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you can learn a lot about someone by seeing their CD collection.


A

Geoff Achison, Mystery Train (autographed, saw him perform four consecutive Tuesdays in June, 1998) 

Laurie Anderson, Mister Heartbreak² 

Marc Anthony, Self-titled 


B

Badfinger, The Very Best of 

The Band, The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down, live 

Barenaked Ladies, Maroon 

Barenaked Ladies, Disc One: All Their Greatest¹ 

Syd Barrett, Best of Barrett, Disc Two¹² 

Ludwig van Beethoven, Symphonies 6 & 8¹² 

Bee Gees, Greatest/70s (2 CDs) 

Beethoven, Symphonies 4 & 5² 

Ben Folds Five, Whatever and Ever Amen 

Björk, Vexpertine 

Bon Jovi, Bounce 

David Bowie, Ziggy Stardust² 

Toni Braxton, Secrets 

Bread, Anthology of Bread 

Bronski Beat, The Age of Consent¹² 


C

The Calling, Camino Palmero 

Carpenters, Yesterday Once More, 2 discs 

Johnny Cash, Crazy Country 

Johnny Cash, American IV: The Man Comes Home 

Cats, Selections from² 

Ray Charles, The Very Best of, Vol. 1 

Ray Charles, The Very Best of, Vol. 2 

Charlie's Angels, Soundtrack 

Cher, The Best of 20th Cent. Masters 

A Chorus Line, original Broadway cast¹² 

Patsy Cline, Heartaches¹ 

Patsy Cline, 16 Hits 

Sam Cooke, The Man and His Music 

Counting Crows, Recovering the Satellites 


D

Bobby Darin, Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 

Bobby Darin, The Best of Bobby Darin, Vol 2¹ 

Bobby Darin, Classic Darin 

Bobby Darin, Live at the Desert Inn 

Miles Davis, Kind of Blue 

Dido, No Angel 

Dr. John, The Essentials 

Dog's Eye View, Daisy (autographed) 

Dog's Eye View, Happy Nowhere 

Neil Diamond, Glory Road, 2 Volume 


E

Eagles, Greatest Hits Vol. 2 

Eagles, Hotel California² 

Enya, A Day Without Rain 

Erasure, Cowboy 

Everclear, Songs From an American Movie, Vol. 1 & 2 


F

Firefall, You Are the Woman and other hits 

Fleetwood Mac, Fleetwood Mac² 

Fleetwood Mac, Tusk² 

Fleetwood Mac, The Dance 

Sue Foley, Walk in the Sun 

Foo Fighters, Foo Fighters 

Foo Fighters, The Colour and the Shape 

For the Boys, movie soundtrack 

Four Tops, Greatest Hits² 

Frankie Goes to Hollywood, Welcome to the Pleasuredome² 

Aretha Franklin, 30 Greatest Hits, 1967-74, two discs¹ 

Nelly Furtado, Folklore 


G

Art Garfunkel, Garfunkel 

Judy Garland, the London Sessions¹ 

Marvin Gaye, In Concert 

Generator, Self-titled 

Gin Blossoms, New Miserable Experience 

Macy Gray, On How Life Is 

Patty Griffin, Living with Ghosts 

Patty Griffin, Flaming Red 

Patty Griffin, 1000 Kisses¹ (bought at her concert) 


H

Hair, movie soundtrack (I know, I've heard better) 

Harvey Danger, Where Have All the Merrymakers Gone?¹ 

Harvey Danger, King James Version 

Billie Holiday, Decca Masters 

The Hollies, Greatest Hits 


I

Invisible Doctors, Did You Lose Me? 


J

Etta James, Her Best, The Chess 50th Anniversary Series¹ 

Etta James, Stickin' to My Guns 

Skip James, Blues Legends series 

Tommy James & the Shondells, All Their Best 

Jay & the Americans, Greatest Hits 

Billy Joel, The Stranger² 

Jack Johnson, On and On 

Elton John, Madman Across the Water² 

EJ, Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy¹² 

EJ EJ EJ, Greatest Hits I, II, 1976-86 (3) 

EJ, The Fox 

EJ, "Something About the Way You Look Tonight"/"Candle in the Wind, 1997" (a gift) 

Ricki Lee Jones, The Evening of My Best Day 

Tom Jones, The Complete¹ 

Janis Joplin, Pearl¹ 

Janis Joplin, 18 essential songs 


K

Alicia Keys, Songs in A Minor 

Ty Kovatch, Self-titled (Jim met him at Market) 

