FAVOURITE/RECOMMENDED MUSIC CDs/DVDs

favourite singers (alphabetical, *=especially like):
- Björk (avantgarde/pop)
- David Bowie (rock)
- *James Brown (funk/R&B/soul)
- Kate Bush (rock)
- Karen Carpenter (Carpenters)
- Ray Charles (soul)
- Patsy Cline (country)
- Alice Cooper (rock)
- *David Coverdale (Deep Purple/Whitesnake)
- Ella Fitzgerald (jazz)
- Aretha Franklin (soul)
- Amelita Galli-Curci (opera)
- Judy Garland (jazz/pop)
- Kathryn Grayson (soprano)
- *Nina Hagen (avantgarde/rock)
- *Rob Halford (Judas Priest)
- Roger Hodgson (Supertramp)
- Billie Holliday (jazz)
- Glenn Hughes (Deep Purple)
- Janis Joplin (blues-rock)
- Bill Kenny (Ink Spots)
- Gladys Knight (soul)
- Patti Labelle (soul)
- Geddy Lee (Rush)
- Loretta Lynn (country)
- Jeanette MacDonald (soprano)
- John McCormack (Irish tenor)
- Klaus Meine (Scorpions)
- Freddie Mercury (Queen)
- Klaus Nomi (rock)
- Tim Ripper Owens (Beyond Fear/Iced Earth/Judas Priest/Malmsteen)
- *Robert Plant (Led Zeppelin)
- Prince (rock)
- *Little Richard (rock&roll)
- Chris Robinson (Black Crowes)
- *Bon Scott & Brian Johnson (AC/DC)
- Geoff Tate (Queensryche)
- *Steven Tyler (Aerosmith)
- Ann Wilson (Heart)
- Robert Wilson (Scottish tenor)
- Stevie Wonder (soul)

favourite CDs: blues/pop/rock (alphabetical by artist/year):
surname, firstname, title, year
*AC/DC, Bon Scott, High Voltage, 1976
*AC/DC, Bon Scott, Highway to Hell, 1979
*AC/DC, Brian Johnson, Back in Black, 1980
*Aerosmith,, Rocks, 1976
Beatles, The, White Album, 1968
Beatles, The, Abbey Road, 1969
Björk,, Debut, 1993
*Black Crowes, Chris Robinson, Shake Your Money Maker, 1990
- - - - - Black Sabbath & company - - - - -
*Black Sabbath, Osbourne, Master of Reality, 1971
Black Sabbath, Dio, Heaven & Hell, 1980
Osbourne, Ozzy, Live & Loud, 1993
Osbourne, Ozzy, Live Budokan, 2002
Osbourne, Ozzy/Randy Rhoads, Blizzard of Ozz, 1981
Osbourne, Ozzy/Randy Rhoads, Diary of a Madman, 1981
*Osbourne, Ozzy/Randy Rhoads, Live Tribute, 1987
Osbourne, Ozzy/Zakk Wylde, No Rest for the Wicked, 1988
Osbourne, Ozzy/Zakk Wylde, Ozzmosis, 1995
Black Uhuru, reggae, Red, 1981
Black Uhuru, reggae, Chill Out, 1982
blues: various, blues, Chess Blues: Artists & Songs, 1994
blues: Lenior, J.B., Mama Watch Your Daughter, 1993
Bowie, David, Hunky Dory, 1971
*Bowie, David, Ziggy Stardust, 1972
*Bowie, David, Aladdin Sane, 1973
*Bowie, David, Diamond Dogs, 1974
*Bowie, David, Low, 1977
Bowie, David, Heroes, 1977
Bowie, David, Lodger, 1979
Bowie, David, Scary Monsters, 1980
*Bowie, David, Earthling, 1996
*Brown, James, any, 1960s+
Bush, Kate, Kick Inside, 1977
*Bush, Kate, Never Forever, 1980
Bush, Kate, The Dreaming, 1982
*Carpenters, Karen/Richard, Close to You, 1970
*Carpenters, Karen/Richard, Carpenters, 1971
Carpenters, Karen/Richard, Song for You, 1972
Carpenters, Karen/Richard, Now & Then, 1973
Carpenters, Karen/Richard, Horizon, 1975
Carpenters, Karen/Richard, Passage, 1977
Cheap Trick,, Live Budokan, 1978
*Clash, The, The Clash, 1977
Clash, The, Give Them Enough Rope, 1978
Clash, The, London Calling, 1979
Clash, The, Black Market Clash, 1983
*Cline, Patsy, any, -
*Cooper, Alice, Love It To Death, 1971
Cooper, Alice, Killer, 1971
Cooper, Alice, School's Out, 1972
Cooper, Alice, Billion Dollar Babies, 1973
Cooper, Alice, Welcome to My Nightmare, 1975
- - - - - Deep Purple & company - - - - -
Deep Purple, Gillan, In Rock, 1970
