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These ten aren't much like each other at all, and they are all discs I actually like, but this shouldn't be mistaken for a top ten list.
The Residents - Eskimo (Eskimo stories told in sound)
Anna Russell Sings? - (comedy, featuring a terrific 'analysis' of Wagner's ring)
Captain Beefheart - Trout Mask Replica (four sides of primitivist avant-garde fun)
Live at CBGB's - (live compilation with The Shirts, Mink deVille, Tuff Darts, Manster)
Solomon Burke - Don't Give Up On Me (soulful R&B with new songs by Elvis Costello, Tom Waits, Van Morrison, Bob Dylan, etc.)
Thomas Schippers conducts the music of Samuel Barber (a desert island choice - Barber's compositions go beyond the well-known Adagio, and this is the best conductor for his work)
Ute Lemper sings Kurt Weill (There are two volumes but the first is the best)
Popol Vuh - Music from the films of Werner Herzog (these guys are pretty much their own genre, though usually placed in the New Age category)
Yello - Stella (Ooooh Yeah!)
Slim Gaillard - Laughing In Rhythm (sly, hip and funny jazzman with his own lingo, "vout")
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