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Recordstoliveby @recordstoliveby.bsky.social · 11h

25TH ANNIVERSARY Bubba Sparxxx - Dark Days, Bright Nights (2001) Favourite Track: Lovely Whilst Bubba is no match for the lyrical dexterity of Eminem, his flow is pretty good and the tales he weaves are entertaining as he leans into his Southern drawl. #BubbaSparxxx #DarkDaysBrightNights

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Recordstoliveby @recordstoliveby.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

45TH ANNIVERSARY Mike Love - Looking Back With Love (1981) Favourite Track: Paradise Found Love's solo album does have some highlights ('Paradise Found' has Hall & Oates levels of catchiness and Mike's cover of Abba's 'On and On and On' is good fun), but too much here is Beach Boys pastiche.

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Recordstoliveby @recordstoliveby.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

35TH ANNIVERSARY Ugly Kid Joe - As Ugly As They Wanna Be (1991) Stardog Favourite Track: Whiplash Liquor The six tracks here are so quintessentially early-90s you can almost smell the Lynx deodorant when you stick it on. #UglyKidJoe #AsUglyAsTheyWannaBe

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Recordstoliveby @recordstoliveby.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

35TH ANNIVERSARY Soundgarden - Badmotorfinger (1991) Favourite Track: Room A Thousand Years Wide If I were to ever pick a defining album of the Seattle sound it would be a toss up between this and 'Dirt', both exceptionally well crafted records that really nail the Seattle sound. #Soundgarden

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Recordstoliveby @recordstoliveby.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

20TH ANNIVERSARY These Arms Are Snakes - Easter (2006) Jade Tree Records Favourite Track: Horse Girl 20 years later, it still sounds vital and fresh and if you've never checked them out before you should do so immediately. #TheseArmsAreSnakes #Easter #Posthardcore

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Recordstoliveby @recordstoliveby.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

25TH ANNIVERSARY Les Savy Fav - Go Forth Frenchkiss Records Favourite Track; Crawling Can Be Beautiful 'Go Forth' is the turning point for the band where they begin to lose some of the more abrasive elements of their sound and become, dare I say it, quite catchy. #LesSavyFav #GoForth

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Recordstoliveby @recordstoliveby.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

25TH ANNIVERSARY Kylie Minogue - Fever (2001) Parlophone Favourite Track: Give It To Me Many place this as her greatest album and it's hard to argue with that assessment because every song here has "hit single" potential, it's just banger after banger here.... #Kylie #Fever

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Recordstoliveby @recordstoliveby.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

35TH ANNIVERSARY Prince and The New Power Generation - Diamonds and Pearls (1991) Favourite Track: Thunder Today 35 years on and Prince remains one of my favourite songwriters and I would go out on a limb to say I think he's the greatest musician of all time #DiamondsandPearls #RIPPrince

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Recordstoliveby @recordstoliveby.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

40TH ANNIVERSARY Iggy Pop - Blah-Blah-Blah (1986) A&M Favourite Track: Isolation Pop dismissed the album as a "Bowie album in all but name" but that does a disservice to the third and final collaboration between the two legends. #IggyPop #blahblahblah

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Recordstoliveby @recordstoliveby.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

40TH ANNIVERSARY The Fall - Bend Sinister (1986) Favourite Track: U.S. 80's - 90's Sounds like the work of disgruntled grave diggers after a night on the lash who've stumbled into a tin can and decided to record their rantings on a tape recorder....yeah it's that good. #TheFall #BendSinister

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Recordstoliveby @recordstoliveby.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

When there's an anniversary to celebrate definitely!

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Recordstoliveby @recordstoliveby.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

50TH ANNIVERSARY Stevie Wonder - Songs In The Key Of Life (1976) Favourite Track: Black Man Honestly the musicianship and songwriting on show here is phenomenal, I could listen to this a thousand times in a row and still not have discovered all of its delights, it's truly exceptional.

