Quite far from audiophile but very funny:Somewhat "home made" back then - but she has started a nice career around here since.
I'm surprised no one has mentioned Tori Amos yet.
Paul Anka did my favorite cover of Smells Like Teen Spirit.
another attempt to keep this going. One of Amir's recent speaker reviews reminded me of one favorite cover.
It's quite a stretch to call Metallica "audiophile essentials" but OTOH, Metallica 1991 is the closest heavy-metal ever came to audiophile status.
And the cover itself is definitely audiophile.
During the first listen of that cover I was very surprised to suddenly figure out that I never listened to Metallica's lyrics