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Gary's New Compilation Hits Number Nine in NYC

"Operators are Standing By: The Essential Gary Lucas 1988-1996", Gary's new compilation of the best of his early Gods and Monsters recordings, hit the WNYU FM Top 10 for the week of April 21, 2003. WNYU is one of the premier college radio stations in the country, and along with WFMU is considered the best source for alternative music in the biggest US major market city.

WNYU CHART FOR APRIL 21, 2003

Compiled By Music Director Rob Hatch-Miller

1. Via Tania - Under A Different Sky (Chocolate Industries)
2. Greg Weeks - Slighly West EP (Acuarela)
3. Mono - One Step More And You Die (Arena Rock)
4. Nikki Sudden And Dave Kusworth - Jacobites (Secretly Canadian)
5. Warren Ellis - 3 Pieces For Violin (King Crab)
6. Yo La Tengo - Summer Sun (Matador)
7. Ride - OX4: The Best Of Ride (First Time)
8. Jennifer Gentle And Kawabata Makoto - The Wrong Cage (Sillyboy)
9. Gary Lucas - Operators Are Standing By (Knitting Factory)
10. Opiate - Sometimes (Morr Music)
11. Woven Hand - S/T (Sounds Familyre)
12. Arab Strap - Monday At The Hug And Pint (Matador)
13. Miaow - When It All Comes Down (LTM)
14. The Clean - Anthology (Merge)
15. Califone - Quicksand/Cradlesnakes (Thrill Jockey)
16. Cat Power - You Are Free (Matador)
17. Various Artists - Wild Dub: Dread Meets Punk Rocker (Select Cuts)
18. Minamo - Beautiful (Apestaartje)
19. Various Artists - BBC Radiophonic Workshop (BBC Worldwide)
20. The Land Of Nod - Reality Channel (Elephant Stone)
21. Autechre - Draft 7.30 (Warp)
22. Portastatic - The Summer Of The Shark (Merge)
23. Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Date With The Night EP (Polydor)
24. Mouse On Mars - Glam (Thrill Jockey)
25. Asa-Chang And Junray - Tsu Gi Ne Pu (Leaf)
26. Various Artists - Sic 7" Series (Broklyn Beats)
27. Omid - Distant Drummer (Beneath The Surface)
28. Melon Galia - Les Embarras Du Quotidien (Grenadine)
29. The Murder City Devils - R.I.P. (Sub Pop)
30. Mira Calix - Skimskitta (Warp)

ADDS: The Bug (Tigerbeat6); Manitoba (Domino); Savage Republic (Independent Project); David Toop (Sub Rosa); Yoshimi And Yuka (Ipecac)

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