I agree with Mark ... if I were to recommend just one SRV album to someone not familiar with most of his stuff it would also be the 'Essential' disc just because this particular disc pretty much reviews his career from beginning to end.
Don't know that I have a personal favorite disc from him but 'Texas Flood' seems like it gets it's share of play from me. I really like anything and everything he did ... out of all of those heavy toned, fast passed songs he's noted for, the one song I never will get tired of listening to is his acoustical song 'Life By The Drop'.
I believe SRV had so much more music to share had he lived longer and I also believe while some folks seem to lose their roots after hitting the big time, this guy would have been singing the blues all along.
