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Grace Jones
'Warm Leatherette' (Deluxe Version) (Island/Universal)
Grace Jones is the gift that keeps on giving. Not only is she still delivering blistering performances at the age of 68, but her albums only seem to get more influential as time goes on. 1980’s ‘Warm Leatherette’ was the record where she broke away from disco and embraced new wave, post punk and reggae, covering the likes of Joy Division and Roxy Music, assembling the legendary Compass Point All Stars and taking on her androgynous look. It still sounds somehow classic and futuristic at the same time, and the rare and unreleased mixes and dubs are worth the price of admission.
9/10
