CDs

Compact Discs

CDs are my favorite way to listen to music. They are physical objects, something that you can clearly own and touch and feel and love, yet at the same time they are small and light and relatively durable. My own CD collection, though, is less than ideal. I currently own 36 (nif) CDs unless I miscounted, which is very possible. There are far more albums that I love than those 33. I will certainly get more of these, but shit costs money (not much, though--a good used CD is $5-10 (USD) and if you get one with a case that's a little busted it can be as low as 50ยข) and CDs are harder to get than vinyl and, the biggest reason of all, I'm pretty lazy.

Here I intend to document all of the CDs that I have and write my feelings on each of them. Here is the list, please note that these are not my 36 favorite albums, just the few that I happen to own. (note that there are 37 listed here, because I own one CD with both Smiley Smile and Wild Honey on it)

The collection (sorted by release date, best of compilations are put at the end of their primary decade

West Side Story Original Soundtrack by Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim, preformed by various artists

Buddy Holly Greatest Hits by Buddy Holly (no freaking way)

Please Please Me by The Beatles

With the Beatles by The Beatles

A Hard Day's Night by The Beatles

Help! by The Beatles (sorry it's a lot of them there's other stuff next)

Highway 61 Revisited by Bob Dylan

Sounds of Silence by Simon & Garfunkel

Revolver by The Beatles

Parsley, Sage, Rosemary, and Thyme by Simon & Garfunkel

A Quick One by The Who

Smiley Smile by The Beach Boys

Magical Mystery Tour by The Beatles

Wild Honey by The Beach Boys

Bookends by Simon & Garfunkel

Beggars Banquet by The Rolling Stones

The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus by The Rolling Stones et al.

Tommy by The Who

Roy Orbison Greatest Hits by Roy Orbison

Herman's Hermits Greatest Hits by Herman's Hermits (no freaking way)

Bridge Over Troubled Water by Simon & Garfunkel

Live at Leeds by The Who

All Things Must Pass by George Harrison

John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band by John Lennon and the Plastic Ono Band

Who's Next by The Who

Imagine by John Lennon

Living in the Material World by George Harrison

Quadrophenia by The Who

The Who by Numbers by The Who

The Muppet Movie Original Soundtrack Recording by The Muppets

Fables of the Reconstruction or Reconstruction of the Fables by R.E.M.

Graceland by Paul Simon et al.

Traveling Wilburys Vol. 1 by The Traveling Wilburys

Flood by They Might Be Giants

Severe Tire Damage by They Might Be Giants

Why Does the Sun Shine by They Might Be Giants et al.

Chaos and Creation in the Backyard by Paul McCartney

Why? by They Might Be Giants

Gallery

West Side Story Sountrack cover Buddy Holly Greates Hits cover Please Please Me Sountrack cover With the Beatles cover A Hard Day's Night cover Help! cover Highway 61 Revisited cover West Side Story Sountrack cover Revolver cover Parsley, Sage, Rosemary, and Thyme cover A Quick One cover Smiley Smile cover Magical Mystery Tour cover WildHoney cover Bookends cover Beggar's Banquet cover Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus cover Tommy cover