Album cd or LP with best bass for new subwoofer

Any GOOD recording of a large pipe organ will definitely wring out your new subwoofer. The pipe organ produces the lowest recorded frequencies on CD or LP (down to 16 Hz), and good recordings of the pipe organ will provide a prodigious test of a subwoofer (both its low-frequency response, and its ability to play at realistic volume levels).

There are many good pipe organ recordings, but three that I particularly enjoy feature a group of the largest pipe organs in the United States:
1. "Magic" (Dorian xCD-90308), featuring the Wanamaker Grand Court organ in the Lord & Taylor department store in Philadelphia. This huge organ has more than 28,000 pipes, and was designed to reproduce the sounds of a full symphony orchestra.
2. "Ocean Grove: French Spectaculars" (Dorian xCD-90267), featuring the Ocean Grove (New Jersey) Auditorium organ, which has over 9,000 pipes in 152 ranks.
(Note: both of these Dorian recordings used a 24-bit digital recording process.)
3. "Tongues of Fire" (Pro Organo CD 7063), which features the 20,000+ pipe organ in the Cadet Chapel at the U.S. Military Academy, West Point.

For fans of pipe organs who might find themselves reading this post, there is an organization called the Organ Historical Society that has a huge catalog of pipe organ recordings from around the world. Check out their web site at: http://www.organsociety.org/

I agree with Sdcampbell about well-recorded organ music. I'll add two more suggestions:

James Carter "Chasin' the Gypsy." On this album, Carter plays bass saxophone as a lead instrument on a number of tracks. On the first track (Nuages), in particular, he really plumbs the depths of what the bass saxophone is capable of. This is a great test of the bass response of speakers/subs.

Rusted Root "When I Woke," especially the first track (Drum Trip)

ARIA CD on Astor Place Recording label 1997. I don't turn volume up when play this one. Definitely the task for sub with under 20Hz divings.

Bela Fleck, or Vic Wooten(fleck's bassist).

TRUST ME. Best bass ever.

Jbatlanta, Sdcampbell offered some great reference recordings. Especially "Ocean Grove". Also, Sean makes some valid comments regarding "slow, bloated bass". I also like his terminology regarding "instantaneous thrust". That's a good one Sean.

Of course, if you want to go to extremes and you enjoy classical:

Tchaikovsky "1812 Overture". Erich Kunzel conducting the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra. Telarc #CD-80541.

Many an amplifier have been put into the "protect mode" due to this recording.

The WARNING LABEL on the cover reads as follows:

"WARNING! The cannons of the Telarc digital "1812" are recorded at a very high level. Lower levels are recommended for initial playback until a safe level can be determined for your equipment."

I think that says it all.