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Album	You	Global	Diff
Club Classics Vol. One Soul II Soul	5	2.82	+2.18
A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector Various Artists	5	3.31	+1.69
Diamond Life Sade	5	3.42	+1.58
Bummed Happy Mondays	4	2.64	+1.36
The Stone Roses The Stone Roses	5	3.64	+1.36
Caetano Veloso Caetano Veloso	4	2.85	+1.15
Hypocrisy Is The Greatest Luxury The Disposable Heroes Of Hiphoprisy	4	2.88	+1.12
Rip It Up Orange Juice	4	2.9	+1.1

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Stardust Willie Nelson	1	3.4	-2.4
The Yes Album Yes	1	3.31	-2.31
Vivid Living Colour	1	3.2	-2.2
Ritual De Lo Habitual Jane's Addiction	1	3.19	-2.19
The Sensual World Kate Bush	1	3.17	-2.17
Autobahn Kraftwerk	1	3.09	-2.09
Damaged Black Flag	1	2.87	-1.87
Bitte Orca Dirty Projectors	1	2.69	-1.69
To Pimp A Butterfly Kendrick Lamar	2	3.61	-1.61
The Marshall Mathers LP Eminem	2	3.49	-1.49

5-Star Albums (6)

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A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector

Popular Reviews

Hypocrisy Is The Greatest Luxury

The Disposable Heroes Of Hiphoprisy

4/5

I really enjoyed this album- jazz/hip hop, reminds me of a hip hop Gil Scott Heron, not heard this before, Public enemy are similar, but I will download this album, really enjoyed it.

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1-Star Albums (9)

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Rip It Up

Orange Juice

4/5

Bit old skool, but still like the singles 5/10

Tusk

Fleetwood Mac

2/5

Bit dated, didn’t enjoy 2/10

All Things Must Pass

George Harrison

3/5

Decent album, a couple of crackers 5/10

Heaven Or Las Vegas

Cocteau Twins

3/5

Decent, liked the band years ago - not due on this one niw, sounds dated.

Rock 'N Soul

Solomon Burke

2/5

Quite enjoyed it, Soulfull - great voice

Endtroducing.....

DJ Shadow

3/5

Very different to what I expected, but in a good way, not your mainstream rapper, good listen, but not something I’d buy. 4/10

C'est Chic

CHIC

2/5

I remember this album from my teenage years, great dance tunes on here, but a few fillers

Thriller

Michael Jackson

5/5

I ve never listened to this album before, must be one of the few? Full of hits from MJ - I remember Billie Jean in 1982, and the excellent video to Thriller

Clube Da Esquina

Milton Nascimento

2/5

Was ok, but not something I would listen to now

Sometimes I Wish We Were An Eagle

Bill Callahan

2/5

It was ok, could listen to it again, as I quite liked the track “Friends” - I’d never heard of him tbh.

Cosmo's Factory

Creedence Clearwater Revival

4/5

Really enjoyed this one, though not surprised as I have other albums by the band in my collection - what a great band they were, heard new tracks which is always good

Heroes

David Bowie

3/5

Heroes is an excellent single, one of Bowies best, the rest of the album is decent - German albums round the corner

Hypocrisy Is The Greatest Luxury

The Disposable Heroes Of Hiphoprisy

4/5

I really enjoyed this album- jazz/hip hop, reminds me of a hip hop Gil Scott Heron, not heard this before, Public enemy are similar, but I will download this album, really enjoyed it.

Crocodiles

Echo And The Bunnymen

3/5

I did enjoy listening to this one, reminds me of my love of the single “The Cutter”, never really got into Echo & B when I was in my early 20s

The Yes Album

Yes

1/5

Really didn’t like this one at, organs, and long tracks, prog rock is not my thing

The Marshall Mathers LP

Eminem

2/5

I do like a Couple of songs on here, but he’s not really my kinda muzik- did listen though

Bookends

Simon & Garfunkel

4/5

Love S&G, great tracks on here, America, and Mrs R, great singalong tunes

Back To Black

Amy Winehouse

5/5

One of the greatest albums - ever 10/10 This will stand the judge of time for ever

Aja

Steely Dan

2/5

Interesting, never listened to any SD, but liked “Peg”, quite a funky album

Damaged

Black Flag

1/5

Not my thing, never been sure about Henry Rollins, that was a hard listen tbh

Bummed

Happy Mondays

4/5

Haven’t played this one for a while, but have in my collection, great tracks, when Shaun was sounding excellent

Hot Buttered Soul

Isaac Hayes

2/5

Great voice, the songs went on a bit too long though

The Sensual World

Kate Bush

1/5

Not my thing at all

The Fat Of The Land

The Prodigy

4/5

Excellent album, a real music changer back in the day, awesome - Firestarter

Crosby, Stills & Nash

3/5

Liked this album, a few songs I’d heard, beautiful harmonies- and new songs discovered 🎁

Paul's Boutique

Beastie Boys

2/5

Ok album, not as good as other albums

Autobahn

Kraftwerk

1/5

Not what I can listen too, unless I was “Tripping”😂

Caetano Veloso

4/5

Seriously loved this album, have downloaded it!

The Chronic

Dr. Dre

3/5

Liked this album, NWA - links me into other artists

Faust IV

Faust

3/5

Surprised at this one, I really quite liked it -

Throwing Muses

2/5

I should like it more, but would need another listen

Play

Moby

4/5

Excellent album, not listened to it for a wee while

Harvest

Neil Young

3/5

Classic album, with some excellent songs, I have this in my collection

Club Classics Vol. One

Soul II Soul

5/5

Great album from 1995, Jazzy B -“ there’s 3 from the North side, and 2 from the East” - Tunes🎶

To Pimp A Butterfly

Kendrick Lamar

2/5

If I listened to it a few times I might like this one, but not feeling it

The Stone Roses

5/5

Superb album, I bought this when it came oout, and over the years grew on me, amazing that “Fools gold” is not on the album, finally Mani RIP.

Bitte Orca

Dirty Projectors

1/5

Can’t believe this in one of the 1001?

Wonderful Rainbow

Lightning Bolt

1/5

Just noise?

Vivid

Living Colour

1/5

No, not for me

Straight Outta Compton

N.W.A.

4/5

Remember this one well, aggressiveness and power, MF wording, F The 👮‍♀️- good to hear it again.

Bringing It All Back Home

Bob Dylan

3/5

Some decent tracks on here, I do like early Dylan, never seen him live though

3 + 3

The Isley Brothers

4/5

An excellent album, enjoyed listening to this whilst wrapping up Christmas 🎄 presents, particular favourite of mine “ The Highways of my Life” Summer Breeze also excellent 👌

Stardust

Willie Nelson

1/5

With all these Jazz standards on the album, I’m afraid Willie Nelson is no match to the Jazz greats who went before….

Ritual De Lo Habitual

Jane's Addiction

1/5

Didn’t like this noise at all, far too heavy for me.

The Village Green Preservation Society

The Kinks

3/5

I liked some tracks on this one, very dated, though I do enjoy The Kinks stuff, psychedelic and very 60s

A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector

Various Artists

5/5

Excellent album, full of favourites 🎄 Phil Spectors best moments - love it/ have it

Diamond Life

Sade

5/5

Really excellent album that I have on vinyl, Sade hit me in 1984, and I saw her “live” on this tour in London, what a voice- soul, Jazz rhythms Beautiful

What's That Noise?

Coldcut

3/5

This was a surprise package, I’d heard of the name, but not listened to anything by Coldcut, but it was a good liste, so listened a 2nd time👏