The best thing about this Non-Prince forum is discovering
all of the different artists and songs everybody in this
community likes. we all know we dig prince...but i really
love the variety (and good musical tastes) we all seem to have.

so with that in mind here's some questions about our record
collections.

1.Out of your personal collection what styles of music is
representive the most?
(you rank them from most to least)

for example here's mine...
1.r & b 2.reggae 3. doo-wop 4.rock-pop 5.jazz 6.blues
7.gospel 8.disco 9.classical

2.what 45's do you have that you will always play (until they
throw dirt on ya! smile)
3.what albums-cds are your most treasured ones?

4. which are your favorite albums covers from the ones you
have?

i didn't answer questions 2-4...because i want to see what
everybody else says first.

charles

this should be fascinating...we got some people on the org with some taste,for sho'!

Oh my, these are waaay too many ?uestions:

1.Jazz-A
RnB-B
Doo Wop-C
Rock-D
Blues-E

2.Lady In Satin-Billie Holiday

3.Prince non-released stuff and the import CDs by other artists(Since we Americans are too damn unlucky when it comes 2 IMPORT music which I think is the best). I also have some out-of-print stuff that I found in the "used market" like Tina Turner's 78 "Rough" now, you won't find this anywhere. I also have a bootleg of Millie Jackson doing a gig back in 79 in some joint in Harlem,,this is a tight record.

4.Wow alot,,,mostly Jazz records. Hell, Jazz records got the VERY best covers EVER. 70's Soul/Funk comes 2 mind as a 2nd.

Harlepolis said:

yep. the 50's jazz lps are special. any of the BLue note ones have great graphics!

as for the rare live one by Millie jackson...sounds BAD.

oh one cover that's a trip and half...just happens to be
one of mIllie's. the one where old girl is sitting on the
Toilet! (u know the one I'm talkin' about?

youngca said:

You're talking about "Back 2 The Shit"




[This message was edited Sat Aug 23 12:26:13 PDT 2003 by Harlepolis]

1.Out of your personal collection what styles of music is
representive the most?
funk, r & b, disco, pop, comedy


2.what 45's do you have that you will always play (until they throw dirt on ya! smile)
i only have one 45, and that's the 12" version of "sexy dancer" that i just got. i need to start searchin for more 45s tho'...


3.what albums-cds are your most treasured ones?
all of 'em, pretty much...


4. which are your favorite albums covers from the ones you have?
--both of the cheech and chong albums i have (los cochinos and cheech and chong's wedding album)

--ramones, self-titled album

--the brothers johnson, look out for #1 (i love the pic that's on the dust sleeve, man )

--phil collins, no jacket required

--ramsey lewis, sun goddess




bump this edit
[This message was edited Fri Aug 22 15:19:57 PDT 2003 by Handclapsfingasnapz]

youngca said:

1.Out of your personal collection what styles of music is
representive the most?
(you rank them from most to least)

Funk

Jazz

Rock

Hop-Hop

Electronic

Pop

World

classical

2.what 45's do you have that you will always play (until they
throw dirt on ya! smile)

I have a couple but don't listen to them anymore(i have most on twelve inch or cd)

3.what albums-cds are your most treasured ones?My entire prince collection(i have everything on vinyl except gold and o+>, and all of the 12 inchers that accompanied the album)

My Sun Ra collection, I have a couple of very rare albums by him.

All of my Funkadelic and parliment stuff and related artist.


4. which are your favorite albums covers from the ones you
have? Damn that's a hard one,

Frank zappa "Grand Wazoo" "Hot Rats"

Jimmy and the Tackheads.

Tales of Kidd Funkadelic

Ozzy-Blizzard of Oz

Jimi- Are u Experienced

Kate Bush- The dreaming, Hounds of love, never Forever.
I might be updating this part later, when I'm around my collection.

My father has an extensive blues and R'n'B OL,OL school collection, most of it is centered around blues.He has a room in the attic dedicated to his collection. The way he has it set up is awesome, everything is in bins and in alphabetical order. He also has a lot posters from spanning many different eras, alot of cool promotional posters. Oh yeah its also climate controlled . He won't let anyone up without him, he knows better.



