 | The Heart of Saturday Night by Tom Waits
Buy new: $10.99 / Used from: $4.93 Perfect album. Smoky piano lounge music, early 70's Waits not dark/organ 80's/90's. Lyrical imagery. 1974
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 | Sound System: The Island Anthology by Steel Pulse
Buy used from: $12.24 Their best period, beginning, 1979-1983 or so. Reggae that's not sleepy. It's lively, upbeat. Nice alt trax here.
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 | Electric Ladyland by The Jimi Hendrix Experience
Buy new: $8.99 / Used from: $3.00 Remastered w/ 24 pg booklet is nicer. Greatest guitarist ever, each song is a gem. Fits beautifully as a full LP. 1968?
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 | Small Change by Tom Waits
Buy new: $9.99 / Used from: $4.80 Another bit 'o perfection from the 70's, slightly more mature than 1974. Memorable lyrics. Builds a sense of his smokin'/city world. 1976?
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 | Axis: Bold as Love by The Jimi Hendrix Experience
Buy new: $12.99 / Used from: $5.98 More greatness. Total package is wonderful. He presented something not seen before or since. 1968?
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 | The Bobs by The Bobs
Buy used from: $3.88 'Through the Wall' & 'Trash' are original classics. Acappella perfection, a story in every song. 1981?
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 | Where's the Money? by Dan Hicks & His Hot Licks
Buy new: $9.98 / Used from: $3.44 Very rare: best of their 6 or so LPs is a live one, literally. Both well written songs and fun banter. More than bluegrass/smarty pants/+ 1974?
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 | 45 Great Performances by Ray Charles
1949-1952 'Kissa Me Baby' 'I'm Goin' Down to the River and Drown Myself' + more have awesome full hard horns + his perfect vocals and feeling. 3 weaker live, most are wonderful. It's a whole world.
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 | The Beatles (The White Album) by The Beatles
Buy used from: $16.43 My fave of many brilliant albums. Songs that stand the test of time. The perfect double album. No weak songs. 1968?
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 | Santana (Legacy Edition)(2CD) by Santana
Buy new: $15.98 / Used from: $12.98 Who wouldn't want the full Woodstock set with the perfect album? One of the best bonus CDs ever. 1968?
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 | Those Were the Days by Cream
Buy new: $37.47 / Used from: $26.26 Just get it all baby, each LP + some unreleased trax, nice booklet. Cream live and studio: both brilliant. 1967-1969?
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 | Tea for the Tillerman by Cat Stevens
Buy new: $8.99 / Used from: $6.28 Another perfect album. Each song is strong, lovely, lyrically and musically. A rare feat. 1969?
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 | My, I'm Large by The Bobs
Buy used from: $1.87 'My, I'm Large', 'Helmet', 'Weatherman', 'Johnny's Room', 'Valentino's', 'Little R R Hood', 'My Shoes' all perfect stories/songs/harmonies/fun. 1983?
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 | The Roches by The Roches
Buy new: $13.96 / Used from: $3.94 3 sisters, best harmonies ever, smarty pants story tellin' songs. Pre downer keyboard/aging vocals period. 1979?
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 | Latin Playboys by Latin Playboys
Buy used from: $4.19 2 Los Lobos boys do bolder, more experimental, more satisfying, less roots rockin' unique music. Latin, savy, very tight musicians. 1994?
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 | Nurds by The Roches
Buy new: $8.96 / Used from: $2.00 Another spectacular album, harmonies so beautiful!, Funny lyrics, Rises above just folk. 1980
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 | Crosby, Stills & Nash by Crosby Stills & Nash
Buy new: $13.99 / Used from: $6.21 Stunning when it came out. Still best male harmonies ever. Forget the voices today, creaky. This is beauty in a bottle. 1969?
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 | Decade by Neil Young
Buy new: $22.99 / Used from: $3.98 Every hit through 1978? 2xCD, was 3xLP. Great package, huge collection. Every song a winner. Love, compassion, hard guitar.
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 | Aretha's Gold by Aretha Franklin
Buy used from: $1.02 Duane Allman on git right? Man, wot an album! Aretha in her prime. Some are so emotional. 1969
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 | Songs for Tomorrow Morning by The Bobs
Buy used from: $4.49 So listenable, last original line-up album. Santa Ana Woman = their best song. Corn Dogs, Boy Around Corner, Week Ago, fun, stories, clever vocal music. 1984?
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 | Music of My Mind by Stevie Wonder
Buy new: $7.97 / Used from: $5.44 Stevie becomes a man, musically. Great beauty. I was totally swept away by this LP in 1972.
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 | Led Zeppelin 1 by Led Zeppelin
Buy new: $11.99 / Used from: $1.39 Forget metal. Jimi and Zep, that's it. This is another case of the first LP is the best. No weak songs. Amazing studio & live. 1969
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 | Lotus by Santana
Buy new: $15.93 / Used from: $8.79 Their best live album, 3xLP Japan only for years. Jams, good vocalist, goes beyond their studio work. 1974
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 | Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs by Derek and the Dominos
Buy new: $11.99 / Used from: $4.75 I'm a sucker for multi guitar, 'Thorntree In the Garden' is so esquisite. This album plays strong over the decades. 1973?
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