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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…

16 new entries this week, 2 climbers (Chumbawamba from 7 to 6 (WHY!?!) andJanet Jackson from 9 to 8 (WHY AGAIN !?!)), 1 non-mover, and 21 going down.

Big fallers include Seahorses (from 16 to 32).

POP NEWS

1. Spice Girls say ‘thankyou’ to their UK fans

As reported recently in some newspapers, to avoid paying millions of poundsin tax, the Spice Girls will be spending most of the next year out of thecountry, thus becoming tax exiles and only being allowed to spend 1 out ofevery 7 days in the UK, thus leaving the UK public to foot the bill.

Not so much a ‘thankyou’, but a ‘fuck you’. 🙂

2. Kylie Minogue’s new album

The death of Diana, Princess of Wales, affected most of the world’s populationin some way, none more so than Kylie Minogue, whose album is to be put backuntil next January after having to come up with a different title to “ImpossiblePrincess”.

The album will be renamed simply, “Kylie Minogue”, just like 1988’s “KylieMinogue” and similar to 1994’s “Kylie”.

If she’s not careful, she’ll be the next Peter Gabriel.

Of this week’s highlights and lowlights…

40 Catatonia – I Am The Mob

Catatonia‘s fifth single, but only second Top 40 hit following last September’s“You’ve Got a Lot To Answer For” which made No.35.

I’ve not heard it yet, but the lead singer was in the papers recently followingWales electing themselves their own Parliament, she was asked for her opinion,which was “Yes, but who’s going to shag Sian Lloyd ?” (ITV weather girl)

37 Omar – Golden Brown :O ===

I’m sure this was released quite a while ago as I’ve heard it before (Omar’sversion I meant, not the original), but thankfully this travesty has beengiven a lowly place, and is sure to drop out next week.

The original, from the Stranglers made No.2 in January 1982, and is my secondfavourite record of all time, coming inbetween the Eagles‘ Hotel Californiain third place, and Simon and Garfunkel‘s Bridge Over Troubled Water in first.

25 Sheryl Crow – Home *

Fifth single from Sheryl’s eponymous second album, not fourth as VH1’sex-pop-star Paul King said, following If It Makes You Happy, Everyday is aWinding Road, Strong Enough, and A Change Would Do You Good.

18 Supergrass – Late in the Day *

Sadly not a big hit for this one, but Supergrass continue to deliver some ofthe best tunes around, and at least they’re releasing them a lot more oftenthan they used to.

11 Brand New Heavies – You’ve Got A Friend

Mirroring the position of their first hit with new singer Siedah Garrett,“Sometimes”, this is a cover of the famous James Taylor song which made No.4in August 1971.

However, it’s more of a slow reggae version which doesn’t seem to work, andI much prefer their last single which made No.21 before dropping out, “YouAre The Universe” which is still getting a lot of radio airplay.

10 Mansun – Closed For Business * !!!

Third single of the year for Mansun, and definitely the best by far, following“She Makes My Nose Bleed” which made No.9, and “Taxloss” whichonly made No.15.

For me, this emotional track is on a par with “Wide Open Space” whichmade No.15 almost a year ago in November 96.

7 Propellorheads and David Arnold – On Her Majesty’s Secret Service :O ===

Bond theme – dance style.

You know the name.
You know the number.
You know which record to avoid.

1 (1) Elton John – Something About The Way You Look / Candle in the Wind 1997 * *5th Week at No.1*

It was inevitable that thing song would go straight in at No.1, but now withsales well past their peak, and the Spice Girls new single released on Monday13th October, (ie. out now), chances are they’ll be knocking the song off thetop.