How could I forget about that stuff.
[This message was edited Mon Aug 25 7:06:02 PDT 2003 by sinisterpentatonic]
[This message was edited Mon Aug 25 7:45:39 PDT 2003 by sinisterpentatonic]

sinisterpentatonic said:

oh man. nice choices! (your dad sounds cool. my dad didn't
have too many records around...but the ones he had were
out of the box! all of chuck berry's old Chess 45's...
clyde mcphatter,brook benton,dinah washington,gary us bonds
(picture sleeves,too) ritchie valens la bamba-donna...
a louis jordan one from the mid-60;s (i inherited it from him) and some blues ones from ray charles,bb.king &
lightin' hopkins!

my pops was 2much.

Handclapsfingasnapz said:

i have way to much vinyl LOL, i have been collecting vinyl since i could walk, i coulnd teven tell u today whats in that vinyl room,without going in there and digging myself

Finess said:

finess..i know the feeling! in fact...i'm gonna have to
go in my closet (and the basement) to go through my
records b4 i answer questions 2,3 & 4 of this thread!

i don't even know how many records i have...

i'm curious:out of the top of your head what 45's are
ones you will always play?

youngca said:

45's wow ok heres the list with label

Babysitter - Betty Wright ( Alston )

Crystal Blue persuasion -Tommy James ( Roulette )

Natural High -Bloodstone ( London )

Dont let the Green grass fool ya -Wilson Pickett ( Atlantic)

The Makings of you - Curtis Mayfield ( Curtom )

man i could go on for days and days

1.Out of your personal collection what styles of music is
representive the most?

R&B/Funk
Rock/Alternative

2.what 45's do you have that you will always play (until they throw dirt on ya! smile)

I have more LPs than 45s but my fav is Patti LaBelle-Kiss Away The Pain

3.what albums-cds are your most treasured ones?

My whole vinyl collection is more valuable than any CD that I own. I prefer the sound of my vinyl over the CDs. My favorite CDs are my Prince boots and the funk compilations that I burned myself.


4.which are your favorite albums covers from the ones you have?

All the Parliament Funkadelic ones, all the Ohio Players ones, Ramsey Lewis-Sun Goddess

Harlepolis said:

millie is a trip. what a great cover!
thank u ms. hp!!!

youngca said:

here's the 45 singles i will play until they throw dirt on
me:
1.foster sylvers:misdeamnor 2.drifters:up on the roof
3.dramatics: in the rain 4;george clinton:atomic dog
5.ray parker jr.: i don't think that man should sleep alone
6.spaniels:goodnight sweetheart 7.dionne warwick:walk on by
8.prince: when doves cry/17 days 9.stevie wonder:signed sealed delivered 10.sequins:the third degree
11. beatles:get back/don't let it down 12. hall & oates:one
on one 12.temptations: just my imagination

youngca said:

1. Funk
2. Pop
3. R&B
4. Jazz
5. Polka


I don't have any 45's no mo'...


They're all equally treasured for different reasons...some speak to different aspects of me, different things/phases I was going thru--and still am...

If I had to pick one, though...I'd say it would be a CD that Freespirit made for me, the first one she made for me in fact... ...there's a lot connected with it emotionally...


Sign O' The Times has always been a favorite...no text, just Prince's fucked-out studio complete with instruments, and Prince blurry and barely in the shot...it always looked like Prince just got thru creating this aural masterpiece, and was walking away from just having put down his guitar...it's perfection.

