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RecordingTitle RecordingArtistID MusicCategoryID Rating Format Notes
Highway 61 Revisited Bob Dylan Rock 98 CD Words fail me.
Kind of Blue Miles Davis Jazz 97 CD A mood, a feel, and tones that all seem to just work 100%.
Never Mind the Bollocks Here's the Sex Pistols The Sex Pistols Punk Rock 96 LP A smack in the face.
Blonde on Blonde Bob Dylan Rock 96 CD You must have this.
Bringing in All Back Home Bob Dylan Folk Rock 95 CD Nearly perfect.
Van Halen Van Halen Hard Rock 95 CD Best heavy guitar tone ever.
Blood on the Tracks Bob Dylan Rock 94 CD The nearly perfect "dark" album.
The Number of the Beast Iron Maiden Heavy Metal 94 Cassette A definitive heavy metal album.
Who's Next The Who Hard Rock 94 Cassette The soundtrack to the '70's.
40 Greatest Hits Hank Williams Country 94 CD One of America's greatest songwriters.
Abbey Road The Beatles Rock 94 CD Complex. Intriguing.
At Budokan Cheap Trick Hard Rock 94 LP What a great live album!
Blizzard of Oz Ozzy Osbourne Heavy Metal 93 Cassette An incredible first album after being fired from Sabbath. Nobody expected this!
Back In Black AC/DC Hard Rock 93 LP
The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan Bob Dylan Folk Rock 93 CD
The Very Best of John Lee Hooker John Lee Hooker Blues 93 CD Gangsta blues at its best.
Days of Purgatory Iced Earth Heavy Metal 93 CD Totally heavy. Totally excellent.
Among the Living Anthrax Heavy Metal - Thrash 93 CD Perhaps the best thrash album.
The Bootleg Series Volume 3 Bob Dylan Folk Rock 93 Triple CD It scares me to think how Dylan thought some of these cuts were not worthy for release originally.
Rust in Peace Megadeth Heavy Metal - Thrash 93 CD A definitive thrash album.
20 Golden Greats Buddy Holly and the Crickets Rock 93 LP
Screaming for Vengeance Judas Priest Heavy Metal 93 LP One of the best "overall packages" the great Judas Priest has produced.
The Ramones The Ramones Punk Rock 92 LP This is what punk is all about. Or should be.
Persistence of Time Anthrax Heavy Metal - Thrash 92 CD
Another Side of Bob Dylan Bob Dylan Folk Rock 92 CD
Electric Ladyland Jimi Hendrix Hard Rock 92 CD
Metal Works 73-93 Judas Priest Heavy Metal 92 CD
Remain in Light The Talking Heads Alternative Rock 92 LP
Piece of Mind Iron Maiden Heavy Metal 92 LP This album completely rocks. Great songs and production.
Life's Rich Pageant R.E.M. Alternative Rock 92 CD
Texas Flood Stevie Ray Vaughan Blues 92 CD
The Complete Recordings Robert Johnson Country Blues 92 CD
Stop Making Sense The Talking Heads Alternative Rock 91 CD
Ramblin' Round Woody Guthrie Folk 91 CD
Tribute Ozzy Osbourne Heavy Metal 91 CD Definitive because of Randy Rhoads.
The Best of Blind Blake Blind Blake Country Blues 91 CD
Legend Bob Marley and the Wailers Reggae 91 CD
Led Zeppelin IV Led Zeppelin Hard Rock 90 LP Stairway!!!!
Armed Forces Elvis Costello Alternative Rock 90 CD
Couldn't Stand the Weather Stevie Ray Vaughan Blues 90 CD
Symbolic Death Heavy Metal - Death 90 CD Subtle and complex death metal? You bet.
The Best of Buck Owens Buck Owens Country 90 CD
Super Hits Johnny Cash Country 90 CD
Happy Nowhere Dog's Eye View Alternative Rock 90 CD
Time Out of Mind Bob Dylan Rock 89 CD
The Ultimate Otis Redding Otis Redding R&B 89 CD
Van Halen II Van Halen Hard Rock 89 CD Often played down as a distant second to Van Halen. However, a great album in its own right.
