 | Happiness Is the Road, Vol. 1: Essence by Marillion
Buy new: £15.19 / Used from: £28.54 Going from strength to strength, Marillion release a double cd that is the best thing they've done with Steve Hogarth at the helm. A concept about life and what its all about. Faultless!
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 | Happiness Is the Road, Vol. 2: The Hard Shoulder by Marillion
Buy new: £15.19 / Used from: £7.49 The disc that has 'The Man From The Planet Marzipan' the best Hogarth piece to date 'Asylum Satellite#1' & 'Throw Me Out' are initially the tracks I return to, but im sure this will change!
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 | 13th Star by Fish
Buy new: £13.98 / Used from: £9.05 Fish returns after personal upset to deliver his best album to date. 'Zoe 25''Square Go''Manchmal' & 'Arc Of The Curve' all excellent. A concept album about a man who is heartbroken and lost.
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 | Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends (Gatefold Digipack) by Coldplay
Buy new: £6.98 / Used from: £8.00 Another winner, heavily criticised but for me a great album, 'Viva La Vida''Lost' and the superb '42' are particular highlights!
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 | Prospekt's March by Coldplay
Buy new: £4.98 / Used from: £4.80 The rest of the songs from Viva La Vida,'Glass Of Water''Rainy Day''Prospekts March/Poppyfields''Now My Feet Wont Touch The Ground' & 'Life in Technicolor' with lyrics! Should have been inc already.
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 | Join With Us by The Feeling
Buy new: £4.97 / Used from: £1.97 Much anticipated follow up to 06's debut, the Feeling continue in the same vein with a great collection of catchy pop tunes. 'I Thought It Was Over' being the latest.
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 | Only By The Night by Kings Of Leon
Buy new: £8.98 / Used from: £8.73 KOL come of age with a superb selection of tunes including the fantastic No.1 'Sex On Fire' which has to be a contender for single of the year.
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 | Perfect Symmetry by Keane
Buy new: £7.98 / Used from: £7.19 Keane's 3rd album and like Coldplay have tinkered with their sound and introduced more electronic sounds and beats than normal! 'Spiralling' & 'Perfect Symmetry' being the last two singles.
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 | The Seldom Seen Kid by Elbow
Buy new: £4.97 / Used from: £5.99 Elbow return with a stunning album which has since won the Mercury Music Prize. Lead single 'One Day Like This' has been used for almost everything by the BBC. 'Bones Of You' also included.
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 | Day & Age by The Killers
Buy new: £8.98 / Used from: £6.45 Another 3rd album after the b-sides/rare recording offered this year should be another classic hopefully! 'Human' a great sounding lead single fully deserves to be a No.1.
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 | Melody by Sharleen Spiteri
Buy new: £4.97 / Used from: £3.09 A big fan of Charlene who goes it alone and releases a personal album about failed romance hence the reason for this being a solo peice. 'All The Tears I've Cried' & 'Stop I Dont Love You..' included.
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 | Rockferry by Duffy
Buy new: £7.97 / Used from: £6.97 An excellent album, 'Rockferry' a stunning track delivered with a powerhouse of a voice, 'Mercy''Warwick Avenue' & 'Stepping Stone' inc with echoes of that retro 60's vibe. Exciting times ahead!
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 | Little Dreamer by Beth Rowley
Buy new: £6.97 / Used from: £1.80 My fave female artist of 08 releases her album at last. Includes the gorgeous singles 'Sweet Hours''Nobody's Fault But Mine' & 'Oh My Life'. Her cover of 'I Shall Be Released' is also stunning.
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 | Hurricane by Grace Jones
Buy new: £7.98 / Used from: £14.04 Cant quite believe its been 19 years since 'Bullet Proof Heart' but this is a fantastic return for an artist who has always demanded respect. 'William's Blood' is just brilliant.
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 | Songs For You, Truths For Me by James Morrison
Buy new: £6.98 2nd album from James really just carrying on from 2006's 'Undiscovered' which became a million seller. 'You Make It Real' a great lead single. Duet with Nelly Furtado 'Broken Strings' also excellent.
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 | Skybound by Tom Baxter
Buy new: £5.88 / Used from: £7.00 Much lauded by Radio 2 at the beginning of the year, the singles 'Better' and 'Miracle' make this an excellent edition to your music collection. Lets hope he cracks it this time round.
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 | 22 Dreams by Paul Weller
Buy new: £4.97 / Used from: £3.49 Omnipresent Paul releases his new album, is there no end to this man's talent. 35 years and counting and still sounding fresh.
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![Home Before Dark [VINYL]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51Yk3q6IjwL._SL75_.jpg) | Home Before Dark [VINYL] by Neil Diamond
Buy new: £16.59 / Used from: £10.01 Quite brilliant release from Diamond at 67 which was his 1st No.1 album in the US remarkably, 'Pretty Amazing Grace' has to be my choice for song of the year.
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 | Dig Out Your Soul by Oasis
Buy new: £5.98 / Used from: £3.99 Oasis 7th album is another collection of Beatlesque rock tunes done in their own inimitable style. Liam contributes 3 songs to this project. Includes 'The Shock Of The Lightning'.
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 | Forth by The Verve
Buy used from: £39.60 The Verve reform for a follow up to 1997's 'Urban Hymns' and remind us that they cant half make a decent sound! 'Love Is Noise' being the first single.
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 | Off With Their Heads by Kaiser Chiefs
Buy new: £6.97 / Used from: £5.50 Another 3rd album and from the sounds of it another big seller. 'Never Miss A Beat' is just a great sounding single with its influence firmly with the Jam to my ears!
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 | A Hundred Million Suns by Snow Patrol
Buy new: £7.97 / Used from: £6.07 5th album and showing no signs of letting up, they have achieved a great sound. 'Take Back The City' & 'Crack The Shutters' just carries on the excellent songs they have been writing.
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 | Motorizer by Motorhead
Buy used from: £12.91 A direct link to my childhood, I still cant let them go , album No.24 is another 11 songs of pure metal magic!
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 | Black Ice by AC/DC
Buy new: £7.77 / Used from: £6.30 There is just no stopping this band, they still sound fresh and exciting as they did almost 30 years ago. This is another quality release that many are touting as a return to that Back In Black sound.
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 | Death Magnetic by Metallica
Buy used from: £6.48 A definate return to form after heavily criticised 'St Anger' album. 'The Day That Never Comes''Cyanide' & 'The Judas Kiss' have that adrenalin filled excitement that classic 'Black' album achieved.
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