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Rock
£8.99
This essential 1982 album from The Boss is a collection of stripped-down demos of some of his bleakest ever songs.
£4.99
Not as well-known as their 'Andy Warhol' masterpiece, but 'Loaded' is another important document of a ground-breaking band at work. The underground sound of the '60s.
£7.99
With their sound steadily evolving with each release, the fifth album from the Detroit duo is a stripped-down powerful masterpiece.
Indie/Alternative
£7.90
Ornate anthems aplenty from the Win Butler-led Montreal collective. A truly remarkable experience and an album to be treasured.
£7.99
This London trio offer passionate, raucous and highly original guitar rock.
£7.99
New York art-rockers with a penchant for writing hooks that stick in your brain.
£7.99
Hailing from Portland, Oregon, this indie rock band are much-loved for their memorable upbeat songs and sea shanties.
£7.99
Lo-fi indie classic which finds the Stockton mavericks alternating between squalling guitar noise and alt.country melodicism.
£7.99
The Pixies at their rawest and best. A fierce, engulfing and sublime sound.
£8.99
One of the most important British debut albums of the modern era from a band who have inspired countless contemporary acts. Simply stunning.
Punk/Hardcore
Leave Home: Expanded And Remastered
£8.99
Club-singing giant Joey Ramone and his namesakes hit the heights on this peerless collection of buzzsaw bubble-gum punk.
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£8.99
The legendary Iggy Pop announced himself to the world on brattish anthems such as '1969' and 'I Wanna Be Your Dog'.
Post-Punk/New Wave
£8.99
Spiky and quirky in equal measure, art-pop modernists The Young Knives recall the best moments of Wire and XTC.
Metal
£7.99
Lemmy et al.'s raw, speed-fuelled rock & roll is perfectly captured on this 1979 classic.
£8.99
With 12 songs in under 35 minutes: sheer, focused anger from a genre-defining thrash band at their peak.
Industrial
The Mind Is A Terrible Thing To Taste
£8.01
Merging thrash guitars with pounding dance beats and swirling synths, this is a key industrial/dance crossover release.
Glam Rock
£7.99
59 live tracks from the band who created punk rock before it existed. Largely recorded in their heyday of 1973-4, this is a bargain and a great introduction to Morrissey's favourite group.
'80s
£8.99
'Quiet Life' is the album which saw David Sylvian's troupe swap their previous glam rock leaning for an innovative, majestic synth pop sound.
Comedy
Philosophy: The Best Of Bill Hicks
£8.99
Here, you can see why the cult comedian touched so many people before he tragically died at the age of 32. Sketches such as 'Hooligans' capture his genius for storytelling whilst 'Gays In The Military' shows the anger that drove him to point the finger at the bullies who run America.
£3.60
Chris Morris provides the sneering foil for the hilarious, surreal improvised anecdotes offered by Peter Cook in the guise of the irascible Arthur Streeb-Greebling, a character which dated back to his Cambridge University days.
Soundtracks/ Showbiz
A Fistful Of Dollars (Original Soundtrack)
£6.65
This is Morricone's best known composition and the one on which he pioneered the spaghetti western sound.
£8.99
A cult classic, Vangelis realised Ridley Scott's sci-fi vision to incredible effect. Utterly engrossing.
Dance/Electronic
£8.01
Manchester's longest serving band perfectly captured the ecstatic feel of acid house at the end of the '80s.
Breakbeat
£4.99
From early '90s LA rave stars to accomplished breakbeat producers, this collection demonstrates why the US duo are widely regarded as the stateside answer to The Chemical Brothers.
£7.99
An addictive mix of electronic, punk and rock which makes for one of the most compelling breakbeat releases of recent years.
£7.99
Special edition of the Wales-based breakbeat duo's debut, an album which not only features the 85-piece Russian Federal Orchestra but also a contribution from one-time David Lynch muse Julie Cruise.
