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1988

Mixes By Year: 1988 Most Recommended Albums

1988 must first and foremost be known as the year of Hip Hop.  It is to date the most important and artistically prolific year in Hip Hop history and marks a cultural turning point of when the music would begin its ascent to the top of the popular music ladder.  ’88 was also a very important year for indie/alternative music as albums by Sonic Youth, Jane’s Addiction & The Pixies would be the seeds that would launch the alternative music revolution of 1991-92.

By 1988 the top 40/mainstream music & radio had become utterly dour.  All over the charts were increasingly lame hair bands, along with garbage teeny boppers like Tiffany & New Kids On the Block and has-been boomer artists either watering-down their music or blatantly selling out.  In the pop world only icons like Prince, Madonna, U2, Janet Jackson & George Michael along with the occasional rap crossover hit were saving the mainstream from total despair.  Given that climate it’s not difficult to see why so much of the lasting musical contributions came from the underground

Back to Hip Hop-  though rap music had been both commercial & artistically viable since the late 70’s/early 80’s, 1988 marked its big leap forward.  Prior to 1988 there had been more than a handful of classic singles but only several classic albums released- namely by Run-DMC, Beastie Boys, Eric B & Rakim, Boogie Down Productions & Public Enemy.  ’88 flat out doubled the amount of album classics in rap’s pantheon.  Public Enemy released the mind blowing “It Takes A Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back” which to me stands as the artistic pinnacle of the entire genre as well as one of the best albums of the decade and of all time.  Ice T. invented gangsta-rap with “Power” and N.W.A. took it three step further with the nihilistic yet somehow still politically prescient “Straight Outta Compton”- the best album for members of Gen X to use to scare the hell out of their parents.  Both Eric B & Rakim & Boogie Down Productions released their second amazing albums in a row (with “Follow the Leader” and “By All Means Necessary” respectively) and new artists EPMD, Ultramagnetic MC’s, Big Daddy Kane & Slick Rick (in his latest incarnation after an awesome stint with Doug E. Fresh) released stellar debuts.  The old school had suddenly become the new school and hip hop would never look back- samples & production would become more and more intricate and bad language and violence would become increasingly prominent creating a dividing line between those growing with the music and those who could no longer stomach it or who yearned for its simpler days.

The most popular indie & alternative music in ’88 was mainly popular on college campuses and with high school kids in the know- it was mostly unable to sell in platinum numbers.  Yet albums like “Daydream Nation”, “Surfer Rosa” & “Nothing’s Shocking” had certainly built on the foundation set by earlier alternative artists like Husker Du, The Replacements, Mission of Burma, The Minutemen & Black Flag- both artistically and in units sold.  R.E.M., another of the earliest alternative bands, had had something of a crossover hit with their “Green” album becoming its biggest seller to date by far (if not its most artistically successful).  Even further left of center bands like the post-hardcore Fugazi and the industrial Ministry also had their first important releases.

Across the pond My Bloody Valentine were inventing the shoe-gaze movement (a psychedelic cacophony of guitars and synths creating a beautiful wall of sound) while the Happy Mondays were beginning to popularize a rave movement which combined alternative guitar music, house, funk & Northern Soul.  Both would be the main sounds in the U.K. until the rise of Brit-Pop in the mid 90’s

The softer, neo-folk sound was gaining in popularity as well including socially conscious artists like Tracy Chapman, 10,000 Maniacs, Suzanne Vega & Edie Brickell became the mainstream college sound and also moved plenty of albums.  Also the beginnings of an alternative country movement with Lucinda Williams, Steve Earle & Dwight Yoakam as examples of country-ish artists impossible to pigeon-hole to the conservative mainstream country industry in Nashville.  This was the country side rather than the rock side of the alt country movement of Uncle Tupelo, The Jayhawks etc.. a few years later.

1988 contained plenty of both good & bad but it certainly should be remembered as a bellweather year for both Hip Hop and underground rock music.



The Pixies- Surfer Rosa


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R.E.M.- Green

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N.W.A.- Straight Outta Compton

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EPMD- Strictly Business

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Sonic Youth- Daydream Nation

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Talk Talk- Spirit of Eden

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Ice T- Power


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The Pogues- If I Should Fall from Grace with God

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Eric B & Rakim- Follow the Leader

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Ultramagnetic MC’s- Critical Beatdown

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Jane’s Addiction- Nothing’s Shocking

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Public Enemy- It Takes A Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back

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My Bloody Valentine- Isn’t Anything

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Leonard Cohen- I’m Your Man

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Lucinda Williams- Lucinda Williams

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Boogie Down Productions- By All Means Necessary

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Slick Rick- The Great Adventures of Slick Rick

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Ministry- The Land of Rape and Honey

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The Go-Betweens- 16 Lovers Lane

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They Might Be Giants- Lincoln

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Fugazi/Fugazi 7 Songs EP


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My Bloody Valentine- You Made Me Realise EP


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Mudhoney- Superfuzz Bigmuff EP


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Mixes By Year: Best of 1988 Volume 1

Best of 1988 Volume 1 (9/23/02)

1.  N.W.A.- Straight Outta Compton

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2.  Public Enemy- Rebel Without a Pause

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3.  Prince- Alphabet St.