Peace Sells . . . But Who's Buying! Megadeth Heavy Metal - Thrash 89 CD
Quadrophenia The Who Rock 89 Double CD
Live After Death Iron Maiden Heavy Metal 89 CD
Bootleg Series 4: Live 1966 Bob Dylan Rock 89 Double CD
Led Zeppelin II Led Zeppelin Hard Rock 89 LP
Inferno: Last in Live Dio Heavy Metal 89 Double CD
The Sky is Crying Stevie Ray Vaughan Blues 89 CD
The Kids Are Alright The Who Hard Rock 88 LP
Cheap Trick Cheap Trick Hard Rock 88 LP
Moving Pictures Rush Heavy Metal - Progressive Metal 87 LP
Fair Warning Van Halen Hard Rock 87 LP
Trust Elvis Costello Alternative Rock 87 CD
Capitol Collector's Series Merle Haggard Country 87 CD
Spreading the Disease Anthrax Heavy Metal - Thrash 87 Cassette
Modernday Folklore Ian Moore Rock 86 CD
Accident of Birth Bruce Dickinson Heavy Metal 86 CD Boot
War U2 Alternative Rock 86 LP
John Wesley Harding Bob Dylan Rock 86 CD
The Unforgettable Fire U2 Alternative Rock 85 LP
Volume 8: The Threat is Real Anthrax Heavy Metal - Thrash 85 CD
Sound of White Noise Anthrax Heavy Metal - Thrash 85 CD
So Peter Gabriel Alternative Rock 85 CD
Cookin' with the Miles Davis Quintet Miles Davis Jazz 85 CD
Unchained Johnny Cash Country 85 CD
Smash Hits Jimi Hendrix Hard Rock 85 LP
The Wes Montgomery Trio Wes Montgomery Jazz 85 CD
Holy Diver Dio Heavy Metal 84 LP
The Very Best of Cream Cream Hard Rock 84 CD
British Steel Judas Priest Heavy Metal 84 LP
Shooting Rubberbands at the Stars Edie Brickell and the New Bohemians Alternative Rock 84 CD
Exit . . . Stage Left Rush Heavy Metal - Progressive Metal 84 LP
Gold Frank Sinatra Jazz 84 CD
There's a Riot Goin' On Sly and the Family Stone R&B 84 LP
Hemispheres Rush Heavy Metal - Progressive Metal 84 LP
I Do Not Have What I Haven't Got Sinead O'Conner Alternative Rock 84 Cassette Incredibly personal.
Beauty and the Beat The Go-Gos Alternative Rock 83 LP
Meddle Pink Floyd Rock 83 CD
Carvin' the Bird Charlie Parker Jazz 83 CD
11-29-1989 Denver, Colorado Stevie Ray Vaughan Blues 83 Cassette A great SRV performance. RIP brother.
Just Lookin' for a Hit Dwight Yoakam Country 83 CD
The Doors The Doors Rock 83 LP
Unplugged Bob Dylan Rock 83 CD
Get Happy!! Elvis Costello Alternative Rock 82 CD
Fables of the Reconstruction R.E.M. Alternative Rock 82 CD
Animals Pink Floyd Rock 82 LP
Love Over Gold Dire Straits Rock 82 CD
Between the Buttons Rolling Stones Rock 82 LP
Electric The Cult Hard Rock 82 CD
Brave New World Iron Maiden Heavy Metal 82 CD
Collection Yngwie Malmsteen Heavy Metal 82 CD
Seventh Son of a Seventh Son Iron Maiden Heavy Metal 82 Cassette
Empty Glass Pete Townshend Rock 82 LP
Greatest Hits Aerosmith Hard Rock 82 LP
Practice What You Preach Testament Heavy Metal - Thrash 82 CD
Live at Donington Iron Maiden Heavy Metal 82 Double CD
Live at the Isle of Wight Festival 1970 The Who Rock 82 Double CD
Priest . . . Live! Judas Priest Heavy Metal 82 LP A strong live effort from late 80's era Priest.
