 | Pandemonium Shadow Show/Aerial Ballet/Aerial Pandemonium Ballet by Harry Nilsson
Buy new: £7.48 / Used from: £5.37 Nilsson's first and second albums - they take a few listens but they really get you hooked - his great voice and melodies. Contains 'Everybody's Talkin'' and 'One' - both covered recently.
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 | Spilt Milk by Jellyfish
Buy new: £6.98 / Used from: £3.45 I love this band. The album works from start to finish as pure magic. Harmonies and great tunes. Excellent
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 | Daisies of the Galaxy by Eels
Buy new: £3.48 / Used from: £2.13 I am listening to this album as I'm writing this. Its brilliant, E's lyrics are touching and clever. All of their albums have a place, this is my favourite.
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 | There's Gonna Be A Storm: The Complete Recordings 1966-1969 by The Left Banke
Buy used from: £27.23 Hey now, this is a personal triumph of mine, if you like the Beatles and the Zombies then you'll love this. Excellent vocals, tunes. I am sometimes over-awed by the greatness of this band.
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 | For Him and the Girls by Hawksley Workman
Buy used from: £2.14 This is an odd album, it goes from slightly ramshackle (but very tuneful) uptempo songs - to love ballads to his girlfriend - it took a few listens, but you wont regret it.
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 | The Ugly People Vs the Beautiful People by The Czars
Buy used from: £4.65 Dark, vocals are powerful, songs are pure. Another band I hold close to my heart. Please check them out (slightly Doors-y maybe, or Joy Division, but more positive)
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 | For the Birds by The Frames
Found this band by accident, my brother bought it and didnt rate it and gave it to me, I didnt care for it until I listened more than twice, now I LOVE IT. The songs are subtle, build up with power.
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 | Oh, Inverted World by The Shins
Buy new: £7.98 / Used from: £3.94 Have you heard this band yet? I listened to it on a listening post in a record shop and was hooked immediately. Brilliant 60s influenced pop - fantastic melodies, cant wait for more by them.
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 | Singles A's and B's by The Zombies
Buy new: £10.98 All of the Zombies output is top class, brilliant vocals by Colin Blunstone and brilliant music. I cant big them up too much. The Odessy and Oracle album is a real 60s milestone too.
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 | Home by Josh Rouse
Buy new: £7.98 / Used from: £2.87 Josh Rouse, who knows him? Well he's been putting out well crafted pop/alt country for years and the albums are a joy. Check out the song 100m Backstroke and tell me you dont feel it!
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 | The Wild, the Innocent & the E Street Shuffle by Bruce Springsteen
Buy used from: £2.69 This album is amazing. Listen to Rosalita or Sandy and just marvel at the sound the EStreet Band create,like a big carnival band. Another exciting album. Forget any pre-concieved ideas of Springsteen.
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 | Field Songs by Mark Lanegan
Buy new: £7.68 / Used from: £4.88 Lanegan, ex-screaming trees singer. What a voice. All the songs on this album are so strong. Listen to Don't Forget About Me or One Way Street. Brilliant.
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 | Home in Your Heart: The Best of Solomon Burke by Solomon Burke
Buy new: £10.68 / Used from: £6.99 This album was quite a discovery for me. Burke comes over as a kind of Rock'n'Roll soul singer. Its a great collection. The song Home in Your Heart always gets on compilations I make.
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 | Reason to Believe (The Best Of) by Tim Hardin
Buy used from: £5.99 An excellent compilation, has the classic 'How can we hold onto a dream' (from the Fever Pitch soundtrack) A good starter point for Hardin.
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 | Lapalco by Brendan Benson
Buy new: £4.98 / Used from: £2.49 This album is like a big adrenaline rush. The tunes are so well written and played. Pop music at its best. I saw him live and it was genuinely brilliant. More people need to hear this album.
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 | Peace at Last by The Blue Nile
Buy new: £9.98 / Used from: £4.99 Dont get put off by the 80s vibe, the tunes are great, the vocal is superb. Listen to 'Tomorrow Morning'. I love it.
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 | The Friends of Rachel Worth by The Go-Betweens
Buy used from: £14.99 What a return. After not releasing an album for ages, to come back with this! Very strong. it doesnt matter if you have heard of them before, this album speaks for itself.
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 | California by American Music Club
Buy used from: £23.00 All of the American Music Club albums have a place in your collection, but this one is special to me - Firefly is gorgeous, Last Harbour is brilliant too. Worth checking out.
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 | Searching for the Young Soul Rebels by Dexys Midnight Runners
Buy new: £5.78 / Used from: £3.39 What an album, another high-energy cd to put on. Rowlands vocals are so emotional and great, songs are brilliant, the band absolutely play their hearts out. A special album.
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 | Sha Sha by Ben Kweller
Buy new: £7.98 / Used from: £1.65 So young, but what a good writer. These tunes have real guts. Think Ben Folds (a bit) and a bit grungey, but not too much. Oh its just a good listen.
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 | Sorry Ma, Forgot to Take Out the Trash by The Replacements
Buy new: £7.98 / Used from: £2.88 I'm gonna finish this list with an all-out rock out album. This has to be one of the most exciting albums to listen to. dirty, rocking, punky, classic. Buy it and jump around.
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