Deep Purple, Gillan, Machine Head, 1972
Deep Purple, Gillan, Made in Japan, 1973
*Deep Purple, Coverdale, Burn, 1974
Deep Purple, Coverdale, Live California Jam, 1974
*Hughes, Glenn, Live Burning Japan, 1994
Rainbow, Ritchie, Blackmore's Rainbow, 1975
Whitesnake, Coverdale, Ready & Willing, 1980
*Whitesnake, Coverdale, Live in the Heart of the City, 1980
Whitesnake, Coverdale, Lovehunter, 1982
Whitesnake, Coverdale, Whitesnake, 1987
*Whitesnake, Coverdale, Live in the Still of the Night (London), 2004
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*Dury, Ian, New Boots & Panties, 1977
Dury, Ian, Do It Yourself, 1979
*English Beat,, I Just Can't Stop It, 1980
English Beat,, Wha'ppen?, 1981
Fugazi,, Repeater, 1990
*Franklin, Aretha, any, -
Gaye, Marvin, What's Going On, 1971
Green, Al, Let's Stay Together, 1972
Guns & Roses,, Appetite for Destruction, 1987
*Hagen, Nina, NunSexMonkRock, 198-
*Heart,, Dreamboat Annie, 1976
Heart,, Little Queen, 1977
Husker Du,, Candy Apple Grey, 1986
*Iron Maiden,, Number of the Beast, 1982
Iron Maiden,, Live After Death, 1985
Iron Maiden,, Somewhere in Time, 1986
Iron Maiden,, Seventh Son of a Seventh Son, 1988
Jam, The, Compact Snap, 1977-83
Jesus & Mary Chain,, Psychocandy, 1985
*John, Elton, Elton John, 1970
John, Elton, Madman Across the Water, 1971
John, Elton, Tumbleweed Connection, 1971
John, Elton, Honky Chateau, 1972
John, Elton, Don't Shoot Me..., 1973
John, Elton, Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, 1973
John, Elton, Caribou, 1974
John, Elton, Captain Fantastic, 1975
Joplin, Janis, Cheap Thrills, 1968
*Joplin, Janis, Pearl, 1970
Jordan, Sass, Rats, 1994
Joy Division, -, Still, 1981
- - - - - Judas Priest & company - - - - -
Judas Priest, Halford, Sad Wings of Destiny, 1976
Judas Priest, Halford, Sin After Sin, 1977
Judas Priest, Halford, Stained Class, 1978
*Judas Priest, Halford, Hell Bent for Leather, 1979
Judas Priest, Halford, British Steel, 1980
*Judas Priest, Halford, Live Priest in the East, 1979
Judas Priest, Halford, Point of Entry, 1981
Judas Priest, Halford, Screaming for Vengeance 1982
*Judas Priest, Halford, Painkiller, 1990
Judas Priest, Owens, Jugulator, 1997
Judas Priest, Owens, Live Meltdown, 1998
Judas Priest, Owens, Demolition, 2001
Judas Priest, Halford, Angel of Retribution, 2005
Judas Priest, Halford, Nostradamus, 2008
*Halford, Rob, Live Insurrection, 2001
Owens, Tim Ripper/Iced Earth, Glorious Burden, 2004
Owens, Tim Ripper/Beyond Fear, Beyond Fear, 2006
Owens, Tim Ripper, see Malmsteen below, 2008
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*King, Carole, Tapestry, 1971
KISS,, KISS, Casablanca, 1974
Knight, Gladys, Imagination, 1973+
Led Zeppelin, Page/Plant, 1: Led Zeppelin, 1969
Led Zeppelin, Page/Plant, 2, 1969
Led Zeppelin, Page/Plant, 3, 1970
*Led Zeppelin, Page/Plant, 4, 1971
*Led Zeppelin, Page/Plant, 5: Houses of the Holy, 1973
Led Zeppelin, Page/Plant, 6: Physical Graffiti, 1975
Led Zeppelin, Page/Plant, 7: Presence, 1976
Led Zeppelin, Page/Plant, 8: In Through the Out Door, 1979
Led Zeppelin, Page/Plant, 9: Coda, 1982
*Maby-Davis, Betty, Betty Davis, 1973
*Maby-Davis, Betty, They Say I'm Different, 1974
Maby-Davis, Betty, Nasty Gal, 1975
*Malmsteen, Yngwie, Rising Force, 1984
*Malmsteen, Yngwie/Tim Ripper Owens, Perpetual Flame, 2008
Marley, Bob, Burning, 197-
*Masters of Reality,, Masters of Reality, 1988
