In no particular order. Probably showing my age a bit here, too!
Depeche Mode: Songs of Faith and Devotion. A lot of people would pick 'Violator', but I've always liked the bombastic nature of this album. Plus, 'I Feel You' is a killer opening track.

Pop Will Eat Itself: This is the Day, This is the Hour, This is... This. Not a duff track in my opinion. Classic PWEI, and brings back happy memories of seeing them at Newcastle Uni 20 years ago.

The Sisters Of Mercy: First and Last and Always. Classic goth stuff, and surprisingly uplifting in places. And completely different to later releases.

Cardiacs: A Little Man and a House and the Whole World Window. Utterly bonkers but brilliant. A mix of punk, pop and fairground music, I played this until the tape wore out. Managed to find a copy on CD about a year ago and nearly wet myself. Recently found out that founder Tim Smith had a heart attack last year, which seems a little ironic.

Fields of the Nephilim: Elizium. Purely for the last two tracks alone, which are among my favourite things ever committed to disk. But the rest of the album is pretty good too.

Kissing the Pink: Naked. I just like it. Takes me back to my first year at college, when it was already a few years old.

Fleetwood Mac: Rumours. For no other reason that it reminds me of my mum - she played it constantly when it first came out and it's kind of stuck in my brain.

War of the Worlds. Because it's bloody brilliant. 'Nuff said.

The Dead Kennedys: Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables. Has the best cover of Viva Las Vegas ever on it.

The Wonderstuff: The Eight-Legged Groove Machine. Their later stuff wasn't a patch on this, imho.
( Davros' Granddad a voice of calm reason in a world of spastics., Wed 1 Jul 2009, 12:31, 1 reply, 16 years ago)

Just a few
Same here with DK and Sisters of Mercy, but also

Nirvana: Unplugged - a lovely little album. It reminds me of my teenage years and I still love it now. Up there with Alice in Chains Unplugged as one of my all time favourites.

Korn: S/T (1st album) - still a stonking bundle of rage. I had this on tape when it 1st came out and thought it was brilliant then, and still great now.

Pearl Jam: Ten - I don't think any comment is needed.

Most Levellers and NMA: Each album suits a different mood, and although not all are great albums I think each one had at least 3 great tracks

All my best albums are stuck in one section of my CD collection for easy access.
( SpikeyPickle wishes he was mabazaritchie, Wed 1 Jul 2009, 12:37, Reply)