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4.  Jane’s Addiction- Had A Dad

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5.  My Bloody Valentine- Soft As Snow (but Warm Inside)

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6.  Sonic Youth- Teenage Riot

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7.  Boogie Down Productions- Stop the Violence

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8.  EPMD- You Gots to Chill

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9.  Fugazi- Waiting Room

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10.  The Pixies- Where is My Mind?

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11.  The Sugarcubes- Birthday

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12.  Eric B & Rakim- Microphone Fiend

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13.  Rob Base & DJ EZ Rock- It Takes Two

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14.  Ice T- High Rollers

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15.  Slick Rick- Children’s Story

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16.  U2- Angel of Harlem

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17.  Lucinda Williams- Changed the Locks

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18.  R.E.M.- You Are the Everything

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Mixes By Year: Best of 1988 Volume 2

Best of 1988 Volume 2 (9/25/02)

1.  Ministry- Stigmata

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2.  Sonic Youth- Eric’s Trip

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3.  Ice T- Drama

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4.  Big Daddy Kane- Ain’t No Half Steppin’

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5.  Fugazi- Suggestion

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6.  Public Enemy- Night of the Living Baseheads

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7.  Living Color- Cult of Personality

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8.  Dinosaur Jr.- Freak Scene

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9.  Jane’s Addiction- Summertime Rolls

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10.  LL Cool J- Goin’ Back to Cali

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11.  N.W.A.- Gangsta Gangsta

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12.  The Pixies- Gigantic

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13.  The Pogues- Fairytale of New York

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14.  Lucinda Williams- Passionate Kisses

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15.  R.E.M.- World Leader Pretend

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16.  Tracy Chapman- Fast Car

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17.  The Smithereens- Especially for You

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18.  My Bloody Valentine- When You Wake (You’re Still in a Dream)

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Mixes By Year: Best of 1988 Volume 3

Best of 1988 Volume 3 (9/14/04)

1.  The Pixies- Bone Machine

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2.  Fugazi- Bulldog Front

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3.  N.W.A.- F**k Tha Police

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4.  Public Enemy- Black Steel in the Hour of Chaos

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5.  Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds- The Mercy Seat

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6.  The Pogues- If I Should Fall from Grace with God

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7.  Jane’s Addiction- Mountain Song

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8.  Ultramagnetic MC’s- Traveling at the Speed of Thought

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9.  EPMD- Let the Funk Flow

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10.  Eric B & Rakim- Lyrics of Fury

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11.  Sonic Youth- Hey Joni

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12.  Cocteau Twins- Carolyn’s Fingers

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13.  Morrissey- Suedehead

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14.  The Go-Betweens- Streets of Your Town

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15.  Stetsasonic- Talkin’ All that Jazz

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16.  Boogie Down Productions- My Philosophy

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17.  Dwight Yoakam (with Buck Owens)- Streets of Bakersfield

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18.  Lucinda Williams- Crescent City

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19.  Talk Talk- I Believe in You

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Mixes By Year: Best of 1988 Volume 4

Best of 1988 Volume 4 (9/18/04)

1.  Jane’s Addiction- Ocean Size

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2.  Public Enemy- Don’t Believe the Hype

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3.  EPMD- Strictly Business

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4.  The Jungle Brothers- The Promo

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5.  R.E.M.- Pop Song ’89

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6.  The Smithereens- Only A Memory

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7.  The Sugarcubes- Motorcrash

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8.  Lucinda Williams- Side of the Road

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9.  The Cowboy Junkies- Misguided Angel

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10.  My Bloody Valentine- Feed Me with Your Kiss

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11.  Sonic Youth- Candle

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12.  Leonard Cohen- First We Take Manhattan

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13.  The Pixies- Break My Body

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14.  Fugazi- Bad Mouth

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15.  N.W.A.- Express Yourself

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16.  Stetsasonic- It’s In My Song

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17.  Ultramagnetic MC’s- Ain’t it Good to You

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18.  Slick Rick- Hey Young World

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19.  U2- All I Want is You

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Mixes By Year: Best of 1988 Volume 5

Best of 1988 Volume 5 (12/15/07)

1.  They Might Be Giants- Ana Ng

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2.  The Go-Betweens- Was There Anything I Could Do?

