Between the mid-1960s and the late-1970s the long-playing record changed popular music for ever.
For the first time, musicians such as the Beatles could escape the confines of the three-minute single.
But with the collapse of LP sales at the end of the 1970s and the arrival of new technologies and formats the golden era of the album came to an end. With contributions from Roger Taylor, Noel Gallagher, Guy Garvey and Nile Rodgers.
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