1 Vinyl Record per Band/Artist

Nowhere Man
Nowhere Man Posts: 345
in Other Music
I've been growing my vinyl collection again after a few years of a break. I decided that I don't need every album by some of the bigger names I like expect for a few exemptions (Pearl Jam, and several Beatles albums) I decided to just get one album by most of the bands or artists I listen too which has been harder than I thought. I've seen myself put almost too much thought into my purchases but it makes it more fun and meaningful once I do pull the trigger and buy something.
Just wonder what everyone's thoughts are on this, what would some of your choices be if you were doing the same thing.

My recent selections have been:
- Talking Heads (Speaking in Tongues)
- RHCP (By the Way)
- Taylor Swift (Evermore)
- Waterboys (This is the Sea)
- Beastie Boys (Paul's Boutique)

Comments

  • Cropduster-80
    Cropduster-80 Posts: 2,034
    edited February 2022
    I think you need to consider one studio album and one live album (if it’s a great live band)

    not sure I could narrow it down to one only in that circumstance 

    PJ is an obvious example. If you like DMB that’s another. That is two albums minimum and I wouldn’t see any way around that 

    If I was doing it I’d start with:
    Radiohead:ok computer (probably)
    DMB: before these crowded streets & Live 25
    Jack White: Blunderbuss 
    Beastie Boys: Paul’s Boutique 
    Tool: Lateralus 
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  • BrainofBGA
    BrainofBGA Australia Posts: 4,562
    edited February 2022
    I’m trying to do something similar:

    Queens of the Stone Age - Songs for the Deaf (purchased)
    Spiderbait - Ivy and the Big Apples (purchased)
    want to add:
    Led Zeppelin - Physical Graffiti 
    Beastie Boys - Paul’s Boutique
    The Beatles - White Album
    Kiss - Destroyer
    Neil Young - Mirrorball
    The War on Drugs - maybe Lost in the Dream? Or A Deeper Understanding? 
    You Am I - Hourly Daily or HiFi Way?
    Grinspoon - Guide to Better Living 
    Paul Simon - Graceland

    the only PJ studio album I need is LB. 
    Post edited by BrainofBGA on
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  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,778
    edited February 2022
    Generally, if it's a band I listen to, it's a band I love and am going to want more than one album.  But if I were to limit myself to one album, these are the artists I would absolutely want to include.  I don't mean to get carried away, but I can't imagine not having at lest one vinyl LP by each of these:


    Albert Ayler
    The Beach Boys
    The Beatles
    The Bongos
    David Bowie
    Sandy Bull
    Carlton Melton
    Johnny Cash
    Ornette Coleman
    Larry Coryell
    Miles Davis
    Dead Moon
    Dinosaur Jr
    The Doors
    The Dream Syndicate
    Slim Dunlap
    Bob Dylan
    Brian Eno
    The Feelies
    Fleetwood Mac
    Robert Fripp
    Vince Guaraldi
    Juliana Hatfield
    Merle Haggard
    Jimi Hendrix
    Japan
    Waylon Jennings
    Jethro Tull
    Joy Division
    Leo Kotke
    Nils Lofgren
    John Lydon
    Taj Mahal
    Harvey Mandel
    John Mayall
    Steve Miller
    Minutemen
    Mission of Burma
    Thelonious Monk
    Willie Nelson
    New York Dolls
    Pearl Jam
    The Psychedelic Furs
    Rain Parade
    R.E.M.
    The Replacements
    Lou Reed
    The Rolling Stones
    Ramones
    Pharoah Sanders
    Sun Ra
    Talking Heads
    Cecil Taylor
    Ernest Tubb
    Leslie West
    Paul Westerberg
    The Who
    Neil Young and Crazy Horse
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  • pledgeagrievance
    pledgeagrievance Posts: 2,874
    BrainofBGA said:
    I’m trying to do something similar:

    Queens of the Stone Age - Songs for the Deaf (purchased)
    want to add:
    Led Zeppelin - Physical Graffiti 
    Beastie Boys - Paul’s Boutique
    The Beatles - White Album
    Kiss - Destroyer
    Neil Young - Mirrorball
    The War on Drugs - maybe Lost in the Dream? Or A Deeper Understanding? 
    You Am I - Hourly Daily or HiFi Way?
    Grinspoon - Guide to Better Living 

    the only PJ studio album I need is LB. 
    WOD has to be Deeper Understanding. But you need the song Under the Pressure so maybe an exception should be made , a 7” 
  • goldrush
    goldrush everybody knows this is nowhere Posts: 7,855
    BrainofBGA said:
    I’m trying to do something similar:

