PAST ARCHIVES

The Past Archives Top 10 2002

What was on the decks at the Past Archives headquarters during 2002

December 2002

1
THE REPLACEMENTS Let It Be (Restless)

2
HELIGOLAND Heligoland (Calcium Chloride)

3
JESSE MALIN The Fine Art Of Self Destruction (One Little Indian)

4
PUBLIC ENEMY Fear Of A Black Planet (Def Jam)

5
PATTI SMITH Land (1975-2002) (Arista)

6
WILCO Yankee Hotel Foxtrot (Nonesuch)

7
THE BETA BAND The Beta Band (Regal)

8
BOARDS OF CANADA Geogaddi (Warp/Music 70)

9
IAN BROWN Music Of The Spheres (Polydor)

10
ELVIS COSTELLO My Aim Is True (Demon)

November 2002

1
BADLY DRAWN BOY Have You Fed The Fish? (Twisted Nerve/XL Recordings)

2
JESSE MALIN The Fine Art Of Self Destruction (One Little Indian)

3
JOHNNY CASH Songs Of Our Soil (Columbia/Legacy)

4
ELVIS PRESLEY Elv1s 30 #1 Hits (RCA)

5
LAURYN HILL The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill (Ruffhouse)

6
BRYAN FERRY As Time Goes By (Virgin)

7
MARVIN GAYE The Very Best Of Marvin Gaye (UTV/Motown/Universal)

8
POP WILL EAT ITSELF PWEI Product The Pop Will Eat Itself Anthology 86/94 (Castle Music/Sanctuary)

9
APHEX TWIN Drukqs (Warp)

10
ARK Brainsold (Urban Pyramid)

October 2002

1
SOFT CELL Cruelty Without Beauty (True North)

2
SUBWAY SECT Sansend (Motion)

3
ASH Intergalactic Sonic 7"s (Infectious/Sony Music/Homegrown)

4
BOB DYLAN Bob Dylan At Budokan (Columbia)

5
ECONOLINE Full Tar (Infur)

6
THE FALL The Light User Syndrome (Sanctuary/Castle Music)

7
BRYAN FERRY Slave To Love The Best Of The Ballads (Virgin)

8
THE FLAMING LIPS The Day They Shot A Hole In The Jesus Egg 1989-1991 (Restless)

9
HIS NAME IS ALIVE Last Night (4AD)

10
ARK Brainsold (Urban Pyramid)

September 2002

1
DJ SHADOW Endtroducing... (Mo Wax)

2
NINA SIMONE Misunderstood (Snapper Music)

3
THE CLASH The Story Of The Clash Volume 1 (Columbia)

4
WEATHER REPORT Mysterious Traveller (Columbia)

5
BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS Talkin' Blues (Tuff Gong/Island)

6
PRIMAL SCREAM Evil Heat (Columbia)

7
RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS By The Way (Warner Bros.)

8
SIMON & GARFUNKEL Live From New York City, 1967 (Columbia/Legacy)

9
STEELEYE SPAN A Stack Of Steeleye Span (Emporio)

10
UNDERWORLD A Hundred Days Off (Junior Boys Own)

August 2002

1
WILCO Yankee Hotel Foxtrot (Nonesuch)

2
THE FLAMING LIPS Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots (Warner Bros.)

3
GENE CLARK Gene Clark (A&M)

4
THE CLASH The Story Of The Clash Volume 1 (Columbia)

5
CAROLE KING Tapestry (Ode/Epic/Legacy)

6
BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN The Rising (Columbia)

7
YO LA TENGO Genius + Love = Yo La Tengo (Matador)

8
THE FALL Totally Wired The Rough Trade Anthology (Sanctuary/Castle Music)

9
BRYAN FERRY Slave To Love The Best Of The Ballads (Virgin)

10
JORMA KAUKONEN Blue Country Heart (Columbia)

July 2002

1
JEFF TWEEDY Chelsea Walls Original Music By Jeff Tweedy (Rykodisc)

2
GENE CLARK Gene Clark (A&M)

3
SPACEMONKEYZ VERSUS GORILLAZ Laika Come Home (Parlophone)

4
THE GO-BETWEENS Spring Hill Fair (Circus)

5
PETER GABRIEL Passion Music For The Last Temptation Of Christ (Virgin/Real World)

6
MY VITRIOL Finelines & Between The Lines (Infectious)

7
OZZY OSBOURNE Blizzard Of Ozz (Epic)

8
OZRIC TENTACLES Live At The Pongmaster's Ball (Snapper Music)

9
THE FALL Totally Wired The Rough Trade Anthology (Sanctuary/Castle Music)

10
THE FLAMING LIPS Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots (Warner Bros.)

June 2002

1
HAWKWIND Live 1990 (Hawk)

2
THE THE 45 RPM (Epic)

3
DAVID BOWIE Heathen (Iso/Columbia)

4
JOHNNY CASH Ride This Train (Columbia/Legacy)

5
GERLING Headzcleaner (Infectious)

6
BJORK GUDMUNDSDOTTIR & TRIO GUDMUNDAR INGOLFSSONAR Gling-Glo (One Little Indian)

7
MAN Undrugged (Point)

8
VAN MORRISON Down The Road (Polydor/Exile)

9
PATTI SMITH Land (1975-2002) (Arista)

10
SPIRITUALIZED Royal Albert Hall October 10 1997 Live (Deconstruction)

May 2002

1
THE BAND The Last Waltz (Warner Bros./Rhino)

2
2PAC All Eyez On Me (Death Row)

