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Via Stereogum and others, Morrissey is celebrating Friday the 13th with his top 13 albums…

Jobriath – Jobriath
Jeff Buckley – Grace
The Smoking Popes – Born To Quit
Damien Dempsey – Seize The Day
Roxy Music – For Your Pleasure
The Velvet Underground – The Velvet Underground & Nico
The Velvet Underground – White Light/White Heat
Sparks – Kimono My House
Iggy & The Stooges – Raw Power
Nico – Chelsea Girl
Patti Smith – Horses
Ramones – Ramones
New York Dolls – New York Dolls

Hm, I’ve never been able to comfortably listen to Horses or White Light/White Heat all the way through.  Remember, that contains “The Gift” and seventeen minutes of “Sister Ray”.  Now, For Your Pleasure, The Velvet Underground & Nico, or Grace, I’ll grant you — they’re brilliant.  I’ll even forgive Jobriath.  But it’s hard for me to imagine Morrissey relaxing in the living room to “Sister Ray”… but what do I know.