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The 12 I can fit in a carry case:
KISS Destroyer Casablanca, 1976
Depeche Mode Violater Mute, 1990
New Order Substance Factory, 1987
Undercover Broken Broken, 1986
Nine Inch Nails Broken Nothing, 1992
Metallica Metallica Elektra, 1991
Nitzer Ebb Showtime Mute, 1990
Erasure Wild! Mute, 1989
Smashing Pumpkins Siamese Dream Virgin, 1993
Severed Heads Gigapus Volition, 1994
Pop Will Eat Itself This Is The Day...This Is The Hour...This Is This! RCA, 1989
Hole Celebrity Skin Geffen, 1998
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my bloody valentine - loveless
kristin hersh - hips and makers
hannah marcus - black hole heaven
meryn cadell - angel food for thought
hayden - everything i long for
ani difranco - not a pretty girl
aural blasphemy - catharsis
julia sweeney - god said ha!
pinhead gunpowder - carry the banner e.p.
conjoined fetal twins - oogenesis e.p.
sparklehorse - it's a wonderful life
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"Thank You for the Music (Box Set)," ABBA
"Savage," Eurythmics
"Very," Pet Shop Boys
"I'm With Stupid," Aimee Mann
"United States Live," Laurie Anderson
"Horses," Patti Smith
"Fear of Living," Karen Finley
"Big Boi & Dre Present...," Outkast
"Court and Spark," Joni Mitchell
"Oeuvres Pour Piano," Eric Satie (France Clidat, Piano)
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Boards of Canada - Music has the right to Children
Coil - Horse Rotorvator
Radiohead - OK Computer
Mogwai - Young Team
Human League - Travelogue
Coil - Music To Play in the Dark Vol 1
Autechre - Amber
Neu! - Neu 75
Can - Future Days
David Bowie - Low
Cocteau Twins - Victorialand
The Cure - Faith
Massive Attack - Mezzanine
Hooverphonic - A New Stereophonic Sound Spectacular
Brian Eno - Here Come the Warm Jets
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Wire "Former Airline"Wire "Former Airline"
The Yardbirds "Happenings Ten Years Time Ago"
The Beatles "I'm Only Sleeping"
Mauricio Kagel _Acoustica_
This Heat "Health & Efficiency"
John Cage _Variations IV_
Steve Reich "Come Out"
DAT Politics _Sous Hit_
Tone Rec _Pholcus_
Silo _Instar_
Sonna _We Sing Loud Sing Quiet Tonight_
Capt. Beefheart & The Magic Band _Trout Mask Replica_
Rothko _no anchor no chart no rudder no sails_
Seefeel _Polyfusia_
Pere Ubu _Dub Housing_
Throbbing Gristle _2nd Annual Report_
Faust _So Far_
Can _Ege Bamyasi_
Coil "The Anal Staircase (A Dionysian Remix)"
Henry Cow _In Praise of Learning_
Robert Wyatt _Rock Bottom_
Han Reichel "Variations on Jay"
Main _Motion Pool_
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1. RAM (1971) - Paul McCartney.
This is probably my fav album at all times. For some reason this album made
me think it was OK to do my own thing with music.
2. Automatic for the people (1991) - R.E.M.
(I'd need "Life's Rich Pageant" and "Document" too) Automatic for the people
is the only CD that makes me cry.
3. Trompe le monde (1991) - The Pixies .
(Can I have "Doolittle" as well?) The Pixies were so awesome.
4. Tapestry (1971) - Carole King.
This album is filled with one amazing song after another. It also includes
Carole King singing "Will you still love me tomorrow", which she originally
wrote for The Shirelles in like 1963. The way she sings it on this album
really brings out the heartbreak in the idea of hooking up with someone, if
you are feeling fragile and not slutty.
5. The Cars (1978) - The Cars.
I get excited hearing this album even now. "You think you're so illustrious,
you call yourself, INTENSE!" That does it right there. Ben Orr R.I.P.
6. Every Beatles album.
(There was no limit after all!) I mean, every single album is essential, I
think. Not just for the songs, but for how the album sounds.
7. This year's model (1978)- Elvis Costello .
(I'd also want "Spike" and "Armed forces") Elvis Elvis Elvis!
8. Stop Making Sense (1984) - Talking Heads .
(could I also bring "speaking in tongues"?)
9. The Partridge Family Album (1970) - The Partridge Family .
(I also want "Up to date " and "Sound magazine") These were the first records
I ever had. Just hearing these songs puts me in this mood of bliss. Some
people have said that The Partridge Family, Bobby Sherman, and the Osmonds
screwed me up somehow. Aww, what do they know!
10. Greatest Hits - The Osmonds.
See above. The Osmonds are covered well in a greatest hits collection, but
for the truly twisted there is "THE PLAN" which is the Osmonds Mormon hard
rock LP. Apparently you get your own planet and become god if you are a good
mormon. Can you imagine living on the Osmond planet?
11. Beach Boys Box, including a stereo copy of Pet Sounds - The Beach Boys.
Brian Wilson may be wacky but he is God.
12. Seranade (1975), and "His 12 greatest hits" (1973) - Neil Diamond.
Neil Diamond is so underrated. Not only does he write amazing songs, but he
oozes personality, and whether you like him or not, he is unique. Isn't that
what everyone is supposed to be doing in music? Something unique and personal
to who you are? The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame should be ashamed that Neil has
not been inducted yet. Did I say Brian Wilson was God? No, I meant Neil
Diamond.
13. Wings over America (1976) - Paul McCartney and Wings.
What every live album should be.
14. Electric Heart - Everything but the girl (1994).
Quite simply one of the most beautiful records ever made.
