10 Albums to start an alternative rock collection

Now that we’ve listed the 10 albums to start an epic alternative rock collection, we present you with a mixtape composed of songs from these records. Side A features “The Basics” – tracks that best represent each album. Side B are the “Deep Cuts” – the underrated-but-no-less-deserving-of-your-attention songs. Listening to this mixtape will be an excellent way to get a taste of each album.

Side A: The Basics

1. “Heroin” – The Velvet Underground & Nico – The Velvet Underground & Nico – 1967
2. “Suffragette City” – David Bowie – The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars – 1972
3. “She’s Lost Control” – Joy Division – Unknown Pleasures – 1979
4. “London Calling” – The Clash – London Calling – 1979
5. “Bigmouth Strikes Again” – The Smiths – The Queen is Dead – 1986
6. “Personal Jesus” – Depeche Mode – Violator -1990
7. “There She Goes” – The La’s – The La’s – 1990
8. “Lithium” – Nirvana – Nevermind -1991
9. “Paranoid Android” – Radiohead – OK Computer – 1997
10. “Holland, 1945” – Neutral Milk Hotel – In The Aeroplane Over The Sea – 1998

Side B: Deep Cuts

1. “All Tomorrow’s Parties” – The Velvet Underground & Nico – The Velvet Underground & Nico – 1967
2. “Ziggy Stardust” – David Bowie – The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars – 1972
3. “Interzone” – Joy Division – Unknown Pleasures – 1979
4. “Train in Vain (Stand By Me)” – The Clash – London Calling – 1979
5. “Cemetery Gates” – The Smiths – The Queen is Dead – 1986
6. “World In My Eyes” – Depeche Mode – Violator – 1990
7. “Liberty Ship” – The La’s – The La’s – 1990
8. “In Bloom” – Nirvana – Nevermind – 1991
9. “Electioneering” – Radiohead – OK Computer -1997
10. “King of Carrot Flowers Pt. 1” – Neutral Milk Hotel – In The Aeroplane Over The Sea – 1998

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