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991.com brings you excerpts from this weeks R.C. Weekly Newsletter

In the week where a zoo banned monkeys from eating bananas, and in which more of the people we idolised – actually, make that ‘loathed’ – in the 70s went on trial 40 years too late to stop the rot, we’ve been hard at work trying to get an issue of the magazine out of the door. Being strong, powerful kind of guys, we’re going to keep at it until it surrenders like Donna Summer when faced with the prospect of a debut hit. In the mag next month, The Smiths, sorry, wrong link, I meant The Smiths. Plus a prog spectacular: Emerson, Lake & Palmer,  Groundhogs, and John McLaughlin; there’s the story of Suicide, and we get stuck in The Ruts; we hear from Mark Lanegan and there’s the opportunity to buy our latest rare vinyl find from Deena Webster. Plus all the other obsessive-compulsive stuff, including a fantastic collection from the continent that had us all drooling into our absorbent terry towelling bibs for older folk. It’s out on 30 January – sooner if you subscribe. I don’t know how we fit it all in. Cue Sid James joke…

After all that hard graft, we need to unwind a bit. And while the Deena Webster record is a lovely 60s way to chill out, as part of our promise to our long-term health made in a foolish moment known as the new year, we’ve resolved to make more serious efforts to relax. Hence we’ve enrolled on a course to help us do just that: it comes with a cassette, which you can see here. On a personal level, I’ve decided to take up the guitar again following my massive success throughout the 70s. It’s taken me a little while to get back up to speed, but as you can see, my tour of Russia has been going really well. (It’s worth watching this one right through to the end.) I’m hoping to make it as far as joining The Worst Band In The World.

Er… that’s about it for this week. Thank you for reading this and for ssupporting Record Collector, the magazine that’s serious about music… except in this newsletter intro.

Have a great week.

Best wishes,

Ian McCann

Editor 

Friday's Top Three including Thin Lizzy, James Last & Enya

 THIN LIZZY Vagabonds Of The Western World 1973 UK  'boxed' Decca label 8-track LP, matt picture sleeve with  illustrated lyric insert. The sleeve shows only very light  shelfwear with the print unblemished and the spine clearly  legible. There isa small surface scuff on 'The Hero & The  Madman' with play testing revealing the occasional moment of  background noise, otherwise the vinyl is excellent with only  some small paper scuffs to show for its 41 years. Overall, a  very nice VG+/EX example of a seldom seen Lizzy album  available at an advantageous price! SKL5170

 JAMES LAST Classics Up To Date Volume 2 1969 UK 12-track  vinyl LP, featuring well-known classical tracks interpreted by  James Last and his orchestra, laminated picture sleeve with  minor storage wear, and the vinyl is in excellent condition

 ENYA Storms In Africa Rare 1989 Japanese promotional only vinyl  7" featuring Parts I & II, unique picture insert with lyrics on reverse  PRS-2045

Our next buying days in Kent will be Fri 2nd & Sat 3rd May 2014

Put the date in your diary - more info to follow soon

Kylie Minogue on not saying goodbye to her gold hot pants

As Kylie Minogue prepares for the release of her 12th album she hints that the infamous gold hot pants worn in her 2000 Spinning Around video might make another appearance

On the eve of her 12th studio album Into The Blue, Kylie Minogue is feeling somewhat nostalgic. When asked by the MailOnline if the pop star had any exciting ideas on how to style her new videos, it was one of Minogue's signature looks that came up in conversation.

"I just can't get rid of them!" Kylie confessed of the skimpy gold hot pants she wore in her 2000 Spinning Around video. "I keep saying the hot pants are retired but they just keep coming back!"

http://fashion.telegraph.co.uk/article/TMG10571033/Kylie-Minogue-on-not-saying-goodbye-to-her-gold-hot-pants.html

Thursday's Top Three including Led Zeppelin, Elvis Presley & Peter Gabriel

 LED ZEPPELIN Physical Graffiti 2005 US exclusive limited  edition issue of the classic 1975 15-track double LP pressed  on 200gram QUIEX SUPER VINYL, remastered under  the direct supervision and approval of Jimmy Page for the  ultimate audiophile listening pleasure, housed in the die cut  picture sleeve reproducing the original album artwork. Both  sleeve & vinyl are in spectacular near 'as new' condition  SS2-200