15. Band on the run (1973) - Paul McCartney and Wings .
(oh fuck it! I need every McCartney album, including his ambient cd's
released under the psuedoum THE FIREMAN)
16. Greatest Hits vol. 1 (1971) - Bobby Sherman.
Bobby Sherman was this huge teen idol in the early 70's. My sister and her
friends loved him.
17. Viva Hate (1988) - Morrissey
18. Louder than Bombs (1996) - The Smiths.
Every now and then I think I have outgrown Morrisey and the smiths, then I
end up spending a month or 2 just listening to him. Oh well.
19. Station to Station (1976) - David Bowie
I bought this at a flea market when I was in 7th grade. So funky!
20. Rio (1982) - Duran Duran.
OK, what gay guy did not own this record? C'mon, fess up you had it!
21. Dig my mood (1998) - Nick Lowe.
Nick Lowe wrote "Cruel to be kind" and "What's so funny ('bout peace, love,
and understanding)", which is enough to insure his immortality. This album is
another thing altogether though. It's jazzy country lounge crooner music, and
yet very british. Or something. Dig his mood indeed!
22. Puzzle (2001) - Tahiti 80.
This disco/pop/alternative album by a french band is so frothy and
effervesent. It makes me smile.
23. Some sort of 70's am hits collection.
I absolutely need "rock me gently", "the night chicago died", "come and get
your love", "go all the way" etc.
24. Pat Benatar - Get Nervous (1983), Precious Time (81) and Crimes of
Passion (79).
Yes all 3! My sister would blast these records again and again and again. I
know every word by heart. And how can you deny the great lyric... "Hell! Hell
is for Hell! Hell is for hell! Hell is for hell! Hell is for..."
25. BEE GEE's Greatest hits (2002) - Bee Gees.
The Bee Gees did not make the list of the most influential bands according to
SPIN magazine. HUH? The Bee Gees are so influential that it is almost
transparent. Any time you hear a band use dance rhythms a few albums into
their career to spice things up you can thank the brothers Gibb.
26. Blondie - Eat to the beat (1979), Parallel Lines (1978).
Debbie Harrry rules!
27. Matthew Sweet - Girlfriend (1991), 100% Fun (1995).
Even though Matthew sucks live, I still love him. Never see him live, trust
me. He SUCKS live. Just play his records.
28. The Pretenders (1979) , Learning to crawl (1984).
"But not me baby, I'm too precious...fuck off" and "Don't harrass me can't
you tell I'm goin' home I'm tired as hell, I'm not the kind I used to be I
got a kid I'm 33 BABY!" Oh Chrissie Hynde. The female ROCK STAR!
29. Love Scenes (1998) - Diana Krall.
If you wanna mellow out and feel like you have a jazz chantuese/piano
virtuoso in your living room put on any cd by Diana Krall.
30. Greatest Hits - Glenn Campbell.
"Galveston", "By the time I get to Phoenix", "Witchita Lineman", and
"Rhinestone Cowboy" of course. Another guy that should be in the R&R HAll of
Fame. Great singer and guitar player, he is very middle of the road. Not
quite country, not quite rock. But you can tell he is being himself.
31. Some classical cd's by Brahms, Holst, and the 4th and 7th Symphonies by
Bruckner.
For those times when I am feeling very intellectual.
32. Fleetwood Mac / Lindsey Buckingham - Every single album they made.
OK, that's a pile of cd's, but Lindsey Buckinham is so awesome. And as a band
they were great. What other rock band besides the Beatles had 3 awesome
songwriters? Just when you get bored of Christine, Stevie can sing, just when
you have had it with twirling lace table clothes and doilies, Lindsey can
sing, long before you are bored of all 3 the record is over! YAY!
Oh wow, I think I just brought a record shop to this island with me!
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Koncentration Kamp disks
1) CF MIXTAPE 1 . Various Artists - Gorgeousness from Low, The Would-be-goods, Dumps, The Clientele, Flare, The Cannanes, Hercules featuring the Fan Modine, The magnetic Fields, The Pines, and many other stars and stars-to-be.
2) REVOLVER . The Beatles - sparkling, acid-drenched brilliance at every turn.
3) The complete works of RAYMOND SCOTT - soothing (and disturbing) sounds for babies of all ages.
4) THE CARTER FAMILY box set on Bear - they pretty much started all.
5) PET SOUNDS . The Beach Boys - get the perfect remastered version in MONO, just the way Uncle Brian made it; the new stereo version is for amateurs
6) METAMATIC . John Foxx - the best synth album ever made.
7) Choral works by PALESTRINA and GESUALDO- sublime Italian renaisance choral composers who's perfect sacred works were largely in contradistinction to his wicked life. Without them...
8) BACK TO MONO, The Phil Specter Box Set . Various Artists - three discs of pop genius PLUS the Phil Specter Christmas album.
9) CLOSER . Joy Division - as silly as it is profound, but endlessly fascinating. Actually, burn your own copy so you can add the 12-inch versions of "She's lost control" and "Atmosphere."
10) The (almost) complete works of Wire - from PINK FLAG to A BELL IS A CUP, then the recent EPs.
11) Black Angels . Kronos Quartet - Ives cylinders, "Spem in Alium" transcriptions, what else do you need?
12) HOUSE OF TOMORROW . The Magnetic Fields - loops songs to die for.
13) Mix tapes by DOUG BRYSON from Jewel's Tavern, New Orleans, c. 1980 Š 1992 - this, kiddies, was when real DJs ruled the earth, and when JewelÕs had a bathtub in the gentsÕ instead of a urinal... We'd get leathered up, cyrstal'd out, then go out and twitch to everything from Black Devils to Vicious Pink to ZZ Top to Throbbing Gristle. Them was the days.
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