RECORDS / The IoS Playlist: The five best discs of the moment
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Johnnie Taylor: Jody's Got Your Girl and Gone (on The Philosophy Continues/One Step Beyond, Stax, CD). Three minutes of down- 'n'dirty Memphis soul perfection from the early Seventies, the highlight of a double- value reissue. Richard Williams
Sonic Youth: Superstar (A&M, single). A fuzzy, dark, aching version of the 1971 hit. You'll never listen to the Carpenters in the same way again. Nicholas Barber
Neil Young and Crazy Horse: Sleeps with Angels (Warner, CD/LP/tape). Archetypal Young, but still full of surprises. NB
Palace Brothers: Palace Brothers (Domino, CD/LP/tape). Stunning introspection in a vaguely country-gospel vein. Ben Thompson
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