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)

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