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Shirley Collins – No Roses

Definitive 1971 gathering of British folk-rock elite in their absolute prime

The Mekons

Reissue of 1985 classic, plus a new two-disc overview

808 State – Prebuild

Mancunians' lost acid house tapes resurface

Texas – I Don’t Want A Lover: The Collection

Limp set from the polite person's Pretenders

Various Artists – Funk 45s Box Set

Irresistible compendium of funk drops and breakbeat chops

Both Sides Wow

Songwriting legend breaks her 'retirement' with hand-picked best-of

Dwight Yoakam – The Very Best Of…

Roundup of Kentucky country boy's 1986-2003 years

Rock Goddess

Teenage kicks from heavy metal's female phalanx

Anthony Newley – Pure Imagination

Ex-Mr Joan Collins' Willy Wonka years

Various Artists – Maybe Someone Is Digging Underground

In 1967, John Peel used to justify the frequent inclusion of Bee Gees tracks on his legendary Perfumed Garden show by saying, "If you're going to copy anyone it might as well be The Beatles." He was right, of course, and this excellent comp is testimony both to that assertion and the undeniable endurance of the Gibb brothers' early material. Gerry Marsden, Billy J Kramer, Marmalade, Status Quo and Paul Jones are just some of the acts who elect to don the red velvet cape of love in order to deliver appropriately idiosyncratic interpretations of those delightfully eccentric songs.
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