 | In Utero by Nirvana
Buy new: £4.98 / Used from: £1.19 Primal screams of a man in meltdown, but very melodic in places too
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 | Organisation: Remastered by OMD
Buy new: £4.98 / Used from: £3.99 The best OMD album includes some wonderfully slower songs, including a cover version of 'The More I See You'
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 | The Wall: Remastered by Pink Floyd
Buy new: £8.98 / Used from: £5.69 Probably the best concept album ever made
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 | Fear of a Blank Planet by Porcupine Tree
Buy new: £7.98 / Used from: £5.35 Rocktastic riffs, wonderful melodies and social comment
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 | Dummy by Portishead
Buy new: £4.98 / Used from: £1.98 Beth Gibbon's ciggie-stained voice, the perfect foil for Adrian Utley's pseudo-50's guitar sound
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 | Up by REM
Buy new: £9.98 / Used from: £0.84 My favourite REM album. Uplifting and full of wonderful songs
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 | In Rainbows by Radiohead
Buy new: £7.98 / Used from: £7.29 The best album of 2007 by a country mile. A return to proper songs at last
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 | O.K Computer by Radiohead
Buy new: £4.98 / Used from: £1.69 With more than a nod to prog rock (Paranoid Android et al) this is simply a classic album
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 | Retrospective by Red House Painters
Buy new: £6.98 / Used from: £5.67 Mark Kozelek has one of the most beautifully rich and melancholic voices in music. Stunning songs
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 | Permanent Waves by Rush
Buy new: £3.97 / Used from: £3.15 One of the best rock albums I own. Different Strings and Natural Science stand out
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 | Tiger Bay by Saint Etienne
Buy used from: £2.48 Ahhh, the wonderful Ms Cracknell. Upbeat pop music with infectious melodies. Summer music
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 | Kaleidoscope by Siouxsie And The Banshees
Buy new: £4.98 / Used from: £3.99 My favourite Siouxsie album, but at the time people complained they'd forgotten how to write songs !
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 | The Queen Is Dead by The Smiths
Buy new: £4.98 / Used from: £3.69 The Smiths are their best. Social comment and whimsy in equal measures
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 | Emperor Tomato Ketchup by Stereolab
Buy new: £6.98 / Used from: £5.62 Sixties-sounding, extemely experimental and utterly wonderful
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 | The Raven by Stranglers
Buy new: £6.48 / Used from: £5.49 The best Stranglers album by far, more mature with a fuller sound and cracking songs
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 | 99.9f by Suzanne Vega
Buy new: £3.97 / Used from: £0.99 A surprising album at the time. Upbeat rhythms and fantastic pop songs with "that voice"
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 | Blood by This Mortal Coil
Buy new: £10.98 / Used from: £3.99 The best of the three albums of cover versions from the "4AD Supergroup". Atmospheric and haunting
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 | The Flat Earth by Thomas Dolby
Buy new: £6.98 / Used from: £3.80 Cultured and endearing. A movement away from the mainstream dance/pop that he normally produces
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 | Sheep Farming in Barnet/the Blue Meaning by Toyah
Buy new: £12.99 / Used from: £13.99 From my early college days before she became mainstream. Saw her on Shoestring and bought the album
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 | A Distant Shore by Tracey Thorn
Buy used from: £15.95 Very minimal and sparse, very laid back and just right for a summer's day
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 | UNKLESounds: Edit Music for a Film - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Reconstruction by UNKLE
Buy used from: £34.99 One track an hour long, full of film samples - spot your favourite !
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 | Pillows and Prayers Vol.1: a Cherry Red Compilation 1982-1983 by Various Artists
Buy new: £8.99 / Used from: £4.00 The best compilation album ever. Only 99p on release. Very eclectic mix of artists
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 | The Velvet Underground and Nico by Velvet Underground
Buy new: £6.98 / Used from: £1.98 THE 60's album - every track a classic. Standouts being 'Waiting For The Man', 'Venus In Furs' and 'Heroin'
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 | Close to the Edge by Yes
Buy new: £6.47 / Used from: £2.50 Long live 20-minute tracks !!
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 | The Garden by Zero 7
Buy new: £9.98 / Used from: £5.24 More laid-back trippy music - perfect dinner party music !
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