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1990 Albums

1. Pixies - Bossanova
2. N.Cave & bad seeds - The good son
3. Depeche mode - Violator
4. Ride - Nowhere
5. Jane's addiction - Ritual de lo habitual
6. A tribe called quest - People's instinctive travel of path and rhythm
7. Galaxie 500 - This is our music
8. N. Young & Crazy Horse - Ragged glory
9. Public Enemy - Fear of a black planet
10. Mazzy star - She hangs brightly
11. Dee-lite - World clique
12. Cocteau twins - Heaven or las vegas
13. Jungle brothers - Done by the forces of nature
14. Sined O'Connor - I do not want what I haven’t got
15. Chills - Submarine bells
16. Sonic youth - Goo
17. The fall - Extricate
18. Happy Mondays - Pills and thrills & bellyaches
19. Beloved - Happiness
20. Lou Reed & John Cale - Songs for drella
21. Robert Forster - Danger in the past
22. Electribe101 - Electribe memoirs
23. Was(not was) Are you okay?
24. Blue aeroplanes - Swagger
25. Sisters of mercy - Vision thing
26. Brian Eno & John Cale - Wrong way up
27. Breeders - Pod
28. Shamen - En-tact
29. Betty Boo - Boomania
30. LL Cool J - Mama said knock you out
31. The perfect disaster - Heaven scent
32. 3rd bass - The cactus/album
33. Slayer - Seasons in the abyss
34. Bass-o-matic - Set the controls for the heart of the bass
35. Living colour - Time's up
36. Tav falco's panther burns - Return of the blue panther
37. Van Morrison - Enlightement
38. Stereo mc's - Supernatural
39. A certain ratio - MCR
40. Cramps - Stay sick
41. Crime and the city solution - Paradise discotheque
42. Monster ace - Take a look around
43. X-clan.to the east - Backwards
44. Fatima mansions - Viva dead ponies
45. Thin white rope - Sack full of silver
46. The la's - The la's
47. Megadeth - Rust in peace
48. Omar - There's nothing like this
49. House of love - House of love
50. Mission - Carved in sand

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1991 Albums

1. Primal Scream - Screamadellca
2. R.E.M - Out of time
3. Public Enemy - Apocalypse ‘91 the enemy strikes back
4. Pixies - Trompe la monde
5. Massive attack - Blue lines
6. My bloody Valentine - Loveless
7. The Fall - Shiftwork
8. Teenage fanclub - Bandwagonesque
9. Ice-T - Origanal Gangster.
10. Intastella and the family of people - Same
11. Nirvana - Nevermind
12. Julian Cope - Peggy suicide
13. Definition of sound - Love and life
14. Neil Young - Weld
15. KLF - The white room
16. MC Buzz "b" - Words escape me
17. 808 state - Excel
18. PM Dawn - Of the heart of the soul etc...
19. World of twist - Quality street
20. Throwing muses - Real ramona
21. Blue aeroplanes - Beat songs
22. St Etienne - Foxbase alpha
23. Spacemen 3 - Recurring
24. Mercury rev - Yerself is steam
25. Dinosaur jr - Green mind
26. Wonderstuff - Never loved elvis
27. KMD - Mr hood
28. Prince - Diamonds and pearls
29. Bongwater - The power of pussy
30. Terminator x - In the valley
31. Chapter and the verse - Great western
32. Lenny Kravitz - Mama said
33. Mock turtles - Two sides
34. Blur - Lleisure
35. Guns n' roses - Use your illusion 2
36. Kraftwerk - The mix
37. LFO - Frequencies
38. Thin white rope - The ruby sea
39. Ned's atomic dustbin - God fodder
40. Soul family sensation - New wave
41. Chapterhouse - Whirlpool
42. American music club - Everclear
43. Electronic - Same
44. Slowdive - Just for a day
45. Butthole surfers - Pioughd
46. Young disciples - Road to freedom
47. Jesus Jones - Doubt
48. Morrissey - Kill uncle
49. Springhouse - Land falls
50. Black radical mk2 - Undiluted


