 | Rubber Soul by The Beatles
Buy new: £7.40 / Used from: £5.48 The link between the Mop Top era Fabs and the experimentation of the later years. A true classic - 'In My Life', 'Michelle', 'Drive My Car' & 'Norweigen Wood. Both McCartney & Lennon were on fire.
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 | Woodface by Crowded House
Buy new: £3.98 / Used from: £0.04 Neil & Tim Finn's masterpiece. Crowded House never bettered Woodface. It produced 4 Uk hit singles and stayed in the album charts for over a year.
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 | Skylarking: Remastered by XTC
Buy new: £5.97 / Used from: £4.02 XTC's very own 80's Sgt Pepper. Beautiful orchestral arrangements, stunning harmonies and Andy Partridge's erudite lyrics. Time has aged Skylarking to perfection.
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 | Some Fantastic Place by Squeeze
Buy new: £28.13 / Used from: £4.96 Chris Difford & Glenn Tilbrook's best long player of the 90's. 'Some Fantastic Place', 'It's Over', 'Third Rail', 'Pinnochio' and no filler. Smart UK powerpop at it's very best
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 | Parklife by Blur
Buy new: £3.98 / Used from: £0.55 Damon Albarn & co's finest by far. Classic mix of influences - Bowie, Madness, Kinks, Squeeze - and not a bad track in site. 'End Of A Century' is sublime. They also invented Brit pop and looked great
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 | Urban Hymns by The Verve
Buy new: £4.97 / Used from: £1.39 Richard Ashcroft hit the bullseyes with this classic British record. His band were'nt bad either. very nearly the best record of the 90's
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 | Violator by Depeche Mode
Buy new: £8.98 / Used from: £4.40 Depeche mode went weird and then released this. Violator is stunning - 'Enjoy The Silence', 'Personal Jesus', World In my Eyes' and lots, lots more. Synth rock was born.
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 | Guilty by Barbra Streisand
Buy new: £4.98 / Used from: £3.99 What is this doing in my top 10 !!? Well don't be fooled - this is Babs best record by miles and Barry Gibbs songs are stunning. In 1980 she had it all - the voice - the songs and a number 1 hit !
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 | Jollity by Pugwash
Buy used from: £27.53 Thomas Walsh is an underated genius. Despite it's small indie label origins 'Jollity' is a sonic and songwriting masterclass. Think ELO, Beatles, XTC - it's that good !
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 | So by Peter Gabriel
Buy new: £4.98 / Used from: £3.76 Gabriel's classic is also his biggest seller. No one else in the mid 80's could have made this record - 'Sledgehammer' & 'Don't Give Up' are worth the admission price alone
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 | Revolver by The Beatles
Buy new: £7.58 / Used from: £3.54 Erudite and experimental pop. Taxman, For No One, Here There & Everywhere, Dr Robert - FABulous
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 | Traffic and Weather by Fountains Of Wayne
Buy new: £13.48 / Used from: £5.40 The Stacey's Mum quartet make the best record of their career with this. Sharply observed and melodic powerpop with energy and invention to spare. Highly recommended
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 | Victory for the Comic Muse by Divine Comedy
Buy new: £4.43 / Used from: £3.69 Neil Hannon's most consistent set to date - The perfect starting place for DC virgins. The Light Of Day is gorgeous
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 | Together Alone by Crowded House
Buy new: £5.97 / Used from: £0.78 Darker and moodier than Woodface this is Neil Finn's other masterpiece. Distant Sun, Fingers Of Love, Locked Out, Walking on the Spot and Catherine's Wheel. Master craftsmen at work.
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 | Automatic for the People by REM
Buy new: £4.55 / Used from: £0.05 REM's most sublime and consistent long player. A thought and intelligent set that briefly made Stipe and co the biggest band in the world. Everybody Hurts, Man On The Moon, Nightswimming and Drive.
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 | Luxury Gap by Heaven 17
Buy new: £5.97 / Used from: £3.19 The smart end of 80's synth pop. Heaven 17 looked like gods and had the songs to match - Temptation, Come Live With Me and the magnificent Let Me Go. Inventive vocal arrangements too.
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 | Oranges and Lemons by XTC
Buy new: £4.26 / Used from: £3.79 Partridge, Moulding & Gregory at their most mainstream. Worth it alone for the genius that is Mayor Of Simpleton and Chalkhills And Chidren. Outstanding cover artwork too.
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 | Play by Squeeze
Buy new: £3.80 / Used from: £6.38 The darkest record in Squeeze's output is also a real 'grower'. Let it under your skin and you'll be playing it for ever. A great lost classic.
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 | Bellybutton by Jellyfish
Buy new: £6.98 / Used from: £5.10 The most underated American band of the 90's. They wanted to be the Beatles and ELO - and very nearly were. Beautifully realised songs and harmonies.
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 | Hopes and Fears by Keane
Buy new: £5.48 / Used from: £0.99 Keane's debut is a graceful blinder. Outstanding songs and arrangements. Gets better with age - and it was pretty good to start with !!!
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 | Twelve Stops and Home by The Feeling
Buy new: £3.98 / Used from: £1.82 The Feeling love ELO, Supertramp and Squeeze. If you do then this is a beautifully crafted and clever gem. Fill My Little World was single of 2006 - no question.
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 | Abbey Road by The Beatles
Buy new: £7.53 / Used from: £5.12 The Beatles swangsong simply gets better with age. Bonkers in places and sublime in others - Something, Come Together, Oh Darling, Here Comes The Sun and the audacious near operatic second side. Fab
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 | Jollification by Lightning Seeds
Buy new: £2.98 / Used from: £0.01 90's mainstream pop with added brains. Lucky You and Feeling Lazy are classics. One of the most underated bands of the decade. Ian Broudie made intelligent, commercial pop music for the masses
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 | Be Yourself Tonight by Eurythmics
Dave and Annie's most consistent and thrilling album as the Eurythmics. Covers rock, pop, synth ballads and gospel. Its Alright (Baby's Coming Back) is genius.
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 | Band On The Run by Paul McCartney
Buy new: £4.49 / Used from: £4.06 Macca's greatest post Beatles release. Jet, Band on the Run, Let Me Roll it - great gutsy performances and the return of the muse. The one indespensible McCartney album
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