The Ultimate Collection - If You Could Only Have 25 Albums..

A Listmania! list by C. Lee (Manchester UK)
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Liege And Lief
1.  Liege And Lief by Fairport Convention
The list author says:
  "Without doubt the finest folk-rock album ever, awe-inspiring brilliance and one of the finest singers ever to grace a microphone."
£5.77   Used & New from: £2.93
4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (29 customer reviews)

Reign in Blood
2.  Reign in Blood by Slayer
The list author says:
  "Most aggressive album ever?  Probably, certainly one of the most ferociously uncompromising and devastating."
£8.99   Used & New from: £3.91
4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (107 customer reviews)

Endtroducing.....
3.  Endtroducing..... by DJ Shadow
The list author says:
  "Incredible unalloyed genius, you need this it started an entire genre on its own."
£5.77   Used & New from: £0.68
4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (48 customer reviews)

Revolver
4.  Revolver by The Beatles
The list author says:
  "A very hard choice, but this is my personal favourite - insert virtually any other Fabs album here!"
£8.36   Used & New from: £7.30
4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (162 customer reviews)

Highway 61 Revisited
5.  Highway 61 Revisited by Bob Dylan
The list author says:
  "Again this is my personal favourite, could easily be Blood On The Tracks or The Freewheelin'..."
£3.99   Used & New from: £1.98
4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (54 customer reviews) | 1 customer discussion

The Clash (UK Version)
6.  The Clash (UK Version) by The Clash
The list author says:
  "Greatest album of the low-fi punk era?  It is for me."
£5.19   Used & New from: £2.41
4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (36 customer reviews)

Like Water For Chocolate
7.  Like Water For Chocolate by Common
The list author says:
  "Staggering 'conscious' hip-hop, a winner on every level!"
£5.77   Used & New from: £3.39
4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)

Let It Bleed
8.  Let It Bleed by The Rolling Stones
The list author says:
  "A truly great sequence of classics this one might shade it."
£5.99   Used & New from: £4.72
4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (40 customer reviews) | 1 customer discussion

Innervisions
9.  Innervisions by Stevie Wonder
The list author says:
  "Another artist with an amazing sequence of work, this is my favourite but it could easily have been Songs In The Key or Talking Book."
£5.54   Used & New from: £2.04
4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (39 customer reviews)

The Unseen
10.  The Unseen by Quasimoto
The list author says:
  "Extraordinary experimental hip-hop, trailblazing."
Used & New from: £6.69
4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)

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Pornography  (Remastered)
11.  Pornography (Remastered) by The Cure
The list author says:
  "Had to have a Cure album but which one, could have been a couple of others but this is great stuff."
£4.49   Used & New from: £2.92
4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)

Sketches of Spain - 50th Anniversary Legacy Edition
12.  Sketches of Spain - 50th Anniversary Legacy Edition by Miles Davis
The list author says:
  "Great genius with wonderful sidekicks, could have been virtually anything he did."
£13.43   Used & New from: £8.74
5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)

DJ-KICKS
13.  DJ-KICKS by Erlend Oye
The list author says:
  "This is a great series but this collection is sublime and indispensible."
£24.41   Used & New from: £3.99
4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)

The Lexicon Of Love
14.  The Lexicon Of Love by ABC
The list author says:
  "For me the finest pop album of all time."
£4.99   Used & New from: £3.14
4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (29 customer reviews)

Let It Be
15.  Let It Be by Replacements
The list author says:
  "There were many great indie bands of this era but they were probably the best, incredible!"
Used & New from: £3.50
5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)

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Setting Sons
16.  Setting Sons by The Jam
The list author says:
  "Another band with a storming catalogue."
£3.97   Used & New from: £2.60
4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (21 customer reviews)

Pet Sounds [2000 Re-issue]
17.  Pet Sounds [2000 Re-issue] by The Beach Boys
The list author says:
  "Far too good to leave out!"
£7.98   Used & New from: £1.19
4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (89 customer reviews) | 1 customer discussion

In the Nightside Eclipse
18.  In the Nightside Eclipse by Emperor
The list author says:
  "Apogee of black metal, top notch Scandinavian epic metal."
£8.67   Used & New from: £5.42
4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)

IMMOLATE YOURSELF
19.  IMMOLATE YOURSELF by Telefon Tel Aviv
The list author says:
  "Needed some electronica this modern example is very, very hard to beat!"
£3.99
4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)

The Soft Bulletin
20.  The Soft Bulletin by The Flaming Lips
The list author says:
  "Many fine albums, but this one stands out for me personally."
£4.67   Used & New from: £0.15
4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (41 customer reviews)

Automatic For The People (U.S. Version)
21.  Automatic For The People (U.S. Version) by R.E.M.
The list author says:
  "Champions of the alt-rock generation, their finest moment"
£5.03   Used & New from: £0.01
4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (76 customer reviews)

What's Going On
22.  What's Going On by Marvin Gaye
The list author says:
  "Astonishing, groundbreaking, brilliant, add your own superlative..."
£5.79   Used & New from: £1.34
4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (57 customer reviews)

SINGLES - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
23.  SINGLES - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack by Paul Westerberg
The list author says:
  "Wonderful soundtrack and it rely sums up the best of the grunge era."
£5.47   Used & New from: £0.47
4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)

Disraeli Gears
24.  Disraeli Gears by Cream
The list author says:
  "Amazing album that has hardly dated at all, classic of its era."
£4.99   Used & New from: £2.21
4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (24 customer reviews)

Maggot Brain: Remastered
25.  Maggot Brain: Remastered by Funkadelic
The list author says:
  "Need some funk!"
£5.99   Used & New from: £4.72
4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)

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