Liberty Belle And The Black Diamond Express (studio album) by The Go-Betweens

Liberty Belle And The Black Diamond Express by The Go-Betweens
Year: 1986
Overall rank: 2,291st   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
Average Rating: 
75/100 (from 115 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1986 (33rd)
Award Top albums of the 1980s (352nd)
Award Best albums of all time (2,291st)
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The Go-Betweens bestography

Liberty Belle And The Black Diamond Express is ranked 2nd best out of 16 albums by The Go-Betweens on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by The Go-Betweens is 16 Lovers Lane which is ranked number 997 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 1,790.

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Average Rating: 
75/100 (from 115 votes)
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11/28/2024 18:11 slatsheit  Ratings distributionRatings distribution 1,93482/100
 
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This album is rated in the top 11% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 74.8/100, a mean average of 74.1/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 75.0/100. The standard deviation for this album is 16.2.

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From 05/26/2017 02:43
Robert Forster has gone on record to say that his favourite Go-Betweens albums from the 1980s were the even numbered ones, so fourth album Liberty Belle And The Black Diamond Express is one of the good ones by his reckoning. Forster who dominates this record with the singles ‘Head Full Of Steam’ (apparently an attempt to emulate Prince!) and ‘Spring Rain’, both melodic and driving.
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90/100
From 03/18/2015 01:08
These guys are great songwriters.
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From 03/01/2014 22:42
A beautiful album filled with so many great tracks. A perennial favourite.
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From 11/19/2013 19:58
Brilliant album bookended by two Go Betweens classics...Spring Rain and Apology Accepted. Love this record!!!
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From 10/02/2013 07:07
Best album by Australian group The Go-Betweens, expanded with added orchestration and the multi-instrumental talents of one Dean Speedwell. With this album The Go-Betweens cemented a reputation for all time.
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