The Albums canon

Sourced and spun.

Every record chosen by hand and annotated for why it matters.
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Los Angeles

1980

Ray Manzarek of the Doors produced it and played the organ, which is why a punk record has that particular keyboard on it.

★ 4.4

Marquee Moon

1977

The two guitars never play the same part, and the singer, Tom Verlaine, refused to double-track anything, so you hear what happened in the room.

★ 8.1