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Classic Albums 10:42 - Oct 2 with 7222 views

Inspired by the brilliant Best Gigs thread and the wealth of knowledge on there, what albums do we recommend to each other? Even for a music addict like me, there must be loads of stuff that we can recommend to each other. No suggestion too obvious:-

I'm basing my list on Most-Played, and keeping it to a dozen for now.

Midlake - The Trials of Van Occupanther
Television - Marque Moon
The Cure - Disintegration
The Band - The Band
Van Morrison - Astral Weeks (I know - obvious!)
Grandaddy - The Sophtware Slump
The Stone Roses - The Stone Roses
Wilco - Summerteeth
Beatles - Abbey Road
Nightmares on Wax - Car Boot Soul
Marvin Gaye - What's Going On?
Nick Drake - Five Leaves Left

and, special category, one you mightn't have heard before:-

The Bothy Band - The BCC Sessions

All thirteen guaranteed to give orgasms.

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Classic Albums on 22:44 - Oct 2 with 1322 views

BrianMcCarthy

Classic Albums on 22:21 - Oct 2 by ElHoop

If the White Album had been a single album and had have included Hey Jude (same sessions) then it would have been pretty good probably would have been stronger than Abbey Road, something like this:

Side One

1 Back In The USSR

2 I'm So Tired

3 While My Guitar Gently Weeps

4 Julia

5 Sexy Sadie

6 Mother Natures Son

7 Don't Pass Me By

Side Two

8 Revolution

9 Cry Baby Cry

10 Blackbird

11 Dear Prudence

12 I Will

13 Happiness Is A Warm Gun

14 Hey Jude

[Post edited 2 Oct 2014 22:22]

Precisely this.

There's some incredible music on that album but too many tracks spoiled the mood. As my friend always says about albums like this, it needed someone in the studio with a Quality Control badge.

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Classic Albums on 22:53 - Oct 2 with 1304 views

LythamR

Love a lot of those albums

I will try a love them and surprised they havent been mentioned yet list

Genesis - Selling England by the pound
David Bowie - Hunky Dorey
Thin Lizzy - Jailbreak
AC/DC - Highway to Hell
Pink Floyd - The Wall
Led Zeppelin - Physical Graffitti
Stevie Nicks - Belladonna
Guns n Roses - Use your illusion II
Neil Young- Sleeps with Angels
The Eagles - One of these nights
Elton John - Captain Fantastic and the Brown dirt cowboy

Classic Albums on 22:56 - Oct 2 with 1298 views

Monahoop

Love these kind of threads. My eclectic bunch of faves.
Down by The Jetty. Stupidity - Dr Feelgood
New Boots and Panties - Ian Dury
Going Back Home - Wilko Johnson and Roger Daltry
Bo Diddley - Bo Diddley
West Side Soul - Magic Sam
Otis Blue - Otis Redding
Irish Tour 74 - Rory Gallagher
Twelve Dreams of Dr Sardonicus - Spirit
Wild Wood - Paul Weller
Guitar Forms - Kenny Burrell
Texas Flood - Stevie Ray Vaughan
Below the Baseline - Ernest Ranglin
Takes One to Know One - Elmo Williams and Hezekial Erly
LA Woman - The Doors
A Saucerful Of Secrets - Pink Floyd
Aftermath, Beggars Banquet, Let it Bleed - The Rolling Stones
Kind of Blue - Miles Davis
Rattus Norvegicus, Black and White - The Stranglers
Truth - Jeff Beck
Voltage '78 - A compilaton of punk and pub bands from Brighton from 1978. Happy memories.

There aint half been some clever bastards.

Classic Albums on 23:04 - Oct 2 with 1273 views

qpr1976

DB's Hunky Dory is a great shout - Wor Hoare ?

Goodbye Yellow Brick Road by EJ is also worth a mention

And surely something by The Kinks - English Green Preservation something or other ?

Classic Albums on 23:28 - Oct 2 with 1248 views

CroydonCaptJack

Classic Albums on 19:28 - Oct 2 by qpr1976
Proud to say I have a London Calling framed gold disk on my wall.

Top man. Seminal cover to that album as well.

Classic Albums on 23:40 - Oct 2 with 1244 views

KerryE

What I like about this thread is that The Beatles get a proper shout.

Anyway, apart from Sgt Peppers the best LP is of course...

Sextet by A Certain Ratio - full on funk/punky/jazz/latin weird mash up.

Classic Albums on 23:51 - Oct 2 with 1238 views

collegeranger

Just back from The Half Moon at Putney tonight where I saw John Barnwell of ' I Am Kloot Do' do an acoustic set. Their Sky at Night album sends shivers down my spine! But interestingly someone asked him what his favourite album is - and I think they meant I am kloot album, but he replied - The White Album. He then went on to say it was a near thing with the Dark Side of The Moon !