Megadeth,, So Far So Good So What, 1988
Metallica,, Kill 'em All, 1983
Metallica,, Ride the Lightning, 1984
Metallica,, Garage Days EP, 198-
Metallica,, Master of Puppets, 1986
Metallica,, & Justice for All, 1988
Metallica,, Metallica/Black Album, 1991
Metal Years, soundtrack, Decline of Western Civilization, 1988
*Motorhead,, Ace of Spades, 1980
*Motorhead,, Live No Sleep 'til Hammersmith, 1986
*Motorhead,, Live Everything Louder Than Everyone Else, 1999
New York Dolls, Johansen, New York Dolls, 1974
Niagara, en francais, Religion, 199-
Nugent, Ted, Ted Nugent, 1975
*Nugent, Ted, Double Live Gonzo, 1978
Police,, Outlandos D'Amour, 1978
Police,, Reggatta de Blanc, 1978
Police,, Ghost in the Machine, 1981
Pop, Iggy, Raw Power, 1973
Prince,, Sign of the Times, 1987
Queensryche,, Empire, 1990
*Richard, Little, any, 1950s+
Roxy Music, Bryan Ferry, Country Life, 1974
Roxy Music, Bryan Ferry, Siren, 1975
Rush,, Rush, 1974
*Rush,, 2112, 1976
*Rush,, Farewell to Kings, 1977
Rush,, Permanent Waves, 1980
Rush,, Moving Pictures, 1981
Rush,, Signals, 1982
Rush,, Power Windows, 1985
*Saxon,, Wheels of Steel, 1980
*Scorpions,, World Wide Live, 1985
*Selecter, The, The Selecter, 197-
*Sex Pistols,, Never Mind the Bullocks, 1977
*Sheehan, Billy, Compression, 2001
*Sheehan, Billy, Cosmic Troubadour, 2005
Skinny Puppy,, Bites, 1985
Skinny Puppy,, Chainsaw, 1986
Slayer,, South of Heaven, 1988
Sly & The Family Stone,, Dance to the Music, 1968
*Sly & The Family Stone,, Stand, 1969
Sly & The Family Stone,, Greatest Hits, 1970
*Sonata Arctica,, Ecliptica, 1999
*Specials, The, The Specials, 1980
Specials, The, More Specials, 1980
Special AKA,, In the Studio, 198-
Specials, The, Ghost Town (EP), 198-
*ska/misc, Dance Craze, Live Best of British Ska, 1981
Steely Dan, Donald Fagen, Can't Buy a Thrill, 1972
Steely Dan, Donald Fagen, Countdown to Ecstasy, 1973
Steely Dan, Donald Fagen, Pretzel Logic, 1974
Steely Dan, Donald Fagen, Katy Lied, 1975
Steely Dan, Donald Fagen, Royal Scam, 1976
Steely Dan, Donald Fagen, Aja, 1977
Steely Dan, Donald Fagen, Gaucho, 1980
Stratovarius,, Destiny, 1998
Stratovarius,, Chosen One, 1999
Supertramp,, Crime of the Century, 1974
Supertramp,, Even in the Quietest Moment, 1977
Supertramp,, Breakfast in America, 1979
Sweet,, Desolation Boulevard, 1975
- - - - - Talking Heads & company - - - - -
*Talking Heads, David Byrne, '77, 1977
*Talking Heads, -, More Songs About Buildings & Food, 1978
*Talking Heads, David Byrne, Fear of Music, 1979
*Talking Heads, David Byrne, Remain in Light, 1980
Talking Heads, David Byrne, Speaking in Tongues, 1983
Talking Heads, David Byrne, Live Stop Making Sense, 1984
Byrne, David & Brian Eno, My Life in the Bush of Ghosts, 1981
*Byrne, David, Catherine Wheel, 1981
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Television, Tom Verlaine, Marquee Moon, 1977
Therion,, Theli, 1996
Therion,, Vovin, 1998
Turner, Tina, River Deep Mountain High, 1968
U2,, Boy, 1980
U2,, October, 1981
U2,, War, 1983
U2,, Live: Under a Blood Red Sky, 1983
*Van Halen, David Lee Roth, Van Halen, 1978
*Velvet Underground, Lou Reed/Nico, Velvet Underground & Nico, 1967
Velvet Underground, Lou Reed, Velvet Underground, 1969
Velvet Underground, Lou Reed, VU, 1968/84
*Who, The, Thirty Years of Maximum R&B (boxset), 1960s+
Who, The, Who's Next, 1971
Who, The, Who Are You, 1978
