Lots of good tunes here. My favourites from each group:

A) 2) M/A/R/R/S - Pump Up The Volume - 4AD

B) 2) Frankie Knuckles - Only The Strong Survive - DJ International

C) 2) Mr. Lee - I Can't Forget - Trax Records

D) 4) Mr. Lee - House This House - Trax Records

E) 4) Pet Shop Boys - Always On My Mind (remix) - EMI Records

F) 3) Rhythim is Rhythim - Strings Of Life - Transmat - THE BEST OF THESE

G) Tough One. I like two: 1) Blake Baxter - When We Used To Play - KMS, 5) Pet Shop Boys - It's A Sin - Parlophone Records

H) 2) Depeche Mode - Strangelove - Mute Records

I) SICKKKKK YEAR! I like 3: 3) Living In A Box - Living In A Box - Chrysalis
4) Rhythim is Rhythim - Nude Photo - Transmat
5) Joe Smooth - The Promised Land - DJ International

J) 3) Modern Talking - Jet Airliner - Hansa




There are a bunch of other great EDM tunes from these years that you missed!

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Maybe the two True Faith's shoulda been collapsed into one... dunno how it will affect the voting

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you have to remember that people initially expected less then 10 tracks to be nominated for '87.

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My picks of each group:

A.2) M/A/R/R/S - Pump Up The Volume - 4AD
B.1) U2 - I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For - Island Records
C.5) Michael Jackson - Bad - Epic
D.1) Phuture - Acid Tracks - Trax records
E.4) Pet Shop Boys - Always On My Mind (remix) - EMI Records
F.3) Rhythim is Rhythim - Strings Of Life - Transmat
G.5) Pet Shop Boys - It's A Sin - Parlophone Records
H.2) Depeche Mode - Strangelove - Mute Records
I.1) Reese & Santonio - The Sound - KMS
J.1) Kevin Irving - Children Of The Night - Trax Records

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group A 2) M/A/R/R/S - Pump Up The Volume - 4AD
group B 2) Frankie Knuckles - Only The Strong Survive - DJ International
group C 5) Michael Jackson - Bad - Epic
group D 2) The KLF - 1987 What the F*ck's Going On? - unknown
group E 4) Pet Shop Boys - Always On My Mind (remix) - EMI Records
group F 4) Fleetwood Mac - Big Love - Warner Bros. Records
group G 2) Guns N' Roses - Welcome To The Jungle - Geffen Records
group H 3) INXS - Need You Tonight - Mercury
group I 3) Living In A Box - Living In A Box - Chrysalis
group J 1) Kevin Irving - Children Of The Night - Trax Records



i like this format way better than the everyone lists their favorites method...

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I'm just wondering why it's 87 and not 84, 85, 86, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, or another?

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Originally posted by muckluck I'm just wondering why it's 87 and not 84, 85, 86, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, or another?

coz we still have time to go through those years

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Originally posted by muckluck I'm just wondering why it's 87 and not 84, 85, 86, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, or another?

I guess 87 because that's about the first year since the 70s of Jarre & Kraftwerk when more than a minimal amount of good EDM (influenced at least) tracks came out.. before that it would have been a little too short of a TOTA contest. TOTAs for '88-'01 will come later, we go through them year by year. Since 2002 TOTAs have been already made on TA.

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Originally posted by GrimReaper I guess 87 because that's about the first year since the 70s of Jarre & Kraftwerk when more than a minimal amount of good EDM (influenced at least) tracks came out.. before that it would have been a little too short of a TOTA contest. TOTAs for '88-'01 will come later, we go through them year by year. Since 2002 TOTAs have been already made on TA.

i chose '87 as it is the (official) beginning of acid house.
'86 will probably be held aswell due of the big demend.

people originally doubted that the '87 toty could be done, so i took the initiative.

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Originally posted by Psy-T i chose '87 as it is the (official) beginning of acid house.

Heh, i thought about that but doubted it would be that obvious.

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Originally posted by GrimReaper Heh, i thought about that but doubted it would be that obvious.

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