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LCD SoundsystemLCD Soundsystem by lcd soundsystem
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New York through and through. The pinnacle of DFA output to date
New FormsNew Forms by Roni Size
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Somehow summed up the whole transition from intrusive jungle to beautiful "new forms"
Space Ritual Alive In LondonSpace Ritual Alive In London by Hawkwind
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Classic acid rock that hasn't been bettered. Could be a hundred groups from the last 10 years but no it was 1973!
In Search of SpaceIn Search of Space by Hawkwind
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Studio expression of what it was to be a real hippie in the early 70s
Doremi Fasol LatidoDoremi Fasol Latido by Hawkwind
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In the same mould as In Search of Space with added Lemmy
DJ Kicks - Kruder & DorfmeisterDJ Kicks - Kruder & Dorfmeister by Kruder & Dorfmeister (mixed by)
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A league or two above any other mix artists. Sounds fresh 10 years on
Shoki ShokiShoki Shoki by Femi Kuti
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What a voice!! Enough to make you cry for Africa
Tago MagoTago Mago by Can
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As mad as it comes, feels like they are as close to the edge as you can get without losing it.
Never Mind the Bollocks Here's the Sex PistolsNever Mind the Bollocks Here's the Sex Pistols by The Sex Pistols
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Cook and Jones never get the credit for driving every song forward. How many times has it been ripped off?
Do It Yourself [2CD Deluxe Edition]Do It Yourself [2CD Deluxe Edition] by Ian Dury & The Blockheads
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The spirt of Albion and Camden in particular. Never truly recognised
Ritual de lo HabitualRitual de lo Habitual by Jane's Addiction
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Perry Farrell keeps popping up and producing gems. One of his earliest masterpieces
Ex:ElEx:El by 808 State
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Just add up the amount of people who claim them as an influence
Flying Teapot (Radio Gnome Invisible, Pt. 1)Flying Teapot (Radio Gnome Invisible, Pt. 1) by Gong
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Fila Brazillia, the last Herbie Hancock album, so many others. I'm surprised they don't sue the amount of times they've been copied, sampled and ripped off
It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us BackIt Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back by Public Enemy
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Almost every hip hop record for 10 years drew it's reference from this masterpiece
Fear Of A Black PlanetFear Of A Black Planet by Public Enemy
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Difficult to believe that they could make two such brilliant records in the space of two years.
Here Today, Tomorrow Next Week!Here Today, Tomorrow Next Week! by The Sugarcubes
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Beautifully eccentric and so invigorating
Boys Don't CryBoys Don't Cry by The Cure
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So basic and so stripped down. So dated but beautifully so
Here Are the SonicsHere Are the Sonics by The Sonics
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Punk without the clothes. Simple and fresh
MixMag Live!, Vol. 20MixMag Live!, Vol. 20 by Richie Hawtin
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Just stunning. Bust through barriers that others had follow
Secret TreatiesSecret Treaties by Blue Öyster Cult
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Blends so beautifully, almost mixed. Dark without being macabre
C'est ChicC'est Chic by Chic
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Set the standard for the next generation of dance music. Thank the Lord Studio 54 refused them entry
The Future Sound of New YorkThe Future Sound of New York by Various Artists
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To complete the circle, back to the best of New York. Full and fulfilling
Adventures on the Wheels of SteelAdventures on the Wheels of Steel by Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five
Started it all and hasn't really stopped
Kick Out the JamsKick Out the Jams by MC5
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Still sounds like it was made yesterday
The CrackThe Crack by The Ruts
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Beautifully raw. Changed production values for so many to come