What would YOU say is the greatest side one of any album?

It’s Check Your Head on CD.

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Not quite my favourite Joni album (though it’s close) but that run of three songs in the middle of the first side Help Me/Free Man in Paris/People’s Parties is superb, one of the best runs of three consecutive songs by anyone ever.

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Surf Wax America
Say It Ain’t So
In The Garage
Holiday
Only in Dreams

Perfect.

Same Situation!! (Probs my favourite of hers full stop)

I love it, but the extra darkness and complexity of Hegira, Blue and Hissing of Summer Lawns makes them slight favourites. Not a massive fan of the last two tracks on Court and Spark, which go a bit too pop for my taste.

It’s splitting hairs though -they are all pretty much perfect records.

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Abbey Road side B - a roaring drum solo at the end!

Can’t fault side one of The Queen is Dead; title track, Frankly…, I Know It’s Over, Never Had… and then Cemetery Gates.