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State River Widening Cottonhead – Vertical Form

Government-endorsed, panic-reducing instrumentals from Wisdom Of Harry moonlighters

Six By Seven – 04

East Midlands space cadets unveil heavy guitar weaponry

Elvis Costello With The London Symphony Orchestra – Il Sogno

Rock purists derided Costello when he first flirted with classical forms 11 years ago, but his Brodsky Quartet collaboration The Juliet Letters still sounds like a bold career swerve. It could even be considered a punk statement in its bare-faced arrogance (stop sniggering at the back). Countless eclectic excursions later, Costello returned to Shakespeare in 2000 when an Italian dance troupe commissioned him to score a ballet based on A Midsummer Night's Dream.

Glen Matlock & The Philistines – On Something

Onetime Pistol's third solo LP. Oh dear...

Various Artists – All Good Clean Fun

A three-CD journey through the English underground of 1967-1975

Dwight Yoakam – The Very Best Of…

Roundup of Kentucky country boy's 1986-2003 years

Glittering Prize

Five-disc box set crammed full of unreleased gems

Stars And Stipes

Athenian trio deliver alternative state of the union address on sombre 14th album

Neville Staple – The Rude Boy Returns

Former Special and Fun Boy goes it alone

Green Day – American Idiot

After four years, Cali-punk perennials return with a concept album
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