Three favorite LP’s


What are your three most prized LP’s?

Mine are:

Bach Cantata #140. Karl Ristenpart, conductor. On  Nonesuch Records.

Debussy Nocturnes and Jeux. Concertgebouw Orchestra, Haitink, conductor.  On Philips Records

Just the Blues. Joe Williams, Count Basie. On Roulette Records,

Although I know it’s hard, please try to limit to three.

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This week:

Fritz Reiner - Rimsky-Korsakoff: Scheherazade (Analog Productions)

Bill Evans Trio - Explorations (Analog Productions)

Bob Marley - Kaya (1978 US, Island Records)

Not my most valuable LPs but based on sound quality:

- So Far, CSN&Y

- Elgar Cello Conc/Sea Pictures, Barbirolli, duPré, Baker

- Levande, Thérèse Juel

These are usually the first three I play when there is a new component to assess.

But if you want actual favourites that suit and satisfy me most:

- Cruel Sister, Pentangle

- Unhalfbricking, Fairport Convention

- Improvisations, Ravi Shankar

I have some 5000 LPs, mostly classical and jazz (and some classic rock) I have collected for the last 50+ years. Asking me to list my three favorite LPs is an impossible task. Even if I could come up with an answer, it might be very different a day later.

The three albums I enjoy the most and have for decades -

  • Odyssey & the Oracle - Zombies 
  • 4 Way Street - CSN&Y
  • Live in Australia with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra - Elton John 

Rich