File a ends and b begins (JP: 'Not really what I'd expected at all, that, and very good, I think. Not that I'd expected it to be bad, but I mean I wasn't expecting that sort of noise.') * De Kift: 'Brood (CD-Krankenhaus)' (Konkurrel) * Guitar Wolf: 'Shooting Star Noise (LP-Wolf Rock!)' (Goner) * Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band: 'Old Fart At Play (2xLP-Trout Mask Replica)' (Straight) * Final Notice: 'Five Minutes From Heaven (12")' (Home Grown Recordings) (played at 33 and 45) @ * Splintered: 'Undertow (CD-The Judas Cradle)' (Dirter Promotions) (JP: 'I'm not going to give you any hints as to the contents of the Festive 50, but if I'd had the opportunity to present my own Festive 50 to you, there's no doubt at all that this wouldn't have....what am I trying to say? G