What Are Your Reference Discs? or Specific Reference Tracks


Looking for new gems!  My reference discs are: Graceland, Paul Simon  Avalon, Roxy Music  Brothers in Arms, Dire Straits  So, Peter Gabriel  Ten Summoner's Tales, Sting 

What are yours?

wweiss
A good place to start is by searching for Paul’s Picks. This is from Paul MCGowan of PS Audio.  It is great. He also explains WHY each track is included.  Tidal had a play list set up of most of the tracks.   Another thing that is useful is his book and cd on speaker placement.  Very very helpful. 
I could make a large list here, I own several MFSL’s, I even got a one step Blood Sweat and tears.

Rather than that I will mention just a couple recently acquired that I’ve been impressed with.

Elton John: Honkey Cat 180gm remaster.

Vanessa Fernandez: Right On For The Darkness on Groove Note mastered and cut by Bernie Grundman.

@emfro Breakfast in America sounds fantastic on my system.
The period pressing and the 33rpm MFSL.
Good exercise OP!

Let's see ... many good ones above; what might I suggest:

Kamikiriad, Don Fagan et al. (Could be best produced work since Moving Pictures, Rush)
Widespread Panic
Big Head Todd and the Monsters:
Miles Davis
Beethoven Violin Concerto; Anne Sophie Mutter ... she gets more sound outta a violin!!
Oh, anything from Lyle Lovett ... IKR?  It's true!

AudioKnob

Jethro Tull “Thick as a Brick” one of the best produced albums ever IMO

Pink Floyd “The Wall” Great studio drum production

Doors “Morrison Hotel” sound stage and width

Stevie Ray “Tin Pan Alley” Great guitar breaks in 

Dire Straits “Live concert in NY HD” you tube video
you get the full live show sound coming through. No studio album has ever recreated concert drums and bass sound.