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Johnlenham · Sep 8, 2014

I thought about just putting this in the vinyl thread but then said sod it ill make a thread.

So I wondering what peoples "classic" albums are as im trying to expand my music collection.

Like a tiny sample of albums I own that I think everyone should have or at least have listened to.

Michael Jackson- Bad
Nicolas Jarr- Space is only noise
Madvillan- Madvillainy
Forest Swords- Engravings
The Weeknd- House of Balloons

Im in the process of picking up more MF DOOM lps (have more food) and some Kanye west ones, Liquid Swords at some point as well but Im sure there is loads and loads of stuff ive slept on over the years.

sixteen-bit · Sep 9, 2014

Genius/GZA - Liquid Swords
Bjork - Post
Opeth - Blackwater Park
My Bloody Valentine - Loveless ( LP is kinda pricey now :/ )
Kate Bush - Hounds of Love
Nas - Illmatic

ReplacementPelican · Sep 9, 2014

Led Zeppelin IV and Dark Side of The Moon are the two that immediately spring to mind from my Dad's collection.

Ultima_5 · Sep 9, 2014

Wu Tang - 36 Chambers
Black Flag - My War or Slip it In
NOFX - Punk in Drublic
Modest Mouse - Moon and Antarctica
Cure - Disintegration

Hero_of_the_Day · Sep 9, 2014

Led Zeppelin IV for sure. Already own it, but will buy the remastered version when it comes out still.

nintendork666 · Sep 9, 2014

I think every collection benefits from at least one early Ozzy record.
Blizzard of Ozz, Diary of a Madman, and Bark at the Moon are all excellent choices.

Dicer · Sep 9, 2014

Pop: Abba-Gold
Rap: De La Soul-De La Soul Is Dead
Industrial(ish): KMFDM-Angst
Pop/Disco/Classic: Michael Jackson-Off the Wall (better than Thriller, sorry)
Rock: Pink Floyd-the Wall
BJORK: Bjork-Post
Metal: Anthrax-Among the Living
Electronic: Kraftwerk-Trans Europe Express
Punk: Crass-Penis Envy
Pop Punk: Green Day-Keplunk

PolishQ · Sep 9, 2014

Cardiacs - Sing to God

lobdale · Sep 9, 2014

A few of my collection's vinyl essentials...

Beatles - Revolver, Sgt. Pepper's
Springsteen - Born to Run
Marvin Gaye - What's Goin' On
Queen - A Night at the Opera
Neil Young - Harvest
Fleetwood Mac - Rumours
Led Zeppelin - I-IV
Yes - Close to the Edge
Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon
Billy Joel - The Stranger
Boston - S/T
The Doors - L.A. Woman
Meat Loaf - Bat Out of Hell
Eagles - Hotel California
ELO - A New World Record
Styx - The Grand Illusion

hodayathink · Sep 9, 2014

Stevie Wonder - Songs in the Key of Life

Hero_of_the_Day · Sep 9, 2014

lobdale said:
Meat Loaf - Bat Out of Hell

Is Bat Out of Hell 2 not out on vinyl? I tried looking online for a copy a couple weeks ago and was disappointed that I couldn't find one.

lobdale · Sep 9, 2014

Hero_of_the_Day said:
Is Bat Out of Hell 2 not out on vinyl? I tried looking online for a copy a couple weeks ago and was disappointed that I couldn't find one.

Looks like it was only released on vinyl once as a single pressing in the UK, you can still get it but because it's on a single LP instead of a double the sound is compressed to all hell with over 30 minutes per side. Not really worth tracking down a copy.

jstripes · Sep 9, 2014

I mostly collect from garage sales and thrift stores. I don't like paying more than $2 for an album.

I flipped when I found this one:

Bubbavelli · Sep 9, 2014

Jay-Z - Reasonable Doubt
Bad Brains - Bad Brains
Black Flag - Damaged
Outkast - Southernplayalisticaddilacfunkymusik
Erykah Badu - Worldwide Underground

I wish I knew more off the top of my head but my iPod is back at home :/

teruterubozu · Sep 9, 2014

Miles Davis - Kind of Blue

Supermanisdead · Sep 9, 2014

BEYONCÉ - BEYONCÉ

Hero_of_the_Day · Sep 9, 2014

lobdale said:
Looks like it was only released on vinyl once as a single pressing in the UK, you can still get it but because it's on a single LP instead of a double the sound is compressed to all hell with over 30 minutes per side. Not really worth tracking down a copy.

