I am enclosing a copy of my Top Twenty from last year.
This is an exercise I have been doing for the last ten years, or so.
There are 30 or so Warner (or ex-Warner) employees that participate.
The number one record is given 20 points, number 2 is given 19 points
down to the number 20 record, which is given one.
Larry Bole in Cleveland then adds them all up and sends out an overall Top Twenty. Once I saw Meshell and Gomez, I thought I'd send you my list.
Best, -Charlie Springer
Top 20 List for 1999
1. Eliza Gilkyson* Misfits Realiza
2. Jesse Winchester Gentleman of Leisure Sugar Hill
3. Gomez Liquid Skin Virgin
4. Van Morrison Back on Top Pointblank
5. Randy Newman Bad Love DreamWorks
6. Vertical Horizon Everything You Want RCA
7. O.M.P. Sndtrk Fight Club The Dust Brothers Restless
8. Ray Wylie Hubbard Crusades of the Restless Knights Philo
9. Meshell Ndegéocello Bitter Maverick
10 Tom Waits Mule Variations EPT
11. The High Llamas Snowbug V2
12. Los Lobos This Time Hollywood
13. Continental Drifters Vermilion Razor & Tie
14. Paul McCartney Run Devil Run Capitol
15. Sting Brand New Day ISC
16. Various Artists More Oar Tribute to Skip Spence album Birdman
17. Afro Celt Sound System Volume 2: Release RealWorld
18. The Flaming Lips The Soft Bulletin Warner Bros.
19. Aimee Mann Songs from the motion picture Magnolia Warner Bros.
20. Various Artists Return of the Grievous Angel Almo
A Tribute to Gram Parsons
*Eliza Gilkyson (sister of our friend Nancy) released the best album of
her career. If you loved last year’s Lucinda Williams album, it
behooves you to check it out. And that is not saying it’s anything like
Lucinda Williams. Buy one on the internet: www.TDRSmusic.com
While on the internet, check out my new label and website:
www.magrecords.com
Happy New Year to all of you Ö