Road to Ruin The Ramones Punk Rock 81 LP Another great Ramones punk album.
Live 1980/86 Joe Jackson Alternative Rock 81 Double CD
Hard Rain Bob Dylan Rock 81 CD
We Want Moore Gary Moore Heavy Metal 81 CD Boot
Dream Police Cheap Trick Hard Rock 81 LP
Plastic Surgery Disasters / In God We Trust The Dead Kennedys Punk Rock 81 CD
Bat Out of Hell Meat Loaf Hard Rock 81 LP
American III: Solitary Man Johnny Cash Country 81 CD
Liscense to Ill The Beastie Boys Hip Hop 81 LP
Deliverance Corrosion of Conformity Heavy Metal 81 CD Boot
Coroner Coroner Heavy Metal 80 CD
Roots Sepultura Heavy Metal - Death 80 LP Heavy. Inventive. Not really "death," but not not "death."
Permanent Waves Rush Heavy Metal - Progressive Metal 80 LP
Desire Bob Dylan Rock 80 LP
A Night at the Opera Queen Rock 80 LP An occasionally excellent portrait of '70's excess.
Wine, Wine, Wine The Nightcaps Rock 80 LP Awesome early rock band; influence on many groups, like Stevie Ray Vaughan and ZZTop. LP given me by the son of the Nightcaps bass player, Mario Daboub.
Pretty in Pink Various Artists Alternative Rock 80 LP Not such a bad snapshot of commercial mid '80's alternative rock. Not very edgey, but creates a decent view of what was going on.
The Fightin' Side of Me Merle Haggard Country 80 LP
Flogging a Dead Horse The Sex Pistols Punk Rock 80 LP
Somewhere in Time Iron Maiden Heavy Metal 80 Cassette
The Eagle Has Landed - Part 2 Saxon Heavy Metal 80 Double CD
Destroyer KISS Heavy Metal 79 LP
Pack Up the Plantation: Live! Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers Rock 79 Double LP
1984 Van Halen Hard Rock 79 LP
ACDC Live AC/DC Hard Rock 79 Cassette A terrific example of late AC/DC live stuff.
The Essential Chet Atkins Chet Atkins Country 79 CD
Semi Crazy Junior Brown Country 79 CD
Junior High Junior Brown Country 79 CD
Signals Rush Heavy Metal - Progressive Metal 79 LP
Dead Letter Office R.E.M. Alternative Rock 79 CD
Essential Chicago Blues Various Artists Blues 79 Double CD
You Can't Stop Rock and Roll Twisted Sister Heavy Metal 79 LP
So Far, So Good . . . So What Megadeth Heavy Metal - Thrash 79 Cassette
In Color Cheap Trick Hard Rock 79 LP
Grace Under Pressure Rush Heavy Metal - Progressive Metal 78 LP
9 Public Image Limited Alternative Rock 78 CD
Runaway Boys The Stray Cats Rock 78 CD
Blues Masters Volume 9: Postmodern Blues Various Artists Blues 78 CD
Dehumanizer Black Sabbath Heavy Metal 77 CD Boot Dio era Sabbath rules!
