From: mark melts <eerie AT crl.com>
Date: Sun, 11 Jan 1998 00:07:30 -0800 (PST)

hello doug!

here's my top 20 of 1997 list in no particular order:

deerhoof-"the man, the king, the girl" (kill rock stars/5 rue christine)
the champs-"III" (frenetic)
vas deferens organization-"sweat your cheeses, but not in my salad" (charnal)
operation re-information-"ctrl" (o.r.i. records)
negativland-"dispepsi" (seeland)
mr. quintron-"satan is dead" (bulb)
the lonesome organist-"collector of cactus echo bags" (thrill jockey)
lake of dracula-self titled lp (skin graft)
karp-"self-titled lp" (k)
stock, hausen & walkman-"empty box" 10" (fire,inc.)
kingdom scum-"contaminating the thinking supply" (turn of the century)
fuck-"pardon my french" (matador)
helium-"the magic city" (matador)
telegraph melts-"heilgeschichte und weltgeschichte" 7" (self released)
behead the prophet n.l.s.l.-"i am that great & fiery force" (k/outpunk)
surfers of romantica-their new full length cd that i have no idea what 
                     the title is because it's in japanese (zk records)
flaming lips-"zaireeka" (warner bros.)
urga cirkus cirkor-"ur ka os f ods a llt in g" (eerie sweden)
stock, hausen & walkman-"broccoli/stripper" 7" (eerie materials)
negativland-"truth in advertising" 7" (eerie materials)


there!  i think that's 20.

-mark-

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