PETER REICHARDT a 'wally market' record. MixMag MD, SBK UK and EMI Music UK likeraved it abouttoo. Such it, but a strange my mother record would — the"My success definite ofhigh SBK point Records of 1990 inwas the there really was nothing else like it. UK. The considerable success of acts TheAlastair best eventLittle, was the rediscovering best and most suchVanilla as WilsonIce combined Phillips with and the now innovative chef in London, who has a massive soundtrack hit Teenage cookrestaurant at 192 inwhen Frith we Street. were atHe used to PowerMutant has Ninja provided Turtles me and with Turtle a great Portobello Road and then he moved to deal of happiness. From a publishing cooking,the West which End. He is whatinspires I do me for in forpoint songwriting, of view, in aPrefab fairly sparse Sprout's year relaxation." definitelyJordan: The album Comeback of the year was for me." 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It reminded me of someone JOHN PEEL President, Chrysalis Music inmoment the far was distant arriving past. late My atfavourite night at Presenter, Radio One weekendalso felt a show: lot better healthwise, about my since "I was thrilled to see the Inspiral Los Angeles airport, going across "The Babes In Toyland album I'm much less stressed than atCarpets number come two. into At one the pointalbum in charts the town from my hotel to the Capital record.Spanking The Machine best time was thethe best programme'swhen I was commuting, better because plus Ithe don't mid-week chart, it was number one Towerthe last and 15 minutesstraight ofinto The the Happy studio for Reading Festival. 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I've goodComeback. for all sorts I really of moods. play it The a lot. low It's we'repoints not were Used any to Liverpool it!" defeats — RONNIE YARDLEY StoreRecords, manager, Hull Sydney Scarborough Director,NIGEL SWEENEYFerret & Spanner "My favourite record was Michael "Deee-Lite's Groove Is In The eventBolton's was Soul seeing Provider. Cher at theThe best radioHeart record because and it club was recordthe perfect which pop Birmingham National Exhibition became a huge crossover hit and also butCentre. worth It wasit. 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Initially, I thought JON WEBSTER has been refurbished with a pink, people had elected me because 1 MD, Virgin grey and burgundy decor, it's not thinkhad a contributionit was really ato conspiracy make but I "My favourite record was Sadness by We'retoo trendy trying and to notcater too for old-fashioned. everyone but to stop HMV from expanding!" itThe being Enigma. the Xmas 1 put number £50 at one.33-1 Iton was not make the older people feel out of MUSIC WEEK 22 DECEMBER 1990 19