¡Olé! It's the Matador Records Poll! Part Cinco: 201-250

voted 1212. It stands out pretty high above this crop of mostly GBV in diarrhea-mode.

i can feel the heart beating.... perfect, perfect album.

Voted Carnival Boy because its incredible.

222, by a mile, for the win.

Autumn Sweater Remixes is unfuckwithable as well.

yeah those remixes need a reissue, I think that EP is oop.

YLT is really good... seems like it would be cheating to vote for the Dial M reissue but that's where my heart is. Cat Power also a fave. the 2 Foot Flame was a big letdown from the debut, which I still like quite a bit.

oh, Run On and the Who Shot Elvis LP are good too, still have both of those.

Carnival Boy, Heart Beating or Missile Me. The only one of those I've put on recently was Carnival Boy and it still sounded great; last time I put on the other two they had not aged well for me.

Yeah, Dial M is the best thing on here by a mile, but it's just a reissue. Did they even remaster it? I still have my Caroline CD, which is awfully lo volume.

i can feel the heart beating.... perfect, perfect album.

This!

Actually I feel like the rest of these Matador polls are going to be (for me) like Spoon vs. reissues, until we get to Fucked Up. Possible exception of a Bardo Pond album at some point...maybe I'm forgetting something. But interesting to relive the period when I switched from Cosloy to Gail O'Hara for guidance...

Oh wait, forgot that Spoon changed labels. So much for that...

dial M = my favorite thing on here by a long shot, but it's a reissue, so no. therefore, i can hear the heart beating as one, which will almost certainly sweep this.

OLE-207 Various Artists -- What's Up VHS (CANCELLED) was not cancelled (unless by that they mean it's no longer in print?) because I have it here at work with me.

YLT this time.

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as i do on every Cat Power thread, i'll reiterate my minority opinion that What Would The Community Think? is her best record and the Shelley/Foljahn lineup pwns everything that came after.

dr. supe - i'm guessing that what's up vhs came out later or w/ different catalog number - all this liz phair came out eventually (although i think maybe not on matador? can't remember if she's dealt off matador immediately before or after whitechocolatestarfishegg). voted 'nude as the news' single - loved it at the time, loved it when local radio really played the fuck out of it circa the jesse jackson love child scandal, loved it as a karaoke track, it's got that in and out touch of harmony i like in my fave cat power.

OLE-207 Various Artists -- What's Up VHS (CANCELLED) was not cancelled (unless by that they mean it's no longer in print?) because I have it here at work with me.

The Matador website discography (which I'm basing this whole thing on) says OLE-207 was indeed cancelled - but OLE-163 wasn't, and according to them the VHS shares that catalogue number with the LP/CD.

OLE-210 Bardo Pond -- Lapsed

THIS ALBUM SLAYS

Agree it feels like cheating to vote Pussy Galore (esp since my copies are on Mute) but those are probably my favourite on this list. After those it's between YLT & Guitar Wolf I think. Going for Planet Of The Wolves.

Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.

Sorry Guitar Wolf, I went with Tobin Sprout, though if nothing awesome I've forgotten about comes up in the next one then the "Kawasaki Z-II 750 Rock'n'roll" single can have some points (checked this cz I thought it was out between Missile Me and Planet of the Wolves but apparently it's 271)

DIAL M FOR MOTHERFUCKER

DIAL S FOR SHAKEY MO COLLIER

If this one isn't YLT I'll eat my hat.

On to more important things: where should I start with Guitar Wolf? I only know Invader Ace from the video years and years ago. Is there a good comp or otherwise suitable intro to their brand of barely controlled frenzy?

Yeah, who is going to finish 2nd to Yo La Tengo?

Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.

excellent showing for bardo pond. that spoon album is half great, as a lot of their records are.

OK that was closer than I expected. People are REALLY into Bardo Pond. Spoon I can't deal with, though; they're the kind of band I ought to like, but I fucking hate Britt Daniel's voice. Nothing personal, I'm sure he's a lovely fellow, but aaargh.

OLE-240 Cat Power -- Nude As The News 3
OLE-202 Cat Power -- What Would The Community Think 3

"Schizophrenia's Weighted Me Down" is a great b-side but it's not like it singlehandedly trumps the 11 non-"Nude" songs on the full-length, woulda been nice if the album took its rightful place in 3rd here

3rd place is a small victory, holy cow.

Part Seis is up now. A two-horse race, maybe?

I fucking hate Britt Daniel's voice. Nothing personal, I'm sure he's a lovely fellow

You haven't seen anything until you've seen Britt staggering drunk and coked up, puking and shitting his pants on the floor of a local bar, and then being carried out by friends.

(I didn't see this myself. But I have a friend who knows Britt, and had the pleasure of being present.)