What are the quintessential SACDs?

What are the quintessential SACD's that one must have in their catalog? I've begun to collect some. So far I have:

Billy Joel's Greatest Hits Vol 1 and 2
Layla and Assorted Love Songs
John Coltrane Lush Life
The Best of Marvin Gaye

Any other suggestions for rock, pop, soul, or Jazz?

 

"JEFF WAYNE´S MUSICAL VERSION OF THE WAR OF THE WORLDS", the surround mix.

 

Everyone have their RCA LIVING STEREO SACDs yet? Better grab 'em! Leontyne Price...

 

The AP Blue Note SACDs that I've heard are very, very good.

 

Isaac Hayes- Hot Buttered Soul.
Elton John SACDs.
Rolling Stones SACDs.
Bob Dylan SACDs.
Edgar Winter- They Only Come Out At Night.
John Coltrane- A Love Supreme.

 

I personally find the Universal Elton John SACDs and Edgar Winter MFSL SACD to be way too bright, YMMV. For Bob Dylan SACDs get the MFSL over the Sony's and for A Love Supreme get the AP SACD over the Universal.

 

The Carpenters - Singles 1969-1981 is pretty freaking awesome. Quintessential, even.

 

Mark Knopfler "Shangri La" is a great sounding SACD.

 

Linda Ronstadt What's New is another beauty.

 

Are any of the ones mentioned in 5.1 like the Billy Joel one is?

 

Our host’s SACDs for Analogue Productions of seven classic Nat “King” Cole albums. And one other Nat SACD he did for Audio Fidelity. The AP releases are some of the best recordings I’ve ever heard.

 

Dire Straits Brothers In Arms SACD release by MFSL is great IMO.

 

The Elton John are 5.1 as are several of the Song Dylan titles. There are also 5.1 Joel discs for The Stranger and 52nd Street.
I believe the only 5.1 Stones is the Sympathy For the Devil single

 

Dark Side Of The Moon & Wish You Here - both 5.1

 

All of Alison Krauss SACDS great sounding

 

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How is the Hotel California SACD?

 

IMO the SHM-SACD of "Exile On Main St." is the best version available. Ditto for "Who's Next".

 

It's the same as the DVD audio disc, and sounds really nice (like Fleetwood Mac's Rumours and Donald Fagan's The Nightfly) and were only released by Warners Japan

 

Which version of these do you have on SACD because some of the titles that you list have different SACD versions, and some are better than others.

 

Jennifer Lopez: On the Six. I never get tired of the cover pic. Has not been brickwalled.

 

Billy Joel SACD is stereo only.

Billy Joel - Billy Joel's Greatest Hits Vol. 1 And 2 (Numbered EDITION Hybrid 2 x SACD) | Shop Music Direct

 

I could have sworn it was 5.1. But I guess not. Sure is crazy though since I'm hearing it in my back speakers too.

 

It is definitely stereo only.

 

How do you have your system set-up? Maybe you are not listening to the SACD layer or maybe you are converting the DSD to PCM and processing the audio.

There are so many options.