The record that first got me interested in Early Music was called "Two Renaissance Dance Bands" and was by David Munro. I used to borrow it from my local library and eventually taped it on to cassette as it was no longer on the record company's catalogue at that time.

On one side it had a collection of twelve pieces from Susato played by a variety of renaissance double reed and other instruments. The other side had a collection of music mainly by English Composers of the late 16th Century played by a broken consort of viols, recorder and lute. I later found (and bought) it on CD under the title "Testament: Two Renaissance Bands - Monteverdi's Contemporaries". They have added to the original record some pieces by Italian composers of the late 16th/Early 17th century played by a broken consort.

It's a fabulous album and well worth seeking out if it's still available.