 | O.K Computer by Radiohead
Buy new: £4.98 / Used from: £1.44 Hey Thom, forget Kid A & Amnesiac, listen to this and reflect on how good you guys really were
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 | The Joshua Tree by U2
Buy used from: £3.95 Truly life affirming when first released and still bloody good today
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 | Miles Davis with John Coltrane - The Complete Columbia Recordings by Miles Davis
Buy used from: £40.00 All music these days has come from here in some way
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 | Never Mind the Bollocks by Sex Pistols
Buy new: £9.98 / Used from: £3.70 ..and most music these days comes from here!
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 | Nevermind by Nirvana
Buy new: £4.98 / Used from: £2.50 Funny how the words Never and Mind have been reflected in the two most influential records of the last 30 years
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 | Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band by The Beatles
Buy new: £9.98 / Used from: £6.00 Its not false prophecy, this is a really great album
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 | Gold by Ryan Adams
Buy new: £4.87 / Used from: £1.25 If you want to hear every musical influence encapsulated in todays sounds, here it is
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 | Imperial Bedroom: Remastered by Elvis Costello
Buy used from: £9.85 The master songwriter at his peak
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 | Setting Sons by The Jam
Buy new: £3.98 / Used from: £2.99 Political statements have never sounded so good
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 | You Can't Hide Your Love Forever by Orange Juice
Buy used from: £19.99 Its on most of my lists, but thats because its just perfect pop
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 | Blonde on Blonde by Bob Dylan
Buy used from: £1.09 His comeback is amazing, but this (and Blood on the Tracks) was his peak
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 | Blue Skies Broken Hearts Next 12 Exits by Ataris
Buy new: £9.79 / Used from: £3.00 The nearest todays Americans get to proper punk
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 | Is This It by Strokes
Buy new: £6.18 / Used from: £2.65 Unlike BRMC and Andrew WK, this is rather good
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 | De Stijl by The White Stripes
Buy new: £5.98 / Used from: £2.97 All White Strpes albums are lovely and raw, this is the best one
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 | August And Everything After by Counting Crows
Buy new: £4.98 / Used from: £1.46 The most stunning rock debut for many a year, pity they couldn't carry it on
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 | Home by Hothouse Flowers
Buy new: £7.77 / Used from: £3.35 A really underated band, you should catch up with them now
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 | Goodbye Jumbo by World Party
Buy used from: £12.00 Just a wonderful tuneful album
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 | Natural History by I Am Kloot
Buy used from: £12.00 Album of the new millenium so far
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 | Trace by Son Volt
Buy used from: £8.34 You really shouldn't miss out on Son Volt. Wonderful .alt country
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 | Faithless Street by Whiskeytown
Buy new: £7.78 / Used from: £6.71 The rawest, freshest, best pre-Gold Adams stuff around. Track it down
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 | Acoustic Vol.1 by Various Artists
Buy used from: £1.24 Not a massive compilation fan, but this covers the whole Lo-Fi thing rather succinctly
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 | Laid (2001 Reissue) by James
Buy new: £3.87 / Used from: £2.67 Best album of their career and the best thing Eno's prodiced since Joshua Tree
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 | Hot Rail by Calexico
Buy used from: £12.99 Fancy something really different. Got onto Hot Rail. Great Mexifunk!
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 | Inflammable Material by Stiff Little Fingers
Buy new: £3.98 / Used from: £3.09 Most caustic album release ever
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 | Nixon by Lambchop
Buy used from: £10.78 In a word, Beautiful
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