Alan's Archives' Under-Rated Albums Part Four (1979-04)

A Listmania! list by Alan's Album Archives (Lancashire, UK)
 
One Trick Pony: Original Soundtrack/Remastered & Expanded
1.  One Trick Pony: Original Soundtrack/Remastered & Expanded by Paul Simon
The list author says:
  "Soundtrack to highly revealing film about Paul Simon's alter ego who scored only 1 hated hit. By contrast, Paul is a multi-trick pony here, with every track of this under-rated CD going somewhere new."
Used & New from: £7.99
5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)

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The Wall
2.  The Wall by Pink Floyd
The list author says:
  "Thoroughly depressing and full of angry despair, it's easy to miss what an important and eclectic concept album really is. Powerful, bold and for the most part utterly brilliant."
Used & New from: £9.24
4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (156 customer reviews) | 1 customer discussion

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Empty Glass: Deluxe Edition
3.  Empty Glass: Deluxe Edition by Pete Townshend
The list author says:
  "Absent from Who write-ups and discussions for too long, taking this bitter pill of an album in 1 swallow might well choke you - but a few sips at regular intervals reveals this to be a milestone album"
Used & New from: £8.43
4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)

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Ten Out of 10 (Shm-CD)
4.  Ten Out of 10 (Shm-CD) by 10cc
The list author says:
  "Well, 10/10 is pushing it a bit, but this late-period record mixes a bizarre cover and some unusually straightforward musical grooves. The price here is a bit expensive, but find it cheap+enjoy."
Used & New from: £39.95
4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)

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Give the People What They Want: Remastered
5.  Give the People What They Want: Remastered by The Kinks
The list author says:
  "Ray Davies meets CNN on an under-rated marriage between the band's bare-knuckles early sound and their later character songs. Mr Davies turns his spotlight on the 1980s - and doesn't like what he sees"
Used & New from: £5.39
3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)

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Love Over Gold
6.  Love Over Gold by Dire Straits
The list author says:
  "The band's 'humanitarian' record, this is an often angry record featuring Mark Knopfler as 1980s protest singer, with fine melodies and some wittily observant lyrics."
£4.49   Used & New from: £1.98
4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (34 customer reviews)

Sleepless Nights
7.  Sleepless Nights by Lindisfarne
The list author says:
  "If you can take your eyes off the risque back cover, this is a fine reunion album with some fine pop tunes and a high quota of Alan Hull at his outraged putting-the-world-to-rights best."
Used & New from: £34.99
5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)

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Trans
8.  Trans by Neil Young
The list author says:
  "On which Neil bears his soul for perhaps his most honest and autobiographical album - only, being Neil, this album about failed communications is hidden behind banks of vovoders and synthesisers."
£10.00   Used & New from: £4.62
4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)

Hearts and Bones
9.  Hearts and Bones by Paul Simon
The list author says:
  "Supposed 'failure' from man who 'thinks too much' is actually a delight. A sweet little album containing many of Paul's career highlights, even if no one but the faithful heard them at the time."
£15.30   Used & New from: £4.63
4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)

Windows In The Jungle (plus 7 Bonus Tracks)
10.  Windows In The Jungle (plus 7 Bonus Tracks) by 10cc
The list author says:
  "Take one funnyman, add in a serious car crash and an unmissable deadline + what do you get? Possibly the best 10cc CD of all, opening a window into Eric Stewart's troubled psyche.Bit pricey tho,sorry!"
Used & New from: £39.95
3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)

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Modern Times & Nuclear Furniture
11.  Modern Times & Nuclear Furniture by Jefferson Starship
The list author says:
  "Chair raising! 'Furniture' is an anarchic late-period classic from the cold war peak that offers a stark warning about what will happen if mankind gets too big for his boots."
£18.38   Used & New from: £14.27

Press To Play
12.  Press To Play by Paul McCartney
The list author says:
  "Unique and over-looed experiment in Macca's back catalogue that mixes low-key edgy songs with booming 80s proudction values. Paul at his most daring - and most ignored."
Used & New from: £12.95
4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)

