 | Sweet Oblivion by Screaming Trees
Buy new: £9.29 / Used from: £6.99 This is an essential grunge record. Mark Lanegan is an unsung hero
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 | Where You Been: Remastered & Expanded by Dinosaur Jr.
Buy new: £6.88 / Used from: £9.38 As is this. So much energy and panache, start chopping is a great song
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 | Spiderland by Slint
Buy used from: £8.00 Chances are that u won't hear another band like this again. Their problem was that they werent mainstreem enough and were overshadowed by the release of nevermind...nevermind, this rocks
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 | In the Aeroplane Over the Sea by Neutral Milk Hotel
Buy new: £6.78 Tho people from time to time overrate this record...it is undeniably good and well worth a mention in this list
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 | Slanted & Enchanted by Pavement
Buy used from: £6.00 I love pavement, I love their 'I don't give a damn' attitude which is evident without them screaming the house down, this and crooked rain is their best work
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 | Down Colorful Hill by Red House Painters
Buy new: £6.68 / Used from: £4.79 It is a crime that this band are so often overlooked. I have never, besides REM and the Smiths, been so uplifted by such miserable lyrics. Brilliant. Chk out 'Lord Kill the Pain'
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 | First Band On The Moon by The Cardigans
Buy new: £4.48 / Used from: £0.12 Such a pleasant surprise. A friend reccomended this to me and I was sceptical. Give it a chance, they even do a version of 'Iron Man'
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 | Zen Arcade by Hüsker Dü
Buy new: £11.98 / Used from: £14.21 Love this band, great energy. This my favourite album of theirs
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 | Facing Future by Israel Kamakawiwo'ole
Buy new: £10.98 / Used from: £8.38 Completely unique. Love the blend of this guy's voice and ukulele. Floats u over to another place, Hawaii for instance.
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 | Welcome to Sky Valley by Kyuss
Buy new: £7.98 / Used from: £5.99 Think QOTSA but heavier and more raucous. Sludgy electric riffs played using a bass amp
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 | It's a Shame About Ray by The Lemonheads
Buy new: £6.68 / Used from: £1.50 Great collection of songs, You'll remember the cheesy 'Mrs Robinson' from the charts but see past that and the short running time (approx 30 mins) and u will b rewarded
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 | Emperor Tomato Ketchup by Stereolab
Buy new: £8.28 / Used from: £3.93 Very ecclectic mix... electronic but also very jazzy, funky and psychodelic
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 | Grand Prix by Teenage Fanclub
Buy new: £4.98 / Used from: £1.94 Perhaps THE best pop album of the 90's, their other stuff is nothing short of brilliance either
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 | Siamese Dream by Smashing Pumpkins
Buy new: £8.98 / Used from: £4.97 Chose this because it is situated in between 'Gish' and 'Mellon Colie' discographically and musically. It is also my fave which i believe to b superior. Classic
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 | In Utero by Nirvana
Buy new: £4.48 / Used from: £0.74 So often in the shadow of it's predecessor. This is a groundbreaking record. Due to Albini's magic it is nothing like nevermind, which is good. Many say this was Curt's attempt at doing the pixies
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 | Stanley Road by Paul Weller
Buy new: £4.48 / Used from: £0.64 Paul Weller..what can u say..well lots. Praise him cos he doesnt get praised enough. One of the best albums of the decade which rejuvenated him
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 | Mezzanine by Massive Attack
Buy new: £4.98 / Used from: £1.53 Easily their best work. Yes they miss the beautiful vocal's of Shara Nelson or Tracy Thorn but that allows them to experiment further-a-field. Great stuff
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 | Dummy by Portishead
Buy new: £4.48 / Used from: £2.47 I guarentee u will have heard most of these joints without ever realising it. This is because they are so touching, delicate, & moving. Used many times on various documentaries and films of all genre
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 | The Downward Spiral by Nine Inch Nails
Buy new: £4.48 / Used from: £3.90 The so called innovator of 'industrial' music but I dont care about journalist talk. Call it what u like...this is essential and worthy of the late great J.Cash nicking one of its songs, 'hurt'
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 | The Bends by Radiohead
Buy new: £4.98 / Used from: £1.37 Bet u were wondering when these boys would appear...panic over. This album is of unbelievable quality but u already own it...dont u?
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 | Urban Hymns by The Verve
Buy new: £4.98 / Used from: £0.23 You wont find Oasis in this list I'm afraid as these boys come before them any day. The verve do not get enough acclaim. This album is the most perfect send off for any great band
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 | Different Class by Pulp
Buy new: £4.98 / Used from: £0.51 Being a young lad when the pulp were at their height of popularity...I didnt realise how brill the WHOLE album was. Great singles with great lyrics and textured format. Faultless for the times
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 | The Fat of the Land by The Prodigy
Buy new: £4.98 / Used from: £0.89 Loved what they did before but this is their greatest statement. Even tho its got firestarter on it..the most overplayed and misused dance tune of all time I still not sick of it.
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 | Metallica by Metallica
Buy new: £6.98 / Used from: £4.50 This is possibly the album of the 90's. It was so important because it made Metal mainstreem without losing its edge...how did they do that? Clever i guess.
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 | Selected Ambient Works 85-92 by Aphex Twin
Genius
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