Which albums have you owned the most? For yourself or gifts - hell I bought some records 10 tmes

[The Polack MSgt]

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In the DU Lounge today Miles Archer posted a thread celebrating 50th Anniversary of the release CSN&Y's Deja Vu -

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I commented that that record was a "Trifecta" meaning that I purchased it in at least 3 formats. I believe that I purchased Deja Vu at least 5 times - In 8-track, Vinyl and CD.

I know that I had to keep buying "You're not Alone" by Roy Buchannan in the 70s and 80s because it was the most "stolen during parties" record I've ever owned.

Also on the list is the classic Allman Brothers' "Live at the Fillmore"

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[shenmue]

1. Slayer, "Reign in Blood"; Led Zeppelin, "In Through the Out Door"

[The Polack MSgt]

4. Nice range - Although both bands are technically "Metal"

I'd be hard pressed to find more divergent examples...

Maybe Enuff Z'nuff:

and Lamb of God:

Both of which I purchased ONCE (so far)

[TlalocW]

2. The only albums that I have owned in two different formats are

"Graceland," by Paul Simon (Tape and CD)

And...

"Pacman Fever," by Buckner and Garcia (Vinyl and CD)

Was given PF as a gift as a kid, and then as an adult, I didn't have a record player, but I thought it would be funny to have it in my collection. Brings back memories.

TlalocW

[TEB]

3. Allman brothers

You got it first sgt the best

[Arkansas Granny]

5. I've have owned these through various incarnations from 8 track to cd.

[The Polack MSgt]

7. I've owned all of these records A.G.

At one point, my record/CD collection weighed more than my bedroom or living room set.

I had to pay extra when I made a Permanent Change of Station (PCS in military jargon) move from NY to Japan- but only 'cause the wife wouldn't let me sell the couch and a bookcase.

[BigmanPigman]

6. Dark Side of the Moon by P Floyd and

Surrealistic Pillow by Jeff Airplane.

[The Polack MSgt]

8. Dark side of the Moon - Oh lordy

More than once in every format - Nice pick.

[AJT]

9. REM: Automatic for the People

[Wwcd]

10. Sammy Hagar, Fleetwood Mac, all music by Led Zeppelin &

Pink Floyd. Particularly Dark Side of the Moon & The Wall.
I gave many for gifts.

[unc70]

11. None

Kept my vinyl, except for some of “our” vinyl my ex got. Never liked poor quality tapes, never bought them. Bought lots of CDs, but not duplicates of the vinyl. Recently been converting 60 years of vinyl to digital.

[Runningdawg]

12. Several in many formats

Dark Side Of The Moon
Ziggy Stardust
Mad Dogs and Englishmen
Beggars Banquet
London Calling

[world wide wally]

13. Allman Bros Live at the Fillmore East

Lp, Casette, Cd and even the 8 Track when it first came out.
Can't live without it!

[murielm99]

14. Janis Joplin.

I still have the original vinyl, and the CDs as well. I play the CDs often.

[SeattleVet]

15. Jeff Wayne's 'War of the Worlds'.

Fell in love with it on my first listening. My sister gave me my first copy, on vinyl, when we were stationed in Germany (Air Force - I was at Sembach, she was stationed at Bitburg). Found and bought a German version in a local store. This was narrated by Curd Jürgens playing the artilleryman (vs. Richard Burton for the English version). Bought a 'High-speed mastered' version on vinyl, and then a CD version. I transferred it at least once to 10" open-reel tape, and recorded it on several sets of cassettes. Justin Hayward's (from the Moody Blues) soaring vocals and the orchestral score really made this a classic.

(If you've never heard it, it stays much closer to the original book than the Orson Welles radio version.)

One track from the album:

[The Polack MSgt]

16. That was cool as hell.

I never heard that, and if I had randomly stumbled across it without explanation, I would have thought it was a lost Moody Blues record.

See, this is why I'm broke, people keep making me buy new music...

[SeattleVet]

17. It's hard to believe that this is 40 years old, this year!

The vast majority of the music on this has held up extremely well, and I still really enjoy listening to it.

[LakeArenal]

18. I'm old so have replaced several..

But .. oldest and replaced most...

Meet the Beatles and Rubber Soul.

[Heartstrings]

19. here are a few....

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwlTnFi6QfZe0KNip7aTVZn0z51w8Oohk

https://youtu.be/

[The Polack MSgt]

20. Can't argue with any of these...

I love E.C. Hell I even bought Money and Cigarettes twice and that record kinda sucked...

I thought that Journeyman and Behind the Sun were ignored and deserve more shine from Clapton fans - Journeyman is pretty respected now, but behind the sun is just clumped in with "80s Clapton" records...

[Heartstrings]

21. Have you seen "Life in 12 Bars"?

Documentary about Eric's life? It's incredible!

Both "Behind the Sun" and "Journeyman" (and a few others) were recorded during his almost deadly bout with alcohol.....he says in the docu "I can hear how drunk I was on those albums"....I couldn't!

[The Polack MSgt]

22. I haven't seen it, I'll have to find it and check it out

My brother gave me the Me and Mr. Johnson DVD for Christmas a few years ago- and that is a fantastic documentary.

The music is better on the DVD than on the record IMHO

[Heartstrings]

23. It's an original Showtime production

That being said, have no idea when it'll hit other media sources. It only ran a month on Showtime. It'll be released again on Showtime within the year, I'm sure......

