From: Jon_Newman-NOSPAM@sonymusic.com
To: dougo@ccs.neu.edu
Subject: favorite records of 1998
Date: Fri, 5 Feb 1999 19:43:35 -0800

Hi Doug -

Sorry this took so long - computer problems....

Anyway, in no particular order:

PJ Harvey, _Is This Desire?_, CD (Island)

Bob Dylan, _Live 1966_, CD (Columbia)

Tony Conrad, _Early Minimalism Volume One_, 4-CD box (Table of the
Elements)
   (yeah, I know the date on it says 1997, but hey, it was in _The Wire_'s
   best of '98)

Thomas Brinkmann, _Ernst series ("Anna"/"Beate," "Clara"/"Doris," etc.)_,
12" singles (Ernst)

Nels Cline + Devin Sarno, _Edible Flowers_, CD (WIN)

Amnesia, _Lingus_, CD (Island)

Sonic Youth, _A Thousand Leaves_, CD (DGC)

Sonic Youth & Jim O'Rourke, SYR 4, CD (SYR)

Sonic Youth, _Silver Session (for Jason Knuth)_, CD (SYR/SKR)

Terre Thaemlitz, _Means from an End_, CD (Comatonse/Mille Plateaux)

Various Artists, _RRR-500 - 500 Lock Grooves by 500 Artists_, LP (RRR)

Beastie Boys, _Hello Nasty_, CD (Grand Royal/Capitol)

Sixteen Deluxe, _Emits Showers of Sparks_, CD (Warner Bros.)

Polar Goldie Cats, _Polar Panty-Ass_, CD (Detector)
   (this one says 1997 as well, but as far as I know it wasn't available
   until '98)

Mötochrist, s/t, cassette (no label)

Various Artists, _Four Years in 30 Seconds_, 10" LP (Dirter Promotions)

Beck, _Mutations_, CD (DGC)


And there you have it.....

Thanks!
Jon