mack: The Wham of that Memphis Man! '63
Alan Freed's Memory lane '62
Johnny Mathis: Johnny's Greatest Hits '58
A Christmas Gift For You from Philles Records '63
Beatles: Rubber Soul USA '65
Bill Cosby: Wonderfulness '66
Traffic: Traffic '68
Moby Grape: Moby Grape '67
The Velvet Underground & Nico '67
VU: White Light/White Heat '68
Rod Stewart: Every Picture Tells a Story '71
Miles: In a Silent Way '69 & Bitches Brew '70
The Doors '67
Fresh Cream '66/'67
Dylan: Highway 61 Revisited '65 mono
Robert Johnson: King of the Delta Blues Singers '61 and Vol. 2 '70
Rolling Stones 12 x 5 '64
John Mayall's Bluesbreakers w/Eric Clapton '66
The Who A Quick One UK '66
Bruce Springsteen Nebraska '82
Roxy Music Greatest Hits '77
Dylan Blood On The Tracks '75
John Cale Paris 1919 '73
Fleetwood Mac Tusk '79
James Carr: A Man Needs A Woman '68
Aretha Franklin: I Never Loved A Man '67
Stax/Volt Revue Live in London '67
Richard Pryor: Is It Something I Said? '75
Eno: Another Green World '75
Roger Eno: Voices '85
Ray Lynch: Deep Breakfast '84
Liona Boyd: A Guitar For Christmas '81
Munch/BSO: Bolero/La Valse '63 Dynagroove stereo
Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker excerpts Previn/LSO '72


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