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In the last chart of 1997, I posted my Top 50 singles of theyear, picking out the Top 10 first. During 1998, I’ll be going through thelist one by one.
This week : 10 new entries, 1 climbers, 4 non-movers & 25 downers.CHART TIME !
(* – my current favourites)
(!!! – Single Of The Week!!!)
(:O === the current all-time hate that makes even my smilie want to hurl!)
( (R) – Repeat., ie. a re-release)
A brief analysis on the current chart situation…
10 new entries this week :
Of this week’s highlights and lowlights…
29 Pulp – Party Hard *Another track from the “This Is Hardcore” album, and a good tune, but hasn’tgot too much in the way of airplay lately. Expect it to drop out next week.
17 Depeche Mode – Only When I Lose MyselfFirst Depeche Mode single in a while and it pre-empts the Singles 86-98album out in two weeks. However, I haven’t heard this tune at all! IfITV hadn’t canned The Chart Show in favour of Ant & Twatting Dec I wouldhave heard this plenty of times.
If this was played on Ant & Dec, then I didn’t hear it as I won’t watchtheir show, Cat Deeley or no Cat Deeley 🙂
13 Alisha’s Attic – The Incidentals * !!!Taken from their forthcoming album “Illuminum” due out on Sept 28th, thisrecord reminds you why you switched the radio on in the first place.
A gentle ballad with whistful harmonies, very memorable, great to singalongto (unless you’ve got a voice like mine :), and we have the best single of theweek which deserved the No.1 slow FAR more than the individual who currentlyresides there this week.
1 (NEW) Robbie Williams – Millenium *1st Week at No.1*This was always destined to become his first No.1 since the release of “Angels”rescued his album from the bargain bins of the world, not to mention theendless bouts of promotion he has done for it.
The song itself is very average, the promo video being a James Bond spoof,the background music coming from, I think, You Only Live Twice, but overallit’s good enough for me to not hate it.
This is the tenth single in a row to go straight in at No.1 :
Ten No.1’s in a row equals the record set in the chart at week ending April13th 1996 when the Prodigy rounded off 10 singles going in at No.1 in a rowwhich began with Shaggy. If there’s a new No.1 going straight in next time,that will set a new record. The smart money’s on Mel B’s first solo single,a dire rap track with Missy ‘Should be a Misdemeanour For Releasing What IDo’ Elliot, although runners-up will be Republica.
The previous Top 10 No.1 list looks like this :
- The Incidentals – Alisha’s Attic (Mercury)
The Boy With The Arab Strap – Belle & Sebastian (Jeepster)
Rain – Brainbug (Positiva)
Wiser – Buffalo Tom (Beggars Banquet)
Horse & Carriage – Cam’ron feat. Mase (Untertainment/Epic)
[tba] – Controlfreaks (Transcopic)
Relax – Deetah (ffrr)
C’mon Cincinnati – Delakota (Go.Beat)
Only When I Lose Myself – Depeche Mode (Mute)
Love It – Diesel Park West (Thunderbird)
Adrenalin Flow – DMX Krew (Rephlex)
Say Hello – Drugstore (Roadrunner)
Maracana Madness (Remixes Vol. 2) – E-Klektik (Wall Of Sound)
The Freaks Come Out [rm] – Cevin Fisher’s Big Freak (Ministry Of Sound)
Reason For Living – Roddy Frame (Independiente)
Everybody Loves The Sunshine – Full Intention (Sugar Daddy/Stress)
Rainbows In Colour – Grooverider (Higher Ground)
With This Ring Let Me Go – Molella & Phil Jay pres. Heaven 17meets Fast Eddie (Distinct’ive)
I Believe In Miracles – Hi-Rise (Phuzz/Northwestside)
Save Tonight – Jackie “O” (Euphoric)
I Want You Back ’98 – Jackson 5 feat. Black Rob (Motown)
Friendly Pressure – Jhelisa (Dorado)
Don’t Rush (Take Love Slowly) – K-Ci & Jojo (MCA)
Save Me From Happiness – Tim Keegan & The Homer Lounge (Blue Rose/V2)
Reasons – Kle’shay (Jerv/Epic)
Poon Tang – Kwala (Jive)
Alright With Me – Shernette May (Virgin)