Lame about the compression. What's the max time limit that is acceptable for a single LP before you worry about that?

Everyone needs to reissue their shit on vinyl. I really want David Gilmour's On an Island and Iron Maiden's Brave New World, but both are hundreds of dollars 'cause they were so limited.

lobdale · Sep 9, 2014

Hero_of_the_Day said:
Lame about the compression. What's the max time limit that is acceptable for a single LP before you worry about that?

Everyone needs to reissue their shit on vinyl. I really want David Gilmour's On an Island and Iron Maiden's Brave New World, but both are hundreds of dollars 'cause they were so limited.

Optimal is between 12-15 minutes, maximum generally recommended is 22 (for a standard 33 1/3 LP).

JumpJeff84 · Sep 9, 2014

Johnlenham said:
I thought about just putting this in the vinyl thread but then said sod it ill make a thread.

So I wondering what peoples "classic" albums are as im trying to expand my music collection.

Like a tiny sample of albums I own that I think everyone should have or at least have listened to.

Michael Jackson- Bad
Nicolas Jarr- Space is only noise
Madvillan- Madvillainy
Forest Swords- Engravings
The Weeknd- House of Balloons

Im in the process of picking up more MF DOOM lps (have more food) and some Kanye west ones, Liquid Swords at some point as well but Im sure there is loads and loads of stuff ive slept on over the years.

I would place Off The Wall as a way more essential album than Bad, personally. Bad is uneven at best

Hero_of_the_Day · Sep 9, 2014

Whoompthereitis said:
I would place Off The Wall as a way more essential album than Bad, personally. Bad is uneven at best

Bad is easily my favorite MJ album. So... I disagree!

illadelph · Sep 9, 2014

SegaShack · Sep 9, 2014

Aerosmith - Get Your Wings, Rocks
Michael Jackson - Thriller, Bad, Off The Wall (rest of the lps are rare)
Jacksons - Destiny, Triumph
Beatles - entire catalog
Elton John - Goddbye Yellow Brick Road, Tumbleweed Connection
Stevie Wonder - Innervisions

Gazoinks · Sep 9, 2014

PolishQ said:
Cardiacs - Sing to God

FRIEND.

I wouldn't necessarily say everyone "must" own these, but here are some essentials for me:

Cardiacs - Sing to God
The Beatles - The White Album I guess?
King Crimson - Absent Lovers, or Red if live albums don't count
Kate Bush - The Dreaming
XTC - Skylarking
Brian Eno - Before and After Science

megashock5 · Sep 9, 2014

Electric Light Orchestra - Out Of The Blue

daviyoung · Sep 9, 2014

megashock5 said:
Electric Light Orchestra - Out Of The Blue

I'd say Time is their best album.

Prez · Sep 9, 2014

I wouldn't say "should" but I'd like everyone to own at least one Charlie Parker record. Still sounds modern and refreshing. Too bad most people just hear it as a bunch of random notes.

PassiveObserver · Sep 9, 2014

Post-Hardcore
Drive Like Jehu - Yank Crime
Unwound - Leaves Turn Inside You
Rodan - Rusty
At The Drive-In - Relationship of Command

Stoner Rock
Sleep - Dopesmoker
Electric Wizard - Dopethrone
Clutch - Self-titled

PolishQ · Sep 9, 2014

Some more:

David Bowie - Hunky Dory
Creedence Clearwater Revival - Cosmo's Factory
Deerhoof - Reveille
The Flaming Lips - The Soft Bulletin
Frog Eyes - The Golden River
Genesis - The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway
Guided By Voices - Bee Thousand
Jethro Tull - Thick as a Brick
Tom Waits - Rain Dogs

Johnlenham · Sep 9, 2014

Whoompthereitis said:
I would place Off The Wall as a way more essential album than Bad, personally. Bad is uneven at best

Yeah I have both, I find it hard to choose tbh.

but hurray some responses! thought this was dead in the water.

Nachtmaer · Sep 9, 2014

PassiveObserver said:
Stoner Rock

Sleep - Dopesmoker
Electric Wizard - Dopethrone
Clutch - Self-titled

My man, not mentioning Kyuss's Self Titled (Welcome to Sky Valley)?

