# Graham Nash’s 10 favourite albums

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/graham-nashs-10-favourite-albums/
- Published: 2026-11-05T08:51:31+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-05T12:07:51+00:00
- Original publisher: Far Out
- Original article: https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/graham-nash-10-favourite-albums/
- Topics: Entertainment, Music

## Key points

- Nash’s favourite albums trace the music that shaped his career.
- Gene Vincent’s “Be-Bop-A-Lula” was his first record.
- He singles out Simon & Garfunkel’s *Bookends*.

## Summary

Graham Nash has named ten favourite albums that reflect the folk, pop and rock music which shaped his life and work. His choices offer a glimpse of the records and artists he admired, from early influences to musicians he later met.

Nash recalls trading his first record, Gene Vincent’s “Be-Bop-A-Lula”, for lunch at school, and says it helped inspire his decision to join Capitol Records. Simon & Garfunkel’s *Bookends* is another favourite: Paul Simon took Nash to the studio while the album was being finished, and Nash particularly praises “Old Friends” and “America”. The article links his tastes to his Blackpool upbringing and the folk scene that influenced his songwriting.

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