Someone Loves You Honey – Lutricia McNeal (Wildstar/Telstar)
Some Kinda Angel – Mojave 3 (4AD)
Space Lord – Monster Magnet (A&M)
I Go Solo – Psychore (V2)
Party Hard – Pulp (Island)
Angel – The Quest Project [K-Klass/Mantronik] (Island)
Deliver The Weird – The Clifford Rhythm Combination (Ninja Tune)
Take Me Up – Ralphi Rosario (Eternal/WEA)
I’ll See You Around – Silver Sun (Polydor)
Little Babies – Sleater-Kinney (Matador)
Perfect – The Smashing Pumpkins (Hut/Virgin)
Theme From Spy 51 / Whip It – Spy 51 (Fierce Panda)
I Know You Got Soul – The Official Remixes – Trade Secrets feat.Erik B. & Rakim (Airborne/Sidewalk)
Show Me – Urban Soul (Rough Trade)
Millennium – Robbie Williams (Chrysalis)
- Nothing Stops The Rain -/ More Than A Woman – 911 (Ginga/Virgin)
On A Day Like Today – Bryan Adams (A&M/Mercury)
Sailing – Akin (Recognotion)
The Music I Like – Alexia (Dancepool/Sony S=B2)
Rescue Me – Bell Book & Candle (Logic/Arista)
Work It Out – Brothers Of Peace feat. Ricky Nelson (Fatt Boy)
Urgently In Love – Billy Crawford (V2 America)
Cars & Girls – Hughie Crawford (Recognition)
Together Forever – Daze (Epic)
The Future Of The Future (Stay Gold) – Deep Dish with Everything
But The Girl (Deconstruction)
Relax – Deetah (ffrr)
Wildstyle (EP) / Baby This Love I Have / Off The Hed –
Desert Eagle Discs (Boilerhouse!/Rhythm King)
Generation Sex – The Divine Comedy (Setanta)
Bumble Bee – Charles Dockins feat. 24 (Slip’n’Slide)
Every Single Day – Dodgy (A&M/Mercury)
Time Frame (EP) – Dom & Roland (Moving Shadow)
Last Stop: This Town – Eels (DreamWorks)
Still The Same – El Nino (Ignition)
Get Into The Rhythm – Jocelyn Enriquez (Tommy Boy)
Here We Go Again – Aretha Franklin (Arista)
Hanging On – Frantic Language (Arthrob/Coaliton)
Conditions For Living – Future Loop Foundation (Planet Dog/V2)
Rainbows In Colour – Grooverider (Higher Ground)
A Perfect Day Elise – PJ Harvey (Island)
Lie Detector – Reverend Horton Heat (Interscope)
An Evening With Hefner – Hefner (Inertia)
Space Invaders – Hit’n’Hide (All Around The World)
Beautiful Day – House Of 909 (Pagan)
Superglue Low – Jepp (Hut/Virgin)
Half On A Baby – R. Kelly (Jive)
If You Were Here – Kent (RCA Victor)
True Stories / Cold War – DJ Krust (Talkin Loud)
Swiss Border Escape – Magoo (Chemikal Underground)
These Chains – Marillion (Raw Power)
I’ve Got This Feeling [ri] – The Mavericks (MCA)
I Want You Back – Melanie B with Missy ‘Misdemenour’ Elliot (Virgin)
Reach For Me – Murk (99 North)
Beachball [2nd rm] – Nalin & Kane (ffrr)
Come Into My Life – The Navigators (MCA)
Restless (I Know You Know) – Neja (Panorama)
The OMD Remixes EP: Enola Gay / Souvenir / Apollo XI / Electricity –
OMD (Virgin)
Change Me – Paragliders (Hooj Choons)
Microwaved – Pitchshifter (Geffen)
Plock – Plone (Warp)
Sense Of Danger – Presence feast. Shara Nelson (Pagan)
Searching For A Soul – Conner Reeves (Wildstar)
Black Bugs – Regurgitator (Coalition)
From Rush Hour With Love – Republica (Deconstruction)
Slide (EP) [ri] – Scala (Too Pure)
I’ll See You Around – Silver Sun (Polydor)
Tears Never Dry – Stephen Simmonds (Rhythm Series/Parlophone)
Lady (You Bring Me Up) – Simply Smooth (Big Bang)
Psychout – Slacker (Jukebox In The Sky)
Work It Up – Sleaze Sisters (Logic/Arista)
Sundance ’98 – Sundance (React)
Josephine – Terrorvision (Total Vegas/EMI)
Stay With Me – Ultra High (Eternal/WEA)
I’ll Show You Mine If You Show Me Yours – Ultrasound (Nude)
No Tengo Dinero [rm] – Los Umbrellos (Virgin) * The Trade EP [Residents EP]: The Dawn [Tony de Vit] / Beauty Magnet
[Pete Wardman] / Anihilation [Ian M.] / Mrs. Ed [Malcolm Duffy] /
Do That To Me [Alan Thompson] / Put Your House In Order [Steve
Thomas] [chart ineligible] – v.a. (Trade/Tidy Trax)
Makossa Magic – Viva! (Edel)
Lovely – Wagon Christ (Personal Stereo/Virgin)
Out Of My Head EP – Bunny White (Cleveland City)
Enjoy – Young Guns (Pow!)
