ESSENTIAL SOUTH AFRICAN ALBUMS

The following list is based on votes from a survey of various people in the SA Music industry who where asked to name their 10 Essential SA albums.

Format: Title - Artist (No. of Votes) (Year Released)

1. A Croak and a Grunt in the Night - Rabbitt (9) (1977)
2. éVoid - éVoid (8) (1983)
3. Tananas - Tananas (7) (1989)
4. Astra - Freedoms Children (5) (1970)
5. One Came Running - No Friends of Harry (5) (1987)
6. Wie Is Bernoldus Niemand - Bernoldus Niemand (5) (1984)
7. African Day - Hawk (4) (1971)
8. Boys Will Be Boys - Rabbitt (4) (1975)
9. Galactic Vibes - Freedoms Children (4) (1971)
10. Lesley Rae Dowling - Lesley Rae Dowling (4) (1981)
11. Live at Jamesons - Cherry Faced Lurchers (4) (1985)
12. Universal Men - Juluka (4) (1979)
13. Ag Pleez Deddy - Jeremy Taylor (3) (1997)
14. Bakgat - David Kramer (3) (1981)
15. Burning Soul - Flames (3) (1968)
16. Every Now And Then - Best of - Bright Blue (3) (2001)
17. Fight It With Your Mind - Asylum Kids (3) (1981)
18. Fragile - Saron Gas (3) (2000)
19. In the Arena - Circus (3) (1977)
20. Into The Night We Slide - Radio Rats (3) (1978)
21. Johnny Calls The Chemist - Falling Mirror (3) (1986)
22. Power - Tribe After Tribe (3) (1985)
23. Sunny Skies - The Lurchers (3) (1994)
24. The Road Is Much Longer - Roger Lucey (3) (1979)
25. The Warrior - Ipi N Tombia (3) (1973)
26. Voëlvry - Various (3) (1988)
27. A Naartjie In Our Sosatie - Various (2) (1985)
28. Africa, She Too Can Cry - Hawk (2) (1972)
29. African Litany - Juluka (2) (1981)
30. All Comes Round - Just Jinger (2) (1998)
31. Ballad of a Working Man - Davey James (2) (1968)
32. Best Kept Secrets - Dog Detachment (2) (2001)
33. Born Guilty - Colin Shamley (2) (1980)
34. Deur Die Donker Vallei - Valiant Swart (2) (1999)
35. Eet Kreef - Johannes Kerkorrel (2) (1989)
36. Forces Favourites - Various (2) (?)
37. Giving A Little Away - Kenny Henson & Harambee (2) (1979)
38. Goema - Genuines (2) (1987)
39. Have Beans will travel - Psycho Reptiles (2) (1988)
40. Long Pig - Squeal (2) (1995)
41. Low Riding - Van Der Want/Letcher (2) (1999)
42. Made In SA - James Phillips (2) (1995)
43. Madiba Bay - Koos Kombuis (2) (1997)
44. n Suitcase Vol Winter - Piet Botha (2) (1997)
45. On Loan for Evolution - Peach (2) (1981)
46. Poles Apart - Karen Zoid (2) (2001)
47. Polynation - Electric Petals (2) (1995)
48. Protskrog - Battery 9 (2) (1995)
49. Rocking Against The System - Various (2) (2002)
50. Sand Man Sky - Sugardrive (2) (1997)
51. Scatterlings - Juluka (2) (1982)
52. Silence is Golden - Square Set (2) (1967)
53. Steady On - MoodPhase 5ive (2) (2000)
54. Surpass The Powers - Springbok Nude Girls (2) (1999)
55. The Best Of Robin Auld Vol 1 - Robin Auld (2) (1999)
56. The Best Of SA Pop volume 2 - Various (2) (1995)
57. The Moon Is A Spoon - Sunways (2) (2001)
58. The Romantic Lure of Possum Worship - Tweak (2) (2001)
59. Waiting For The Heave - Syd Kitchen (2) (1987)
60. Zen Boulders - Falling Mirror (2) (1979)

Thanks to everyone who took part in this project.