The Vaccines - What Did You Expect From The Vaccines?
Essentially the Ramones with guitar solos......what's not to like???
The Band - Music From Big Pink
The Band stepped out from Dylan's shadow and effectively invented Americana as we know it today.
The Beatles - Live at the Star Club, Hamburg 1962
This album is from a performance taped by Kingsize Taylor of Kingsize Taylor and the Dominoes. It was first released in 1977 and The Beatles responded by demanding it was deleted and by suing Taylor to emphasise their point. They claimed that the performances on this album was not representative of their recorded work. This is indeed true. The recording quality is poor, but the performances are superbly raw and energetic. It is effectively a bootleg of The Beatles' live show before they became famous. It is occasionally re-released, and each time this happens The Fabs sue Taylor once again! It's a marvellous artefact. If you happen to see a copy - grab it!!!
Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble - Couldn't Stand The Weather
It's now twenty years since SRV was killed in a helicopter crash. This album simply underlines what a grievous loss to the world of music he was.
Wire - Pink Flag
Spiky New Wave from 1977
Neutral Milk Hotel - In The Aeroplane Over The Sea
It is too simple to describe this as 'fuzzy folk'. Jeff Mangum presents some of the most moving lyrics and emotionally cracked performances that I've heard for a long time. A unique talent.
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