£7.99
The second album from Adam Freeland's favourite producer is infused with a deep, jazzy intelligence and works as well on the headphones as it does on the dancefloor.
£5.99
Eagerly awaited by all fans of the breakbeat genre, this excellent debut LP boasts appearances from Gary Numan and Lamb's Louise Rhodes.
The TCR Allstars- Live from The Glade
£5.00
Proving conclusively that breakbeat needn't be the sole preserve of computers and sequencers, Rennie Pilgrem employs a live band to deliver a storming set at the 2005 Glade Festival.
Chew The Fat! at The End presents Paul 'Trouble' Arnold
£7.99
Mix album which sees the Fat! Records head honcho spinning the cream of his labels crop, including cuts from Friendly, Tayo & Acid Rockers and Merka.
Techno
£7.11
Detroit's Carl Craig created a classic techno soundtrack to his vision of driving around night-time Detroit.
£7.99
An absorbing journey through dub, techno and dance music from this talented production team.
Electronica
£7.99
This is perhaps Bjork's saddest and most emotional album where her incredible voice is used to mesmerising effect together with a startling electronic back-drop provided by LFO's Mark Bell. A modern masterpiece.
£7.99
The third album from Kieran Hebden's solo project will massage your brain in all the right places.
£7.99
Warm, earthy techno-flavoured electronica from Reading-based producer Martin Wheeler.
Broken Beats
£4.99
Hear why these guys are kings of this genre. Features the hits 'Once Twice' and 'Move Aside'.
Chillout/Ambient
£7.99
Widely considered a classic of the chillout/ambient genre, the rich textures of '76.14' make it a horizontal listen of unequalled quality.
Disco
Dance, Dance, Dance: The Best Of Chic
£8.99
Nile Rodgers and Bernard Edwards' hugely successful partnership resulted in some of the most memorable songs of the '70s.
£8.99
Not strictly disco music but: 'Billie Jean', 'Thriller', 'Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'' and 'Beat It' are all there. No explanation needed.
Hip Hop/Rap
£8.99
Undoubtedly one of the classics of the genre. Jazzy party rap enhanced by lyrical skills and a highly original style.
£8.99
The excellent first solo outing from the former Boogie Down Productions member saw him hit out at critics who had accused him of being too preachy.
£8.99
The Staten Island collective first came to public attention with this frighteningly good 1993 debut, informed by martial arts and Mafiosi legend.
Grime
£7.99
This thrillingly quick-fire debut from grime's first superstar bagged the 2003 Mercury Music Prize.
£7.99
Punk, reggaeton, bhangra, dancehall, grime - it's all here on the debut from this supremely talented Anglo-Sri Lankan MC.
£8.99
Brothers Tony and Teddy may not have the quickfire skills of some of their contemporaries, but their observations are sure to bring a smile to your face.
£7.99
Anglo-Ghanaian MC Sway offers witty social commentary, parody and insights on his upbringing in Haringey on this accomplished debut outing.
£7.99
Inventive lyricism and sharp beats from one of the UK scene's most exciting talents.
Soul
Rhino Hi Five: Aretha Franklin
£4.45
Featuring such classics as 'Think', 'Respect' and 'Chain Of Fools', this offers an ideal introduction to one of the greatest female vocalists of all time.
£8.90
Released the year in which Martin Luther King was assassinated, and with a title which stood up for the place of blacks in American society, 'This Is My Country' underlined Curtis Mayfield's band's transition from simple doo-wop to politicised soul music.
£8.99
Alternating between the deep southern soul sound of cuts such as 'My Lover's Prayer' and cover versions like 'Try a Little Tenderness' and 'Day Tripper', Redding's fifth studio album - and the last one he would complete before his death - saw his raw tones at their most formidable and passionate.
£8.99
Pickett's second album established him as a major figure in '60s soul, with cuts such as 'In The Midnight Hour', '634-5789' and 'Ninety-Nine And A Half (Won't Do)' all becoming huge hits.