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John Bloor Printmaker @johnbloorprint.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Received new records from the wonderful @normanrecords.com on Saturday. Horse Lords "Demand to Be Taken to Heaven Alive!" Talk Talk "The Colour of Spring" half speed master Son Lux "Out Into" Orbital "Glastonbury 1994" and Formal Sppeedwear "Punch Card" #vinyl #nowplaying

Horse Lords "Demand to Be Taken to Heaven Alive!"
Talk Talk "The Colour of Spring"
Son Lux "Out Into"
Orbital "Glastonbury 1994"
and Formal Sppeedwear "Punch Card"

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Recordstoliveby @recordstoliveby.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

35TH ANNIVERSARY Red Hot Chili Peppers - Blood Sugar Sex Magik (1991) Favourite Track: Suck My Kiss 'Suck My Kiss' is still my favourite track here, just a balls out rap rock behemoth that makes me want to buy a convertible and have a midlife crisis on the Sunset Strip. #RedHotChiliPeppers

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Recordstoliveby @recordstoliveby.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

35TH ANNIVERSARY Nirvana - Nevermind (1991) Favourite Track: Breed To me 'Nevermind', whilst not my favourite album, will always be the most important album in my life. An era defining piece of art that has transcended its content to become something more abstract. #Nirvana #Nevermind #grunge

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Recordstoliveby @recordstoliveby.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

30TH ANNIVERSARY Weezer - Pinkerton (1996) DGC Favourite Track: Getchoo 30 years on and it still stands out as one of the best albums of their career. As good as their debut, I don't think so, but it's a worthy successor and proof that the first album was no fluke. #Weezer #Pinkerton

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Recordstoliveby @recordstoliveby.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

35TH ANNIVERSARY A Tribe Called Quest - The Low End Theory (1991) Favourite Track: Everything Is Fair There's nothing flashy here, no huge "pop" single, just a beautifully crafted suite of music that needs to be listened to in it's entirety, no fucking skips #ATribeCalledQuest #TheLowEndTheory

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Recordstoliveby @recordstoliveby.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

30TH ANNIVERSARY Moby - Animal Rights (1996) Favourite Track: Come On Baby The often forgotten hardcore punk album from Moby, released between his early rave albums and his commercial smash 'Play', it alienated fans, confounded critics and was a bit of a flop it's an album I still really enjoy

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Recordstoliveby @recordstoliveby.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

35TH ANNIVERSARY Pixies - Trompe Le Monde (1991) Favourite Track: U-Mass Now people do claim this is the worst Pixies album, maybe because it's more polished than their previous work or maybe it's because it sounds more like a Frank Black solo album, but for me I think the hate is unjustified

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Recordstoliveby @recordstoliveby.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

35TH ANNIVERSARY Primal Scream - Screamadelica (1991) Favourite Track: Don't Fight It, Feel It One of the most influential albums of all time, an LP that proved a rock'n'roll band could transcend the sum of its parts to create something unique and life changing #PrimalScream #Screamadelica

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Recordstoliveby @recordstoliveby.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

30TH ANNIVERSARY Fatboy Slim - Better Living Through Chemistry (1996) Favourite Track: The Weekend Starts Here Triggered my love of electronic music, having spent my teens listening to grunge, punk and Britpop I'd started to get jaded by guitar music and needed a jolt to get me excited.

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Recordstoliveby @recordstoliveby.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

30TH ANNIVERSARY Fluffy - Black Eye (1996) The Enclave Favourite Track: I Wanna Be Your Lush Go and check out Fluffy's 'Black Eye' a fast and ferocious punk rock record that's funny, direct and as relevant today as it should have been 30 years ago. #Fluffy #BlackEye

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Recordstoliveby @recordstoliveby.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

35TH ANNIVERSARY Hole - Pretty On The Inside (1991) Favourite Track: Babydoll 'Pretty On The Inside' which turns 35 today, is where it all really started for Hole and it nails everything it attempts, as a manifesto, as a piece of art and as an exercise in how to marry noise and hooks. #Hole

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Recordstoliveby @recordstoliveby.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

30TH ANNIVERSARY Cake - Fashion Nugget (1996) Favourite Track: The Distance This was an album that I never thought I would ever own as original copies were going for hefty prices and I was very, very close to buying a bootleg but this reissue appeared and all was right with the world!

