
The TK Years affords the opportunity to revisit their unmistakable sound again.

Makes you appreciate simple and direct music, shorn of trimmings and dwelling on melody.

Its exuberance and swing give Starry Starry Night a perfect coda.

Some of the most passionate, soulful music of all time.

3 + 3 is brilliance writ large.

A different and equally enjoyable proposition.

It's another vital addition to the series.

You realise why Prince was routinely labelled a genius in the late 80s.

U2 would never be the same again.

Remarkably, once again, U2 had pulled it off.

Old Stories is a volume you'll return to time and again.

The album was lyrically succinct and musically, monstrously funky.

The album is sophisticated, accessible R&B

This is worth seeking out.

Serious-minded album that gives jazz in 2009 a very good name.

It is never less than thrilling

There is something dignified about the Corporation's approach...

It certainly feels like the start of a long career.

A soundtrack for the gathering gloom.

An important work, crammed with deft, sweet touches.

It's like a Bentley arriving on a parking lot full of Renault Lagunas.

File under 'troubled and autumnal'.

...ever wondered what it would be like to hear Hutch singing Bird On A Wire...

Sam Beeton is something of a find.

In time, it may be cited as a perfect early 21st Century example of a band and...

For those wishing to go beyond the album's strict door policy, there is a world of...

Exit Strategy Of The Soul is a slow-burning treat, another most enjoyable well-kept...

This album represents a mature take on a still exhilarating genre.

One of 2008's true gems.

This 2 on 1 set is genius writ large.

Donna Summer returns with an album that truly is a fine encapsulation of her career to...

One listen makes you realise that the Flaming Lips, Midlake and Eric Matthews...

Fry has recorded something equalling his all-time best.

It will take Martha Wainwright fully out of her family's shadow.

The Flying Lizards retained the Fluxus principle of having a jolly good laugh with...

Another compelling episode in that small but thriving outpost of the post-punk empire,...

His affection and sincerity throughout is undeniable.

For around two years in the mid '80s, it was the Thompson Twins' world and the rest of...

Sonically, it's near perfect – there is little fuss, no mess and hardly any waste.

Although hardly essential, a very welcome listen.

Painful, it is, at times. Yet beautiful it is too: Very, very much so.

Reissues like this are simply a joy to come across.

Fierce, raging and passionate - one of the greatest debut albums of all time.

Solos Sessions and Encores gives us a perfect opportunity to reappraise the blistering...

Bingham will be one of the names to drop in 2008, with an album that it sounds as if...

Sonically, it's near perfect – there is little fuss, no mess and hardly any waste.

Todo Cambia is one of the most worthy records you'll ever hear.

A sparklingly remastered 20th birthday present to the album the group will never be...

The 99 pence indie classic gets a rather inappropriate box set treatment.

The Atco Sessions will hopefully do its bit to restore Lulu’s credibility.