- The Don – 187 Lockdown (East West Dance)
All I Need – Air (Source/Virgin)
Jesus Says – Ash (Infectious/Mushromm)
Naxalite EP [rm] – Asian Dub Foundation (ffrr)
Hosanna – Astrid (Nude)
Perfect 10 – The Beautiful South (Mercury)
[tba] EP – Blackenized (Response)
Joints & Jam – Black Eyed Peas (Universal)
Rollercoaster – B*Witched (Glow Worm/Epic)
Breathe Underwater [rr] – Carrie (Island)
Skin – Charlotte (Rhythm Series/Parlophone)
Zoot Suit Riot – Cherry Poppin’ Daddies (Mojo)
Strong In Love – Chicane feat. Mason (Xtravaganza/Edel)
The Other Way – Annie Christian (Equipe Ecosse/V2)
Tequila Sunrise – Cypress Hill (Ruffhouse/Columbia)
The Weaker Argument Defeats The Stronger – The Delgados (ChemikalUnderground)
Zora Sourit – C=E9line Dion (Epic)
Heaven Sent – Esthero (Columbia)
Inside Out – Eve 6 (RCA)
The Way – Fastball (Hollywood/Polydor)
Kinetic – Golden Girls (Distinct’ive)
Doo Wop (That Thing) / Can’t Take My Eyes Off Of You –
Lauryn Hill (Ruffhouse/Columbia)
I Belong To You – Lenny Kravitz (Virgin)
Inertian Creeps – Massive Attack (Virgin)
Adia – Sarah McLachlan (Nettwerk/Arista)
Superthug / Banned From TV – Noreaga (Penalty/Tommy Boy)
You Don’t Care About Us / 20th Century Boy – Placebo (ElevatorMusic/Hut)
Closing Time – Semisonic (MCA)
Ridin’ High – Tracy Shaw (Recognition)
Funky Bus – Starchildren 2021 (Wedding Reception)
Need Good Love – Tuff Jam (Locked On/XL)
Come Back Darling – UB40 (DEP Int./Virgin)
The Right Time – Ultra (East West)
- Cruel Summer – Ace Of Base (Mega/Metronome/London)
If I Was A River – Tina Arena (Columbia)
Top Of The World – Brandy feat. Mase (Atlantic)
Cha Cha Cha / We Got You Open – Flipmode Squad (Elektra/East West)
Special – Garbage (Mushroom)
She Gave Me Love – The Getaway People (-)
Work Mi Body [rm] – Monkey Mafia feat. Patra (Heavenly)
- No Fool No More – En Vogue (East West)
Keep In Touch – The Audience (eLLeFFe/Mercury)
Free Huey – The Boo Radleys (Creation)
My Favourite Game – The Cardigans (Stockholm/Trampolene/Polydor)
I Just Wanna Be Loved – Culture Club (Virgin)
Sweetheart – Jermaine Dupri feat. Mariah Carey (Columbia)
Big Night Out – Fun Lovin’ Criminals (Difontaine/Chrysalis)
Truly – Hinda Hicks (Island)
Please – Chris Isaak (Reprise/Warner Bros.)
Blue Angels – Pras Michel (Ruffhouse/Columbia)
Man In The Rain – Mike Oldfield (WEA)
Sick Of Goodbyes – Sparklehorse (Parlophone)
- I’m The Message – Idlewild (Fierce Panda)
Every Bit Of Lovin’ – Kele Le Roc (1st Ave./Wild Card/Polydor)
The Dope Show – Marilyn Manson (Nothing/Interscope)
Daysleeper – R.E.M. (Warner Bros.)
Rabbits In The Headlights – UNKLE feat. Thom Yorke (Mo Wax)
- Believe – Cher (WEA)
Get In The Car – Echo & The Bunnymen (London)
[tba] – Bette Midler (Atlantic/East West)
Thank You – Alanis Morissette (Maverick/Warner Bros.)
