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Sonic Youth drummer Steve Shelley has been with the alt-rock legends since 1985, formed punk ‘semi-legends’ The Crucifucks in 1981 and taken the throne for a host of high-profile projects.

Here the ‘drummer’s drummer’ chooses the six records which have most defined his career, telling Rhythm Magazine why they mattered so much along the way.

First up: “a gloriously under-produced slab of über-offensive noise”