 | Songs In The Key Of Life by Stevie Wonder
Buy new: £8.78 / Used from: £6.96 Stevie at the height of his powers before the cheese set in. Great melodies and meaningful lyrics.
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 | The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway by Genesis
Buy used from: £37.64 Peter Gabriel's swansong. A weird, wonderful, witty legacy. Has anyone else made a concept album about schizophrenia?
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 | A Trick of the Tail by Genesis
Buy used from: £8.79 The first post-Gabriel LP and an absolute masterpiece. Collins is a right duffer nowadays, but here he was never better - and Ripples (a song about growing old) is truly moving.
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 | Seal by Seal
Buy new: £6.37 / Used from: £0.88 A stunning debut from the most underrated UK singer songwriter. Quality from beginning to end.
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 | Simple Things by Zero 7
Buy new: £6.37 / Used from: £3.99 Sheer class from the kings of down-tempo cool. Destiny is one of the finest songs to find its way onto a record.
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 | Stop Making Sense: Special New Edition by Talking Heads
Buy new: £4.98 / Used from: £1.84 Great live set from the ultra talented Heads. This is essentially a live best of. What's with David's oversize suit? No idea - but who cares? The DVD is good too.
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![Hejira [VINYL]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41a%2BA5Ef39L._SL75_.jpg) | Hejira [VINYL] by Joni Mitchell
Buy used from: £3.19 Yes I know Hissing of Summer Lawns is a classic, but Hejira just squeaks it for me. Themed around the loneliness of solo travel, Joni never made a better record. The late Jaco Pastorius on bass is fab
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 | Weezer by Weezer
Buy new: £4.37 / Used from: £2.71 Infectious, irresistable pop from the hugely talented Rivers Cuomo and cohorts. Every track a winner.
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 | Recurring Dream: The Best of Crowded House by Crowded House
Buy new: £4.98 / Used from: £0.75 Apart from the All Blacks, the best thing to come out of New Zealand. Beatle-esque at times but Neil Finn is a truly great talent.
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 | First Flight by Physics
Buy used from: £17.43 Uber cool Swedes who often put in an appearance on house compilations. A classy, groovy, jazz-house offering that gets played constantly on my mp3 player. 'The Most Beautiful Boy In Brazil' - WOW!
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 | The Bends by Radiohead
Buy new: £6.68 / Used from: £2.99 Surely one of the greatest albums of all time. Made before Thom and his mates went all experimental, this is the definitive Radiohead album.
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 | Ladies and Gentlemen: The Best of George Michael by George Michael
Buy new: £9.98 / Used from: £3.20 Love him or loathe him you can't deny George's talent. A double CD full of excellent songs.
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 | Bargrooves - Manhattan by Various Artists
Buy used from: £9.99 Deep house compilation from a series described by the media as achingly sophisticated - funky from start of CD1 to end of CD2 and so damn cool!
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 | Wish You Were Here by Pink Floyd
Buy new: £5.98 / Used from: £5.50 Better than Dark Side in my opinion. Floyd at their epic best.
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 | Parallel Lines: Remastered by Blondie
Buy new: £3.98 / Used from: £2.75 Debbie was the centre of my universe when I was 18. Starts with her screaming I'M IN THE PHONE BOOTH IT'S THE ONE ACROSS THE HALL and doesn't let up. Just brilliant.
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 | The Kick Inside by Kate Bush
Buy new: £4.98 / Used from: £2.99 OK, so most fans rave about Hounds of Love but Miss Bush's debut at the age of 19 is still her best album. Simply her most melodic work.
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 | The Captain and Me by Doobie Brothers
Buy new: £7.78 / Used from: £3.00 Saw the Doobies in Sydney in 1994 and they were still a great band. This is quality west coast rock/soul/country (!!) music. Contains the classic Long Train Runnin'.
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 | Hed Kandi Summer 2004 by Various Artists
Buy new: £11.67 / Used from: £1.89 Love Hed Kandi - never thought modern dance music could be this good - or so uplifting. 3CDs superbly mixed by former HK supremo Mark Doyle. I'm also in love with the Kandi girl on the cover!
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 | Stereo Sushi Vol.7: Teriyaki by Various Artists
Buy new: £14.69 Feel-good Hed Kandi spin-off label. Teriyaki - no.7 in the series- adds a splash of disco house (some great Joey Negro tracks) + doesn't have a single duff track on a remarkably consistent double CD.
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 | Parachutes by Coldplay
Buy new: £7.48 / Used from: £1.79 Indie rock at its finest. Can't skip a track on this fantastic debut.
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 | Remote Control by Tubes
Buy used from: £26.14 A classic album from the never-appreciated San Fran shock-rockers . A brilliant, pointed indictment of US TV culture. Great cover too!
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 | Close to the Edge: Remastered & Expanded by Yes
Buy used from: £5.99 Cutting edge (no pun!) in its day and has just started to get modern day critics on-side. Influenced bands like Radiohead and Muse. Some say that this was their finest hour.
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 | Let's Groove: the Best of Earth, Wind & Fire by Earth Wind & Fire
Buy new: £6.37 / Used from: £4.26 Not a perfect compilation by any means but just marvel at the infectious grooves at play here. And what a horn section!
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 | Ram by Paul & Linda McCartney
Buy new: £6.87 / Used from: £5.00 He'd fallen out big style with Lennon and came up with this brilliant, barbed musical indictment. VERY raw - recorded by Mr and Mrs M in their living room and its all the better for it.
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 | Moonflower: 2cd Set by Santana
Buy new: £8.78 / Used from: £9.42 A superb mix of studio and live cuts. Carlos at his jawdropping best with Greg Walker's silky vocals and Tom Coster's virtuoso keyboards. The live version of Dance Sister Dance is simply breathtaking.
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