 ELVIS PRESLEY The Sun Collection 1988 UK HMV Classic  Collection limited edition CD box set, including 17-track CD  album in a standard jewel case with picture sleeve, certificate  and a 12-page glossy booklet. All housed inside a 12" x 12"  numbered embossed picture box and all in MINT condition -  limited to just 3500 copies! C881-2

 PETER Gabriel Up 2002 US limited edition 10-track  2-LP set pressed on 200gram QUIEX SUPER VINYL  mastered from the original tapes to create the ultimate  audiophile listening pleasure, heavyweight pasted card  gatefold picture sleeve with the 7" x 7" album credit / picture  booklet PGDLP11

Morrissey to release new album via Universal this year

Morrissey will release a new album this year via Universal Music’s US-based Harvest Records label after signing a worldwide deal with the major record company.

The solo star has not always enjoyed the most mutually peaceful time with the record industry, but today he stated that he was “thrilled” with his new agreement. 

Last week, the former Smiths frontman stated in a blog post: "The actuality is that radio stations will not play my music, and the majority of people have lost faith in the music industry, and it's generally assumed - quite rightly - that the number one chart positions are 'bought' by the major labels, so there really is no passion left in pop or rock music, and I don't think people believe for an instant that the faces we constantly see on television and in magazines are remotely popular."

Read the full article at Music Week
http://www.musicweek.com/news/read/morrissey-to-release-new-album-via-universal-this-year/057290

Rare Genesis Publication Books - in stock now at 991.com

So who or what are Genesis Publications?

In the late 19th century, under the influence of William Morris, the private press flourished in Britain, creating books that were works of art in themselves. Similarly inspired, Genesis Publications was founded as an independent publishing house true to the arts of printing and craftsmanship. 

In an interview with The New York Times, Genesis' late founder Brian Roylance commented, "I don't know of many people who go to this much trouble to produce a book anymore. But I think there is a future for it." Inspired by this idea, Genesis is proud to create some of the most sought after books in the world.

'Genesis Publications... creators of lushly designed rock photo books' - The New York Times

Genesis despatches books to collectors in over 50 countries. Around 100 signed limited editions have been created with renowned authors, as varied as they are many. Their editions feature in the collections of the world's finest libraries, including New York Public Library's Rare and Fine Printed Book Department.

Today's Top Genesis Publication Book at 991.com:

ASTRID KIRCHHERR & MAX SCHELER Liverpool Days / Golden Days in Slipcase Box

Amazing 1996 UK pair of limited edition 122 page hardback books by Genesis Publications. In 1964, Max Scheler & Astrid came to London to watch the Beatles filming A Hard Day's Night & the photographic journey that they made then is the basis for these magnificent books, with introduction by Astrid. Each copy is personally signed & numbered by Astrid Kirchherr and Max Scheler, master-printed in black and gold & hand-bound in black buckram with one of five photographs mounted on the front. The books are then housed in a sturdy two-colour silk-screened buckram slip case. In addition, this set comes with the extremely limited edition individually numbered outer slipcase box designed to hold both volumes. A fantastic pair of books to the high quality that we have come to take for granted from Genesis!) 
** Limited To Just 2500 Copies Each! **

 

Tuesday's Top Three including Deep Purple, Metallica & The Beatles

 DEEP PURPLE Come Taste The Band 1975 UK first 9-track  vinyl LP, featuring Tommy Bolin taking over on axe duties,  with A1/B1 matrices and 'Kendun' stamped in the run outs,  complete with lyric inner, fully laminated gatefold picture  sleeve which has only a few light storage marks; the vinyl is  superb with only a few light cosmetic scuffs to show it has  been played TPSA7515

 METALLICA The Unforgiven II 1998 US 1-track promotional  only CD - written as a sequel to The Unforgiven from the  'Metallica' [Black Album] and featured on the 'ReLoad album',  including 6:36 Version. Housed in a custom picture  PRCD9964-2

 THE BEATLES Let It Be Rare Japanese Toshiba EMI promotional  16½" x 23" black & white poster featuring John in a still from the film  with his name in white in the bottom left corner & company logo in the  bottom right. This poster was never commercially available & was  obtained from a Japanese record company executive. The poster is in  superb condition & free from any rips or tears - Would look incredible  framed!