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Recordstoliveby @recordstoliveby.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

35TH ANNIVERSARY Guns N' Roses - Use Your Illusion I & II (1991) Favourite Track: You Could Be Mine Could it have been a better single album if they jettisoned some of the filler (yes, almost certainly), is the blind ambition so infectious that it cancels out the flaws (you betcha) #Gunsnroses

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Recordstoliveby @recordstoliveby.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

30TH ANNIVERSARY Space - Spiders (1996) Favourite Track: Drop Dead I use the term underrated quite a lot lately, but Space really do deserve that tag, because I guarantee you, if you whack this on tonight, it's even better than you remember. #Space #Spiders

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Recordstoliveby @recordstoliveby.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

30TH ANNIVERSARY DJ Shadow - Entroducing... (1996) Favourite Track: Stem/Long Stem It's rightly considered a hip hop classic, influencing countless other artists to dive deep into their record collections to create new collages of noise. Absolutely legendary. #DJShadow #Entroducing #HipHop

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Recordstoliveby @recordstoliveby.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

40TH ANNIVERSARY Talking Heads - True Stories Favourite Track: Puzzlin' Evidence It's not their greatest album, but the worst of Talking Heads is still streets ahead of most bands and whilst lacking direction and a bit of quality control, does have some phenomenal tunes on it. #TalkingHeads

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Recordstoliveby @recordstoliveby.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

55TH ANNIVERSARY Judee Sill - Judee Sill (1971) Favourite Track: Jesus Was A Cross Maker Sill uses god as a metaphor to explore her own relationships, doubts and fears, it's a complex, engaging and deeply authentic record that weaves a wondrous spell over the listener. #JudeeSill

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Recordstoliveby @recordstoliveby.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

25TH ANNIVERSARY Jetplane Landing - Zero For Conduct (2001) Favourite Track: This Is Not Revolution Rock An odd record that might disorientate a few people due to the genre hopping nature of its tracks, at one moment post-hardcore chaos, the next a beautiful folksy ballad. #JetplaneLanding

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Recordstoliveby @recordstoliveby.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

25TH ANNIVERSARY The Moldy Peaches - The Moldy Peaches (2001) Favourite Track: Nothing Came Out Still a fun and ridiculous collection of songs that skip along and keep you smiling throughout. Could I live my life without this album? Probably. Do I want to? Definitely Not. #TheMoldyPeaches

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Recordstoliveby @recordstoliveby.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

25TH ANNIVERSARY Nick Lowe - The Convincer (2001) Favourite Track: Has She Got A Friend? Most people will have discovered the genius of Nick Lowe via the brilliant 'Cruel To Be Kind' Not me though, I discovered him via this 2001 album released 25 years ago today #NickLowe #TheConvincer #YepRoc

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Recordstoliveby @recordstoliveby.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

25TH ANNIVERSARY Jay-Z - The Blueprint (2001) Favourite Track: Heart Of The City (Ain't No Love) Mixing soul samples with gritty beats and some of Jay's finest wordplay it's a record that has become the template for how to make an artistic statement whilst also keeping it real #JayZ

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Recordstoliveby @recordstoliveby.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

25TH ANNIVERSARY Soil - Scars (2001) Favourite Track: Halo Most of it works and on the odd occasion it descends into a nu metal version of Bryan Adams (The One), but overall it's just a great little headbanger of a record, perfect for long drives in the wilderness. #Soil #Scars #numetal

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Recordstoliveby @recordstoliveby.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

25TH ANNIVERSARY The Charlatans - Wonderland (2001) Favourite Track: And If I Fall Personally although I do love some later Charlatans albums, 'Wonderland" feels like their last truly exceptional statement, a bold leap into the unknown that delivers on all fronts. #TheCharlatans #Wonderland

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The Quietus @thequietus.com · 09/09/2026

Underground hero and Sly & The Family Drone bandleader Matt Cargill sits with Jon Buckland to discuss the free jazz, hip hop, horror and noise that has shaped his life. Matt Cargill’s Favourite Albums buff.ly/tJ8IrB1

Black and white photograph of Matt Cargill of Sly & The Family Drone, wearing a baseball cap with a wire fence out of focus in the background.

