Pazz & Jop 1990: Dean's List

Albums

1. L.L. Cool J: Mama Said Knock You Out (Def Jam) 22
2. Heavy on the Highlife! (Original Music) 19
3. Red Hot and Blue (Chrysalis) 12
4. Bob Dylan: Under the Red Sky (Columbia) 9
5. Madonna: I'm Breathless (Sire/Warner Bros.) 8
6. Sonic Youth: Goo (DGC) 7
7. Pixies: Bossanova (4AD/Elektra) 6
8. Rosane Cash: Interiors (Columbia) 6
9. Beats International: Let Them Eat Bingo (Elektra) 6
10. Public Enemy: Fear of a Black Planet (Def Jam) 5

11. Nick Lowe: Party of One (Warner Bros.)
12. Ladysmith Black Mambazo: Classic Tracks (Shanachie)
13. The Chills: Submarine Bells (Slash/Warner Bros.)
14. Macka-B: Natural Suntan (Ariwa)
15. Ministry: In Case You Didn't Feel Like Showing Up (Live) (Sire/Warner Bros.)
16. Ladysmith Black Mambazo: Two Worlds One Heart (Warner Bros.)
17. The Beautiful South: Welcome to the Beautiful South (Elektra)
18. The Deighton Family: Mama Was Right (Philo)
19. The Civil War (Elektra Nonesuch)
20. Living Colour: Time's Up (Epic)
21. Samba Mapangala & Orchestre Virunga: Virunga Volcano (Virgin)
22. Evan Lurie: Selling Water by the Side of the River (Island)
23. Cumbia Cumbia (World Circuit import)
24. Jewel Ackah: Me Dear (Highlife World import)
25. Snap: World Power (Arista)
26. The Ousmane Kouyate Band: Domba (Mango)
27. Ska Beats 2 (ROIR cassette)
28. Pretenders: Packed! (Sire/Warner Bros.)
29. Gregory Isaacs: My Number One (Heartbeat)
30. Pépé Kallé: Pépé Kallé (Gefraco)
31. Monie Love: Down to Earth (Warner Bros.)
32. Brand Nubian: One for All (Elektra) ?
33. Carlos Paredes: Guitarra Portugesa (Elektra/Nonesuch '89)
34. The Go-Betweens: 1978-1990 (Capitol)
35. Cuban Dance Party: Routes of Rhythm Volume 2 (Rounder)
36. The Pooh Sticks: Formula One Generation (Sympathy for the Record Industry)
37. Jali Musa Jawara: Yasimika (Hannibal)
38. Neil Young & Crazy Horse: Ragged Glory (Reprise)
39. Pylon: Chain (Sky)
40. The Perfect Disaster: Up (Fire '89)
41. Steve Coleman and Five Elements: Rhythm People (The Resurrection of Creative Black Civilization) (Novus)
42. Fugazi: Repeater (Dischord)
43. Lou Reed/John Cale: Songs for Drella (Sire/Warner Bros.)
44. Sonny Boy Williamson: Keep It to Ourselves (Alligator)
45. Loketo: Soukous Trouble (Shanachie)
46. The Clean: Vehicle (Rough Trade)
47. Tom Zé: Brazil Classics 4: The Best of Tom Zé (Luaka Bop/Warner Bros.)
48. Was (Not Was): Are You Okay? (Chrysalis)
49. The Flatlanders: More a Legend Than a Band (Rounder)
50. Yalla: Hitlist Egypt (Mango)
51. Guy: The Future (MCA)
52. Eyuphuro: Mama Mosambiki (Real World)
53. Ali Farka Toure: The River (World Circuit import)
54. Soul II Soul: Vol II--1990: A New Decade (Virgin)
55. Macka-B: Looks Are Deceiving (Ariwa)
56. Lisa Stansfield: Affection (Arista)
57. Spirit of the Eagle: Zimbabwe Frontline (Vol. 2) (Virgin)
58. Abed Azrié: Aromates (Elektra Nonesuch)
59. Shazzy: Attitude: A Hip-Hop Rapsody (Elektra)
60. Blake Babies: Sunburn (Mammoth)
61. The Guo Brothers & Shung Tian: Yuan (Real World)
62. Salt-n-Pepa: Blacks' Magic (Next Plateau)
63. Jerry Lee Lewis: Rockin' My Life Away (Tomato '89)
64. Fela: Black Man's Cry (Eurobond import)
65. K T. Oslin: Love in a Small Town (RCA Victor)
66. Thomas Anderson: "Alright It Was Frank . . . And He's Risen from the Dead and Gone Off with His Truck" (Out There '88)
67. Youssou N'Dour: Set (Virgin)

Singles

1. Boogie Down Productions: "Love's Gonna Getcha (Material Love)" (Jive)
2. Quincy Jones: "Back on the Block" (Qwest)
3. MC Hammer: "U Can't Touch This" (Capitol)
4. The B-52's: "Roam" (Sire/Warner Bros.)
5. Shazzy: "Giggahoe" (Elektra)
6. Poor Righteous Teachers: "Can I Start This" (Profile)
7. Power Jam Featuring Chill Rob G: "The Power" (Wild Pitch)
8. Snap: "The Power" (Arista)
9. Rebel MC: "Music Is the Key" (Desire import)
10. Black Box: "Everybody Everybody" (Deconstruction)
11. Digital Underground: "The Humpty Dance" (Tommy Boy)
12. Kaoma: "Lambada" (Epic)
13. 2 Black 2 Strong: "Burn Baby Burn" (Clappers/In-Effect)
14. Madonna: "Justify My Love" (Sire/Warner Bros.)
15. DNA Featuring Suzanne Vega: "Tom's Diner" (A&M)
16. Snap: "Ooops Up" (Arista)
17. A Tribe Called Quest: "Bonita Applebum" (Jive)
18. Tony! Toni! Toné!: "Feels Good" (Wing)
19. BWP: "Two Minute Brother" (No Face/Columbia)
20. Bette Midler: "From a Distance" (Atlantic)

EPs

1. Ice Cube: Kill at Will (Priority)
2. Mekons: F.U.N. 90 (A&M)
3. My Bloody Valentine: Glider (Sire/Warner Bros.)
4. Pavement: (Slay Tracks: 1933-1969) (Treble Kicker)
5. Dramarama: Live at the China Club (Chameleon)
6. Two Nice Girls: Like a Version (Rough Trade)
7. Pavement: Demolition Plot J-7 (Drag City)
8. Mimi Schneider: The Extended Outlook (Indelible cassette)

Reissues

1. Bo Diddley: The Chess Box (Chess)
2. The Beach Boys: Wild Honey/Smiley Smile (Capitol)
3. Merle Travis: The Best of Merle Travis (Rhino)
4. Fats Domino: My Blue Heaven--The Best of Fats Domino (EMI)
5. Groove 'n Grind: '50s and '60s Dance Hits (Rhino)
6. Jerry Lee Lewis: Rare Tracks (Rhino)
7. Delaney & Bonnie: The Best of Delaney & Bonnie (Rhino)
8. The Disco Years, Vol. 1: Turn the Beat Around (1974-1978) (Rhino)
9. Flamin Groovies: Supersnazz (CBS Special Products)
10. Guitar Player Presents Legends of Guitar--Electric Blues, Vol. 1 (Rhino)

Videos

1. Boogie Down Productions: "Love's Gonna Getcha (Material Love)" (Peter McCarthy)
2. The B'52's: "Roam" (Adam Bernstein)

Village Voice, Mar. 5, 1991

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