The 15 best classic rock albums to own on vinyl

(Pronounced 'Lĕh-'nérd 'Skin-'nérd)

"I Ain't the One"
Gary Rossington, Ronnie Van Zant
3:53
2.
"Tuesday's Gone"
Allen Collins, Van Zant
7:32
3.
"Gimme Three Steps"
Collins, Van Zant
4:30
4.
"Simple Man"
Rossington, Van Zant
5:57
Side two
No.
Title
Writer(s)
Length
5.
"Things Goin' On"
Rossington, Van Zant
5:00
6.
"Mississippi Kid"
Bob Burns, Al Kooper, Van Zant
3:56
7.
"Poison Whiskey"
Ed King, Van Zant
3:13
8.
"Free Bird"
Collins, Van Zant
9:09
Total length:
43:03
2001 CD reissue bonus tracks
No.
Title
Writer(s)
Length
9.
"Mr. Banker" (demo)
King, Rossington, Van Zant
5:23
10.
"Down South Jukin'" (demo)
Collins, Van Zant
2:57
11.
"Tuesday's Gone" (demo)
Collins, Van Zant
7:56
12.
"Gimme Three Steps" (demo)
Collins, Van Zant
5:20
13.
"Free Bird" (demo)
Collins, Van Zant
11:09

and why isn't AC/DC's Highway To Hell album in there?

1.
"Highway to Hell"
3:29
2.
"Girls Got Rhythm"
3:24
3.
"Walk All Over You"
5:10
4.
"Touch Too Much"
4:28
5.
"Beating Around the Bush"
3:57
Side two
No.
Title
Length
1.
"Shot Down in Flames"
3:23
2.
"Get It Hot"
2:35
3.
"If You Want Blood (You've Got It)"
4:38
4.
"Love Hungry Man"
4:18
5.
"Night Prowler"
6:18

Deep Purple - Perfect Strangers Album - when they got back together.

Yup, good call Mo

circa 1986?

I am surprised no one has come up with 'provide links to prove your point' ho ho ho

I wanted to go to Knebworth but couldn't afford it

I thought rubbish trilby - I smashed my gpz1100 up around that time  and it was 1980  - I must have had a bang on the head which deranged me ho ho  you are nearer than me   1984 actually  an apt date for me also !!!

https://everyrecordtellsastory.com/2012/03/03/deep-purple-at-knebworth-mud-and-bottles-in-85/
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Of course John Lord has gone, boo hoo!!!   -  but 'Bach on to this' on one of his solo albums takes some beating

Jon Lord tribute to Ronnie James Dio …


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PdkTBDMBQhE

No Rainbow "Rising"?


1.
"Tarot Woman"
5:58
2.
"Run with the Wolf"
3:48
3.
"Starstruck"
4:06
4.
"Do You Close Your Eyes"
2:58
Side two
No.
Title
Length
5.
"Stargazer"
8:26
6.
"A Light in the Black"
8:12

Track Five - Stargazer …

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rVXy1OhaERY

Not forgetting an early Highway Star

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KgZSnAkQc4c

Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin II
The Who - Who's Next
Rush - A Farewell To Kings
AC/DC - Let There Be Rock
Rainbow - Rainbow Rising
Black Sabbath - Heaven And Hell
AC/DC = Back In Black
Motorhead - Overkill
Montrose - Montrose
Deep Purple - Live In Japan
Metallica- Metallica
Guns'n Roses - Appetite For Destruction
Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin IV
Thin Lizzy - Live And Dangerous
Budgie - Bandolier

I cannot argue wi that, Rey!

kin 'ell

Finally posted summat that somebody don't wanna argue with !

Rainbow - Down To Earth
Judas Priest - Killing Machine
Rush - A Farewell To Kings
Led Zeppelin - In Through The Out Door
Led Zeppelin - IV
Smashing Pumpkins - Siamese Dream
Nirvana - Nevermind
Pixies - Trompe La Monde
Pixies - Surfer Rosa
Pixies - Doolittle
Sisters Of Mercy - Floodland
Fields Of The Nephilim - The Nephilim
Saxon - Strong Arm Of The Law
Pink Floyd - The Wall
Genesis - And Then There Were Three

Jul 19, 2018 -- 7:46PM, Reynard wrote:

Finally posted summat that somebody don't wanna argue with !

Actually, why no Saxon - Strong Arm Of The Law?

Denim & Leather too

I saw Saxon as a support act many years ago on their Wheels Of Steel tour . Strangers In The Night prob not enough to put it in my top 15 abums

I think they were supporting Def Leppard but can't be sure .....

sixtwosix , The Wall defineitely a classic but I scrubbed it cos not reall rock genre . Same could be said of And Then There Were Three . Prefer Nursery Cryme as a 'rock' album or maybe The Knife .

I was joshing, Rey.

I saw Saxon on The Strong Arm tour , they supported Motorhead a lot before this.
Rainbow , Saxon , Priest and Gillan were my first gigs in 80/81

Glad to see a mention of Montrose who are pretty much forgotten about in the UK. Listen to this and tell me they didn't kick arse:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tk52nGxF-jc

Reynard has good musical taste

Just had Echoes Pink Floyd on in car for last two weeks

Wishbone Ash - Argus

Never mind this fred ... Here's the SP

Also worthy of a mention from the top of my head:-

Boston - Boston
Radiohead - The Bends
Pearl Jam - Ten

From my record collection , bought when released !

Led Zeppelin 1, 11 and 111

Pink Floyd - Ummagumma

Yes - Yes

Deep Purple - DP In Rock

Who - Live At Leeds

Who - Tommy

Ten Years After - Sshh

Thin Lizzy - Live and Dangerous

Neil Young - Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere

^ Whitesnake - Whitesnake

Great to see Budgie get a mention.
Great memories watching them in pub gigs around Swansea in my youth... Finale was usually Turn to Stone,
second half of the number went on for ages :)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NvfRPXEXOcQ

Not really all 'Rock' albums are they? Can't be having Rumours, Sgt Pepper and Sticky Fingers is more blues really.

Just Checking - Went to see Sammy Hagar on his solo tour 78/79 . Support act .......... Def Leppard !

johnziere - one of my stand-out memories of my youth - doing 130+ in my Sierra Cosworth on the M25 playing 'Breadfan' at full volume !!

They’re all sh1te

apart from skynyrd

Reynard... 'Breadfan' covered by Metallica, who describe Budgie as one of their influences. Not a bad thing :)

trilby

Good call on Highway to Hell! Long forgotten by me but I have an inkling to dust off the record player. Got Led Zep IV on vinyl too. The great rock and roll swindle also deserves a mention!

No mention of Iron Maiden, 1st saw them with Paul D'Ianno singing and saw Bruce Dickinson when he was with Samson. Number of the Beast, must be in there.

ELO!!!!

did you know jeff lynne is over here and there are tickets for some live shows

320 quid for the two of us to go!!!

I think Iron Maiden is a better album than Number of the Beast to be honest but I would have neither in any top 15

Oh and Moisok I would have had you down as an ELO man!

Saw Iron Maiden at The Ruskin Arms and the Horse And Cart in East London a few times in the mid 70's and then in 79 supporting Judas Priest . Never saw them headline tho .