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The ten best albums you've never heard (in no order)
One WorldOne World by John Martyn
Buy new: £2.98 / 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
Hejira [VINYL]Hejira [VINYL] by Joni Mitchell
Buy new: £4.33 / Used from: £3.94
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.
Skylarking: RemasteredSkylarking: Remastered by XTC
Buy new: £4.55 / Used from: £3.65
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: £2.53
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: £4.49 / Used from: £3.79
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: £6.98 / Used from: £4.29
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: £23.99
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: £9.06
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 used from: £2.85
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: £8.98 / Used from: £7.00
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!