Album

Various Artists – Beginner’s Guide To World Music

Moderately entertaining introductory selection

Jane Birkin – Arabesque

Gainsbourg's grand amour offers Oriental stylings

Dandies Of The Underground

Comprehensive collection of Philly pop-soul boys, fronted by Todd Rundgren, who looked to Swinging London for inspiration and then blew up

Various Artists – The Wire 20 1982-2002

Triple box set celebrating independent alternative experimental music

Erasure – Other People’s Songs

Kitsch covers of pop standards

Boxstep – The Faces All Look On

Eight-piece Pittsburgh ensemble with epic debut

Richard Buckner

Americana cult hero gets down to basics

Roots – Phrenology

Fourth album proper from live Philly jazz-rappers

Elephant Man – Higher Level

Third album from dancehall king

Various Artists – The Wild Bunch

Typical set by the '80s Bristol sound system that predated Massive Attack, mixed by original DJ Milo
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