An evolutionary bean feast
I have nothing to say today, so help yourself to some tedious lists from my archives. Or don't. I 'll just enjoy them at my own leisure.
Rank/ Artist/ Title/ Year/ Label (if known)
1. Candy Butchers - s/t - 1997 Blue Thumb (unreleased)
2. Metal Flake Mother - Beyond The Java Sea - 1991?
3. Sneetches - Slow - 1990 Spin Art
4. They Might Be Giants - Apollo 18 - 1992 Elektra
5. Jellyfish - Spilt Milk - 1993
6. Sugarplastic - Bang, The Earth is Round - 1996 Geffen
7. Richard Thompson - Rumor and Sigh - 1991 ?
8. Martin Newell - The Greatest Living Englishman - 1994 ?
9. Bee Stung Lips - s/t - 1996?
10. Splitsville - Repeater - 1998 Big Deal
11. Fountains of Wayne - Utopia Parkway - 1999
12. Jason Falkner - Author Unknown - 1996
13. Yazbek - The Laughing Man - 1996 WAR
14. The Spent Poets - s/t - 1992?
15. Weezer - s/t - 1994 ?
16. Robyn Hitchcock - Eye - 1990 ?
17. XTC - Nonsuch - 1992 ?
18. Ben Folds Five - s/t - 1995 ?
19. KC Bowman - Fresher Tin Villages - 1998 Timber Trout
20. Brad Jones - Gilt Flake - 1995 Ginger
21. Moxy Fruvous - You Will Go To The Moon - 1997 ?
22. Thin Lizard Dawn - s/t - 1997?
23. Chris von Sneidern - Sight and Sound - 1993 Heyday
24. Anton Barbeau - A Splendid Tray - 1999 Frigidisk
25. The Nines - Wonderworld of Colorful - 1997 ?
26. Brian Wilson and Van Dyke Parks - Orange Crate Art - 1995 ?
27. Aimee Mann - I'm With Stupid - 1996 ?
28. Fountains of Wayne - s/t - 1996 ?
29. That Thing You Do - Soundtrack - 1996 ?
30. Splitsville - Ultrasound - 1996 - Big Deal
31. Weezer - Pinkerton - 1996 ?
32. Wondermints - s/t - 1996 Big Deal
33. The Cavedogs - Soul Martini - 1992 ?
34. John Wesley Harding's New Deal - 1996 Rhino
35. Martin Newell - The Off White Album - 1996 ?
36. Yazbek - Tock - 1998 WAR
37. Cake - Fashion Nugget - 1996 ?
38. The Cardigans - Life - 1995 Minty Fresh
39. John Wesley Harding - The Name Above The Title - 1991 Sire
40. Robyn Hitchcock - Respect - 1993 ?
41. Billy Bragg - Don't Try This At Home - 1991 ?
42. Elvis Costello - Brutal Youth - 1994 ?
43. Richard Thompson - Mirror Blue - 1994
44. They Might Be Giants - Factory Showroom - 1996 ?
45. P. Hux - Deluxe - 1996 ?
46. Chris von Sneidern - Big White Lies - 1994 Mod Lang
47. Anton Barbeau - Waterbugs and Beetles - 1997 Idiot
48. Umajets - Demolotion - 1996 ?
49. Vox Pop - Vox Pop - 1998 Sandbox
50. Greenberry Woods - Big Money Item - 1995 ?
Anhinga
Backspace
Bombay Saphire
Chromaticom
Clarksville Ox
Clyde Park
Custom Van
Donkey Machine (tm)
Fizz
Fluoride
Hardware
Hey, look at Scott's cool Bass
Honest Engines
Jackass Penguins
Kitchen Sink
Labonza
Liquid Nitrogen
Liverpool Station
Mr. Quigley
New Math
Psych-outs
Slipnet
Split Level
Station Wagon
Swagelock
The '52 Mantles
The Anagrams
The Bland
The Bushtits
The Chimney Sweeps
The Clay Bishops
The Cormorants
The DeskTops
The Forsythes
The Juncos
The Mergansers
The O-rings
The Rhoadsters
The Rocket Scientists
The Supertroopers
The Toolshed
The Trousers
The Unemployed
The Union Jacks
The Web Kings
Truth in Advertising
TLA (Three Letter Acronym)
Ultrajet 2000
We opened for the Verve Pipe
White Jesus Fish Crows (combining the 4 most overused names)
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Rank/ Artist/ Title/ Year/ Label (if known)
