Sinister: could we please be objective....

[Andy Fox]

Somehow this got to my computer and I thought you all might be 
interested....
It's another lists favorite records of  the year....
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Date:	Mon, 9 Feb 1998 01:54:32 -0500 (EST)
From:	Doug Orleans <dougo at xxx.edu>
To:	chugchanga-l at lists.best.com
Subject:	1997 POLL RESULTS

At long last, the results of the poll of your favorite records of 1997 
(excluding reissues and bootlegs) have been collected, compiled, and 
collated.  Here's the top 29:
1.	Belle & Sebastian, _If You're Feeling Sinister_ (Enclave / Capitol) 
- 19 votes
2.	Yo La Tengo, _I Can Hear The Heart Beating As One_ (Matador) - 17 
votes
3.	Jim O'Rourke, _Bad Timing_ (Drag City) - 13 votes
4.	Built To Spill, _Perfect From Now On_ (Warner Bros. / City Slang) - 
10 votes
4.	The Sea & Cake, _The Fawn_ (Thrill Jockey) - 10 votes
6.	Polvo, _Shapes_ (Touch & Go) - 9 votes
6.	Sleater-Kinney, _Dig Me Out_ (Kill Rock Stars) - 9 votes
6.	Stereolab, _Dots & Loops_ (Elektra) - 9 votes
9. Bjork, _Homogenic_ (Elektra) - 8 votes
9. Edith Frost, _Calling Over Time_ (Drag City / Domino) - 8 votes
9. Pavement, _Brighten The Corners_ (Matador / Domino) - 8 votes
9. Sonic Youth, _Anagrama EP_ (Sonic Youth Records) - 8 votes
9. Spiritualized, _Ladies & Gentlemen, We Are Floating In Space_ 
(Arista / Dedicated) - 8 votes
14. Conrad, Tony, _Early Minimalism: Volume One_ (Table of the 
Elements) - 7 votes
14. Flaming Lips, _Zaireeka_ (Warner Bros) - 7 votes
14. Elliot Smith, _Either/Or_ (Kill Rock Stars) - 7 votes
17. Aerial M, _Aerial M_ (Drag City / Domino) - 6 votes
17. Cornershop, _When I Was Born For The 7th Time_ (Luaka Bop / Warner 
Bros.) - 6 votes
17. Dianogah, _As Seen From Above_ (Ohiogold / Actionboy) - 6 votes
17. Eleventh Dream Day, _Eighth_ (City Slang / Thrill Jockey) - 6 
votes
17. David Grubbs, _Banana Cabbage, Potato Lettuce, Onion Orange_ 
(Table of the Elements) - 6 votes
17. Helium, _The Magic City_ (Matador) - 6 votes
17. Hurl, _Not a Memory_ (My Pal God / Peas Kor) - 6 votes
17. Labradford, _Mi Media Naranja_ (Kranky) - 6 votes
17. Mogwai, _Young Team_ (Jetset / Chemikal Underground) - 6 votes
17. Oblivians, _Oblivians Play 9 Songs with Mr. Quintron_ (Crypt) - 6 
votes
17. Radiohead, _OK Computer_ (Capitol) - 6 votes
17. Smog, _Red Apple Falls_ (Drag City / Domino) - 6 votes
17. U.S. Maple, _Sang Phat Editor_ (Skin Graft) - 6 votes
The full results are available on my home page, at 
http://www.ccs.neu.edu/home/dougo/polls/poll97/.  It's not too pretty, 
and the individual poll entries aren't up yet, but check back in a few 
days-I figured you information junkies would want to see the results 
as soon as possible...
Some statistics:
Number of voters: 73 (down from 79 last year)
Total number of records mentioned: 710
Number of records receiving exactly one vote: 512
Number of letters of the alphabet not represented in the first letters 
of the names of the artists mentioned: 0 (down from 2 last year)
Number of records released last year worthy of note that weren't
mentioned here: too many
PLEASE let me know if (a) you want your name to be withheld (2) you 
want to add a URL (or anything else) to your list (iii) you find any 
mistakes, either factual, typographical, or hypertextual.
Enjoy!
--dougo at ccs.neu.edu


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