Mercury Music Prize

The Mercury Music Prize is a British music award, established in 1992, as an alternative to the industry dominated Brit awards[?]. It was originally sponsored by the now-defunct telecoms company Mercury.

Previous Winners

• 2002 -- Ms. Dynamite[?] - A Little Deeper
• 2001 -- P J Harvey[?] - Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea
• 2000 -- Badly Drawn Boy[?] - The Hour Of Bewilderbeest
• 1999 -- Talvin Singh[?] - OK
• 1998 -- Gomez[?] - Bring It On
• 1997 -- Roni Size/Reprazent - New Forms
• 1996 -- Pulp - Different Class
• 1995 -- Portishead - Dummy
• 1994 -- M People[?] - Elegant Slumming
• 1993 -- Suede - Suede
• 1992 -- Primal Scream - Screamadelica

Shortlists

2002

• Ms. Dynamite[?] - A Little Deeper
• Guy Barker[?] - Soundtrack
• The Bees[?] - Sunshine, Hit Me
• David Bowie - Heathen
• The Coral[?] - The Coral
• Doves[?] - The Last Broadcast
• The Electric Soft Parade[?] - Holes In The Wall
• Gemma Hayes[?] - Night On My Side
• Beverley Knight[?] - Who I Am
• Roots Manuva[?] - Run Come Save Me
• Joanna McGregor[?] - Play
• The Streets[?] - Original Pirate Material

2001

• Elbow[?] - Asleep at the Back
• Super Furry Animals - Rings Around the World
• Turin Breaks[?] - The Optimist LP
• Basement Jaxx[?] - Rooty
• Radiohead - Amnesiac
• Zero 7[?] - Simple Things
• Ed Hardcourt[?] - Here Be Monsters
• Gorillaz - Gorillaz (withdrawn at the request of the band)
• Tom McCrae[?] - Tom McRae
• P J Harvey[?] - Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea
• Goldfrapp[?] - Felt Mountain
• Susheela Raman[?] - Sault Rain

External Links

• Official Site (http://www.mercurymusicprize.com/)
• Alternate listings (http://www.rocklist.net/murcurytechnics.htm)