Excellent compilation prefaces reissue of 10 classic, eccentric albums

Upgraded reissue of album which begat French filter house. Plus bonus CD

Anthologising nearly-lost gems from Lora Logic's arty post-punk outfit

A mixed bag of late period reissues from the ancestors of S Club

First three albums from alt.country pioneers remastered with bonus tracks

Dizzee Rascal is the best rapper this country's ever produced, period. His words are as sharp as prime Tricky, his delivery sharper; he's got bags more personality than anybody in the British rap scene. These local comparisons add up to faint praise, though, so how about this: 18-year-old, East London-bred Dizzee Rascal is as good as any MC currently active on Earth. Every UK garage MC brags about how his style's unique, and virtually every MC does it using the same flow and timbre.

Two punk outfits of varying quality anthologised

Now That's Not What I Call Goth

They headlined the first "Human Be-In" at Golden Gate Park, played Monterey and fired rifles at The Grateful Dead

Dark, melancholic 1974 solo offering from the thinking person's Byrd