Wouldn't surprise me if it gets nominated for awards, the editing itself is phenomenal! It was produced by Lili Zanuck (Driving Miss Daisy, Cocoon, Mulholland Falls, etc.) and is quite award worthy imo.....

If I see it's available elsewhere I'll post here on du.....

[The Polack MSgt]

24. Looks like it is available

on Hulu, which I don't have and Yify, which I've never heard of.

I feel like Dana Carvey's grumpy old man character... We only had 3 channels and we ate tree bark in the snow and we LIKED IT

[Heartstrings]

25. I know there are "clips" on YouTube

The entire program is 2 hours, 14 minutes.....

If it's on Hulu then it's not Showtime exclusive.....good thing! It's won one award, and has been nominated for 4 more, so far!

Tree bark, eh? Crunchy and full of fiber!

[ADX]

26. The albums/cassettes/cds that I've ALWAYS kept in my collection are:

Led Zeppelin - "The Song Remains The Same"
Led Zeppelin - "Physical Graffiti"
Jimi Hendrix - "Band Of Gypsys"
Stanley Clarke - "Stanley Clarke"
Stanley Clarke - "Journey To Love"
Parliament - "Mothership Connection"
Rage Against The Machine - "Evil Empire"
Sevendust - "Animosity"
System Of A Down - "Toxicity"
Primus - "Frizzle Fry"

There are dozens of others but I kept the list to 10 for brevity's sake...

[The Polack MSgt]

29. That's a good list ADX

Big props for the Parliament choice.

For my 13th birthday, my cool Uncle (Mom's youngest Brother) gave me a Goody's Gift Certificate.

I bought Queen "News of the World" which was brand new and Parliament "Mothership Connection"

I have never been without a copy of either record in the 40+ years since.

NOTW has my all time favorite Queens song on it - A tune that I feel is criminally under played and forgotten. I mean cripes man, how about we skip the next iteration of "Fat Bottomed Girls and instead play this:

[ADX]

30. Absolutely incredible album; it, along with "Night At The Opera" and "Day At The Races"...

...has always been in my collection as well. I couldn't agree with you more; people spend way too much time listening to "We Will Rock You", "We Are The Champions" and "Bohemian Rhapsody" instead of gems like "It's Late" (the way the band kicks it into overdrive at the end of the song still makes me get up and move around, even all these years later), "The Prophet's Song" (a virtual masterpiece) and "White Man" (another stellar performance). And nothing kicks ass like track #3 on NOTW, "Sheer Heart Attack".

You've got great taste in music, my friend...

[The Polack MSgt]

31. I love that the album Sheer Heart attack doesn't have that song but NOTW does

At the time I felt like Queen was just showing the punks what punk should sound like... like - "Hey Strummer, learn to play that guitar why doncha?"

Now, to be fair, Clash did learn to play - Compare "White Riot" with "Clampdown" and you can really tell, not that any of them had the chops that Queen had... Every member of Queen was an amazing musician

[ADX]

32. Well, since you brought up punk...

...nobody - and I mean NOBODY - did it better than Bad Brains. Matter o' fact, right now I'm kicking my own ass for not including "I Against I" and "Quickness" on my original list. Listen to the most blistering 90 seconds of punk ever produced:

Punk aside though, once again you're right on point; anyone would be hard-pressed to find a more virtuosic group of musicians than Queen, especially for the "rock" genre.

Rest in peace, Freddie...

[exboyfil]

27. I gave my albums to my nephew last year

Some where my dads as well. I know of a lot where I had the album and the CD. I am not sure if I ever had both the album and the cassette. A few where I had the cassette and the CD.

I think maybe I had a cassette of Who's Next so I had three versions of that album. Favorite single album by my favorite band (I do like Quadrophenia better for a double album, but I never had a cassette of it).

[Ohiogal]

28. Mine are

Dark Side of the Moon - Pink Floyd
Who's Next - The Who
Days of Future Passed -Moody Blues
On the Border - Eagles
3 or 4 Led Zep
The Yes Album - Yes
Aja - Steely Dan

I'm sure I can think of more those are just off the top of my head

[BluesRunTheGame]

33. Blood On The Tracks

I'm sure I've bought it 5 times. Maybe 6. I've had it in every format. It was among the first albums I owned.

[The Polack MSgt]

34. So so SO good. I thought that record was a greatest hits collection -

When I 1st bought it.

I came late to the Bob Dylan party, so no 8 tracks, but vinyl and cd copies for sure...

[BluesRunTheGame]

35. My first copy was an 8-Track.

Purchased at Sears in their automotive department. I was the first place I saw it and I HAD TO HAVE IT!

[Jack Bone]

36. Owned on @ least 3 mediums, LP, Cassette, CD& MP3

Eagles -Hotel California
Beatles-Revolver
Stones-Let It Bleed & Exile on Main St.
R.E.M. -Document
Bob Seger- Live Bullet
U2- Joshua Tree

Off the top of my head

[The Polack MSgt]

37. 4 of the albums you list can be argued as the best rock albums of all time

Not to disrespect the Eagles - HC is an all time great record, but it juuuuusssssttt misses

And although Joshua Tree was genre changing in the 80s - it just hasn't retained it's value in the last 30 years to me

But damn - Revolver, Exile, Document and Live Bullet should be included on any desert island list.