1995
Album of the Year - Pat Metheny We Live Here
Most disappointing Over-hyped album : The Beatles Anthology - vol 1
Best Obscure Pop Album : The Greenberry Woods - big money item
Best cover version album : Annie Lennox - Medusa
Worst Geographical Decision : Deep Forest's shift from Africa to the Caucasus
Most unnecessary cover version : Michael Jackson - Come Together
Best ethereal jazz / pop hybrid effort : Elvis Costello/Bill Frisell - Deep Dark Blue
Best Chinese singer album : Faye Wong - Tian Kong
Best Comeback Album by Ageing Rock Drummer : Ginger Baker - Going Back Home
Wettest, longest, stickiest reverb : Enya - memory of trees
Best on-line music magazine : Addicted to Noise
Best drummer album : Roy Haynes - te vou!
Best Live Album : Annie Lennox live in Central Park
Best Tribute Album : Hendrix - In From The Storm
Most embarrassing psychotherapy session : Michael Jackson - Scream
Worst Critically Acclaimed Album : Blur - the great escape
Most Wince-Inducing Woman Scorned Song : Alanis Morrisette - you ought to know
Best album sans drummer (what a relief) : Al Di meola etc - The Rites of Strings
Best Gaelic fringe pop album : Del Amitri - Twisted
Best blues / dance-drumloop hybrid effort : Little Axe - The Wolf That House Built
Best sax album : Brecker Bros - Out of the Loop
Most disappointing follow-up : Ace of Base - The Bridge
Biggest overall disappointment : Randy Newman - Faust
Best remixed "best of" album : Michael Jackson - HIStory (listen to cleaned-up opening to Billie Jean!)
Best concert : Cleveland rock and roll hall of fame (yes!)
Best Zappa Album : Best of
Best Jazz Guitar album : John McLaughlin - where fortune smiles
The special Anton Graham "running out of ideas, are we sunshine?" award : Simply Red - Life
Single of the Year NOT : Beatles - Free as a Bird
Best Jazz Guitar Album for Release in 1996 : Eugene Pao - by the company you keep
Best retro pop album : McAlmont and Simpson - the sound of...
Best Blues Album : Kim Wilson - that's Life
Jennifer's pick of album of the year : Oasis - What's the story, Morning Glory
