Scott Walker - Scott 4 (1969)

Scott Walker - Scott 4 (1969)

This record is the late 60’s crooning Scott Walker NOT the so-fucking-out-there, avant-garde-doesn’t-do-it-justice Scott Walker of a more recent era. That later day Scott Walker still claims top spot for the most profound Shut Up And Listen session ever experienced in nearly 2 decades!

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Talk Talk - Natural History (DVD)(2007)

Talk Talk - Natural History (DVD)(2007)

The recent death of Mark Hollis at just 64 years of age was a big shock. His early songs from the first three Talk Talk records, while sounding clearly of their time in the mid-eighties, were the epitome of pop hook on continuous replay.

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Prefab Sprout - Crimson / Red (2013)

Prefab Sprout - Crimson / Red (2013)

A beautiful return to form for Paddy McAloon. A cast-aside solitary CD recently (re)-discovered in a Red Shed bargain bin. There’s absolutely no let up in quality from his (Prefab Sprout’s) earlier masterpeices “Steve McQueen” (1985), “Jordon: The Comeback” (1990) and the astounding “I Trawl The Megahertz” (2003).

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Lou Reed - Transformer (1972)

Lou Reed - Transformer (1972)

I haven’t finished with Bowie just yet. This record from 1972, coinciding with the release that year of Ziggy Stardust, is my third favourite Bowie record.

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David Bowie - Heroes (1977)

David Bowie - Heroes (1977)

For me the last great Bowie record. It’s abrasive and harder edged in places than “Low” but is similarly radical with it’s mix of ambient textures.

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