A random stab into the shelf of vinyl nominates this as the first taxi off the rank. 

1991 was a cracking year for music and this was crowned the best of the year by many including the NME and the Village Voice.

I actually prefer Kurt and Co’s debut ‘Bleach’ to this as it just feels more raw and distinctive, but this is still a solid-gold classic and was pretty much the soundtrack to my university years. In those opening bars of Smells Like Teen Spirit I am taken back in time 20 years, my long hair in my face, my plaid shirt across my back and a pint of Caffreys in my hand.

It still makes me laugh seeing the little emo kids wearing brand new, matt-black Nirvana t-shirts who were not even a glint in their rather’s eye when this was unleashed on the world. :)

On his show on the London, UK radio station Resonance FM, producer and writer and Joe Boyd selects tracks from every thirteenth record in his vast collection. He essentially jumbled them all up one day and now sees what comes up as the thirteenth choice. A great idea that I am delighted to pinch! Stay tuned for my first selection!