Primal Scream Screamadelica Collector's Edition 

In the grand scheme of British musical history, 1991 was not the most memorable year. Long after C86 indie made any impact, and still a few years before the Britpop boom, the late eighties and early nineties were a mess of genre one-offs and American imports. So understandably, it's impossible to overstate the importance of Primal Scream's Screamadelica, celebrating its twentieth anniversary this year. An acid house album made by a bunch of kids who had previously dabbled in Stones-tinged hippie rock, Screamadelica left its indelible mark on the druggy dance scene, rock 'n' roll, and British pop music alike.

Screamadelica: Collector's Edition comes in a 12" circular box set (decorated with that iconic Paul Cannell album artwork) with four CDs -- the original (remastered by PS main men Bobby Gillespie and Andrew Innes), a collection of B-sides and remixes, Live in L.A. 1991, and the Dixie-Narco EP -- and a 30-minute documentary on the making of Screamadelica (featuring interviews with producer/dance DJ Andrew Weatherall). As if that weren't enough to sate the most devoted Primal Scream fan, you also get the album on double heavyweight LPs, a 50-page book of unseen images, interviews, and essays, a tour T-shirt, and a DJ slip mat.

Abstract by Hilary Beck