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Cropredy 1997 was a valiant attempt to bring together all the significant Fairport line-ups. At best, this is a memento of the occasion, and should carry a "For Diehards Only" warning. With Ian Matthews absent and Vicki Clayton only a spirited stand-in for the irreplaceable Sandy Denny, this ersatz model sounds unconvincing. Only the Full House band workouts truly pass muster, with both Richard Thompson and Dave Swarbrick in sparkling form. The rest reflects the patchiness of Fairport's work from the mid-'80s onwards, when the band's salad days were over.

Tough-guy hardcore from Guelph, Ontario

Thirtysomething with Italians

Previously unreleased 1974 tribute to a former beau

Prolific producer Luke Vibert's Cornish disco masterclass

Debut album follows a trio of superb seven-inch singles

Former God Machine frontman rediscovers the heavy rock within him

Disappointing supernatural tearjerker

Matthew Herbert and others retool the sublime avant-house dreamscapes of 2001's Born On The 24th Of July

Reimagining an artist's life through his art