Classic Albums on 00:33 - Oct 3 with 1228 views

eastside_r

Classic Albums on 12:19 - Oct 2 by qpr1976

In Order
1 Clash - London Calling
2 Jam - All Mod Cons, just pipping Setting Sons
3 Dexys Midnight Runners - Searching For The Young Soul Eebels
4 Ian Dury - New Boots & Panties

In no order
Sex Pistols - Never Mind the Bollocks
Talking Heads - Stop Making Sense
Specials - Specials
Beat - I Just Can't Stop It
UB40 - Signing Off
Arctic Monkeys - whatever people say I am....
The Libertines - Up The Bracket
B.A.D. - This is Big Audio Dynamite
Damned - Machine Gun Ettiquette
Courteeners - St Jude
Dead Kennedys - Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables
Human League - Dare
Hard Fi - Stars of CCTV
Joe Jackson - Look Sharp
Madness - One Step Beyond & Liberty of Norton Folegate
Nirvana - Nevermind
Pink Floyd - The Wall
Primal Scream - Screamadelica
Pulp - Different Class
Rancid - And Out Come The Wolves & Indestructable
Stone Roses - Stone Roses
Smiths - The Queen Is Dead
Streets - Original Pirate Material
Undertones - Undertones & More Songs About Chocolate & Girls
Mark Ronson - Version
Carter USM - 101 Damnations

Can't pick a favourite (too tricky to seperate)
Cure
Bob Marley
Dreadzone
Elvis Costello
Stiff Little Fingers
Oasis - first 2 albums only
The Who
Tom Waits
Crass (yes really !)

And finally some new kids on the blocks
Arcade Fire
Vaccines
Rotten Hill Gang
Urban Voodoo Machine
Stone Foundatom
Miles Kane
Frank Turner
By The River
Interrupters

Sir you are are connoisseur.

Don't know all of these, but can't disagree with those I do.

A special mention to the Mads first and last but one albums; have to agree. The Liberty of Norton Folgate is a crowning glory (unappreciated by cock rockers.)

I'll definitely come back to this but can I add 3Feet High and Rising: De La Soul (just of the top of my head like.)

Classic Albums on 01:00 - Oct 3 with 1219 views

KernowRanger

Trying to avoid putting in ones that have appeared a few times in this thread already, and may change completely the next time I sit down and think about it, but here goes:

The Verve-Urban Hymns
The Libertines-Up The Bracket/The Libertines/Legs XI (Not necessarily an album but a group of early demoes that's really different to their album stuff)
Grimes-Visions
Girls-Album/Father Son and Holy Ghost (Plus throw in the Broken Dreams Club EP for good measure!!)
Smith Westerns-Dye It Blonde/Soft Will
The Cribs-Mens Needs, Womens Needs, Whatever/The New Fellas
Kurt Vile-Wakin on a Pretty Daze/Smoke Ring for My Halo
Shack-HMS Fable
Real Estate-Days
Woods-Bend Beyond/With Light and With Love
The Men-Tomorrow's Hits
DIIV-Oshin
Angel Olsen-Burn Your Fire For No Witness
The Horrors-Skying/Primary Colours
TOY-TOY
Parquet Courts-Light Up Gold/Sunbathing Animal
Veronica Falls-Veronica Falls
Cheatahs-Cheatahs
Fear of Men-Loom
Novella-Novella EP
Tame Impala-Lonerism
Mac Demarco-Rock and Roll Nightclub/2/Salad Days
Kevin Morby-Harlem River
Savages-Silence Yourself
Drenge-Drenge

[Post edited 3 Oct 2014 1:20]

Classic Albums on 01:23 - Oct 3 with 1204 views

vodkasupper

Great thread, wish I wasn't so stoned might remember more...

Most of what's been said is in my collection, some amazing albums. Add a few the haven't been mentioned

Reading, writing & arithmetic. The Sundays
So tonight that I might see. Mazzy Star
Introspective. The Pet Shop Boys on the three 12" singles
Steve Mcqueen. Prefab Sprout
Welcome to the Pleasure Dome. Frankie
Doolittle. The Pixies
Treasure. Cocteau Twins
Selected Ambient Works 85-92. Aphex Twin
Bridge over troubled water. Simon and Garfunkel

[Post edited 4 Oct 2014 0:24]

Classic Albums on 03:03 - Oct 3 with 1191 views

SonofNorfolt

UFO's 'Strangers In the night' live double is my favourite, Schenker's guitar is just superb.

Classic Albums on 07:12 - Oct 3 with 1170 views

CroydonCaptJack

Classic Albums on 01:23 - Oct 3 by vodkasupper

[Post edited 4 Oct 2014 0:24]

Treasure is a good shout mate but I had SAW Vol 1 on my list. Brilliant isn't it.