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1992 albums

1. Stereo MC's - Connected
2. Morrissey - Your Arsenal
3. The Orb - Uf Orb
4. Rem - Automatic For The People
5. Sonic Youth - Dirty Geffin
6. The Disposable Heroes Of Hiphoprisy - Hypocrisy Is The Greatest Luxury
7. Julian Cope - Jehovahkill
8. Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds - Henry's Dream
9. Sugar - Copper Blue
10. Consolidated - Play More Music Nettwerk
11. Spiritualized - Lazer Guided Melodies Dedicated
12. Pj Harvey - Dry Too Pure
13. Arrested Development - 3 Years... Cooltempo
14. Denim - Back In Denim Boy's Own
15. Beastie Boys - Check Your Head Capitol
16. Pavement- Slanted And Enchanted Big Cat
17. The Shaman - Boss Drum One Little Indian
18. Brian Eno - Nerve Net Opal
19. Boo Radleys - Everything's Alright Forever Creation
20. Flaming Lips - Hit To Death In The Future Head Wea
21. Future Sound Of London - Accelerator Jumpin' & Pumpin
22. Carter Usm - 1992: The Love Album Chrysalis
23. Cypress Hill - Cypress Hill Columbia
24. Inner City - Praise Ten
25. Ride - Going Blank Again Creation
26. Meat Beat Manifesto - Satyricon Play It Again Sam
27. Lemonheads - It's A Shame About Ray East/West
28. Therapy? - Nurse A&M
29. Eric B & Rakim - Don't Sweat The Technique Mca
30. The Jesus And Mary Chain - Honey's Dead Wea
31. Levitation - Need For Not Rough Trade
32. Momus - Voyager Creation
33. Epmd - Business Never Personal Columbia
34. Mudhoney - Piece Of Cake Wea
35. Del Tha Funkee Homosapien - I Wish My Brother George Was Here Island
36. Gang Starr - Daily Operation Cooltempo
37. Tom Waits - Bone Machine Island
38. Fatima Mansions - Valhalla Avenue Radioactive
39. Babes In Toyland - Fontanelle South Ern
40. Rollins Band - The End Of Silence Imago
41. The Cure - Wish Flction
42. Body Count - Body Count Wea
43. Silverfish - Organ Fan Creation
44. Spectrum - Soul Kiss (Glide Divine) Silvertone
45. Sugar Bullet - Unrefined Virgin
46. Superchunk - No Pocky For Kitty City Slang
47. Various - Volume 4 Volume
48. The Tyrrel Corporation - North East Of Eden Cooltempo
49. The House Of Love - Babe Rainbow Fontana
50. Various Guerilla - Dub House Disco

1992 Singles

1. Suede - Metal Mickey Nude
2. The Orb - The Blue Room Big Life
3. The Klf - America: What Time Is Love? Klf
4. Disposable Heroes Of Hiphoprisy - Television (The Drug Of The Nation) Island
5. Stereo Mcs - Connected Island
6. L7 - Pretend We're Dead London
7. Future Sound Of London - Papua New Guinea Jumpin' And Pumpin'
8. Erasure - Abba-Esque Mute
9. Primal Scream -Dixie-Narco Ep Creation
10. Rem - Drive Wea
11. Pj Harvey - Sheela-Na-Gig Too Pure
12. Mouse Of Pain - Jump Around Ruffness
13. Denim - Middle Of The Road Boy's Own
14. Arrested Development - Tennessee Cooltempo
15. The Shamen - Ebeneezer Goode One Little Indian
16. Sugar - Changes Creation
17. Suede - The Drowners Nude
18. Electronic - Disappointed Factory/Emi
19. Jesus And Mary Chain - Reverence Wea
20. Julian Cope - Fear Loves This Place Island
21. U2 - Even Better Than The Real Thing (Perfectomix) Island
22. Flowered Up - Weekender Heavenly
23. The Levellers - 15 Years China
24. Nick Cave - Straight To You Mute
25. En Vogue - My Lovin'' (You're Never Gonna Get It) Eastwest
26. Spiritualized - Medication Dedicated
27. Frank And Walters - The Happy Busman Go!/Setanta
28. Joey Negro - Enter Your Fantasy Ep Ten
29. St Etienne - Join Our Club Heavenly
30. Madonna - Erotica Wea
31. Sonic Youth -Youth Against Fascism Geffen
32. The Aphex Twin -Digeridoo Ep R&S
33. Morrissey - You're The One For Me, Fatty Hmv
34. Nirvana - Lithium Geffen
35. The Shamen - Boss Drum One Little Indian
36. Orbital - Halcyon Internal
37. Opus 3 - It's A Fine Day Pwl
38. Finitribe - Forevergreen One Little Indian
39. Paul Weller - Uh-Huh Oh Yeah Go!
40. Carlene Davis - Dial My Number (Morales Mix> Island
41. Ce Ce Peniston - Finally A&M
42. Come - Fast Piss Blues Placebo
43. Right Said Fred - Deeply Dippy Tug
44. Shut Up And Dance - Raving I'm Raving Shut Up And Dance
45. Model 500 - The Passage Network
46. Sl2 - On A Ragga Tip Xl
47. Smashing Pumpkins - I Am One Hut
48. The Sisters Of Mercy - Temple Of Love 1992 East/West
49. Tc1992 - Funky Guitar Union City
50. Strangelove - Visionary Ep Sermon

