RUNNERS-UP: 101Xmas; Stevie Ray Vaughan Greatest Hits (Epic); Ian Moore, Modern Day Folklore (Capricorn); Guy Forsyth, Needlegun (Antone’s); Wayne Hancock, Thunderstorms & Neon Signs (DejaDisc); Joe Ely, Letter to Laredo (MCA); Austin Lounge Lizards, Small Minds (Watermelon); Wannabes, Popsucker (DejaDisc); Tie: Sixteen Deluxe, Backfeedmagnetbabe (Trance); Sue Foley, Big City Blues (Antone’s); Dangerous Toys, The Artists Formerly Known as Dangerous Toys (DMZ)

This article appears in March 15 • 1996 (Cover).

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