Albums – remember those? No, not necessarily vinyl – I prefer CDs. But I’m talking about a well thought-out and well put-together set of songs by a single artist or group. This is an evolving list of albums that I recommend you check out. These are the “best of the best” – it’s a bit of a cop out to just say “everything by Bob Dylan”, etc. They are ranked (somewhat roughly) within the year of release. If you have a recommendation, let me know!

1975

Brian Eno – Another Green World

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Mike Oldfield – Ommadawn

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Pink Floyd – Wish You Were Here

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Magma – Live

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The Dictators – Go Girl Crazy!

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Patti Smith – Horses

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Shakti – Shakti With John McLaughlin

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Neil Young – Tonight’s the Night

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Neu! – Neu! ’75

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Chris Bell – I Am The Cosmos

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Kraftwerk – Radio-Activity

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Van Der Graaf Generator – Godbluff

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Jethro Tull – Minstrel in the Gallery

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Budgie – Bandolier

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Elton John – Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy

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1976

Jean Michel Jarre – Oxygene

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The Modern Lovers – The Modern Lovers

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David Bowie – Station to Station

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La Dusseldorf – La Dusseldorf

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801 – Live

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The Ramones – The Ramones

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The Alan Parsons Project – Tales of Mystery and Imagination

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1977

Sex Pistols – Never Mind the Bollocks

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Wire – Pink Flag

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Television – Marquee Moon

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David Bowie – Low

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Pink Floyd – Animals

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The Damned – Damned, Damned, Damned

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Richard Hell and the Voidoids – Blank Generation

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The Clash – The Clash

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Iggy Pop – Lust for Life

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The Stranglers – No More Heroes

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Suicide – Suicide

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Hawkwind – Quark, Strangeness and Charm

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The Stranglers – Rattus Norvegicus

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Tim Blake – Crystal Machine

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1978

The Rutles – The Rutles

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Siouxsie and the Banshees – The Scream

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X-Ray Spex – Germ Free Adolescents

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Kraftwerk – The Man-Machine

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Brian Eno – Music For Airports

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Buzzcocks – Another Music in a Different Kitchen

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Jay Ferguson – Thunder Island

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La Dusseldorf – Viva

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Johnny Thunders – So Alone

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Jean Michel Jarre – Equinoxe

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Kate Bush – Kick Inside

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Plastic People of the Universe – Egon Bondy’s Happy Heart Club Banned

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This Heat – This Heat

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The Rezillos – Can’t Stand the Rezillos

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1979

Pink Floyd – The Wall

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Robert Fripp – Exposure

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The Clash – London Calling

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Joy Division – Unknown Pleasures

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The Damned – Machine Gun Ettiquette

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Gang of Four – Entertainment!

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The B-52’s – The B-52’s

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Buzzcocks – Singles Going Steady