Before I wandered into the worlds of jazz and classical music the records below were some that I enjoyed the most, and I still enjoy listening to all of the music listed (in no particular order):

Little Feat, Dixie Chicken (1973)

J.J. Cale, Naturally (1972)

Dire Straits, Communiqué (1979)

Z Z Top,  Tres Hombres (1973)

Crosby, Stills & Nash, Crosby, Stills & Nash (1969)

Elton John, Madman Across the Water (1971)

Led Zeppelin, Led Zeppelin II (1969)

Pink Floyd, The Dark Side of the Moon (1973)

Neil Young, Everybody Knows This is Nowhere (1969)

The Rolling Stones, Let it Bleed (1969)

Santana, Abraxas (1970)

Steely Dan, Countdown to Ecstasy (1973)