Classic Albums on 08:29 - Oct 3 with 1142 views

richranger

Great thread! Here's my faves

Pet Sounds - Beach Boys
Revolver - Beatles
Sgt Pepper - Beatles
Rubber Soul - Beatles
Village Green Preservation Society - Kinks
odessey and Oracle - Zombies
Promises and Ties - Expressos
Volume One - Traveling Wilburys
Moondance - Van Morrison
Tapestry - Carole King

Even though I do Beatles walks of London for a living, and own the Beatles Coffee Shop and St John's Wood, I still have to go with Pet Sounds as my favourite album. However, was by far the stand-out album for the Beach Boys, whereas the Beatles made several great albums - so easily win my 'best group catagory.
The Expressos album came out in 1981 and is a power-pop classic. They used to play regularly at the Fulham Greyhound - great days!

Classic Albums on 08:49 - Oct 3 with 1130 views

BrianMcCarthy

Classic Albums on 08:29 - Oct 3 by richranger

Woooah, Rich has entered the Moondance vs Astral weeks brouhaha! Many a pipe has been wagged and many a Kaftan has been flounced in this cause. For years I preferred Moondance - well I was very nearly disowned by the hippy fraternity, I can tell you.

Have a preference now for Astral Weeks. Put it this way - I listen to it far more, and that, no matter how we'd like to argue sometimes, tells it's own tale. For instance, one glance at my iPod tells me I listen to the Pixies far more than Nirvana, hardly ever listen to Springsteen, and only like one album by Neil Young. There's no arguing with iPod stats!

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Classic Albums on 09:12 - Oct 3 with 1116 views

Monahoop

Classic Albums on 00:33 - Oct 3 by eastside_r
Sir you are are connoisseur. Don't know all of these, but can't disagree with those I do. A special mention to the Mads first and last but one albums; have to agree. The Liberty of Norton Folgate is a crowning glory (unappreciated by cock rockers.) I'll definitely come back to this but can I add 3Feet High and Rising: De La Soul (just of the top of my head like.)

Glad you mentioned Norton Folgate eastside. I should have added that to my list but there was so much swirling around inside my bonce when I compiled my list that one or two albums were bound to be omitted. No matter what folk think about Madness, they are a talented bunch of guys and Norton Folgate is a wonderfully created album with some well written songs, often overlooked by many. For me it is their best.

There aint half been some clever bastards.

Classic Albums on 09:24 - Oct 3 with 1112 views

brewers_hoop

Classic Albums on 12:19 - Oct 2 by qpr1976

Blimey - you sure you haven't logged in as me by mistake?! I would have replicated most of those you've listed - and Stations Of The Crass just edges out The Feeding Of The 5000 in my book!

To your comprehensive list I would add:

The Stranglers - The Raven
Blondie - Parallel Lines
Buzzcocks - Another Music In A Different Kitchen
T Rex - Electric Warrior/TheSlider
AC/DC - If You Want Blood
Caravan - In The Land Of Grey & Pink
Spacemen 3 - Playing With Fire
Adam & The Ants - Dirk Wears White Sox
Happy Mondays - Bummed/Pills,Thrills & Bellyaches
The Meteors - In Heaven
Bob Dylan - Blonde On Blonde
The Cramps - Smell Of Female
Penthouse - Gutter Erotica
Belle & Sebastian - The Boy With The Arab Strap
The Prodigy - Fat Of The Land
GBH - Leather, Bristles, No Survivors & Sick Boys
Digable Planets - Reachin'
Handsome Boy Modelling School - So How's Your Girl
Le Peuple De L'Herbe - Triple Zero
The Fall - Live At The Witch Trials
Journeys by DJ's Vol V (Oakenfold) & VIII (Coldcut)
Velvet Underground & Nico
Half Man Half Biscuit - Back In The D.H.S.S

Classic Albums on 11:32 - Oct 3 with 1083 views

Maggsinho

Classic Albums on 22:21 - Oct 2 by ElHoop

[Post edited 2 Oct 2014 22:22]

I just created this as a playlist in my phone and listened to it through, it really hangs together. Although I did also add Why Don't We Do It In The Road after Sexy Sadie.

Classic Albums on 11:54 - Oct 3 with 1073 views

ElHoop

Classic Albums on 11:32 - Oct 3 by Maggsinho
I just created this as a playlist in my phone and listened to it through, it really hangs together. Although I did also add Why Don't We Do It In The Road after Sexy Sadie.

I cheated to be honest. I googled for a single White Album and found a few lists and liked this one but changed a couple - Revolution for Do it in the Road and Hey Jude for Long Long Long.