Bark at the Moon Ozzy Osbourne Heavy Metal 77 LP
Uh-Huh John Cougar Mellencamp Rock 77 LP
Archives Rush Heavy Metal - Progressive Metal 77 LP
One on One Cheap Trick Hard Rock 77 LP
Don't Say No Billy Squier Rock 77 LP
Slide It In Whitesnake Hard Rock 77 LP
Live Hammersmith '79 Ted Nugent Hard Rock 76 CD
Brutal Youth Elvis Costello Alternative Rock 76 CD
The Cars The Cars Alternative Rock 75 LP
66TN King's X Heavy Metal - Progressive Metal 75 CD Boot
Love at First Sting The Scorpions Heavy Metal 75 LP
Diver Down Van Halen Hard Rock 75 LP
How Did You Find Me Here David Wilcox Acoustic 75 CD
Fly By Night Rush Heavy Metal - Progressive Metal 75 LP
Wicked Sensation Lynch Mob Heavy Metal 75 CD Boot
Shake It Up The Cars Alternative Rock 74 LP
Virtuoso Joe Pass Jazz 74 CD
New Morning Bob Dylan Rock 74 LP
Business As Usual Men At Work Alternative Rock 74 LP
The Painter John Michael Talbot and Terry Talbot Christian 74 LP
Magica Dio Heavy Metal 73 CD Boot
Love Stinks The J. Geils Band Rock 73 LP
Won't Get Fooled Again (CD single w/ Bonus Tracks) The Who Rock 72 CD
If You Can Believe Your Eyes and Ears The Mamas and the Papas Folk Rock 72 LP One of the more important acts of the '60's, but doesn't translate well.
No More Mr. Nice Guy Steve Wariner Country 72 CD Nice country guitar playing.
Scarecrow John Cougar Mellencamp Rock 72 LP
Crosby, Stills and Nash Crosby, Stills and Nash Rock 72 LP
Damn! Jimmy Smith Jazz 71 CD
The Great Rock and Roll Swindle The Sex Pistols Punk Rock 71 CD
Candy-O The Cars Alternative Rock 71 LP
1967 State Department Tour of Mexico North Texas State University Lab Band Jazz 70 LP Best university jazz band in the world!
Virtual XI Iron Maiden Heavy Metal 70 CD
Shadow Life Dokken Heavy Metal 70 CD Boot
Lick It Up KISS Heavy Metal 70 LP Autographed by the full band!
Lab '67! North Texas State University Lab Band Jazz 70 LP
She's the Boss Mick Jagger Rock 70 LP
Captured Journey Rock 69 LP
White City Pete Townshend Rock 69 LP
40 Years Paul Hardcastle Techno 69 CD
Equator Randy Stonehill Christian 69 LP
Teaser and the Firecat Cat Stevens Acoustic 69 LP
True Blue Mark Whitfield Jazz 68 CD
Tales From the Edge Club Various Artists Techno 68 CD
Wes Bound Lee Ritenour Jazz 67 CD After you buy the complete Wes Montgomery catalog and want more, buy this album of Lee trying to sound like Wes.
Calling Up Spirits Dick Dale Rock 67 CD Dick rules!
Family Style The Vaughan Brothers Blues 67 CD
Dirty Work Rolling Stones Rock 67 LP
Formula 30 Various Artists Rock 67 LP Quite a nice classic rock compilation.
It Might as Well Be Swing Frank Sinatra and Count Basie Jazz 67 CD The Chairman! Laid back, but cool.
Party Time Fifties Various Artists Rock 67 CD
Sports Huey Lewis and the News Rock 66 LP So big at the time. Doesn't always suck, but this is dated stuff.
Impulse Sampler Various Artists Jazz 65 CD
Face Dances The Who Rock 64 LP
Chicago Boss Guitars Various Artists Blues 64 CD
Slow Train Coming Bob Dylan Rock 62 LP
In Session with Albert King Stevie Ray Vaughan Blues 62 CD A nice listen, but not the best from either of them.
