TOO GOOD FOR THE CHARTS

The list author says:
	"Even better than Scott 4. The 1st 10 songs being a 'Tenement Symphony' concerning the comings and goings of the down at heel inhabitants of a crumbling block of flats."

The list author says:
	"The greatest lyricist with some of his greatest lyrics. Crazy French cabaret orchestrations too."

The list author says:
	"Where Saint Etienne found most of their ideas. Curt Boettcher produced - shockingly wonderful arrangements."

The list author says:
	"Made this one masterpiece, then vanished. Rumours of institutions and flamenco bands abound."

The list author says:
	"Sort of a hardcore Glen Campbell. Wichita Lineman arrangements with even better songs."

The list author says:
	"She invented the modern female singer/songwriter. Strangely ignored."

The list author says:
	"Recognized at last as vastly superior to most of his U.K. / U.S. counterparts. French pop rules!"

The list author says:
	"Another of those shocking pieces of work that nobody understood. 'Smile' Beach Boys influenced but , unlike The High Lamas, utterly original and modern."

The list author says:
	"Possibly the greatest English lyricist. A northern, working class Noel Coward with much better tunes."

The list author says:
	"Strange as it may seem, Newley invented Brit-pop with his kitchen-sink 'Stop the World' lyrics. Probably made more ropey records than good, but collected here are a bunch from his best period 1965-67."

The list author says:
	"Sad as Boettcher's non-recognition is, The Ballroom's unreleased '67 album & The Millennium's "Begin" are too good to be whistled at bus-stops."

The list author says:
	"The best of the 70s non-yeh-yeh LPs. Spanish acoustics, orchestrations and songs worth coveting in secret."

The list author says:
	"Far more than 'the continental Judy Collins', Ofarim's dazzling technique is framed perfectly by an orchestral cast of thousands."

The list author says:
	"More Curt Boettcher (with Gary Usher) sunshine savvy. Clever and sweet never blended as effectively."

The list author says:
	"Admittedly France's place might have been taken by any pubescent, Alice hair-banded fille; not so the brilliant writers and arrangers (Gainsbourg included)."

The list author says:
	"The only time her enormous potential has been truly realized. A beautifully odd Patsy-Cline-sings-Bowie extravaganza."

The list author says:
	"Think that "Sgt. Pepper" and "Smile" have no peers? Think again; the Tropicalia gods' greatest achievement"

The list author says:
	"If Nick Currie had been French, he'd be President by now. As it is, the Anglo-Saxon rock conspiracy has their greatest son marginalized and ignored."

The list author says:
	"The "Songs" covers demolish the original versions in every beautifully orchestrally bloated case."

The list author says:
	"Too willfully eclectic for commercial, rockist or even Tokyo-sunshine attention, its power lies in the effortless blending of diverse ingredients into a clever but never "difficult" whole."