3.the albums i can't do without. are essential to what i
am about? these are CDs & albums:
(out of my head:
1,MOTOWN: hitsville usa the singles collection box set
1958-71
2.smokey robinson & miracles:box-set 35 anniversary collection
3.earth wind & fire: box set the eternal dance
4.prince: dirty mind (if he never made another record...this
would still be my fave...but its not for your kids!)
5.the curtis mayfield story rhino box set
6. curtis mayfield & impressions; the never ending impressions (their first album..curtis ..already great)
7.beatles:rubber soul & please please me (their debut)
8.rhino doo-wop box set all 3 volumes (crucial for doo-wop
maniacs)
9, temptations: empress of soul box set (all the tempts
you'll ever need,people)
10.miles davis:birth of the cool
11,temptations:the temptin' temptations (perfect 65 lp)
12. stevie wonder:box-set all the stevie you'll ever need!
or his Music AQUARIUM 2 record set!
13. marvin gaye; the master box-set (lord have mercy!)
14.bob marley & wailers: songs of freedom
15 gregory issacs: night nurse
16. Divas of the past compilation cd disk...(basically
a 60's-70's collection of girl groups and singers..obscure
and not so obscure...rare local hits...
17. the ISLANd records: story of jamaican music 1958-1993
18. the essential sarah vaughn

there's more but these basically tell you who i am

as for the favorite album covers (these are all albums i have not cds...and they're chosen from the persepctive of
a photography-art fanatic (me!)

miles davis all stars:walkin' (prestige)
earth wind and fire: spirit
the flamingos:flamingo serenade
stevie wonder: talkin book (stevie withouh glasses !)
sheila e: the glamorous life (sheils looks mahvelous y'all)
sade: diamond life
steve miller band:fly like an eagle
beatles: sgt peppers & abbey road (classic)
brenda holloway: every little bit hurts (wow)
donald fagen: the nightfly
bobby caldwell:cat in the hat
louis jordan:somebody up there digs me (thanks dad)
minnie riperton:adventures in paradise
stanley clarke:school days
the pointer sisters :the pointer sisters
johhny guitar watson: a real mother for ya (yeah jgw!)
jeff beck with the jam hammer group
prince:dirty mind
joni mitchell: hejira (so cool joni)
madhouse: 8
miles davis: someday my prince will come
billie holiday: the first verve sessions
dizzy gillespie; the dizzest

GREAT THREAD!!! I've bought so much music in my lifetime...whew!!!. I've been buying music every since I was 9 years old and I'd go to the record store and buy those vinyl singles. I bought the most music though when I graduated from high school, while still living with my parents{during these 3 years I was only responsible for the grocery bill so I had plenty of extra money to buy music with}. I know I got vinyl stuff in my father's basement, that even I have probably forgotten about. Some of my stuff got stolen while I was in college{living with a roommates who had some rather rouguish friends}. Then a few years ago I got into a rather tight spot {financially} and had to sell a substantial amount of my records and CDs. at a used music store. Hey, somebody got some music from the stuff I sold that day.... Even so, I still got good stuff to listen to...


1.Out of your personal collection what styles of music is
representive the most?
(you rank them from most to least)

A) Old School R&B
B) Jazz
C) Gospel
D) Pop




2.what 45's do you have that you will always play (until they
throw dirt on ya! smile)


A) Madhouse 6 {the sound is amazing on this vinyl 45}
B) Prince- When Doves Cry{Limited purple vinyl edition}
C} Chaka Khan-What Cha Gonna Do For Me?
D) Anita Baker- Sweet Love...just to name a few


3.what albums-cds are your most treasured ones?

Vinyl

Stevie Wonder-Songs In The Key Of Life
Freddie Hubbard-Keep Your Soul Together
Freddie Hubbard-Life Flight {classic 1987 album}
Wynton Marsalis- Hot House Flowers
Al Jarreau- This Time
Al Jarreau- Jarreau
Michael Jackson- Off The Wall
The Jacksons- Triumph
Pat Metheny Group- First Circle

CDs

Miles Davis- In A Silent Way
Miles Davis- Live Around The World
Pat Metheny Group-We Live Here
Pat Metheny Group-Speaking Of Now
Aretha Franklin- One Lord, One Faith, One Baptism
Canton Spirtuals- Live In Washington D.C.
Kirk Franklin& God's Property- Nu Nation
Art Blakey And Jazz Messengers- Free For All
Stevie Wonder-Songs In The Key Of Life{24-bit
digitally remastered edition..CD foldout gate version}
Fred Hammond And Radicals For Christ-Purpose By Design
Sade- Love Deluxe
John Coltrane-A Love's Supreme{2-CD set including a
bonus disc of songs from this classic album performed
LIVE...plus the 2 discs are 20-bit remastered
Herbie Hancock-The Sixties Blue Note Sessions{A six
CD set of Herbie Hancock's Blue Note albums recorded
in the 60's...THIS IS THE ONLY BOX SET THAT I OWN..
some good music on this box set} As John Coltrane
would say, "these are a few of my favorite things".



