I know the obvious ones (Zep, Stones, Sabbath and so on)...but i'm looking for some new ones...something a little less overplayed maybe.
Current vinyl that's really bringing the most out of my system is:

The Raconteurs-Broken Boy Soldiers
Earthless-Rythms from a cosmic sky
Gang of Four-Entertainment!
Jenny Lewis with the Watson Twins (not really rock...but sounds phenomenal)

What vinyl makes your system sound it's best? And makes you happy you discovered it.

Classic, but Steely Dan's Aja.

The Flaming Lips - Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots

The Wallflowers ~ Bringing Down The Horse

I have said this many times lately I know.....Supertramp~Crime of the Century on MFSL if possible.

Sweetwater / Sweetwater

Stillwater / Stillwater

Jeff Bebe and Russel Hammond would be so proud!:yes:

Got to agree with GOF's Entertaiment!, though.

I'll add,
Television-Marquee Moon

EDIT:
Sorry, I didn't see 'current vinyl'.
Please disregard entire post! :bash:

Okay, now we're on the same page here...
Without bias, may I reccommend;

Of course, Dark side of the moon by pink floyd...then...
Zeppelin- Physical graffiti
M.Jackson-thriller (yeah, I know..)
Metallica- justice for all
Modest mouse-Moon and antarctica
Dire straits- Communique
Supertramp-Breakfast in america


Just a few..

The new Minus the Bear lp - "Planet of Ice". Great sound, nice vinyl pressing (cut at 45rpm over 2 discs), and very, very good songwriting.
Mike

lately I've been playing a couple Alan Parson's project LPs. Interesting and amazing sounding if you ask me.

Jimi Hendrix-"Electric Ladyland"

Ten Years After- "A Space In Time"

The Moody Blues-"In Search Of The Lost Chord"

[QUOTE=Carpo420;1466539]Okay, now we're on the same page here...
Without bias, may I reccommend;

Of course, Dark side of the moon by pink floyd...then...
Zeppelin- Physical graffiti
M.Jackson-thriller (yeah, I know..)
Metallica- justice for all
Modest mouse-Moon and antarctica
Dire straits- Communique
Supertramp-Breakfast in america
QUOTE]

Pretty good classic rock selection Carpo!!

Dire Straits ~ Love Over Gold or Making Movies

XTC = Oranges & Lemons.

Many of the Sinatra LPs that are on Capitol.

Taj Mahal- Dem old folks at Home\Giant Step

I see Communique there- fer shure... Roots reggae is playing ATM- Burning Spear Marcus Garvey/Garvey's Ghost (dub version). Very smooth hi-fi, plenty of music to listen to.

A lot of the new weird (wyrd) folk sounds excellent and is often released on high-quality vinyl in remarkably nice packaging -- origianl lithographic art, etc. Look for it on such labels as Eclipse Records, Wholly Other, Kranky Records, Holy Mountain Records and especially Time-Lag Records. The artists who record on these labels include:

Six Organs Of Admittance (Ben Chasny)
Espers (Greg Weeks)
Fursaxa (Tara Burke)
Charalambides (Tom Carter and Christina Carter)
Jack Rose
Matt Valentine & Erika Elder (aka "MV & EE")

An excellent compilation/sampler of this music is available on the 3-LP vinyl album By the Fruits You Shall Know the Roots [Time-Lag 020-022]. (nb: this comp is OOP, so off you go to ebay, eil, gemm and the like)

King Crimson - In the hall of the Crimson King
Clannad - Macalla
Doobie Brothers - Live at Wolf Trap -and- Minute by Minute

I second: Dire Straits ~ Love Over Gold
'Private Investigations' is astonishing.

Z.Z.TOP Tres Hombres (the new WB issue vinyl)
- NICE!

Planet"P"Project---Pink World
Journey to the Center of the Earth---Rick Wakeman
Dreamweaver--Gary Wright
Rick Wakeman---Criminal Record
BOC---Spectre---Fire of Unknown Origin
Roxy Music--Flesh & Blood---Avalon
Rush-- just about anything----
:scratch2: Just to name a few..:thmbsp:

Harry Nilsson - Nilsson Schmilsson

I could write an essay on it, given that it was one of four or five 8-tracks my father owned in the early 70s. I still listen to this on vinyl and half expect the mid-song track changes to kick in. Really not a bad song in the bunch, but that could be happy memories talking. Recommended, if you can find a copy that hasn't been used as an ash tray.

BONUS: you can play "Jump Into The Fire" in the car and pretend you're Ray Liotta trying to evade FBI helicopters, sell weapons, drop someone off at the airport, and get the sauce just right.

Harry Nilsson - Nilsson Schmilsson

I could write an essay on it, given that it was one of four or five 8-tracks my father owned in the early 70s. I still listen to this on vinyl and half expect the mid-song track changes to kick in. Really not a bad song in the bunch, but that could be happy memories talking. Recommended, if you can find a copy that hasn't been used as an ash tray.

BONUS: you can play "Jump Into The Fire" in the car and pretend you're Ray Liotta trying to evade FBI helicopters, sell weapons, drop someone off at the airport, and get the sauce just right.
Great selection!:yes:
Son of Schmilsson---Your breakin my heart.:smoke:I 've got'em both on mint vinyl.

Traffic, Cream, David Bowie, Creedance, The Band, Little Feat, Edgar Winter, Leon Russell, New Riders of the Purple Sage.

Those are a few. Just about anything of these groups is worth paying a dollar for a thrift store record of.

