I know where you're coming from @leroydiamond, and totally agree that you just can't beat listening to a whole album. Skipping tracks meant having loads of skill lifting the needle off the record at just the right moment, and more crucially, having the steady hand and skill to put it back at just the right place. Fast Forwarding tapes was a whole other black art!
Like I said, I like Moving Pictures, it's just that for me, Permanent Waves worked better as an album.
There's no dispute that Tom Sawyer, Red Barchetta, Limelight and YYZ are amazing songs, but I always thought that the other songs weren't as strong.
Again, just my opinion.