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#56 The Vaselines, DUM-DUM Spotify: open.spotify.com/album/630p98... In this order: Tracks 8-10 Track 6 Tracks 12-17 YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=9YnJ... FLAC: drive.google.com/drive/folder... MP3: drive.google.com/drive/folder...

In the middle is a grid of four rectangles, each one with a headshot of a member of the band. They're all white guys except for a dark haired woman in the upper right. Along the left side, going down horizontally, are alternating pictures of a flying cherub and a star within a circle. Along the right side, going down horizontally, are alternating pictures of a half-skull and a simple star shape.
sep 1, 2025, 2:02 pm • 0 0

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Almost forgot, had to be reminded 😅 Here’s the Designated Cheerleader for DUM-DUM by @renamj.bsky.social! Take it away, Rena!

I listened to many, many albums in preparation for the Best Album of 1989 tournament - obscure and well- known alike, from dream pop to hip-hop and hard rock/metal to experimental (even a Keith Jarrett album!). The Vaselines' first LP Dum-Dum was one of my favorite new discoveries, and it might be the shortest (only 27 minutes! and breeziest of all the albums in the final 128. I had certainly been aware of Scottish indie favorites The Vaselines. They were famously loved by Kurt Cobain, who admired everything from The Raincoats to Cheap Trick, and Nirvana covered Featuring Eugene Kelly and Frances McKee on vocals/guitars, James Seenan on bass, and Charlie Kelly on drums, Dum-Dum is just under a half-hour of irreverent guitar pop. One catchy song after another, highlights include
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The Best Album of 1989 @bestalbumbrackets.bsky.social

Here’s where you can download DUM-DUM per the DC above: FLAC: drive.google.com/drive/folder... MP3: drive.google.com/drive/folder...

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The Best Album of 1989 @bestalbumbrackets.bsky.social

The “you can always do an Italian accent, it’s never racist” meme with the Prince-looking guy, but it says “You can always ask Kent where the Designated Cheerleaders are, it’s never wrong
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The Best Album of 1989 @bestalbumbrackets.bsky.social

FULL MOON FEVER defeats DUM-DUM, 88-62-2.

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Bob McCarthy @heckler-spray.bsky.social

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The Best Album of 1989 @bestalbumbrackets.bsky.social

FULL MOON FEVER is one of the 32 best albums of 1989.

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Rena MJ 🕸️🕯️ @renamj.bsky.social

That Vaselines album cover would make a pretty cool Terminal Classic shirt:

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Rena MJ 🕸️🕯️ @renamj.bsky.social

Thanks! It won't beat the juggernaut that is FULL MOON FEVER but still a fun discovery and at least it got this far.

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