3
CORNERSHOP Handcream For A Generation (Wiiija)

4
BEN HARPER & THE INNOCENT CRIMINALS Live From Mars (Virgin Records America)

5
HELIGOLAND Heligoland (Calcium Chloride)

6
MOTHER GOOSE Junior Magic (Seriously Groovy)

7
N.W.A Greatest Hits (Priority)

8
ORCHESTRAL MANOEUVRES IN THE DARK Navigation The OMD B-Sides (Virgin)

9
VARIOUS American Gigolo (International Deejay Gigolo)

10
CAPTAIN BEEFHEART AND THE MAGIC BAND Dust Sucker (Milksafe)

April 2002

1
N.W.A Greatest Hits (Priority)

2
BADLY DRAWN BOY About A Boy Original Soundtrack (Twisted Nerve/XL Recordings)

3
THE JOHN DOE THING Freedom Is... (Twah!)

4
BEN HARPER & THE INNOCENT CRIMINALS Live From Mars (Virgin Records America)

5
REMY ZERO Save Me (Elektra)

6
DEACON BLUE Raintown (CBS)

7
DIRE STRAITS On Every Street (Vertigo)

8
DR. DRE 2001 (Aftermath/Interscope)

9
THE BLUE NILE Peace At Last (Warner Bros.)

10
BLUR Blur (Food)

March 2002

1
MOQSHA Moksha The Destroyer Vs. Dubzilla (Sugarshack)

2
CLINIC Walking With Thee (Domino)

3
TIMO MAAS Loud (Perfecto)

4
REMY ZERO The Golden Hum (Elektra)

5
BOB MARLEY AND THE WAILERS Trenchtown Rock (Anthology '69 - '78) (Trojan)

6
TEENAGE FANCLUB & JAD FAIR Words Of Wisdom And Hope (Geographic)

7
MILES DAVIS Miles Ahead (Columbia Jazz Masterpieces)

8
MOTHER GOOSE Village (Seriously Groovy)

9
SEAFOOD Western Battle (Infectious)

10
THE SOUNDTRACK OF OUR LIVES Behind The Music (Psychobabble)

February 2002

1
BEN & JASON Ten Songs About You (Go Beat)

2
BEN & JASON Emoticons (Go Beat)

3
MERCURY REV The Dark Is Rising (V2)

4
BOARDS OF CANADA Geogaddi (Warp/Music 70)

5
ERIC CLAPTON Crossroads (Polydor)

6
JAY-Z In My Lifetime, Vol. 1 (Northwestside)

7
BLACK REBEL MOTORCYCLE CLUB BRMC (Virgin)

8
THE CHEMICAL BROTHERS Come With Us (Virgin/Freestyle Dust)

9
DELTA Slippin' Out (Dishy)

10
MISSY MISDEMEANOR ELLIOT Da Real World (Elektra)

January 2002

1
OASIS Definitely Maybe (Big Brother Recordings)

2
ECHOBRAIN Echobrain (Chophouse/Surfdog)

3
MARK KOZELEK White Christmas Live (Sub Pop)

4
SHELBY LYNNE I Am Shelby Lynne (Mercury)

5
STAIND For You (Flip/Elektra)

6
TWO DAY RULE When You're Ready (Sugarshack)

7
BOB DYLAN Another Side Of Bob Dylan (Columbia)

8
JOY DIVISION Les Bains Douches (Get Back)

9
MARK KOZELEK If You Want Blood (Badman)

10
PSYCHIC TV Peak Hour (Tin Toy)

Home

1	THE REPLACEMENTS Let It Be (Restless)
2	HELIGOLAND Heligoland (Calcium Chloride)
3	JESSE MALIN The Fine Art Of Self Destruction (One Little Indian)
4	PUBLIC ENEMY Fear Of A Black Planet (Def Jam)
5	PATTI SMITH Land (1975-2002) (Arista)
6	WILCO Yankee Hotel Foxtrot (Nonesuch)
7	THE BETA BAND The Beta Band (Regal)
8	BOARDS OF CANADA Geogaddi (Warp/Music 70)
9	IAN BROWN Music Of The Spheres (Polydor)
10	ELVIS COSTELLO My Aim Is True (Demon)

