![Tour De Force [Us Import]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41V2Z76CXJL._SL75_.jpg) | Tour De Force [Us Import] by .38 Special
Buy new: £8.48 / Used from: £3.04 Melodic southern rock at its very best. Not a bad tune in sight. The best album for consistently high-quality listenable songs.
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 | Blackout: Remastered by Scorpions
Buy new: £5.99 / Used from: £21.69 Track for track, the best Scorpions album. Nothing but a great chunk of hard rock.
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 | Vital Signs by Survivor
Buy new: £4.11 / Used from: £4.12 Shame they're only known for 'eye of the tiger', as they did so much great stuff. This is the best.
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 | Asia by Asia
Buy new: £4.98 / Used from: £5.00 Their first album, and their best. A new sound (at the time) with great vocals and better songs.
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 | Levelling the Land by The Levellers
Buy used from: £5.40 Although not strictly rock, this should appeal to rock fans as it has a hard edge and is well produced.
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 | Holy Water by Bad Company
Buy new: £3.44 / Used from: £2.25 I could have picked 'Dangerous Age' or 'Here Comes Trouble', but this is Bad Company at the height of their 2nd coming.
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 | From Beer to Eternity by Macc Lads
Buy used from: £22.44 A close-run thing between this and 'The Beer Necessities', but this just squeaks it. Not for the easily-offended!
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 | You Boyz Make Big Noize by Slade
Buy used from: £7.99 And you thought Slade were at their best in the 70s? Not after you listen to this (or Rogues Gallery).
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 | Screaming for Vengeance: Remastered by Judas Priest
Buy new: £4.02 / Used from: £4.07 Priest moved into another gear with this one. Tried to do the same with subsequent albums which, although good, aren't as good as this one. Rock 'til you drop.
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 | Prisoners in Paradise by Europe
Buy new: £9.49 / Used from: £4.34 A band who should have capitalised on the success of 'The Final Countdown' (but didn't). This album's full of catchy songs but doesn't lose its hard edge.
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 | Shadow of the Moon by Blackmore's Night
Buy used from: £29.99 The first and the best. The tunes are haunting. Richie's found a new talent!
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 | Slam by Dan Reed Network
Buy used from: £2.68 Saw them support Bon Jovi, and they were great. This is by far their best album.
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 | Heart by Heart
Buy new: £3.98 / Used from: £1.99 This album marked the start of Heart's time in the mainstream. It may not please purists, but it's catchy!
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 | Indiscreet by FM
Buy used from: £7.39 Classic 80s album with somewhat cliched lyrics, but well produced and VERY catchy!
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 | Wings of Heaven by Magnum
Buy new: £6.99 / Used from: £4.25 I'm not a fan of early (or late for that matter) Magnum, but this is fantastic. Their high point.
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 | Orion the Hunter by Barry Goudreau
Buy new: £4.70 / Used from: £4.12 A band formed by Barry Goudreau and Fran Sheehan (ex-Boston). Catchy melodic rock songs with great vocals.
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 | Recovery by Runrig
Buy new: £7.16 / Used from: £5.99 Great celtic rock.
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 | No Pads No Helmets... Just Balls: Special Edition by Simple Plan
Buy new: £4.01 / Used from: £2.60 One of the best of the new wave of rock.
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 | Last of the Runaways by Giant
Buy new: £5.77 / Used from: £10.55 What a killer! If you like good guitarists, this will be your thing, exemplified by the Van Halen-esque opening.
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 | Face the Heat by Scorpions
Buy new: £6.98 / Used from: £2.74 Another great Scorpions album.
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 | Now by Paul Rodgers
Buy new: £10.49 / Used from: £1.18 This album rocks with listenable songs, great guitar and a great voice.
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 | Good Trouble by Reo Speedwagon
Buy new: £32.38 / Used from: £6.99 The follow-up to the better known 'Hi-Infidelity'. Every tune a cracker!
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 | Sonic Temple by The Cult
Buy new: £4.98 / Used from: £7.30 An unusual move from new wave to rock, but The Cult managed it brilliantly.
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 | Out of the Silence by Dare
Buy used from: £44.99 A little-known band who should have made it big with this. Their subsequent releases have been patchier, but still worth a listen.
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 | Spend the Night by Donnas
Buy new: £6.47 / Used from: £3.80 Nothing but basic catchy tongue-in-cheek rock. Great stuff!
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