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We love a list, don’t you? Here’s what what our ears have absorbed to date:

  1. Captain Beefheart ‘Trout Mask Replica’ (1969)
  2. Sonic Youth ‘Daydream Nation’ (1988)
  3. Pere Ubu ‘The Modern Dance’ (1978)
  4. The Velvet Underground ‘White Light/White Heat’ (1968)
  5. Talk Talk ‘Spirit of Eden’ (1988)
  6. Miles Davies ‘Bitches Brew’ (1970)
  7. Kraftwerk ‘Trans Europe Express’ (1977)
  8. Public Image Ltd ‘Metal Box’ (1979)
  9. The Butthole Surfers ‘Locust Abortion Technician’ (1987)
  10. The Stone Roses ‘The Stone Roses’ (1989)
  11. Swans ‘Children of God’ (1987)
  12. Various ‘No New York’ (1978)
  13. Underworld ‘Dubnobasswithmyheadman’ (1994)
  14. Joy Division ‘Unknown Pleasures’ (1979)
  15. Radiohead ‘The Bends’ (1995)
  16. Killing Joke ‘Killing Joke (1980)
  17. Kate Bush ‘Hounds of Love’ (1985)
  18. Squarepusher ‘Go Plastic’ (2001)
  19. Iggy and The Stooges ‘Raw Power’ (1973)
  20. Future Sound of London ‘Dead Cities’ (1996)
  21. At The Drive In ‘Relationship of Command’ (2000)
  22. Slint ‘Spiderland’ (1991)
  23. Pink Floyd ‘The Dark Side of the Moon’ (1973)
  24. Echo and the Bunnymen ‘Heaven Up Here’ (1981)
  25. Nick Drake ‘Five Leaves Left’ (1969)
  26. The Who ‘Quadrophenia’ (1973)
  27. Pixies ‘Surfer Rosa’ (1988)
  28. The Beatles ‘Revolver’ (1966)
  29. Pulp ‘Different Class’ (1995)
  30. Van Der Graaf Generator ‘Pawn Hearts’ (1971)
  31. The Smiths ‘The Queen is Dead’ (1988)
  32. Paul Giovanni & Magnet ‘The Wicker Man OST’ (1998)
  33. David Bowie ‘Station to Station’ (1976)
  34. The 13th Floor Elevators ‘The Psychedelic Sounds of the 13th Floor Elevators (1966)
  35. Mike Oldfield ‘Tubular Bells’ (1973)
  36. Talking Heads ‘Remain in Light’ (1970)
  37. Tricky ‘Maxinquaye’ (1995)
  38. Godspeed You! Black Emperor ‘F#A#∞’ (1997) + ‘Slow Riot for New Zero Kanada’ (1999)
  39. The Beastie Boys ‘Ill Communication’ (1994)
  40. Television ‘Marquee Moon’ (1977)
  41. Miles Davies ‘Kind of Blue’ (1959)
  42. The Jimi Hendrix Experience ‘Electric Ladyland’ (1968)
  43. Ride ‘Nowhere’ (1990)
  44. Björk ‘Homogenic’ (1997)
  45. Pink Floyd ‘The Piper at the Gates of Dawn’ (1967)
  46. Scott Walker ‘Tilt’ (1995)
  47. DJ Shadow ‘Endtroducing’ (1996)
  48. Hawkwind ‘Space Ritual’ (1973)
  49. I Like Trains ‘Progress . Reform’ (2006) + ‘Elegies to Lessons Learnt’ (2007)
  50. Marvin Gaye ‘What’s Going On’ (1971)
  51. The Fall ‘Live at the Witch Trials’ (1979)
  52. Grandaddy ‘The Sophtware Slump’ (2000)
  53. John Foxx ‘Metamatik’ (2007)
  54. Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds ‘The Boatman’s Call’ (1997)
  55. King Crimson ‘Red’ (1974)
  56. The Stranglers ‘Black and White’ (1978)
  57. Prince ‘Prince’ (1979)
  58. Can ‘Tago Mago’ (1971)
  59. Kate Bush ‘The Dreaming’ (1982)
  60. Hole ‘Live Through This’ (1994)
  61. Siouxsie and the Banshees ‘The Scream’ (1978)
  62. Public Image Ltd ‘First Issue’ (1978)
  63. Boards of Canada ‘Geogaddi’ (2002)
  64. Led Zeppelin ‘Led Zeppelin’ (1969)