I fell into Hopes and Fears as a teenager. I took from it the idea that we were living in a society so dysfunctional, in so many entrenched and inter-related ways, that mental collapse was... well, what?

(a) the inevitable fate of anyone who tried to be sane
(b) a possible escape
(c) a possible source of revolt
(d) all the above?

Given time she can think it through...

But then there was punk, and post-punk, and besides the Cutlerian world-view was a bit too intense and a lot too bleak for me to fancy living there. So I got rid of the LP, gatefold sleeve, poster and all.