This is the third song in a row to go straight in at No.1 :

New releases :

(* – my current favourites)

October 6th :

THE CLEARING [ri w/icn]…………….Arab Strap (Chemikal Underground) EVERY LITTLE TIME…………………………..Poppers pres. Aura (VC) JACKASS (EP) [US imp]………………………………Beck (Bongload) YOU’VE GOT A FRIEND…………………….The Brand New Heavies (ffrr) THE KEY……………………………………..B-Yond (Logic/Arista) KEEP IT CALM…………………………………..Phil Campbell (EMI) HOW DO YOU FEEL …………………….Carnaby (Fast Forward/RP Media) I AM THE MOB…………………………….Catatonia (Blanco Y Negro) ADIDAS WORLD……………………………….Edwyn Collins (Setanta) DON’T FADE AWAY…………………..David Coverdale & Whitesnake (EMI) HOME……………………………………………Sheryl Crow (A&M) YELLOWMADDACOOLIVISION………………………………Cuff (Blow Up) SUCROSE [ri w/icn]……………….The Delgados (Chemikal Underground) USELESS……………………………………….Depeche Mode (Mute) YODEL IN THE CANYON OF LOVE…………Do Re Mi feat. Kerry (PolyGramTV) I.O.U. EVERYTHING……………………………………..Dweeb (WEA) HIGH (WITH MY FRIENDS)……………………………….Feeder (Echo) DAM DAM DEO……………………………………….Felicidad (EMI) BARBARA H…………………………Fountains Of Wayne (Tag/Atlantic) A LONDON THING [ri] / WAITING……………….Scott Garcia (Connected) MY NOISE………………….Pablo Gargano Eve 18 (Pablo Gargano) (Eve) LOVESICK…………………………………….Lisa Germano (Output) IN ABSENTIA……………………………Glamorous Hooligan (Arthrob) SWEET SERENITY……………………………….Glasshouse (Too Much) ACPERIENCE……………………………..Hardfloor (Harthouse/Eye-Q) SUN ARISE……………………………………….Rolf Harris (EMI) SCICLONE……………………………….Kirsty Hawkshaw (Coalition) YOU SEXY THING…………………………………Hot Chocolate (EMI) YOU CAN LEAVE YOUR HAT ON…………………….Tom Jones (RCA Victor) BILLY CLUB………………………………….Junkie XL (Roadrunner) I LIKE THE WAY (THE KISSING GAME)…………………….Kaleef (Unity) HELLS ANGELS…………………………………….Kerosene (Pharma) PLAYGRUND………………………………………Alex Kid (F Comm.) PIPER……………………………………………….Jonny L (XL) CELEBRATE……………………………………The Levellers (China) TREMENDOUS………………………………..Mama Mystique (Multiply) THIS LIFE…………………………………………..Mandalay (V2) CLOSED FOR BUSINESS (EP)………………………..Mansun (Parlophone) 80 DAYS……………………………………..Marillion (Raw Power) DARK HORSE………………………………….Amanda Marshall (Epic) SUMMER FRESH REMIX……………………………..Mastermind (Shadow) REEFER SONG (ORG & CASPAR POUND)……….Mindless Drug Hoover (Deviant) ROY’S KEEN……………………………………..Morrissey (Island) DO YA THINK I’M SEXY…N-Trance feat. Rod Stewart (All Around The World) GOLDEN BROWN…………………………………………..Omar (RCA) MADE IN VAIN…………………………………………Peach (Mute) INITIAL TRANSMISSION EP …: DEEP REVERSAL / MY EVOLUTION / WHOSE GOD? / NAKED……………………………………Pecadiloes (Fine Art/A&M) BATTLEFLAG…………………………Pigeonhed (Sub Pop/Warner Bros.) I AM WHO I AM……………………………………..Pimp (O’Savage) BUTTERFLY……………………………Sylvia Powell (Deconstruction) AROUND MY BRAIN………………………Progress Funk (Deconstruction) ON HER MAJESTY’S SECRET SERVICE / BANG ON……………..Propellerheads …………………………con David Arnold (Wall Of Sound/East West) BEEN AROUND THE WORLD / IT’S ALL ABOUT THE BANJAMINS……………….. ………………………..Puff Daddy & The Family (Puff Daddy/Arista) LANDING SOON ON A PLANET NEAR YOU…………………….DJ Q (Go.Beat) REFLECTION MIXES………………………………..Reflection (Clear) PUT YOUR HANDS WHERE MY EYES COULD SEE…Busta Rhymes (Violator/Elektra) EARTHBEAT………………………………Janice Robinson (Manifesto) STAY………………………………..Sash! feat. La Trec (Multiply) LAVA [ri]…………………………………….Silver Sun (Polydor) PINK HEADS……………………………………Snug & Cozi (Vulcan) SUDDENLY………………………………………….Soraya (London) SOUNDSCAPIN’ PT. 2…………………………..Soundscapers (Kingpin) CAPITAL D………………………………….Source Direct (Science) I’LL MAKE YOU MINE……………………………..Spank 5.0 (Bullion) GOING HOME……………………….Speedy (Boiler House!/Rhythm King) E.P. EP: THE WORD / CALIFORNIA / CRIMSON / RITES OF DAY…………….. …………………………………………Stella (Beggars Banquet) LATE IN THE DAY…………………………….Supergrass (Parlophone) THE KAZZOO SONG………………………………The Sweeney (Rotator) PROLOGUE…………………………………..Tenth Chapter (Jackpot) LA LA LA…………………………….Tranquility Bass (Astralwerks) LET ME BE THE ONE………………………Walter Trout Band (Provogue) THE PLANET PLAN……………………………….U.F.O. (Talkin Loud) STONE (EP)………………………….The Unbelievable Truth (Virgin) MAKE IT WITH YOU………………………………..Universal (London) A DREAM OF LAND & FREEDOM EP……………Up, Bustle & Out (Ninja Tune) HOT BLOOD……………………………………….Verbena (Setanta) HAPPINESS………………………………..Wand (Deconstruction/RCA) HURRICANE (EP)……………………………..Warm Jets (This Way Up) SONIC EMPIRE………………………………Westbam (Low Spirit/RCA) POWER OF GROOVE……………………………………..Whoosh (Heat) URGE…………………………………….The Wildhearts (Mushroom)

