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Britpop Before Britpop I

	Oliver!: Original Film Soundtrack [SOUNDTRACK] by Original Soundtrack Buy new: £2.98 / Used from: £4.00 The roots of 'Parklife' and has a link to The Small Faces....
	The Beatles - A Hard Day's Night [1964] Buy new: £3.38 / Used from: £3.00 The epitome of Britpop, though the film is the missing link between Galton & Simpson and the French New Wave....
	Aftermath [UK Version] by Rolling Stones Buy used from: £15.50 The proper UK-version mind you, especially when they cross-dressed....
	My Generation [Deluxe Edition] by The Who Buy new: £9.82 / Used from: £8.50 There are probably several Who-albums,and of course 'Quadrophenia' was an influence too...
	The Village Green Preservation Society by The Kinks Buy new: £11.98 / Used from: £25.16 Many singles prior to this, but this is really the first Britpop long-player: Big Sky, Do You Remember Walter?, The Village Green Preservation Society, Days, Last of the Steam....
	Ultimate Collection by Small Faces Buy new: £6.48 / Used from: £3.99 This is the best Small Faces compilation and offers lots of evidence of Britpop before Britpop: Here Comes the Nice, Itchycoo Park, Lazy Sunday, The Universal, Autumn Stone....
	Relics by Pink Floyd Buy new: £6.98 / Used from: £5.95 For 'Arnold Layne' and 'See Emily Play', see also the two Syd-solo albums and 'Piper at the Gates of Dawn'
	Hunky Dory: Remastered by David Bowie Buy new: £4.26 / Used from: £3.80 This, 'The Man Who Sold the World' & 'Ziggy' case examples: 'All the Madmen', 'Kooks', 'Life on Mars', 'Starman', 'Rock'N'Roll Suicide', 'Oh!You Pretty Things' etc
	Electric Warrior [30th Anniversary Special Edition] by T. Rex Buy new: £4.98 / Used from: £4.75 Bolan's timeless glam-pop: 'Planet Queen', 'Girl', 'Cosmic Dancer', 'Jeepster' etc
	New Boots and Panties [2CD Deluxe Edition] by Ian Dury Buy new: £7.98 / Used from: £11.97 Loads of very Engerlish-British songs: 'Billericay Dickie', 'Clever Trevor', 'Plaistow Patricia' & also 'Razzle In My Pocket'!
	Archaeology by Rutles Buy new: £6.98 / Used from: £1.22 Neil Innes, later an influence on Oasis...
	Direction Reaction Creation by The Jam Buy new: £36.08 / Used from: £22.50 I couldn't decide which Jam album was the best example....
	On Returning: Wire 1977-1979 by Wire Buy new: £4.47 / Used from: £3.67 The more angular influences of Britpop found here, and on 'Dirk Wears White Sox' too....
	Teenage Kicks: The Best Of The Undertones by The Undertones Buy new: £7.97 / Used from: £11.06 Yes, I know they were Northern-Irish, still greatest pop: Teenage Kicks, It's Going To Happen, Tearproof, Here Comes the Summer; My Perfect Cousin, The Love Parade....
	The Specials Singles: the Best of the Specials by The Specials Buy new: £4.98 / Used from: £2.99 The Beatles of their generation: Nite Klub, Gangsters, Stereotype, Ghost Town, Friday Night Saturday Mornning. The careers of Blur & The Streets found here....
	The Business: the Definitive Singles Collection by Madness Buy used from: £8.99 Perhaps this lot were Their Beatles? : Grey Day, Cardiac Arrest, Take It Or Leave It, Baggy Trousers, House of Fun, Michael Caine....
	Kilimanjaro by The Teardrop Explodes Buy new: £4.98 / Used from: £3.98 The horn sound of 'Popscene' & related Britpop found here, and on songs like 'Passionate Friend' & 'Colours Fly Away'
	East Side Story by Squeeze Buy new: £4.98 / Used from: £3.98 Produced by Elvis Costello, talking of whom....
	Imperial Bedroom by Elvis Costello Several Costello records could be cited as Britpop before Britpop; see also 'This Year's Model', 'Armed Forces' & 'Punch the Clock'
	Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret by Soft Cell Buy new: £6.47 / Used from: £2.25 Very British-English themes on songs like 'Secret Life' & 'Bedsitter' - followed up with songs like 'Kitchen Sink Drama' & 'Where the Heart Is'
	Let's Make This Precious: the Best of Dexys Midnight Runners by Dexys Midnight Runners Buy new: £4.49 / Used from: £3.49 Particularly songs like 'Show Me' and 'My National Pride'
	Salsoul Nugget (If U Wanna) by M&S Buy used from: £0.21 Several XTC albums count, but this one has 'No Thugs In Our House', which is 'The National Front Disco' a decade earlier....
	Waiting by Fun Boy Three Buy new: £6.98 / Used from: £1.99 Underrated album produced by then Talking Head David Byrne, notable examples include 'We're Having All the Fun' & 'Tunnel of Love'
	The Esteemed (The Very Best of) Orange Juice by Orange Juice Buy used from: £52.47 Highlights from the Polydor years and the albums '...Hide Your Love Forever', 'Rip It Up', 'Texas Fever' & 'Orange Juice(The Third Album)'
	Louder Than Bombs by The Smiths Buy new: £3.82 / Used from: £2.48 The Smiths made the greatest British-English pop: Is It Really So Strange?, Panic, You Just Haven't Earnt It Yet Baby, Ask, Half a Person....

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