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Bitter PillBitter Pill by Siobhan Fahey
Buy used from: £14.00
Imagine Kylie singing Cant Get You Out... make her bitter, make the track darker, make the lyrics scathing, and yo uhave a moment of darkest disco perfection!
Ciao! - The Best of LushCiao! - The Best of Lush by Lush
Buy new: £6.98 / Used from: £12.10
Ignore what you've heard about shoegazing... just let the jangly dreamy guitar washed melodies take you to beautiful places... except Ladykillers which is STONKING!.
Smash The System : The Best of St. EtienneSmash The System : The Best of St. Etienne by Saint Etienne
Buy new: £39.99 / Used from: £3.24
If you only buy one saints album... get this. It has all the brilliant 90s house/dub stuff, coupled with the harder dance and soft folky ballads - with bundles of retro style. JOIN OUR CLUB!
Happy Mondays : Greatest HitsHappy Mondays : Greatest Hits by Happy Mondays
Buy new: £4.98 / Used from: £2.98
You know more HM songs than you think - honest!
LibertangoLibertango by Sharon Shannon
Buy new: £12.99 / Used from: £4.34
Even if Irish/celtic isnt your thing,,, this is really cool - esp the smoky title track. Quite ecelectic but really good fun.
Galore - The Best of Kirsty MaccollGalore - The Best of Kirsty Maccoll by Kirsty MacColl
Buy used from: £2.38
If you dont have this already, why have you wasted your money on a stereo!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!
Trouble in Shangri-LaTrouble in Shangri-La by Stevie Nicks
Buy new: £8.08 / Used from: £3.03
Stunning - sort of rocky/country/power ballad type stuff with a bucket load of mysticism. Amazing voice and some brilliant tracks. Not normally a fan of this stuf...but read the other reviews!
La Cantante Scalza: Canta In ItalianoLa Cantante Scalza: Canta In Italiano by Sandie Shaw
Buy used from: £28.75
Okay - so its in Italian, but you might know some of the tunes. 'E Lui' is quite possibly one of the most sumptuous things you have ever heard. Trk 20 is the ultimate retro road trip soundtrack!
Verve RemixedVerve Remixed by Various Artists
Buy new: £10.38 / Used from: £3.22
THis has it all.... the funky salsa-esque opening track, or the sublime Summertime chill-out moment. My personal fave is the ethereal 'Who Needs Forever" which is brilliant on a pill comedown. !
The Remix Album: Diamonds Are ForeverThe Remix Album: Diamonds Are Forever by Shirley Bassey
These remixes are stunning, really funky numbers. Sort of elvevates Shirley into a quas-dance legend I suppose.
Pop LifePop Life by Bananarama
Buy used from: £0.96
The most grown up Bananarama album... I love LONG TRAIN RUNNING.
Happiness HappeningHappiness Happening by Lost Witness
Buy used from: £2.95
Never fails to deliver that amazing club rush... no matter where you listen to it. Amazing plaintive vocals.
Before the PoisonBefore the Poison by Marianne Faithfull
Buy new: £6.98 / Used from: £5.95
The Woman Rocks... Official.
They Died for BeautyThey Died for Beauty by Ilya
Buy new: £10.98 / Used from: £1.19
The phenomenal title track is the best Bond Film song they havent used yet! Other tracks are a stunning mixture of quiet, sylish numbers which don't deserve the over-used chill out title.
Kylie MinogueKylie Minogue by Kylie Minogue
Buy used from: £0.37
Under-rated album has got better with age. Breathe is sublime, Cowboy Style is dead funky and I Dont Need Anyone is made to be played LOUD!
Get InGet In by Kenickie
Buy used from: £5.99
Brilliant gem ... the sort of record St.Etienne might make if they played guitars. 5AM is one of the truest songs ever written about post-club comedowns. Shame they split.
Come Home Billy BirdCome Home Billy Bird by The Divine Comedy
Buy used from: £2.15
Dunno about the album, but this single is fantastic, and just when you think it cant get any better, Lauren 'Kenickie' Lavernes creamy smooth vocals appear at the chorus!
The Best of the Waterboys: 1981-1990The Best of the Waterboys: 1981-1990 by The Waterboys
Buy new: £3.98 / Used from: £1.75
Could have been as big as U2, if they werent so bonkers. This is a brilliant collection of 80s celtic rock
Edge of the Ocean [CD 2]Edge of the Ocean [CD 2] by Ivy
Buy used from: £4.97
IVY fans hated this, but I reckon its amazing. The chorus is one of those catchy sing-a-long ones that you want to last forever.
Up and Down [CD 2] [CD 2]Up and Down [CD 2] [CD 2] by Scent
Buy used from: £0.48
Not an immediate song, but the quirky electronica manages to grab you before the end to make sure you listen again and again!
My Colouring BookMy Colouring Book by Agnetha Faltskog
Buy new: £5.78 / Used from: £1.74
OK... another odd selection, but the singles had some brilliant mixes, and the originals esp. If I Thought you'd Change your mind... amazing. Soaring strings, crisp vocals - brilliant.
This Groove / Let Your Head GoThis Groove / Let Your Head Go by Victoria Beckham
Buy used from: £0.30
Everyone is so mean about her... but i think this dance track was tops. So there. The production was great!
Killing TimeKilling Time by Tina Cousins
Buy used from: £11.50
Ok... there is some rubbish on here... but Killing TIme is actually very cool, as is the brilliant album track Fool Is Me. Worth it if you can get a good price.
Heart of AsiaHeart of Asia by Watergate
Buy used from: £0.80
Haha! Bet you'd forgotten about this trancy asian stomper!