October 13th :

FUCK THE MILLENNIUM / ACID BRASS……………….2K (Blast First/Mute) NEVER EVER…………………………………….All Saints (London) BARBIE GIRL………………………………………Aqua (Universal) A LIFE LESS ORDINARY………………………………Ash (Infectious) HOSTAGE IN A FROCK………………………………Cecil (Parlophone) I GOT SOMEBODY ELSE……………….Changing Faces (Big Beat/Atlantic) ONLY WHEN I SLEEP……………………..The Corrs (143/Lava/Atlantic) LIE DETECTOR…………….David Devant & His Spirit Wife (Rhythm King) DIGITAL…………………………………..Goldie (Metalheadz/ffrr) TORN………………………………………Natalie Imbruglia (RCA) SUNSHINE……………Jay-Z feat. Foxy Brown & Babyface (Northwestside) SPILLER FROM RIO (DO IT EASY)………………..Laguna (Azuli/Positiva) PHENOMENON…………………………………….LL Cool J (Mercury) SLIMCEA GIRL………………………………………….Mono (Echo) BURNING WHEEL……………………………..Primal Scream (Creation) ARE YOU JIMMY RAY?……………………………..Jimmy Ray (Sony S2) QUINTESSENCE EP………………………………DJ Ron (Parousia/RCA) ARE U READY?………………………………….Salt’n’Pepa (London) COSMONAUT NO. 7…………………………………Scarfo (Deceptive) WALKIN’ ON THE SUN………………..Smash Mouth (Interscope/Universal) JUST CRUISIN’………………………………..Will Smith (Columbia) NUMBER ONE SONG IN HEAVEN……………………….Sparks (Roadrunner) SPICE UP YOUR LIFE…………………………….Spice Girls (Virgin) PREPARE TO LAND………………….The Supernaturals (Food/Parlophone) HAPPY………………………………………Travis (Independiente) STORM…………………………………………..Vanessa-Mae (EMI) CARRY ON ’97……………………………….Martha Wash (Delirious)

October 20th :

