Records: THE IoS PLAYLIST

THE FIVE BEST SOUNDS OF THE MOMENT

Hodie: Carols from Cambridge. Clare College Choir, Timothy Brown (Gamut, CD). Sharper and more modern than the glacial sweetness of the King's sound. Michael White

The Beatles: Live at the BBC (EMI, double CD/double LP/double tape). Long-lost tracks from 1962-65: an already accomplished band play their hearts out. NB

The Unplugged Collection Vol 1 (Warner, CD/tape). Some of the best live tracks ever recorded, and a few others. Tim de Lisle

Palace Brothers: Hope (Domino, CD/mini-LP). Six lovely uplifting laments from maverick minstrel Will Oldham. Ben Thompson

The Headhunters: God Made Me Funky (on Classic Rare Groove Vol 2, Mastercuts CD/ tape). A true jazz-funk great. BT