Wonder, Stevie, Songs in the Key of Life 1 & 2, 1976

favourite CDs: classical/jazz/old/show-tunes/specialty/tinpan-alley (alphabetical by artist/year):
surname, firstname, title, year
Armstrong, Louis, any, 1920s+
Bunny, Bugs, Bugs Bunny on Broadway, 1991
Callas, Maria, Puccini: Tosca, 1965
Callas, Maria, Verdi: Il Travatore, 1957
Cantor, Eddie, Okay Toots, 2007
Caruso, Enrico, Caruso, 1989
Caruso, Enrico, Caruso in Ensemble, 1989
Caruso, Enrico, Caruso in Song, 1990
Davis, Miles, Kind of Blue, 1997
Davis, Miles, Birth of the Cool, 196-
Davis, Miles, Bitches Brew, 197-
Eddy, Nelson + Jeanette MacDonald, Dream Lovers, 1998
Eddy, Nelson, Through the Years, 1999
Fitzgerald, Ella, Best of Song Books, 1993
Fitzgerald, Ella, Best of Song Books: Ballads, 1994
Fitzgerald, Ella, Best of Song Books: Love Songs, 1996
*Galli-Curci, Amelita, Galli-Curci, 1990
Galli-Curci, Amelita, Volume 2, 1993
*Garland, Judy, Complete Decca Masters, 1994
Gigli, Beniamino, Volume 1, 1990
Gigli, Beniamino, Volume 2, 1990
*Goodman, Benny, any, 1930s+
Gould, Glenn, Bach: Goldberg Variations, 1982
*Grayson, Kathryn, My Heart Sings for You, 2007
*Holliday, Billie, Qunitessential Vol.1, 1987
Holliday, Billie, Quintessential Vol.2, 1987
Holliday, Billie, Love Songs, 1996
Holliday, Billie, Lady in Satin, 1997
Horowitz, Vladimir, Horowitz, 1985
*Huddersfield Choral Society, -, Hymns Album, 1986
*Ink Spots, The, Anthology, 1998
Jolson, Al, Best of Al Jolson/20 Timeless Classics, 1996
Joplin, Scott (William Albright), Complete Rags, 1990
McCormack, John, McCormack, 1991
McCormack, John, Minstel Boy, 1997
*McCormack, John, McCormack in Song, 1993
Mercer, Johnny, any, 1940s+
Mills Brothers, The, Anthology 1931-68, 1995
*Mozart, Amadeus, Amadeus Soundtrack, 1984
Paganini, Ilya Kaler, 23 Caprices Op.1, 1993
Perlman, Itzhak, Greatest Hits, 1981
Piaf, Edith, Voice of the Sparrow, 1991
Rubinstein, Arthur, Nocturne, 1998
Schipa, Tito, Schipa (Nimbus), 1990
*Schoenberg, Arnold, Verklarte Nacht, 1986
*Sound of Music, -, Sound of Music Soundtrack, 1965
Thomas, John Charles, John Charles Thomas (Nimbus), 1992
Thomas, John Charles, Classic Years, 1998
von Otter, Anne Sofie, Wings in the Night, 1996
*Wilson, Robert, Westering Home, 1998

CDs: Christmas (alphabetical by artist/year):
surname, firstname, title, year
Bowyer, Kevin, Chichester Cathedral: Organ Music, 1995
Carpenters, The, Christmas Portrait, 1978
Chipmunks, The, Christmas with the Chipmunks, 195-
Chipmunks, The, Volume 2, 195-
Crosby, Bing, Merry Christmas, 1961
Grinch,, How the Grinch Stole Christmas, 1995
Guaraldi, Vince, Charlie Brown Christmas, 1988
Vienna Choir Boys,, Christmas Angels, 1995

DVDs (music-related):
surname, firstname, title, year
Almost Famous, Kate Hudson, feature film, 2001
*Anvil, documentary, Anvil, 2009
Black Crowes,, Live Freak & Roll, 2006
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*Amadeus,, Director's Cut, 1984
- - - - - AC/DC & company - - - - -
*AC/DC,, Live Donnington, 1991
AC/DC,, Live No Bull (Madrid), 1996
AC/DC,, Live Stiff Upper Lip, 2001
Thunderstruck, subject=AC/DC, feature film, 2004
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*Bad News, comedy, Bad News Tour, 1987 -- funnier than Spinal Tap
- - - - - Black Sabbath & company - - - - -
Black Sabbath, Ozzy, Live Last Supper (London), 1999
Black Sabbath, Dio, Live Heaven & Hell (NYC), 2007
