Here are a few of mine...
Skip Spence - Oar (1969) He wrote the songs during a six month stay at Bellevue. On the day of his release, he drove a motorcycle, dressed in only his pajamas, directly to Nashville to record this, his only solo album.
Mercury Rev - Yerself Is Steam (1991) I don't like anything else this band has put out, not even a little. But this one, their first album, is one of my all time favorites.
Gerry Mulligan - Night Lights (1963) Really nice laid-back jazz record. I like Gerry Mulligan and this is my favorite. Nothing really ground breaking, it just sounds amazing.