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Must Have Female Albums
Stories From the City, Stories From the SeaStories From the City, Stories From the Sea by PJ Harvey
Buy new: £2.98 / Used from: £2.44
Polly's venture into the mainstream, which succesfully managed not to alienate her alternative fanbase (me included!) A good introduction to this most talented artist.
To Bring You My LoveTo Bring You My Love by PJ Harvey
Buy new: £3.48 / Used from: £2.94
This operatic and haunting album is best described by the title. A must have from PJ Harvey.
DryDry by PJ Harvey
Buy new: £19.99 / Used from: £7.46
Polly at her rawest and best in her first album.
Live Through ThisLive Through This by Hole
Buy new: £9.78 / Used from: £3.20
Raw expressions of longing and anger from the 'Queen of Noise'
Pretty On The InsidePretty On The Inside by Hole
Buy used from: £4.66
Hole's unpolished debut is not easy listening at first - but a very profound album once you let it grow on you. Female rage at it's most productive
StarStar by Belly
Buy new: £7.79 / Used from: £1.86
Defies explanation, Tanya Donelly's Belly are really in a class of their own.
The Real RamonaThe Real Ramona by Throwing Muses
Buy used from: £4.19
Likewise - Donelly's endeavour prior to belly. TM's best loved album.
Last SplashLast Splash by The Breeders
Buy new: £6.48 / Used from: £2.49
Kim Deal's 'Breeders' are in the same category as the above. Takes pop to it's limits
American ThighsAmerican Thighs by Veruca Salt
Buy used from: £3.71
Catchy yet profound tunes from Nina Gordon and Louise Post!
whitechocolatespaceeggwhitechocolatespaceegg by Liz Phair
Buy new: £7.79 / Used from: £0.70
Tremendous folk-rock from one of the most talented female musicians of the 1990s, one of my favourite albums.
Exile in GuyvilleExile in Guyville by Liz Phair
Buy used from: £3.85
Liz Phair's tremendous debut - a must have!
From the Choirgirl HotelFrom the Choirgirl Hotel by Tori Amos
Buy new: £6.68 / Used from: £1.46
My favourite Tori Amos album, in one of her experimental phases.
Under The PinkUnder The Pink by Tori Amos
Buy new: £10.48 / Used from: £0.85
Traditional Tori Amos at her best - operatic melodies.
Hounds of LoveHounds of Love by Kate Bush
Buy new: £12.69 / Used from: £4.00
Has to be my Favourite Kate Bush! Brings out the wildwoman in me.
The Kick InsideThe Kick Inside by Kate Bush
Buy new: £6.08 / Used from: £3.49
Contains the famous 'Wuthering Heights'. This debut was one of Kate Bush's masterpieces and another of my favourites.
HorsesHorses by Patti Smith
Buy new: £4.98 / Used from: £2.90
Amazing stuff from one of the grandmothers of female rock!
Parallel LinesParallel Lines by Blondie
Buy new: £3.98 / Used from: £2.81
Deborah Harry being another of the queens of rock. This album among Blondie's best.
BlondieBlondie by Blondie
Buy new: £3.98 / Used from: £3.48
Blondies debut and another favourite of mine.
DebutDebut by Björk
Buy new: £4.48 / Used from: £1.09
Bjork's debut is probably her most accessible. Catchy pop songs which are deeper than they may at first appear.
HomogenicHomogenic by Björk
Buy new: £6.28 / Used from: £1.94
'Homogenic' is somewhat darker than Bjork's previous albums.
FontanelleFontanelle by Babes in Toyland
Buy used from: £5.59
The ultimate statement by Kat Bjelland and her band.
Everyone's Got OneEveryone's Got One by Echobelly
Buy used from: £0.96
The alternative among 'Britpop' and one of the only bands I like in the catergory. It gives the macho, white male dominated genre a kick up the balls!