Dido: No Angel (25th anniversary edition, red marble vinyl) [LEGACY]

Why you'll love it

A limited red marbled pressing for the 25th anniversary of one of the biggest-selling debut albums of its era. It has "Here With Me," "Thankyou" and "Hunter," all on one beautifully coloured disc.

This edition

• 25th anniversary edition
• Red marble vinyl, limited edition
• Cheeky / Sony pressing (cat# 19658872081)
• Twelve tracks, six per side

About the album

Dido Armstrong spent the 1990s singing with her brother Rollo's band Faithless before making No Angel, and it took a while for the world to catch on. The album arrived quietly in 1999, "Here With Me" became the theme for the TV series Roswell, and then a hip hop sample of "Thankyou" introduced her to millions of new listeners. By the end of it, No Angel was one of the best-selling albums of the decade, with a sound that fit a quiet Sunday morning as well as a busy café.

It holds up because the songs are so well made. Dido's voice is calm and close, never showy, and the production blends acoustic guitars and piano with trip-hop beats and soft electronics, a touch of Faithless in the background. "Hunter" and "Don't Think of Me" have a sharper edge than people remember, "My Lover's Gone" is properly heartbreaking, and "Thankyou" remains one of the most gentle hit singles ever written. Twenty-five years on, it still sounds like a cup of tea and a rainy window, which, round here, is high praise.

Tracklist

Listen

On Cheeky / Sony Music (cat# 19658872081), a reissue of the 1999 album.