Name a couple of HOLY GRAIL LPs

Louis Armstrong/Duke Ellington, Together Again For The First Time. Classic Reissue Lp, 33rpm.

the first track; 'Duke's Place' might have the best vibe of any piece of music i have ever heard. every time i play it it makes me feel wonderful.....that is what music is all about. a couple of history's best ever musicians at their peak.

i second Bikerduud's vote for 'For Duke'...and the first cut; take the 'A' Train. a standard of mine for sure.

UHQR MoFi of 'DSOTM'. i have many different versions on many formats...we all do. but this is the bomb. the most involving and dynamic way to hear this music.....

.....with the lights down and adult beverage (or whatever) of your choice, of course.

Rimsky-Korsakov, Scheherazade. Classic Records, 45rpm reissue. magnificent, beautiful, dynamic. i like disc 2 the best, Second Movement. a musical journey.....perfectly performed and recorded.

there are 100's more to list. i gotta go listen now.

I love knowing all the great sounding LPs out there but I'm especially interested to know the hard to find LPs out there that are audiophile to-die-for that should be bought the moment they are spotted so, if you could, when answering, make a note next to the difficult ones to find. I'm sure, for example, the UHQR MoFi DSOTM fits that bill as, perhaps, the Mosaic Plugged Nickel box set.

It does help to know, of course, the easily accessible LPs that sound amazing. ...but I just don't want to pass up an opportunity.

thanks!

"Destination Moon" by the Ames Brothers. Recorded 1958 on RCA Victor living stereo.....I listen to this album at least 2 times a week...great recording and great music.
Never see anyone mention the Ames brothers but those guys could harmonize!
Out of all the high fidelity records I have heard the very best come from the 50's to mid 60's....mush better than todays audiophile recordings. IMO.

I'm very fond, and have a special place for my Mo-Fi Emerson Lake, and Palmer Tarkus, and Trilogy LPs. Great clarity. I guess it's the "ear" of the beholder. Mark

Drubin,

occasional tape saturation from Pierre riding the level a bit hard. Live to 2 track with no mixer.