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TITLE OF THE DISC - DATE - MAIN COMPOSER
Chronological Order:
• British Film Music From The 40's & 50's - Various Artists.
• Lift To The Scaffold - 1957 - Miles Davis
• West Side Story - 1961 - L. Bernstein, S.Sondheim
• A Hard Day's Night - 1964 - Beatles
• My Fair Lady - 1965 - J.Lerner, F.Lowe
• The Graduate - 1968 - Simon & Fuckin' Garfunkel
• Performance - 1970 - R. Newman, J. Nitzsche
• A Clockwork Orange - 1972 - Various Artists.
• Superfly - 1972 - C.Mayfield
• The Harder They Come - 1972 - Jimmy Cliff.
• E. Morricone : Film Music (1966-1987) - E.Morricone
• American Graffiti - 1973 - Various Artists.
• Across 110th Street - 1973 - B.Womack, J.J.Johnson
• The Red Headed Stranger - 1975 - W.Nelson
• Blue Collar - 1975 - J.Nitzsche
• Taxi Driver - 1976 - B.Herrmann
• Grease - 1978 - Various Artists.
• The Great Rock & Roll Swindle - 1978 - Various Artists.
• Quadrophenia - 1979 - P.Townshend/The Who
• Apocalypse Now - 1979 - C.Coppola/Various Artists
• Blade Runner - 1981 - Vangelis
• The Draughtsman's Contract - 1982 - M.Nyman
• One From The Heart - 1982 - T.Waits/C Gaile
• Rumblefish - 1983 - S.Copeland
• The Big Chill - 1983 - Various Artists.
• The King Of Comedy - 1983 - R.Robertson
• Purple Rain - 1984 - Prince
• Gangsters And Good Guys - 1984 - Various Artists.
• Repo Man - 1984 - Various Artists.
• Mishima - 1985 - P.Glass
• Pretty In Pink - 1986 - D.Anderle
• Distant Voices,Still Lives - 1988 - W.Diver,T.Davies
• Do The Right Thing - 1989 - Various Artists.
• Twin Peaks - 1990 - A.Badalamenti
• Solaris/The Minor/Stalker - 1990 - E.Artemyev
• Until The End Of The World - 1991 - Various Artists.
• Dazed And Confused - 1993 - R.Linklater
• Pulp Fiction - 1993 - Various Artists.
• Above The Rim - 1994 - Various Artists.
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NME’s 100 Greatest Rock ‘N’ Roll Films
From NME 3rd May 2003
• A Clockwork Orange
• Performance
• The Matrix
• 24 Hour Party People
• A Hard Days Night
• Donnie Darko
• The Big Lebowski
• Drugstore Cowboy
• Goodfellas
• Cabaret
• This Is Spinal Tap
• Jackass The Movie
• Pulp Fiction
• Apocalypse Now
• Blade Runner
• Withnail And I
• Trainspotting
• The Breakfast Club
• The Lost Boys
• Taxi Driver
• 2001: A Space Odyssey
• The Godfather
• Fight Club
• 8 Mile
• My Own Private Idaho
• Quadropehenia
• Easy Rider
• Natural Born Killers
• True Romance
• The Virgin Suicides
• The Exorcist
• Seven
• The Wild Bunch
• Mean Streets
• Grease
• Buffalo ‘66
• Beavis And Butt-Head Do America
• Velvet Goldmine
• If…
• Dazed And Confused
• Saturday Night Fever
• Pretty In Pink
• The Rules Of Attraction
• Shaft
• Enter The Dragon
• Aliens
• The Good The Bad And The Ugly
• Midnight Cowboy
• Scarface
• The Wizard Of Oz
• Requiem For A Dream
• Rebel Without A Cause
• Blue Velvet
• Repo Man
• Some Like It Hot
• The Wild One
• Sid And Nancy
• Paris, Texas
• Hedwig And The Angry Inch
• Videodrome
• Pat Garrett And Billy The Kid
• Gummo
• Subway
• Wings Of Desire
• The Warriors
• Head
• The Decline Of Western Civilisation II: The Mental Years
• The Man That Fell To Earth
• Rude Boy
• Wild Style
• Scorpio Rising
• Badlands
• Barbarella
• Something Wild
• Kids
• Blowup
• Elvis: That’s The Way It Is
• Blackboard Jungle
• Psychomania
• Rock ‘N Roll High School
• Juice
• Mad Max 2: Road Warrior
• Slacker
• The Trip
• Clerks
• Battle Royal
• Brighton Rock
• Texas Chainsaw Massacre
• Beyond The Valley Of The Dolls
• The Wicker Man
• Death Race 2000
• Do The Right Thing
• Un Chien Andalou
• Metropolis
• Sparticus
• Dr Strangelove
• Pink Flamingos
• The Searchers
• The Night Porter
• The Seventh Seal
NME 100 Greatest Albums You’ve Never Herd
Jan 2011
Although this list is in numerical order and was presented this way, it was
made up from one submission each from a currant crop of ‘cool’ rock and roll
types. They also had a few who chose five albums including from an interview
with Kurt Cobain (from 1992). Others who selected five – Nicky & James from
the Manics, Friendly Fires (Electronica selection) and Mark Ronson (hip
hop). Tom Waits & Morrissey also contributed, but their selections were not
included in the 100?? Confused!
