When he wasn't making classic records of his own, David Bowie had a large vinyl library he enjoyed delving into — and he was familiar enough with its contents to devise a top 25 list of favorites.

The complete list comes courtesy of NME, who've tracked it back to a 2003 Vanity Fair feature. While cautioning that there's "no way to do a list of my favorite albums with any rationality," Bowie limited his picks to his vinyl stacks.

"No rules, then. I’ll just make ’em up as I go along," he continued. "If you can possibly get your hands on any of these, I guarantee you evenings of listening pleasure, and you will encourage a new high-minded circle of friends, although one or two choices will lead some of your old pals to think you completely barmy. So, without chronology, genre, or reason, herewith, in no particular order, 25 albums that could change your reputation."

David Bowie's Favorite Vinyl Albums
The Last Poets, The Last Poets
Shipbuilding, Robert Wyatt
The Fabulous Little Richard, Little Richard
Music for 18 Musicians, Steve Reich
The Velvet Underground & Nico, The Velvet Underground
Tupelo Blues, John Lee Hooker
Blues, Rags and Hollers, Koerner, Ray and Glover
The Apollo Theatre Presents: In Person! The James Brown Show, James Brown
Forces of Victory, Linton Kwesi Johnson
The Red Flower of Tachai Blossoms Everywhere: Music Played on National Instruments, Various Artists
Banana Moon, Daevid Allen
Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris, Cast Album
The Electrosoniks: Electronic Music, Tom Dissevelt
The 5000 Spirits of the Layers of the Onion, The Incredible String Band
Ten Songs by Tucker Zimmerman, Tucker Zimmerman
Four Last Songs (Strauss), Gundula Janowitz
The Ascension, Glenn Branca
The Madcap Laughs, Syd Barrett
Black Angels, George Crumb
Funky Kingston, Toots & The Maytals
Delusion of the Fury, Harry Partch
Oh Yeah, Charles Mingus
Le Sacre du Printemps, Igor Stravinsky
The Fugs, The Fugs
The Glory of the Human Voice, Florence Foster Jenkins

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