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Recordstoliveby @recordstoliveby.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

30TH ANNIVERSARY The Boo Radleys - C'mon Kids (1996) Favourite Track: Bullfrog Green Guitars are choppy and aggressive on the title track and single 'What's In The Box (See Whatcha Got)' and psychedelia oozes everywhere like an exploded lava lamp, an essential listen. #TheBooRadleys #CmonKids

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Recordstoliveby @recordstoliveby.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

55TH ANNIVERSARY John Lennon - Imagine (1971) Apple Favourite Track: How Do You Sleep? Many people point to Lennon's debut album as the pinnacle of his post-Beatles output, but for me 'Imagine' is his most complete work, a fully realised work of art. #JohnLennon #Imagine #TheBeatles

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Recordstoliveby @recordstoliveby.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

25TH ANNIVERSARY System of a Down - Toxicity (2001) Favourite Track: Chop Suey Often misconstrued as "nu-metal" when in reality it's far more interesting, intelligent and experimental, incorporating many conflicting genres and messages but always making every song work. #systemofadown #toxicity

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Recordstoliveby @recordstoliveby.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

25TH ANNIVERSARY Rival Schools - United By Fate (2001) Favourite Track: Favorite Star 25 years later and this is still one of my favourite post-hardcore / emo records, full of exhilarating riffs and catchy melodies and an absolute gem from start to finish. #RivalSchools #UnitedByFate #Emo

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Recordstoliveby @recordstoliveby.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

35TH ANNIVERSARY Queen Latifah - Nature Of A Sista' (1991) Favourite Track: Nature Of A Sista' Musically and lyrically she literally smashes the patriarchy into smithereens taking broad swipes at male ego and always landing that killer blow #queenlatifah #natureofasista #Hiphop #rap

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Recordstoliveby @recordstoliveby.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

25TH ANNIVERSARY Therapy? - Shameless (2001) Favourite Track: Theme from Delorean Recorded in Seattle with legendary grunge producer Jack Endino, the album is awash with influences from punk'n'roll bands and the scratchy garage rock of the Seattle scene and it's great. #Therapyband #shameless

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Recordstoliveby @recordstoliveby.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

60TH ANNIVERSARY Spencer Davis Group - Autumn '66 (1966) Favourite Track: Somebody Help Me For some reason this doesn't feature the brilliant 'Gimme Some Lovin' which was released a month after the album, but that doesn't diminish this great r&b record one little bit #SpencerDavisGroup #Autumn6

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Recordstoliveby @recordstoliveby.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

30TH ANNIVERSARY Suede - Coming Up (1996) Favourite Track: Beautiful Ones It's fun, it's camp, even the front cover was more vibrant than previous releases and it marked the point at which Suede began to become globally successful. A triumph of a record from the 90s #Suede #ComingUp

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Recordstoliveby @recordstoliveby.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

45TH ANNIVERSARY Hall & Oates - Private Eyes (1981) RCA Favourite Track: Head Above Water I really fucking love Hall & Oates. I cannot explain why, I just do. I've picked up a whole bunch of their albums over the years and not once have I ever been disappointed. #hallandoates #PrivateEyes

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Recordstoliveby @recordstoliveby.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

55TH ANNIVERSARY The Beach Boys - Surf's Up (1971) Favourite Track: 'Til I Die If this is where the Beach Boys story had ended then they would have left on a high and although there were some solid records that followe ld they would never again reach the perfection on display here #TheBeachBoys

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Recordstoliveby @recordstoliveby.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

30TH ANNIVERSARY Pearl Jam - No Code (1996) Favourite Track: Lukin My favourite track is 'Lukin' written by Vedder about how he would escape his stalker by going to the home of Matt Lukin..if you ever get the chance to watch the videos of the two of them together it's a delight #PearlJam #NoCode

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