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Items I would rescue if the house burnt down
Red Roses for MeRed Roses for Me by Pogues
Buy new: £7.99 / Used from: £1.98
Lend me ten pounds and I'll buy you a drink.
Curb Your Enthusiasm: Complete HBO Season 1Curb Your Enthusiasm: Complete HBO Season 1
Buy new: £9.98 / Used from: £6.88
The funniest man alive.
Forever Changes: ExpandedForever Changes: Expanded by Love
Buy new: £4.26 / Used from: £2.91
Oh the snot has caked against my pants - it has turned into crystal.
BossanovaBossanova by Pixies
Buy new: £4.98 / Used from: £2.45
And how does lemur skin reflect the sea?
DoolittleDoolittle by Pixies
Buy new: £4.98 / Used from: £2.34
Black Francis decided to become form a band instead of going to NZ to see a solar eclipse. For which the world should be grateful.
The Essential Janis JoplinThe Essential Janis Joplin by Janis Joplin
Buy new: £5.77 / Used from: £5.29
The first white female pop singer to really give it some welly. Her version of Big Mama Thornton's "Ball and Chain" is just staggering.
The Grapes of WrathThe Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck
Buy new: £6.74 / Used from: £4.14
A heart-rending tale of hardship during the Depression. The ending is unforgettable.
The Queen Is DeadThe Queen Is Dead by The Smiths
Buy new: £4.98 / Used from: £3.55
There is a light that never goes out.
Strangeways Here We ComeStrangeways Here We Come by The Smiths
Buy new: £4.98 / Used from: £3.71
Re-issue, re-package, re-package...
Glad to Wear GlassesGlad to Wear Glasses by John Hegley
Buy used from: £8.48
My doggy don't wear glasses, so they're lying when they say, a dog looks like its owner, aren't they.
Portnoy's ComplaintPortnoy's Complaint by Philip Roth
Buy new: £2.97 / Used from: £1.78
Possibly the funniest book ever written - but don't give it to your mum to read.
1984 Nineteen Eighty-Four1984 Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell
Buy used from: £2.94
Doubleplusgood.
It Tears Me Up: the Best of Percy SledgeIt Tears Me Up: the Best of Percy Sledge by Percy Sledge
Buy new: £4.63 / Used from: £4.08
A great and underrated singer, there's more to him than "When A Man Loves A Woman". The title track is fabulous.
A Hard Day's NightA Hard Day's Night by The Beatles
Buy new: £6.98 / Used from: £4.99
"I fought in the war for your sort." "Bet you're sorry you won!"
Rotatey Diskers With UnwinRotatey Diskers With Unwin by Stanley Unwin
Buy new: £3.03
Magnificold. Oh yes.
Aretha NowAretha Now by Aretha Franklin
Buy new: £3.75 / Used from: £4.74
Respect.
The Very Best of the SeekersThe Very Best of the Seekers by Seekers
Buy new: £3.54 / Used from: £2.50
You've never really heard "Danny Boy" until you've heard it sung by Judith Durham.
You Really Got Me - The Best OfYou Really Got Me - The Best Of by The Kinks
Buy new: £3.59 / Used from: £2.22
Ray Davies is the best lyricist of his generation. Rescue them from the bargain bin!
The Complete "Fawlty Towers" (Methuen Humour)The Complete "Fawlty Towers" (Methuen Humour) by John Cleese
Buy new: £9.09 / Used from: £2.27
Almost worth staying alive for.
Otis Redding Dictionary of SoulOtis Redding Dictionary of Soul by Otis Redding
Buy new: £4.63 / Used from: £4.74
"Gotta gotta" ( = not able to do without it).
20 Reggae Classics Vol.2: the Inspiration Continues20 Reggae Classics Vol.2: the Inspiration Continues by Various Artists
Buy used from: £8.99
There were 4 volumes in this series but for some reason it's Vol.2 I like the best. Magnificent (W.O.O.O)
The Best OfThe Best Of by The Shangri-Las
Buy new: £2.98 / Used from: £2.79
I like the 1960s, in case you hadn't guessed.
George BestGeorge Best by Wedding Present
Buy new: £4.98 / Used from: £5.91
Some people think they look daft. I rather like them myself.
The Mersey Sound: Adrian Henri, Roger McGough and Brian PattenThe Mersey Sound: Adrian Henri, Roger McGough and Brian Patten by Adrian Henri
Buy used from: £0.01
I wanted your soft verges, but you gave me the hard shoulder.
The Stone RosesThe Stone Roses by Stone Roses
Buy new: £6.98 / Used from: £1.75
They invented Madchester.