Albums with strong opening tracks from The Doors, The Police, Led Zeppelin and Pink Floyd.

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Nirvana, on the morning of the Smells Like Teen Spirit shoot, August 1991: Krist Novoselic, Kurt Cobain and Dave Grohl.

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Nirvana

Classic moments from The Brit Awards:

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Pink Floyd circa 1972: Rick Wright, David Gilmour, Roger Waters and Nick Mason.

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Pink Floyd

BRIT winners from across the years: Stereo MCs in 1994, Mick Cooke and Richard Colburn of Belle & Sebastian in 1999 and Eddie Reader in 1995.

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Big alternative hits from 1983 featureing The Smiths, Echo. The Bunnymen Depeche Mode and The Cure.

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U2's War album: released on 28th February 1983

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Sice of The Boo Radleys onstage in Kentish Town, 1994

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Great Welsh Classic Rock artists: Badfinger (from Swansea); Bonnie Tyler (from Neath); Tom and Kelly Jones (from Treforest and Cwmaman); and The Alarm (from Rhyl).

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