 | The Division Bell by Pink Floyd
Buy new: £4.98 / Used from: £2.86 Probably my favourite Pink Floyd album, a brilliant return to pre DSotM Floyd without the self obsession of Waters.
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 | Made In Heaven by Queen
Buy new: £9.98 / Used from: £0.45 The last Queen album and possibly the most moving. The breathlessness of Mercury's voice - a result of the AIDS that was killing him - gives the album a haunting feel. Truly great.
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 | Blonde on Blonde by Bob Dylan
Buy new: £4.98 / Used from: £2.48 The record that should be in every collection. Bob Dylan is the father of modern music in so many ways and besides, this is a truly good album with excellent tracks.
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 | Low by David Bowie
Buy new: £4.98 / Used from: £3.46 In many opinions the best Bowie album ever. The album beats its sequel Heroes by a greater feeling of consistancy.
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 | The Hitch-Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy: The Primary Phase (BBC Audiobooks) by Douglas Adams
Buy new: £8.16 / Used from: £6.64 The Radio series is without doubt the funniest series ever made. The Primary and Secondary Phase should by compulsory listening.
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 | Regeneration by The Divine Comedy
Buy new: £4.98 / Used from: £1.68 Not the funniest album Hannon has done but certainly the most contemplative. It will come as shock to those who heard National Express.
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 | Monty Python Sings by Monty Python
Buy new: £5.88 / Used from: £2.70 Monty Python. No explanation necessary. This album is worth having solely for I Like Chinese!
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 | The Dark Side of the Moon by Pink Floyd
Buy new: £5.98 / Used from: £4.27 Holds the record for longest in the charts. Its beauty and appeal have prevented it ageing.
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 | Abbey Road by The Beatles
Buy used from: £3.25 A bit of a mixed bag musically but the mini opus that is side 2 is fantastic, especially Golden Slumbers.
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 | Parsley Sage Rosemary and Thyme: Remastered by Simon & Garfunkel
Buy new: £4.98 / Used from: £4.29 Simon and Garfunkel's 3rd album manages to abandon the Great Collective Songbook feel and showcases the pair as masters in their own right. A beautiful album...
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 | Atom Heart Mother by Pink Floyd
Buy new: £4.98 / Used from: £3.98 The album that the Beatles were aiming to make in sound but failed to achieve. Bookended by lengthy psychadelic symphonies, the three core tracks show the capabilities of Waters, Gilmour and Wright.
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 | A Night at the Opera by Queen
Buy used from: £1.43 Queen's first real breakthrough album has all the force and flair that would be expected with the irreverance desired. I'm In Love With My Car is sillily amusing.
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 | Never Let Me Down by David Bowie
Buy new: £3.98 / Used from: £1.03 Critics have condemned the works from Let's Dance to Black Tie. This album proves that Bowie still had the power to create brilliant tracks. Glass Spider is reminiscent of early single Laughing Gnome.
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 | Call off the Search by Katie Melua
Buy new: £4.98 / Used from: £0.47 For a first album, this is exceptionally flawless. Melua's voice brings this album alive and promises a great future.
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 | Goodbye Yellow Brick Road by Elton John
Buy new: £4.98 / Used from: £1.92 Elton John's seminal album of the 70's. Spoilt only by the weaker Jamaica Jerk-Off, this record shows what Elton is capable of when at his best
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 | Elton John by Elton John
Buy new: £4.98 / Used from: £3.45 Elton's second album. Overlooked and unfairly so. It sets Your Song in the context of a beautifully crafted balladic album.
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 | Hunky Dory by David Bowie
Buy new: £9.88 / Used from: £3.49 The last of the Bowie Hippy albums. This album witnesses a glorious struggle between the rock and ballad and results in Life On Mars? Magnificent...
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 | The Wall by Pink Floyd
Buy new: £8.98 / Used from: £6.50 The studio version is good but if the Live 1980/81 2CD album can be found, buy that instead. The work benefits from being performed live.
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 | Hinge & Bracket by Dr. Evadne Hinge & Dame Hilda Bracket
Buy new: £4.98 / Used from: £1.99 For fans of operettas, these two retired opera stars (drag acts) sing a selection of songs managing to create mirth from them.
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 | Cornology by The Bonzo Dog Band
Buy new: £15.98 / Used from: £10.50 The complete album works of the best parody act. Fusing jazz, Beatles, Python and an obsession for rhinos, the music is eternally funny.
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 | Hours... by David Bowie
Buy new: £3.98 / Used from: £1.40 Another neglected Bowie gem. The lead in on the tracks can be offputting at first listen but each track is magnificent. It foreshadows Heathen and in some areas beats it.
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 | Modern Life Is Rubbish by Blur
Buy new: £4.98 / Used from: £1.67 I bought the album solely because I liked the cover. I ended up falling in love with the album.
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 | Urban Hymns by The Verve
Buy new: £9.18 / Used from: £0.49 Another final album from a good band. The feel of the album is mellow but never despondant. It's very good when I am depressed.
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 | A Short Album About Love by The Divine Comedy
Buy used from: £6.87 I think this is the best Divine Comedy regards love. Wonderfully scathing and yet at the same time passionate.
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 | Ziggy Stardust by David Bowie
Buy new: £10.38 / Used from: £4.95 It had to be here. Sublime rock from the greatest British musician of the 20th century. Long may he reign!
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