Monday's Top Three including Duran Duran, Pink Floyd & Gerry Rafferty

 DURAN DURAN 2003 Reunion Tour 2003 Japanese 9¼" x 13" 36-page tour programme, featuring a host of superb glossy full colour photos [including some exclusive images not in the UK edition], Japanese text biography, special pieces written by each band member, lyrics and more. Beautifully designed and exquisitely presented with a textured cover and pasted on lenticular picture card - housed in a resealable foil bag overprinted with black floral detail, red band logo and '78-03' text[again different to the UK version].

 PINK FLOYD The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn Rare original 1967 UK blue & black Columbia label 11-track STEREO vinyl LP with stunning front laminated flipback picture sleeve and original EMI advert inner. This copy is in amazing condition! SCX6157

 GERRY RAFFERTY City To City 1984 UK 'Fame' issue of the 1978 10-track vinyl LP, including Baker Street and Right Down The Line, glossy picture sleeve. The sleeve shows little of its age & the vinyl looks barely played FA4131191

Vinyl is shedding its image as a retro novelty as a new generation discovers cover art, liners and great sound

If you grew up with vinyl and imagined that one day it would be a piece of musical history, superseded by CDs and unknown to the youth of the future, you’d have been wrong. Last week, the BPI and Official Charts Company released their end-of-year figures showing the state of the recorded-music industry. While CD albums continue to make way for digital sales and streaming (which doubled last year), sales of vinyl were positively booming.

And it’s young people who are causing its resurgence. Sales of the 66-year-old format may have been steadily rising over the past nine years, but last year saw an explosion in which vinyl sales doubled what they were in 2012. The 780,000 LPs shifted in 2013 meant that sales were the greatest since 1997. “The LP is back in the groove,” stated BPI’s chief executive Geoff Taylor. “We’re witnessing a renaissance for records – they’re no longer retro-mania.”

A week doesn’t seem to go by without another band or pop artist releasing a special limited-edition vinyl. This week it was Jack White’s Third Man Records that announced the release of a collection of singles from The White Stripes’ fourth album, Elephant, as a vinyl box-set. In a further pointer of how fashionable the format is, in November Bloc Party frontman Kele Okereke released a single on the first 3D-printed vinyl in a promotional project with rum brand Bacardi.

Read the full article here at The Independent

Saturday's Top Three Including Deep Purple, Emerson Lake & Palmer, Bruce Springsteen

 DEEP PURPLE The Book Of Taliesyn (Beautiful archive quality 1969 first UK issue 7-track stereo vinyl LP, with A1/B1 matrices, 'Gramophone Co' label credit & no EMI logo, front laminated gatefold picture sleeve complete with the original company catalogue inner. This is an astonishing one previous owner archive copy. The sleeve is in near mint condition with hardly any signs of wear to show for its age. The vinyl still looks barely touched & is the cleanest example we've ever seen!Highly recommended SHVL751)

EMERSON LAKE & PALMER Tarkus (1971 US 13-track LP, including original Embyo/Cotillion advert inner, pasted gatefold picture sleeve. The sleeve shows some light overall edge/ringwear but harbours no rips or tears with legible spine print. The vinyl remains excellent with just a few light surface hairlines to show for its forty years SD9900)

BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN High Hopes (2014 UK limited edition CD/DVD set comprising a 12-track CD album featuring The Ghost Of Tom Joad and Dream Baby Dream, with special guest Tom Morello; plus a bonus 12-track NTSC format DVD featuring Born In The USA Live in London in 2013. Housed in a gatefold card picture sleeve - still sealed in original stickered shrinkwrap)

 

 

Brit Awards nominations 2014: Bowie versus the kids

David Bowie is nominated for two Brit Awards but otherwise the new guard, including Tom Odell and Bastille, are sweeping away the old, says Neil McCormick of The Telegraph

David Bowie has been nominated in two categories at this years Brit Awards with Mastercard, 30 years since his first win, and 10 since his last nomination. The art-rock legend seems well placed to pick up Best British Male, seeing off debuts from the fresh-faced John Newman, Tom Odell and Jake Bugg, with only Mercury Award-winning James Blakereally fit to be mentioned in the same breath.

