The £10 Music Challenge

Like all music lovers, I know more about music than everyone else. I am also a phenomenal shopper. That is why I dream of the day that someone asks me to recommend music for them to check out (I try to tell people what music they should be listening to but they're strangely resistant). What's better is I will recommend a bunch of classic albums for less than £10! Though they are all second hand from Amazon.

Pulp: "His 'n' Hers"

I've already written about my love of this album here, it is a must own for any fan of rock, indie or pop music. Just buy it already.

Price: £0.32 + £1.26 (postage) = £1.58 

Peaches: "Teaches of Peaches"

Electroclash! No, I'm not entirely sure what that is either, even after reading the description on Wikipedia. It seems like there's some new fashionable form of electronic music on a regular basis (EDM, Italo disco etc), often sounding not dissimilar to the previous cool thing. I know that this album is considered electroclash, and it's quite brilliant. If songs with titles like 'Fuck The Pain Away' and 'Lovertits' don't put you off, then check it out.

Price: £0.01 + £1.26 = £1.27

Subtotal: £2.85

Spinal Tap: "This Is Spinal Tap (OST)" 

Perhaps the funniest, and maybe greatest, movie ever made had an equally brilliant soundtrack album, made up with songs featured in the movie, though some of the songs vary slightly to the versions in the film itself. You should own the film on DVD or Blu-Ray anyway, so why not listen to classics such as 'Sex Farm' on your stereo or MP3 player whenever you want?

Price: £0.19 + £1.26 = £1.45

Subtotal: £4.30

Marvin Gaye: "What's Going On"

This timeless classic, which seems as relevant today as ever, should be a part of everyone's music collection, and for such a small price is a must-buy if you don't already own it.

Price: £0.97 + £1.26 = £2.23

Subtotal: £6.53

The Donnas: "Spend The Night"

I love The Donnas and their brash and youthful rock 'n' roll anthems, something few bands have managed to do well over the past 15 years or so. This is probably their best album, a seeming non-stop barrage of guitar riffs and sassy lyrics.

Price: £0.24 + £1.26 = £1.50

Subtotal: £8.03

William Shatner: "The Transformed Man"

This may well be the greatest album ever made. Or the worst. It's kind of hard to tell. Either way, it's the kind of thing everyone needs to experience at least once, a mix of spoken word poetry and pop songs, made in such an earnest way that just makes it sound even weirder.

Price: £0.01 + £1.26 = £1.27

Total: £9.30

There you go, for just £9.30 you can get 6 awesome albums. It was hard to choose just 6 as there's so many bargains available if you're willing to look around and buy CDs second hand. I went for Amazon over eBay as the postage costs are a lot less, and you can buy stuff outright rather than potentially having to wait for the auction to end (stuff on buy-it-now tends to cost more than on Amazon anyway). Try it out yourself! Or don't, I'm not that bothered really.