The Lead-In

Deep Dives

Full Lead-In dossiers on records beyond the ranked hundred — which pressing is worth owning, what a copy costs now, and the essay behind it. A new one every week.

1. Tusk — Fleetwood Mac (1979)
2. Automatic for the People — R.E.M. (1992)
3. Whitney Houston — Whitney Houston (1985)
4. Bat Out of Hell — Meat Loaf (1977)
5. Back to Black — Amy Winehouse (2006)
6. Back in Black — AC/DC (1980)
7. The Stone Roses — The Stone Roses (1989)
8. Arrival — ABBA (1976)
9. A Night at the Opera — Queen (1975)
10. I Put a Spell on You — Nina Simone (1965)

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