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A Listmania! list by Jason Parkes "We're all Frankies'" (Worcester, UK)
(No. 1 Hall OF FAME REVIEWER)   
 
Illinoise
1.  Illinoise by Sufjan Stevens
The list author says:
  "Already a classic and he's only on his second state: 'Chicago', 'Jacksonville', 'Casmir S Pulaski Day', 'John Wayne Gacy Jr' - look out for the Avalanche..."
£8.99   Used & New from: £4.17
4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (50 customer reviews)

Smile
2.  Smile by Brian Wilson
The list author says:
  "A version of the legendary album composed by Brian Wilson & Van Dyke Parks..."
£11.51   Used & New from: £0.41
4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (88 customer reviews)

Carbon Glacier
3.  Carbon Glacier by Laura Veirs
The list author says:
  "Get dragged down in the riptide and don't forget your illustrated copy of 'Moby Dick'"
£8.48   Used & New from: £2.99
4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)

The Trials Of Van Occupanther
4.  The Trials Of Van Occupanther by Midlake
The list author says:
  "Latest album from the 'Lake (as no one calls them) - a Walden-style dream..."
£4.99   Used & New from: £3.33
4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (43 customer reviews)

The Band
5.  The Band by The Band
The list author says:
  "The Band's definitive album...recorded in a swimming pool changing room in Hollywood!"
£4.99   Used & New from: £3.70
4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (27 customer reviews)

Dusk at Cubist Castle
6.  Dusk at Cubist Castle by Olivia Tremor Control
The list author says:
  "The classic OTC-album...."
£18.71   Used & New from: £6.99
4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)

Eureka
7.  Eureka by Jim O'Rourke
The list author says:
  "The 'Song Cycle' of the 1990s"
£11.20   Used & New from: £5.99
4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)

Song Cycle
8.  Song Cycle by Van Dyke Parks
The list author says:
  "...if you don't like this, there is something so wrong with you..."
Used & New from: £5.69
4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)

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Hope and Adams
9.  Hope and Adams by Wheat
The list author says:
  "Another David Fridmann produced joy..."
Used & New from: £0.49
4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)

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In The Aeroplane Over The Sea
10.  In The Aeroplane Over The Sea by Neutral Milk Hotel
The list author says:
  "One of the greatest albums released: Oh Comeley, Holland 1945, The Fool, King of Carrot Flowers...."
£6.46   Used & New from: £4.34
4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (61 customer reviews)

The Kingsbury Manx
11.  The Kingsbury Manx by Kingsbury Manx
The list author says:
  "Wonderful debut album that too few people know..."
Used & New from: £1.82
4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)

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Dogs
12.  Dogs by Nina Nastasia
The list author says:
  "So great, even Steve Albini liked it!"
£10.26   Used & New from: £3.25
4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)

Ghosts of the Great Highway
13.  Ghosts of the Great Highway by Sun Kil Moon
The list author says:
  "Probably the best album Mark Kozelek has made, even better than the Rollercoaster & 'Ocean Beach' albums by Red House Painters...."
Used & New from: £9.50
4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)

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Fables Of The Reconstruction (The I.R.S. Years Vintage)
14.  Fables Of The Reconstruction (The I.R.S. Years Vintage) by R.E.M.
The list author says:
  "Produced by Joe Boyd, this is my favourite REM album: Maps & Legends, Old Man Kensey, Wendell Gee, Driver 8. Kohetuk..."
£6.37   Used & New from: £2.49
4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)

Perfect From Now On
15.  Perfect From Now On by Built To Spill
The list author says:
  "Another forgotten album...."
Used & New from: £4.27
4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)

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No Other
16.  No Other by Gene Clark
The list author says:
  "Gene Clark's definitive moment - he was on one here!!!! : From a Silver Phial, Lady of the North, Strength of Strings etc"
£4.49   Used & New from: £2.65
4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (28 customer reviews)

Miss America
17.  Miss America by Mary Margaret O'Hara
The list author says:
  "Another lost classic never to be followed up..."
Out of stock
4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (25 customer reviews)

The Restless Stranger
18.  The Restless Stranger by American Music Club
The list author says:
  "It's obscene that the first four AMC-albums are currently deleted..."
Used & New from: £11.89

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The Soft Bulletin
19.  The Soft Bulletin by The Flaming Lips
The list author says:
  "One of the Lips' finest albums: What is the Light?, Race for the Prize, The Gash etc"
£4.68   Used & New from: £0.25
4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (41 customer reviews)

Lincoln
20.  Lincoln by They Might Be Giants
The list author says:
  "TMBG's best album...though they're all good...what's not to like?"
Used & New from: £7.49
5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)

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Nixon
21.  Nixon by Lambchop
The list author says:
  "Still their best album...."
Used & New from: £2.92
4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (21 customer reviews)

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Fire of Love
22.  Fire of Love by The Gun Club
The list author says:
  "The classic blend of gothic, punk and the blues...another one of the greatest albums ever made...."
Used & New from: £56.35
4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)

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Post to Wire
23.  Post to Wire by Richmond Fontaine
The list author says:
  "Has the clarity of the saddest, most accurate American fiction..."
£10.00   Used & New from: £6.05
4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)

March 16-20, 1992
24.  March 16-20, 1992 by Uncle Tupelo
The list author says:
  "Recorded live in Athens by Peter Buck - my favourite UT album..."
£5.67   Used & New from: £4.25
4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)

Pacific Ocean Blue
25.  Pacific Ocean Blue by Dennis Wilson
The list author says:
  "Classic solo album from 1977 - please reissue!!!! : River Song, Time, End of the Rainbow, Moonshine..."
Used & New from: £19.92
4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews) | 1 customer discussion

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