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The ten best albums you've never heard (in no order)
One WorldOne World by John Martyn
Buy new: £4.98 / Used from: £2.74
Soul / funk / folk / rock masterpiece that sounds like it was written tomorrow. Does any one sound like they have cahunas like this anymore? 'Scratch' Perry produces...listen, you will never forget it
HejiraHejira by Joni Mitchell
Buy used from: £2.72
Joni once wrote an album for those who don't much like girly intellectual folk music... with Jaco P on bass, there are rock riffs and harmonies here I never heard anywhere else. A Masterpiece.
SkylarkingSkylarking by XTC
Buy new: £9.88 / Used from: £4.00
XTC had their nerdiness painfully removed by Todd Rundgren and the result was the most sumptuous English Psyche-rock concept album ever...made in the 80's, refuses to date. Timeless.
Back to the night (1975) [VINYL]Back to the night (1975) [VINYL] by Joan Armatrading
Buy used from: £2.25
Help my campaign to get this out on CD? Joan Armatrading's first album is her best by a mile, and her backing band is amazing...
Songs to RememberSongs to Remember by Scritti Politti
Buy new: £6.48 / Used from: £3.20
Scritti's first album is their best...(see last entry) I HATE wood beez etc - this is the best UK jazz/soul album ever made for me. Sublime.
TreasureTreasure by Cocteau Twins
Buy new: £4.98 / Used from: £3.93
Beyond the descriptive power of words, it is unlike anything before or since. I dare you to listen...
It's a Beautiful DayIt's a Beautiful Day by It's a Beautiful Day
Buy used from: £32.99
Wow its available on CD now! I am buying it again right after this! Symphonic psychedelia with towering songs... & no-one seems to know about...
The Lamb Lies Down on BroadwayThe Lamb Lies Down on Broadway by Genesis
Buy used from: £22.14
Genesis in the Gabriel era where a different thing altogether, crazy wild & consistently innovative.. PG invented stage diving y'know! RESPECT!
Steve McQueenSteve McQueen by Prefab Sprout
Buy new: £6.88 / Used from: £2.15
Sentimental? Fuzzy? Maybe but also unique and strangely intimate...It's not just me that raves about this...anyway you'll either luv or hate it, but you'll really love it if you do...
Framed / NextFramed / Next by The Sensational Alex Harvey Band
Buy new: £16.28 / Used from: £8.09
All I will add is that NONE of these albums appear in the Mojo 100 greatest albums & if you only find one you like then I have done what I set out to do! ILLUMINATION!