Pazz & Jop 1996: Dean's List

Albums

1. DJ Shadow: Endtroducing . . . DJ Shadow (Mo' Wax/FFRR) 19
2. Amy Rigby: Diary of a Mod Housewife (Koch) 17
3. Fluffy: Black Eye (The Enclave) 14
4. Fugees: The Score (Ruffhouse/Columbia) 10
5. Sleater-Kinney: Call the Doctor (Chainsaw) 9
6. Iris DeMent: The Way I Should (Warner Bros.) 8
7. James Carter: Conversin' With the Elders (Atlantic) 6
8. Los Lobos: Colossal Head (Warner Bros.) 6
9. Nirvana: From the Muddy Banks of the Wishkah (DGC) 6
10. Toni Tony Toné: House of Music (Mercury) 5

11. George Clinton: Greatest Funkin' Hits (Capitol)
12. Spring Heel Jack: 68 Million Shades . . . (Trade 2 import)
13. Imperial Teen: Seasick (Slash/London)
14. Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan & Party: Intoxicated Spirit (Shanachie)
15. Ghostface Killah: Ironman (Razor Sharp/Epic Street)
16. Beck: Odelay (DGC)
17. Sam Chege: Kickin' Kikuyu-Style (Original Music)
18. El Caiman: Sones Huastecos (Corason)
19. Willie Nelson: Spirit (Island)
20. Loudon Wainwright III: Grown Man (Virgin)
21. Adventures in Afropea 3: Telling Stories to the Sea (Luaka Bop/Warner Bros. '95)
22. Pet Shop Boys: Bilingual (Atlantic)
23. Pulp: Different Class (Island)
24. Sammy: Tales of Great Neck Glory (DGC)
25. Graham Haynes: Transition (Antilles)
26. Tricky: Pre-Millennium Tension (Island)
27. Tokyo Invasion, Volume 1: Cosmic Hurushi Monsters (Virgin import)
28. Stereolab: Emperor Tomato Ketchup (Elektra)
29. Bikini Kill: Reject All American (Kill Rock Stars)
30. Djeli Moussa Diawara: Sobindo (Mélodie import)
31. Fluffy: 5 Live (The Enclave)
32. R.E.M.: New Adventures in Hi-Fi (Warner Bros.)
33. Chuck D: Autobiography of Mistachuck (Mercury)
34. Local H: As Good as Dead (Island)
35. Sebadoh: Harmacy (Sub Pop)
36. that dog.: Totally Crushed Out (DGC '95)
37. Ani DiFranco: Dilate (Righteous Babe)
38. Prince Paul: Psychoanalysis (What Is It?) (WordSound)
39. Tshala Muana: Mutuashi (Stern's Africa)
40. Chief Stephen Osita Osadebe: Kedu America (Xenophile)
41. Girls Against Boys: House of GvsB (Touch & Go)
42. Mose Fan Fan & Somo Somo Ngobila: Hello Hello (Stern's Africa '95)
43. Music Revelation Ensemble: In the Name of . . . (DIW/Columbia '95)
44. Archers of Loaf: All the Nations Airports (Alias)
45. Arto Lindsay: O Corpo Subtil/The Subtle Body (Bar/None)
46. [File Under Prince]: Chaos and Disorder (Warner Bros.)
47. Mu-Ziq: In Pine Effect (Astralwerks '95)
48. Pharoah Sanders: Message From Home (Verve)
49. Kate & Anna McGarrigle: Matapedia (Rykodisc)
50. Tabu Ley Rochereau: Africa Worldwide (Rounder)
51. Sex Pistols: Filthy Lucre Live (Virgin)
52. Archers of Loaf: The Speed of Cattle (Alias)
53. [File Under Prince]: Emancipation (NRG)
54. Thomas Mapfumo: The Singles Collection 1977-1986 (Zimbob)
55. Toni Braxton: Secrets (LaFace)
56. His Name Is Alive: Stars on E.S.P. (4AD)
57. Lou Reed: Set the Twilight Reeling (Warner Bros.)
58. Rage Against the Machine: Evil Empire (Elektra)
59. Bobbie Cryner: Girl of Your Dreams (MCA)
60. Cachao: Master Sessions Volume II (Crescent/Epic '95)
61. The Posies: Amazing Disgrace (DGC)
62. Animaniacs: The Animaniacs Faboo! Collection (Kid Rhino '95)
63. Uz Jsme Doma: Hollywood (Skoda)
64. Massive Attack V Mad Professor: No Protection (Gyroscope)

Singles

1. Pulp: "Common People" (Island)
2. Los Del Rio: "Macarena (Bayside Boys Mix)" (RCA)
3. R. Kelly: "You Remind Me of Something" (Jive)
4. Fugees: "Fugee La La" (Ruffhouse/Columbia)
5. Quad City DJs: "C'mon N' Ride It (The Train)" (Big Beat/Atlantic)
6. Bass Kittens: "Heartbreak Factory" (Imix)
7. Alanis Morissette: "Ironic" (Maverick/Reprise)
8. Chris Butler: "The Devil Glitch" (Future Fossil)
9. Purple Penguin: "Tribhuwan" (Cup of Tea)
10. Tupac & Dr. Dre: "California Love" (Death Row/Interscope)
11. Smashing Pumpkins: "1979" (Elektra)
12. La Bouche: "Sweet Dreams" (RCA)

Compilations

1. Ocean of Sound (Virgin import)
2. Hot Luv: The Ultimate Dance Songs Collection (EMI-Capitol Music Group)
3. Roller Disco: Boogie From the Skating Rinks (K-Tel)
4. Kwanzaa Party! (Rounder)
5. Sugar and Poison (Virgin import)
6. Girls Town (Mercury)
7. The Night Shift (C&S)

Reissues

1. Sonny Rollins: Silver City (Milestone)
2. Ella Fitzgerald: Love Songs: The Best of the Verve Song Books (Verve)
3. Emmett Miller: The Minstrel Man From Georgia (Columbia/Legacy)
4. Charlie Parker: The Legendary Dial Masters (Jazz Classics)
5. Mississippi John Hurt: Avalon Blues: The Complete 1928 Okeh Recordings (Columbia/Legacy)
6. Mutabaruka: The Ultimate Collection (Shanachie)
7. The Louvin Brothers: Tragic Songs of Life (Capitol)
8. Joni Mitchell: Hits (Reprise)
9. Dance Hall Divas: The '70s (Rhino)
10. Half Japanese: Greatest Hits (Safe House)

Village Voice, Feb. 25, 1997

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