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Saw this article in FFWD magazine a few weeks ago. I found it an interesting assessment of the Calgary musical scene.

http://www.ffwdweekly.com/article/mu...n-sounds-4646/

It wouldn’t be possible to make a definitive list of the best albums ever to come out of Calgary. Even if you could somehow track down every CD, cassette, 12-inch and homemade demo, whittling them down to a list of albums that incontrovertibly make Calgary great is a fool’s errand.
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The question was intentionally open-ended: What is your favourite Calgary album? What constitutes the best (or even what constitutes a “Calgary album”) was left up to the individuals. Some of the answers are well known, while others are beyond obscure. Some can be found at Calgary’s finer record shops, while others will take a miracle to unearth. One way or another, though, the following is our stab at compiling the best records in Calgary history.

Beyond Possession: Is Beyond Possession (Metal Blade, 1986)
Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra: Spirit Trail: Music of Allan Gordon Bell (CBC, 1996)
Wilf Carter: Calgary Horseman's Hall of Fame (RCA CAmden, 1966)
Caveat: Red (Cyclone Records, 2007)
Eugene Chadbourne: Solo Acoustic Guitar Volume 1 (Parachute, 1975)
The Co-Dependents: Live at the Mecca (Indelible Music, 2001)
Color Me Psycho: Kiss Me, Then... (Old Shep Records & Filmworks, 1986)
Jay Crocker: Below the Ocean Over (ArtUnit, 2008)
The Dudes: This Guy’s the Limit (Indie, 2000)
Hiatus: Between the Lines (Indie, 2002)
Hot Little Rocket: Our Work and Why We Do It (Flemish Eye/Catch and Release, 2003)
Huevos Rancheros: Rocket to Nowhere (Indie, 1991/1992)
maud: maud (Indie, 1995)
The Minks: Van Gundy (Indie, 2002)
Pathfinder: Pathfinder (Unknown label, 1985)
The Quitters: Fuzzball EP (Indie, 1992)
Clinton St. John: Black Forest Levitation (Indie, 2008)
Straight: Palm Springs (Hermit Records, 2001)
Ian Tyson: Cowboyography (Vanguard, 1987)
Vailhalen: Becs D’Oiseaux (Saved by Radio, 2004)
Various artists: Bloodbath at the Chinese Disco (Sloth/Pornstar, 1994)
Chad VanGaalen: Infiniheart (Flemish Eye, 2005)
Wagbeard: Ice Station Debra (Indie, 1996)
Diamond Joe White: Too Many Changes (Casino Records, 1978)
The Will: Causa Sui, (Indie, 1983)
XL Birdsuit: In Minotaur City (Flood Records, 2002)

THE REST OF THE BEST
Golden Calgarians: Savage Love (Rubber Records, 1984)
Golden Calgarians: It’s Fun to be Alive (Golden Rock Records, 1982)
Women: Women (Flemish Eye, 2008)
Fake Cops: Absolutely Your Credit is Excellent but in a Certain Way We Also Need Cash (Mockingbird Records, 2004)
The Primrods: Kneecappin’ (Melodiya, 1995)
Lynn Olagundoye: Africa Violet (Absurd Machine, 2006)

I dont know many of the bands on this list. Some of the stuff i liked included: Wagbeard, The Primrods, Huevos Rancheros, and Chad VanGaalen. I would also include Chixdiggit and Knucklehead to my version of the list.

What are your thoughts? Who would you add? Any of these albums stand out to you?