VERVE, THE - A Storm in Heaven LP

Label: Universal

Released in the UK on 21 June 1993, A Storm In Heaven was a modest UK hit (No. 27 in the album chart) but over the past two decades has come to be regarded as something of a psychedelic classic. Drenched in echo and reverb, it is highly atmospheric, extremely nuanced, and, for many long-term fans, remains the band's 'lost' masterpiece.

For a debut, it was as adventurous and audacious as they come - with Richard Ashcroft's semi-hallucinatory lyrics of hope, love, isolation, and insanity reflecting the burgeoning mood of a generation.