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Home X
1.  Home X by Home
The list author says:
  "Hear 'Children Suite 1: GPUGUTFDA' and marvel at the collision of prog, Pavement, pisstaking and pantomime."
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hex enduction hour re-issue1982
2.  hex enduction hour re-issue1982 by fall
The list author says:
  "The greatest LP ever by the length of the street."
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Happiness
3.  Happiness by Fridge
The list author says:
  "Ensure this never goes out of print.  Tell your friends."
£11.66   Used & New from: £4.45
4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)

Thirst
4.  Thirst by Clock DVA
The list author says:
  "Is it post-punk?  Is it free jazz?  Is it industrial funk?  Is it proto-goth rock?  No, it's an underrated work of genius.  With no image available."
Used & New from: £34.91

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Songs for a Blue Guitar
5.  Songs for a Blue Guitar by Red House Painters
The list author says:
  "4AD lost it for mine when I heard they'd knocked back this self-indulgent, flawed, brilliant record.  A modern classic."
Used & New from: £6.99
5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)

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Rock Bottom
6.  Rock Bottom by Robert Wyatt
The list author says:
  "Extremely affecting poetry."
Used & New from: £7.94
4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)

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Acid Bath
7.  Acid Bath by Alien Sex Fiend
The list author says:
  "Poetry from the pants."
£14.99   Used & New from: £6.97
5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)

Discreet Music
8.  Discreet Music by Brian Eno
The list author says:
  "Close your eyes ... you smell the breeze across the harbour ... shipping channel beacons are blinking in an elliptical rhythm ... it's fresh, it's dark, it'll never be this peaceful again ..."
Used & New from: £2.25
4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)

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Goodbye Enemy Airship The Landlord Is Dead
9.  Goodbye Enemy Airship The Landlord Is Dead by Do Make Say Think
The list author says:
  "This and 2002's 'And Yet And Yet' are brilliant."
£11.86   Used & New from: £6.39
4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)

So Far
10.  So Far by Faust
The list author says:
  "Ahead of their time.  The cream of the Kraut."
Used & New from: £7.70
5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)

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Tri Repetae Plus
11.  Tri Repetae Plus by Autechre
The list author says:
  "'Eutow' is a bloody ripper.  The closer 'Rsdio' is like Cabaret Voltaire updated for the chillout set.  Tops.  (Buy this version - it has two triff EPs on disk 2.)"
Used & New from: £21.95
4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)

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Tales from the Australian Underground
12.  Tales from the Australian Underground by Various Artists
The list author says:
  "As an Aussie I don't normally get too excited by the local product.  But featuring the best work from MOTDTF, Laughing Clowns, Moffs, and God among others, this is - as we say down under - ace."
Used & New from: £17.78
4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)

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Chairs Missing
13.  Chairs Missing by Wire
The list author says:
  "See 2. above."
Used & New from: £5.60
4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)

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Joy Of A Toy
14.  Joy Of A Toy by Kevin Ayers
The list author says:
  "Another Harvest release.  This one is eccentric and charming, and features an insistently jaunty collaboration with genius Syd Barrett.  Check out the title track on 'Whatevershebringswesing'."
£5.67   Used & New from: £3.48
4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)

Spirit of the Sun
15.  Spirit of the Sun by Kyoto Jazz Massive
The list author says:
  "When you feel like listening to a coffee table, make it a Compost coffee table.  Beautiful production, and contains the pulsing 'Eclipse'. Look for the version with the extra Bebel Gilberto-led track."
Used & New from: £8.51
4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)

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Lost But Happy: the Wolfhounds 1986-1990
16.  Lost But Happy: the Wolfhounds 1986-1990 by Wolfhounds
The list author says:
  "Three bands transcended C-86 - the Weddoes, Stump and this mob.  Far too underrated, as this comp ably demonstrates.  I'd still like 'Unseen Ripples from a Pebble' to get a CD release."
£7.99   Used & New from: £6.66
5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)

The Peel Sessions
17.  The Peel Sessions by Slits
The list author says:
  "'Cut' is such a sensational record.  This however deserves more attention.  Definitive versions of 'New Town' and - particularly - 'Love and Romance'."
£23.36   Used & New from: £7.49
4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)

Odessey & Oracle
18.  Odessey & Oracle by The Zombies
The list author says:
  "Probably the pick from an era where harmony and melody were considered less expendable."
Used & New from: £5.40
4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)

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Tridecoder
19.  Tridecoder by Color Filter
The list author says:
  "Too cool for schule."
Used & New from: £12.03

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The Vogue Years
20.  The Vogue Years by Francoise Hardy
The list author says:
  "Arguably the most beautiful woman to have ever picked up a microphone in anger.  Includes the towering Morricone-penned epic 'Je Changerais d'Avis'."
£3.99   Used & New from: £2.70
4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)

Made To Love Magic
21.  Made To Love Magic by Nick Drake
The list author says:
  "'Hanging on a Star' is intimate and mesmerising."
£6.97   Used & New from: £1.97
4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (22 customer reviews)

Rustic
22.  Rustic by Hood
The list author says:
  "Hood are an ornament to the game.  Their music has the most keen evocation of space and mood of anything I've heard. 'Houses Tilting .. ' off ' .. Cycle ... ' makes the hairs on my neck stand on end."
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Big Fun
23.  Big Fun by Miles Davis
The list author says:
  "I like the idea of taking command of all commercial broadcasting frequencies now and again and just spinning this. Oh yeah, and 'On the Corner' and the 2CD I can't quote by name 'cos it's a profanity."
£4.99   Used & New from: £4.98
4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews) | 1 customer discussion

Unhalfbricking
24.  Unhalfbricking by Fairport Convention
The list author says:
  "Can't fault this.  Very young people making timeless music."
£4.99   Used & New from: £3.64
4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)

Anthology
25.  Anthology by Clean
The list author says:
  "The best antipodean music comes from New Zealand.  Also check out the Gordons, Bailter Space, Goblin Mix and Jean-Paul Sartre Experience.  That'll keep youse busy."
£16.94   Used & New from: £7.50
5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)

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