I always thought the Joni Mitchell tune "Urge for Going" was a great song that was never on any of her record albums, and released as a single only. Many Joni fans have never heard this song. It is one of her best IMO.
Gentle Giant "In a Glass House" album was never released in the United States, and is one of their best albums(Prog-Rock). It is hard to get because there is some kind of legal mumbo-jumbo that is in the way. You can order a copy on CD from the Gentle Giant website though. The LP is very rare in the US.
Solution "Cordon Bleu" is another Prog-Rock album that is hard to get, and quite good. You can get it on CD, but you have to search a bit. Was originally on the Rocket Label LP and not released in the US.
BB King "Indianola Mississippi Seeds" LP is a rare one that has a killer version of "Hummingbird" featuring BB, Carole King, and Leon Russell.
Khachaturian Violin Concerto on Mercury Living Presence LP is about the best violin recording I know about. It has a haunting emotional gypsy-style that is very nice to listen to. It features Henryk Szering on violin. I think Dorati is conducting. Hard to find, and could be expensive.
25 Years of Jazz on Atlantic is a double LP set that features many Atlantic jazz recording artists from the pre-1975 years. There is one tune on there by the Mitchell-Ruff Trio called "The Catbird Seat" which has a very unique piano styling that I never heard before, and like alot.
There's another double LP set called "The Paul Desmond Quartet-Live" that has some of the most quintessential Paul Desmond sax artistry that I've ever heard on there. If you are a Desmond fan, this is a record for you. Very "3 o'clock in the morning and near closing time at the club" kind of stuff.
Gentle Giant "In a Glass House" album was never released in the United States, and is one of their best albums(Prog-Rock). It is hard to get because there is some kind of legal mumbo-jumbo that is in the way. You can order a copy on CD from the Gentle Giant website though. The LP is very rare in the US.
Solution "Cordon Bleu" is another Prog-Rock album that is hard to get, and quite good. You can get it on CD, but you have to search a bit. Was originally on the Rocket Label LP and not released in the US.
BB King "Indianola Mississippi Seeds" LP is a rare one that has a killer version of "Hummingbird" featuring BB, Carole King, and Leon Russell.
Khachaturian Violin Concerto on Mercury Living Presence LP is about the best violin recording I know about. It has a haunting emotional gypsy-style that is very nice to listen to. It features Henryk Szering on violin. I think Dorati is conducting. Hard to find, and could be expensive.
25 Years of Jazz on Atlantic is a double LP set that features many Atlantic jazz recording artists from the pre-1975 years. There is one tune on there by the Mitchell-Ruff Trio called "The Catbird Seat" which has a very unique piano styling that I never heard before, and like alot.
There's another double LP set called "The Paul Desmond Quartet-Live" that has some of the most quintessential Paul Desmond sax artistry that I've ever heard on there. If you are a Desmond fan, this is a record for you. Very "3 o'clock in the morning and near closing time at the club" kind of stuff.