1	BADLY DRAWN BOY Have You Fed The Fish? (Twisted Nerve/XL Recordings)
2	JESSE MALIN The Fine Art Of Self Destruction (One Little Indian)
3	JOHNNY CASH Songs Of Our Soil (Columbia/Legacy)
4	ELVIS PRESLEY Elv1s 30 #1 Hits (RCA)
5	LAURYN HILL The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill (Ruffhouse)
6	BRYAN FERRY As Time Goes By (Virgin)
7	MARVIN GAYE The Very Best Of Marvin Gaye (UTV/Motown/Universal)
8	POP WILL EAT ITSELF PWEI Product The Pop Will Eat Itself Anthology 86/94 (Castle Music/Sanctuary)
9	APHEX TWIN Drukqs (Warp)
10	ARK Brainsold (Urban Pyramid)

1	SOFT CELL Cruelty Without Beauty (True North)
2	SUBWAY SECT Sansend (Motion)
3	ASH Intergalactic Sonic 7"s (Infectious/Sony Music/Homegrown)
4	BOB DYLAN Bob Dylan At Budokan (Columbia)
5	ECONOLINE Full Tar (Infur)
6	THE FALL The Light User Syndrome (Sanctuary/Castle Music)
7	BRYAN FERRY Slave To Love The Best Of The Ballads (Virgin)
8	THE FLAMING LIPS The Day They Shot A Hole In The Jesus Egg 1989-1991 (Restless)
9	HIS NAME IS ALIVE Last Night (4AD)
10	ARK Brainsold (Urban Pyramid)

1	DJ SHADOW Endtroducing... (Mo Wax)
2	NINA SIMONE Misunderstood (Snapper Music)
3	THE CLASH The Story Of The Clash Volume 1 (Columbia)
4	WEATHER REPORT Mysterious Traveller (Columbia)
5	BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS Talkin' Blues (Tuff Gong/Island)
6	PRIMAL SCREAM Evil Heat (Columbia)
7	RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS By The Way (Warner Bros.)
8	SIMON & GARFUNKEL Live From New York City, 1967 (Columbia/Legacy)
9	STEELEYE SPAN A Stack Of Steeleye Span (Emporio)
10	UNDERWORLD A Hundred Days Off (Junior Boys Own)

1	WILCO Yankee Hotel Foxtrot (Nonesuch)
2	THE FLAMING LIPS Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots (Warner Bros.)
3	GENE CLARK Gene Clark (A&M)
4	THE CLASH The Story Of The Clash Volume 1 (Columbia)
5	CAROLE KING Tapestry (Ode/Epic/Legacy)
6	BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN The Rising (Columbia)
7	YO LA TENGO Genius + Love = Yo La Tengo (Matador)
8	THE FALL Totally Wired The Rough Trade Anthology (Sanctuary/Castle Music)
9	BRYAN FERRY Slave To Love The Best Of The Ballads (Virgin)
10	JORMA KAUKONEN Blue Country Heart (Columbia)

1	JEFF TWEEDY Chelsea Walls Original Music By Jeff Tweedy (Rykodisc)
2	GENE CLARK Gene Clark (A&M)
3	SPACEMONKEYZ VERSUS GORILLAZ Laika Come Home (Parlophone)
4	THE GO-BETWEENS Spring Hill Fair (Circus)
5	PETER GABRIEL Passion Music For The Last Temptation Of Christ (Virgin/Real World)
6	MY VITRIOL Finelines & Between The Lines (Infectious)
7	OZZY OSBOURNE Blizzard Of Ozz (Epic)
8	OZRIC TENTACLES Live At The Pongmaster's Ball (Snapper Music)
9	THE FALL Totally Wired The Rough Trade Anthology (Sanctuary/Castle Music)
10	THE FLAMING LIPS Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots (Warner Bros.)

