 | Faith by Cure
Buy used from: £1.90 The best 37 minutes that money can buy.
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 | In the Flat Field by Bauhaus
Buy new: £6.78 / Used from: £5.91 Everything they've done is worth getting, but this one stands above the rest.
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 | Tocsin by Xmal Deutschland
Buy used from: £36.67 German gothic girl-rock. Scary concept, but one of the greatest CDs I ever heard...
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 | Some Girls Wander By Mistake by Sisters Of Mercy
Buy used from: £6.98 Good collection of all Sisters material until First And Last And Always.
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 | Pretty Hate Machine by Nine Inch Nails
Buy new: £8.98 / Used from: £4.24 Bit more controversial, this... but a classic album nonetheless.
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 | Treasure by Cocteau Twins
Buy new: £4.98 / Used from: £4.45 Anyone who doesn't like the Cocteau Twins is wrong.
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 | The Queen Is Dead by The Smiths
Buy new: £4.89 / Used from: £3.50 Too damn good.
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 | Burning Blue Soul by The The
Buy used from: £3.96 The original, darkest, weirdest and most moody of Matt's offerings...
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 | Black Celebration by Depeche Mode
Buy used from: £3.09 The turning point in Depeche Mode's career.
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 | Westworld by Theatre Of Hate
Buy used from: £21.60 Punkier, and somewhat dated-sounding but I love it.
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 | A Kiss In The Dreamhouse by Siouxsie And The Banshees
Buy new: £4.98 / Used from: £4.12 The best of the Banshees albums, and there's lots of good ones.
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 | Nothing's Shocking by Jane's Addiction
Buy new: £6.37 / Used from: £0.88 Somewhat different style, but Jane's really were the best band of the late 80s.
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 | Closer by Joy Division
Buy used from: £4.79 This far down, only because the band didn't last beyond 1980, so aren't really 80s per se.
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 | Shout and Scream by Sex Gang Children
Buy used from: £5.38 Good retrospective of a great band.
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 | Ocean Rain by Echo & The Bunnymen
Buy new: £7.48 / Used from: £3.00 The second side is one of the most immense sets of tracks ever committed to disc.
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 | Southern Death Cult by Cult
Buy new: £6.78 / Used from: £4.50 The only release by this seminal band; then they went all pop-metal on us.
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 | Los Angeles: Expanded & Remastered by X
Buy new: £7.78 / Used from: £7.68 The first REALLY good punk band the Americans had.
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 | Killing Joke by Killing Joke
Buy new: £7.89 / Used from: £3.00 The aggressive side of post-punk. And a whole lot of fun too.
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 | Vienna by Ultravox
Buy new: £5.88 / Used from: £3.24 The best synth-pop album ever. Don't argue.
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 | Ozma / Blue Grey Porch Treatments by Melvins
Buy new: £12.69 / Used from: £5.62 The most fantastic grunge-sludge-punk band ever. All of those three, they're the best. 2 great albums on one disc. How can you complain?
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 | Blue Sunshine by Glove
Buy used from: £1.74 Robert Smith + Steve Severin serve synth-pop. And it rules.
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 | Viva Hate by Morrissey
Buy used from: £4.82 Just because it's not the Smiths doesn't mean it's bad. It's very good in fact.
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 | The Very Best of Alien Sex Fiend by Alien Sex Fiend
Buy new: £7.78 / Used from: £4.98 Not an easy band to get into, so I'll recommend the best of to ease people into it.
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 | Prayers on Fire by The Birthday Party
Buy used from: £4.95 Nick Cave at his utter best. And that's a pretty good best.
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 | God's Own Medicine by Mission
Buy new: £7.78 / Used from: £1.61 Singalong, anthemic goth? Worth it for Severina alone.
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