1987 Fagburn Awards: Albums Of The Year

1. Good Times - The Monkees

Shockingly good. And great to hear something so joyous in a world otherwise drowning in death (see below).

2. Black Star - David Bowie

3. Skeleton Tree - Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

4. You Want It Darker -  Leonard Cohen

5. Let The Record Show - Dexys

Fagburn's most played artists this year were Syd Barrett, Big Audio Dynamite, Chas & Dave, Grace Jones and Sleaford Mods.

Nick Cave: Skellignton Tree

This year I found myself surrounded by death.

This is such a magnificently moving album about the loss of a loved one.

Used to get Nick and his son Arthur playing Top Trumps behind me on the train to London. So sad, so beautiful.