Date: Sun, 29 Oct 1995 15:18:35 -0500 
      From: Another Reason to Cut Off an Ear (ICEBLINK@DELPHI.COM) 
      Subject: The End of 4AD Challenge

IMO, 1990 was one of 4AD shining years...

    0001 v23 - Calendar 1990
    0002 Pale Saints - The Comforts Of Madness
    0003 Lush - Mad Love
    0004 Ultra Vivid Scene - Staring At The Sun
    0005 Ultra Vivid Scene - Joy 1967-1990
    0006 The Breeders - Pod
    0007 Dead Can Dance - Aion
    0008 His Name Is Alive - Livonia
    0009 Pixies - Velouria
    0010 Pixies - Bossanova
    0011 Cocteau Twins - Iceblink Luck
    0012 Cocteau Twins - Heaven Or Las Vegas
    0013 Lush - Sweetness And Light
    0014 Pixies - Dig For Fire
    0015 Pale Saints - Half-Life
    0016 Ultra Vivid Scene - Special One
    0017 Lush - Gala

Before 1990, it would have been 1985...

    501 Cocteau Twins - Aikea-Guinea
    502 The Wolfgang Press - Water
    503 Clan Of Xymox - Clan Of Xymox
    504 Clan Of Xymox - A Day
    505 Dif Juz - Extractions
    506 The Wolfgang Press - Sweatbox
    507 Colourbox - The Moon Is Blue
    508 Colourbox - Colourbox
    509 Colourbox - Colourbox
    510 Cocteau Twins - Tiny Dynamine
    511 Cocteau Twins - Echoes In A Shallow Bay
    510/511 Cocteau Twins - Tiny Dynamine / Echoes In A Shallow Bay
    512 Dead Can Dance - Spleen And Ideal
    513 Cocteau Twins - The Pink Opaque
    514 The Wolfgang Press - The Legendary Wolfgang Press And Other Tall Stories


And since 1990, I would vote for 1992...

    2001 Lush - For Love
    2002 Lush - Spooky
    2003 The Breeders - Safari
    2004 Pale Saints - In Ribbons
    2005 His Name Is Alive - The Dirt Eaters
    2006 The Wolfgang Press - A Girl Like You
    2007 Michael Brook - Cobalt Blue
    2008 Pale Saints - Throwing Back The Apple
    2009 Belly - Slow Dust
    Lilliput 1 & 2 Various - Lilliput
    2010 Swallow - Blow
    2011 Michael Brook - Live at The Aquarium
    2012 Throwing Muses - Firepile
    2013 Throwing Muses - Red Heaven
    GU1 Unrest - Imperial f. f. r. r.
    GU1S Unrest - untitled
    2014 Red House Painters - Down Colorful Hill
    2015 Swallow - Blowback
    2016 The Birthday Party - Hits
    21512 Various - ...and dog bones, too
    2017 Ultra Vivid Scene - Rev
    GU2 Underground Lovers - Leaves Me Blind
    GU2S Underground Lovers - untitled
    2018 Belly - Gepetto
    2019 Throwing Muses - The Curse
    GU3 Bettie Serveert - Palomine
    GU3S Bettie Serveert - untitled
    2020 v23 - Anatomy Calendar 1993


Mike
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