Funk
£8.01
Featuring the firing cut 'Just Kissed My Baby', 'Rejuvenation' is essential New Orleans funk from start to finish.
£8.90
Explosive, horn-fuelled funk from this Oakland collective. 'What Is Hip?', taken from this set, is arguably the group's best known cut.
Folk
£8.99
There are at least five classic Dylan albums and this is certainly one of them.
£7.99
Packed with unsettling and powerful emotional songs, this is also one of Chan Marshall's catchiest albums. A real treat.
£7.99
Posthumously completed and released after Smith's tragic suicide, this is an album which proves that the celebrated singer had plenty more to offer.
£8.90
The hugely influential singer/songwriter was at the peak of her powers on this bittersweet folky classic.
£7.99
Four Tet maestro Kieran Hebden lends James Yorkston's compositions a haunting, stark quality on the Fife singer's sophomore effort.
Country
£8.55
'Coat Of Many Colors', released in 1971, was the first full-length which brought the Tennessee-born songwriter bona fide solo success. Along with its predecessor 'Joshua', it was an album which announced Parton's talent to the wider world.
£4.99
The Alabama-born singer's 1975 major label debut is a beautiful collection which sees her cover the likes of The Beatles, Felice Bryant and The Louvin Brothers. The one Harris-penned track which makes an appearance is the stunning 'Boulder To Birmingham', a tribute to her former mentor Gram Parsons.
£8.99
Wilco updated the country rock blueprint to best effect on this, their sophomore effort, incorporating power pop, R&B-soaked boogie and psychedelic influences to craft a record of truly grand intent.
The Complete Atlantic Sessions
£8.99
Willie Nelson's 'Shotgun Willie' and 'Phases And Stages', recorded just before the Texan's profile went truly stratospheric, are arguably his two finest works. The complete sessions of each are collated here. A must have for Nelson completists and a fine introduction to his "outlaw country" sound.
Jazz
£6.23
Alice Coltrane's meditative whole-tone jazz improvisation, in this instance captured live at UCLA, ensured that she was more than able to exist outside her husband's shadow.
£5.34
Sudden tempo changes, unusual arrangements and general spirit of free improvisation characterised this 1957 collection and heralded the peerless bassist's move towards a modern jazz sound.
£7.99
Vintage stuff from the hard-living fast-playing saxophonist, who was one of the forerunners of the be-bop movement.
Jazz funk/Fusion
£3.80
Hancock's groovy fusion period where jazz met funk and R&B. A rewarding listening experience every time.
Latin
£8.99
Comprised of live recordings from Gil's 2004 world tour, this collection not only provides some great versions of his best known songs but also his reinterpretations of the likes of John Lennon, Bob Marley and Chico Buarque.
Cuban Legends - The Essential Ibrahim Ferrer
£7.99
An exhaustive compendium of the finest moments from the Havana son vocalist, who was catapulted to fame following his involvement in Ry Cooder's Buena Vista Social Club film/album project.
£7.99
Electronics combine with smooth, lilting Brazilian jazz on this accomplished set from one of the most celebrated Brazilian female singers of the modern era.
£7.99
Cuban mambo and cha-cha pioneer who also featured in the Buena Vista Social Club project. This collection dates back to the 1960s and includes material from a period when Gonzalez was playing with one of Havana's big orchestras.
World
£8.99
This Manu Chao-produced collection showcased the blind Malian couple's soulful, bluesy sound and brought them a huge hit in France. A wonderful album all round.
£7.99
An intricate fusion of tango, dub and electronica which proves completely absorbing on every listen.
£4.99
Conceptual work from the acclaimed and multi-talented Asian producer. Arcane 'end of the world' vocal samples merge with rich productions and arresting string arrangements to make this a compelling listen.
Reggae
Israelites - The Best Of Desmond Dekker
£9.99
An enticing collection of inspirational songs from an artist who was central to the sound of reggae, ska and rocksteady.