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Super Trouper (Reissue)

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Black Sky Thinking

Addicted To Plastic? Eco-Vinyl And The Impact Of Our Listening Habits

As vinyl is now set to outsell CDs in the UK serious questions have been asked about the sustainability of this environment destroying format. However, says Jono Podmore, there is a greener alternative
Black Sky Thinking

ABBA (All Boys Believe Anything) – Andy Miller On Voyage

Andy Miller has three crucial questions to ask of the new ABBA album (and a particularly Baltic bowl of gazpacho for music journalism)
Anniversary

As Good As New: 40 Years Of ABBA’s Voulez-Vous

In 1978, ABBA were on top of the world - No 1 hits, sell-out tours, a top-grossing movie, a set of Matchbox dolls: they had it all. So what happened when the inspiration ran dry? Matthew Barton investigates
Beyond The Hits

Ah-haa! ABBA, Beyond The Hits

In the wake of the righteous return of ABBA, Quietus contributors pick sixteen splendid album tracks that prove the superlative Swedes were much, much more than a singles band
Black Sky Thinking

Doctor Samuel JOHNSON’S Dictionary of the new Musick: A

Wherein popular Minstrels & divers Forms of Song are subjeckt to withering Definition & justly lampoon'd for the common LISTENER

Baker’s Dozen Appearances 4

Baker's Dozen

I Hear New Worlds: Chris Carter’s Favourite Albums

From a clandestine love of ABBA to a mind-expanding teenage encounter with Pink Floyd, via Joe Meek, Wendy Carlos and Tangerine Dream, Chris Carter of Throbbing Gristle writes on the music that changed his life

Baker's Dozen

Minimalist Requirements: Gareth Jones’ Favourite Music

Pioneering producer and engineer Gareth Jones takes Ned Raggett on a journey through his thirteen favourite albums, from the elegance of Can to the wit of Karlheinz Stockhausen via Robert Wyatt, Wendy Carlos and more
Baker's Dozen

Weird Still Spills: Stella Mozgawa Of Warpaint’s Favourite Albums

The Warpaint drummer and prolific collaborator goes from Pharoah Sanders to Joni Mitchell via Steely Dan, Chaka Khan and Primus in collecting her top 13 albums, choosing those that "had altered the course of my life"
Baker's Dozen

Mouth Of The Mersey: Ian McCulloch’s Favourite Albums

Gregarious Scouser Mac tells Rod Kitson what’s what about his favourite albums in one of the most entertaining Baker’s Dozens we’ve run so far

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