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 a bit more than a nif CDs. There are far more albums that I love than those few dozen. 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 favorite albums, just the few that I happen to own.
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
Kinks by The Kinks
Mr. Tambourine Man by The Byrds
Help! by The Beatles
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
The Kinks are the Village Green Preservation Society by The Kinks
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)
Live at the BBC by The Yardbirds
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.
Dead Letter Office by R.E.M. (incl. Chronic Town)
Traveling Wilburys Vol. 1 by The Traveling Wilburys
Flood by They Might Be Giants
Automatic for the People by R.E.M. First one I wrote a blog post about
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