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‘Don Juan’s Reckless Daughter’: How Joni Mitchell Threw Herself Into Jazz
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‘Don Juan’s Reckless Daughter’: How Joni Mitchell Threw Herself Into Jazz

With the double-album ‘Don Juan’s Reckless Daughter’, Joni Mitchell embraced jazz to fascinating and exploratory effect.

‘Kylie Christmas’: How The Snow Queen Claimed Her Throne
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‘Kylie Christmas’: How The Snow Queen Claimed Her Throne

Kylie Minogue and Christmas – it’s an obvious combination, but it took three decades for the Princess Of Pop to record her Christmas album.

Psycho Killer: How Talking Heads Slayed It With Their Breakthrough Single
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Psycho Killer: How Talking Heads Slayed It With Their Breakthrough Single

A song that set Talking Heads apart from the pack at the first time of asking, Psycho Killer remains one of the group’s biggest hits.

Why Michael Bublé’s Christmas Album Is The Gift That Keeps On Giving
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Why Michael Bublé’s Christmas Album Is The Gift That Keeps On Giving

In emulating his crooner heroes with the ‘Christmas’ album, Michael Bublé created a cracker of his very own.

‘Born Again’: How The Notorious B.I.G. Found Another Rebirth
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‘Born Again’: How The Notorious B.I.G. Found Another Rebirth

Posthumously compiled from Biggie’s vast trove of unreleased recordings, ‘Born Again’ brimmed with life from one of the world’s greatest MCs.

‘A Head Full Of Dreams’: Behind Coldplay’s Kaleidoscopic Seventh Album
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‘A Head Full Of Dreams’: Behind Coldplay’s Kaleidoscopic Seventh Album

With ‘A Head Full of Dreams’, Coldplay fused alt-rock sincerity with contemporary pop, exploding in colour like a burst of holi powder…

Life On Mars?: How David Bowie Created An Out-Of-This-World Classic
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Life On Mars?: How David Bowie Created An Out-Of-This-World Classic

David Bowie’s timeless Life On Mars? song is a ‘soaring, cinematic ballad’ – and it was inspired by Frank Sinatra.

‘Saints & Sinners’: How Turmoil Turned To Triumph For Whitesnake
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‘Saints & Sinners’: How Turmoil Turned To Triumph For Whitesnake

Though traumatic to complete, Whitesnake’s ‘Saints & Sinners’ album still stacks up with the group’s very best works.

‘Blue Afternoon’: A New Creative Dawn For Tim Buckley
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‘Blue Afternoon’: A New Creative Dawn For Tim Buckley

Hailed as ‘a crystal-clear distillation’ of Tim Buckley’s talent, the ‘Blue Afternoon’ album set him up for his most experimental work.

How Chic’s Self-Titled Debut Album Raised The Bar For Disco
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How Chic’s Self-Titled Debut Album Raised The Bar For Disco

A delirious mix of funk and R&B with lyrical nods to UK art-rock, Chic’s self-titled debut album brought glamour to disco dancefloors.

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