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Audiogon "RECORDINGS TO DIE FOR" list

I've been listening to some of my favorite recordings this weekend and was wondering what others on Audiogon felt were there favorites. We have all seen the Stereophile "Records to Die For", The Absolute Sounds recommended list, Music Directs' list, The Golden Ear, etc. now I'm hoping to assemble the Audiogon "Recordings To Die For". Please list your five favorite recordings, the ones you listen to over and over or play for friends. I would assume the sonic quality is excellent in that this is an audiophile site. The performance and enjoy ability should also be excellent. Please leave your top five, even if they are already chosen so we can discover the very top for the Audiogon listeners. ALSO PLEASE REFRAIN FROM CRITICIZING OTHERS OPINIONS AND JUST LEAVE YOUR FAVORITES!

August 2002: I have compiled a summary and a full printer-friendly list of all of the recommendations below.
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128x128jadem6
rsbonds
1 posts
 
Fred Neil's "Everybody is Talking at Me"
frmont
16 posts
 
Jadem6, great thread! My five favorites are:
1. Steely Dan "Aja" Mfsl remaster.
2. Miles Davis "Kind Of Blue" Columbia Remaster.
3. Dire Straits "Brothers in Arms" Warner Remasters.
4. Jacintha "Autum Leaves" Groove Note Records.
5.Lucinda Williams " Car Wheels On A Gravel Road" Mercury Records.
trelja
3,215 posts
 
Miles Davis - "Kind of Blue",
Sonny Rollins - "Theme From the Movie ALFIE", Steely Dan - "Aja",
Lucinda Williams - "Car Wheels On a Gravel Road", and
The Clash - "The Story of The Clash".
5 is hard to whittle down to.
raguirre
120 posts
 
Many of my favs are listed her, but the two recording that I've been enjoying (and forcing others to enjoy) most recently have been Keith Jarret's Kohln (sp!) concert and Giya Kancheli's Lamment, both available on ECM (which is rapidly becomming my favorite label).
bmpnyc
710 posts
 
Bruno Walter w/ Columbia Orchestra, "Beethovens Ninth",
The Who, "Who's Next" (British pressing),
Chet Baker "Last Great Concert" I & II,
Edgar Meyer,"Uncommon Ritual",
Chris Isaac, "Baja Sessions".
Honorable Mention:
Chieftans "Long Black Veil",
Miles Davis "Kind of Blue" (correct pitch remaster).
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