I like:
Ali
Harlem G's
Elektra
EBD
Fathom
Spirit
Firepower
Sinbad
Joker Poker
Barracora
I don't consider anything after 1983 "early SS".
I also can't stand Xenon,
Playboy, Flash, Kiss, or Gorgar. They are just gimicky and don't contain the gameplay of other respected classics.
I also want to state that your favorite games from years past are probably not the best games from that time, just the ones you had access to when you were playing pins back then.