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In the age of the single download, Jeff Harford rediscovers the album.

Bert Jansch died in October 2011 the hero of the guitar heroes.

In the age of the single download, Jeff Harford rediscovers the album.

There is a delicious irony to the story of one of corporate rock's cornerstone albums, a famous tale of pulling the wool that paid off for both the suits and the satin-trousers.

In the age of the single download, Jeff Harford rediscovers the album.

In the age of the single download, Jeff Harford rediscovers the album. This week -Massive Attack's Blue Lines.

In 1996, with Britain in thrall to a band that fancied itself as the new Beatles on 'roids, petulant bombasts and power chords held sway.

In the age of the single download, Jeff Harford rediscovers the album.

In the age of the single download, Jeff Harford rediscovers the album.

Gary Numan paid a price for his rapid elevation to pop-star status in the wake of punk rock.

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John was a stout name for an ordinary young man in 1970s New Zealand.

''Theft of Stetson hat causes deadly dispute. Victim identifies self as family man.''

When stylish young Sheffield pop-stars-in-the-making ABC threw their lot in with Trevor Horn for the recording of 1982 debut album The Lexicon Of Love, they promised to make him the most fashionable producer in the world.

The 1971 war that pitted East Pakistan and India against West Pakistan was stained with atrocities, resulting in the exodus of 10 million refugees from the newly established Bangladesh.

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In the age of the single download, Jeff Harford rediscovers the album.

In the age of the single downlaod, Jeff Harford rediscovers the album.

Sandy Denny (1947-1978) is remembered with deep affection by the musicians with whom she shared the stage and studio.

In the age of the single download, Jeff Harford rediscovers the album.