Armed Forces is the third album by new wave artist Elvis Costello, and the first to credit the band The Attractions.  Popular for Oliver's Army and Accidents Will Happen.  Early issues of the album included a bonus 7" three track single with live recordings of Alison, Watching the Detectives and Accidents Will Happen.
From 1979 on Columbia JC 35709, here is Two Little Hitlers:

The seventh studio album by Elvis Costello and the Attractions, Imperial Bedroom, released in 1982, was a move away from his new wave/punk rock style.  Although not as commercially successful as some other releases, this album was critically acclaimed and raised his profile as a songwriter and music maker.  This is an album that grew on me.  On first listen I had a mixed reaction, but now I really like it.  Here is The Long Honeymoon:

The second album by San Fransisco psychedelic rock band Country Joe and The Fish, I-Feel-Like-I'm-Fixin'-To-Die,was released in 1967.  Influential in the psychedelic rock genre, but most famous for their Vietnam protest song and title track from this album. This copy has been well played, and is in rough shape! On the Vanguard label VRS-9266, here is the title track:

When I picked up this album 3 or 4 years ago at a second hand shop, although I had heard of the band, I really had no idea of their sound.  I was pleasantly surprised! The Trinity Session by the Cowboy Junkies is an amazing album.  Recorded in 1987 (in one day!) at Toronto's Church of the Holy Trinity, for the acoustics, and according to the cover, "using only a Calrec Ambisonic Microphone".  This is the kind of album you want to listen to laying on the couch with the lights off and the music loud, so you can really experience it, you will feel like you are in the church!  The album starts of with an a cappella piece and then slowly more instruments and musicians are added to the mix.  This was done so they could balance the acoustics as the sound expanded.  The effect is wonderful.  With so many great songs it is hard to choose.  Here is 200 More Miles followed by their cover of Lou Reed's Sweet Jane:

Who's Been Talkin' is the debut album by The Robert Cray Band. Originally on Tomato Records, the label went out of business 6 months after the release in 1980. This copy is a digitally remastered edition by Atlantic Records of this great record. The ten songs on this album are a combination of covers of blues classics and songs by Robert Cray.  I tend to think that all the great blues songs were recorded long before this, but this album proves that thinking is wrong! Here is If You're Thinking What I'm Thinking: