RUNNERS-UP: Elouise Burrell and Trickle Down, Thinking About S.E.X./USASA; Glass Eye, Marlo; Debussy Fields, Achilles Hill; Butthole Surfers, PCPEP; Not for Sale, A Few Dollars More; Wild Seeds, Soul City; The Pool, Where Do We Go From Here?; Ponty Bone with Louis & the Legends, West Texas Squeeze Box Boogie; Randy Thornton, Thief in the Night

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