 | Technique by New Order
Buy used from: £2.68 Basically this record was a product of New Order on some serious drugs in Ibiza. Thank goodness, this album is inspired.
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 | Definitely Maybe by Oasis
Buy new: £7.28 / Used from: £4.30 Perhaps the best debut record I've ever listened to. 'Nuff said.
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 | The Queen Is Dead by The Smiths
Buy used from: £4.98 Morrissey and Marr at their absolute best. Every song on this record is just pure class.
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 | Vauxhall and I by Morrissey
Buy new: £3.98 / Used from: £1.50 Morrissey is a lyrical genius and this is his best ever solo record.
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 | Violator by Depeche Mode
Buy used from: £2.60 Violator is an awesome record that merges several genres of music into what I would call a musical "world violation"! "Enjoy The Silence", "Policy Of Truth" and "World In My Eyes" are absolute belters
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 | Disintegration by The Cure
Buy new: £4.98 / Used from: £3.97 Dark, moody, even depressing but it's Bobby and the boys at their very best.
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 | The Stone Roses by The Stone Roses
Buy used from: £1.67 Another quite outstanding debut record. An absolute classic.
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 | 1962-1966 : The Red Album by The Beatles
Buy new: £15.48 / Used from: £11.39 OK, it's a "Best Of " record but when the tracks are this good...
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 | 1967-1970 : The Blue Album by The Beatles
Buy new: £12.98 / Used from: £8.99 Again , I know it's a "Best Of " record but when the tracks are this good...
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 | Republic by New Order
Buy new: £5.08 / Used from: £1.80 This record got a bit of a slating but I think it's brilliant. Check out "Spooky", "Regret", and "Ruined In A Day".
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 | Electronic by Electronic
Buy used from: £2.00 When you bring together one of the best guitarists/producers and one of the best electronic pop geniuses, you get... well genius. What a great album. I recommend "Idiot Country", and "Gangster".
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 | 101 by Depeche Mode
Buy new: £7.58 / Used from: £2.15 The best "Live" record I've ever heard. You almost feel like part of the concert except I was only 10 when the concert was recorded!
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 | Parklife by Blur
Buy new: £3.98 / Used from: £0.44 The soundtrack to my sixth form. Innovative and memorable. "Girls and Boys" is just brilliant ten years on...
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 | Blue Lines by Massive Attack
Buy new: £4.98 / Used from: £0.49 This record put the "Bristols" back in Bristol. Quite remarkable.
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 | Back to the Old Skool by Various Artists
Buy used from: £2.98 This little treat contains most of my favourite 90s dance tunes. From Moby's "Go" to Inner City's "Good Life" this is a belter of a compilation. The subsequent "Back To The Old Skool 2" is also good.
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 | The Definitive Simon & Garfunkel by Simon & Garfunkel
Buy used from: £1.58 A compilation this good deserves to be in anyone's record collection.
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 | Substance 1987 by New Order
Buy new: £5.98 / Used from: £3.01 To think that this record represents the back-catalogue of New Order only 5 years or so into their existence. Most bands can't aspire to having this many fantastic songs in 20 years!!
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 | Wild! by Erasure
Buy used from: £0.54 A great pop record that often gets overlooked when people assess this band's contribution to pop music.
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 | Legend by Bob Marley and the Wailers
Buy new: £5.98 / Used from: £4.69 Everyone needs a little Bob in their record collection. An obvious choice for relaxing and enjoying life as it passes by preferably in a beachside cocktail bar in the Carribean!
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 | Parachutes by Coldplay
Buy new: £4.98 / Used from: £1.25 Another fantastic debut record. An eclectic set of tunes that will surely become timeless classics. Not bad for bad-wetters hey Liam?
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 | Substance by Joy Division
Buy new: £8.99 / Used from: £2.98 This band were before my time but wow, what a collection of songs. "Love Will Tear Us Apart" and "Atmosphere" are two of my most favourite songs ever.
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 | Carboot Soul by Nightmares on Wax
Buy new: £6.98 / Used from: £4.98 This record reminds me of sitting on a balcony in a sea bungalow watching the sun set over a beautiful blue lagoon in the Maldives with my wife. Beautifully crafted music.
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 | (What's the Story) Morning Glory? by Oasis
Buy new: £8.98 / Used from: £2.88 I had just started at university in Manchester when this was released. I even queued outside Virgin records in the city centre to get my hands on this record. I was mad for it! Exceptional record.
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 | Automatic for the People by R.E.M.
Buy new: £5.58 / Used from: £0.01 Despite the commercial success of this album, Stipe and company reached great musical heights with "Automatic". Check out "Man On The Moon" and "Everybody Hurts".
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 | The Smiths by The Smiths
Buy used from: £16.00 The Smiths debut record has been overlooked by many given the huge success of their subsequent records but this record is absolutely mindblowing. Dark, yes; sinister, yes. Awesome. Damn right.
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