Favorite Vinyl
I have around 900 albums on vinyl. Here is a list of my top 20. The original list had 42 but wouldn't post so I'm trying again with just 20. I have multiple albums of some artist but limited myself to one entry from any one. The number placement isn't, necessarily, representative of a rank, it's just where they landed. |
| 20 |  | The Clash
London Calling
London Calling needs no justification to be on any list. |
| 19 |  | Black Sabbath
Black Sabbath
Classic. Epic. The birth of metal. |
| 18 |  | Tears for Fears
Songs from the Big Chair
This album owned the mid to late 80s. you couldn't watch a movie or TV show without hearing a song from it. |
| 17 |  | Frank Zappa
Sheik Yerbouti
A classic Zappa album but I mostly just love the name and the album cover. Zappa's a genius. |
| 16 |  | Violent Femmes
Violent Femmes
You don't really need a greatest hits album to get someone familiar with Violent Femmes, just this album. They're all on here. |
| 15 |  | Joy Division
Unknown Pleasures
This is another one I didn't get on vinyl until more recently but I wore my cassette and, later, my CD copies of this out. |
| 14 |  | Small Faces
First Step
Great album that I found accidentally at a record store @ 15 years ago. I had heard "Stay With Me" tons on the radio but never really thought about who it was (other than Rod Stewart). It had a hidden gem; "Wicked Messenger" that is a bad ass jam. |
| 13 |  | Songs: Ohia
The Lioness
This album can rip your heart out. Jason Molina wasn't just making up songs, he was cutting open his chest and showing you the insides. |
| 12 |  | Killing Joke
Night Time
KJ is such an often overlooked band in the "darkwave" genre but I've always rocked 'em. |
| 11 |  | The Jesus and Mary Chain
Honey's Dead
I didn't get this one until a couple years ago but I had to because my cassette (from high school) wouldn't play anymore... |
| 10 |  | Green Jelly
Triple Live Mother Goose at Budokan
OK, so it is Green Jell-o, not Jelly but copyright infringement is a bitch. "I am the god of the Deli, and I bring you SATAN'S HAM!!!!!" |
| 9 |  | The Jimi Hendrix Experience
Axis: Bold as Love |
| 8 |  | Daft Punk
Homework
I got this album in '97 at a rummage sale at the local public radio station. It didn't fit their style so they were selling it. I took it home and proceeded to wear grooves in it playing it over and over. |
| 7 |  | Dire Straits
Dire Straits
"Six Blade Knife". 'Nuff said. |
| 6 |  | The Cure
Faith
I have 6 early Cure albums (on vinyl) so this one was a tough choice, but not really; They're all fantastic, but Faith is so dark and Robert Smith hasn't gotten all squeally yet. |
| 5 |  | The Cult
Love
Love is the best Cult album. Much more depth than their other efforts. "Brother Wolf; Sister Moon", "Rain", "Black Angel". Great album. |
| 4 |  | Leonard Cohen
Songs of Leonard Cohen
Classic early album by the master poet; before his voice got super deep. It has, what could be, my favorite song of all-time. (Def. top 5) "Teachers" |
| 3 |  | Ozzy Osbourne
Tribute
The quintessential Ozzy album. |
| 2 |  | The Police
Ghost in the Machine
A great album that I can listen to all the way through without going"Meh", and changing it. |
| 1 |  | U2
War
It was a choice between War and Joshua Tree but War was more influential in my early musical taste. |
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