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The Mercury? Predictable? Surely not...
Mike_Diver by Mike Diver July 20th, 2004
The old people in suits have spoken: these ARE the best albums to come out of Britain in recent history...

The Mercury Music Prize nominated albums
Basement Jaxx Kish Kash (XL Recordings)
Belle & Sebastian Dear Catastrophe Waitress (Rough Trade)
Franz Ferdinand Franz Ferdinand (Domino)
Jamelia Thank You (Parlophone)
Keane Hopes and Fears (Island Records)
Snow Patrol Final Straw (Fiction)
Joss Stone The Soul Sessions (Relentless)
The Streets A Grand Don't Come for Free (679 Recordings)
Ty Upwards (Big Dada Recordings)
Amy Winehouse Frank (Island Records)
Robert Wyatt Cuckooland (Hannibal / Rykodisc)
The Zutons Who Killed The Zutons (Deltasonic)

Who'll win? Who cares... we're off down the pub to compile our own damn list.



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