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Ain’t it the Truth: Robert Lloyd of Nightingales’ Favourite Music

In the wake of Nightingales' new record The Awful Truth, the band's leader Robert Lloyd takes John Quin for a freewheeling ride through 13 significant tracks, from a boyhood love of Lulu and Lou Reed to later encounters with Faust and Freakwater
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Fertile Ground: Lol Tolhurst’s Baker’s Dozen

Following the publication of his goth chronicle and ahead of a new album with Budgie and Jacknife Lee, The Cure's founding drummer Lol Tolhurst takes Julian Marszalek through his favourite records, from Jimi Hendrix to Low via the wonders of Trout Mask Replica
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Is This Music? Norman Blake’s Favourite Albums

From the overlooked influence of Throbbing Gristle to an enduring love of The Velvet Underground, via Broadcast, The Rolling Stones and more, Teenage Fanclub's Norman Blake picks the thirteen records that shaped him
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True Pairings: Tom Fleming’s 13 Favourite Albums

Former Wild Beast Tom Fleming, who's just released his excellent debut album as One True Pairing, picks the 13 records that shaped him, from Tool and Def Leppard to Scott Walker and Joanna Newsom
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One Vision: John Robins’ Favourite Albums

John Robins, Edinburgh Award-winning comic and co-host of 5 Live's new Friday afternoon show, gives Simon Price perhaps the first Baker's Dozen to include both Chris De Burgh and Godspeed You! Black Emperor.

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Wot No Jazz Funk?! Cosey Fanni Tutti’s Favourite Records

As Cosey Fanni Tutti releases one of the albums of the year thus far, she sits down with Luke Turner to discuss 13 records that shaped her, from the soundtrack to pre-COUM hippy days in Hull to the present day
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Experimentalism Wrapped Around Pop: Barry Adamson’s Favourite LPs

Post punk polymath Barry Adamson guides Julian Marszalek around his favourite albums, from Baker's Staples like Iggy Pop and can to the Wu-Tang Clan, Ornette Coleman and Micachu. Photo by Jone Reed
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Weird Still Spills: Stella Mozgawa Of Warpaint’s Favourite Albums

The Warpaint drummer and prolific collaborator goes from Pharoah Sanders to Joni Mitchell via Steely Dan, Chaka Khan and Primus in collecting her top 13 albums, choosing those that "had altered the course of my life"
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The Spirit Is The Thing: Irmin Schmidt’s Favourite Records

As the former Can man releases his Electro Violet box set this week, he boils his all-time favourites down to a 'records of the day' selection, taking Sean Kitching from albums to individual songs and classical compositions
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Three Chords Good: Graham Parker’s Favourite Albums

As Graham Parker & The Rumour prepare to play their final ever shows later this month, the prolific singer-songwriter talks Ben Graham through the 13 albums that have had the biggest impact on him as a musician
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Another Wardrobe In My Head: Karl Hyde’s Favourite Albums

Following the release of his first solo album, Edgeland, the Underworld singer picks out the jewels of his record collection
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Grit In One’s Third Eye: Robyn Hitchcock’s Baker’s Dozen

English songwriter and frontman of The Soft Boys, The Venus Three and The Egyptians, Robyn Hitchcock leads Julian Marszalek through his most played LPs

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