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How Mandy, Indiana recorded their debut album in caves, crypts and shopping malls
By Danny Turner published
"There was water dripping on to the gear and we got interrupted by a cave diver"

"He always felt like one of us": Five seminal records Steve Albini worked on
By Sam Drower published
A sound engineer and Albini fan honours an inspiration

Humanist's Rob Marshall on the 9 records that changed his life, and why he'll never switch to digital amp modelling
By Rob Laing published
As he releases a triumphant second album with guest vocalists, the former Mark Lanegan collaborator remembers his friend and champion

U2 announces 'shadow album' How To Re-Assemble An Atomic Bomb
By Rob Laing published
The Edge reveals he found unreleased tracks from the How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb sessions

The story of The Cult's She Sells Sanctuary
By Neil Crossley last updated
Almost 40 years since its release, The Cult’s She Sells Sanctuary stands the test of time as a soaring and majestic pop-rock anthem – including some happy accidents

Brian May heads up a new stereo mix 'rebuild' of Queen's debut album
By Rob Laing published
"It is the debut album we always dreamed of bringing to you"

How A-ha's Take On Me beat the odds against them to become one of the biggest songs of all time
By Rob Laing published
As A-ha's Take On Me passes 2 billion streams on Spotify, we look back with Paul Waaktaar-Savoy and Magne Furuholmen on their debut album's remarkable story of persistence

The great Oasis Be Here Now album debate
By Neil Crossley published
"Be Here Now was reframed first as a disappointment and then as a disaster” – but is it really that straightforward?

How Skunk Baxter grabbed a six-pack, a $35 guitar and tracked Donna Summer’s Hot Stuff in one take
By Jonathan Horsley published
First-call session ace Jeff “Skunk” Baxter says the opportunity to track one of disco’s greatest anthems nearly passed him by, but when it arrived it went like a flash
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