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Extraordinary recordings on vinyl

You've most likely heard or read of MF's +10 (on his 1-10) scale of rating music, both sonically and for content...

What are your favorite recordings (on vinyl) that tip the scale over 10?

Here's my first one... Steve Phillips "Steel-Rail Blues"

This lp is pure as the driven snow, not an unpure note to be found.
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This one punches way above "10". Blake Mills "Heigh Ho".
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Any of the later Harmonia Mundi recordings engineered by Pontrefract (sp) blow away even the "Golden Age" recordings listed above.

For starters I'd recommend a non-collectable (inexpensive) gem: Haydn's "Zingarese, landler and Nocturnes."

Fun, "hoe-down" Haydn and stunning sound.
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Most of the Audioquest catalog, awesome sonics, no compression.
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Here's a surprise.. Jack Johnson "In Between Dreams"
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I had a friend over the other night and I pulled out Charley Mingus' "The Clown." This was available in mono only ... but its one of those great mono records that makes you think .. "who needs stereo!" We played both sides all the way through. I've had the album for at least 30 years and its in mint condition. This is what you'd be looking for: http://www.ebay.com/itm/CHARLES-MINGUS-JAZZ-WORKSHOP-THE-CLOWN-ATLANTIC-1260-vinyl-lp-MONO-/331552369352?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4d320faac8
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