New Riders of the Purple Sage.
:thmbsp:A good woman likes to drink with the boys:yes:

Al Stewart-Year of the Cat
Little River Band --Best of
Chris Rea --Highway to hell
ELO--Discovery
Joe Jackson--Look Sharp
Bob Welch--French Kiss
REO --Ridin the Storm Out
Steppenwolf
Kansas

Al Stewart-Year of the Cat
Little River Band --Best of
Chris Rea --Highway to hell
ELO--Discovery
Joe Jackson--Look Sharp
Bob Welch--French Kiss
REO --Ridin the Storm Out
Steppenwolf
Kansas

Yeah, Schmilsson was a weekend score. Disc was dead mint, the cover was eh. Then again, you don't play the cover.

Ironically, I passed up TWO copies of French Kiss last night. DOH! The leg shots alone are worth 50 cents.

Check out Tubular Bells.

...
Jenny Lewis with the Watson Twins (not really rock...but sounds phenomenal)

What vinyl makes your system sound it's best? And makes you happy you discovered it.

That is a wonderful sounding record, the thing weighs about two pounds as well!

May I add,
John Fogerty - Revival
Justin Hayward & John Lodge - Blue Jays
Not rock, but still sounds great, no flames please,
Dwight Yoakam - Buenas Noches From a Lonely Room

Tom

Check out Tubular Bells.

:thmbsp:

Ten Years After - Recorded Live

Scott

Foreigner's debut album.

Check out Tubular Bells.
Mike oldfield..Is one of my favorites for Demo-ing my system---Songs of Distant Earth and Voyager .I have his older compilations.But those are my favorites.

Boston self titled

SuperTramp--Breakfast in America
Steve Miller-- Joker & Fly Like an Eagle
Nazareth--No mean City & Fools Circle & Hair of the Dog
BOC self title
Black Sabbath self titled
Dexys Midnight Runners
Jefferson Starship--Red Octopus
Gerry Rafferty--City to city
Heart--Dreamboat Annie

Vote another for 'Year of The Cat'!!! I just picked up a MFSL of this for $10 at the local record store. WOW! What a treat. I like it much better than the Janus version. Or could be my Janus is worn out. How about Jimi Hendrix/Axis: Bold as Love. Great sounding record.
-Derek:music:

New Riders of the Purple Sage.

Don't forget Kingfish "Live n' Kickin'", and The Dead's "Terrapin Station"!!

King Crimson/Lizard
-Derek:music:

Here's a trippy old one for you guys.......

Country Joe and the Fish, "Electric Music for the Mind and Body". It's their first LP and on Vanguard and it sounds fantastic, really recorded very well. My mono version of The Rolling Stones "Flowers" sounds pretty good too.

Deep Purple-Machine Head
Buffalo Springfield - retrospect
Thin Lizzy-Bad Reputation
Yes-Tales of Topographical Oceans
Moody Blues-Long Distance Voyager
The Clash-Combat Rock
The Sweet-Unlevel Headed
Bob Marley-Kaya

Don't forget Kingfish "Live n' Kickin'", and The Dead's "Terrapin Station"!!
American Beauty and Bear's Choice:thmbsp:

How about Billy Thorpe--Children of the Sun..:scratch2:

Saga - In Transit.

Canuck band recorded live in Europe back in '82. Early digital recording that sounds absolutely amazing. Better on vinyl than CD (no surprise there).

This is the vinyl that I use to test my rig. My go-to CD of choice is Dire Straits - Brothers In Arms.

I'd also like to cast a vote for Max Webster - Universal Juveniles.

I don't know if you really want something listen too something
put on the who quadrophenia a prestine album.
side 1.... I am the sea.

Here's a trippy old one for you guys.......

Country Joe and the Fish, "Electric Music for the Mind and Body". It's their first LP and on Vanguard and it sounds fantastic, really recorded very well. .

Man you hit the nail on the head with this pick. I found this album somewhere for a few bucks probably 15 years ago when there was still a lot of psychedellic goodies floating around flea markets and yard sales. The record just said BUY ME AND I'LL BLOW YOUR MIND. So I did, and it did.:music: Since then I have bought all the Country Joe And The Fish I can find. Most of it is pricey if you go to the RIP OFF (record) store.

Most of their stuff on Vanguard sounds great. Some of the work is better than others naturally but I don't have ANY CJ&F that I don't like. :thmbsp:

If you have none of their music and want to explore then you should start at the beginning with "Electric Music For The Mind And Body" (1967) and then "Feel Like I'm Fixin To Die" if you want a second helping. The earliest version of the band to me was the best and some lineup changes happened within a very few years. The two albums I named are the original band.:music:

BOC self title



I must have a bad copy of this. Mine is poor sounding. I love this record and would like a good copy, Which version is the one to buy ?

Thanks

Mike Oldfield, Five Miles Out or Tubular Bells.:music:
c-ya
ToddG

Give a try to Lets Active "Cypress"
Mitch Easter is a great producer
The first Taj Mahal is good too.
and Jorma's "Quah"

60s to early 70s Eric Clapton, Fleetwood Mac, Bonnie Raitt, John Lee Hooker, Santana, Jefferson Airplane, Greatful Dead, Bad Company, Rainbow, Uriah Heep, Steve Miller...

80-90s
The Pretenders, The Cure, Journey, Santana, a couple of Jefferson Starship, Rogers Waters, Robert Plant, INXS, Billy Squire, Billy Idol, Kinks, Greatful Dead...

:)

I don't know if has already been mentioned but Santana's second album "Abraxas" is definitly a great stereo/sound workout.....

I also like both live Cream albums for raw power and volume. Little stereo dynamics though...

Tom Waits, 'Rain Dogs"; the track "Jockey Full of Bourbon" is my favorite 'test the new setup' track.