PARTY PEOPLE……………………………………911 (Ginga/Virgin) GET HIGHER……………………………….Black Grape (Radioactive) SHE COULD FLY…………………………………..Ether (Parlophone) BREATHING……………………………………..North & South (RCA) CHOOSE LIFE………………..PF Project feat. Ewan McGregor (Positiva) TRAFFIC………………………………………..Stereophonics (V2) ALWAYS THERE………………………………..UB40 (DEP Int./Virgin)

October 27th :

BENEDICTUS…………………………………….Brainbug (Positiva) C.L.E.O.P.A.T.R.A. (GONNA BLOW IT)…………………..Cleopatra (WEA) I NEED A MIRACLE…………………………………..Coco (Positiva) IF YOU WALK AWAY……………………………..Peter Cox (Chrysalis) ALL YOU GOOD GOOD PEOPLE [ri] (EP)…………………….Embrace (Hut) FREE…………….Robert Miles feat. Cathy Sledge (Deconstruction/RCA) JAMES BOND THEME [TOMORROW NEVER DIES]…………………..Moby (Mute) I CAN’T LIVE WIITHOUT YOU [rr]……………………Queen (Parlophone) SIMPLE SINCERITY………………………………….Radish (Mercury) BROWN PAPER BAG………………Reprazent feat. Roni Size (Talkin Loud) ANY OLD LOVE……………………..Ultra Nate (Strictly Rhythm/AM:PM) AJARE………………………………..Way Out West (Deconstruction)

November 2nd :

CHAMELEON (SHED YOUR SKIN) [internet]…………Trigger (Aegean/Virgin)

November 3rd :

I NEED…………………………………..Meredith Brooks (Capitol) WRONG NUMBER……………………………………The Cure (Fiction) RHINO RAYS……………………….Dawn Of The Replicants (East West) PUT YOUR ARMS AROUND ME…………………………….Texas (Mercury) [tba]………………………………………..Wireless (Chrysalis)

November 10th :

THE DELICIOUS EP…………………….The Catherine Wheel (Chrysalis) DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER………David McAlmont con David Arnold (East West) NAKED & SACRED…………………….Maria Nayler (Deconstruction/RCA) HELP THE AGED……………………………………….Pulp (Island) NO SURPRISES………………………………..Radiohead (Parlophone) CRY………………………………………The Sundays (Parlophone)

November 17th :

PERFECT DAY……………………………..[Children In Need ’97] (-) ON MY OWN [ri]……………………………………….Peach (Mute) DON’T CRY FOR ME…………………..Lisa Stansfield (Big Life/Arista)

December 1st :

SLAM DUNK DA FUNK………………………………………Five (RCA) [tba]……………………………………………Hanson (Mercury)

December 8th :

BEAUTIFUL NIGHT…………………………Paul McCartney (Parlophone)

December 15th :

TIE YOUR MOTHER DOWN [rr]………………………..Queen (Parlophone)