Just Imagine – Salt’n’Pepa (ffrr)
- [tba] – The Honeyz (1st Ave./Mercury)
Sista Sista – Beverley Knight (Rhythm Series/Parlophone)
- [tba] – Simply Red (East West)
- So Young – The Corrs (143/Lava/Atlantic)
- War Of Nerves – All Saints (London)
Touch Of Love – Cleopatra (WEA)
- Granada – Placido Domingo (WEA)
- Move Your Body – 2 Eivissa (Control/Edel)
Stand By Me – 4 The Cause (RCA)
Afterhours – 4 Tune feat. Ben (Goovilicious)
The Age Of Love Remixes – The Age Of Love (React)
[tba] – Another Level (Satellite/Northwestside)
[tba] – Assembly Line People Programme (Transcopic)
The Energy – Astro Trax Team (-)
Abacus (When I Fall In Love) – Axus (INCredible)
Ayla [rm] – Ayla (Additive)
All The Money’s Gone – Babylon Zoo (EMI)
Take It [ri] – Ballroom (Mother)
I Know You Got Soul – Big Daddi Turbo feat. Erik B. & Rakin (Satellite)
Pusherman – Bill, Ben & Baggio (Freskanova)
Girlfriend – Billie (Innocent/Virgin)
1998 [2nd rm] – Binary Finary (Aquarius/Positiva)
You Ain’t Seen Nothin’ Yet – Bus Stop feat. Randy Bachman (All AroundThe World)
Somewhere Under London – The Candyskins (Ultimate)
Move A Little Closer [rm] / Classical Fruit [rm] – Chemical Pilot(Eruption/Creation)
Say Something – Mia Chevais (Eagle Eye/Inventive)
Club 4 Life ’98 – Chris & James (Stress)
That Boy – Lloyd Cole (Fontana/Mercury)
Candyman – Cornershop (Wiiija)
Anothger Day Goes By – Dakota Moon (Elektra)
Water Wave – Mark van Dale with Enrico (Club Tools/Edel)
[tba] – Dana International (Dancepool/Sony S=B2)
Try My Love [rm] – Shauna Davis (R&S)
Gotta Be Movin’ On Up [rm] – PM Dawn (Gee Street/V2)
Go With The Sun – dba (Dtox)
On Top Of The World – Diva Surprise (Positiva)
Lost Without You – Dominion (Whoop)
Talking With Myself ’98 – Electribe 101 (Manifesto/Mercury)
[tba] – Electronic (Parlophone)
Oye – Gloria Estefan (Millennium)
Hello Nasty – Fatboy Slim (Skint)
Can’t Smile Withou You – Lena Fiagbe (Fate/The Hit Label)
Happy Ever After – Julia Fordham (-)
Soothe [rm] – Furry Phreaks feat. Terra Deva (FSUK)
Fashion 98 – Glamma Kid (WEA)
Come & Get My Lovin’ – Hector’s House feat. Berri (3 Beat/Satellite)
I Will Wait – Hootie & The Blowfish (Atlantic/East West)
Smoke – Natalie Imbruglia (RCA)
I Want You Back ’98 – Jackson 5 feat. Black Rob (Motown)
Cheated (To All The Girls I Love) / What’s Clef Got To Do With It –
Wyclef Jean (Ruffhouse/Columbia)
[tba] – Tom Jones & The Sounds Of Blackness (Really Useful/Polydor)
Here We Go – Khadejia feat. Product (Loud/RCA)
Bitter Moon – Mark King (-)
Bozos – The Levellers (China)
No Mermaid – Sin=E9ad Lohan (Grapevine)
I’m In The Mood For Dancing – Kelly Marie (Academy Street)
She’s Gone – Matthew Marsden feat. Destiny’s Child (Viper/Columbia)
Stay (Wasting Time) – Dave Matthews Band (RCA)
You’re My World – Jane McDonald (Focus)
Outside – George Michael (Aegean/Virgin)
[tba] – Mint Condition (A&M/Polydor)
Sing It back – Moloko (Echo)
Never Knew – Kina Mone (2B3)
The First Night – Monica (Arista)
Work Mi Body [rm] – Monkey Mafia feat. Patra (Heavenly)
I Love You – Debelah Morgan (VAZ/Motown)
Funk Bomb – Mother (Jackpot)
I Still Love You – Next (Arista)
What’s Up – De De O’Neal (LaFace/Arista)
[tba] – Oooberman (Transcopic)
Can U Feel It? – Parkride (Diverse)
Friend Of Mine – Kelly Price (Island)
Prop – Propellerheads (Wall Of Sound)
Bananas – Queen Latifah feat. Apache (Motown)
Special Love – Karen Ramirez (Si Projects)
Unassisted – Rasco (Universal)
Subimos Juntos (We Rise Together) – Recall 22 (Champion)
Sl=F6l The Girls – RIP vs. Red Rat (Pepper)