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1993 Albums


1. The Boo Radleys - Giant Steps
2. One Dove - Morning Dove White
3. Aphex Twin - Selected Ambient Works '85 - 92
4. Suede - Suede
5. Pj Harvy - Rid Of Me
6. The Auteurs - New Wave
7. Bjork - Debut
8. Smashing Pumpkins - Siamese Dream
9. Frank Black - Frank Black
10. Blur - Modern Life Is Rubbish
11. The Jerky Boys - The Jerky Boys
12. Nirvana - In Utero
13. Sabres Of Paradise - Sabersonic
14. Pet Shop Boys - Very
15. Orbital - Untitled
16. Sven Vath - Accident In Paradise
17. Suger - Beaster
18. Cypress Hill - Black Sunday
19. The Fall - The Infotainment Scan
20. Belly - Star
21. Divine Comedy - Liberation
22. Lemonheads - Come On Feel The Lemonheads
23. Saint Etienne - So Tough
24. New Order - Republic
25. U2 - Zooropa
26. James - Laid
27. The Pharcyde - Bizarre Ride Ii The Pharcyde
28. Dinosaur Jr - Where You Been
29. Tindersticks - Tindersticks
30. The Goats - Tricks Of The Shade
31. Seefeel - Quique
32. Gallon Drunk -From The Heart Of Town
33. Therapy? - Nurse
34. Manic Street Preachers - Gold Against The Soul
35. Paul Weller - Wild Wood
36. The Wonder Stuff - Construction Time For The Modern Idiot
37. The Waterboys - Dream Harder
38. Bandulu - Guidance
39. Neil Young - Unplugged
40. Teenage Fanclub - Thirteen
41. Gigolo Aunts - Flippin' Out
42. Various - Judgement Night Ost
43. Ultramarine - United Kingdoms
44. Depeche Mode - Songs Of Faith And Devotion
45. The The - Dusk
46. Carter Usm - Post Historic Monsters
47. Trans-Global Underground - Dream Of 100 Nations
48. Mazzy Star - So Tonight That I Might See
49. Lloyd Cole - Bad Vibes
50. The Black Dog - Temple Of Transparent Balls

1993 Singles

1. Suede - Animal Nitrate Nude
2. Leftfield Lydon - Open Up Hard Hands
3. Aphex Twin - On Warp
4. Blur - For Tomorrow Food
5. Bjork - Venus As A Boy Oli
6. Pulp - Lipgloss Island
7. Sabres Of Paradise - Smokebelch Ii Warp
8. St Etienne - Who Do You Think You Are? Heavenly
9. Pj Harvey Soft - Queenie Island
10. Pet Shop Boys - Go West Parlophone
11. M-People - One Night In Heaven De/Construction
12. Polygon Window - Quoth Warp
13. New Order - Regret Centredate
14. Rage Atm - Bullet In The Head Epic
15. Faith No More & Boo-Yaa T.R.I.B.E. - Another Body Murdered Epic
16. Pet Shop Boys - Can You Forgive Her? Parlophone
17. Elastica - Stutter Deceptive
18. Manic Street Preachers - La Tristesse Durera (Scream To A High)Columbia
19. Lemonheads - Into Your Arms Atlantic
20. Billie Ray Martin And Spooky - Persuasion Guerilla
21. Boo Radleys - I Hang Suspended Creation
22. Therapy? - Screamager A&M
23. Apache Indian - Boom Shak A Lak Island
24. Kingmaker - Ten Years Asleep Chrysalis
25. Sub Sub - Ain't No Love (Ain't No Use) Rob's Records
26. Sven Vath - L'esperanza Eyeq
27. Faith No More - Easy Lond0n
28. Credit To The Nation - Call It What You Want Oli
29. New Order - World (The Price Of Love) Centredate
30. Paul Weller - Sunflower Go! Discs
31. One Dove - Breakdown Boysown
32. James -Sometimes Fontana
33. Nirvana - Heart.Shaped Box Geffen
34. Secret Knowledge - Sugar Daddy Sabres
35. The Wonder Stuff - On The Ropes Ep Polydor
36. Teenage Fanclub - Radio Creation
37. Cypress Hill - When The Shit Goes Down Columbia
38. Voodoo - Queens Supermodel Superficial Too Pure
39. Belly - Feed The Tree 4ad
40. The Fall - Why Are People Grudgeful? Permanent
41. 2 Unlimited - No Limit Pwl
42. Back To The Planet - Teenage Turtles Parallel
43. Collapsed Lu Ng - Thundersley Invacar Decept Live
44. Depeche Mode - Walking In My Shoes Mute
45. Dinosaur Jr - Start Choppin' Wea
46. Echobelly - Bellyache Pandemonium
47. Fluke - Electric Guitar Virgin
48. Frank Black - Hang On To Your Ego 4ad
49. Disco Evangelists - De Niro Positiva
50. Fun'da'mental - Countryman Nation

