The Qobuz Ideal Discography

With the Ideal Discography you (re)discover legendary recordings, all whilst building on your musical knowledge.
Albums
Five Leaves Left
Nick Drake
Folk - Released September 1, 1969 | Island
Just Another Diamond Day
Vashti Bunyan
Folk - Released January 1, 1970 | Spinney Records
Carmen Linares
Carmen Linares
Folk - Released May 13, 2011 | WM Spain
The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan (2010 Mono Version)
Bob Dylan
Folk - Released May 27, 1963 | Columbia - Legacy
In My Life
Judy Collins
Folk - Released November 1, 1966 | Rhino - Elektra
Mr. Bojangles
Jerry Jeff Walker
Folk - Released September 25, 1968 | Rhino Atlantic
Heart Food
Judee Sill
Folk - Released January 1, 1973 | Rhino
The Transfiguration Of Blind Joe Death
John Fahey
Folk - Released January 1, 1965 | Fantasy Records
Tracy Chapman
Tracy Chapman
Folk - Released April 18, 1988 | Elektra Records
Pink Moon
Nick Drake
Folk - Released February 25, 1972 | Island
Pink Moon
Nick Drake
Folk - Released February 25, 1972 | Universal-Island Records Ltd.
Five Leaves Left
Nick Drake
Folk - Released September 1, 1969 | Universal-Island Records Ltd.
Bryter Layter
Nick Drake
Folk - Released January 1, 1970 | Universal-Island Records Ltd.
Liege And Lief (Deluxe Edition)
Fairport Convention
Folk - Released December 1, 1969 | UMC (Universal Music Catalogue)
In the decades since its original release, more than one writer has declared Fairport Convention's Liege & Lief the definitive British folk-rock album, a distinction it holds at least in part because it grants equal importance to all three parts of that formula. While Fairport had begun dipping their toes into British traditional folk with their stellar version of "A Sailor's Life" on Unhalfbricking, Liege & Lief found them diving head first into the possibilities of England's musical past, with Ashley Hutchings digging through the archives at the Cecil Sharp House in search of musical treasure, and the musicians (in particular vocalist Sandy Denny) eagerly embracing the dark mysteries of this music. (Only two of the album's eight songs were group originals, though "Crazy Man Michael" and "Come All Ye" hardly stand out from their antique counterparts.) Liege & Lief was also recorded after a tour bus crash claimed the lives of original Fairport drummer Martin Lamble and Richard Thompson's girlfriend, Jeannie Franklyn; as the members of the group worked to shake off the tragedy (and break in new drummer Dave Mattacks and full-time fiddler Dave Swarbrick), they became a stronger and more adventurous unit, less interested in the neo-Jefferson Airplane direction of their earlier work and firmly committed to fusing time-worn folk with electric instruments while honoring both. And while Liege & Lief was the most purely folk-oriented Fairport Convention album to date, it also rocked hard in a thoroughly original and uncompromising way; the "Lark in the Morning" medley swings unrelentingly, the group's crashing dynamics wring every last ounce of drama from "Tam Lin" and "Matty Groves," and Thompson and Swarbrick's soloing is dazzling throughout. Liege & Lief introduced a large new audience to the beauty of British folk, but Fairport Convention's interpretations spoke of the present as much as the past, and the result was timeless music in the best sense of the term. © Mark Deming /TiVo
Fairport Convention
Fairport Convention
Folk - Released June 1, 1968 | UMC (Universal Music Catalogue)
Sunshine Superman
Donovan
Folk - Released July 1, 1966 | Epic
Sounds Of Silence
Simon & Garfunkel
Folk - Released January 1, 1966 | Columbia
The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan
Folk - Released April 1, 2016 | Columbia
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A Light for Attracting Attention The Smile Pitchfork: Best New Music
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Un Verano Sin Ti Bad Bunny Pitchfork: Best New Music
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Boat Songs MJ Lenderman Pitchfork: Best New Music
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GOLD Alabaster DePlume Pitchfork: Best New Music