Kristine, Stronger demo 


L

Jonny Lang, Long Time Coming 

kd lang, Ingenue¹ 

Annie Lennox, Medusa 

Gordon Lightfoot, Complete Greatest Hits 

Live, throwing copper¹ 

Live, V 


M

Bob Marley, One Love 

Bob Marley and the Wailers, Exodus² 

Matchbox 20, Yourself or Someone Just Like You¹ 

Matchbox Twenty, Mad Season 

Matchbox Twenty, More Than You Think You Are 

Matchbox Twenty, EP 

John Mayer, Heavier Things 

Don McLean, Best of 

Freddie Mercury and Montserrat Caballe, Barcelona¹ 

Freddie Mercury, Mr. Bad Guy 

Bette Midler, Bathhouse Bette 

Bette Midler, Sings the Rosemary Clooney Songbook 

Mighty Mighty Bostones, Question the Answers 

MMB, Let's Face It 

MMB, Live From the Middle East 

MMB, Pay Attention 

Glenn Miller & His Orchestra, Legendary Performer series 

Roger Miller, Golden Hits² 

Joni Mitchell, The Hissing of Summer Lawns² 

Monty Python, Another Album² 

Gary Moore, After Hours 

GM, Still Got the Blues 

GM, Blues for Greeney 

GM, Out In the Fields, The Very Best of 

GM, A Different Beat 

Van Morrison, Moondance 

Van Morrison, What's Wrong With This Picture?¹ 

Jason Mraz, Waiting for My Rocket to Come 


N

Johnny Nash, The Reggae Collection 

Willie Nelson, 16 Biggest Hits 

Willie Nelson & Friends, Stars & Guitars¹ 

Nickel Creek, This Side 

No Doubt, Rock Steady 


O

On A Llama, Self-Titled 

On A Llama, Riddle Canon 

One from the Heart, movie soundtrack¹² 

Roy Orbison, 16 Biggest Hits 

Joan Osborne, Relish 

Joan Osborne, Early Recordings 


P

Pablo Cruise, Millennium Collection¹ 

Charlie Parker, Ken Burns Jazz series 

Pink Floyd, Piper at the Gates of Dawn² 

PF, Meddle² 

PF, Atom Heart Mother¹² 

PF, Dark Side of the Moon² 

PF, Animals² 

Pretenders, Pretenders 


Q

Queen, Queen² 

Queen, Queen II² 

Queen, Sheer Heart Attack² 

Queen, A Night At the Opera² 

Queen, A Day At the Races² 

Queen, News of the World² 

Queen, Jazz² 

Queen, The Game² 

Queen, Hot Space² 

Queen, The Miracle 

Queen, Innuendo 

Queen, Made in Heaven¹ 


R

Gerry Rafferty, City to City² 

Bonnie Raitt, Longing in their Hearts 

Bonnie Raitt, Nick of Time 

Martha Reeves & The Vandellas, Greatest Hits² 

Damien Rice, O 


S

Sade, The Best of 

Santana, Supernatural 

Jon Secada, Greatest Hits 

Bob Seger, Night Moves² 

Paul Simon, Graceland² 

Simon and Garfunkel, Live in Central Park 

Simply Red, Life 

Simply Red, Greatest Hits 

Jimmy Somerville, Root Beer 

The Spinners, The Very Best of 

Steely Dan, The SD Story, 1972-80 (2 CDs) 

Standing in the Shadows of Motown, soundrack 

Billy Stewart, I Do Love You 


T

Tapestry revisited, various artists, tribute 

Three Dog Night, The Best of 

Tommy, Soundtrack 

Train, Self-titled 

Train, Drops of Jupiter 

Twin Peaks, Soundtrack 


U


V
Richie Valens, The RV Story 

Sarah Vaughn, Golden Hits² 

Eric von Schmidt, 2nd Right, 3rd Row¹² 


W

Mary Wells, Greatest Hits² 

West Side Story, Soundtrack 

(The Songs of) West Side Story, various artists (David Peck, coordinator) 

Jesse Winchester, Gentleman of Leisure 


X


Y


Z


ANTHOLOGIES:

25 #1 Hits from 25 years, Motown 

Motown, Legends Series, Love Songs 

Motown, 16 #1 Hits, The Late 60s 

1972 Time-Life Series

British Blues, Vol. 2, Solid Rock 

4 Play Series, Platters, Dells, Impressions, Drifters 

Solid Gold, 70 Ounces of Gold 

Atlantic Records, Ultimate 60s Soul Sensations 

Atlantic Records, The Gold Anniversay Collection, 2 discs 

MCA Vintage Music (60s), Volume 8 

Hits of the 70's (sic), 3 CD set 

Blitz, Greatest Hits (Early 70s-mid 80s) 

Billboard Hits by the Year, 1988 (won this for the music trivia quiz at Portland Rockies game, 8/5/99) 

Red Hot & Blue/Cole Porter AIDS tribute 

You Are Here, number eight (Sampler Series) 

{Reminds Me Of Work, homemade collection, 1997} 

{F--k and Other Songs that Remind Me of Work, homemade collection, 1998} 

{What's This Life For? homemade collection, 1998} 



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 If I could only have 25 of the above on a desert island (or a dessert island, for that matter), it would be these. 

² This replaces same thing once owned on vinyl in the "old days."