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10 Great albums
CandylionCandylion by Gruff Rhys
Buy new: £9.38 / Used from: £6.89
Acid folky, poppy Welsh greatness
The Beatles: the White AlbumThe Beatles: the White Album by The Beatles
Buy new: £13.97 / Used from: £10.32
A sprawling mad double CD, crazy Beatles variety pack.
Skylarking: RemasteredSkylarking: Remastered by XTC
Buy new: £5.88 / Used from: £4.19
Just trust me on this one-fantastic pop, XTC at their peak, at this price buy 2.
Jewels for SophiaJewels for Sophia by Robyn Hitchcock
Buy used from: £7.88
A star for us all, banana banana my fish spin elastic putty, surreal pop.
The Spirit CageThe Spirit Cage by Martin Newell
Buy new: £12.69 / Used from: £8.25
Martin Newell is well worth checking out if you like proper tunes, verses and choruses-check out his other stuff too.
Beggar's BanquetBeggar's Banquet by The Rolling Stones
Buy used from: £12.95
indespensible, on another day this would be my number one, roots rock, have you seen the date on these marshmallows?
Born InnocentBorn Innocent by The Proclaimers
Buy new: £6.78 / Used from: £4.18
If you find a better 3 track salvo from any release this year you are a lucky person-back on form, better than ever.
ElephantElephant by The White Stripes
Buy new: £9.98 / Used from: £3.14
worth it for seven nation army alone. Classic.
Five Leaves LeftFive Leaves Left by Nick Drake
Buy new: £6.78 / Used from: £4.74
Nick Drake-get everything by the late genius, a pity we missed him when he was alive, haunting acoustic wonderments.
Hunky Dory: RemasteredHunky Dory: Remastered by David Bowie
Buy new: £9.78 / Used from: £3.98
A great Bowie album, a real mix of styles singer-songwriter sewing machine, great never get bored of it, ch ch ch changes.
This Is Spinal TapThis Is Spinal Tap by Spinal Tap
Buy new: £3.98 / Used from: £3.00
Big bottom features all the guitarists on bass-look at the film again, this list goes to 11.