Solo marvels from the Slint, Tortoise and Zwan maestro

Dylan sidekick's country-rock debut gets dusted down 30 years on

Overlooked 1975 album from Lancashire balladeer with overtones of Bowie and Elton

Stevens launched Deram, Decca's off-shoot progressive label, in 1966 with "I Love My Dog", followed by further hits "Matthew & Son" and "I'm Gonna Get Me A Gun"—ingenious, idiosyncratic, albeit lightweight pop. Like label-mate Bowie, Stevens was clearly an unorthodox talent. Typically, the singles and B-sides then bolstered Stevens' debut album, an impressive, diverse collection despite Mike Hurst's archaic production and fussy arrangements. By New Masters, Hurst was deploying an even heavier trowel.

Two-fer of late-'60s synth-rock oddities. Not that odd, really

The diabolical face of punk

The last two albums prior to his farewell LP, The Wind, Uncut's Album Of The Year for 2003

Best-of for leading lights of the '80s US college rock circuit

Mountain-harmony brilliance revisited

Overlooked cuts from pop-country gal with the "itty-bitty voice"