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Revealing a desire to stretch sonically whole also contending with a decline in Shane MacGowan’s health, ‘Peace And Love’ still holds its own.

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Introducing synths and new-wave stylings into their sound, ‘El Loco’ found ZZ Top on the cusp of a major reinvention.

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Recorded while Neil Young felt lost at sea, ‘On The Beach’ remains an intensely introspective masterpiece from ‘a period of disillusionment’.

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Hauntingly beautiful, Joy Division’s ‘Closer’ isn’t just a landmark record, it’s a simply timeless work of art.

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Tina Turner’s ‘Foreign Affair’ album was more than a fling with rock music. ‘She likes being badass,’ says The Best songwriter Holly Knight.

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Another smart missive from a fearless songwriter, ‘The Envoy’ found Warren Zevon bringing synthesisers into his sound.

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With Brian Eno’s encouragement, Talking Heads embraced funk and African music to set themselves apart from their contemporaries.

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With his second solo album, ‘The Principle Of Moments’, Robert Planet readily embraced change in order to outstrip his illustrious past.

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With Lindsay Buckingham and Stevie Nicks on board, Fleetwood Mac’s self-titled 1975 album took the group from breaking point to glory.

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The result of one of the most controversial periods in Prince’s career, ‘Chaos And Disorder’ sought to put the music industry in its place.

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