With the demise of the groundbreaking Fopp chain, Borders is once again my retailer of choice. Its books offer is deeply impressive, and for magazines it has set new standards. I rarely leave a Borders branch empty-handed.
But I don’t often buy music there – the CD/DVD stock lacks depth and is often uncompetitive on price. Borders UK’s current competition asking customers to rank the top 50 CDs is laudable, but it underlines the lack of focus of its music offer.
Here’s the first half of the list of 50 albums from which readers are being asked to select. While it contains several masterpieces, some of the selections strike me as ill-chosen.
See what you think:
ARCADE FIRE - FUNERAL
BAND - BAND
BEACH BOYS - PET SOUNDS
NEIL YOUNG - HARVEST
BJORK - DEBUT
BLONDIE - PARALLEL LINES
BLUR - PARKLIFE
DAVID BOWIE - ZIGGY STARDUST
JOHNNY CASH - AMERICAN IV - MAN COMES AROUND
TRACY CHAPMAN - TRACY CHAPMAN
AMY WINEHOUSE - FRANK
LEONARD COHEN - SONGS OF LEONARD COHEN
MILES DAVIS - KIND OF BLUE
DIRE STRAITS - BROTHERS IN ARMS
DJ SHADOW - ENDTRODUCING
NICK DRAKE - FIVE LEAVES LEFT
WHO - WHO’S NEXT
FLEETWOOD MAC - RUMOURS
MARVIN GAYE - WHAT'S GOING ON
MICHAEL JACKSON - THRILLER
KEANE - HOPES & FEARS
CAROLE KING - TAPESTRY
LED ZEPPELIN - LED ZEPPELIN IV
LOVE - FOREVER CHANGES
MAROON 5 - SONGS ABOUT JANE
Gerry Smith
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