 | London Calling by The Clash
Buy new: $7.99 / Used from: $2.00 Undisputably, THE groundbreaking album of the 20th century.
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 | Classic Sinatra: His Greatest Performances 1953-1960 by Frank Sinatra
Buy new: $10.99 / Used from: $5.92 Past, present, or future, nobody croons like the Chairman of the Board.
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 | Sticky Fingers by The Rolling Stones
Buy used from: $4.76 "Sister Morphine" alone makes this album totally necessary.
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 | Fragile by Yes
Buy used from: $2.99 The best of the huge crop of "Experimental Rock" to come out of the early '70s.
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 | The Way We Are by John Mark Painter
Buy used from: $0.54 Quirky pop filled with hooks that will stick in your head and never come out.
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 | The Real Thing by Taj Mahal
Buy new: $7.98 / Used from: $4.74 The best blues-fusion artist of our time, Taj Mahal's live set will make you wish you were there.
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 | Breakin' Away by Al Jarreau
Buy new: $6.99 / Used from: $3.09 One of the best (and most distinctive) jazz vocalists ever, Al really lays it all down here.
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 | Pretty Hate Machine by Nine Inch Nails
Buy used from: $4.88 This album marked the beginnings of the mainstream Industrial rock era, and set the standard for it as well.
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 | Music from the Motion Picture "Purple Rain" by Prince & the Revolution
Buy new: $10.99 / Used from: $2.15 The best album by the best pop/soul/funk/R&B/jazz/you name it artist ever to pick up an instrument.
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 | Ghost in the Machine by The Police
Buy used from: $1.43 Sting & Co.'s blend of reggae and rock hits the high mark with this apocalyptic-tinged album.
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 | Love by The Cult
Buy new: $11.98 / Used from: $6.44 If you like rock'n'roll that drives from the first second of track 1 and doesn't stop until the needle lifts up, this is the album for you.
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 | Bach: Brandenburg Concertos (Complete)
Buy new: $17.98 / Used from: $6.88 Bach's masterpiece. This is absolutely the finest piece of classical music ever put on paper.
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 | Gustav Holst: The Planets, Op 32
Buy new: $13.99 / Used from: $5.97 "The Planets" is a symphony devoted to our solar system, each piece corresponding to a different planet. A wonderful "space odyssey".
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 | Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables
Buy used from: $3.76 This is it, folks! The greatest punk album ever made, FFFRV is unlike anything you've ever heard before. Social commentary peppered with Jello's biting wit & trembling vocals...you just gotta get it!
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 | Promise by Sade
Buy new: $7.98 / Used from: $3.95 If you're not making love by the end of THIS album then you're either alone or dead!
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 | 13 Songs by Fugazi
Buy new: $13.98 / Used from: $3.97 "Waiting Room". Enough said.
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 | Goodbye Cruel World by Elvis Costello & the Attractions
Buy used from: $1.62 A truly great mix of jazz, rock, and blues, "Goodbye Cruel World" is one of Elvis & Co.'s best outings. The lead-off track, "She's Not the Only Flame in Town" is worth the price all by itself!
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 | Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me by The Cure
Buy used from: $1.24 The layers and complexities of this album become more apparent with each listen. Spin this one a few hundred times!
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 | Let Love Rule by Lenny Kravitz
Buy new: $11.98 / Used from: $0.01 The debut effort from Lenny, "Let Love Rule" is nothing short of amazing! It's Blues...it's Rock...it's...it's...it's Lenny!
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 | Fashion Nugget by Cake
Buy new: $8.98 / Used from: $2.99 Truly quirky "alterna-pop", Cake's finest moments have been captured on this album. Listen for "Frank Sinatra", "Italian Leather Sofa", and "Daria" to be sure.
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 | Arcan'um by Acoustic Alchemy
Buy new: $10.99 / Used from: $0.78 Two guys. Two acoustic guitars. Too good.
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 | Billy Joel Greatest Hits: Vol. 1-2 (2CD) by Billy Joel
Buy new: $19.97 / Used from: $6.00 How can you expect that when someone who practically defined the pop genre of the 70's & 80's puts out a greatest hits album, it's not definitely going to be worth the price of admission?!
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 | James Taylor: Greatest Hits by James Taylor
Buy new: $17.98 / Used from: $0.01 My word, can this man sing! Sweet Baby James has managed to distill the best of his 1970's catalog on this disc. Absolutely required listening for everyone from the ages of 1-101.
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 | The Sickness by Disturbed
Buy new: $12.49 / Used from: $4.98 Easily the finest of the current crop of "hardcore" bands, Disturbed managed to get it all to come together just right on their debut effort. Check it out, please!
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 | Surfing with the Alien by Joe Satriani
Buy used from: $0.01 Joe Satriani is arguably the most talented person to ever pick up a guitar. This man plays everything from rock to classical to jazz to blues, and it all sounds great!
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