Best album side ever--Classical and/or Rock

Moondance, side 1.

 

Def Leppard - Hysteria - Side 1

1. "Women"
2. "Rocket"
3. "Animal"
4. "Love Bites"
5. "Pour Some Sugar on Me"
6. "Armageddon It"

 

Either side of Horses is great.

 

Abbey Road, side two...the end.

 

Veedon Fleece - Van morrison - side one - (has hte lot!)
Hounds of love - Kate Bush - Side two - The Ninth Wave

 

In the same spirit I would nominate Side 1 of Tubular Bells, which seems a complete statement by itself.

 

you beat me to it

 

That's my pick too. What a feast for the ears.

 

the beatles - white album - side 1

 

What? Including Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da??

 

Or side one of Ommadawn, side one of Hergest Ridge, side one of Crises...

 

Side 1 of Kraftwerk's ComputerWorld: Computer World/Pocket Calculator/Number/Computer World Reprise...

 

Purple Rain, side 2: When Doves Cry, I Would Die 4 U, Baby I'm a Star, Purple Rain.

Joe Jackson--Look Sharp, side 1: One More Time, Sunday Papers, Is She Really..., Happy Loving Couples, Throw it Away.

 

Of course....Counting Crows - August and Everything After

Round Here
Omaha
Mr Jones
Perfect Blue Buildings
Anna Begins
Time and Time Again

And Side 3 of Lou Reed - Metal Machine Music is AWESOME!!!

 

Prince - Dirty Mind side 2:

Uptown
Head
Sister
Partyup

 

yes. Close to the edge side1

 

you could argue about ob-la-di (and maybe wild honey pie) but imho it gets out outweighed by the crowning glory of the two closing tracks "While my guitar gently weeps" and "Happiness is a warm gun"... and it's definitely better than "maxwell's silver hammer"

 

Side 1 of Mott by Mott the Hoople.

1. All the Way from Memphis
2. Whizz Kid
3. Hymn for the Dudes
4. Honaloochie Boogie
5. Violence

 

Side 1 of Talking Heads' Remain in Light

 

Quadrophenia - Side 4

"Doctor Jimmy"
"The Rock"
"Love, Reign O'er Me"

Doug

 

Side 1
Led Zeppelin I

 

A few of my favourites are:

Side 1's
ELP - self-titled, Tarkus and Trilogy
Yes - Close to The Edge
Yes - Relayer (Gates of Delirium)

Side 2
Abbey Road (of course!)

Side 3
White Album (Birthday - Long, Long, Long)

Side 4
Yes - Tales from Topographic Oceans (Ritual)

Could be any side
Beethoven - 5th Symphony
Mozart - Clarinet Quintet

 

ELO; Concerto for a Rainy Day (Side 3 of Out of the Blue)

 

It is a toss-up between this one and side 2 of Highway 61 Revisited for me.

 

Completely on board with the above, all of which I own on original vinyl records.