    Queens of the Stone Age - Songs for the Deaf (purchased)
    want to add:
    Led Zeppelin - Physical Graffiti 
    Beastie Boys - Paul’s Boutique
    The Beatles - White Album
    Kiss - Destroyer
    Neil Young - Mirrorball
    The War on Drugs - maybe Lost in the Dream? Or A Deeper Understanding? 
    You Am I - Hourly Daily or HiFi Way?
    Grinspoon - Guide to Better Living 

    the only PJ studio album I need is LB. 
    I wouldn’t be able to choose between Hourly Daily or HiFi Way. You need them both!
    “Do not postpone happiness”
    (Jeff Tweedy, Sydney 2007)

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    (Tim Rogers)
  • BrainofBGA
    BrainofBGA Australia Posts: 4,562
    goldrush said:
    BrainofBGA said:
    I’m trying to do something similar:

    Queens of the Stone Age - Songs for the Deaf (purchased)
    want to add:
    Led Zeppelin - Physical Graffiti 
    Beastie Boys - Paul’s Boutique
    The Beatles - White Album
    Kiss - Destroyer
    Neil Young - Mirrorball
    The War on Drugs - maybe Lost in the Dream? Or A Deeper Understanding? 
    You Am I - Hourly Daily or HiFi Way?
    Grinspoon - Guide to Better Living 

    the only PJ studio album I need is LB. 
    I wouldn’t be able to choose between Hourly Daily or HiFi Way. You need them both!
    Agreed! It might come to whatever I can get. 
    Melbourne #1 '98
    Melbourne #2 '03
    Melbourne #3 '03
    Melbourne #1 '06
    Melbourne #3 '06
    Melbourne '09
    Melbourne '14
  • BrainofBGA
    BrainofBGA Australia Posts: 4,562
    pledgeagrievance said:
    BrainofBGA said:
    I’m trying to do something similar:

    Queens of the Stone Age - Songs for the Deaf (purchased)
    want to add:
    Led Zeppelin - Physical Graffiti 
    Beastie Boys - Paul’s Boutique
    The Beatles - White Album
    Kiss - Destroyer
    Neil Young - Mirrorball
    The War on Drugs - maybe Lost in the Dream? Or A Deeper Understanding? 
    You Am I - Hourly Daily or HiFi Way?
    Grinspoon - Guide to Better Living 

    the only PJ studio album I need is LB. 
    WOD has to be Deeper Understanding. But you need the song Under the Pressure so maybe an exception should be made , a 7” 
    Such a hard choice. I actually listened to Deeper Understanding before Lost in a Dream but I’m starting to warm to Lost in a Dream as my preferred record. However it’s like choosing a favourite child. 
    Melbourne #1 '98
    Melbourne #2 '03
    Melbourne #3 '03
    Melbourne #1 '06
    Melbourne #3 '06
    Melbourne '09
    Melbourne '14
  • tempo_n_groove
    tempo_n_groove Posts: 41,864
    I'll do ten albums.

    Beastie Boys Pauls Boutique
    Kiss Destroyer
    QOTSA Self Titled
    Oh Sees Face Stabber
    Sublime 40 oz to freedom
    James Brown In the Jungle Groove
    Metallica Master of Puppets
    Public Enemy Fear of a Black Planet
    Adele 21
    Billie Eilish When We All Fall Asleep

  • Gibson
    Gibson Chicago Posts: 2,671
    3 Bands that I need an entire collection for:

    Pearl Jam
    Tragically Hip
    U2

    10 bands where I could survive on one album, if I had to:
    QOTSA - Era Vulgaris (although I should have them in the full collection part
    Radiohead - the Bends
    Jimmy Eat World - Bleed American
    Led Zeppelin - Houses of the Holy?
    Oasis - Morning Glory
    STP - Purple
    White Stripes - Elephant
    Black Keys - Magic Potion
    Smashing Pumpkins - Siamese Dream
    John Mayer - Continuum
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