My Five Classics

[clive gash]

Curtis/Live
3 + 3
Greetings from LA
Court and Spark
Ragin', Full On

[Billybob Dylan]

My Aim Is True - Elvis Costello
New Boots & Panties!! - Ian Dury
Message From The Meditations - The Meditations
Two Sevens Clash - Culture
Dynamite Daze - Kevin Coyne

[Nikki Gradual]

Get Carter - Roy Budd
More - Pink Floyd
The Harder They Come - Jimmy Cliff & others
Twin Peaks - Angelo Badalamenti
The Draughtsman's Contract - Michael Nyman

[shortfatb]

Roxy Music-Roxy Music
Suede - Suede
Talking Book- Stevie
This Years Model - Elvis
Every Picture Tells a Story- Rod

[Nikki Gradual]

And another set (guess the connection of this set of classics):

Parachute - The Pretty Things
Electric Warrior - T-Rex
House on the Hill - Audience
Deceptive Bends - 10cc
III - Peter Gabriel

[Quaco]

Three of them have Hipgnosis album covers. Am I close?

[Quaco]

Spiral Scratch - Buzzcocks
Stink - The Replacements
Champion Versions - Beta Band
Yardbirds - Yardbirds
Magical Mystery Tour - The Beatles

I never knew you were a big Magical Mystery Tour fan. Never pegged you as one. Well, you were cool before, now you're that much cooler.

[Matt Wilson]

And another set (guess the connection of this set of classics):

Parachute - The Pretty Things
Electric Warrior - T-Rex
House on the Hill - Audience
Deceptive Bends - 10cc
III - Peter Gabriel

[Nikki Gradual]

Spiral Scratch - Buzzcocks
Stink - The Replacements
Champion Versions - Beta Band
Yardbirds - Yardbirds
Magical Mystery Tour - The Beatles

I never knew you were a big Magical Mystery Tour fan. Never pegged you as one. Well, you were cool before, now you're that much cooler.

I have the EP, it's very good. First pressing in stereo, gatefold cover, blue lyric sheet and all.

[Nikki Gradual]

And another set (guess the connection of this set of classics):

Parachute - The Pretty Things
Electric Warrior - T-Rex
House on the Hill - Audience
Deceptive Bends - 10cc
III - Peter Gabriel

True, but not the connection I intended.

[kath]

sticky fingers
a trick of the tail
rumours
machine head
quadrophenia

well, that's what just flew into my o'er-taxed brain.

kath
quite content with her cobwebbery

[lividlunch]

sticky fingers
a trick of the tail
rumours
machine head
quadrophenia

well, that's what just flew into my o'er-taxed brain.

kath
quite content with her cobwebbery

Quadrophenia gave me an idea: top five concept albums, anyone?

[Quaco]

The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway
Quadrophenia
Sell Out
S.F. Sorrow
Animals

[Fat Reg]

Music From Big Pink
Revolver
Life Through A Lens
Older
Heartbreaker

[der nister]

5 Buttrockin' classix

1. Sir Lord Baltimore--Kingdome Come
2. Dust--S/T
3. Bang!--S/T
4 Frijid Pink--S/T
5 Grand Funk--S/T (red album)

Great stuff, I'll counter with

Granicus S/T www.myspace.com/granicusfan
Tin House S/T www.myspace.com/tinhouseband
Wildfire. Smokin'
Zipper S/T www.myspace.com/zipperscars
Elderberry Jak. Long Overdue

[Alvin Row]

Someday Classics from the 00's:

Deerhoof - The Runners Four
The Books - The Lemon Of Pink
Madvillain - Madvillainy
Animal Collective - Sung Tongs
Joanna Newsom - Ys

[chunky]

1. Eric Clapton--There's One in Every Crowd
2. Phil Collins--No Jacket Required
3. Sting--Brand New Day
4. Paul McCartney--Press to Play
5. Jeff Beck--Who Else

*speechless

[toomanyhatz]

Five non-canon jazz classics:

Fivin' Around - Henry Butler
Avatar - Gonzalo Rubalcaba
Introducing - Johnny Griffin
Abbey is Blue - Abbey Lincoln
Wish - Joshua Redman

[Magilla]

Tim Buckley - Goodbye And Hello
The Triffids - Born Sandy Devotional
John Coltrane - A Love Supreme
Johnny Cash - Live At San Quentin
Can - Soundtracks

[Nikki Gradual]

Three of them have Hipgnosis album covers. Am I close?

Missed this yesterday. Not only close, but spot on my friend, five Hipgnosis classics.