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1994 Albums

1. Oasis - Definitely Maybe
2. Blur - Parklife
3. The Prodigy - Music For The Jilted Generation
4. Primal Scream - Give Out But Don't Give Up
5. Beastie Boys - Ill Communication
6. Nirvana - Unplugged In New York
7. Portishead - Dummy
8. Suede - Dog Man Star
9. Therapy? - Troublegum
10. Morrissey - Vauxhall & I
11. Massive Attack - Protection
12. Orbital - Snivilisation
13. Saint Etienne - Tiger Bay
14. Nick Cave - Let Love In
15. The Grid - Evolver
16. Manic Street Preachers - The Holy Bible
17. Pulp - His 'N' Hers
18. Nas - Illmatic
19. Neil Young And Crazy Horse - Sleeps With Angels
20. Sabres Of Paradise - Haunted Dancehall
21. The Auteurs - Now I'm A Cowboy
22. Echobelly - Everyone's Got One
23. The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion - Orange
24. Hole - Live Through This
25. Senser - The Exchange
26. Underworld - Dubnobasswithmyheadman
27. R.E.M. - Monster
28. Bandulu - Antimatters
29. Sugar - (F.U.E.L.)
30. Green Day - Dookie
31. The Black Crowes - Amorica
32. Aphex Twin - Selected Ambient Works Vol. Ii
33. Liz Phair - Whip-Smart
34. Soundclash Republic - The Birth Of Shiva Shanti
35. Various - Mo' Wax Headz
36. Johnny Cash - American Recordings
37. Depth Charge - Seven Deadly Venoms
38. Djs John Digweed & Sasha - Renasissance - The Mix Collection
39. Ride - Carnival Of Light
40. Nine Inch Nails - The Downward Spiral
41. Jeff Buckley - Grace
42. Soundgarden - Superunknown
43. Full Moon Scientist - The Men In White Coats
44. Pavement - Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain
45. James - Wah-Wah
46. Frank Black - Teenager Of The Year
47. Plastikman - Musik
48. Shed Seven - Change Giver
49. Stereolab - Mars Audiac Quartet
50. Madder Rose - Panic On


1994 Singles

1. Bomb The Bass - Bug Powder Dust Stoned Heights/Island
2. Primal Scream - Rocks Creation
3. Oasis - Cigarettes & Alcohol Creation
4. Tricky - Aftermath Island
5. Manic Street Preachers - She Is Suffering Epic
6. Sabres Of Paradise - Wilmot Warp
7. The Grid - Swamp Thing De/Construction
8. Blur - Girls & Boys Food
9. Beastie Boys - Sabotage Grand Royal/Capitol
10. Blur - To The End Food
11. Dj Shadow - Lost And Found Mo'wax
12. Shy Fx And Uk Apachi - Original Nuttah Sour
13. Dawn Penn - No No No Big Beat/Atlantic
14. Suede - Stay Together Nude
15. Elastica - Connection Deceptive
16. Radiohead - My Iron Lung Parlophone
17. Primal Scream - Jailbird Creation
18. Therapy? - Nowhere A&M
19. Saint Etienne - Pale Movie Heavenly
20. Portishead - Sour Times Go! Beat
21. Oasis - Live Forever Creation
22. The Prodigy - Voodoo People Xl
23. Goldie - Metalheads London
24. Terrorvision - Oblivion Emi
25. Stereolab - Ping Pong Duophonic
26. Echobelly - I Can't Imagine A World Without Me Rhythm King/Fauve
27. Soundgarden - Black Mole Sun A&M
28. Beck - Loser Geffen
29. Full Moon Scientist - Old Man River's Crying Hard Hands
30. Green Day - Welcome To Paradise Wea
31. Reel 2 Real - Featuring The Mad Stu Ntman Move It Positiva
32. S*M*A*S*H - Ladyloveyourc*** Disquesdepopcore
33. Whigfield - Saturday Night Systematic
34. Gene - For The Dead Costermonger
35. Coolio - Fantastic Voyage Tommy Boy
36. Sabres Of Paradise - Theme Warp
37. David Holmes - Johnny Favourite Warp
38. Warren G And Nate Dogg - Regulate Island
39. Underworld - Dark And Long Junior Boy's Own
40. Beastie Boys - Sure Shot Grand Royal/Capitol
41. Manic Street Preachers - Faster/Pcp Epic
42. Shampoo - Trouble Fooo
43. Justin Warfield - Pick It Up Y'all Wea
44. Orbital - Are We Here? Internal/Ffrr
45. Portishead - Numb Go!Beat
46. Elastica - Line Up Deceptive
47. Dust Brothers - My Mercury Mouth Ep Junior Boy S Own
48. Whale - Hobo Humpin' Slobo Babe East West
49. Ride - I Don't Know Where It Comes From Creation
50. The Auteurs - Chinese Bakery Hut