The story of this year’s Brits, though, is really the new guard sweeping away the old. Aside from Bowie, those perennial whippersnappers Arctic Monkeys stand as the closest thing to rock veterans and they haven’t hit 30 yet.

Four nominations apiece have gone to Bastille and Disclosure, outfits whose digitally manipulated sounds give a fair indication of the direction of contemporary pop. Bastille are a band whose epic anthems have the sweep of Coldplay and a sense of indie attack yet don’t feature any guitars at all. Disclosure are a dance duo who concoct laptop sci-fi club grooves. Take them alongside multi-faceted club soul ensemble Rudimental (who have three nominations), and you can start to hear young Britain taking control. Ellie Goulding deserves to be counted in there too, her popular blend of cinematic electro sounds and emotional vocals garnering three nominations. She may do well in a year when Emeli Sandé released no new music, although her 2013 winning album remained inescapable.

Friday's Top Three Including Gnidrolog, England, Andromeda

 GNIDROLOG Lady Lake (Extremely rare 1972 UK 6-track stereo vinyl LP of top shelf dark & progressive jazz-rock, with cover art that blows a Roger Dean design out of the water! The picture sleeve shows only the faintest signs of ring wear with age & is otherwise in beautiful condition with rich, bright colours & perfectly legible text all over, complete with the original lyric insert & super clean, immaculate vinyl - a top copy of this cult classic! SF8322)

ENGLAND Garden Shed (Very rare & beautiful 1977 UK 6-track vinyl LP, from a band who were in debt to Genesis, Yes, King Crimson & Gentle Giant, but drew their influences together in a breathtaking fashion. Trying to find an original of this islike looking for rocking horse droppings. This cult British progressive rock classic is housed in a stunning fully laminated picture sleeve & even comes with a lovely two page press release on powder blue Arista paper stock, packed with biographical details letting you know everythng about the mysterious England! What's more, both the sleeve & vinyl are in MINT condition ARTY153)

 

ANDROMEDA Andromeda (Superb debut 1969 8-track vinyl LP, transcending the psychedelic & progressive era. The band was formed by John (Du) Cann, previously of The Attack, & blends guitar driven neo classical passages & discordant guitars, an incredible example of hard progressive rock with traces of psych & jazz, front laminated picture sleeve with pinched spine. The sleeve shows a little light creasing to the laminate & both panels remain off white. There is a small sticker tear mark on the back but this is unobtrusive to the print. The labels are clean with no blemishes or spindle marks. The vinyl is super clean & reveals very few signs of play. An excellent copy of this cult rarity! SF8031)

991.com brings you excerpts from this weeks R.C. Weekly Newsletter

 

Happy 2014. A new year, a new you? That’s what the womens’ magazines like to shout at this time of year, but unless you count putting on half a stone over Christmas, it’s the same-ol’ same-ol’ me. Except worse, maybe: I found time between counting the raindrops to pay £20-odd for a record that doesn’t play, just because I want the label. The seller said it had a lump of vinyl knocked out of it, helpfully glued back in, yet somehow it didn’t play. Strange, you’d have thought that would have fixed it! To buy it is clearly insane, but when will I see it again, as a trio of 70s sofisticuts didn’t quite sing? (No, that’s not a link to three old footballers.) Funny really, as I’ve gone jazz barmy lately and it wasn’t a jazz album. Over the holiday I was poring over my (admittedly slim – the only thing about me that fits that adjective) Blue Note collection and making funny purring noises in approval. Freddie Roach … purr. Dizzy Reece… purr. Hank Mobley… purr. Tail wagging, I was so entranced by these lovely things that I didn’t notice that my missus had put me out for the night and my Xmas dinner was served on the floor. Anyway, I wasn’t the only fool bidding for this busted record, so I take some solace in that. But mine was the highest bid, so I’m definitely the most foolish. Done anything similar – deliberately? Let me know…

Really sad to hear of Phil Everly’s death. Here’s a reminder of the Brothers at their peak, an original arrangement with all the drama that’s usually ascribed to the great Roy Orbison. Rest in peace Mr Everly; truly you were one of the giants.

