Baker's Dozen

Artists discuss the 13 records that shaped their lives

11. The Only OnesThe Only Ones

I loved them so much at the time. They were the band that made me want to form a band. It’s in retrospect really, because I haven’t listened to it for years, but it is a really good album. I could just about play the guitar well enough to play in a band. Then I heard ‘Another Girl, Another Planet’, and that was it. It was about 1979 – that was when I started my first band.

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