The 20 Most Essential Albums I own

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Gold
1.  Gold by ABBA
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  "The greatest 'greatest hits' package by the best pop group ever"
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Hats
2.  Hats by Blue Nile
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  "Possibly the most beautiful rock album of all time"
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3 Pak: In Person / In Concert / Luck of Irish
3.  3 Pak: In Person / In Concert / Luck of Irish by The Clancy Brothers
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  "The concert album is the best 'Irish' record ever made"
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Songs of Leonard Cohen
4.  Songs of Leonard Cohen by Leonard Cohen
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  "An introduction to a Master"
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Live at Carnegie Hall
5.  Live at Carnegie Hall by Barbara Cook
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  "The first time I discovered the greatest voice in the world"
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Winchester in Apple
6.  Winchester in Apple by Blossom Dearie
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  "Her masterpiece"
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Blood On The Tracks
7.  Blood On The Tracks by Bob Dylan
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  "Hard to pick one Dylan album but this may be his greatest recording"
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Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Cole Porter Songbook
8.  Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Cole Porter Songbook by Ella Fitzgerald
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  "Of all the songbooks this is the best"
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Jackrabbit Slim
9.  Jackrabbit Slim by Steve Forbert
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  "Is he the most under-rated singer/songwriter of all time?"
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Judy At Carnegie Hall
10.  Judy At Carnegie Hall by Judy Garland
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  "The great comeback album"
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Pieces of the Sky
11.  Pieces of the Sky by Emmylou Harris
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  "The most beautiful country album ever recorded"
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Between the Lines
12.  Between the Lines by Janis Ian
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  "'At 17' sums up the experiences of everyone who has ever missed out"
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Tapestry
13.  Tapestry by Carole King
The list author says:
  "Brill Building brilliance becomes the great new voice of folk"
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Black Coffee/Sea Shells
14.  Black Coffee/Sea Shells by Peggy Lee
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  "'Sea Shells' is the strangest, most beautiful album in Lee's canon"
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Kate and Anna Mcgarrigle
15.  Kate and Anna Mcgarrigle by Kate & Anna McGarrigle
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  "Some of the most haunting melodies in all of contemporary folk"
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The Hissing Of Summer Lawns
16.  The Hissing Of Summer Lawns by Joni Mitchell
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  "A brilliant fusion of folk and jazz/rock"
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It's Too Late to Stop Now
17.  It's Too Late to Stop Now by Van Morrison
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  "His best work live"
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The First Songs
18.  The First Songs by Laura Nyro
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  "Is this the best singer/songwriter debut album of all time?"
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Mythical Kings and Iguanas/Reflections In a Mud Puddle
19.  Mythical Kings and Iguanas/Reflections In a Mud Puddle by Dory Previn
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  "'Mythical Kings' typifies the zenith of Dory's work"
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And Piano
20.  And Piano by Nina Simone
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  "Simplicity itself, the purity of her voice has never been more apparent"
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Follies in Concert
21.  Follies in Concert by Stephen Sondheim
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  "The best recording of Sondheim's masterpiece"
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Dusty In Memphis
22.  Dusty In Memphis by Dusty Springfield
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  "The greatest white soul singer of all time"
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Stoney End
23.  Stoney End by Barbra Streisand
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  "Her breakthrough album"
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A Christmas Gift For You from Phil Spector [Digitally Remastered By Phil Spector]
24.  A Christmas Gift For You from Phil Spector [Digitally Remastered By Phil Spector] by Phil Spector
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  "The one essential Christmas album everyone should own"
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Harvest Moon
25.  Harvest Moon by Neil Young
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  "Arguably his best and most undervalued work"
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