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1995 Albums


1. Pulp - Different Class
2. Oasis - (What's The Story)Morning Glory
3. Tricky - Maxinquaye
4. Radiohead - The Bends
5. Black Grape - It's Great When You're Straight... Yeah!
6. Supergrass - I Should Coco
7. Blur - The Great Escape
8. Raekwon The Chef - Only Built For Cuban Linx
9. Elastica - Elastica
10. Boo Radleys - Wake Up!
11. Chemical Brothers - Exit Planet Dust
12. The Stone Roses - Second Coming
13. Julian Cope - 20 Mothers
14. David Holmes - The Films Crap, Let's Slash The Seats
15. A Guy Called Gerald - Black Street Technology
16. Foo Fighters - Foo Fighters
17. The Charlatans - The Charlatans
18. Method Man - Tical
19. Paul Weller - Stanley Road
20. Leftfield - Leftism
21. Teenage Fanclub - Grand Prix
22. Various - Help!
23. The Verve - A Northern Soul
24. Cast - All Change
25. Pj Harvy - To Bring You My Love
26. Therapy? - Infernal Love
27. Goldie - Timeless
28. Stereolab - Refried Ectoplasm
29. The Flaming Lips - Clouds Taste Metallic
30. Urge Overkill - Exit The Dragon
31. Bjork - Post
32. Flying Saucer Attack - Further
33. The Cardigans - Life
34. Sleeper - Smart
35. Smashing Pumpkins - Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness
36. Genius - Liquid Swords
37. Gene - Olympian
38. Carl Craig - Landcruising
39. Tindersticks - Live At Bloomsbury
40. Spritualized - Pure Phase
41. Red Hot Chili Peppers - One Hot Minute
42. The Aphex Twin - I Care Because You Do
43. Royal Trux - Thank You
44. Mick Harvey - Intoxicated Man
45. The Amps - Pacer
46. Massive Attack Meets The Mad Professor - No Protection
47. Garbage - Garbage
48. Ballistic Brothers - London Hooligan Soul
49. Sonic Youth - Washing Machine
50. Whiteout - Bite It

1995 Singles

1. Supergrass - Alright
2. Oasis - Some Might Say
3. Pulp - Common People
4. Blur - Country House
5. The Prodigy - Poison
6. The Charlatans - Just When You're Thinkin' Thing Over
7. Tlc - Waterfalls
8. Edwin Collins - A Girl Like You
9. Boo Radleys - Wake Up Boo!
10. Ash - Girl From Mars
11. Coolio - Gangsta's Paradise
12. Cave & Kilie - Where The Wild Rose Grow
13. Pulp - Mis-Shaped/Sorted For E's..
14. U2 - Hold Me, Thrill Me..
15. Cast - Fine Time
16. Nightcrawlers - Push The Feeling On
17. The Verve - History
18. Take That - Back For Good
19. Method Man & Mary J Blige - All I Need
20. Alex Reece - Pulp Fiction
21. Tricky - Black Steel
22. Orbital - Times Fly
23. Monkey Mafia - Tear The Whole Joint Up
24. Whiteout - Jackie's Racing
25. Method Man - Release Yo' Delf
26. Foo Fighters - This Is A Call
27. Dj Crystl - Perpetual Motion
28. Daft Pun - Da Funk
29. The Stone Roses - Ten Story Love Song
30. Chemical Brothers - Leave Home
31. Weezer - Buddy Holly
32. The Amps - Tipp City
33. Bucketheads - The Bomb
34. Mcalmont & Butler - Yes
35. Black Grape - In The Name Of The Father
36. Saint Etienne - He's On The Phone
37. Paul Weller - The Changingman
38. Offspring - Self-Esteem
39. Radiohead - Fake Plastic Trees
40. Josh Wink - Higher State Of Consciousness
41. Massive Attack - Karmacoma
42. Guided By Voices - My Valuable Hunting Knife
43. Quickspace Supersport - Pro Plus
44. The Gentle People - Journey
45. Scarface - I Seen A Man Die
46. Death In Vegas - Opium Shuffle
47. Nectarine No 9 - This Arsehole's Been Burned Too Many Times
48. Flying Saucer Attack - Outdoor Miner
49. Dodgy - Getting Set For The Summer
50. Menswear - Daydreamer

