My favorite single piece of music is Rhapsody in Blue, composed by George Gershwin. Specifically, the version with Arthur Fiedler conducting the Boston Pops, Earl Wild at the piano, pictured above. That’s the record I bought for $2.99 at the Payless on Del Paso Blvd, back when I was 12 or 13.
The music thrilled me, and I listened to it every day, usually after coming home from school. It was my caffeine, my pot, my 5 hour energy when I didn’t have those things. I still love it and rank it #1 on my favorites, though it has had to fight off a few challengers from time to time. Don’t fuck with Arthur Fiedler.
I do see this in Thrifts from time to time. If you see it, buy it. Many of the records in this Time Life series are excellent.
Or you could easily start collecting all Rhapsody in Blue vinyls, there are a plenty of those, like a gerzillion.