FESTIVE FIFTY 1998
1 Delgados
Pull the wires from the wall
2 Mogwai
Xmas Steps
(from No Education = No Future EP)
3 Belle and Sebastian
The boy with the arab strap
(from The Boy With The Arab Strap)
4 10 Benson
The claw
(A-side of 3rd single)
5 Pop-Off
Tuesday Unworldly
6 Cuban Boys
Oh my God they killed Kenny!
7 Bis
Euro Disco
8 Pulp
This is hardcore
9 Delgados
Everything goes around the water
10 Helen Love
Long live the UK music scene
11 Jesus and Mary Chain
Cracking up
12 Daniel Johnston
Dream scream
13 Clinic
Cement mixer
14 Badly Drawn Boy
I need a sign
15 Cinerama
Kerry Kerry
16 Plone
Plock
17 L'Augmentation
Soleil
18 Boards of Canada
Aquarius
(from Music has The Right To Children)
19 Solex
Solex all licketysplit
20 Evolution Control Committee
Copyright violation for the nation
(A-side of US single)
21 Massive Attack
Teardrop
with Elizabeth Fraser
22 Spiritualized
Oh happy day
(cover of Edwin Hawkins Singers)
(John Peel, recorded live, Meltdown 98, Royal Festival Hall, London, 1998/7/1 R)
23 Solex
One louder Solex
(John Peel, 1998/6/9 B)
24 Melys
Lemming (Chameleon of feelings)
25 Half Man Half Biscuit
Turn a blind eye
(from Four Lads Who Shook The Wirral)
26 Belle and Sebastian
Sleep the clock around
(from The Boy With The Arab Strap)
27 Clinic
Monkey on your back
28 Fatboy Slim
The Rockafeller Skank
29 Super Furry Animals
Ice hockey hair
30 Billy Bragg
- with Natalie Merchant
Way over yonder in a minor key
31 Freed Unit
Widdershins
32 Male Nurse
My own private Patrick Swayze
33 Mercury Rev
Goddess on a hiway
(from Deserter's Songs)
34 Elbow
Powder blue
(from Noisebox EP)
35 Gorky's Zygotic Mynci
Sweet Johnny
(from Gorky 5)
36 Gorky's Zygotic Mynci
Hush the warmth
(from Gorky 5)
37 Melt Banana
Stimulus for revolting virus
(from Charlie)
38 Delgados
The actress
(from Peloton)
39 Quickspace
If I were a carpenter
(cover of Tim Hardin)
(John Peel, 1998/10/20 B)
40 60ft Dolls
Alison's room
41 Boards Of Canada
Roygbiv
(from Music has The Right To Children)
42 Derrero
Radar intruder
43 Hefner
Pull yourself together
44 Rooney
Went to town
(from Got Up Late EP)
45 Sodastream
Turnstyle
(from Enjoy EP)
46 Sportique
The kids are solid gold
47 10 Benson
Evil heat
48 Autechre
Fold 4 wrap 5
(from LP Five)
49 Fall
Shake off
(John Peel, 1998/11/4 B)
50 PJ Harvey
Is this desire?
(from Is This Desire?, 1997/4-1998/4 R)
(all A-sides of singles except where stated, 1998)
Last updated 04 January, 2006