Martha My Dear probably deserves to be in as well.

Classic Albums on 12:22 - Oct 3 with 1060 views

GaryT

Classic Albums on 11:32 - Oct 3 by Maggsinho
I just created this as a playlist in my phone and listened to it through, it really hangs together. Although I did also add Why Don't We Do It In The Road after Sexy Sadie.

If it’s a list of most played then my number 1 would have to be “If this is Rock and Roll, I want my old job back” by the Saw Doctors. I drove an hour to work and this album was in my tape deck on continuous loop for over a year, so roughly 500 plays. I had hundreds of other tapes but decided to keep it playing until I got bored of it....which never really happened. No idea what did eventually replace it.

Other classics for me are:

Elvis Costello - My aim is true
The Proclaimers - Sunshine on Leith
Billy Joel - Songs in the Attic
Eminem - The Marshall Mathers LP
Tom Waits - Closing Time and Nighthawks at the Diner
Prince - Purple Rain
Talking Heads - Stop making sense
Sting - Ten Summoners Tales (I like it!)
Blues Brothers Original Soundtrack
Meat Loaf - Bat out of Hell

All fairly main stream, never really went off the beaten track much, apart from Tom. Couldn't pick a Queen or David Bowie album despite being massively into them in the day. Or a T-Rex, Specials, Jam, Clash, Oasis, U2 album either but Achtung Baby came close.

(*edit* oops, first post, didn't mean to quote the previous reply)

[Post edited 3 Oct 2014 12:24]

Classic Albums on 13:08 - Oct 3 with 1042 views

traininvain

Classic Albums on 16:43 - Oct 2 by simmo

This is always so difficult as I would probably change my choices from one day to next, but off top of my head now...

The Who - Live in Leeds
Guns and Roses - Appetite for Destruction
Snoop Dogg - Doggystyle
The Streets - Original Pirate Material
Arctic Monkeys - Brianstorm
Oasis - Definitely Maybe
Beastie Boys - Hello Nasty
Michael Jackson - Bad
Al Green - The Definitive
Slipknot -Slipknot
Korn - Follow the Leader
Notorious BIG - Ready to Die
Insane Clown Posse - Great Milenko
Stone Roses - Stone Roses
Primal Scream - Dirty Hits
Alabama 3 - Exile on Coldharbour Lane
The Verve - Urban Hymns
Gangstaar - Full Clip
Big L - Lifestylez ov da Poor and Dangerous
Stereophonics - Performance and Cocktails
DJ Yoda - 80's Megamix

Big L is criminally underrated.

I'd go with:-

The Stokes - Is This It
Libertines - Up the Bracket
Arctic Monkeys - Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not
Nas - Illmatic
Van Morrison - Astral Weeks
The Rifles - No Love Lost
Eminem - The Marshall Mathers LP
Bob Dylan - Highway 61 Revisited
Marvin Gaye - What's Going On

[Post edited 3 Oct 2014 13:18]

Classic Albums on 13:42 - Oct 3 with 1027 views

londonscottish

It's actually tricky picking the best album as very very few have made it through the years for me either because I've loved them so much I've played them to death or because they are patchy. With the notable exceptions of;

Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon
Floyd - Wish you Were Here
Miles Davis - Kind of Blue.
Grace Jones - The Compass Point Sessions
Rickie Lee Jones - Rickie Lee Jones

Having said that I seem to be able to listen to all the Air albums again and again and again. So I guess, if I had to go for one;

Air - Moon Safari

I can't think of which one Steely Dan record I'd choose so I'll go for

Steely Dan - Greatest Hits (ducks)

I'd also chuck in

Led Zep III
Elvis Costello - My Aim is true
Adele - 21
Bowie - Diamond Dogs
Blondie - Parallel Lines
The Beatles - Sgt Pepper
Rickie Lee Jones - Rickie Lee Jones
Nick Drake - Five Leaves Left

[Post edited 3 Oct 2014 14:19]

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Classic Albums on 14:22 - Oct 3 with 1010 views

hopphoops

pretty encyclopaedic collection of line ups on this thread - lots of gold and not much beans...
nice to see Stereo MCs and Grandaddy in the pantheon, I reckon i'd add His'n'hers by Pulp, and maybe some late Kinks like Low Budget or State of Confusion.

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Classic Albums on 15:00 - Oct 3 with 1001 views

Red_Ranger

Classic Albums on 12:19 - Oct 2 by qpr1976

Yup. Nice lists/s.

However...................

No Prince ? Shame on you!!!

Four which deserve a special mention are:

David Bowie - Hunky Dory
Prince - Parade,
Prince - Paisley Park.
Bob marley +wailers - Catch a Fire

Finally,

Barry White - Greatest Hits.

[Post edited 3 Oct 2014 15:07]

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