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Favourite albums of an old music bore, pretty much in order.
A Listmania! list by MR P FITTON (Oldham, Manchester UK)

1. Grand Necropolitan by Cathal Coughlan

The list author says:
	"Rock's final genius. Fiercely intelligent lyrics, powerfully inventive music, fine songs and CC's rich sardonic voice. And 'Unbroken Ones' is just beautiful."

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2. Valhalla Avenue by Fatima Mansions

The list author says:
	"Possibly the greatest rock album ever made. Feverish, halucinatory, brutal, beautiful, poetic. I don't know anyone who's heard this album who doesn't rave about it."

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3. Scott 3 by Scott Walker

The list author says:
	"A masterpiece. His best album in my view. Sustained brilliance from the first note to the last. Scott's voice can simultaneously soothe and disturb. And the songs...."

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4. New York Tendaberry by Laura Nyro

The list author says:
	"Laura Nyro at her peak. Exotic and visionary like Ms Nyro herself. Imaginative and powerfully moving music."

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5. Sibelius : Symphonies Nos. 2 & 7 by Spo/Leaper

The list author says:
	"Sibelius's 7th is probably my favourite single piece of music and this version towers over every other version I've heard. Forget your big name conductors, this is the one."

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6. Godbluff =remastered= by Van Der Graaf Generator

The list author says:
	"The wordiest 'rock' album ever made? Surely the most literate. Uncompromising intellectual clarity, astonishingly powerful music. Still sounds startling after 30 years. Angst-ridden but accessible."

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7. Dream Letter - Live In London 1968 by Tim Buckley

The list author says:
	"As 'Starsailor' is STILL unavailable (why???) this is my Tim Buckley choice. A truly magnificent record."

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8. Black River Falls by Cathal Coughlan

The list author says:
	"Coughlan at his most accessible. Beautiful and reflective but still fuelled by rage and disgust. Coughlan has few serious rivals as a lyricist."

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9. We're Only in it for the Money by Frank Zappa

The list author says:
	"Tough on hippies, tough on the causes of hippies. Zappa's sneering dadaist classic."

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10. Bart�k: Piano Concertos Nos. 1-3 by B�la Bart�k

The list author says:
	"Naxos really comes into its own with CDs like this. The music is fantastic as is the recording and performance and it only costs a fiver."

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11. Igor Stravinsky: Panorama by Academy of St Martin in the Fields^London Symphony Orchestra

The list author says:
	"A fine Stravinsky anthology. The LSO/Dutoit's 'Petrushka' is the highlight."

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12. L'Histoire de Melody Nelson by Serge Gainsbourg

The list author says:
	"From Lovely French chanson to sub-Beefheartian anarchy, this has it all. A Lascivious, DIRTY album that contains a bizarre name-check for Sunderland. What more could you want?"

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13. I Want to See to See the Bright Lights Tonight by Linda Thompson

The list author says:
	"An English folk-rock classic. The title track is one of the most joyous songs you'll ever hear."

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14. Liege And Lief by Fairport Convention

The list author says:
	"Sandy Denny sings Richard Thompson's 'Farewell Farewell'. What else do you need to know?"

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15. Hejira by Joni Mitchell

The list author says:
	"Joni's elegiac journey through the modern American wilderness. Once you've heard 'Amelia' and 'Song for Sharon' you'll never forget them."

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16. BAND OF GYPSYS by Jimi Hendrix

The list author says:
	"If anyone tries to tell you that Hendrix wasn't rock's greatest guitarist play them 'Power To Love' from this album. Argument won."

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17. Mingus at Antibes by Charles Mingus

The list author says:
	"Exhilarating playing. A frenzied, joyous headlong rush. Wonderful."

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18. Grace by Jeff Buckley

The list author says:
	"Almost everybody loves this album. Quite right too. It always reminds me of the person who introduced me to it. Unfortunately."

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19. DOTS & LOOPS by Stereolab

The list author says:
	"My favourite Stereolab album. Laetitia's French and English vocals are a joy and the band have never sounded better."

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20. Du Cristal a La Fumee by Kronos Quartet

The list author says:
	"Elliptical, austere, other-wordly music. 'Du Cristal' is beautiful. Possibly The Only Microtonal Album You'll Ever Need, as Classic FM might say"

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21. The Revolution Will Not Be Televised by Gil Scott-Heron

The list author says:
	"The revolution will be televised and will be sponsored by Pepsi. Great music, great lyrics. Check out 'Work for Peace' from 'Spirits' too."

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22. Big Sleeping House: a Collection of Choice Cuts by Microdisney

The list author says:
	"Sadly all that remains of Microdisney's recordings is this good, but not great, compilation. Fantastic tunes, angry, hilarious and jaw-droppingly snide lyrics. Nobody sneers like Mr Coughlan sneers."