Here are the suggestions from our monthly CAS session at the Hanbury and the Nick Drake “Five Leaves Left” listening session we did at the Idea Generation Gallery as part of their “Strange Face Project” exhibition.
On this list there are a few compilations and a live album which at first I was unsure if I should include. However, after thinking about it I decided to include them as Elvis Presley’s “Sun Sessions” is probably one of my favourite albums from the King and one I played over and over as a teen. I also decided to include Nirvana’s “MTV Unplugged” as it is a great way to hear the essential core of their songs without all of the loud guitars and production. These may be a little off piste as they are not classic studio albums but I never hesitate to think outside the box. Enjoy.
Led Zeppelin – Physical Graffiti
Talk Talk – Spirit of Eden
The Velvet Underground – The Velvet Underground & Nico
David Bowie – Heroes
Rolling Stones – Aftermath
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young – Déjà vu
The Zombies – Odyssey & Oracle
Tim Buckley – Starsailor
John Cale – Paris 1919
The Go-Betweens – 16 Lovers Lane
Townes Van Zandt – Our Mother the Mountain
Boards of Canada – Music Has the Right to Children
Nirvana – MTV Unplugged (live)
Love – Forever Changes
Elvis Costello – My Aim is True
Beach Boys – Pet Sounds
Elvis Presley – Sun Sessions (comp)
Joni Mitchell – Blue
Sigur Ros – Agaetis byrjun
Dire Straits – Brothers in Arms
The Smiths – Hatful of Hollow (comp)
Jeff Buckley – Grace
Radiohead – The Bends
The Beatles – Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band (in Mono)
Burning Spear – Marcus Garvey
Donald Byrd – Places and Spaces
Scott Walker – Scott 4
Gil Scott-Heron – Pieces of a Man
T. Rex – The Slider
Elton John – Honky Chateau
Van Morrison – Veedon Fleece
Fairport Convention – Liege & Lief
The Doors – LA Woman
The Doors – Strange Days
Kraftwerk – The Man Machine
Bruce Springsteen – The Wild, The Innocent and the E Street Shuffle
David Bowie – Low
