Where to start? Why, start at the beginning, with one of the greatest debuts ever. And one of the greatest eponymous albums ever

The opening three-song salvo of "Illegal smile", Spanish Pipedream" and "Hello in There" is simply an unbeatable start.

I started with the first one, called simply 'John Prine', and still think it's his best and one of my all-time favourite albums. It contains some absolutely classic songs.

And the guy above beat me to it!

I started with German Afternoons and Aimless Love and those got me hooked.

Souvenirs his re-recordings of earlier songs is lovely.

His duets album of country covers 'In Spite of Ourselves' is fantastic, great songs, great performances and insludes the, very funny, title track.

Lost Dogs and Mixed Blessings is, well, a bit mixed but does contain the magnificent 'Lake Marie'.

And finally, from me, The Missing Years is a bit 'poppier' but has some fabuolus songs on it.

He's a great man - looking forward to Elvis C interviewing on the next series of 'Spectacle' which is just being recorded.

I have "The Missing Years" and "Fair And Square" and "Great Days".

No need to tell you about the first one. "The Missing Years" is fabulous and is the record which won him a Grammy award.

"Great Days...The John Prine Anthology" is a fantastic compilation starting at the beginning going right up to the mid '90s. It has 5 or 6 from the above mentioned first album and over 40 songs in total. Along with the 2 CDs, you get a great booklet giving a brief biography and then John's notes on ALL of the songs!! It has the above mentioned songs and classics such as "Sam Stone"(best Vietnam song ever), the hilarious "Dear Abby", "Fish and Whistle", "That's The Way The World Goes Round"(which has the misheard lyric of 'happy enchilada'), "The Speed Of The Sound Of Lonlieness" and many many more beauties, some which can make you laugh and cry in the same song.

Happy listening!

Great album, especially the title track. Great Days, a Double album anthology on Rhino. Really, you can't go wrong with John Prine - the true singing postman!
I saw him at the anti-landmine concert at the Hammersmith Odeon a few years back, sharing the stage with Emmylou Harris, Steve Earle, Nanci Griffith & Elvis Costello; heroes all, but, like most of the audience, they knew they were in the presence of greatness. He was so laid back and so damned funny!

on The Anthology and In spite of ourselves. Last album was very good too with a great song about the futility of the Iraq adventure - sorry am at work and cant recall the title.

Bruised Orange was the first Prine album I bought and out of all the albums of his I've heard, it's still my favourite.

Every song is wonderful, but especially "Fish and Whistle" and "Sabu Visits The Twin Cities Alone".

I have to say that I don't know of a JP album which isn't worth owning....fill yer boots!

that there is no finer song than 'hello in there' on the topic of the loneliness of growing old.

The Massive delivers, as always. I will shortly be swelling Amazon's coffers even further. Great clip, tim tunes, and I'll look out for that interview with Elvis Costello too.