Great albums that should not be heard under random play conditions, ever

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I'm a huge fan of the Random Play Button. Nevertheless, there are certain classic albums that I *never* disgrace with random play, because they "deserve" to be heard in their proper order, blah blah blah.

This question is inspired by what I'm listening to right now -- "Disintegration" on random play -- and I'm quite sure that some people out there would consider this to be sacrilege.

It's not a matter of certain albums being "too good" for random play. There are plenty of albums in my inner pantheon that get the RP treatment all the time, but these are some of the no-no's:

Orbital -- In Sides
Spiritualized -- Pure Phase
Plastikman -- Closer
Labradford -- fixed:context

(and many more)

You?

― Barry Bruner (Barry Bruner), Thursday, 22 July 2004 17:56 (twenty-one years ago)

The Beatles - Abbey Road. But you're allowed to skip "Maxwell's Silver Hammer" and "Octopus' Garden."

― Wooden, Thursday, 22 July 2004 18:00 (twenty-one years ago)

Xiu Xiu - Knife Play
Pan Sonic - Kesto

― cutty (mcutt), Thursday, 22 July 2004 18:04 (twenty-one years ago)

Avalanches - Since I Left You

― Gear! (Gear!), Thursday, 22 July 2004 18:14 (twenty-one years ago)

Talk Talk to thread. My god I have become a charicature.

― Sick Mouthy (Nick Southall), Thursday, 22 July 2004 18:16 (twenty-one years ago)

Tommy.

― Jazzbo (jmcgaw), Thursday, 22 July 2004 18:38 (twenty-one years ago)

But it sucks either way.

― Jazzbo (jmcgaw), Thursday, 22 July 2004 18:38 (twenty-one years ago)

fields of the nephilim - elizium

― elhaz, Thursday, 22 July 2004 18:47 (twenty-one years ago)

A Grand Don't Come For Free.

― Crackity (Crackity Jones), Thursday, 22 July 2004 18:53 (twenty-one years ago)

naw, that one works for sure.

― cutty (mcutt), Thursday, 22 July 2004 18:54 (twenty-one years ago)

Black Heart Procession albums "2" and "Amore del Tropico".

― jsoulja (jsoulja), Thursday, 22 July 2004 18:57 (twenty-one years ago)

Trouble Funk - Live.

― Phil Freeman (Phil Freeman), Thursday, 22 July 2004 19:02 (twenty-one years ago)

boredoms "super ae"

― peter smith (plsmith), Thursday, 22 July 2004 19:03 (twenty-one years ago)

wait wait - i misunderstood - i thought you meant disc shuffle, in which case super ae might freak the party out with its high frequencies.

umm, anything with song snippets. that indexed version of faust tapes, for example.

― peter smith (plsmith), Thursday, 22 July 2004 19:06 (twenty-one years ago)

peter i thought the same thing. oops.

― cutty (mcutt), Thursday, 22 July 2004 19:08 (twenty-one years ago)

prince's lovesexy. cuz if you put that into shuffle, it'll play the whole freakin' thing before moving on to the next song.

― frankE (frankE), Thursday, 22 July 2004 19:09 (twenty-one years ago)

wait. i misunderstood too. but i bet prince had this in mind when he decided to make lovesexy one track. "no one should ever disgrace this with random play. i'll make it all one track."

― frankE (frankE), Thursday, 22 July 2004 19:11 (twenty-one years ago)

"We're Only In It For the Money" by the Mothers of Invention

― Wooden, Thursday, 22 July 2004 19:12 (twenty-one years ago)

i would never listen to just ONE album on shuffle.

however, i think ipod on shuffle is the greatest thing ever.

― cutty (mcutt), Thursday, 22 July 2004 19:12 (twenty-one years ago)

I guess I should clarify -- I did mean *one* disc only with its tracks played in a random order.

Although I suppose the question could also apply to several discs with all their tracks played randomly too.
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― Barry Bruner (Barry Bruner), Thursday, 22 July 2004 19:13 (twenty-one years ago)

cassetteboy - the parker tapes

― mookieproof (mookieproof), Thursday, 22 July 2004 19:16 (twenty-one years ago)

Richie Hawtin - Closer to the Edit (OK, any mix CD)
The Queen is Dead (no one wants to start with "Frankly Mr. Shankly")
Seamonsters (I just think this one is perfectly sequenced)

― paulhw (paulhw), Thursday, 22 July 2004 19:45 (twenty-one years ago)

The Comsat Angels - _Sleep No More_
Kitchens of Distinction - _Love is Hell_
Lizzy Mercier Descloux - _Mambo Nassau_

― Ian Moraine (Eastern Mantra), Friday, 23 July 2004 01:22 (twenty-one years ago)

The Wall by Pink Floyd

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Friday, 23 July 2004 01:23 (twenty-one years ago)

Alvin Lucier - I Am Sitting in a Room

― Dr Benway (dr benway), Friday, 23 July 2004 12:31 (twenty-one years ago)

Ween Pure Guava

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Friday, 23 July 2004 12:34 (twenty-one years ago)

boo radleys - giant steps

― dog latin (dog latin), Friday, 23 July 2004 12:35 (twenty-one years ago)

De La Soul - Three feet High & Rising

because the original CD pressing is SO quiet that you turn the volume up considerably and forget for when the next track comes in - deafness ensues

― the neurotic awakening of s (blueski), Friday, 23 July 2004 12:36 (twenty-one years ago)

XTC - Skylarking
Tom Waits - Bone Machine
Lo Fidelity Allstars - How to Operate with a Blown Mind.

― j e r e m y (x Jeremy), Friday, 23 July 2004 12:36 (twenty-one years ago)

'I am sitting in a room' should be heard in all conditions at all times.

― Julio Desouza (jdesouza), Friday, 23 July 2004 12:36 (twenty-one years ago)

Pure Guava seconded.

― billstevejim, Friday, 23 July 2004 12:40 (twenty-one years ago)

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