Although we’ve only been back at work a few days we’re already up to our multiple chins in fascinating features, including such retro-progressive delights as the story of The Groundhogs, the musical thoughts of Carl Palmer, and how John McLaughlin battled through the 60s scene to discover the spiritual side of guitar playing. We also have a feature about The Ruts/Ruts DC, and the return of The Smiths’ Top 100 Rarities, which presents a selection guaranteed to get any sensitive soul’s gladioli quivering. How Much Is Now? Quite a lot, it turns out. (Here’s a version that doesn’t feature in our list; it’s in no way authentic, and doesn’t pretend to be, but I find it haunting.) Plus there’s loads more stuff in the mag -so much that its elbows are poking out of the front and back covers.

I’d like to be able to pretend I’ve heard heaps of brilliant new stuff lately but we’re in the post-Christmas lull. Here’s something that grabbed me by the furry bits good and proper when I reviewed it for our Single Cream section in the current issue: David Woodcock. It's a wee bit Madness, but darker, which reminds me to shamelessly plug my ska-lovin’ mate Allan Finnie’s internet radio show on Thursday nights at 8pm UK time. He plays a great selection of yoof klub reggae sounds from the late 60s and early 70s… end of plug.

Hope you have a great week and a fantastic 2014. Thanks for reading this, and supporting Record Collector.

Best wishes,

Ian McCann

Editor

 

 

More Metallica Rarities Available Now!

Some more fantastic Metallica rarities from the collection we acquired from Sem Hadland, author of the book 'Metallica Fuel & Fire, The Illustrated Collectors Guide To Metallica' and previous owner/webmaster of Encyclopedia Metallica.

Below is just a sample of some of the rare items we currently have, and this barely scratches the surface!

S & M Concert Special - Very rare 1999 US SFX 4-CD-R radio show live from Madison Square Garden & accompanied by the 78-piece orchestra of St Lukes, broadcast Nov 26-28 1999, complete with cue sheets. Including reworkings with the fullorchestra of classic Metallica tracks One, Master Of Puppers, and Enter Sandman. A fantastic collectors item, that deserves a place in any serious Metallica collection

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mandatory Metallica - Mega Rare 1988 US original 7-track promo-only compilation CD, this issue is without the track 'One' which was added to the later 8-track issue, with custom picture sleeve. Does exactly what it says on the case, and includes the most Mandatory Metallica tracks, such as Master Of Puppets, For Whom The Bell Tolls, and Creeping Death

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Whiplash Sampler - Incredibly rare 1988 UK 4-track promotional-only sampler CD which features tracks taken from the first four albums, includes Whiplash, Ride The Lightning, Welcome Home [Sanitarium] and One. This was given to radio stations and comes with a custom black sleeve with red 'Metallica' logo and white tracklisting text - now extremely hard to find and very sought after 

 

 

 

There more rarities arriving daily, keeping checking 991.com for the latest items

 

 

 

Thursday's Top Three Including Fresh Maggots, Andwella's Dream, Audience.

 FRESH MAGGOTS Fresh Maggots  (Extremely rare 1971 first UK issue 11-track stereo vinyl LP. Fresh Maggots were just two teenagers, Mick Burgoyne & Leigh Dolphin, who played melodic acid folk-rock. The album features some beautiful harmonies, including the whimsical 'Rosemary Hill' & pastoral 'And When She Laughs', with electric fuzz guitar kicking in at various points to startling effect, housed in a front laminated picture sleeve designed by the legendary Keef. This is the first copy we've ever stocked, which should give you some indication of its rarity. See 'more info' for condition details... SF8205)

ANDWELLA'S DREAM Love And Poetry (2009 UK limited edition 21-track double LP. This psychedelic classic was recorded by the youthful trio in the summer of 1969, it’s packed with strong songs and powerful acid guitar, as well as contemporary production flourishes and a guest appearance from cult jazzman Bob Downes, produced with the full involvement of the band’s leader David Lewis and including 8 BONUS RECORDINGS, gatefold picture sleeve complete with rare photos and detailed liner notes by Lewis, factory sealed from new! SBR2LP5063)

AUDIENCE Audience (Original 1969 UK 12-track stereo vinyl LP with A1/B1 matrices, the progressive rock group's debut album & almost mythical in its rarity, supposedly selling in such small quantities at the time that it was immediately withdrawn! Includes an early rough & ready version of 'House On The Hill', textured 'blacklite' picture sleeve. The sleeve shows only a light ripple with no wear to the print or edges at all. The vinyl is super clean & looks barely played. An astonishing copy of this legendary prog rarity!)

