Can you recommend some music (vinyl records) for me to check out?

November 30, 2010 5:32 PM

Can you recommend some music that I would like? I buy used vinyl records, and am looking to expand my collection to include artists I may not yet be familiar with.

I enjoy listening to:

Kenny Loggins
Fleetwood Mac
Phil Collins/Genesis
Christopher Cross
Michael Jackson
Foreigner
Stevie Wonder
Pink Floyd
Elton John
Styx
Crosby, Stills & Nash
George Harrison
Simon & Garfunkel

and other such music from the 70s/80s.

posted by cp311 to Media & Arts (16 answers total)

You're looking for music available on vinyl, correct? From that era specifically, or from any era?
posted by goblinbox at 5:42 PM on November 30, 2010

The Alan Parsons Project, implying: Year of The Cat by Al Stewart.

All of this stuff sounds swell on vinyl. It sounds like you have a lot to listen to already.
posted by ovvl at 5:50 PM on November 30, 2010

David Bowie
Steely Dan
Supertramp
Yes
posted by usonian at 5:55 PM on November 30, 2010

I really like The Mountain Goats on vinyl.
posted by two lights above the sea at 6:28 PM on November 30, 2010

I should note that The Mountain Goats is a modern band.

A period accurate artist that I really think you'll enjoy is Nick Drake.
posted by two lights above the sea at 6:31 PM on November 30, 2010

Best answer: Bread. Climax Blues Band. Electric Light Orchestra. Todd Rundgren. Boz Skaggs. Delbert McClinton. Harry Nilsson. The Doobie Brothers. Billy Joel. Atlanda Rhythm Section.
posted by goblinbox at 6:43 PM on November 30, 2010

Might be a stretch, but the new album by Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti, Before Today, could be a weird little fit in your lp collection.
posted by activitystory at 6:53 PM on November 30, 2010

try the chantoozies. they are australia's finest 80s pop.
posted by MT at 7:32 PM on November 30, 2010

A tip: You can use Spotify to explore artists and music you don't know. Their free account allows 20 hours of listening.
posted by bbxx at 7:32 PM on November 30, 2010

10CC
posted by rhizome at 9:15 PM on November 30, 2010

Best answer: Your interest in George Harrison makes me think you might like some Electric Light Orchestra, Ronnie Lane (including his record with Pete Townshend), Badfinger, and Big Star. I know these all used to be abundantly available on vinyl, but I can't say for sure if they are still.
posted by scody at 11:14 PM on November 30, 2010

Big Country, Jackson Browne, Joan Armatrading, Steely Dan!
posted by wemayfreeze at 12:22 AM on December 1, 2010

Get some Warren Zevon. Start off with Excitable Boy and then The Wind. The latter is the record he made after he discovered he had terminal mesothelioma and was going to die very soon. It's some powerful stuff.

Also, he sounds great on vinyl, at least in my experience.
posted by King Bee at 5:18 AM on December 1, 2010

Response by poster: Yes, available on vinyl. It doesn't have to be that era. Lots of great suggestions so far! Thanks to all.
posted by cp311 at 6:00 AM on December 1, 2010

I might be going too soft-rock, but your list made me think of Chris de Burgh.
posted by The corpse in the library at 12:03 PM on December 1, 2010

Best answer: Jethro Tull
Barclay James Harvest
posted by softlord at 1:47 PM on December 1, 2010