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Albums 1996

1. Manic street preachers - Everything must go
2. Orbital - In sides
3. Ash -1977
4. Suede - Coming up
5. Dodgy - Free peace sweet
6. Underworld - Second toughest in the infants
7. Julian Cope - Interpreter
8. Metalheads - Platinum breaks
9. The auteures - After murder park
10. DJ Jon Carter - Live at the social Vol 2
11. Boo radleys - C’mon kids
12. Denim - Denim on ice
13. Mazzy star - Among my swan
14. Super furry animals
15. Kula shaker - K
16. Stereolab - Emperor tomato ketchup
17. DJ shadow - Endtroducing
18. Various - Trainspotting OST
19. The aloof - Sinking
20. Shed seven - A maximum high
21. 60ft dolls - The big 3
22. Barry Adamson - Oedipus Schmoedipus
23. Space - Spiders
24. Nas - It was written
25. Sleeper - The it girl
26. Tortoise - Millions now living will never die
27. Ocean colour scene - Moseley shoals
28. Beck - Odelay
29. RL Burnside - A ass pocket of whiskey
30. The divine comedy - Casanova
31. Select Singles 1996
32. The Prodigy - Firestarter
33. Manic street cleaners - A design for life
34. Oasis - Don’t look back in anger
35. Kula shaker - Tattva
36. Underworld - Born slippy
37. Space - Female of the species
38. Mark Morrison - Return of the mack
39. Photec - The hidden camera
40. Ash - Goldfinger
41. Dodgy - Good enough
42. Supergrass - Going out
43. The fugees - Ready or not
44. Smashing pumpkins - 1979
45. Orbital - The box
46. Suede - Trash
47. Dr Octagon - Blue flowers
48. Fun lovin’ criminals - Scooby snacks
49. Chemicals & Noel - Setting sun
50. Spice Girls - Wannabe - I don’t believe it!!! :-((
51. NoWaySis - I’d like to teach the world to sing
52. Shed seven - Chasing rainbows
53. Ice T - I will stand
54. Tiger - Race
55. Black grape - England’s irie
56. Kenickie - Punka
57. Folk Implosion - Natural one
58. Charlatans - One to another
59. Gold blade - Black elvis
60. Super Furry Animals - The man don’t give a fuck
61. Intastella - The past (Somebody loves you)

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Albums 1997

1. Radiohead – OK Computer
2. Spiritualized – Ladies And Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space
3. Primal Scream – Vanishing Point
4. The Verve – Urban Hymns
5. Cornershop – When I Was Born For The 7th Time
6. Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds – The Boatman’s Call
7. Pavement – Brighten In The Corners
8. Prodigy – The Fat Of The Land
9. Blur – Blur
10. Etienne De Crecy – Super Discount
11. The Chemical Brothers – Dig Your Own Hole
12. Supergrass – In It For The Money
13. Stereolab – Dots And Loops
14. Oasis – Be Here Now
15. Edwin Collins I’m Not Following You
16. Roni Size Reprazent – New Forms
17. Bentley Rhythm Ace – Bentley Rhythm Ace
18. Travis – Good Feeling
19. Daft Punk – Homework
20. Teenage Fanclub – Songs From Northern Britain
21. David Holms – Let’s Get Killed
22. Wu-Tang Clan – Wu-Tang Forever
23. Super Furry Animals – Radiator
24. Death In Vegas – Dead Elvis
25. Salaryman – Salaryman
26. Various – Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas
27. Missy ‘Misdemeanour – Supa Dupa Fly
28. Eels – Beautiful Freak
29. Jimi Tenor – Intervision
30. The Charlatans – Tellin’ Stories

