Shadow Factory
by Various Artists
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Shadow Factory track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 78 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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Rankings summary
Overall rank: 11,880th | 1980s rank: 1,655th | 1988 rank: 168th| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  Repo | Top 86 Music Albums of 1988 | 21/86 | 4 |
| 2026 | LittleM1971 | Top 100 Greatest Music Albums | 29/100 | 71 |
| 2026 | LittleM1971 | Top 86 Music Albums of 1988 | 3/86 | 5 |
| 2025 | LittleM1971 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1980s | 10/100 | 18 |
| 2014 |  philbutrin | Top 54 Music Albums of 1988 | 52/54 | 0 |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 5 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 98 | |||
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| 11/07/2025 03:33 | jnmayles | 2,113 | 73/100 | |
| 09/09/2025 04:58 |  CellarDoor | 8,291 | 79/100 | |
| 01/24/2024 15:28 |  EyeKanFly | 8,427 | 65/100 | |
| 03/04/2023 09:29 | TonySayers61 | 23,830 | 64/100 | |
| 07/14/2019 21:27 | LittleM1971 | 5,899 | 81/100 |
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From LittleM1971 11/23/2013 20:19 | #94226
This is the album that introduced me to The Field Mice + many more now legendary bands (in the twee world of indie pop anyway). After hearing this I was hooked on the Bristol based indie label Sarah Records which were a predominantly seven inch label. This compilation collects selected cuts from those early Sarah releases and is brilliant. For those who don't know what a Sarah record sounds like.....If The Smiths had released a single on Sarah Records it would probably have been something like 'Well I Wonder', just not as well produced of course.
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