A quarter-century of baroque-rock 45s

Breathtaking box set exhaustively chronicling Purple's live and rare heritage

The Beatles, The Doors, The Bee Gees, Curtis, Kris and Willie etc, are treated to a first-class passage to heaven thanks to Green's matchless ability to inhabit his material. Buy it for yourself, soul brothers and sisters. The Prisoners IN FROM THE COLD BIG BEAT The Prisoners spearheaded an early '80s Medway garage scene that spat in the eye of synth-pop ubiquity. Their fourth LP was released just as their parent label, Stiff, went bust in 1986.

Serious overview of black music

Reggae veteran and Massive Attack vocalist returns to Jamaica for a smoke

Surprisingly enjoyable album from Greenwich Village folk veteran

Debut album from 19-year-old Norwegian singer-songwriter

Joni looks back with a symphony orchestra

Slick UK R&B/hip hop hybrid

French filtered disco goes ethnic