Dio, Ronnie James, Sacred Heart, 1986
Dio, Ronnie James, Evil or Divine, 2002
Osbourne, Ozzy, Live & Loud, 1993
*Osbourne, Ozzy, Live Budokan, 2002
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Bowie, David, Ziggy Stardust & Spiders, 1973
Bowie, David, Live New York 1997/50th Birthday, 1997
Bowie, David, Best of David Bowie, 2002
*Bowie, David, Reality Tour, 2004
Brown, James, Live Chastain Park, 1985
*Carpenters, The, Gold: Greatest Hits, 2002
Clash, The, Rude Boy, 2006
Cooper, Alice, Welcome to My Nightmare, 1975
*Cooper, Alice, Live Trashes the World/Birmingham, 1989
Cooper, Alice, Brutally Live, 2000
Cooper, Alice, Live Montreaux, 2005
Crosby, Bing, Bing Crosby Christmas, 2000
- - - - - Deep Purple & company - - - - -
Deep Purple, Gillan, Live Machine Head, 1972
*Deep Purple, Coverdale, Live California Jam, 1974
Whitesnake, Coverdale, Live Donington, 1983
*Whitesnake, Coverdale, Live in the Still of the Night (London), 2005
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Def Leppard, feature film, Hysteria: Def Leppard Story, 2001
Heavy Metal Parking Lot, documentary, -, 1986
Iron Maiden,, Live Raising Hell London, 1993
*Iron Maiden,, Live Rock in Rio, 2001
Iron Maiden,, Visions of the Beast, 2003
Iron Maiden,, Early Days Part 1, 2004
Iron Maiden,, Flight 666, 2009
*Joplin, Janis, Live PBS, 196-
Judas Priest, Halford, Live Electric Eye, 1986-2003
Judas Priest, Halford, Live Reunited Tour, 2004
*Judas Priest, Halford, Live Rising in the East, 2005
Judas Priest, Owens, Live London, 2001
*Halford, Rob, Live Rock in Rio 3, 2008
*Led Zeppelin,, Song Remains the Same, 1976
*Led Zeppelin,, boxset, 2003
Plant, Page, No Quarter/Unledded, 2004
Partridge Family, funny/retro, Complete First Season, 2005
*Malmsteen, Yngwie, Trial by Fire: Live Leningrad, 1989
*Metal: Headbanger's Journey,, documentary, 2006
*Metal: Global Metal,, documentary, 2007
*Metal Years, documentary, Decline of Western Civilization 2, 1986
Metallica, documentary, Some Kind of Monster, 2004
*Motorhead,, Live 25 & Alive Boneshaker (London), 2001
*Oklahoma, Shirley Jones, 50th Anniversary Edition, 1955
*Oklahoma, Hugh Jackman, stageplay, 1999
Police, The, Synchronicity Concert, 1983
*Queen, Mercury, On Fire: Live Hollywood Bowl, 1982
Queen, Mercury, Live Wembley, 1986
*Queensryche,, Live Evolution, 2001
Rockstar, Wahlberg/Zakk Wylde, Rockstar (feature film), 2001
Rolling Stones,, Live Bridges to Babylon, 1997
*Saxon,, Live London, 1990
*Saxon,, Live Innocence: Power & Glory, 2003
*Scorpions,, Savage Crazy World/Berlin, 1991
Sex Pistols, The, Rock & Roll Swindle, 197-
*Sex Pistols, The, Filth & the Fury, 1999
Sex Pistols, The, Never Mind the Bollocks, 2002
*Sex Pistols, The, Sid & Nancy, 1986
Slayer,, Live War at the Warfield, 2003
Slayer,, Live Still Reigning, 2004
*Sound of Music,, 40th Anniversary Edition, 1965
Spinal Tap, mockdoc, Special Edition, 1984
Stray Cats, Brian Setzer, Live Rumble in Brixton, 2004
Vai, Steve/Yngwie Malmsteen/Billy Sheehan, -, G3: Live Denver, 2003
*Vai, Steve & Billy Sheehan, Live Astoria London, 2001
*Who, The, Live Thirty Years of Maximum R&B, 2000
Who, The, Kids Are Alright special edition, 2003

DVD -- standup comedy:
surname, firstname, title, year
Chappelle, Dave, any, -
Silverman, Sarah, Jesus is Magic, 2006

* = essential, the very best, I would take to a deserted island, you should add to your shopping list