Record Boy, Record Boy… What are you doing to me?? To have to pick only 5 all time great albums of music to take on a desert isle… You might as well cut off my ears and make me deaf! Anyhow, here's five, and then some to grow on!

Thanks for the spins.. RR

Alphabetical order

Beatles-Rubber Soul (Parlophone/EMI/Capitol--1965)

--impressionable days of High School from a band that was turning the world upside down

"…Norwegian Wood, isn't it good?"

Randy Newman-Lonely at the Top (Best of)(WEA-WB)

--an '87 WEA compilation from the master cynic himself; from "Sail Away" to "Louisiana", it's there…

"…they all hate us anyhow, so let's drop the big one now, let's drop the big one now!"

Steely Dan-Can't Buy A Thrill (ABC/Dunhill)

--Gary Katz played this in the studio for us; most amazing band to break in '72..

"…you go back Jack do it again."

Sting-Field of Gold (84-94)(A&M)

--an artist of many emotions… but always from the heart.

"…in his arms she fell, as her hair came down, among the fields of gold."

Roxy Music-Avalon (Warner Bros.--1982)

--Brian Ferry never sounded better…The first CD I ever wore out!

"When you bossanova there's no holding, Would you have me dancing out of nowhere, Avalon.."

Close runner-ups…

Harry Nilsson-A Little Touch of Schmilsson in the Night (RCA-1973)

Van Morrison-A Night In San Francisco [2 CD's] (Polydor-1994)

Franz Schubert-Symphony #9 (Deutsche Grammophon-1984)

And then there's the box sets…

Bruce Springsteen-Tracks (Columbia-4 CD box set)

Beach Boys-Good Vibrations (Capitol-4 CD box set)

Cream-Those Where The Days (Polydor-4 CD box set)

Frank Sinatra-Reprise Collection (Reprise-4 CD box set)

Paul Simon-64-93 (Warner Bros.-4 CD box set)