1. Clor – Clor – 2005
2. Performance – (We Are) Performance - 2007
3. Jenny Wilson – Love And Youth – 2005
4. Leadbelly – Last Session – 1948
5. The Wipers – Is This Real? – 1980
6. The Shags – Philosophy Of The World – 1969
7. Young Marble Giants – Colossal Youth – 1980
8. Shonen Knife – Burning Farm – 1983
9. Jad Far – Great Expectations – 1989
10. Felt – Forever Breathes The Lonely Word – 1986
11. John Phillips – John, The Wolfking Of La – 1970
12. Bad Brains – Roir – 1982
13. Atlas Strategic – That’s Familiar! – 2002
14. Jonathan Richman & The Modern Lovers – Modern Lovers 88 – 1988
15. The Electric Prunes – Underground – 1967
16. The Red Crayola – The Parable Of Arable - 1967
17. Euphoria – A Gift From Euphoria – 1969
18. The Television Personalities – They Could Have Been Bigger Than The
Beatles – 1982
19. Love – Da Capo – 1967
20. The Fiels Mice – Skywriting – 1990
21. Satisfact – The Unwantesd Sounds Of Satisfact – 1996
22. Eliane Radigue – Adnos I-Iii – 1975-83
23. The Zombies – Odessey And Oracle – 1968
24. The Associates – Sulk – 1982
25. Magazine – Real Life – 1978
26. Pop Levi – The Return To Form Black Majick Party – 2007
27. Jay Farrar & Benjamin Gibbard – One Fast Move Or I’m Gone: Kerouac’s Big
Sur – 2009
28. Floraline – Floraline – 1999
29. Arthur Russell – Calling Out Of Context – 2004
30. Mccarthy – I Am A Wallet – 1987
31. The Prisoners – Thewisermiserdemelza – 1983
32. 60 Ft Dolls – The Big 3 – 1996
33. Cluster – Zuckerzeit – 1974
34. The Cardigans – Long Gone Before Daylight – 2003
35. Thomas Dolby – The Flat Earth – 1984
36. Simple Minds – Reel To Real Cacophony – 1979
37. Abc – Beauty Stab – 1983
38. Jeffry Lee Pierce – Wildweed – 1985
39. The Bodines – Played – 1987
40. John Cale – Fear – 1974
41. Cocteau Twins – Heaven Or Las Vegas – 1990
42. Crass – The Feeding Of The 5000 – 1978
43. Eater – The Album – 1977
44. The Dancing Did – And Did Those Feet – 1982
45. Organisation – Tone Float – 1970
46. Lfo – Frequencies – 1991
47. Boards Of Canada – Twoism – 1995
48. Motorbass – Pansoul – 1996
49. Position Normal – Goodly Time – 2000
50. Freestyle – Fellowship – Innercity Griots – 1993
51. All Night Radio – Sprit Stereo Frequency – 2004
52. Chick Corea – My Spanish Heart – 1976
53. Nico – The Marble Index – 1969
54. Queen – Queen – 1973
55. The Kossoy Sisters – Bowling Green – 1956
56. The Germs – (Gi) – 1979
57. Orphan Boy – Shop Local – 2008
58. The Pretty Things – Sf Sorrow – 1968
59. Cardinal – Cardinal – 1994
60. The Red Devils – King King – 1992
61. Michael Hurley…* - Have Moicy – 1976
62. Jans Lekman – Night Falls Over Kortedala – 2007
63. Curtis Mayfield – Curtis Live! (At The Bitter End Ny) – 1971
64. Lizzy Mercier Descloux – Manbo Nassau – 2003
65. XTC – White Music – 1978
66. Serge Gainsbourg – You’re Under Arrest – 1987
67. The For Carnation – The For Carnation – 2000
68. Studio – West Coast – 2007
69. Jarcrew – Jarcrew – 2003
70. Huggy Bear – Our Troubled Youth – 1992
71. This Heat – Deceit – 1981
72. Superstar – Palm Tree – 1997
73. Skinnyman – Council Estate Of Mind – 2004
74. Jeffrey Foucault – Ghost Repeater – 2006
75. Mclusky – Mclusky Do Dallas – 2002
