FYI: Colin Larkin's Virgin Top 1000s for 1996 and 2000?

Hold on Lord Custos aren't YOU Colin Larkin?

Does he list the best 1000 albums released in 1996? If so, I reckon he must be DJ Martian.

watch it ! there is only one me !

There was a thread about 1996 during the summer on ILM, but I never got around to post.

1996: some faves listed below, who started this debate? 1996 was one of the best years of the 90s !

some faves from 96

The Aloof - Sinking (east West)

Anathema - Eternity (MFN/Peaceville)

C J Bolland - The Analogue Theatre (FFRR)

Disco Inferno - Technicolour (Rough Trade)

DJ Shadow - Endtroducing (Island)

Empirion - Advanced Technology (XL)

Katatonia - Brave Murder Day (Avant Garde)

Loveliescrushing - Xuvetyn (Projekt)

My Dying Bride - Like Gods of the Sun (Peaceville/ MFN)

Neurosis - Through Silver In Blood (Iron City)

Orbital - Insides (Internal)

Stina Nordenstam - Dynamite (east West)

Puressence - Traffic Jam on Memory Lane/ Puressence (Island)

The Razor Skyline - Journal of Trauma (COP International)

Sepultura - Roots (Roadrunner)

The 3rd and the Mortal - Painting on Glass (Voice of Wonder)

Tool - Aenima (Zoo)

Type O Negative - October Rust (Roadrunner)

Underworld - Second Toughest in the Infants (Junior Boys)

Also others

Dave Clarke - Archive One

Dead Can Dance - Spirtchaser

Endemic Void - Equations

Einsturzende Neubaten - Ende Neu

Lamb - Lamb

Omni Trio - Haunted Science

Slam - Headstates

Spring Heel Jack - 68 million shades

Swans - Soundtracks For the Blind

Tortoise - Millions Now Living Will Never Die

1996 was definitely a good year (but does it beat 1993 and 1994?). If only for the fact that it had four Ildjarn releases...snapshot:

Ildjarn - Forest Poetry
Ildjarn - Landscapes
Ildjarn - Strength and Anger
Sort Vokter - Folkloric Necro Metal
Astral Projection - Trust In Trance
Celestial Season - Celestial Season's Sonic Orb
Deinonychus - After the Rain Falls an Empty Sky Remains
Summoning - Dol Guldur
Burzum - Filosofem
Forgotten Woods - The Curse Of Mankind
Eboman - Donuts With Buddah
LTJ Bukem - Logical Progression Level 1
Sacramentum - Far Away From The Sun
Mütiilation - Vampires of Black Imperial Blood
Countess - The Book Of The Heretic
Mysticum - In the Streams of Inferno
3rd & The Mortal - Paintings On Glass
Biosphere & Higher Intelligence Agency - Polar Sequences
Cardigans - First Band On The Moon
Elend - Les Ténèbres du Dehors
Graveland - Thousand Swords
Kruder & Dorfmeister - DJ Kicks
Cryptopsy - None So Vile

Will I ever see Burzum and LTJ Bukem mentioned in the same breath again? Doubtful...

Tom:Hold on Lord Custos aren't YOU Colin Larkin?

Nope. But I am essentially doing the same thing he was doing, except the list I'm compiling isn't in "'best' (whatever that means) album first", its alphabetical/chronological order so it will be easier to use.

Also...to DJ Martian and Siegbran: thanks for your suggestions. your votes have now been added to the database.

god what a crap year for music! still! (didn't we do a 96 thread a while back?)

But anyhow...back to the main question...
Does anyone know where C. Larkins first and third lists are posted? (I discovered that the first was actually called "The Guinness Top 1000" and it came out in 1994 rather than 1996. Though that still didn't help my Google search...or Hotbot search...or Alltheweb search...)
Extra mystery bonus points to anyone who knows where I can pull down a PDF version of either of these books.

maybe you should e-mail the german guy and ask him if he has a copy of the older lists?

Hmmmm. I thought about that. I sure hope he speaks some English because the only words I know in German are the kind that instigate fistfights.
I already sent a query to Julian White at rocklists, but in retrospect it was a pointless thing to do. If he had the list, I'm sure he would've posted it already.

Lord Custos check this website which will help you with your research Cool Music Database

Cool Music Database contains all our favourite albums of the 80s and 90s. Here you can find the overall lists with the Top 50 Albums of each decade, as well as extensive lists with the best albums of each year. By clicking on the cover of an 'Album of the Year' you will be directed to a site dedicated to the relevant band or artist.

Note: best album of 1983 "Fire Dances" - Honour the Fire !

have u tried rocklist.net ?
it's f*ckin ace even if what
you're after aint there.

have u tried rocklist.net?
Tried it?
* I found that site 2 years before I found Freakytrigger/ILM.
* I cloned the entire site onto my hard drive.
* I've even contributed a couple lists to it.
it's f*ckin ace even if what you're after aint there.
I agree.

google hotbot and alltheweb suck. use dogpile.

Lord Custos Alpha:

I, too, have been trying to get the complete lists from 1994 and 2000. I even tried to buy the 2000 version of the book, but to no avail. If you ever find those puppies, let me know, would ya?

Another Colin Larkin fan,

Fezziwig Birdfeather

I wouldn't take anything serious that colin larkin writes. He's a cynical twerp, who has no serious opinions on music.