Also, to keep it relatively short, Black Sabbath's first four albums (Black Sabbath, Paranoid, Master of Reality and Volume 4).

UltraGunner · Sep 9, 2014

MF DOOM - Mm Food
J Dilla - Donuts
Fugazi - Repeater
Joy Division - Unknown Pleasures
Animal Collective - Merriweather Post Pavilion
Bonobo - Black Sands
Marvin Gaye - What's Going On

Johnlenham · Sep 10, 2014

teruterubozu said:
Miles Davis - Kind of Blue

lobdale said:
A few of my collection's vinyl essentials...

Beatles - Revolver, Sgt. Pepper's
Springsteen - Born to Run
Marvin Gaye - What's Goin' On
Queen - A Night at the Opera
Neil Young - Harvest
Fleetwood Mac - Rumours
Led Zeppelin - I-IV
Yes - Close to the Edge
Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon
Billy Joel - The Stranger
Boston - S/T
The Doors - L.A. Woman
Meat Loaf - Bat Out of Hell
Eagles - Hotel California
ELO - A New World Record
Styx - The Grand Illusion

Going through some of these now, allways like the famous Doors songs so this is a good a place to start as any.
I feel like I should pick up a rolling stones LP

Polari · Sep 10, 2014

Johnlenham said:
Going through some of these now, allways like the famous Doors songs so this is a good a place to start as any.
I feel like I should pick up a rolling stones LP

Exile on Main Street is a "must own".

Also no-one mentioned Patti Smith's Horses.

shuri · Sep 10, 2014

On the subject of reissues, 2 discs is my ultimate limit. I bought that Metallica's black album re-issue, and its like 8 frigging discs! Some sides only have one track. It's kind of annoying

IrishNinja · Sep 10, 2014

related: for tribe fans, this is a great deal

now i just gotta find a cheap copy of the love movement one day

Extra Sauce · Sep 10, 2014

Some of my favorite albums:

Bohren & Der Club of Gore - Sunset Mission
Cake - Fashion Nugget
Death From Above 1979 - You're a Woman I'm a Machine
El-P - I'll Sleep When You're Dead/Fantastic Damage
The Cardigans - Gran Turismo
Converge - Jane Doe
Sunna - One Minute Science
Chromatics - Kill For Love
Tenacious D - Tenacious D
Weezer - Blue Album
Nirvana - In Utero
Power Glove - Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon soundtrack
Cannibal Ox - The Cold Vein
Wild Nothing - Nocturne
Run the Jewels - Run the Jewels
The Cranberries - No Need To Argue
At the Drive-In - Relationship of Command
Beck - Mellow Gold
The Dillinger Escape Plan - Ire Works/Irony Is a Dead Scene
Beastie Boys - Hello Nasty
The Bloodhound Gang - Hooray for Boobies
Glassjaw - Worship and Tribute
Gravediggaz - 6 Feet Deep
Haim - Days Are Gone
Sneaker Pimps - Becoming X/Splinter
Killer Mike - R.A.P. Music
Antemasque - Antemasque
Ladytron - Velocifero
Lazerhawk - Visitors
Loreena McKennitt - The Book of Secrets
Makeup and Vanity Set - 88:88
Vangelis - Blade Runner soundtrack
Bat for Lashes - Two Suns
Mr. Bungle - California
Muse - Showbiz/Absolution/Origin of Symmetry
Queens of the Stone Age - Songs for the Deaf
Rage Against the Machine - Rage Against the Machine/Bulls on Parade
RJD2 - Deadringer
Rob Sonic - Telicatessen/Sabotage Gigante
The Roots - Game Theory
Sarah McLachlan - Surfacing/Fumbling Towards Ecstasy
The Smashing Pumpkins - Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness
Soundgarden - Superunknown
Susanne Sundfor - The Brothel
Symmetry - Themes For An Imaginary Film
Twin Shadow - Confess
Unkle - Psyence Fiction/War Stories
Wu-Tang Clan - Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)

And pretty much every Radiohead, The Mars Volta and Portishead album.

kess · Sep 10, 2014

For the longest time I though the White Album's production was mediocre, but it really comes across on vinyl, for whatever reason.

chicagocubsfan · Sep 10, 2014

Rock ACDC-Back in Black. Van Halen-Van Halen

CitizenCope · Sep 10, 2014

illadelph said:

Agreed.