Other forthcoming releases

OCTOBER

WATER RIDE……………………………………………16B (Eye-Q) ANGEL EYES………………………………….Abbacadabra (Almighty) JOY & PAIN……………Addams & Gee feat. Antonia Lucas (Steppin’ Out) [tba]………………………………….Shola Ama (Freakstreet/WEA) MY DESIRE [rm]…………………………………………Amira (VC) LONELY……………………………………..Peter Andre (Mushroom) BLUE FEAR…………………………………Armin (Xtravaganza/Edel) HEY AZ…………………………………………AZ feat. SWV (EMI) AIN’T NO NEED TO HIDE……………………………Sandy B (Champion) TO BE FREE (APPLETREE)…………………Erykah Badu (Kedor/Universal) REACH INSIDE…………………………………..Bah Samba (Estereo) STEPPIN’ THROUGH TIME………………………..Philip Bailey (A-Dept) OPEN ROAD……………………………………….Gary Barlow (RCA) FOUNDATIONS ’97……………………..Beat Foundation (Skinnymalinky) DEAD WEIGHT…………………………………………Beck (Geffen) GO THE DISTANCE…………………………..Michael Bolton (Columbia) JANIE, DON’T TAKE YOUR LOVE TO TOWN……..Jon Bon Jovi (Jambco/Mercury) YARDCORE………………………….Born Jamericans (Delicious Vinyl) ON THE RUN / GROVETRAIN………………………………de Bos (Jive) SOUL BEAT RUNNA [rm]……………………………..Boymerang (Regal) DROP DEAD GORGEOUS / ECHO BEACH…………….Boys Of A New Age (Klone) GET READY TO BOUNCE………………..Brooklyn Bounce (Club Tools/Edel) REMEMBER………………………………………….B.T. (Perfecto) BUTTERFLY………………………………….Mariah Carey (Columbia) TELLIN’ STORIES…………………….The Charlatans (Beggars Banquet) LAYLA [rm]……………………………………….Chica (Planet 3) AMNESIA…………………………………………Chumbawamba (EMI) HEAVEN’S GOT TO BE …………………………Le Click (Logic/Arista) U SEXY THING / MEGAMIX……………….Clock (Power Station/Universal) I’M LEAVIN’ U (GOTTA GO, GOTTA GO)……………………Bootsy Collins …………………………………feat. MC Lyte (Black Culture/WEA) REMINDING ME (OF SEF)………….Common feat. Chantay Savage (Columbia) ESTA E LA VIDA…………………………………..El Cubana (Fresh) GABRIEL………………………Roy Davis Jr. feat. Peven Everett (XL) STRANDED………………………………..Deep Dish (Deconstruction) [tba]……………………………………….Delirious? (Furious?) SUMMER SMASH………………………………………Denim (EMIdisc) EVERYDAY………………………………Devox feat. Angie B (Arista) MAGIC………………………………………….D’Influence (Echo) LOST & FOUND……………………………………D*Note (Dorado/VC) [tba]…………………………………………Howard Donald (RCA) HERE COMES THE BIG RUSH……………………………Echobelly (Epic) DON’T LET IT GET YOU DOWN……………….Echo & The Bunnymen (London) FAVOURITE SHIRTS (BOY MEETS GIRL)……………E-motion (Universal/MCA) EPIDEMIC [rm]……………………………Exit EEE (Tripoli Trax/XL) OH BOY………………………………Fabulous Baker Boys (Multiply) PARADISE & DREAMS………………………….Force & Styles (Diverse) ADVENTURES IN FREESTYLES EP…………………Freestylers (Freskanova) [tba]………………………………………..Frosted (Roadrunner) I SURRENDER………………………………..Rosie Gaines (Big Bang) LET THE SUNSHINE……………………………Gerideau (Phuture Trax) DANGEROUS MINDZ………………………..The Gravediggaz (Gee Street) BEAUTIFUL……………………………….Groove Control (Extatique) NO TIME…………………………………………..Guya Reg (ffrr) I SAW THE LIGHT………………………..Terry Hall (Southsea Bubble) ULTRAFUNKULA………………………………Armand van Helden (ffrr) CALIFORNIA