2004 ...

Various Artists – Gary Crowley Presents… Where The Action Is!

Cracking mod anthology from former NME receptionist and erstwhile chum of Paul Weller

Bob Neuwirth

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

Fop Of The Pops

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

Cat Stevens

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.

Lothar And The Hand People – Presenting…

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

Sid Vicious – Too Fast To Live…

The diabolical face of punk

Warren Zevon – Life’ll Kill Ya

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

The Nat Pack

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

The Scottsville Squirrel Barkers – Blue Grass Favorites

Mountain-harmony brilliance revisited

Sue Thompson – Suzie: The Hickory Anthology

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