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50 Favorites 1966-1976
Jul. 9th, 2003 09:10 pmI was looking through my albums last night, partially for something to listen to, and partially to see if I was ready to get rid of some of them. I have about 1500 vinyl albums and another 500 or so CDs, all stuffed in a closet in my retreat room. I've been dragging around most of the vinyl since the 70s, and there are albums I probably haven't listened to for over 20 years.
Some of them I still listen to fairly often. Most of these I have on CD, but every once in a while I fire up the turntable to listen to them as they were meant to be heard. Sometimes I'll pull one out that I haven't listened to for a long time, and either rediscover a dusty jewel, or wonder how I could have ever listened to such crap in the first place.
Anyway, as I looked through them, I began to make a mental list of the ones I considered my favorites--the ones I'd always keep. To make it interesting, I decided to limit the list to a (roughly) particular time period--1966-1976, and allow only one record per artist or group.
Many of these have special significance for me. Some awaken memories of days long since past. Others evoke a strong emotional response. Some just kick ass.
Life without music--it's unthinkable.
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Some of them I still listen to fairly often. Most of these I have on CD, but every once in a while I fire up the turntable to listen to them as they were meant to be heard. Sometimes I'll pull one out that I haven't listened to for a long time, and either rediscover a dusty jewel, or wonder how I could have ever listened to such crap in the first place.
Anyway, as I looked through them, I began to make a mental list of the ones I considered my favorites--the ones I'd always keep. To make it interesting, I decided to limit the list to a (roughly) particular time period--1966-1976, and allow only one record per artist or group.
Many of these have special significance for me. Some awaken memories of days long since past. Others evoke a strong emotional response. Some just kick ass.
Life without music--it's unthinkable.
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