Baker's Dozen

Artists discuss the 13 records that shaped their lives

1. Stevie WonderInnervisions

I think I first heard it when it was in my parentsโ€™ record collection and there was a point where Iโ€™d learnt how to put a record on, I must have been about 8. At that point youโ€™re going through the records and judging them by their covers and Innervisions has got this really engaging cover. I got really into Stevie Wonder when I was 16. My taste in music at that age was kind of mirroring my sisterโ€™s, but I remember lots of her friends and lots of us were listening to Stevie Wonder like it was a new discovery. We listened to Talking Book, Fulfillingnessโ€™ First Finale, Innvervisions and Music Of My Mind which I canโ€™t believe were all made around the same time, this insane output. Now if I donโ€™t know what I want to listen to, Iโ€™ll put on Stevie Wonder. Itโ€™s a simple, satisfying conclusion to that question.

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