Got a little vinyl collection growing and an upgraded turntable en route.

What are some of your best plays on vinyl?

Surfin Bird

My first vinyl record was Pet Sounds. But you may already have that.

Lathspell said:

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Dark Side of the Moon.

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Came here to post this! Except I can't listen to it at the moment because my stepdaughter borrowed it several visits ago.

Doesn't hurt to have a duplicate...just saying.

Strangers in the Night. UFO.

Classic Favs: LZ4, Abbey Road, Sgt. Pepper's, Kind of Blue, and Blue

Personal Favs: Sound & Color, Sailor's Guide to Earth, To Pimp a Butterfly

It is a direct to disc recording that sounds incredible in person. Track 1 Side B is the best IMO. My dad has a copy that I listened to growing up, and eventually an uncle gave me his copy for my small collection

Dark Side of the Moon, the Wall and Wish You Were Here
Thriller
Master of Puppets

Time Out Dave Brubeck
Blue Train John Coltrane
already mentioned but sticking with the blue theme, Miles Davis: Kind of Blue

I try to hit the record store every few weeks and have been getting mostly movie scores. Recent pickups were Chariots of Fire(Vangelis), The Mission(Ennio Morricone) and A Clockwork Orange(Walter Carlos). I think I got those for $15 total.

I don't have them all any more but the Beatles- Blue and Red Albums, Frampton Comes Alive, The Who-The Kids are Alright and Who's Next. The Kinks- Low Budget, Elton John-Goodbye Yellow Brick Road.

I was at Piranha records last week and the Blue Album (remastered and i think with a few more songs) is $75, it was probably $10 back in the day.

New records are ridiculous and their production pretty much defeat the purpose of vinyl.

My store is about 75% new 25% old. The old records have pretty much been picked through and when someone brings in some gems to sell they are picked through by staff or set aside for their serious collectors.

shovel pass said:

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Aja - Steely Dan

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I really didn't get into Steely Dan until the CD era - never had any of their vinyl. Wish I'd had this one. They're in my top five banks and this is my favorite album of theirs.

shovel pass said:

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Aja - Steely Dan

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thinking about getting a turn table just for this reason

James Taylor. Pearl Jam. Creedence.

If we are talking best "sounding," albums, let's see.

Steely Dan - Aja/Royal Scam
Floyd - DSOTM/Wish You Were Here
Supertramp - Crime of the Century
Bad Company - Burnin' Sky
U2 - Joshua Tree
Rush - Moving Pictures
Jellyfish - Spilt Milk
Billy Joel - The Nylon Curtain
Fleetwood Mac - Tusk
Alan Parsons - Eye in the Sky/I Robot
Genesis - ABACAB
REM - Automatic for the People
Buckingham/Nicks
Joni Mitchell - Court and Spark

To name a few (In my opinion)

$500 and locked into just using one specific cartridge

Bumpy_2112 said:

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If we are talking best "sounding," albums, let's see.

Steely Dan - Aja/Royal Scam
Floyd - DSOTM/Wish You Were Here
Supertramp - Crime of the Century
Bad Company - Burnin' Sky
U2 - Joshua Tree
Rush - Moving Pictures
Jellyfish - Spilt Milk
Billy Joel - The Nylon Curtain
Fleetwood Mac - Tusk
Alan Parsons - Eye in the Sky/I Robot
Genesis - ABACAB
REM - Automatic for the People
Buckingham/Nicks
Joni Mitchell - Court and Spark

To name a few (In my opinion)

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Lot of great suggestions on this list. Just about the entire Supertramp catalog is exceptionally well recorded. ELO and 10cc have some good recordings as well. Stevie Ray Vaughan Couldn't Stand the Weather, Santana Abraxas, led Zep II (OG press) are excellent as well. In my opinion, Nirvana Nevermind is the last record of the golden age of recording. I could be wrong and welcome anyone's suggestions for more recent full analog recordings.

CheeseSndwch said:

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When it comes down to making out, whenever possible, put on side one of Led Zeppelin IV.

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But then when the moment comes, play something from Physical Graffiti.

Bumpy_2112 said:

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If we are talking best "sounding," albums, let's see.

Steely Dan - Aja/Royal Scam
Floyd - DSOTM/Wish You Were Here
Supertramp - Crime of the Century
Bad Company - Burnin' Sky
U2 - Joshua Tree
Rush - Moving Pictures
Jellyfish - Spilt Milk
Billy Joel - The Nylon Curtain
Fleetwood Mac - Tusk
Alan Parsons - Eye in the Sky/I Robot
Genesis - ABACAB
REM - Automatic for the People
Buckingham/Nicks
Joni Mitchell - Court and Spark

To name a few (In my opinion)

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Great list.

To add a few more…..

Gino Vanelli - Storm at Sunup (great for testing your equipment)
Styx - The Grand Illusion
Alan Parsons - Tales of Mystery and Imagination
Supertramp - Even in the Quietest Moments
Synergy (Larry Fast) - Cords

A&M Records, as a whole, had great vinyl recording artists.

Nebraska - Bruce Springsteen