I’ve been to two barbecue’s recently where the late night talk got around to favourite albums (and why my album collection was better than everyone else’s of course ) Someone suggested that we compile our ten best album list for the next barbecue but most said that they would struggle with just 10 so we decided on 20. So here’s the thread….name your top twenty albums. Someone once said that you can tell a lot about a person by their record collection but I don’t know if that’s true, but here goes….in no particular order. By the way, we allowed one box set to count as an album. And yes….after you’ve posted you’ll think of ones that you’ve missed.



Physical Graffiti by Led Zeppelin

Tales From Topographic Oceans by Yes

Clutching At Straws by Marillion

Pawn Hearts by Van Der Graaf Generator

Blood On The Tracks by Bob Dylan

Operation Mindcrime by Queensryche

Dark Side Of The Moon by Pink Floyd

The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society by The Kinks

Made in Japan by Deep Purple

Last Night The Moon Came Dropping It’s Clothes In The Street by Jon Hassell

Blade Runner The Soundtrack

Selling England By The Pound by Genesis

In The Wee Small Hours by Frank Sinatra

Will Of The Gods Is Great Power by Scald.

Nightfall by Candlemass

2112 by Rush

Fire and Water by Free.

Lifeforms by Future Sounds Of London

A Love Supreme by John Coltrane

The Complete Works (box set) Thomas Tallis.
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