 | I'm Alive by Jackson Browne
Buy new: £9.98 / Used from: £4.49 A truly introspective album, listen to 'Sky Blue And Black', full of pathos
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 | Stones in the Road by Mary Chapin Carpenter
Buy new: £4.98 / Used from: £1.50 Her way with words is so imaginitive, 'Jubilee' has an aching and longing bittersweetness to it
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 | Walk On by John Hiatt
Buy used from: £4.26 Hiatt's best album by far, just listen to the instrumentation on 'Dust Down a Country Road', superb
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 | Human Wheels by Mellencamp John
Buy new: £7.79 / Used from: £4.93 A wonderful rocker of an album, 'Human wheels' has a driving intensity to it
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 | Perfectly Good Guitar by John Hiatt
Buy new: £14.19 / Used from: £2.99 Hiatt again, check out the electric sitar on 'The Wreck Of The Barbie Ferrari'!
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 | Tigerlily by Natalie Merchant
Buy new: £6.68 / Used from: £1.31 What a solo debut, full of songs about real life, my favourite - 'Where I Go'
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 | Tunnel of Love by Bruce Springsteen
Buy new: £4.98 / Used from: £1.88 Forget about stadium rock, this one's quieter and more thoughtful, 'Brilliant Disguise' really hits the mark
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 | Cover Girl by Shawn Colvin
Buy new: £3.98 / Used from: £1.04 Mixing studio and live, but it works brilliantly, album highlight - 'If These Walls Could Speak'
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 | Hejira by Joni Mitchell
Buy used from: £2.99 Her best album by miles, the queen of the quintessential phrase, just listen to 'Amelia', her homage to another pioneer
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 | Babes in the Wood by Mary Black
Buy new: £8.98 / Used from: £69.99 What a mesmerizing voice, an easy on the ear, yet strong on the heartstrings album, 'Adam's At The Window' is so nostalgic
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 | Penguin Eggs by Nic Jones
Buy new: £6.98 A 'real' Folk Singer, very sparse, but full of such good things, 'Canadee-I-O' is my favourite
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 | Heart Shaped World by Chris Isaak
Buy new: £6.38 / Used from: £0.41 A very diverse album, lots of different things to enjoy, 'I'm Not Waiting' has an irresistable surge to it
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 | Heavy High by Liz Horsman
Buy used from: £0.39 A phenomenally underrated album, she's unknown, and it's a crime, check her out on 'So Cool'
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 | Magic and Loss by Lou Reed
Buy new: £6.48 / Used from: £0.97 Seemingly a negative view of life at first, but Reed has a way of creating magic out of loss, just listen to 'Magician'
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 | My Life by Iris DeMent
Buy new: £10.79 / Used from: £3.95 A gritty album of stark realities, and yet i feel strengthened by her courage, 'No Time To Cry' is a choker
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 | Refugees of the Heart by Steve Winwood
Buy new: £7.98 / Used from: £2.99 A great funky-ish album, takes time to really appreciate, the closer 'In The Light Of Day' is long, but mesmerizing
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 | Ingénue by k.d. lang
Buy new: £7.98 / Used from: £0.50 Another superb voice, enough to melt anyone's heart, 'Constant Craving' is the famous last track
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 | Loud Guitars, Big Suspicions by Shannon Curfman
Buy used from: £3.19 Wow!, what an incredible Blueswoman, and so young, Hendrix and Joplin mixed into one, 'No Riders' proves she's really lived
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 | Flyer by Nanci Griffith
Buy new: £14.19 / Used from: £3.99 Country, but Folky too, a few duds, but lots of great stuff, 'Don't Forget About Me' is wonderful
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 | Mercury Falling by Sting
Buy new: £11.78 / Used from: £3.97 His best album, after this he went downhill, 'I Hung My Head' is a brilliant topic, and thoughtful ending
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 | Dart to the Heart by Bruce Cockburn
Buy used from: £5.97 Another artist grossly unknown, his guitar work is fantastic, 'Someone I Used To Love' is touching.
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 | Graceland by Paul Simon
Buy used from: £7.00 A deserved 'classic', how does one man write this stuff?, 'Graceland' shining like a national guitar...
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 | The Rainy Season by Marc Cohn
Buy new: £5.98 / Used from: £0.97 Takes a while to truly appreciate, but nicely varied, 'From The Station' is lovely
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 | Traffic from Paradise by Rickie Lee Jones
Buy used from: £3.71 Hard to get into, but well worth the effort, 'Beat Angels' is different
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 | Sand and Water by Beth Nielsen Chapman
Buy new: £4.98 / Used from: £2.76 Chapman bares her soul on this album, a testament to winning the war of grief, 'Seven Shades Of Blue' is incredible
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