Welcome to Top 5 Records! The weekly show-and-tell online hangout where we discuss our love of music and our “Top 5 Records” for particular occasions.

Whether we’re at the decks DJing a set at the party, manning the tape deck while driving on a cross-country road trip, commiserating with sad songs over a broken heart, or stranded on a lonely with nothing but music, each scenario calls for a different essential Top 5 records for THAT moment. What are your Top 5 Records for….?

Our theme for Volume 7 is “Fly on the Wall” – albums or tracks that it would have been just amazing to have been a “fly on the wall” during their recording! Imagine having a glimpse onto the recording of a renowned album by a famous band witnessing the captivating sparkle of creative alchemy, raw emotions, and collaborative magic that give birth to iconic musical masterpieces. Hear the Top 5 Records, we would have liked to see being made! 

Brian’s Top 5 (link):

• “King Of The Delta Blues Singers, Vol. II” (1970) – Robert Johnson 
• “The Genius of Ray Charles” (1959) – Ray Charles
• “I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You” (1967) – Aretha Franklin
• Led Zepplin IV (1971) – Led Zepplin IV
• The Last Waltz (1976) – The Band

Bemsha’s Top 5 (link):

• King of the Delta Blues Singers (1961) – Robert Johnson
• Twist and Shout (1963) – The Beatles
• Simmer Down (1964) – The Wailers with The Skatalites
• You Can’t Hurry Love (1966) – The Supremes
• Je t’aime… moi non plus (1969) – Serge Gainsbourg and Jane Birkin

Jason Garcia’s Top 5 (link):

• “Blues Breakers” / “The Beano Album” (1966) – John Mayall & The Blues Breakers with Eric Clapton
• “Giant Steps” (1960) – John Coltrane
• “Raise” (1991) – Swervedriver
• “In The City” (1977) – The Jam
• “The Low End Theory” (1991) – Tribe Called Quest

Bonus Recording Studio Edition, Vol. 1 (link)

Bonus Recording Studio Edition, Vol. 2 (link)

Event page: https://www.pechakucha.com/events/brian-scotts-event-466