EP: Bye Bye Baby / You Can’t Put Your Arms Around A Memory / She
Talks To Rainbows / Don’t Worry Baby – Ronnie Spector (Creation) * Universal [chart ineligible] – The Shamen (Moksha)
Tell Me – Shamrock (Pinnacle)
Ultimate Funk – Bob Sinclair (Yellow/East West)
[tba] – Sister Said (-)
[tba] – Snoop Doggy Dogg (Interscope)
Solid Ground – DJ Spen & Jay Street Company (Sol)
Hey Now Now – Swirl 360 (Mercury)
18 With A Bullet – Lewis Taylor & Carleen Anderson (Island)
Track One – Unit 43 (-)
Lonely Soul – UNKLE feat. Richard Ashcroft (Mo Wax)
Take Me I’m Yours – Vada (Dominion)
Nights In Harlem -/ Are You Using Me – Luther Vandross (EMI)
Sexy Eyes – Whigfield (ZYX)
Cut To Zero / Activate – X-Cabs (Hook)
- Lies – 2 Shay (MCA/Universal)
Super Trouper – Abba 2000 (Clubscene)
Intravenous Venus – Adamski (ZTT)
Feelin’ You [rm] – Ali (Wild Card/Polydor)
House Music – Eddy Amadour (Pukka)
They Don’t Know / Kep It Real – Jon B (Yab Yum/Epic)
So Tired Of Waiting – Bah Samba (Estereo)
I’m Gonna Get Ya Baby – Black Connection (Xtravaganza/Edel)
Disco Cop – Blue Adonis (Serious)
Always Looking For Something – B (Coalition)
How Come – Canibus feat. Youssou N’Dour (Universal)
One, Two, Three – Dina Carroll (1st Ave./Mercury)
Slide – Cassius (Jerv/Epic)
Falling In Love Again – Eagle-Eye Cherry (Diesel/Polydor)
Dream Universe – C.M. (Hooj Choons)
[tba] – Sheryl Crow (A&M/Polydor)
Everything Will Be Alright – Direct Disco (-)
Cyclone – Dub Pistols (Concrete)
Each Time We’re Alone – East 17 (Telstar)
Satisfy My Soul – Eclipse (Global Harmony)
Heavenly – E Dancer (KMS)
[tba] – Elastica (Deceptive)
Gangster Trippin’ – Fatboy Slim (Skint)
Warning – Freestylers (Freskanova)
The Gallery – Lance Gambit (-)
Showin’ Our Cinnamon / How Could He Do This To Me – Tammy Haywood(Almighty)
Buena Vista – Inner City (-)
You – Janet Jackson (Virgin)
Live It Up – K-Klass (Parlophone)
Escape – Laidback (Bolshi)
Question Of Faith – Lighthouse Family (Wild Card/Polydor)
Matron 3000 – Matron 3000 (Pleasure)
You Should Be Mine [rm] – Brian McKnight (Motown)
Buffalo Gals Stampede – Malcolm McLaren vs. Rakim & Roger Sanchez(Virgin)
[tba] – Meat Loaf (Virgin)
All About The Money – Meja (Columbia)
Two Way Street – Missjones (Motown)
Mambo #98 – Mucho Mambo (-)
It’s All About Me – Pras Mya feat. Sisqo (Universal)
Loneliness Is All Gone – Nine Yards (Virgin)
[tba] – N-Trance (All Around The World)
Let’s Clean Up The Ghetto – Philadelphia Allstars (-)
Up To Tha Wildstyle – The Porn Kings vs. DJ Supreme (All Around TheWorld)
Delicious – Pure Sugar (Geffen)
Good To Be Alive – DJ Rap (Higher Ground/Columbia)
Sheper’s Delight / Shepherd’s Morning – Red Sky (Pod)
Answer My Prayer – Rhythm Street feat. Jeanie Tracy (Paral-lel)
Shame – Ruff Driverz (-)
Move Mania – Sash! (Multiply)
Future Music – Sci Fi Select (Mephisto)
Nervous Breakdown – The Shrink (Neo/VC)
Le Spot On – Stretch & Verne (Spot On/ffrr)
Moskow Discow – Telex (SSR)
The Seduction Of Orpheus – Tilt (-)
We All Need Love – TNT pres. Casa Royale (Reverb)
A Bag Of Blue Sparks – Two Lonesome Swordsman (Warp)
Round’n’Round – Zindy (Chrysalis)
- [tba] – Cuba (4AD)
When You Believe – Whitney Houston & Mariah Carey (Arista-Columbia)
The Everlasting – Manic Street Preachers (Epic)
CC Consciousness – Merz (Epic)
[tba] – Reef (Sony S=B2)
[tba] – Sepultura (Roadrunner)
Heartbeat – Steps (Jive)
- [tba] – Emma Boundy (Chrysalis)
[tba] – C=E9line Dion & R. Kelly (Epic)
[tba] – Fat Les (Turtle Neck/Telstar)
[tba] – N-Trance (All Around The World)
Superstar – Rod Stewart (Warner Bros.)
