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Laurel Canyon classic
Excitable BoyExcitable Boy by Warren Zevon
Buy new: £12.19 / Used from: £2.70
Think Fleetwood Mac fronted by a psychotic Randy Newman. Zevon looks on the darker side of California.
Late for the SkyLate for the Sky by Jackson Browne
Buy new: £6.58 / Used from: £3.42
Some of the saddest music ever recorded. Don't listen to the title track if your heart has the tendency to break.
Sailin' ShoesSailin' Shoes by Little Feat
Buy new: £6.88 / Used from: £2.57
Lowell George at his funky best. The slide guitar alone is worth the price.
For the RosesFor the Roses by Joni Mitchell
Buy new: £5.58 / Used from: £3.83
Blue and Court and Spark are better records, but this is the one I keep coming back to. Barangrill is one of her most underrated songs.
Crosby, Stills & NashCrosby, Stills & Nash by Crosby Stills and Nash
Buy new: £10.28 / Used from: £7.66
Familiarity breeds contempt, but you still can't beat the harmonies.
Boomer's StoryBoomer's Story by Ry Cooder
Buy new: £6.78 / Used from: £4.49
Understated and technically brilliant. The best version of Dark end of the Street ever... and it's instrumental!
Good Old Boys (Deluxe)Good Old Boys (Deluxe) by Randy Newman
Buy new: £9.78 / Used from: £5.00
Newman takes on the South with nothing but his wit. Hard to believe he scores Disney films nowadays.
White LightWhite Light by Gene Clark
Buy new: £6.08 / Used from: £4.00
One of America's great lost talents. This or the equally great No Other will show you why.
The Gilded Palace Of Sin & Burrito DeluxeThe Gilded Palace Of Sin & Burrito Deluxe by The Flying Burrito Brothers
Buy new: £5.98 / Used from: £4.50
Great value twofer. Guilded Palace... takes the plaudits but Burrito Deluxe rocks harder than the Stones.
DesperadoDesperado by Eagles
Buy new: £5.48 / Used from: £4.36
The Canyon's most successful export. A guilty pleasure.