Select Singles 1997

1. The Verve – Bitter Sweet Symphony
2. Radiohead – Paranoid Android
3. Cornershop – Brimful Of Asha
4. Primal Scream – Kowalski
5. Daft Punk - Da Funk
6. Blur – Beetlebum
7. The Verve – The Drugs Don’t Work
8. Embrace – All You Good Good People
9. The Chemical Brothers – Block Rockin’ Beats
10. Belle & Sebastian – 3,6,9, Seconds Of Light
11. Supergrass – Richard III
12. Bentley Rhythm Ace – Bentley’s Gonna Sort You Out
13. Oasis – D’you Know What I Mean?
14. The Beta Band – Champion Versions
15. Super Furry Animals – Play It Cool
16. Echo And The Bunnyman – Nothing Lasts Forever
17. Travis – U16 Girls
18. Prodigy – Smack My Bitch Up
19. Teenage Fanclub – Ain’t Than Enough
20. Blur – Song 2
21. Roni Size – Brown Paper Bag
22. Daft Punk – Around The World
23. Beck – The New Pollution
24. Eels – Novocain For The Soul
25. Travis – All I Wanna Do Is Rock
26. Pavement – Stereo
27. Add N To X – King Wasp
28. Radiohead – Karma Police
29. White Town – Your Woman
30. Missy ‘Misdemeanor’ Elliott – Sock It To Me

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Albums 1998

1. Air – Moon Safari
2. Pulp – This Is Hardcore
3. Belle & Sebastian – The Boy With The Arab Strap
4. Gomez – Bring It On
5. Fatboy Slim – You’ve Come A Long Way Baby
6. Catatonia – International Velvet
7. Manic Street Preachers – This Is My Truth, Tell Me Yours
8. The Beta Band – The 3 EP’s
9. Lauryn Hill – The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill
10. Black Box Recorder – England Made Me
11. Michael Head – The Magical World Of The Strands
12. Elliot Smith – Either/Or
13. The Beastie Boys – Hello Nasty
14. Placebo – Without You I’m Nothing
15. Money Mark – Push The Button
16. Ash – Nu-Clear Sounds
17. The Delgados – Pelaton
18. Madonna – Ray Of Light
19. Fun Lovin’ Criminals – 100% Colombian
20. Jurassic 5 – Jurassic 5
21. Mercury Rev – Deserters Songs
22. Garbage – Version 2
23. Massive Attack – Mezzanine
24. Jon Spencer Blues Explosion – Acme
25. Canibus – Can-I-Bus
26. The Divine Comedy – Fin De Siecle
27. Moodymann – Mahogany Brown
28. Dario G – Sunmachine
29. Earl Brutus – Tonight You Are The Special One
30. Royal Trux – Accelerator

1998 Singles

1. Fatboy Slim – Rockafeller Skank/Cornershop – Brimful Of Asha
2. Manic Street Preachers – If You Tolerate This, Your Children Will Be Next
3. Air – Sexy Thing
4. Catatonia – Road Rage
5. Stardust – Music Sounds Better With You
6. Fat Les – Vindaloo
7. Super Furry Animals – Ice Hockey Hair EP
8. Gomez – Get Myself Arrested
9. Spritualised – Abbey Road EP
10. Pulp – This Is Hardcore
11. Mousse T Vs Hot ‘N’ Juicy – Horny
12. The Beta Band – Los Amigos Del Bet Bandidos
13. Madonna – Ray Of Light
14. The Temperer Feat Maya – Feel It
15. Lionrock – Rude Boy Rock
16. The Beta Band – The Patty Patty Sound EP
17. Spritualized – I Think I’m In Love
18. Pulp – A Little Soul
19. Money Mark – Hand In Your Head
20. Massive Attack – Teardrop
21. Dandy Warhols – Not If We Were The Last Junkie On Earth
22. Ash – Jesus Says
23. Primal Scream – If They Move Kill ‘Em
24. Fatboy Slim – Gangster Trippin'
25. Catatonia – Mulder & Scully
26. Garbage – Push It
27. Black Box Recorder – Child Psychology
28. Asian Dub Foundation – Free Satpal Ram
29. Embrace – My Weakness Is None Of Your Business
30. Delakota – The Rock

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Albums 1999

1. Travis – The Man Who
2. The Chemical Brothers – Surrender
3. The Flaming Lips – The Soft Bulletin
4. Death In Vegas – The Contino Sessions
5. Shack – Hms Fable
6. Basement Jaxx – Remedy
7. Beck – Midnite Vultures
8. TLC – Fanmail
9. Super Furry Animals – Guerrilla
10. Belle & Sebastian – Tigermilk
11. Blur – 13
12. Leftfield – Rhythm And Stealth
13. Pavement – Twilight Terror
14. Suede – Head Music
15. Supergrass – Supergrass
16. Mogwai – Come On Die Young
17. Roots Manuva – Brand New Second Hand
18. Smog – Knock Knock
19. The Beta Band – The Beta Band
20. The Auters – How I Learned To Love The Boot Boys
21. Stereophonics – Performance And Cocktails
22. Gay Dad – Leisurenoise
23. Catatonia – Equally Blessed And Cursed
24. The Charlatans – Us And Us Only
25. Wheat – Hope And Adams
26. Add N To (X) – Avant Hard
27. Wilco - Summerteeth
28. Missy Elliot – Da Real World
29. Gomez – Liquid Skin
30. Handsome Boy Modelling School – So.. How’s Your Girl?
31. Other Mentions…
32. Campeg Velocet – Bon Chic Bon Genre
33. Mr President – Space Gate
34. Various – The Incredible Sound Of Jo Whiley
35. Mishka – Mishka
36. Shed Seven – Going For Gold – Best Of..

