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College Countdown: 90FM’s Top 90 of 1989, 11

Dan Seeger

11. Guadalcanal Diary, Flip Flop For a long while, it seemed like Guadalcanal Diary’s fourth and, as it turned out, final album, Flip Flop, wasn’t going to get played on 90FM at all. I doubt the station was especially high on any of the record label’s priority lists, given the fairly small city we broadcast from and the modest 3610 watts we pumped through our transmitter (when we expanded to 11,500 watts a couple of years later, the uptick in interest was noticeable). There were some small but significant labels that didn’t even bother sending us records and a couple … Continue reading College Countdown: 90FM’s Top 90 of 1989, 11

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College Countdown: 90FM’s Top 90 of 1989, 16

Dan Seeger

16. Robyn Hitchcock ‘n’ the Egyptians, Queen Elvis While I already had immense respect and appreciation for him, I wouldn’t have named Robyn Hitchcock as my favorite performer when Queen Elvis was released. When this record hit the station in early 1989, it was simply another strong outing from a college radio stalwart in an unusually bountiful winter and spring. By this time, Hitchcock’s talents were already well-established, first as the main creative force behind the cult hero punk outfit the Soft Boys and then with a fairly prolific solo career throughout the eighties. He made his major label debut … Continue reading College Countdown: 90FM’s Top 90 of 1989, 16