This year, the rules were slightly different: subscribers were asked
to send me lists of up to 20 of their favorite records released in
1996 (or late 1995), of any length and in any format. Compilations
and box sets were allowed, but reissues and bootlegs were not. Here's
the collected top 20:
1. Stereolab, Emperor Tomato Ketchup (Elektra/Duophonic) - 22 votes
2. Gastr del Sol, Upgrade & Afterlife (Drag City) - 18 votes
3. Neutral Milk Hotel, On Avery Island (Merge) - 17 votes
4. Beck, Odelay (DGC) - 15 votes
4. Tortoise, Millions Now Living Will Never Die (Thrill Jockey) - 15 votes
6. Cat Power, What Would The Community Think (Matador) - 12 votes
6. Olivia Tremor Control, Music From The Unrealized Filmscript, Dusk at Cubist Castle (Flydaddy) - 12 votes
6. Sleater-Kinney, Call The Doctor (Chainsaw/Candyass) - 12 votes
9. DJ Shadow, Endtroducing (UK Mo'Wax) - 11 votes
10. Bedhead, Beheaded (Trance Syndicate) - 10 votes
10. Guided By Voices, Under the Bushes, Under the Stars (Matador) - 10 votes
12. Bardo Pond, Amanita (Matador) - 9 votes
12. Sebadoh, Harmacy (Sub Pop) - 9 votes
14. Various Artists, Harmony of the Spheres 3xLP (Drunken Fish) - 8 votes
15. Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, Now I Got Worry (Matador) - 7 votes
15. Palace Music, Arise Therefore (Drag City / Domino) - 7 votes
15. Pere Ubu, Datapanik in the Year Zero box set (DGC) - 7 votes
15. Silkworm, Firewater (Matador) - 7 votes
15. Those Bastard Souls, 20th Century Chemical (Darla) - 7 votes
15. Versus, Secret Swingers (Caroline/Teenbeat) - 7 votes
You can also see the full results:
Some statistics:
- Number of voters: 78
- Total number of records mentioned: 779
- Number of records receiving exactly one vote: 579
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Doug Orleans
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Last modified: Tue Jan 13 09:00:26 EST 1998