DREAMING……………………………..High Jinx (Rumour) THE CROWN…………………………………………Hooch (Eternal) [tba]……………………………………….Steven Houghton (RCA) MAGIC ORGASM………………………………..House Heroes (Twisted) [tba]……………………………………………..Huggy Bear (-) STEP INTO MY WORLD [rm]……………………..Hurricane #1 (Creation) SEARCHING………………………………………….InXS (Mercury) CRY ME A RIVER…………………………………….Jai (M&G/Wired) [tba]……………………………………..James (Fontana/Mercury) L’OMBELICO DEL MONDO………………………….Jovanotti (Diffusion) HAPPINESS…………………….Kamasutra feat. Stefan Frank (Sony S3) THE SESSION…………………………..Kings Of Tomorrow (Groove On) AS (UNTIL THE DAY) [rm]………………………..The Knowledge (ffrr) CRUSH ON YOU [rm]………………………Lil’ Kim (Big Beat/Atlantic) FEEL SO GOOD………………………………………..Mase (Arista) TO BE IN LOVE…………………………….Masters At Work (MAW/A&M) YOU SHOULD BE MINE…………………………Brian McKnight (Mercury) SANTA MARIA………………………..DJ Milano (All Around The World) EVERYTHING I WANTED…………………….Dannii Minogue (Eternal/WEA) ORIENT CITY………………………………Vincent de Moor (Deal-XL) WE CAN GET DOWN…………………………………….Myron (Island) BEACHBALL [rm]……………………..Nalin & Kane (Urban/Hooj Choons) I WAS MADE FOR LOVING YOU…..Nomadic Motion feat. Soraya (Steppin’ Out) SWEET TEARS / RUNAWAY [rm] / BLACK GOLD OF THE SUN…………………. ……………………………………..Nuyorican Soul (Talkin Loud) TOMORROW………………………………….Ocean Colour Scene (MCA) MIRACLE [2nd ri–rm]…………………………………..Olive (RCA) BACK ON EARTH…………………………………Ozzy Osbourne (Epic) ATOMIC……………………Party Animals (Mokum/Deep Blue/Roadrunner) TRYIN’ TIMES……….Courtney Pine feat. Jhelisa Anderson (Talkin Loud) WALKING ON THE MOON [rm]…………………………..The Police (A&M) LA BOUCLE……………………………….Le Pompidou (Pro-Zak Trax) RHYTHM OF THE NIGHT……………………Powerhouse (3 Beat/Satellite) BETTER DAY……………………………………….Presence (Pagan) ECHO DEK………………………………….Primal Scream (Creation) IT’S BEEN A LONG TIME…………………………….Rakim (Universal) READ MY MIND……………………….Conner Reeves (Wildstar/Telstar) AVENUES…………Refugee Camp Allstars feat. Pras (Ruffhouse/Columbia) THE MIGHTY HIGH………………………Revival 3000 (Hi-Life/Polydor) MMMBOP – TRUE BLUE……………………………..The Smurfs (EMI TV) SUMMERTIME SUMMERTIME…………………………..So So Def All-Stars …………………………………feat. Corina (So So Def/Columbia) PLEASUREDOME…………………………………Soul II Soul (Island) SING A SONG………………………Byron Stingily (Nervous/Manifesto) WHY…………………………………………….Sybil (Coalition) SOUL FREAK / DROP & ROLL………………..Three’n’One (Low Sense/ffrr) UP JUNPS THE BOOGIE……………………Timbaland & Magoo (East West) ALRIGHT / SECRET DE LOGIC………………….Tour De Force (East West) [tba]…………………………………..Triple A [Jimmy Cauty] (-) YOU MAKE ME WANNA ……………………………Usher (LaFace/Arista) I WON’T LET YOU DO THAT TO ME…………………Luther Vandross (Epic) HYPERSLEEP REMIXES…………………………………..Voyager (R&S) DON’T GIVE UP…………….Michelle Weeks (Definity/Ministry Of Sound) THE VISION………………………………………..Yum Yum (Sperm) TOPAZ / PLATINUM LANDSCAPE…………………………Zanzibar (Whoop) MAGIC OF THE NIGHT……………………………………Zico (Chase)

