@Freddy-Steady @Blue-Boy Freddy – I hope your files are backed up somewhere and not just on your iPod.

I am more than happy with my little FiiO M7 – smaller than an iPod (but thicker and with sharper […]

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After listening to Ms Ford’s ‘Done’ and ‘September Fields’ my # 5 may change to Indian Ocean…

1 – Felt Mountain – Goldfrapp
2 – Semper Femina – Laura Marling
3 – Not Dark Yet – Shelby Lynne And Alison Moorer
4 […]

Hi BB
This might sound a stupid question; I really love ‘U Kin B the Sun’ by Frazey Ford; are you saying that ‘Indian Ocean’ is significantly better?

Thanks Blue Boy
Getting 303 down to 200 wasn’t easy.
Getting 200 down to 100 was very, very difficult
To go further I may have to have 1 album per year but that would still leave 21 albums (including year […]

It was Friday night at Glasto 1989 – I managed to find mates who were arriving late.

I recall the site had received a call stating that if Suzanne went on stage she would be shot – she agreed the show must go […]

I saw her twice at Manchester Apollo coinciding with her tours in 1986 and 87; and later at Glastonbury (where Suzanne had received a death threat).
Personally my recommendation would be for Nine Objects of […]

@Carl
Actually the plaque can be found at St Annes’ seafront Peace and Happiness Garden.
Roy Harper and Jimmy Page recorded the album “Whatever Happened to Jugula?” at the Boilerhouse Studios.. a studio in the b […]

Congrats on a great deviance from most AWs.

Although Salwarpe had 8…

Jack Kelsey had 9 (but 9 were for Nick Cave)

Morrison has 10 singletons!

So Elvis was king of the 80s & 90s (as well as the 50s)!

I am off to tune in to WJAZ

I love The Nightfly but it would be outside of my top 20

and finally….

Number Artist Points
42 Portishead 30
42 Magnetic Fields 30
42 Public Enemy 30
42 OMITD 30
40 Len Cohen 31
40 Wilco 31
38 Primal Scream 32
38 Dexy’s […]

@Biggles asked for the Top 10 favourite artists for this period by points scored.

PLease see the new thread/blog Final Score – By Artist 1980 to 1999

Interestingly this was our Top 5 from about 10 days ago:
1 Hounds of Love – Kate Bush
2 The Nightfly – Donald Fagen
3 Remain in Light – Talking Heads
4 Graceland – Paul Simon
5 Automatic For The People – R.E.M.

Hi @Biggles
It should be possible; give me 24 hours; there wasn’t an Artist column in my sheet.

Yes, in the previous poll Black Sea was the 6th highest of the 80s and 90s.

Yes, Van slipped under the radar with a mere 8 albums.

Yes, I have already ordered a copy of the Sparklehorse album voted for here!

Yes Dai, there were several surprises in this vote; people put it down to the mood they are in when voting.