Elvis Costello's 500

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Elvis Costello put together this list of Albums you need to own for the November 2000 issue of Vanity Fair. I find it one of the most eclectic and thought-provoking "best of" music lists I’ve ever seen. While it is always nice when a pro confirms your own high tastes, the discoveries this list will prompt are the most rewarding

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  1. 1.
    ABBA - Gold: Greatest Hits
    by Abba
  2. 2.
    Subway to the Country
    by David Ackles
  3. 3.
    ?
    The Road To Cairo - David Ackles (LP)
    by David Ackles
  4. 4.
    ?
    The Best of Cannonball Adderly
    by Cannonball Adderly
  5. 5.
    Maudlin Years
    by Amy Allison
  6. 6.
    Best of
    by Mose Allison
  7. 7.
    Lingo
    by Various Artists
  8. 8.
    Complete Hot Five and Hot Seven Recordings
    by Louis Armstrong
  9. 9.
    The Astaire Story
    by Fred Astaire
  10. 10.
    Bach:The Well-Tempered Clavier

  12. 12.
    Bach: 6 Partitas BWV 825-830

  14. 14.
    The Look Of Love: The Burt Bacharach Collection
    by Burt Bacharach
  15. 15.
    Best Of: Chet Baker Sings
    by Chet Baker
  16. 16.
    Broken Wing
    by Chet Baker
  17. 17.
    Music From Big Pink
    by The Band
  18. 18.
    The Band
    by The Band
  19. 19.
    ?
    The Monkey by Dave Bartholomew (LP)
    by Dave Bartholomew
  20. 20.
    Bela Bartok: The 6 String Quartets - Emerson String Quartet
    by Eugene Drucker
  22. 22.
    ?
    The Atomic Mr. Basie by Count Basie (LP)
    by Count Basie
  23. 23.
    Pet Sounds
    by The Beach Boys
  24. 24.
    Carl & The Passions - So Tough / Holland
    by The Beach Boys
  25. 25.
    Good Vibrations: Thirty Years Of The Beach Boys
    by Beach Boys
  26. 26.
    Paul's Boutique
    by Beastie Boys
  27. 27.
    With the Beatles
    by The Beatles
  28. 28.
    A Hard Day's Night

  29. 29.
    Help! [UK]
    by Beatles
  30. 30.
    Rubber Soul (1990)
    by Beatles
  31. 31.
    Revolver
    by The Beatles
  32. 32.
    Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
    by Beatles
  33. 33.
    The Beatles (The White Album)
    by Beatles
  34. 34.
    Past Masters, Volume Two
    by The Beatles
  35. 35.
    Odelay
    by Beck
  36. 36.
    Best of
    by Bee Gees
  37. 37.
    Tony Bennett & Bill Evans Album
    by Tony Bennett
  39. 39.
    ?
    Father's Lying Dead on the Ironing Board
    by Agnes Bernelle
  40. 40.
    West Side Story (Original Soundtrack Recording)
    by Stephen Sondheim
  41. 41.
    Debut
    by Bjork
  42. 42.
    Post
    by Bjork
  43. 43.
    Buscando America
    by Ruben Blades
  44. 44.
    Two Steps From The Blues
    by Bobby Blue Bland
  45. 45.
    Best of Blondie
    by Blondie
  46. 46.
    13
    by Blur
  47. 47.
    Lyrics for Lovers
    by Dirk Bogarde
  48. 48.
    Hunky Dory
    by David Bowie
  49. 49.
    Station to Station
    by David Bowie
  50. 50.
    Low
    by David Bowie

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Created by edbogus on Aug 08, 2007.
 

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dogonfire

Untitled — 3 years ago

Adding more based on complete list here: http://www.elviscostello.info/articles/t-z/vanity_fair.001101a.html

Jul 20, 03:59PM | 0 comments | Reply to this

Greg

B000005GX2 — 4 years ago

If you do a search for the above, you can find a version of #22 with a picture for the list…

Aug 09, 01:26PM | 0 comments | Reply to this



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