4. which are your favorite albums covers from the ones you
have?

A)Stevie Wonder- Songs In The Key Of Life
B)Michael Jackson-Off The Wall just to name a
couple.
[This message was edited Mon Aug 25 4:26:10 PDT 2003 by BRO915]

BRO915 said:

1.Out of your personal collection what styles of music is
representive the most?
(you rank them from most to least)
This is tough and my collection is in no kind of order...just tore up, back, and over, scattered in boxes.
So I might have to correct it later on, but I think in order:

A) pop
B) R&B (classic & neo-soul)
C) funk and disco (think it's really close)
D) classic and modern rock
E) soundtracks
F) trance-like mood and instrumental style
G) jazz,gospel,and alternative are about the same


2.what 45's do you have that you will always play (until they
throw dirt on ya! smile)

I don't play 45's anymore. Think the last time was sometime last year.

3.what albums-cds are your most treasured ones?

Mostly the greatest hits and box sets which easily totals over 150.

4. which are your favorite albums covers from the ones you
have?
Hmmm...maybe Duran Duran's "Seven and the Ragged Tiger," and The Beatles "Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band," oh include Stevie Wonder's "Innervision" but beyond that, I don't really trip over album covers.

I love this board. Learn so much from all you guys. And love the diversity of musical interests. Youngca rocks!!!

1.Out of your personal collection what styles of music is
representive the most?
(you rank them from most to least)

r & b
rap
rock-pop
rock-alternative
dance
classical
oldies

2.what 45's do you have that you will always play (until they
throw dirt on ya! smile)

I don't have any

3.what albums-cds are your most treasured ones?

Blondie, Bowie, Prince (duh!), Outkast

4. which are your favorite albums covers from the ones you
have?

Prince - Parade
Bowie - Aladdin Sane
Blondie - Autoamerican
[This message was edited Sun Aug 24 22:50:54 PDT 2003 by Raven]

funkyslsistah said:

oh gee Dee...i don't know what to say! (blush) well you ROCK,too!

you bring up a interesting point. most music fans don't pay
that much attention to albums graphics on covers! which is
probably the norm. i guess the reason i always have is cuz
i've always been into Art and Photgraphy ..i mean i got started early drooling over the old picture sleeve 45's my
dad and older sister had. something about those ancient
picture sleeve got to me. "the earliest 2 that stick out in my
young mind were GARy Bonds "quarter to 3" and ritchie valens
'1959" "la bamba & donna.

back in the 60's (thanks to the beatles mostly) a lot of people got off on record covers. they became as importatant
as the music inside the sleeves!

but the 50's jazz album covers (u know what i'm saying BRO915 & harlepolis!...) were da bomb!

a few more records that i should add :

cool album covers (this is for my man david eye!)
marvin's "what's going on"

(i don't have this one but i seen it in a record album book..THe Marvelettes debut album:please mr. postman...it has
all 5 original memebers at the top looking down on a drawing
of a postman! pretty slick for a motown cover)
prince:sign o the times & controversy

all of the FUnkadelic covers. every one is an experience!

45 singles i should have mentioned:
impressions: gyspy woman
king floyd;groove me
jerry butler:need to belong
jackson 5:the love you save
tom tom club:genius of love
sarah vaughn:broken hearted melody
donald jenkins & delighters:elephant walk
cods:michael the lover
jackson 5 :big boy (their first local pre-motown song circa
1968...mj was already great.
madison time: ray bryant combo (thank you pops...this cut was in a key scene in the movie HAIRSPRay...go rickie lake!)
anyway those are the ones i neglected!

youngca
music is the common bond between us all...without it...
what would life be like...