- [tba] – Cuba (4AD)
[tba] – Utah Saints feat. Iggy Pop (Echo-East West)
This week there are new entries for
- Subdivision Of Being – Assembly Line People Programme (Transcopic)
Endless Harmony – The Beach Boys (EMI)
One Night Only – The Bee Gees (Polydor)
The Boy With The Arab Strap – Belle & Sebastian (Jeepster)
Behind The Front – Black Eyed Peas (Interscope/Univesral)
The Best Of 1987/1992 – The Blue Aeroplanes (EMI Gold)
Can-I-Bus – Canibus (Universal)
Starry Eyed & Bollock Naked – Carter USM (Chryslis/EMI Gold)
[tba] – Cher (WEA)
Hologram Of Baa – The Church (Cooking Vinyl)
Hatful Of Rain – The Best Of … – Del Amitri (Mercury)
Lousy With Love – Del Amitri (Mercury)
Fearless – Junior Delgado (Big Cat/V2)
The Very Best Of … – Diesel Park West (EMI Gold)
S’Il Suffisait D’Aimer – C=E9line Dion (Epic)
45rpm – Paul van Dyk (Deviant)
Sunday 8pm – Faithless (Cheeky)
Celebrity Skin – Hole (Geffen)
Cyberpunk – Billy Idol (Chrysalis)
What Another Man Spills – Lambchop (City Slang)
Mainstream – Mainstream (Nude)
Six – Mansun (Parlophone)
Teatro – Willie Nelson (Island)
The OMD Singles – OMD (Virgin)
More You Becomes You – Plush (Alopecia)
The Three Pyramids Club – Suggs (WEA)
The Capuccino Songs – Tanita Tikaram (Mother)
Tally Ho! – Wagon Christ (Virgin)
Get A Grip On Yourself – Wank (Maverick/Warner Bros.)
- The World – 187 Lockdown (East West Dance)
Keep Your Mouth Shut – Credit To The Nation (Chrysalis)
We May Be Skinny And Wiry – Crocketts (Blue Dog/V2)
Beautiful Insane – Electrasy (MCA)
The Children We Were – House Of 909 (Pagan)
This Is My Truth, Tell Me Yours – Manic Street Preachers (Epic)
Mechanical Animals – Marilyn Manson (Interscope)
The Mystics – The Mystics (Rotator)
Form & Function – Photek (Science/Virgin)
O.K. – Talvin Singh (Island)
Step One – Steps (Jive)
In A Doghouse – Throwing Muses (4AD)
Donkeys 1992-1997 – The Tindersticks (This Way Up)
- The Three EPs – The Beta Band (Regal/Parlophone)
The Hits – Jocelyn Brown (INCredible/Sony)
Electro-Shock Blues – Eels (Dreamworks)
Prototype – Rachid (Universal)
Woodwork – Mrs. Wood (React)
- Illuminum – Alisha’s Attic (Mercury)
The Love Movement – A Tribe Called Quest (Jive)
Jubilee – Grant Lee Buffalo (Slash/London)
I Am The Greatest – Cassius Clay (Rev Ola/Creation)
Painted From Memory – Elvis Costello & Burt Bacharach (Mercury)
Singles 1986-98 – Depeche Mode (Mute)
As & Killer Bs – Dodgy (A&M)
Is This Desire? – PJ Harvey (Island)
The Mis-Education Of … – Lauryn Hill (Ruffhouse/Columbia)
Question Of Faith – Lighthouse Family (Wild Card)
I Sing The Body Electro – Kutis Mantronik (Oxygen Music Works UK)
Making Bones – Red Snapper (Warp)
Not Like Other Girls – S.O.A.P. (Columbia)
Labour Of Love – Vol. III – UB40 (DEP Int.)