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Play the system-Rarities, oddities & flipsides [VINYL]
13.  Play the system-Rarities, oddities & flipsides [VINYL] by Searchers
The list author says:
  "Classic compilation of B-sides and flop singles from the psychedelic era, a hundred times more vital than yet more 'greatest hits' packages and desperately in need of a re-issue!"
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Human League - Greatest Hits
14.  Human League - Greatest Hits by Human League
The list author says:
  "Alright, so this greatest hits set isn't under-rated in the true sense of the word, but this set is too often forgotten nowadays. Lovely warm songs about human emotion set to ice-cold synths. Perfect!"
Used & New from: £1.03
4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)

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To Sir With Love!: The Complete Mickie Most Recordings
15.  To Sir With Love!: The Complete Mickie Most Recordings by Lulu
The list author says:
  "The wee lassie had a cracking voice - this is a spiffing compilation of her grittiest and catchiest recordings from the mid-60s. It's enough to make your heart go boom-bang-a-bang!"
£7.39   Used & New from: £5.99
5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)

Freedom
16.  Freedom by Neil Young
The list author says:
  "Most Neil Young albums show off only one part of this multi-talented man's muse at a time. This CD is all of them at once, in bite-size pieces still full of enough bile to give you indegestion!"
£3.99   Used & New from: £1.85
4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews) | 1 customer discussion

UK Jive
17.  UK Jive by The Kinks
The list author says:
  "The most gently optimistic album of The Kinks' career, this is a return to the early punky Kinks sound with a series of songs about Britain's place in the world in the late 80s."
Used & New from: £10.95
4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)

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The Rhythm of the Saints
18.  The Rhythm of the Saints by Paul Simon
The list author says:
  "A truly unique album, with the backing tracks recorded 1st and the songs written to fit, giving it a hazy, fragmented quality. Every bit as radical as Paul's earlier work and just as satisfying."
Used & New from: £7.05
4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (22 customer reviews)

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Arc-Weld
19.  Arc-Weld by Neil Young
The list author says:
  "On which Crazy Horse make both themselves and the listener deaf. Hot, fiery and scalding to the ears, with 35 years' worth of highlights distilled into one noisy melting pot of a concert. Fabulous!"
Used & New from: £10.95
5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)

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AMUSED TO DEATH
20.  AMUSED TO DEATH by Roger Waters
The list author says:
  "On which the ex-Floyd man kills off our species in the name of media entertainment, military cowardice and great, great music. Somehow this bonkers concept CD all makes 'perfect sense'."
£3.99   Used & New from: £1.96
4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (62 customer reviews)

Damaged Goods
21.  Damaged Goods by Nils Lofgren
The list author says:
  "What you see is what you get. N Young sideman and E-Street member delivers a gritty, angry masterpiece, full of hard-hitting imagery about life in the modern age and lyrics about mistakes and failure."
Used & New from: £5.09
5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)

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The Masterplan
22.  The Masterplan by Oasis
The list author says:
  "Is it just me or did Oasis save all their best work for use as B-sides? As the sleevenotes tell us 'a B-side is no excuse not to care' - most of these songs are better than the well-known A-sides!"
£7.00   Used & New from: £1.44
4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (67 customer reviews)

Tigermilk
23.  Tigermilk by Belle & Sebastian
The list author says:
  "The band might have hated being stars, but with music as powerful and captivating as this, B + S could never be anything but. For me, Stuart Murdoch is the most important writer of the past 15 years."
£7.89   Used & New from: £2.10
4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (24 customer reviews)

Push Barman to Open Old Wounds [2CD Set]
24.  Push Barman to Open Old Wounds [2CD Set] by Belle & Sebastian
The list author says:
  "Compilation of early EPs really takes off on the 1st CD, full of punchy insight into believable characters and the madhouse that is the modern era. Low-key but massively important and inspirational."
£7.79   Used & New from: £4.87
5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)

Smile
25.  Smile by Brian Wilson
The list author says:
  "On which nearly 40 years of worry, divisions and nervous breakdowns culminate in a record as perfect as perfect can be. This is simply the best record ever made. No wonder I'm smiling..."
£11.51   Used & New from: £0.41
4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (88 customer reviews)

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