True Glam Part 1 : Rock, NOT Glitter Pop

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The Velvet Underground and Nico
1.  The Velvet Underground and Nico by Velvet Underground
The list author says:
  "Warhol's Factory scene married New York and Europe - Cale and Nico from the continent, Reed and the others from the US, wrapped up in an elegant, decadent avant-garde modernist art scene."
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The Doors (Expanded) [40th Anniversary Mixes]
2.  The Doors (Expanded) [40th Anniversary Mixes] by The Doors
The list author says:
  "True Glam is literate, theatrical. Morrison brought European literature into songs -Sophocles, Blake, Celine, Rimbaud."
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Pretties For You
3.  Pretties For You by Alice Cooper
The list author says:
  "Yeah, so plenty of people wore makeup before Alice, but this band were dada rock at this stage. Brilliant."
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Easy Action
4.  Easy Action by Alice Cooper
The list author says:
  "Bowie took The Spiders to see AC live to convince them they should wear makeup and glam clothing. Plus Alice cooper were originally called The Spiders."
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Funhouse [Deluxe Edition]
5.  Funhouse [Deluxe Edition] by Iggy & The Stooges
The list author says:
  "Iggy's silver gloves. Ron Asheton's SS uniform. The music. You need the eponymous album too, of course."
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Raw Power
6.  Raw Power by Iggy & The Stooges
The list author says:
  "Amphetamine Logic! Check the Doors influences in 'Gimme Danger' and 'I Need Somebody'. Get the original Bowie cocaine mix version too."
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The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust & the Spiders from Mars: Remastered
7.  The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust & the Spiders from Mars: Remastered by David Bowie
The list author says:
  "Well of course. You need every Bowie album up to 'Scary Monsters' of course, both before and after this one."
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Electric Warrior [30th Anniversary Special Edition]
8.  Electric Warrior [30th Anniversary Special Edition] by Marc Bolan & T Rex
The list author says:
  "Bolan's best. Warm and sexy, the link between the hippy underground and True Glam. 'Girl' and 'Monolith' are the best things he ever recorded."
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Play Dont Worry
9.  Play Dont Worry by Mick Ronson
The list author says:
  "Ronson: the reason why The Spiders and 'Transformer' were so good. This album is incredibly underrated. Ronson was more than a mere sideman. Genius."
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Transformer
10.  Transformer by Lou Reed
The list author says:
  "The Factory crowd and hangers on as a musical. 'Goodnight ladies' - so Berlin Cabaret. Ronson and Bowie. Say no more."
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Paris 1919
11.  Paris 1919 by John Cale
The list author says:
  "His best, most eurocentric album. He produced The Stooges, Nico and almost got to do Roxy too. All his solo material is brilliant, but for Glam fans, go for this and the Island albums."
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The End
12.  The End by Nico
The list author says:
  "It's all here. Cale, Manzanera, Eno. Roxy and the Velvets together. The little girl from Nazi Germany, star of Italian new cinema, fashion model, junkie. The spirit of True Glam."
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Roxy Music
13.  Roxy Music by Roxy Music
The list author says:
  "Possibly the best album ever recorded. Certainly the most intelligent. Nostalgia, galmour, decadence, avant garde sounds, postmodernism. Brilliant on every level."
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Stranded
14.  Stranded by Roxy Music
The list author says:
  "Lovely. You also need 'For Your pleasure', 'Country Life', 'Siren' and 'Viva' Revolt into style."
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All The Young Dudes
15.  All The Young Dudes by Mott the Hoople
The list author says:
  "They influenced Bowie (listen to 'Wildlife'), he produced this. They rock. 'Sea Diver' will change your life if you love Glam.  Get 'Mott' and 'The Hoople' too."
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The Psychomodo
16.  The Psychomodo by Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel
The list author says:
  "Thier best. You need 'Human menagerie' too, for the fantastic 'Sebastian'. Big influence on John Foxx."
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Here Come the Warm Jets: Remastered
17.  Here Come the Warm Jets: Remastered by Brian Eno
The list author says:
  "Wonderful. Get all his early vocal albums and '801 Live' too. what a man!!!"
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In Too Much Too Soon
18.  In Too Much Too Soon by New York Dolls
The list author says:
  "Well, yes. All attitude and fun, plus that cowboy-lick geetar that influenced the Pistols. Get the first album too."
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Diamond Head
19.  Diamond Head by Phil Manzanera
The list author says:
  "Manzanera put the rock into Glam. There's no-one quite like him. Where's my Creme de menthe?"
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Rock And Roll Animal
20.  Rock And Roll Animal by Lou Reed
The list author says:
  "Reed used Alice Cooper producer Bob Ezrin for Berlin. Cooper session musicians play with Lou live. They then become alice's backing band for his solo records. Nice."
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Kimono My House
21.  Kimono My House by Sparks
The list author says:
  "What are Sparks on? Who cares, you just have to love them. Sui genris."
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In Your Mind
22.  In Your Mind by Bryan Ferry
The list author says:
  "Ferry's best solo album, as it's devoid of covers (thankfully). Needs to be reissued with 'As the World Turns' as a bonus cut though."
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Killer
23.  Killer by Alice Cooper
The list author says:
  "Up there with 'Funhouse' and the first VU album, You also need 'Love it to Death', 'School's Out', 'Billion Dollar Babies' and 'Muscle of Love'"
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The Runaways
24.  The Runaways by The Runaways
The list author says:
  "The girls who raided Rodney's English Disco. How we adored them!"
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16 and Savaged
25.  16 and Savaged by Silverhead
The list author says:
  "The other side of Rodney's. Not really a great record, but the cover says it all 'She Creatures of the Hollywood Hills' as Iggy put it!"
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