NOVEMBER :

DON’T THINK ABOUT IT……………………………Adeva (Distinctive) 101………………………………………………Afrowax (white) FROM THE DIZZY HEIGHTS OF LOVE………………….The Beatnik (Cheeky) BACHELORETTE……………………………..Bjork (One Little Indian) I’MN AFRAID OF AMERCANS…………………………..David Bowie (RCA) CAN’T LET HER GO………………………………Boyz II Men (Motown) ANGEL BREAK MY HEART……………………Toni Braxton (LaFace/Arista) [tba]…………………………………….Paul Carrack (Ark21/EMI) I’M SO LONELY………………………………………Cast (Polydor) I’VE JUST SEEN A FACE……………………….Holly Cole (Parlophone) [tba]………………………………………….Coolio (Tommy Boy) ROCCO……………………………………Death In Vegas (Concrete) THE HORN (LE TREN)……………………………..DJ Dero (Manifesto) [tba]………………………………………….Celine Dion (Epic) DESTINO (DESTINY)……………….Dizzy feat. Luvain (East West Dance) R.I.P. GROOVE [rm]……………….Double 99 feat. Top Cat (Satellite) [tba]……………………………………Dubstar (Food/Parlophone) DON’T LEAVE [ri]………………………………..Faithless (Cheeky) [tba]………………………………………….Feline (Chrysalis) GOT FUNK………………………….The Funkjunkies (Strictly Rhythm) [tba]…………………………….Robson Green & Jerome Flynn (RCA) SCREAM………………………………………Invisible (Excession) FOOLING WITH MY LOVE [US imp]…………………Gisele Jackson (Waako) HIGH TIMES……………………………………Jamiroquai (Sony S2) [tba]…………………………Lighthouse Family (Wild Card/Polydor) REAL HEAVY SCIENCE………………………..Mad Doctor X (Freskanova) BACKSTABBERS…………………………………..Mark Morrison (WEA) ROCK THE FUNKY BEAT………………..Natural Born Chillers (East West) GOODBYE…………………………………Northern Uproar (Heavenly) ADDICTED TO LOVE [rm]…………………………..Robert Palmer (EMI) FALL DOWN [US imp]………………………Michael Procter (Soulfuric) SMACK MY BITCH UP…………………………………The Prodigy (XL) [tba]……………………………………Finlay Quaye (Haiku/Epic) INSECURITY (HOW COULD I)……………………….Roachford (Columbia) BULLIT…………………………………Lalo Schiffrin (Warner esp) I THINK I’M IN LOVE……………………….Spiritualized (Dedicated) IF GOD WILL SEND HIS ANGELS…………………………….U2 (Island) ZEITGEIST EP………………………………………..v.a. (Stress) LUCKY MAN…………………………………………The Verve (Hut) EVERYTHING SHE WANTS ’97………………………………Wham! (Epic) [tba]……………………………………….The Woolpackers (RCA) HOT SHOT ’97……………………………..Karen Young (Distinctive)

DECEMBER :

[tba]……………………………..The Beta Band (Regal/Parlophone) MYSTICAL EXPERIENCE / EXPERIENCIA RELIGIOSA…………Boyzone (Polydor) ALL ROUND THE WORLD……………………………….Oasis (Creation) WE HAVE ALL THE TIME IN THE WORLD…..Iggy Pop (Wall Of Sound/East West) [tba]…………………………………………Jimmy Ray (Sony S2) ANGELS…………………………………Robbie Williams (Chrysalis)

JANUARY :

[tba]………………………………Faith Evans (Puff Daddy/Arista) [tba]……………………………………..Photek (Science/Virgin) SOME DAY……………………………………..Roachford (Columbia) [tba]……………………………………………The Smiles (A&M)

MARCH :

NAKED WITHOUT YOU……………………………..Roachford (Columbia)

Top 40 ALBUM chart analysis :

In this week’s Top 10, Verve retain the top slot, and there are new entriesfor Louise (The Woman in Me, 5), Janet Jackson (The Velvet Rope, 6), Suede(Sci-Fi Lullabies, 9) and Jimmy Nail (Nail File – The Best of, 10).

Dominator’s Top 50 of 1997

42. Smashing Pumpkins – 1979

They’ve been going a few years now, but I’m indifferent to a lot of theirstuff, while the occasional track does hit the right spot.

This track is one of them, and it made No.16 in February last year. The otherone I like is “Today” which made No.44 in September 93.

Their biggest hits to date though are “Tonight Tonight” (No.7, May 96)and “The End Is The Beginning Is The End” (No.10, June 97).

The end bit :

Well, that’s it for now. If you want to be added to the WidescreenVideo and Laserdisc lists, just mail me atCharts Request to tell me.

Bye for now,

Dominator