Nowadays, music fans freak out with their streaming service screws up and they have to wait an extra few seconds for their track to start. Imagine having to wait over 35 years for your favourite band to release a new record. Well it happens, and more often than we might think. Writers block, lack of commercial success and out of control feuds are all culprits of causing these long wait times between releases. Whatever the reasons, we’ve compiled a list of the longest time between albums featuring artists like My Bloody Valentine, Vashti Bunyan, Kraftwerk and many more.

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