Urban75 Album of the Year 1988

[Favelado]

 

[sunnysidedown]

 

[Dr. Furface]

Bummed by Happy Mondays is brilliant. If you associate them with the Madchester era, then this album might come as a shock to you. Sounding halfway between Can and a washing machine full of spanners, it's an extraordinary racket. Producer John Cale was shocked by how many drugs the band were ingesting during recording. That's John Cale of the Velvet Underground.

It's fantastic. We're Moving in and Fat Lady Wrestlers are favourites as well as the more obvious choices such as Wrote For Luck (which is pure poetry mixed with Can-theft).



You've been with fat lady wrestlers, Germans in trenches, teachers who speak to themself. Snide sneak corner, baby-beating pauper, and peasants who eat from the road.

Incredible lyrics from Ryder.

Yes to all that, except that John Cale produced their first album Squirrel and G-man (etc). Bummed was produced by Martin Hannett, whom the band ensured had a plentiful supply of Es to keep him inspired throughout the process.

 

[imposs1904]

 

[krtek a houby]

 

[maomao]

What's the ruling on EPs? Does Superfuzz Bigmuff count? Six tracks and just over 22 minutes.

 

[Yossarian]

Surfer Rosa, It Takes a Nation of Millions, Daydream Nation, Tender Prey, And Justice for All, Bummed, Kurious Oranj, Isn't Anything definitely on my list.

Been listening to some 1988 albums I haven't heard in many years, think there's also room on the list for Camper Van Beethoven - Our Beloved Revolutionary Sweetheart and Butthole Surfers - Hairway to Steven.

 

[Steel Icarus]

Daydream Nation, yo

 

[marty21]

Bit of non-year for me , 1st half was all about my finals , 2nd half all about the misery of moving back home and trying to find a job

 

[ska invita]

Big year for me, dance music and hip hop coming through strong, but i think 89 is when it really blows up on the album front, once everyone had bought themselves an Akai sampler

808 State - Newbuild for dance album of the year?

This compilation changed my life!

especially tape two...foundational!

U.S. House (Chicago's In The House)
2-1 –Jungle Brothers I'll House You 5:10
2-2 –Marshall Jefferson Move Your Body 3:37
2-3 –Farley "Jackmaster" Funk Love Can't Turn Around 3:43
2-4 –2 Puerto Ricans, A Blackman And A Dominican Do It Properly (Fierce Club Mix)Remix – Robert Clivillés 3:48
2-5 –Adonis The Poke 2:47
2-6 –The Todd Terry Project Bango (To The Batmobile) 2:54
2-7 –Raze Jack The Groove 2:25
2-8 –Chip E. And House People Godfather Of House 2:52

Deep House
2-9 –Nitro Deluxe This Brutal House 3:28
2-10 –Adonis Do It Properly (No Way Back) 3:14
2-11 –The Terrajacks* Houseplan 3:39
2-12 –Housemaster Boyz* And The Rude Boy Of House House Nation 3:48
2-13 –Nebula (2) Deep Space 3:34
2-14 –Fast Eddie* Acid Thunder 3:02
2-15 –Sterling Void Runaway 2:55
2-16 –Drum And Bass I Love U

Big up Paul C in maths who lent it me

 

[Kaka Tim]

House of Love - debut album - i think its great.

(edited to put whole album up for your delectation and delight)

 

[sunnysidedown]

 

[ska invita]

Pixies Surfer Rosa and Come on Pilgrim should count as one i think. I had them on the shared cd anyhow

6 track EPs should count I think...4 track probably not though

 

[rekil]

Rocklist.net...NME End Of Year Lists 1988...

The Beatings at no 43. Never heard of them. Who/what were they.

 

[butchersapron]

Rocklist.net...NME End Of Year Lists 1988...

The Beatings at no 43. Never heard of them. Who/what were they.

Not sure if serious? Franti's first band, industrial angry, v political. Did a great UK tour that same year.

 

[killer b]

Franti's musical career has been on a steep downward slope ever since. The Beatnigs were brilliant though.

 

[rekil]

Ah the Beatnigs. Incorrect spelling on the list.

 

[butchersapron]

Ah

 

[butchersapron]

The best british attempt at Husker Du was this year as well - The Cateran's Bite Deeper. Doesn't deserve to be on an LP of the year in such an amazingly strong year though. Just reminded.

 

[cybershot]

I was 8. Hold my beer while I fuck up your lists!

 

[The39thStep]

Talk Talk's The Spirit of Eden
Album of the Month: Talk Talk ‘Spirit of Eden’ | Classic Album Sundays

The space between the notes........

 

[andysays]

Wasn't that 1987? I think I remember voting for it when we did that year...

 

[butchersapron]

**

 

[Indeliblelink]

I can't have a 1988 chart without some New Beat, at it's height then but not a genre particularly well represented by albums.
The best of the (small) bunch has to be Amnesia - Hysteria

 

[ska invita]

I was 8. Hold my beer while I fuck up your lists!

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hah fuck me, i had that. really really fat (really no that funny).
Disclaimer: someone bought it for me a a present

 

[Idris2002]

The Waterboys, Fisherman's Blues.

 

[Casual Observer]

Wasn't that 1987? I think I remember voting for it when we did that year...

I think it was 1989, though Discogs has it as 1988. They released a live album in 1988, 'Performance'. They nearly signed to *holds nose* Creation who wouldn't let them to a CD single so they signed to Fire instead. Fire Records and Glass Records might have some connection, possibly even run by the same bloke although I might be imagining that.

 

[butchersapron]

Spoiler: Copyright 88 on FIRE LP16

(I had/have it on cassette, which means i got it after i moved out of home that year as i didn't take my record player with me).

 

[The39thStep]

The Waterboys, Fisherman's Blues.

One of those albums that I played a lot , forgot about and then when I play it again think how good it is.

 

[killer b]

I've noticed Enya's Watermark seems to have had the critical re-appraisal treatment lately, and it's 88. Anyone got a view on this?

I listened to Tracy Chapman's debut the other week (also 88) - I don't think it's going to make my list, but I'd recommend a listen as an example of how angry and political music could be in 1988 and still sell absolute shedloads.

Don't you know
They're talkin' 'bout a revolution
It sounds like a whisper
Poor people gonna rise up
And get their share
Poor people gonna rise up
And take what's theirs