From: xrayspex <xrayspex-NOSPAM@xensei.com>
To: dougo@ccs.neu.edu
Subject: 1998 poll
Date: Fri, 15 Jan 1999 17:48:34 -0500

Part 1 from xrayspex-NOSPAM@xensei.com

keith sawyer, 1/2 (one-half) of xrayspex-NOSPAM@xensei.com

TOP 10 FAVORITE RELEASES OF THE YEAR
Joel RL Phelps _The Downer Trio: 3_ CD (Pacifico)
Various Artists _This is Mod! The Best of_ CD (Cult)
Belle & Sebastian _The Boy With the Arab Strap_ CD (Matador)
Robert Pollard _Waved Out_ CD (Matador)
Bevis Frond _North Circular_ CD (Flydaddy)
Versus _Two Cents Plus Tax_ CD (Caroline)
Mark Eitzel _Caught in a Trap and I Can't Back Out Cause I Love You Too
Much, Baby_ CD (Matador)
Komeda _What Makes It Go?_ CD (Minty Fresh)
Cornelius _Fantasma_ CD (Matador)
Trembling Blue Stars _Lips That Taste of Tears_ (Shinkansen)

FAVORITE EP OF THE YEAR
Joel RL Phelps _The Downer Trio_ CD (Pacifico)

FAVORITE 7" OF THE YEAR
Atom and His Package _Behold, I Shall Do a New Thing_ 7" (Vital)

GUILTY PLEASURE OF THE YEAR
Gerty Farish _Bulks Up_ CD (Load)

NOVELTY SONG OF THE YEAR
DeeJay Punk-Roc "I Hate Everybody" from _Chicken Eye_ CD (Epic/Independiente)

FAVORITE LIVE SET OF THE YEAR
Hovercraft _Experiment Below_ CD (Mute)

RETRO SOUND OF THE YEAR
Sloan _Navy Blues_ CD (Murderecords)

$2 BIN BUY OF THE YEAR
Sully _I Have Much to Report_ CD (Nettwerk)

UNFORTUNATE BREAK-UP OF THE YEAR
Long Fin Killie _Amelia_ CD (Too Pure)

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