 | Strange Times by The Chameleons UK
Buy new: $6.99 / Used from: $4.37 Listen to this over and over, timeless and still fresh. Chameleons UK with their poetic, beautiful & nostalgic lyrics, sound even better in 2007. Haunting & unforgettable. Not the typical punk/new wave band, they couldn't be put into a catagory, obscure to some degree with loyal international fans that give them the merit they so deserve. A gem of music
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 | To Each... by A Certain Ratio
Buy used from: $24.95 This UK band rose out of Hulme Cresent, was a support to Talking Heads and Joy Division with "Shack Up" as its single.
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 | Wilder by The Teardrop Explodes
Buy new: $12.98 / Used from: $6.77 Liverpool's neopsychedlic band with odd lyrics and Julian Cope's snobbish appeal was an 80's standout. Wilder is not as powerful as other releases but it should not be overlooked. Check out Kilimanjaro, another classic, "Reward" as a popular single.
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 | What Does Anything Mean? Basically by Chameleons
Buy new: $23.99 / Used from: $8.99 This could be Manchester's finest band with vocals and bass by Mark Burges. Songwriting that speaks volumes of emotion, philosophy and sentiment.
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![Cookie Puss (Cooky puss) [EP] 4 Track Debut](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51cNENQUsAL._SL75_.jpg) | Cookie Puss (Cooky puss) [EP] 4 Track Debut by Beastie Boys
Buy used from: $19.79 They were kids when this was released and right in there with Grand Master Flash makin history in NYC, early rap rythum also the B side Beastie Batter is fun with a slight Sly and Robbie accent.
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 | Surfer Rosa by Pixies
Buy new: $10.99 / Used from: $6.59 This is a classic not to be missed.
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 | Blue Lines/Mezzanine
Massive Attack, a UK trip hop band that have worked with a variety of artists. Blue Lines was a 91 release that features "Unfinished Sympany" with vocals by Shara Nelson. Mezzanine released in 98 is a moody and dark but rich journey.
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 | 7 Day Weekend by The Comsat Angels
Buy used from: $54.99 One of the memorable live band experiences while living in the UK was Comsat Angels. Very emotional lyrics and one of those bands not easy to forget. Not so well know in the states but they should be. A relic in time! Their sound has been duplicated but they were original with every release.
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 | Leftism by Leftfield
Buy used from: $2.75 Leftism is a techno electronica mix of poetic beats and rythyms. Not so well know as Chemical Brothers/ Orbital but as .....
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 | The Flowers of Romance by Public Image Ltd.
Buy new: $9.99 / Used from: $3.99 This was not the plateau of their creative genius as Metal Box released in 79 but with its tribal raw sound it made it to the UK top twenty charts which just goes to show wonders never cease.
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 | Spooky by Lush
Buy used from: $6.24 ..... even though their music is "fluffy" Lush has a ethereal vocal style that separates them from sounding too much like Cocteau Twins or anyone else. 4 releases during the late 80's early 90's
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 | Phantasmagoria by The Damned
Buy new: $22.99 / Used from: $12.39 Uk summer heat waves produced some of the greatest punk rock bands and the Damned are the one of those legends.
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 | Juju by Siouxsie and the Banshees
Buy new: $8.97 / Used from: $5.39 Siouxsie and The Banchees are an enigma of 80'smusic. Juju tends to tread the darker more moody.
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 | New Gold Dream (81-82-83-84) by Simple Minds
Buy used from: $1.99 Pop music and so forth but it has merit.
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 | Blast the Human Flower by Danielle Dax
Buy used from: $2.50 The siren of the 80's with dark lyrics and lots of talent.
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 | Look of Love by Dusty Springfield
Buy new: $37.99 / Used from: $26.95 |
 | Bloodletting by Concrete Blonde
Buy new: $10.99 / Used from: $1.66 |
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