1	HAWKWIND Live 1990 (Hawk)
2	THE THE 45 RPM (Epic)
3	DAVID BOWIE Heathen (Iso/Columbia)
4	JOHNNY CASH Ride This Train (Columbia/Legacy)
5	GERLING Headzcleaner (Infectious)
6	BJORK GUDMUNDSDOTTIR & TRIO GUDMUNDAR INGOLFSSONAR Gling-Glo (One Little Indian)
7	MAN Undrugged (Point)
8	VAN MORRISON Down The Road (Polydor/Exile)
9	PATTI SMITH Land (1975-2002) (Arista)
10	SPIRITUALIZED Royal Albert Hall October 10 1997 Live (Deconstruction)

1	THE BAND The Last Waltz (Warner Bros./Rhino)
2	2PAC All Eyez On Me (Death Row)
3	CORNERSHOP Handcream For A Generation (Wiiija)
4	BEN HARPER & THE INNOCENT CRIMINALS Live From Mars (Virgin Records America)
5	HELIGOLAND Heligoland (Calcium Chloride)
6	MOTHER GOOSE Junior Magic (Seriously Groovy)
7	N.W.A Greatest Hits (Priority)
8	ORCHESTRAL MANOEUVRES IN THE DARK Navigation The OMD B-Sides (Virgin)
9	VARIOUS American Gigolo (International Deejay Gigolo)
10	CAPTAIN BEEFHEART AND THE MAGIC BAND Dust Sucker (Milksafe)

1	N.W.A Greatest Hits (Priority)
2	BADLY DRAWN BOY About A Boy Original Soundtrack (Twisted Nerve/XL Recordings)
3	THE JOHN DOE THING Freedom Is... (Twah!)
4	BEN HARPER & THE INNOCENT CRIMINALS Live From Mars (Virgin Records America)
5	REMY ZERO Save Me (Elektra)
6	DEACON BLUE Raintown (CBS)
7	DIRE STRAITS On Every Street (Vertigo)
8	DR. DRE 2001 (Aftermath/Interscope)
9	THE BLUE NILE Peace At Last (Warner Bros.)
10	BLUR Blur (Food)

1	MOQSHA Moksha The Destroyer Vs. Dubzilla (Sugarshack)
2	CLINIC Walking With Thee (Domino)
3	TIMO MAAS Loud (Perfecto)
4	REMY ZERO The Golden Hum (Elektra)
5	BOB MARLEY AND THE WAILERS Trenchtown Rock (Anthology '69 - '78) (Trojan)
6	TEENAGE FANCLUB & JAD FAIR Words Of Wisdom And Hope (Geographic)
7	MILES DAVIS Miles Ahead (Columbia Jazz Masterpieces)
8	MOTHER GOOSE Village (Seriously Groovy)
9	SEAFOOD Western Battle (Infectious)
10	THE SOUNDTRACK OF OUR LIVES Behind The Music (Psychobabble)

1	BEN & JASON Ten Songs About You (Go Beat)
2	BEN & JASON Emoticons (Go Beat)
3	MERCURY REV The Dark Is Rising (V2)
4	BOARDS OF CANADA Geogaddi (Warp/Music 70)
5	ERIC CLAPTON Crossroads (Polydor)
6	JAY-Z In My Lifetime, Vol. 1 (Northwestside)
7	BLACK REBEL MOTORCYCLE CLUB BRMC (Virgin)
8	THE CHEMICAL BROTHERS Come With Us (Virgin/Freestyle Dust)
9	DELTA Slippin' Out (Dishy)
10	MISSY MISDEMEANOR ELLIOT Da Real World (Elektra)

1	OASIS Definitely Maybe (Big Brother Recordings)
2	ECHOBRAIN Echobrain (Chophouse/Surfdog)
3	MARK KOZELEK White Christmas Live (Sub Pop)
4	SHELBY LYNNE I Am Shelby Lynne (Mercury)
5	STAIND For You (Flip/Elektra)
6	TWO DAY RULE When You're Ready (Sugarshack)
7	BOB DYLAN Another Side Of Bob Dylan (Columbia)
8	JOY DIVISION Les Bains Douches (Get Back)
9	MARK KOZELEK If You Want Blood (Badman)
10	PSYCHIC TV Peak Hour (Tin Toy)