Well, it’s the final day of 2012, so time has run out for us to unveil the results of the Slicing Up Eyeballs Readers Poll 2012. We’ve tallied up your votes, weeded out the ineligible stuff (like Grizzly Bear and Iron Maiden) and are ready to look back at the year that was for our beloved ’80s college-rock artists. Here we go.
Best albums | Best songs | Best reissues | Best comps/live/box sets | Best live acts
BEST REISSUES OF 2012:
10. The House of Love, The House of Love
BACKSTORY: Cherry Red this year reissued the band’s self-titled debut as a 3-disc set.
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9. My Bloody Valentine, Loveless
BACKSTORY: MBV’s classic 1992 album was reissued as a 2CD set with a second mix.
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8. Icehouse, Primitive Man: 30th Anniversary Edition
BACKSTORY: The Australian act’s 1982 album got a deluxe makeover this year.
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7. Peter Gabriel, So: 25th Anniversary Edition
BACKSTORY: Peter Gabriel’s 1986 smash got a belated, but hugely expanded, reissue.
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6. Ministry, With Sympathy
BACKSTORY: The long-out-of-print debut from Al Jourgensen finally was reissued this year.
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5. Ian McCulloch, Candleland: Deluxe Edition
BACKSTORY: The Bunnymen leader’s debut was among three solo albums reissued in 2012.
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4. Yazoo, Upstairs at Eric’s: MFSL Vinyl
BACKSTORY: Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab reissued Yazoo’s 1982 debut on vinyl this year.
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3. Sugar, Copper Blue: Deluxe Edition
BACKSTORY: Bob Mould’s Sugar catalog was reissued this year in both the U.S. and the U.K.
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2. R.E.M., Document: 25th Anniversary Edition
BACKSTORY: R.E.M.’s IRS-era reissues continued this year with this 2CD edition.
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1. INXS, Kick: 25th Anniversary Edition
BACKSTORY: The Aussie rockers this year released an expanded reissue of their 1987 breakout.
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PREVIOUSLY ON SLICING UP EYEBALLS
- Readers Poll 2011: Best albums of the year
- Readers Poll 2011: Best singles of the year
- Readers Poll 2011: Best reissues of the year
- Readers Poll 2011: Best compilations, box sets and live albums of the year
- Readers Poll 2010: Best new albums of the year
- Readers Poll 2010: Best reissues of the year
