Born and Raised – John Mayer

John Mayer always meant two things to me. A decent blues guitarist who gets encouragement from seniors like Eric Clapton and Budy Guy, with appearances in festival like Crossroads, and a pop-ish singer who did songs like the cheesy Your Body Is A Wonderland and became big in the music world.

From Here to Eternity - Giorgio Moroder

If you really want to find out where trance and electronics started, this LP will give you the right explanation. From Here to Eternity is a 1977 album (his 7th) composed, produced and performed by Italian DJ Giorgio Moroder.

Led Zeppelin – Led Zeppelin

They were the loudest band in the history of rock music but never lost their sense of melody. They gave birth to the genre of heavy rock /heavy metal and are still one of the largest selling artistes. This eponymous debut album marked the offset of a fantastic musical journey called Led Zeppelin. And as far as debuts go, this one will be on top of many music followers list. What a start…even now, 46 years later, it awes.

Super Trouper – ABBA

“Feeling like a number one…… yeah there you go…. Super Trouper…..” the lines might sound odd, but that’s ABBA’s seventh studio album that features this title song and a few of the hits they are so famous for.

Let It Bleed –The Rolling Stones

Brian Jones was dead and Mick Taylor had just replaced him. The hippie madness of 60’s was coming to an end and Stones had progressed from the bluesy Beggars Banquet to a harder and darker territory with this record. ‘Let It Bleed’ saw the decade bleed to its death (if you remember Altamont).

Heart ‘n’ Soul – Tina Charles

Tina Charles born as Tina Hopkins changed her name to Tina Charles by adopting her father’s name on launching her music career. The reason for this she said was that many would confuse her for Mary Hopkin, who was well known at that time. Charles' big break came in 1975, when Indian – British composer / producer Biddu, who had just enjoyed massive success worldwide with the disco, hit Kung Fu Fighting for singer Carl Douglas, happened to meet her. The rest they say is history.

The Confluence: Piano and Santoor – Richard Clayderman and Rahul Sharma – EMI Music - Rs. 795/-

Piano lovers would love this work of fusion, and that too especially if you are a big fan of Richard Clayderman who is considered the Prince of Romance the world over. The great pianist playing the western instrument takes up space next to the santoor and who better to play it than the very talented Rahul Sharma.

Rubber Soul – The Beatles

The world of music is divided in two halves, before Rubber Soul and after Rubber Soul. And same is true for the music of The Beatles.

Saxophone Colossus – Sonny Rollins

The 1950s was the Golden Age of Jazz and this particular album sparkles more than many others made during that time. Created by saxophone genius Sonny Rollins and his distinguished set of musicians (Tommy Flanagan on piano, Doug Watkins on bass and Max Roach on drums), this album is complex, yet easy to access hard bop Jazz. Its catchy, its melodious, its bluesy, its melancholic and its foot-tapping.

In Session – Albert King with Stevie Ray Vaughan

Imagine you are an Urdu poetry lover and you get hold of a recording of a literary conversation between Sahir Ludhiyanvi and Faiz Ahmed Faiz. That’s exactly how any blues lover will feel about this great recording session between the two guitar legends.