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Beautiful FreakBeautiful Freak by Eels
Buy new: £3.48 / Used from: £0.73
They have not yet made a bad album. A Masterpiece.
O.K ComputerO.K Computer by Radiohead
Buy new: £6.08 / Used from: £1.22
Superb. Every track is utterly excellent.
The Downward SpiralThe Downward Spiral by Nine Inch Nails
Buy new: £4.98 / Used from: £3.79
Heavy and deathly, but sexy with it. Check out 'Closer'.
In UteroIn Utero by Nirvana
Buy new: £4.98 / Used from: £1.33
Better than 'Nevermind'. And that's saying something.
It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us BackIt Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back by Public Enemy
Buy new: £6.08 / Used from: £1.48
Rap at its most political. Chuck D is a master MC.
PunkPunk by Various Artists
Buy used from: £1.71
Probably the best compilation album in the world. Ever.
The Velvet Underground and NicoThe Velvet Underground and Nico by Velvet Underground
Buy new: £5.48 / Used from: £3.36
Cool, despite Nico sounding like a German man. Very cool.
The Very Best of the SmithsThe Very Best of the Smiths by The Smiths
Buy new: £15.78 / Used from: £3.39
Any Smiths album will do, really. They're all top-notch.
The Rich Man's Eight Track TapeThe Rich Man's Eight Track Tape by Big Black
Buy new: £11.69 / Used from: £5.31
Brilliant producer's brilliant first band. Set me on FIRE!
The Holy BibleThe Holy Bible by Manic Street Preachers
Buy new: £4.98 / Used from: £1.23
Bleak Classic.
SubstanceSubstance by Joy Division
Buy used from: £2.04
Another Bleak Classic.
What's Going OnWhat's Going On by Marvin Gaye
Buy used from: £0.01
Listen to this after the previous two to lift your soul.
CalifornicationCalifornication by Red Hot Chili Peppers
Buy new: £6.88 / Used from: £1.12
Funk and rock meet on a great collection of classic songs.
Rage Against the MachineRage Against the Machine by Rage Against the Machine
Buy new: £4.78 / Used from: £2.35
Rock, Rap, REVOLUTION!
Experience Hendrix - The Best of Jimi HendrixExperience Hendrix - The Best of Jimi Hendrix by Jimi Hendrix
Buy new: £10.27 / Used from: £3.92
The best guitar player ever, bar none.
GraceGrace by Jeff Buckley
Buy used from: £0.88
This what God's singing voice sounds like.
Never Mind the Bollocks Here's the Sex PistolsNever Mind the Bollocks Here's the Sex Pistols by The Sex Pistols
Buy new: £3.98 / Used from: £1.36
This is what Satan's singing voice sounds like.
God Shuffled His FeetGod Shuffled His Feet by Crash Test Dummies
Buy new: £4.98 / Used from: £0.85
Idiosyncratic folk. Eccentric brilliance.
Do You Like My Tight Sweater?Do You Like My Tight Sweater? by Moloko
Buy used from: £0.99
When they were unknown, before they were crap.
Maybe You've Been Brainwashed TooMaybe You've Been Brainwashed Too by New Radicals
Buy new: £4.98 / Used from: £0.36
The most summery album ever. Pop perfection.
The Onion Presents Our Dumb CenturyThe Onion Presents Our Dumb Century by Scott Dikkers
Buy used from: £0.01
Any onion book will have you in stitches. Sublime.
TV Go HomeTV Go Home by Charlie Brooker
Buy used from: £49.25
The funniest book ever written. Ever. EVER.
1984 Nineteen Eighty-Four1984 Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell
Buy used from: £1.20
The only book ever to make me cry. Heartbreaking.
Brave New World (Flamingo Modern Classics)Brave New World (Flamingo Modern Classics) by Aldous Huxley
Buy used from: £1.28
Another classic book in the same vein as 1984.
Best Of Unreal TournamentBest Of Unreal Tournament
Buy used from: £0.54
And for light relief, a great shoot-em-up. Smashing.