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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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vegasears
922 posts
 
"The Who Live at Leeds", Restored ans Remastered.
"Cinemagic" Dave Grusin.
"Underwater Sunlight" Tangerine Dream
Dvorak: Sernade OP.22, Notturno OP.40. Under the Delos label, Gerard Schwarz and the L.A. Chamber Orch.
"Trampoline"* The Mavericks.

These are some of my current fav's
* This is a HDCD! It is in the Country section at most stores but it's not really too country. This Band is hard to place in any grouping. They are kinda like Little Feat with a twang.
mister_g
11 posts
 
Frank Zappa "One Size Fits All" Rykodisc CD reissue;
John Coltrane "A Love Supreme" Impulse CD reissue;
Peter Gabriel "Us" Geffen CD;
Samuel Barber "Adagio/Symphony No. 1" Baltimore Symphony Orchestra/Zinman Argo CD;
The Edgar Winter Group "They Only Come Out At Night" Frankenstein Epic/CBS CD.
billspecfoc
103 posts
 
This really is one of the better threads for awhile now. Here goes:
1) Beethoven Piano Sonatas Op. 27, 13, 81a, 57, A. Rubinstein, RCA Gold Seal (breathtaking),
2)Vivaldi 4 Seasons, ASMF, Marriner, with Alan Loveday, Decca Legends,
3) Vaughan Williams/Elgar, Greensleeves, Thomas Tallis, Lark Ascending, Intro/Allegro for Strings, Serenade for String Orchestra, London Chamber Orchestra, Virgin Classics,
4) Mephisto & Co., Minn. Orchestra, RR-82, and 5) Rebecca Pidgeon, The Raven, Chesky. While all of these choices are great (to me) for content, the RR pick is a sonic blockbuster.
mcrheist
130 posts
 
These are all on vinyl for recommendation:

1. Blue Nile - Hats
2. John Klemmer - Touch (MFSL)
3. Cat Stevens - Tea for the Tillerman (MFSL, 1990s)
4. The Doors - Strange Days
5. The Rolling Stones - Let It Bleed
mes
386 posts
 
All my favorites are listed above, so to spare redundancy I'll refrain from adding a list. I will however say I just purchased a wonderful disc, Erik Truffaz Quartet "The Mask". Jazz trumpet, if you like that, but possibly the BEST sounding redbook CD I've ever heard. A sonic stunner. It's on Blue Note, and knocked my socks off.
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