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3.  Fugazi- Give Me the Cure

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6.  Ultramagnetic MC’s- Give the Drummer Some

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7.  Biz Markie- The Vapors

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8.  Boogie Down Productions- Illegal Business

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9.  Sonic Youth- Total Trash

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10.  Mudhoney- Sweet Young Thing Ain’t Sweet Anymore

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11.  Jane’s Addiction- Jane Says

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12.  The Cowboy Junkies- Sweet Jane

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13.  The Church- Under the Milky Way

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14.  Shabba Ranks- Mr. Loverman

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15.  2 Much- Wild Thang

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16.  Slick Rick- Teenage Love

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17.  JVC Force- Strong Island

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18.  Public Enemy- Bring the Noise

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19.  Ice T- Colors

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20.  Lucinda Williams- I Just Wanted to See You so Bad

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Mixes By Year: Best of 1988 Volume 6

Best of 1988 Volume 6 (12/16/07)

1.  Audio Two- Top Billin’

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2.  Public Enemy- She Watch Channel Zero

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3.  Jane’s Addiction- Pig’s in Zen

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4.  The Pet Shop Boys- Left to My Own Devices

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5.  U2- Desire

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6.  Sonic Youth- Silver Rocket

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7.  The Pixies- The River Euphrates

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8.  The Go-Betweens- Dive for Your Memory

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9.  Talk Talk- Eden

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10.  Ziggy Marley & the Melody Makers- Tomorrow People

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11.  Leonard Cohen- Everybody Knows

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12.  Mudhoney- Touch Me I’m Sick

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13.  Danzig- Twist of Cain

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14.  Slick Rick- The Ruler’s Back

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15.  Eric B & Rakim- Follow the Leader

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16.  EPMD- Get Off the Bandwagon

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17.  Run-DMC- Run’s House

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18.  The Traveling Wilburys- Not Alone Anymore

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19.  My Bloody Valentine- Sueisfine

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Mixes By Year: Best of 1988 Volume 7

Best of 1988 Volume 7 (5/8/10)

1.  When in Rome- The Promise

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2.  The Pet Shop Boys- Heart

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3.  Erasure- A Little Respect

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4.  A Guy Called Gerald- Voodoo Ray

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5.  Edie Brickell & the New Bohemians- What I Am

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6.  The Jungle Brothers- Because I Got It Like That

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7.  Big Daddy Kane- Set It Off

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8.  Public Enemy- Louder Than A Bomb

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9.  Metallica- One

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10.  My Bloody Valentine- You Made Me Realise

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11.  Sonic Youth- The Sprawl

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12.  Ultramagnetic MC’s- Smack My B**ch Up

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13.  Ice T- I’m Your Pusher

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14.  EPMD- You’re A Customer

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15.  Boogie Down Productions- Jimmy

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16.  The Godfathers- Birth, School, Work, Death

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Mixes By Year: Best of 1988 Volume 8

Best of 1988 Volume 8 (5/8/10)

1.  Run-DMC- Beats to the Rhyme

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2.  JJ Fad- Supersonic

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3.  Ultramagnetic MC’s- Watch Me Now

Buy Ultramagnetic MC's - Critical Beatdown - Watch Me Now

4.  Eric B & Rakim- Paid in Full (7 Minutes of Madness- The Coldcut Remix)

Buy Eric B. & Rakim - 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Eric B & Rakim - Paid In Full (Seven Minutes of Music) [The Coldcut Remix]

5.  The Psychedelic Furs- All That Money Wants

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6.  Talk Talk- Inheritance

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7.  Widespread Panic- Travelin’ Light

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8.  Steve Earle- Copperhead Road

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9.  The Primitives- Crash

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10.  The Smithereens- House We Used to Live In

Buy The Smithereens - Green Thoughts - House We Used to Live In

11.  The Field Mice- Emma’s House

Buy The Field Mice - Where'd You Learn to Kiss That Way? - Emma's House

12.  Morrissey- Every Day is Like Sunday

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13.  My Bloody Valentine- Slow

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14.  Sonic Youth- Kissability

Buy Sonic Youth - Daydream Nation - Kissability

15.  Ministry- Deity

Buy Ministry - Land of Rape and Honey - Deity

16.  Public Enemy- Prophets of Rage

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17.  Jane’s Addiction- Idiot’s Rule

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18.  Leonard Cohen- Tower of Song

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19.  R.E.M.- Hairshirt

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Mixes By Year: Best of 1988 Volume 9

  1. Metallica- Blackened
  2. Slayer- South Of Heaven
  3. Loop- Collision
  4. My Bloody Valentine- Nothing Much To Lose
  5. Sonic Youth- Cross The Breeze
  6. The Vaselines- Jesus Wants Me For A Sunbeam
  7. Beat Happening- Indian Summer
  8. The Waterboys- Fisherman’s Blues
  9. Lucinda Williams- The Night’s Too Long
  10. Traveling Wilburys- Handle With Care
  11. The Wedding Present- Why Are You Being So Reasonable Now?
  12. The House Of Love- Destroy The Heart
  13. Prince- Ana Stesia (Live From Lovesexy Tour)
  14. The Church- Reptile
  15. Jungle Brothers- Straight Out The Jungle
  16. Ultramagnetic MC’s- Ease Back
  17. Easy-E (Fat. Dr. Dre)- Eazy-Duz-It
  18. E.U.- Da Butt