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OK....albums that you never ever get sick of,including the naff ones.

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moondog · 07/12/2005 09:50

Physical Graffitti Led Zeppelin
Infidels Bob Dylan
Let it Be & Abbey Road Beatles
Captain Fantastic Rock of the Westies Tumbleweed Connection Elton John
Lets get it on Marving Gaye
Full Moon Fever Marvin Gaye

More shamefully...

Legend Bob Marley
Norah Jones (soooooo soothing)
One or two Classic FM compilations (the shame,the shame!!)
Dire Straits Dire Straits (but actually pre Brothers in Arms they were well cool so that's ok)

Over to you....

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moondog · 07/12/2005 13:22

Flesh and Blood Roxy Music

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GingerBearingGifts · 07/12/2005 13:26

Neighbourhood by Space was brilliant ggg - 'In number 57 lives a big butch queen, he's bigger than Tyson and twice as mean'

GingerBearingGifts · 07/12/2005 13:27

let me go and google the lyrics....

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moondog · 07/12/2005 13:28

Back in Black AC/DC

Ooooohh, opening bars of Shoot to Thrill and I'm 17 again,snogging earnest leather clad Physics PhD boffin on Rhyl beach!

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GingerBearingGifts · 07/12/2005 13:29

oops, better go do some work instead.

GoodKingGeorginars · 07/12/2005 13:34

Kirsty MacColl - Tropical Brainstorm (yay SantaClausFrau!)
Scissor Sisters
The Best of the Clash & London Calling
Grosse Pointe Blank soundtrack
Abba Gold (v.naff)
Best of Kirsty MacColl (except it makes me cry quite often)
The Smiths - ANYTHING
The Cure - ANYTHING
Elvis! (anything really)
Manic Street Preachers - Everything Must Go
Kula Shaker K (a bit shameful)
Best of Take That (very shameful)
The Sound of Music soundtrack (you may call it shameful but I call it genius)
Cabaret cast recording
Guys and Dolls cast recording
Best of Sellers

loads and loads of classical stuff

gggimmesnowsnow · 07/12/2005 13:41

Yes, Gingerbear, they were great, loved the lyrics. What were they on, dope, whisky, another planet - whatever it was, gimme some.

blueshoes · 07/12/2005 13:42

Erm, Meatloaf - Bat out of Hell
Queen - Greatest Hits, Vol 1 and 2
Anything by Bee Gees, Abba, Boney M

ok, now going to crawl under a rock

GoodKingGeorginars · 07/12/2005 13:43

ooh I NEVER get sick of Queen!

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moondog · 07/12/2005 13:53

Brian May is really not cool though is he???

White clogs and a perm.. Get with it Bri.

Lolat Sound of Music disclaimer. Did you hear Julie Andrews on Radio 2 last week GKG??

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snufflepuss · 07/12/2005 13:57

Pablo Honey - Radio Head
Back in the DHSS Again - Half Man Half Biscuit
Setting Sons - Jam
Anything by The Pixies, Wonderstuff, James, Echo and The Bunnymen

Is what I would listen to in the car if I had my choice, but I don't so it's normally The Big Ship Sails on the Illy Ally Oh, ten times

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moondog · 07/12/2005 13:58

Oooh, never have kids' stuff in the car,ever!
My cast iron rule.

Always exactly what I want.

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GoodKingGeorginars · 07/12/2005 13:58

I missed Julie Andrews and I'm furious. I wonder if it's on Listen Again though. She is my idol!

gggimmesnowsnow · 07/12/2005 13:59

Moondog - get yourself back on my translation thread. We are struggling with prettifying imminent death.

TurkeyGang · 07/12/2005 14:04

Lol at moondog's annihilation of curly Bri! Is he still with that Anita Dobson woman? They looked so funny together

JonesTheSteamingSanta · 07/12/2005 14:06

Coldplay - A Rush of Blood to the Head
Paul Weller - Stanley Road
Scissor Sisters
Stereophonics - Word Gets Around
Nerina Pallott - Fires
Simon & Garfunkel - Greatest Hits

Slightly dodgy ones :-

Katie Melua - Call of The Search
Alanis Morissette - Jagged Little Pill
Dido - No Angel

Can I have a couple of classical ones as well please?

John Rutter - Requiem
Mozart - Flute and Harp Concerto
Faure - Requiem

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moondog · 07/12/2005 14:07

Brian and Anita are picture arm in arm on page 9 of the Telegraph today-he got his CBE!!!

Psml!!!

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TurkeyGang · 07/12/2005 14:14

Matching perms?

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moondog · 07/12/2005 14:20

Yup.
She is wearing a dreadful Queen Mum ensemble with blue feathers in her hair.

Rock 'n Roll eh?????

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BonyBethleheM · 07/12/2005 14:24

Norah Jones - Come Away With Me
Turin Brakes - The Optimist
Queen - Greatest Hits Volume One
Fleetwood Mac - Rumours
Van Morrison - Greatest Hits Vol. One
Van Morrison- Magic Time
Tracey Chapman (1st album)
Lou Rawls - At Last
Carol King - Tapestry
The Style Council - Cafe Bleu
Yo Yo Ma plays Ennio Morricone
Robbie Williams - Swing When You're Winning

sevensuzyswongsaswimming · 07/12/2005 14:28

I'm liking a lot of people and their choices here until the name Van Morrison comes up.

BonyBethleheM · 07/12/2005 14:36

suzy - you have no taste

DinosaurInAManger · 07/12/2005 14:54

Orbital - Snivilisation

Awesome. And great titles, like "Kein Trinkwasser" and "I Wish I Had Duck Feet".

Mercy · 07/12/2005 14:58

Bjork - Debut

Beatles - Revolver

Massive Attack - Blue Line

David Bowie - Low or Ziggy

Chet Baker - Embraceable You

Cat Stevens - Tea for the Tillerman

Specials - Specials

Blondie - Parallel Lines

Smiths - The Queen is Dead

Neil Young - prob greatest hits

and loads more!

myturn · 07/12/2005 15:01

Mercy, I LOVE Bjork's Debut. Fabulous.

And anything by George Michael and Michael Jackson ... timeless.