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N&G 500 - my top 50

#31: REM - Lifes Rich Pageant

Somehow in 2005 I ended up with a backstage pass for REM at one gig and it turned out it worked for their whole tour so I followed them around Europe for a while. I met Peter Buck briefly that first gig and I asked for Cuyahoga - still makes me giddy every time it comes on.

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N&G 500 - my top 50

#30: Oasis - Definitely Maybe

Oasis weren't the first band I was into by any stretch, but they were the first I was into from the very beginning. I bought all their singles as they came out, saw them live several times in 94 and 95, and basically had the time of my 15-year-old life. Such a great soundtrack to those years.

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The Jimmy Giuffre 3 & 4 ‎– New York Concerts (Elemental Music, 2020 RSD Limited Pressing)

I was hoping to get this on RSD but everywhere in the UK seemed to have it sold out, so I ended up ordering directly from Spain and it STILL turned out cheaper than if I was to have bought it here. Its a really unexpected avant-garde session. Really out there compared with a lot of his other music. From the claps at the end of certain tracks I assume this was a live recording, but I have yet to read the liner notes so maybe that will clear it up. Just fantastic!

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