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1979
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"Originally a German import from Rough Trade minus the Destroy the Heart ep, this is still an awe inspiring collection showcasing just how brilliant Chadwick & co. were in the early days."  Reply
- johnner | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful) Help A maximum of 5 top-voted qualifying comments are selected for each album. To provide the best experience for visitors, comments are excluded if they refer to data corrections, contain excessive profanity, are written in all caps, are non-English, are too short, consist of conversations between users, or contain lists of best tracks etc.
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1987
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2003
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1975
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1947
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"The sound of 3 Welsh girls getting dizzy on lemonade... so in love with The Ramones they even get Joey to help out with a track (Punk Boy)... all indie discos should have a copy ready to spin at the drop of a hat. I know of only 4 people who like this album - and they're all cool as fuck."  Reply
- Jimmy Dread | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | +3 votes (3 helpful | 0 unhelpful) Help A maximum of 5 top-voted qualifying comments are selected for each album. To provide the best experience for visitors, comments are excluded if they refer to data corrections, contain excessive profanity, are written in all caps, are non-English, are too short, consist of conversations between users, or contain lists of best tracks etc.
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2000
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1981
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"A lovely 2-Part drone piece – I can only ever devote my attention to a few new pieces like this as it's easier to just return to past favourites, and I'm glad I tried this one out. Part 1 is like Colin Stetson's "and they still move" but slower, more dragged out. Part I is haunting, it takes moti..."  [+]  Reply
- Arthurknight | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful) Help A maximum of 5 top-voted qualifying comments are selected for each album. To provide the best experience for visitors, comments are excluded if they refer to data corrections, contain excessive profanity, are written in all caps, are non-English, are too short, consist of conversations between users, or contain lists of best tracks etc.
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2022
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2018
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"There are albums that nobody tells you that are great. No rolling stones 500 lists, critical darlings , winners of mass popularity or even your friends tastes. You just find these albums on your own and they hit you with a power of a lightning bolt, you wonder to yourself, where the hell was this..."  [+]  Reply
- Sonoffatboy | Helpful?  (Log in to vote) | 0 votes (0 helpful | 0 unhelpful) Help A maximum of 5 top-voted qualifying comments are selected for each album. To provide the best experience for visitors, comments are excluded if they refer to data corrections, contain excessive profanity, are written in all caps, are non-English, are too short, consist of conversations between users, or contain lists of best tracks etc.
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1976
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