Boston

aj8bit · Sep 10, 2014

Smashing Pumpkins - Siamese Dream
OutKast - Aquemini
The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Electric Ladyland
The Beatles - Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Massive Attack - 100th Window
Tool - Lateralus
St Germain - Tourist
Plump DJs - Eargasm

Waldo Lydecker · Sep 10, 2014

Beatles - The White Album
Rush - Moving Pictures
Yes - Close to the Edge
Le Orme - Felona e Sorona
Jethro Tull - Thick as a Brick
Motorpsycho - It's a Love Cult
Porcupine Tree- In Absentia
Steely Dan - The Royal Scam
Opeth - Damnation
Renaissance - Ashes are Burning

The Mahavishnu Orchestra - Birds of Fire
Return to Forever - Romantic Warrior
Miles Davis - Sketches of Spain

Richard Strauss - Vier Letzte Lieder (version with Jessye Norman and Kurt Masur)
Claude Debussy - La Mer
Franz Schubert - String Quintet
J.S. Bach - Cello Sonata's

Ricker · Sep 10, 2014

For Progressive Rock....Fountain of Salmacis is godly.

walkmetothelake · Sep 10, 2014

I just went through my library and picked anything I personally would consider an essential album. Not good with genres sorry.

Against Me! - Transgender Dysphoria Blues
The Antlers - Burst Apart
Brand New - The Devil and God Are Raging Inside Me
Broken Social Scene - You Forgot It In People
The Cure - Disintegration
Death Cab For Cutie - Transatlanticism
Fall Out Boy - Folie À Deux
The Format - Dog Problems
fun. - Aim and Ignite
Jack's Mannequin - Everything In Transit (don't actually own this on vinyl but I don't have $200+ to spend on one record)
Jimmy Eat World - Invented
Kelly Clarkson - Breakaway
Metric - Fantasies (see Everything In Transit)
Midtown - Forget What You Know
Motion City Soundtrack - Commit This To Memory
Now, Now - Threads
Radiohead - Kid A
Robyn - Body Talk (see Everything In Transit)
Sombear - Love You In The Dark
Something Corporate - North
Tegan and Sara - Sainthood/The Con
Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Show Your Bones/Is Is

Bleepey · Sep 10, 2014

Fleetwood Mac - Rumours
Daft Punk Discovery

Risible · Sep 10, 2014

Do what makes any of these "essential on vinyl" as opposed to other formats?

DrFunk · Sep 10, 2014

Close to the Edge - Yes

cacophony · Sep 10, 2014

justice - cross
converge - jane doe
kanye - mbdtf
kyuss - welcome to sky valley
qotsa - songs for the deaf
slayer - reign in blood
metallica - ajfa

Johnlenham · Sep 10, 2014

Risible said:
Do what makes any of these "essential on vinyl" as opposed to other formats?

Ah I didnt mean vinyl specifically, but I buy vinyl so use LP out of habit. It does help that alof of older stuff can be had for super cheap. I mean I havea copy of Purple Rain that I paid £2 for as well as my copy of Bad was £1 haha

Xeno_V · Sep 10, 2014

Post Punk: Joy Division - Closer
80s dark wave: Clan of Xymox - Medusa (by far my favorite 4AD album)
80s goth rock: Sisters of Mercy - First and Last and Always
80s pop-rock: Talking Heads - Remain in Light
80s synth-pop: Depeche Mode - Speak and Spell for something minimal or Black Celebration for something darker
80s a a little bit of some of the above: The Cure - Pornography

Paskil · Sep 10, 2014

Muddy Waters - At Newport 1960
Nine Inch Nails - Downward Spiral, The Fragile, Pretty Hate Machine, Broken
M83 - Hurry Up, We're Dreaming
Jurassic 5 - Quality Control
Johnny Cash At Folsom Prison
Jethro Tull - Aqualung
Gogol Bordello - Super Taranta!
Oliver Hart (Eyedea) - The Many Faces of Oliver Hart
Deltron 3030 - Deltron 3030
Dead Kennedys - Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables
Beck - Sea Change
Atmosphere - You Can't Imagine How Much Fun We're Having
Operation Ivy - Operation Ivy
Outkast - Stankonia
Son House - Father Of The Delta Blues
Stevie Ray Vaughan - Texas Flood
.357 String Band - Fire & Hail
Non-Prophets - Hope

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