This (over the best part of 40 years) 
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For all of the replies like Abby Road with variety of versions and pressings dare I ask which one is your favorite?
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This is intended to be representative of all early/prog Genesis albums (pre-“And Then There Were Three” in my mind). I’m also a fan of Steve Hackett (in particular, his Genesis Revisited titles) and The Musical Box groups Genesis tributes.
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One of these days I’ll sift through my collection to count the number of copies/reissues I’ve got.
One of these days …
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But I have an important question: are we talking about albums that we return to specifically for audiophile reasons, or the music itself, or both? My guess, looking at the list, is BOTH, but I will say there are many recordings I return to regularly that have nothing to do with recording quality - they’re just fantastic music no matter what rating on the audiophile scale. Examples: the Kansas City Six “Way Down Yonder in New Orleans” (1938), Louis Armstrong “Potato Head Blues” (1927), Billie Holiday “Back in Your Own Backyard.” (1938) – I know for a fact I’ve listened to those more than 50 times each.
Once the science of audio became more a part of the art, I still focused on performance-only, but the further I get into the sound hobby, the more I find that my favorites are ALSO big in the audiophile community: Supertramp “Crime of the Century” (not including YouTube links cuz I’m sure you’d want to listen in higher resolution), Beatles “Sgt. Pepper,” James Taylor “Hourglass”, Miles Davis “Kind of Blue”, Jim Hall “Concierto”. PF “DSM” (you know what that is, right?). Back in 1977 when I got my AR manual turntable, it came with a demo record that I have turned to many times - has the best recording ever of the final movement of Britten’s “Simple Symphony for Strings.” Oh good God - I found it on YouTube. Better quit now.
In my case the music. I’ve listened to those three on almost every system I’ve ever had. And many have not been “audiophile.”
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I come to the music for the performance. The audiophile targeted recordings, Audioquest, Chesky, “you know who”, leave me wanting. My audio system is a meaans to an end. A recording I return to, actually a box set, is the Complete Charlie Patton, a second comes to mind, Louis Armstrong Hot Fives & Sevens, and yet another performer, the work of Sun Ra. The latter is anything but audiophile quality. 
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When I started this thread, “audiophile” sound quality was never a thought. Although that’s a perfectly valid consideration imo.
In fact, the album that I offered up, “Undercurrent” is a truly awful sounding album. But I go back to it because the performances move me.
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Just love James Taylor’s backup guitar on this album.
This album, “Song To a Seagull” and “Tea for the Tillerman” are my Sunday morning albums when I’m not in a classical / baroque mood. They’ll be played at least once a month.
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Think better.
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One of my favorites. His albums seem to consistently sound good.
I think we’re aligned on this - the good system ADDS to the experience, but isn’t REQUIRED.
I too am cautious (if not suspicious) when a recording is DELIBERATELY audiophile. Chesky and “you know who” seem to be batting about 300. Reference and 2xHD seem to hit more triples and homers in my experience.
But wait - did you mention Charlie Patton? When I was pursuing a masters in musicology in the late 80s, I wrote a paper comparing the spiritual vs. secular recordings of Patton and found that his guitar and vocal effects were different in expected ways, but also similar in surprising ways between the two styles. I can’t recall which conventions I felt he used more in which style, but it was fascinating. I’ve got that paper around here somewhere…
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Lately, during the last several month, those two … and I think the white one will get my most played album generally…probably not for concentrated but for background listening in several relaxed situations.
Not sure how to classify…African large city minimal trance beat?
My wife always says „oh he again…“ and „you usually don’t hear the same thing very often…but here…“, but she also likes it.
If you plan to listen to it, give it some time…it will get you. And read about it…it’s innovative and special.
Start with the white album‘s first two tracks.
The vinyl of the first one is quite unaffordable and undiscoverable meanwhile, the second still available.