The Babys The Babys Rock 61 LP
Greatest Hits The James Gang Rock 61 CD
Night in the Ruts Aerosmith Hard Rock 60 LP
Tales from the Edge: Volume Six Various Artists Alternative Rock 60 CD
Tales from the Edge: Volume Five Various Artists Alternative Rock 60 CD
IV Toto Rock 59 LP
Street Legal Bob Dylan Rock 57 LP
The 25 DBQ Dave Brubeck Quartet Jazz 57 LP
Star Wars John Williams Soundtrack 57 LP
Boston Boston Hard Rock 56 LP
Special Forces 38 Special Rock 55 LP
Chicago Transit Authority Chicago Transit Authority Rock 54 Double LP
Greenpeace: Breakthrough Various Artists Alternative Rock 53 Double LP
Yankee Rose David Lee Roth Hard Rock 53 45
Stay Hungry Twisted Sister Heavy Metal 52 LP
Creatures of the Night KISS Heavy Metal 52 LP
Shadow Link Wray Hard Rock 51 CD
Agent Provocateur Foreigner Rock 50 LP
The Best of Pete Fountain Pete Fountain Jazz 50 Double LP
Not a Kid Anymore Edgar Winter Hard Rock 49 CD
Chet Atkins At Home Chet Atkins Country 49 LP
Casino Royale Burt Bacharach Light Pop 49 LP
Chet Atkins in 3D Chet Atkins Country 49 LP
Animalize KISS Heavy Metal 49 LP
Radio Active Pat Travers Rock 48 LP
Play Through Me Phil Keagy Christian 47 LP
Metamorphisis Iron Butterfly Rock 44 LP They made one good album. This ain't it.
Warrior Scandal Rock 44 LP
Good Trouble REO Speedwagon Rock 43 LP
Wheels are Turnin' REO Speedwagon Rock 43 LP
Beds Are Burning (extended single) Midnight Oil Alternative Rock 43 Extended Single A good song, but I can't rate it highly as an "album."
Paul Stanley KISS Heavy Metal 42 LP
The Uptown Poker Club Jerry Reed Country 40 LP
Songs for the Shepherd Keith Green Christian 40 LP
Near You Pat Boone Light Pop 38 LP
Standing Hampton Sammy Hagar Rock 36 LP Bland comercial cock rock for the unimaginative fan.
The Best of the Alan Parson's Project The Alan Parson's Project Art Rock 35 LP If this is their "best," then thank God I've never heard their worst.
Disco Bill Bill Cosby Disco 22 LP
Alive and Pickin' Doug Kershaw

LP
Music of the World's Great Composers Various Artists Classical
Boxed Set LP
The "Wondermus" Humor of Justin Wilson Justin Wilson Spoken Word
LP
The Button-Down Mind Strikes Back! Bob Newhart Spoken Word
LP
Acoustic Soulful Bebop Booms Peace Bureau Acid Jazz
LP Given to me by the drummer, who lived next door to me at 1208 East Capitol St, NE in DC.
His Last 24 Hours
Spoken Word
LP About JFK.
Walt Disney's Peter Pan Fucking Nobody

LP
Television's Greatest Hits Various Artists Soundtrack
LP
The Way It Was: The Sixties Walter Cronkite Spoken Word
Cassette
Live in Pacayune Jerry Clower Spoken Word
LP
Jesus Christ Superstar Fucking Nobody Musical Theater
LP
French Language Course Fucking Nobody Spoken Word
LP
Ain't That Weird? Brother Dave Gardner Spoken Word
LP
Bill Bill Cosby Spoken Word
Double LP
It's Bigger Than Both of Us Brother Dave Gardner Spoken Word
LP
Kick Thy Own Self Brother Dave Gardner Spoken Word
LP
Great White North Bob & Doug McKenzie Spoken Word
LP
Wonderfulness Bill Cosby Spoken Word
LP
Comedy is Not Pretty Steve Martin Spoken Word
LP
I Started Out as a Child Bill Cosby Spoken Word
LP
The Ambassador of Goodwill Jerry Clower Spoken Word
LP
Frosty's Winter Wonderland
Childrens
LP
John Fitzerald Kennedy
Spoken Word
LP
Les Miserables Fucking Nobody Musical Theater
LP
Ain't God Good! Jerry Clower Spoken Word
LP
My Father Confused Me… What Must I Do? Bill Cosby Spoken Word
LP