76. Suicide – Suicide – 1977
77. Suicide – Suicide - 1980
78. The Prids – Chronosynclastic – 2010
79. Moebius & Plank – Rastakraut Pasta – 1980
80. Fleetwood Mac – Mirage – 1982
81. Howlin Wolf – This Is Howlin’ Woulf’s New Album….. 1969
82. Edgar ‘Jones’ Jones – Shooting Music For Stray Cats – 2005
83. Smif-N-Wessun – Dah Shinin’ – 1995
84. Pete Rock And Cl Smooth – Mecca And The Soul Brother – 1992
85. Brand Nubian – One For All – 1990
86. Diamond D – Stunts, Blunts And Hip Hop – 1992
87. Mob Deep – The Infamous – 1995
88. Shit And Shine – Jealous Of Shit And Shine – 2006
89. 90 Day Men – (It(Is)It) Critical Band – 2000
90. Sandy Denny & The Strawbs – All Our Own Work – 1973
91. Fanny – Mothers Pride – 1973
92. The Go-Betweens – 16 Lovers Lane – 1988
93. The Walkman – You & Me – 2008
94. Junior Boys – So This Is Goodbye – 2006
95. Frightwig – Cat Farm Faboo – 1984
96. Black Rebel Motorcycle Club – Howl – 2005
97. Sun Ra – The Heliocentric Worlds Of Sun Ra – 1965
98. Jackie Mclean & Michael Carvin – Antiquity – 1974
99. Morrissey – Bona Drag – 1990
100. The Buff Medways – Steady The Buffs – 2002
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NME – The 50 Druggiest Albums Ever
5th Feb 2010
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1. Screamadelica – Primal Scream
2. Exile On Main Street – The Rolling Stones
3. White Light/White Heat – The Velvet Underground
4. There’s A Riot Going On – Sly And The Family Stone
5. In Utero – Nirvana
6. Revolver – The Beatles
7. Kind Of Blue – Miles Davis
8. The Carter III – Lil Wayne
9. Are You Experienced – The Jimi Hendrix Experience
10. Piper At The Gates Of Dawn – Pink Floyd
11. Antichrist Superstar – Marilyn Manson
12. Black Sunday – Cypress Hill
13. Psychocandy – The Jesus And Mary Chain
14. Ladies And Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space – Spritualized
15. Raw Power – The Stooges
16. Dog Man Star – Suede
17. Madman Across The Water – Elton John
18. Loveless – My Bloody Valentine
19. …Yes Please – Happy Mondays
20. Untitled – Factory Floor
21. Stationtostation – David Bowie
22. Lamf – Johnny Thunders & The Heartbreakers
23. Taking Drugs To Make Music To Take Drugs To – Spaceman 3
24. Nigga Please – Ol’ Dirty Bastard
25. Surrealistic Pillow – Jefferson Airplane
26. Locast Abortion Technician – Butthole Surfers
27. Metal Machine Music – Lou Reed
28. Doggystyle – Snoop Doggy Dogg
29. Tusk – Fleetwood Mac
30. Exit Planet Dust – The Chemical Brothers
31. Bufo Alvarius – Bardo Pond
32. Down In Albion – Babyshambles
33. On The Beach – Neil Young
34. Master Of Reality – Black Sabbath
35. Easter Everywhere – 13th Floor Elevators
36. Wowee Zowee! – Pavement
37. Junk Yard – The Birthday Party
38. Ritual De Lo Habitual – Jane’s Addiction
39. Maxinquaye – Tricky
40. Twin Infinitives – Royal Trux
41. Appetite For Destruction – Guns N’ Roses
42. Miss E.. So Addictive – Missy Elliott
43. Methodrone – Brian Jonestown Massacre
44. The Doors – The Doors
45. Surfing The Void - Klaxons
46. The Chronic – Dr Dre
47. Never Mind The Bollocks…. Sex Pistols
48. Oracular Spectacular – MGMT
49. Be Here Now – Oasis
50. The Libertines – The Libertines

