 | Pacific Ocean Blue by Dennis Wilson
Buy new: £8.98 / Used from: £5.99 Finally!!! A very welcome and long-overdue re-issue of this quite frankly stunning record. 'River Song' is God's own prayer.
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 | Nixon by Lambchop
Buy used from: £8.84 Lambchop have released many a great record, but this is drenched in sunshine. Beautiful melodies and a true modern musical milestone.
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 | Surfer's Choice by Dick Dale
Buy new: £14.78 / Used from: £8.35 Can't have a sunshine-based list without including this beauty. Dick was the first true punk (along with Woody Guthrie) amd the surf guitar just does'nt sound the same coming from anyone else.
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 | Forever Changes by Love
Buy new: £11.98 / Used from: £7.94 Another must-have. I don't really feel the need to add any praise. Just buy it you cretins!!!!!.
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 | Song Cycle by Van Dyke Parks
Buy used from: £14.99 One of the truly great lost albums. Van Dyke Parks has never got the recognition he merits. His work with Brian Wilson & Joanna Newsom deserve special mention.......
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 | Smile by Brian Wilson
Buy new: £8.98 / Used from: £2.32 So here you go!!!!!. This record took so long to appear but damn was it woth it. 'Heroes & Villians' and 'Good Vibations' are everything that music was invented for.
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 | Fleet Foxes by Fleet Foxes
Buy new: £3.98 / Used from: £3.98 This may not have been the greatest year, but we did have the privilage of hearing this band's first major splash. Gorgeous harmonies and wonderous songwriting combine to create true greatness,
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 | For Emma Forever Ago by Bon Iver
Buy new: £4.98 / Used from: £3.50 What the hell, I'll have two from this year. Not strictly a sunshine record but the feelings of isolation and coldness this album present, hide a sunny centre. Spell-binding.
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 | Would You Believe by Billy Nicholls
Buy used from: £31.67 Some call this the British 'Pet Sounds', I dunno about that, but what I do know is that this is another lost masterpeice. One to show your friends that you have a better record collection than them.
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 | John The Wolf King Of LA by John Phillips
Buy new: £11.98 / Used from: £9.89 I keep telling people the wonders of this album, but it seems people ain't interested in The Mama's 'n' Papa's anymore. Such a shame as this is superb. 'Topanga Canyon' haunts my every move.
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 | The Trials Of Van Occupanther by Midlake
Buy new: £4.98 / Used from: £4.50 Another modenr great. The first time I heard 'Roscoe' I was left speach-less and knew from that moment that I'd found my new favourite band.
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 | Heart Food by Judee Sill
Buy new: £15.98 / Used from: £12.84 O Judee, how I miss thee. Another dead hero.
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 | The Complete Reprise Sessions by Gram Parsons
Buy new: £30.98 / Used from: £14.99 As good a place to start with Gram as any. Both albums on this set deserve special mention and the third disc is also superb. Truly a one-off.
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 | Ys by Joanna Newsom
Buy new: £9.08 / Used from: £5.85 Joanna's lovely ain't she. She sounds as mad as a hatter but I'd love to see [insert female singer-songwriter here] make something so beautiful. Katie Melua I'm talking to you.
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 | The Soft Bulletin by The Flaming Lips
Buy new: £6.78 / Used from: £2.99 Do I really need to say anything. No?, alright I won't.
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 | On the Beach by Neil Young
Buy new: £6.98 / Used from: £3.85 Gotta have some Neil on here. My personal favourite Neil Young album, so you should already own this.
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 | Illinoise by Sufjan Stevens
Buy new: £9.37 Y'know, it was only when I started compiling this list that I discovered how much great modern music there is. Sufjan Stevens is going to be the most important recording artist over the next 50 years.
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 | Jesus Of Cool by Nick Lowe
Buy new: £10.78 / Used from: £10.48 A great shiny pop album. The amount of landmark songs on here is too long to mention here.
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 | Person Pitch by Panda Bear
Buy new: £11.98 / Used from: £11.09 Hmmmmmmmmm. I never know weather I love or hate this record. Very repetitive but also very hypnotic. The first six minutes of 'Bros' is stunning.
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 | Dusk at Cubist Castle by The Olivia Tremor Control
Buy new: £13.49 One of the ninetys best. A stunning mirage of colour and 4-track crackle.
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 | Circulatory System by Circulatory System
Buy new: £11.99 / Used from: £5.81 Another one I'm not entirely sure on to be honest. But give this one a chance and it may well change your life.
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 | Forever Changing: The Golden Age of Elektra 1963-1973 by Various Artists
Buy new: £30.98 / Used from: £31.58 A grat collection of known and lesser-known songs. This would make a very good starting point of discovering this great music.
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