I’ve got a friend who is in prison in the US. He is allowed an MP3 player and has asked me to send him some albums so I’m currently compiling a 128 GB USB stick (He’s doing 40 years) and have run out of ideas. He is from the UK and we used to listen to stuff like Floyd, Bowie etc when we were kids, then moved onto electronic stuff. I’ve done the usual stuff, Radiohead, Portishead, Prince, Joy Division etc What albums should I put on the stick?
Please - nothing to do with bum fun or similar, you’re better than that.

    Air - Moon Safari
    The Smiths - The Queen Is Dead
    Saint Etienne - Foxbase Alpha

    A 40 year stretch is no joke, damn…..if I was put away that long I would want to listen to stuff that could take me away from my current predicament mentally, so as a starter for ten…

    Ulrich Schnauss - Far away trains passing by
    Kruder and Dorfmeister - K&D sessions
    Kiasmos - Kiasmos

      Darkside - Psychic
      Djrum - Portrait with Firewood
      Govinda - world within
      Paul Weller - Wildwood
      The Flaming Lips - At war with the Mystics
      Buena vista social club
      John Martin - Solid air
      Bob Dylan - Time out of mind
      Tosca - No hassle

      The Rolling Stones - Exile on Main Street / Sticky Fingers
      The Clash - Sandinistas / London Calling
      The Happy Mondays - Pills, Thrills & Bellyaches
      Otis Redding
      James Brown - Sex Machine
      Dire Straits - Brothers in Arms
      Marvin Gaye
      The Specials
      Talking Heads - Remain in Light
      Bob Marley - Catch a Fire / Burnin / Exodus
      Robert Johnson
      Talking Heads - More Songs about buildings
      Stone Roses - Stone Roses
      BB King - Live at the Regal
      Red Hot Chilli Peppers - Blood Sugar
      Frank Sinatra - In the Wee Small Hours
      Bob Dylan - Bringing it Back Home
      Van Morrison - It’s Too Late to Stop Now
      Nirvana - Unplugged
      Led Zeppelin I - IV and Live at Royal Albert Hall
      New Order - Power Corruption, Lies
      The Beastie Boys - Ill Communication

      Massive Attack - Mezzanine
      DJ Shadow - Endtroducing
      Stevie Wonder - Innervisions

      UFOrb or Adventures Beyond the Ultraworld have enough variety to be repeatable for quite some time?

      KLF - Chill Out
      Global Communication 76:14
      Massive Attack - Blue Lines
      Tricky - Maxinquaye
      Royksopp - Melody AM
      Red Jerry - Chilled Euphoria

      I’d want tunes I can relax to and get lost in, hence the electronica leaning suggestions!

      Best of the Happy Mondays cherry picks all the albums (some can be a bit of an acquired taste!!)

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        Fleetwood Mac - Tusk
        Paul Simon - Graceland
        Kraftwerk - The Man Machine
        Depeche Mode - Violator

        M.I.A. - Arular
        Raekwon - Only Built 4 Cuban Linx
        Smashing Pumpkins - Siamese Dream
        The Wedding Present - George Best

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          Mad_Cyril UFOrb or Adventures Beyond the Ultraworld

          Mad_Cyril Red Jerry - Chilled Euphoria

          Having these in the same list is wild!

                bosstrabs Smashing Pumpkins - Siamese Dream

                Over Gish? Is it because it’s double vinyl and he’s facing a long haul?

                    Amps Not necessarily over Gish. Their first four albums (including Pisces Iscariot) are ridic.

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                        bosstrabs I gave Mellon Collie a couple of listens and ditched it, I could see them disappearing up Billie’s hoop. Gish and Siamese are power though. Saw them on the Siamese tour at the Royal Court, someone got on stage, punched Darcy in the mush whilst their mates nicked a load of guitars.

                            Amps Muzzle and Thru The Eyes of Ruby are two of their greatest tracks. Worth ploughing through some duds for on Mellon Collie.

                              Millsy Ulrich Schnauss - Far away trains passing by
                              Kruder and Dorfmeister - K&D sessions
                              Kiasmos - Kiasmos

                              Talk about nailing it. Crackers.