1. Candy Butchers - s/t - 1997 Blue Thumb (unreleased)
2. Metal Flake Mother - Beyond The Java Sea - 1991?
3. Sneetches - Slow - 1990 Spin Art
4. They Might Be Giants - Apollo 18 - 1992 Elektra
5. Jellyfish - Spilt Milk - 1993
6. Sugarplastic - Bang, The Earth is Round - 1996 Geffen
7. Richard Thompson - Rumor and Sigh - 1991 ?
8. Martin Newell - The Greatest Living Englishman - 1994 ?
9. Bee Stung Lips - s/t - 1996?
10. Splitsville - Repeater - 1998 Big Deal
11. Fountains of Wayne - Utopia Parkway - 1999
12. Jason Falkner - Author Unknown - 1996
13. Yazbek - The Laughing Man - 1996 WAR
14. The Spent Poets - s/t - 1992?
15. Weezer - s/t - 1994 ?
16. Robyn Hitchcock - Eye - 1990 ?
17. XTC - Nonsuch - 1992 ?
18. Ben Folds Five - s/t - 1995 ?
19. KC Bowman - Fresher Tin Villages - 1998 Timber Trout
20. Brad Jones - Gilt Flake - 1995 Ginger
21. Moxy Fruvous - You Will Go To The Moon - 1997 ?
22. Thin Lizard Dawn - s/t - 1997?
23. Chris von Sneidern - Sight and Sound - 1993 Heyday
24. Anton Barbeau - A Splendid Tray - 1999 Frigidisk
25. The Nines - Wonderworld of Colorful - 1997 ?
26. Brian Wilson and Van Dyke Parks - Orange Crate Art - 1995 ?
27. Aimee Mann - I'm With Stupid - 1996 ?
28. Fountains of Wayne - s/t - 1996 ?
29. That Thing You Do - Soundtrack - 1996 ?
30. Splitsville - Ultrasound - 1996 - Big Deal
31. Weezer - Pinkerton - 1996 ?
32. Wondermints - s/t - 1996 Big Deal
33. The Cavedogs - Soul Martini - 1992 ?
34. John Wesley Harding's New Deal - 1996 Rhino
35. Martin Newell - The Off White Album - 1996 ?
36. Yazbek - Tock - 1998 WAR
37. Cake - Fashion Nugget - 1996 ?
38. The Cardigans - Life - 1995 Minty Fresh
39. John Wesley Harding - The Name Above The Title - 1991 Sire
40. Robyn Hitchcock - Respect - 1993 ?
41. Billy Bragg - Don't Try This At Home - 1991 ?
42. Elvis Costello - Brutal Youth - 1994 ?
43. Richard Thompson - Mirror Blue - 1994
44. They Might Be Giants - Factory Showroom - 1996 ?
45. P. Hux - Deluxe - 1996 ?
46. Chris von Sneidern - Big White Lies - 1994 Mod Lang
47. Anton Barbeau - Waterbugs and Beetles - 1997 Idiot
48. Umajets - Demolotion - 1996 ?
49. Vox Pop - Vox Pop - 1998 Sandbox
50. Greenberry Woods - Big Money Item - 1995 ?
Anhinga
Backspace
Bombay Saphire
Chromaticom
Clarksville Ox
Clyde Park
Custom Van
Donkey Machine (tm)
Fizz
Fluoride
Hardware
Hey, look at Scott's cool Bass
Honest Engines
Jackass Penguins
Kitchen Sink
Labonza
Liquid Nitrogen
Liverpool Station
Mr. Quigley
New Math
Psych-outs
Slipnet
Split Level
Station Wagon
Swagelock
The '52 Mantles
The Anagrams
The Bland
The Bushtits
The Chimney Sweeps
The Clay Bishops
The Cormorants
The DeskTops
The Forsythes
The Juncos
The Mergansers
The O-rings
The Rhoadsters
The Rocket Scientists
The Supertroopers
The Toolshed
The Trousers
The Unemployed
The Union Jacks
The Web Kings
Truth in Advertising
TLA (Three Letter Acronym)
Ultrajet 2000
We opened for the Verve Pipe
White Jesus Fish Crows (combining the 4 most overused names)
Zoom 51