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“Long awaited new album” takes on a whole new meaning with some artists. Next month, Portishead release their third album since 1997. Elton John’s Candle In The Wind 1997 was the Number 1 single at the time, which will give you some indication of how long ago it was. And Queen are heading in to the studio to record their first album in 13 years. But they’re not the only ones to work at a snail’s pace…

Here are ten other musical slouches who took more than a decade to get a new album out.

Vashti Bunyan – 35 years between 1970’s Just Another Diamond Day and 2005’s Lookaftering

The Eagles – 28 years between 1979’s The Long Run and 2007’s Long Road To Eden

Kick Axe – 18 years between 1986’s Rock The World and 2004’s Kick Axe IV

Yusuf Islam – 17 years between 1978’s Back To Earth, as Cat Stevens, and 1995’s The Life Of The Last Prophet

Crowded House – 14 years between 1993’s Together Alone and 2007’s Time On Earth

Kate Bush – 12 years between 1993’s The Red Shoes and 2005’s Aerial

Kool & The Gang – 11 years between 1996’s State Of Affairs and 2007’s Still Kool

Bob Seger – 11 years between 1995’s It’s A Mystery and 2006’s Face The Promise

Take That – 11 years between 1995’s Nobody Else and 2006’s Beautiful World

Peter Gabriel - 10 years between 1992’s Us and 2002’s Up