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Tom Waits's "20 Most Cherished Albums Of All Time" (+8)

"In the first of an occasional series in which the greatest recording artists reveal their favourite records, Tom Waits writes about his 20 most cherished albums of all time. So for the lowdown on Zappa and Bill Hicks, step right up…"

(found at: http://observer.guardian.co.uk/omm/story/0,,1439272,00.html)
1. In the Wee Small Hours
by Frank Sinatra
 
2. Solo Monk
by Thelonious Monk
 
3. Trout Mask Replica
by Captain Beefheart
 
4. Exile On Main Street [Limited Edition]
by The Rolling Stones
 
5. Bryars: The Sinking Of The Titanic / Barnett, Bryars Ensemble, et al  
6. The Basement Tapes
by Bob Dylan & the Band
 
7. Lounge Lizards
by The Lounge Lizards
 
8. Rum Sodomy & the Lash
by The Pogues
 
9. I'm Your Man
by Leonard Cohen
 
10. The Specialty Sessions
by Little Richard
 
11. Star Time
by James Brown
 
12. Texas Bohemia: The Texas Bohemian Moravian German Bands
by Various Artists
 
13. The Yellow Shark  
14. Aria: A Passion for Opera  
15. Rant in E-Minor
by Bill Hicks
 
16. Prison Songs (Historical Recordings From Parchman Farm 1947-48), Vol. 1: Murderous Home
by Various Artists
 
17. Marc Ribot Y Los Cubanos Postizos
by Marc Ribot & Los Cubanos Postizos
 
18. Houndog
by Houndog
 
19. Purple Onion
by Les Claypool
 
20. The Delivery Man
by Elvis Costello & The Imposters
 
21. Martinis & Bikinis
by Sam Phillips
 
22. Shakin' the Rafters
by Alex Bradford & The Abyssinian Baptist Gospel Choir
 
23. Screamin' and Hollerin' the Blues: The Worlds of Charley Patton
by Charley Patton
 
24. Modern Sounds In Country and Western Music
by Ray Charles
 
25. The Harry Partch Collection, Volume 1  
26. Let The Buyer Beware
by Lenny Bruce
 
27. Leadbelly's Last Sessions
by Leadbelly
 
28. Ompa Til du Dør
by Kaizers Orchestra
 
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Created by serenadeingreen on Jul 23, 2007.