these all, with the exception of one that i purchased myself, used to belong to my dad. i also now have his turntable, which has all the cords necessary to utilize modern stereos for the sound.
i even sorted them by genre [and year, but i'm not putting that here cause my energy has run out and it's in a different spot on each friggin record].
rock/pop:
-the beatles, 1962-1966 “best of”
-the hollies, greatest hits
-lettermen, greatest hits
-the very best of johnny rivers
-boz scaggs, hits!
-elton john, too low for zero
-the carpenters, yesterday once more (best of)
-neil diamond, gold: live at the troubadour
easy listening:
-the very best of roger whittaker
jazz:
-glenn miller plays selections from the glenn miller story and other hits
-the best of glenn miller vol. 3
-count basie and his orchestra, prime time
-buddy rich, drummer’s drummer
-nat king cole [just says "we proudly dedicate this album as a tribute to the man and his music" on the front]
-count basie, straight ahead
-bill pearce trombone with the dick anthony orchestra
-herb alpert and the tijuana brass, SRO
country/bluegrass:
-the world of flatt and scruggs
-lester flatt featuring feudin’ banjos, country boy
-boxcar willie, king of the road
-eddie rabbitt, horizon
-jerry reed, texas bound and flyin’
r&b/soul:
-donna summer, walk away: the best of 1977-1980
-jimmy ruffin, sunrise
christmas:
-london festival brass ensemble, the magic of christmas
-christmas with the lush strings of the hollywood symphonette
-john denver and the muppets, a christmas together
-a christmas festival [compilation album]
praise and worship:
-jim and tammy bakker present the PTL singers and orchestra
-jim and tammy present the PTL musical family
soundtracks:
-television’s greatest hits: 65 tv themes from the 50′s and 60′s
-henry mancini, the music from peter gunn
-henry mancini, the pink panther
-john williams, star wars
-john williams, superman: the movie
-leonard rosenman, the lord of the rings [the animated one, obviously]
-jerry goldsmith, star trek: the motion picture
-burt reynolds’ sharkey’s machine [compilation]
other:
-rockin’ around the house! 50 original hits
and the one vinyl i’ve bought for myself so far:
indie rock:
-arcade fire, the suburbs
