 | In Blue by The Corrs
Buy new: £6.98 / Used from: £0.40 You've probably guess that I like this lot by now - I bought this for completeness, only to find a few new songs & mixes I'd not heard before. It's better than many people give it credit for.
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 | Elegantly Wasted by INXS
Buy used from: £1.09 Another interesting change of direction by the band following a 4 year break - sadly they never got the chance to build on what they started here.
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 | The Best of the Vapors by The Vapors
Buy new: £6.48 They''ll be forever remembered as one hit wonders for 'Turning Japanese', which is a shame because there was rather more to their repertoire than that .
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 | Essential Collection by Marillion
Buy new: £5.99 / Used from: £0.56 A real bargain bin find this, combining a couple of their better known singles with some strong b-sides from the Fish era. 'Lady Nina' has to be one of the best songs they've ever done
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 | New Jersey by Bon Jovi
Buy new: £6.28 / Used from: £3.50 A great follow up to the world-wide smash that was 'Slippery When Wet'.
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 | White Music by XTC
Buy new: £9.98 / Used from: £8.73 It'll always bug me that this lot never received the acclaim their music deserves. This lively debut effort hints at what was to come.
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 | How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb by U2
Buy new: £6.68 / Used from: £1.25 Nearly everyone I know either loves this or hates it - personally I think it's good but not quite up to the standards they set earlier in their career.
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 | Fuaim by Clannad
Buy new: £12.99 / Used from: £8.09 The one Clannad album that also features Enya - it also marks the beginning of their transition from their early traditional roots to a more expansive sound.
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 | Strength by The Alarm
Buy used from: £19.98 More classy tunes from their 80s prime - this reissue has several good bonus tracks.
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 | Get The Knack by The Knack
Buy new: £4.98 / Used from: £8.79 Another one hit wonder band that actually turned out some decent stuff both before and after they hit it big.
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 | Crowded House by Crowded House
Buy new: £3.98 / Used from: £0.85 The talented Antipodean trio's debut album - "Don't Dream It's Over" is the highlight here.
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 | Lil' Beethoven Deluxe Edition by Sparks
Buy used from: £26.99 The Mael brothers somehow seem to get better with age.....
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 | Substance by Joy Division
Buy used from: £1.80 Contains all of their singles, EPs & b-side tracks, so complements their two excellent studio albums perfectly.
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 | The Dreaming by Kate Bush
Buy new: £4.98 / Used from: £4.59 Kate in full experimental mode - amazing what one talented woman can do with a Fairlight CMI
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 | Reggatta De Blanc: Remastered by The Police
Buy new: £4.98 / Used from: £2.50 I've got all five of their albums - this is second only to "Synchronicity" in terms of overall quality.
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 | Abba by ABBA
Buy new: £5.78 / Used from: £10.07 Their second UK album release is where they really hit their stride musically. The two hits are the best known songs, but style-wise there's a bit of everything to be found.
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 | Back Street Symphony by Thunder
Buy new: £3.48 / Used from: £1.28 Messrs Bowes, Morley & company's debut album - and one of their best.....
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 | Sacrifice by Gary Numan
Gary went back to basics after the mess that was 'Machine & Soul', with positive results.....
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 | The Platinum Collection by The English Beat
Buy new: £5.68 / Used from: £5.50 A real 80s nugget that contains a whole range of styles and nary a bad track to be found
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 | And Then There Were Three by Genesis
Buy new: £7.99 / Used from: £2.47 Their first album as a trio is better than most people think.....
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 | Electric Landlady by Kirsty MacColl
Buy new: £6.68 / Used from: £2.97 Another bargain bin find that I've come to appreciate - "Walking Down Madison" was the only hit but there are several other quality songs to be found.
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 | Don't Believe the Truth by Oasis
Buy used from: £1.05 Yet another album that provokes mixed responses from the buying public - I bought it for the two hit singles and was pleasantly surprised by the overall quality of the songs
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 | Poem by Delerium
Buy new: £11.99 Not quite as consistently good as 'Karma' or 'Semantic Spaces', but it's not far behind.
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 | Yours Truly, Angry Mob by Kaiser Chiefs
Buy new: £3.48 / Used from: £0.50 The follow-up to 'Employment' finds the Kaisers still in good form.....
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 | Ten Feet High by Andrea Corr
Buy new: £10.48 / Used from: £0.65 Her solo debut is rather different (to say the least) to her past work with her siblings. Her cover of 'Take Me I'm Yours' is every bit as good as the original though.
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