Heads High – Mr. Vegas (Greensleeves)
- [tba] – Phil Collins (Face Value)
Cypress Hill IV – Cypress Hill (Ruffhouse/Columbia)
Surfacing – Sarah McLachlan (Nettwerk/Arista)
U.F.Off – The Orb (Island)
Whistle Down The Wind – Original Cast (Really Useful/Polydor)
Norther Sulphuric Soul – Rae & Christain (-)
Speed Ballads – Republica (Deconstruction)
Against – Sepultura (Roadrunner)
Neo Waves – Silver Sun (Polydor)
If I Ever Would Leave You – Bryn Terfel (Deutsche Grammophon)
Rosaria – Tiger (Trade 2)
- Quench – The Beautiful South (Go!Discs/Mercury)
Honey To The Bee – Billie (Innocent/Virgin)
The Best Of … – Lloyd Cole (Fontana)
R. – R. Kelly (Jive)
A Little Communication – David McAlmont (Hut/Virgin)
Ghetto Supastar – Pras Michel (Ruffhouse/Columbia)
O.K. – Talvin Singh (Island)
- On A Day Like Today – Bryan Adams (A&M/Mercury)
1965 – Afghan Whigs (-)
Mutations – Beck (Geffen)
Kingsize – The Boo Radleys (Creation)
Grand Turismo – The Cardigans (Stockholm/Polydor)
Sultans Of Swing – The Very Best Of … – Dire Straits (Vertigo)
[tba] – Echo & The Bunnymen (London)
Pavarotti & Friends – Pavarotti & Friends (Decca)
The Ultimate Collection – Cat Stevens (Island)
Ask Anybody – Swirl 360 (Mercury)
- They Cared A Lot – Faith No More (Slash/London)
Instinct – Kavana (Nemesis/Virgin)
One Way Of Life – The Levellers (China)
[tba] – Meat Loaf (Epic [Cleveland Int.])
Up – R.E.M. (Warner Bros.)
I’ve Been Expecting You – Robbie Williams (Chrysalis)
- The Ultimate Hits – Tom Jones (London)
Everybody’s Somebody – Kele Le Roc (1st Ave./Wild Card/Polydor)
Masterplan – Oasis (Creation)
PNYC / PLIVE – Portishead (Go.Beat)
Best Of … – Salt’n’Pepa (London)
- Greatest Moments – Culture Club (Virgin)
- Wonder No. 8 – The Honeyz (1st Ave./Mercury)
[tba] – Metallica (Vertigo)
- II – 2 Unlimited (Big Life)
Adamski’s Thing – Adamski’s Thing (ZTT)
[tba] – The Art Of Noise (ZTT)
Nu-Clear Sounds – Ash (Infectious)
Firework City – Audioweb (Mother)
Box Of Chocolates – Kevin Aviance (Distinct’ive)
Stunt – Barenaked Ladies (-)
Zero – Broken Dog (Big Cat/V2)
You’ve Come A Long Way Baby [Let’s Hear It For The Little Guy] –
Fatboy Slim (Skint)
[tba] – Freak Power (Deconstruction)
Planet Of The Wolves – Guitar Wolf (Matador)
Demonstration – The High Fidelity (Plastique/Arista)
[tba] – Liquid (Higher Ground/Columbia)
Empathy – Mandalay (V2)
Best Of The Wailers – The Complete Wailers 1967-1972 Part One –
Bob Marley & The Wailers (JAP)
Say Who – Matthew Marsden (Columbia)
You & I – Shernette May (Virgin)
[tba] – The Montrose Avenue (Columbia)
It’s Not Over – Debelah Morgan (VAZ/Motown)
My Early Burglary Years – Morrissey (Island)
[tba] – Peshay (Mo Wax)
[tba] – Pocket Size (EMI)
[tba] – Public Announcement (A&M-Polydor)
It’s True – Queen Pen (Interscope)
[tba] – DJ Rap (Higher Ground/Columbia)
[tba] – Les Rhythmes Digitale (Wall Of Sound)
History Will Prove Us Right – Sigue Sigue Sputnik (-)
In The Beginning … – Stephen Simmonds (Rhythm Series/Parlophone)
[tba] – Sonique (Serious)
[tba] – Straw (WEA)
Proverbs & Songs – John Surman (ECM)
[tba] – The Wiseguys (Wall Of Sound)
Punch Drunkard – The Yellow Monkey (Funhouse/BMG)
- King Kong Groover – Babylon Zoo (EMI)
[tba] – Buffalo Springfield (-)