Singles 1999

1. Leftfield – Afrika Shox/Phat Planet
2. Madonna – Beautiful Stranger
3. Chemical Brothers – Hey Boy Hey Girl
4. Blur – Tender
5. Travis – Driftwood
6. Basement Jaxx – Red Alert
7. Groove Armada – At The River
8. Morgan – Miss Parker
9. Fatboy Slim – Praise You
10. Supergrass – Pumping On Your Stereo
11. Moloko – Sing It Back
12. TLC – No Scrubs
13. Pavement – Carrot Rope
14. Travis – Writing To Reach You
15. Eminem – My Name Is
16. The All Seein I – Walk Like A Panther
17. Suede – Electricity
18. Beck – Sexlaws
19. Badly Drawn Boy – It Came From The Ground
20. Gay Dad – To Earth With Love
21. Offspring – Pretty Fly For A White Guy
22. Super Furry Animals – Northern Lites
23. Apex Twin – Window Licker
24. Shack – Comedy
25. Sebadoh – The Flame
26. Lou Begga – Mambo #5
27. Britney Spears – Baby One More Time
28. Divine Comedy – National Express
29. Primal Scream – Swastika Eyes
30. Oslo – 3.99

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Albums 2000

1. Badly Drawn Boy – The Hour Of Bewilderbeast
2. Primal Scream – Xtrmntr
3. Granddaddy – The Sophtware Slump
4. Godspeed You Black Emperor
5. Coldplay – Parachutes
6. Radiohead – Kid A
7. Lambchop – Nixon
8. Eminem – The Marshall Mathers LP
9. …And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead – Madonna
10. Doves – Lost Souls
11. Queens Of The Stone Age – Rated R
12. Black Box Recorder – The Facts Of Life
13. Magnetic Fields – 69 Love Songs
14. David Holms – Bow Down To The Exit Sign
15. At The Drive In – Relationship Of Command
16. Kellies – Kaleidoscope
17. Bent – Programmed To Love
18. JJ72 – JJ72
19. Yo La Tengo – And Then Nothing Turned Itself Inside Out
20. Shellac – 1000 Hurts
21. Deltron 3030 – Deltron 3030
22. The Delgados – The Great Eastern
23. Add N To [X] – Add Insult To Injury
24. Chris Morris – Blue Jam
25. Fatboy Slim – Halfway Between The Gutter And The Stars
26. Sigur Ros – Agaetis Byrjun
27. Kathryn Williams – Little Black Numbers
28. Various – Sound Of The Pirates [Mixes By Zed Bias]
29. Belle And Sebastian – Fold Your Hands Child, You Walk Like A Peasant
30. The RZA – Ghost Dog: The Way Of The Samurai OST

Singles 2000

1. Coldplay – Yellow
2. Primal Scream – Accelerator
3. Eminem – The Real Slim Shady
4. Madonna – Music
5. Ol’ Dirty Bastard Feat. Kelis – Got Your Money
6. Spiller – Groovejet [If This Ain’t Love]
7. Black Box Recorder – The Facts Of Life
8. JJ72 – Oxygen
9. Aaliyah – Try Again
10. Queens Of The Stone Age – The Lost Art Of Keeping A Secret
11. Dr Dre – Forget About Dre
12. Sisqo – Thong Song
13. Azzido Da Bass – Dooms Night
14. Saint Etienne – How We Used To Live
15. Destiny’s Child – Jumpin’ Jumpin’
16. Dj Rolando – Jaguar
17. Belle And Sebastian – Legal Man
18. Fatboy Slim – Sunset [Bird Of Pray]
19. The Beta Band – To You Alone
20. Muse – Sunburn
21. Lambchop – Up With People
22. Cousteau – The Last Good Day Of The Year
23. Kelis – Caught Out There
24. Dr Dre – Still Dre
25. Ladytron – Playgirl
26. Blur – Music Is My Radar
27. Wu-Tang Clan – Gravel Pit
28. Clinic – The Second Line
29. Doves – Catch The Sun
30. Bloodhound Gang – The Bad Touch