Same rules as last year: subscribers were asked to send me lists of up
to 20 of their favorite records released in 1997 (or late 1996), of
any length and in any format. Compilations and box sets were allowed,
but reissues and bootlegs were not. (A special exception was made for
the remixed reissue of Raw Power, which got 4 votes.)
Here's the collected top 29:
1. Belle & Sebastian, If You're Feeling Sinister (Enclave / Capitol) - 19 votes
2. Yo La Tengo, I Can Hear The Heart Beating As One (Matador) - 17 votes
3. Jim O'Rourke, Bad Timing (Drag City) - 13 votes
4. Built To Spill, Perfect From Now On (Warner Bros. / City Slang) - 10 votes
4. The Sea & Cake, The Fawn (Thrill Jockey) - 10 votes
6. Polvo, Shapes (Touch & Go) - 9 votes
6. Sleater-Kinney, Dig Me Out (Kill Rock Stars) - 9 votes
6. Stereolab, Dots & Loops (Elektra) - 9 votes
9. Bjørk, Homogenic (Elektra) - 8 votes
9. Edith Frost, Calling Over Time (Drag City / Domino) - 8 votes
9. Pavement, Brighten The Corners (Matador / Domino) - 8 votes
9. Sonic Youth, Anagrama EP (Sonic Youth Records) - 8 votes
9. Spiritualized, Ladies & Gentlemen, We Are Floating In Space (Arista / Dedicated) - 8 votes
14. Tony Conrad, Early Minimalism: Volume One (Table of the Elements) - 7 votes
14. Flaming Lips, Zaireeka (Warner Bros) - 7 votes
14. Elliott Smith, Either/Or (Kill Rock Stars) - 7 votes
17. Aerial M, Aerial M (Drag City / Domino) - 6 votes
17. Cornershop, When I Was Born For The 7th Time (Luaka Bop / Warner Bros.) - 6 votes
17. Dianogah, As Seen From Above (Ohiogold / Actionboy) - 6 votes
17. Eleventh Dream Day, Eighth (City Slang / Thrill Jockey) - 6 votes
17. David Grubbs, Banana Cabbage, Potato Lettuce, Onion Orange (Table of the Elements) - 6 votes
17. Helium, The Magic City (Matador) - 6 votes
17. Hurl, Not a Memory (My Pal God / Peas Kor) - 6 votes
17. Labradford, Mi Media Naranja (Kranky) - 6 votes
17. Mogwai, Young Team (Jetset / Chemikal Underground) - 6 votes
17. Oblivians, Oblivians Play 9 Songs with Mr. Quintron (Crypt) - 6 votes
17. Radiohead, OK Computer (Capitol) - 6 votes
17. Smog, Red Apple Falls (Drag City / Domino) - 6 votes
17. U.S. Maple, Sang Phat Editor (Skin Graft) - 6 votes
You can also see the full results:
Some statistics:
- Number of voters: 73
- Total number of records mentioned: 710
- Number of records receiving exactly one vote: 512
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Doug Orleans
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Last modified: Sun Apr 4 06:08:27 EDT 1999