Dina Carroll – Dina Carroll (1st Ave./Mercury)
Journey To The Centre Of The Mind – The Chemical Pilot(Eruption/Creation)
[tba] – Electronic (Parlophone)
[tba] – Juice (Chrysalis)
[tba] – Thomas Jules-Stock (Mercury)
Vote The Pacifist Ticket Today – Magoo (Chemikal Underground)
Radiation – Marillion (Eagle)
[tba] – Tony Momrelle (Art & Soul)
In Due – Nek (Coalition)
Without You I’m Nothing – Placebo (Hut/Virgin)
[tba] – Seal (ZTT)
The Sebadoh – Sebadoh (Domino)
[tba] – Super Furry Animals (Creation)
Eyes Don’t Lie – Truce (Big Life)
Greatest Hits – Suzanne Vega (A&M)
- [tba] – Gary Barlow (RCA)
[tba] – Malandra Burrows (warner.esp)
[tba] – B*Witched (Glow Worm/Epic)
[tba] – Mariah Carey (Columbia)
[tba] – Cast (Polydor)
[tba] – C=E9line Dion (Epic)
[tba] – East 17 (Telstar)
[tba] – Elastica (Deceptive)
[tba] – Whitney Houston (Arista)
[tba] – Alanis Morissette (Maverick/Sire ## MW: M/Reprise)
[tba] – M People (M People/Deconstruction)
How Cool Is That – Tzant (Logic)
Modern Classics – Paul Weller (Island)
- [tba] – Celine Dion (Epic)
[tba] – Black lace (NOW)
- [tba] – Bis (Wiiija)
Reef On A Fresh Tip – Reef (Sony S=B2)
- Death By Cuba – Cuba (4AD)
Class Reunion 1999 – Fugees (Ruffhouse/Columbia)
[tba] – Moby (Mute)
- Absolute Hardcore – v.a. (Slammin’ Vinyl)
‘Avin’ It In Teneriffe – v.a. (Massive)
Dave Angel – 39 Flavours Of Tech Funk – v.a. (React)
Es Paradis – v.a. (Beechwood)
French Fried Funk Vol. 2 – v.a. (Kickin’)
Get Carter OST – v.a. (Essential)
Kiss In Ibiza ’98 – v.a. (PolyGram TV)
Starsky & Hutch pres. Seventies Funksouljazzdisco – v.a. (Virgin)
- Deeper Sound of Bristol pres. Tech House Living – v.a. (Subversive)
Motown 40 Forever – Remix Album – v.a. (Motown)
- Oracabessa 1 – v.a. (Oracabessa)
- Divas Live – v.a. (Sony)
Future Sound Of The United Kingdom 3 – v.a. (Ministry Of Sound)
Velvet Goldmine OST – v.a. (London)
- Whistle Down The Wind – Original Cast (Really Useful/Polydor)
- Still Crazy OST – v.a. (London)
Ultimate Club Mix Vol. 3 – v.a. (PolyGram TV)
- Mixed Emotions II – v.a. (PolyGram TV)
- Top Of The Pops III – v.a. (PolyGram TV)
- Essential 98 – The Best Of The Year – v.a. (ffrr)
- Massive Dance 99 – v.a. (PolyGram TV)
- Smooth Grooves 99 – v.a. (PolyGram TV)
- South Park – The Album – v.a. (Columbia)
- Anthems Of The Countryside – v.a. (Boys)
Prince Of Egypt OST – v.a. (Dreamworks)
Dominator’s Top 10 of 1997
38. Prefab Sprout – A Prisoner Of The Past
This was the first single from Prefab Sprout in as long a time as I canremember, certainly the first since my charts began, but they easily make thebest single of the week of that week with a song that is classic Prefab Sproutand it made No.30 in May last year.
The B-side (if a CD single can have a B-side is Paddy McAloon’s theme tune fromITV’s drama “Where The Heart Is”).
Their only other single “Electric Guitars” made No.53 in August 1997.
Now if only they’ll re-release “Carnival 2000” at the end of next year…
The end bit :
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Dominator
Reviewer of movies, videogames and music since 1994. Aortic valve operation survivor from the same year. Running DVDfever.co.uk since 2000. Nobel Peace Prize winner 2021.