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If by classic album we mean a record that stands the test of time and goes on to hop-over times, trends, changes in taste etc, I believe that there are few records that deserve that title from start to finish.
Giving a record classic status is more often an award that has linguistic value, rather than a factual one. An erroneous modern practice it is too.
A record is a record, it has all too often limited scope of influence on human activity as a whole, therefore its universal appeal is limited, no matter how good it might be. There is absolutely nothing wrong with that, music is a thing that gives joy and alleviates the malaise of the soul, therefore its job is done without continuously having to be allocated a specific position in history unremarkably, unless the critical approach assests its importance in the most accurate and thourough of ways and takes the social context it came from as a starting point.
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