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No Roots by Faithless Stand out tracks:Mass DestructionMiss U Less, See U MoreWhat About Love My favourite Faithless album. The 15 tracks are broken into two suites – seven tracks each with a remix of “Mass Destruction” tacked onto the end. Both suites focus on love: love of people, love of humanity, love of peace.…

Cruel Sisterby Pentangle Stand out tracks:A Maid That’s Deep in LoveLord FranklinCruel SisterJack Orion ‘Cruel Sister’ is an album recorded in 1970 by folk-rock band Pentangle. It was the most folk-based of the albums recorded by the band, with all the tracks being versions of traditional songs. “Lord Franklin” is a version of the traditional…

Elegant Slummingby M People Stand out tracks:One Night in HeavenMoving on UpLittle PacketLa Vida Loca ‘Elegant Slumming’ is the second album by the British dance band M People. It was released in 1993 and peaked at number 2 on the UK Album Chart, spending 87 weeks in the Top 75. The album won the 1994…

Every Breath You Takeby The Police Stand out tracks:So LonelyEvery Little Thing She Does is MagicSpirits in the Material WorldEvery Breath You Take The Police were a band that could’ve only existed in the late 70’s and early 80’s, with their ground breaking reggae nuanced and punk flavored blend of classic rock. Indeed nowhere is…

Compact Snap! by The Jam Stand out tracks:Down in the Tube Station at MidnightThe Eton RiflesThat’s EntertainmentThe Bitterest Pill (I Ever Had to Swallow) ‘Snap!’ is a greatest hits album by The Jam, released on 14 October 1983, one year after the group disbanded. The double-album includes all sixteen of the band’s UK singles, plus…

Music in Exile by Songhoy Blues Stand out tracks:SoubourNickPetit Metier When northern Mali fell to Ansar Dire in 2012, many of the Songhoy found themselves exiled from their homes and fleeing south. Among them, four young musicians who met in Bamako and formed Songhoy Blues. Offering an irresistible mix of early American rock ‘n’ roll,…

Stackridge by Stackridge Stand out tracks:Percy the PenguinDora the Female Explorer32 West MallSlark Stackridge Lemon were formed by Andy Davis and James “Crun” Walter during 1969 in the Bristol/Bath area of South West England, but after initial experimentation the word Lemon was dropped from the band’s name. Stackridge played their first London gig at The…

Desireless by Eagle-Eye Cherry Stand out tracks:Save TonightComatose (In the Arms of Slumber)Falling in Love AgainDeath Defied by Will With his breakthrough hit “Save Tonight,” singer/songwriter Eagle-Eye Cherry garnered recognition for his melodic, folky blend of alternative rock. The song hit number one on both the Mainstream Top 40 and Adult Alternative Songs charts and…

Original Musiquarium Iby Stevie Wonder Stand out tracks:SuperstitionSir DukeI WishIsn’t She Lovely Stevie Wonder’s ‘Original Musiquarium I’ is a compilation album by musician Stevie Wonder that was released in 1982 by Tamla Records. It collects eleven Top 40 hit singles and five album tracks, including four previously unreleased tracks, from 1972 to 1982. The double…

All of this and Nothing byThe Psychedelic Furs Stand out tracks:All that Money WantsShe is MineThe Ghost in YouHeaven The Psychedelic Furs were an English rock band founded in London in 1977. Led by lead vocalist Richard Butler and his brother Tim Butler on bass guitar, the Psychedelic Furs were one of the many acts…