Time to put up the balloons, cut the cake and sing Happy Birthday again, because the FAIR club has now been running for two years. Because the club only attracts a few people, there´s space to mention everyone who has contributed an album nomination this year:-
Roll of Honour:-
stephen - without your consistent enthusiasm I probably would´ve closed the club by now, so many thanks for your support and the great music you have introduced us to.
frownland - hoping you haven´t abandoned us. My apologies if some of your nominations have received limited attention in the polls; I still feel that we are special buddies because we listen to exactly the same two-for-one Beefheart cd !
misspoptart - most promising newcomer, deserves credit for not only exploring strange music, but exploring strange countries too. She wins the crown for Miss FAIR Club 2013 - although you haven´t yet submitted a video of yourself belly-dancing to gypsy music, Miss P. What are you waiting for ??
cenotaph, joy circumcision and Sir Cactoos nominated one album each this year.
Facts and Figures:-
We looked at a total of 18 albums, of which the stand-outs were:-
First Place: Tempest scored 18 points.
Second Place: Agadaz, nominated by stephen, scored 8 points.
Equal Third: Red Hash (from Poor Ol´Po), Kef, and Niyaz (from misspoptart) all scored 5 points each.
Bottom of the Barrel: Worst scoring album was Pianoriental, which I have to own up to, and which got a score of minus one.
(Scores go like this: an excellent vote=2 points, good=1, OK=0, disappointing=-1, awful=-2)
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