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October 31, 2025

#369 The Best Album of 1989, Round 3 Match #110: The Jesus and Mary Chain vs. Neneh Cherry

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Hey folks!

First pic: An offwhite background with a large star in the middle. Within the star is a blue-green toned photograph of the faces of Jesus and Mary Chain bandmembers Jim Reid and William Reid. They are both pale white men with shaggy dark hair; one wears sungIasses. I don't know which one's Noel and which one's Liam, I don't know know which one's Tegan and which one's Sara, and I don't know which one's Jim and which one's William. And I like it that way. Second pic: A color photograph of a young Black woman with her hair pulled back, her arms crossed, and wearing loads of bracelets and a very large medallion. She has a very.. angry? disappointed? smug? look on her face. It's very intense, regardless. The background is blank white.
The Jesus and Mary Chain, AUTOMATIC vs. Neneh Cherry, RAW LIKE SUSHI

Today’s Best Album of 1989 match is:

#14 The Jesus and Mary Chain, AUTOMATIC

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vs.

#19 Neneh Cherry, RAW LIKE SUSHI

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To vote, follow this link to the Google Form. You will need a Google login to vote. If you can’t or won’t have one, let me know ASAP (either through this newsletter, my email [kentmbeeson@hey.com] or on the Best Album Brackets Bluesky account) and I’ll see what I can do.

Click here to see the current results for the entire tournament, and click here to see the current results for the prediction bracket contest.

Yesterday, #3 De La Soul, 3 FEET HIGH AND RISING defeated #30 Camper Van Beethoven, KEY LIME PIE, 183-45-1.

Thanks for the turnout yesterday! 3 FEET HIGH AND RISING’s 183 votes is the most winning votes in a 1989 match! (So far.)

Kent

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