Are these the 10 greatest American Rock Bands?

Ahead of the BBC's new Born to be Wild documentary series, Neil McCormick picks his 10 best US bands ever, from Nirvana to The Doors

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/culturepicturegalleries/10558614/10-greatest-American-rock-bands-of-all-time.html

 

Wednesday's Top Three Including The Zombies, Metallica, Clive Culbertson.

 THE ZOMBIES Odessey & Oracle (Incredibly rare original 1968 UK 12-track stereo LP on the smooth & plain CBS orange label, with A2/B2 matrices & beautiful front laminated picture sleeve with one small period review clipping attached to the original CBS 'Rock Buster' series inner. Overlooked on first release & now regarded as one of the finest English pop/psych albums of the era, this is a staggeringly handsome archive copy & a one previous owner example) 
See 'More Info' for further details ...

METALLICA Greatest Hits (Turkish-only picture CD-Rom given away with the popular Blue Jean magazine during 2000. Featuring 10-video clips taken from throughout their career including No Leaf Clover, One, Enter Sandman, For Whom The Bell Tollsetc & and Mama Said. Housed in a custom card picture sleeve with Turkish text - an unusual and official item! BLUEJEAN0003)

CLIVE CULBERTSON Time To Kill (Irish powerpop holy grail 1979 solid centre 7" vinyl single on Rip Off Records, the debut solo release by the former The Sweat / No Sweat frontman, also featuring Busy Signal, housed in a custom printed paper bag. The bag shows just a light crease down one edge due to it being oversized & not fitting as snug as usual in the punk 45 racks (!), but is otherwise excellent & the vinyl looks near mint. So this is a near mint original, but wait... there are inserts! This copy is complete with an amazing black & white fold-out poster for this very single & a very special handwritten press release sheet that tells it like it is; [Clive] is not going to be the latest big thing from the North coz e's only 5'4"...please review or give me back me leather trousers, cheers oi oi". Brilliant! All powerpop & KBD collectors, here's your one chance...! RIP9)

Eurythmics to reunite for tribute to the Beatles

Annie Lennox and Dave Stewart to perform together for the first time since 2006

Eurythmics will perform together again later this month in a tribute to the Beatles, it has been announced.

Annie Lennox and Dave Stewart, who released their debut album as a duo in 1981 and have gone on to release nine studio albums, will perform the day after the Grammys on January 27 at the Los Angeles Convention Centre. It forms part of a special Beatles night called The Night That Changed America: A Grammy Salute to the Beatles.

The pair have not performed together since 2006 but posted on their Facebook page last month that fans should expect a forthcoming "surprise performance". After splitting in 1990, they reformed in the late nineties before parting company again in order to pursue solo careers. Their last release came in 2005 with the single I've Got a Life, which formed part of a compilation album.

Other artists expected to perform at the event include John Mayer, Keith Urban, Alicia Keys, John Legend and Maroon 5.

Speaking about the announcement, Grammys producer Ken Ehrlich said: "When it came around to booking this show, what I felt was important was to try and find those artists who not only would be able to interpret Beatles songs, but would also have an... understanding of what they meant."

Read the full article at The Telegraph

Vinyl sales highest for 15 years

BPI figures show that vinyl album sales for 2013 were the highest since 1997, with Arctic Monkeys' AM the bestselling vinyl

Vinyl sales are at their highest level for 15 years, according to figures from the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) and the Official Charts Company.

Just over 780,000 vinyl albums were sold in 2013 – the largest number since 817,000 were sold in 1997. The 2013 figure also constitutes a 101 per cent rise on 2012 sales.

British rock group Arctic Monkeys's AM was the biggest selling vinyl album of the year, ahead of Daft Punk's Random Access Memoriesand David Bowie's The Next Day.

The biggest-selling album across all formats in 2013 was Now That's What I Call Music 86, which sold 1.1m copies, while the biggest-selling album by an individual artist was One Direction's Midnight Memories, which sold 685,000 copies in the six weeks it was out at the end of the year.

One Direction follow Emeli Sandé (2012), Adele (2011) and Take That (2010) as another British act to have the year's bestselling non-complation album.

 

Read the full article here at The Telegraph.