A dozen records I love and could argue about all night

The list author says:
	"Why are debut albums so good?  This was a shambling, revolutionary indie masterpiece.  Buy this version with the wonderful later extra tracks - the bonus that makes this a cast-iron cert."

The list author says:
	"Hearing this for the first time was like suddenly and from nowhere being endowed with the ability to speak another language."

The list author says:
	"African music was carried over the ocean, survived humanity's worst, mingled with other music, evolved and travelled back to Africa; Africans took this new sound and made glorious, new, African music."

The list author says:
	"I didn't want to cop out and pick one of the Bunnymen's several greatest hits packages, so it's got to be this - how could you ever recover from the opening salvo of 'Cutter' and 'Back of Love'?"

The list author says:
	"From the opening chimes of radio-friendly 'Changes', to the speed-pop of '...change your mind', to 'Good idea' (Pixies' 'Debaser' with surrealism replaced by horror) - an unforgettable record."

The list author says:
	"Arguably the most essential re-release ever. The first 2 Bhundu Boys albums ('Shabini' and 'Tsvimbodzemoto'), on crystal clear, play-it-again CD, to remind you of their sheer exuberant joy."

The list author says:
	"Pick any Blondie greatest hits package: the standout tracks come from this LP (only 'Denis' isn't here) - by standout I mean fresh punk blasts of New York energy that rip through you like it was 1978."

The list author says:
	"Wanna hear what happened when jangly Postcard pop met buzzsaw-and-Hammond-organ-fuelled indie deliciousness?  Buy this record by Birmingham's finest C86 export."

The list author says:
	"Anderson and Butler did great things later too, y'know, but how can Suede be so underrated when they blasted four gaping holes through pop: 'Drowners', 'Animal Nitrate', 'Metal Mickey' and 'So Young'?"

The list author says:
	"Though there's a CD re-release of their 2 LPs, this retrospective is their 1 Amazon item, and I couldn't leave out the gorgeously shambolic, gloriously jangling, Byrds-loving Razorcuts!  Adore them..."

The list author says:
	"Classic.  Why do you think this keeps getting dusted off by dance musicians?  Because it's one of the pinnacles of 20th century dance music, that's why."

The list author says:
	"The soundtrack to some true good times. Miles Hunt's cheeky cynicism delivered with a barbed pop-rock sensibility that was instantly catching... and forever contagious."