1992 was not a great year for pop. It was almost an eclectic one, which started with Nevermind knocking Michael Jackson's Dangerous off Billboard number one and ended with the soundtrack to The Bodyguard selling ridiculous amounts, but the UK charts were giving house room to bands like KWS and the toytown techno mini-craze, where Shakespear's Sister's Stay managed eight weeks at number one. SAW had faded and nobody quite knew what to do. 1992 was also the year of high grade controversy in the Sex book, Body Count's Cop Killer and Sinead O'Connor's Pope photo, and of course David Bowie reciting the Lord's Prayer at the Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert. Our collection is for large parts a loud and abrasive one, though consciousness rap, proto-Britpop, indie jangle, soaring electropop and druggy intransigence also score highly.
Ministry - Jesus Built My Hotrod
Cows - Contamination
Blur - Popscene
Jawbox - Cutoff
The Fall - Free Range
Levitation - World Around
Sonic Youth - Sugar Kane
Polvo - Can I Ride
The Lemonheads - Alison's Starting To Happen
Bratmobile - Kiss And Ride
Sugar - If I Can't Change Your Mind
Manic Street Preachers - Motorcycle Emptiness
Pavement - Summer Babe (Winter Version)
Drop Nineteens - Winona
Screaming Trees - Nearly Lost You
The Wedding Present - Flying Saucer
Suede - Metal Mickey
PJ Harvey - Sheela-Na-Gig
Cud - Rich And Strange
Heavenly - Our Love Is Heavenly
Beat Happening - Teenage Caveman
Jonathan Richman - I Was Dancing In The Lesbian Bar
Arrested Development - Mr Wendal
The Pharcyde - Passin' Me By
House Of Pain - Jump Around
Wu-Tang Clan - Protect Ya Neck
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Papa Won't Leave You Henry
Bang Bang Machine - Geek Love
Pulp - Babies
R.E.M. - Drive
The Charlatans - Weirdo
The Lightning Seeds - The Life Of Riley
Saint Etienne - People Get Real
Electronic - Disappointed
Carter The Unstoppable Sex Machine - The Only Living Boy In New Cross
The Disposable Heroes Of Hiphoprisy - Television The Drug Of The Nation
Beastie Boys - So What'Cha Want
Prince - Sexy M.F.
Flowered Up - Weekender
Spiritualized - Run
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