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The Best Albums You Don't Own
Music From the Adventures of Pete & PeteMusic From the Adventures of Pete & Pete by Polaris
Buy new: £20.09 / Used from: £7.49
Perky as f***, amazingly varied and catchy like you wouldn't believe. Imagine if REM weren't so depressing.
Chutes Too NarrowChutes Too Narrow by Shins
Buy new: £6.98 / Used from: £5.42
Like the Beach Boys meet the Flaming Lips meets early Mull Historical Society, in a Shinsesque sort of way.
Ease Down the RoadEase Down the Road by Bonnie Prince Billy
Buy new: £9.78 / Used from: £8.49
Country, but not country. Gothic country? Maybe, but not in a Hot Topic sort of way, in a Edgar Allan Poe sort of way.
New MorningNew Morning by Bob Dylan
Buy new: £6.37 / Used from: £4.23
Severely under-rated Dylan album.
The Wild the Innocent and the E Street ShuffleThe Wild the Innocent and the E Street Shuffle by Bruce Springsteen
Buy new: £4.98 / Used from: £3.95
Springsteen's second album, complete with the funk, jazz and soul missing from his 80's output.
The Heart Of Saturday NightThe Heart Of Saturday Night by Tom Waits
Buy new: £3.98 / Used from: £2.57
Tom Waits used to play the kind of instruments you can buy in stores, he was, and still remains, one of the purest, most natural songwriters around.
Greetings from LaGreetings from La by Tim Buckley
Buy new: £6.87 / Used from: £3.00
Pure funk from the man who brought you pure folk.
Daisies Of The GalaxyDaisies Of The Galaxy by Eels
Buy new: £4.98 / Used from: £1.99
Cheer up E, things ain't so bad! That's the spirit! Oh, wait, no we lost him again. I'll take him happy or sad, any day of the week.
The BandThe Band by The Band
Buy used from: £6.77
I challenge you not to enjoy this album, it's pretty much perfect.
Man OverboardMan Overboard by Buck 65
Buy new: £12.69 / Used from: £10.00
The dance that goes with this is called 'The Keep Perfectly Still'
A Pagan Place: RemasteredA Pagan Place: Remastered by Waterboys
Buy new: £2.98 / Used from: £10.42
The 80's were not the complete cultural waste-land they'd have you believe.
Hot RailHot Rail by Calexico
Buy used from: £12.99
Like the soundtrack to a non-existent film about mexican gun-runners and mescaline.
Bizarre Ride II The PharcydeBizarre Ride II The Pharcyde by The Pharcyde
Buy new: £4.98 / Used from: £4.23
Hip-hop that sounds like they actually had fun making the record, with an enjoyable lack of macho posturing.
Get Away from Me: Parental AdvisoryGet Away from Me: Parental Advisory by Nellie McKay
Buy used from: £3.95
She seems to be mental and will sing about absolutely anything, but, you know, in a good way.
The Psychedelic Sounds of the 13th Floor ElevatorsThe Psychedelic Sounds of the 13th Floor Elevators by 13th Floor Elevators
Buy used from: £16.00
Original psychedelic rock.
The Best of Sam and DaveThe Best of Sam and Dave by Sam & Dave
Buy new: £4.37 / Used from: £3.16
You don't know like I know, what Sam and dave have done for me.