Unknown Pleasures: Great Lost Albums Rediscovered

A Listmania! list by Jason Parkes "We're all Frankies'" (Worcester, UK)
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Spotlight Kid/Clear Spot
1.  Spotlight Kid/Clear Spot by Captain Beefheart
The list author says:
  "Clear Spot picked by David Stubbs; this reissue comes with Spotlight Kid. Faves: Clear Spot, Low Yo Yo Stuff, Sun Zoom Spark, My Head is My Only House Unless it Rains..."
£3.99   Used & New from: £1.71
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Time Fades Away
2.  Time Fades Away by Neil Young
The list author says:
  "Chosen by Allan Jones.  Why is this deleted? (I'm OK, I have a vinyl copy I feel guilty playing): Yonder Stands the Sinner, The Bridge, Last Dance, Don't Be Denied..."
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Risque
3.  Risque by Chic
The list author says:
  "Chosen by Paul Lester. The Chic-back-catalogue is in desperate need of reissue/remaster. This one includes classics like Good Times & My Forbidden Lover..."
£16.46   Used & New from: £5.05
4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)

More Specials
4.  More Specials by The Specials
The list author says:
  "Chosen by Simon Price. There is a budget-double-disc version of this & the debut which is pleasant value: Man at C&A, Stereotype 1&2, Pearl's Cafe, International Jet Set..."
£3.99   Used & New from: £2.72
4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)

No Other
5.  No Other by Gene Clark
The list author says:
  "Picked by David Bennun. Great reissue of cult classic from ex-Byrds member: Lady of the North, From a Silver Phial, The True One, Some Misunderstanding.."
£5.47   Used & New from: £2.80
4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (28 customer reviews)

A Wizard, a True Star
6.  A Wizard, a True Star by Todd Rundgren
The list author says:
  "Paul Lester again. He does the sleevenotes on this lovely reissue also. An LP that every home should have: International Feel, You Need Yr Head, Sometimes I Don't Know...etc"
Used & New from: £3.10
5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)

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The Lexicon Of Love
7.  The Lexicon Of Love by ABC
The list author says:
  "David Stubbs again. I think Beautystab might have been a more adventerous selection. Still: Valentine's Day, Show Me, All of My Heart, Poison Arrow.."
£4.99   Used & New from: £3.14
4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (29 customer reviews)

The Visitors
8.  The Visitors by ABBA
The list author says:
  "Chosen by Taylor Parkes. This version has some lovely bonus stuff & is certainly bleak stuff: The Visitors, Head Over Heels, Like an Angel Passing Through My Room, The Day Before You Came, One of Us.."
£6.18   Used & New from: £4.39
4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (56 customer reviews)

Liberty Belle and the Black Diamond Express
9.  Liberty Belle and the Black Diamond Express by The Go-Betweens
The list author says:
  "Chosen by Andrew Mueller. I first heard Spring Rain in the film Something Wild. Spring Hill Fair is almost as great: Twin Layers of Lightning, Apology Accepted, The Wrong Road, Bow Down..."
£10.99   Used & New from: £6.63
4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)

Real Life/Secondhand Daylight
10.  Real Life/Secondhand Daylight by Magazine
The list author says:
  "Chosen by Dave Simpson. This version comes with debut Real Life. John McGeoch RIP: Permafrost, Rhythm of Cruelty, Back to Nature, Thin Air, Feed the Enemy..."
Used & New from: £7.88
4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)

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Eskimo
11.  Eskimo by Residents
The list author says:
  "Chosen by Everett True, who wrote the rather splendid Live Through This. Nice cover...Andy Gill reportedly a fan also....& I bet Julian Cope likes it!"
£15.25   Used & New from: £9.99
5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)

See Jungle See Jungle
12.  See Jungle See Jungle by Bow Wow Wow
The list author says:
  "Chosen by Sharon O'Connell. Great title & a definite one ripe for reassessment, despite the presence of Malcolm McClaren. Go Wild in the Country is the one everyone knows, apart from I Want Candy..."
Used & New from: £26.64

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Raincoats
13.  Raincoats by The Raincoats
The list author says:
  "Chosen by Dave Jennings. This fave of Kurt & Courtney is deleted (again): Off Duty Trip, No Looking, Life on the Line, The Void"
Used & New from: £11.51
4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)

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You Cant Hide Your
14.  You Cant Hide Your by Orange Juice
The list author says:
  "Chosen by Paul Mathur. Another classic deleted! In these times of Franz Ferdinand 'tis not right!: Falling & Laughing, L.O.V.E. Love, Consolation Prize etc. See also Ostrich Churchyard & Heather/Fire."
Used & New from: £24.99
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Tusk
15.  Tusk by Fleetwood Mac
The list author says:
  "Chosen by Simon Reynolds. Definitive reissue on Rhino with outtakes galore & complete version of Sara: That's All for Everyone, Brown Eyes, Angel, Over & Over, Tusk, The Ledge, Storms...."
£5.57   Used & New from: £4.00
4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (31 customer reviews)

Underwater Moonlight...And How It Got There
16.  Underwater Moonlight...And How It Got There by The Soft Boys
The list author says:
  "Chosen by David Bennun. Double-disc reissue galore. One of the great LP covers and the bruising joy of I Wanna Destroy You. Big influence on REM..."
Used & New from: £17.95
5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)

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Big Sleeping House: a Collection of Choice Cuts
17.  Big Sleeping House: a Collection of Choice Cuts by Microdisney
The list author says:
  "39 Minutes (deleted) chosen by Andrew Mueller. This compilation contains a few tracks from it: Send Herman Home, Gale Force Wind, Singer's Hampstead Home (yes!)..."
£10.16   Used & New from: £2.89
3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)

Lost in the Former West
18.  Lost in the Former West by Fatima Mansions
The list author says:
  "Andrew Mueller again. Another Cathal joy that is deleted: Belong Nowhere, A Walk in the Woods, Popemobile to Paraguay, Brain Blister, The Loyaliser etc...."
Used & New from: £0.74
4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)

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Don't Stand Me Down
19.  Don't Stand Me Down by Dexy's Midnight Runners
The list author says:
  "Chosen by Chris Roberts. The definitive issue of the Pet Sounds of the 1980s: This is What She's Like, The Waltz, My National Pride, Listen to This etc...."
Used & New from: £39.99
4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (22 customer reviews)

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Presence
20.  Presence by Led Zeppelin
The list author says:
  "Chosen by Mat Smith. Overlooked in the Zep-canon. Achilles Last Stand, Nobody's Fault But Mine, Tea for One, Hots On for Nowhere....& my fave Candy Store Rock...."
£4.17   Used & New from: £2.92
4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (39 customer reviews) | 1 customer discussion

Theres No Place Like America/G
21.  Theres No Place Like America/G by Curtis Mayfield
The list author says:
  "America Today chosen by David Bennun. This double-reissue is deleted as is the other reissue: Blue Monday People, Billy Jack, Love to the People..."
Used & New from: £5.94
5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)

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Jason Parkes "We're all Frankies'" (Worcester, UK)
(No. 1 Hall OF FAME REVIEWER)   
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Last updated: 05/10/2007
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