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2008 Mercury Music Prize


The Mercury Music Prize is a fantastic way to choose cd albums as gifts. Once again the twelve shortlisted albums represent a wide range of musical genres - from pop and rock to folk and jazz. The shortlist of 12 albums was announced in July and the overall winner for 2008 - The Seldom Seen Kid by Elbow - was announced in September.

 The 2007 Mercury Music Prize was won by Myths of the Near Future by UK band, Klaxons. Among others they beat Amy Winehouse and Arctic Monkeys.

Winner - 2008 Mercury Music Prize


The Seldom Seen Kid
by: Elbow

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by: Elbow

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Audio CD - running time 56 minutes
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Mercury Music Prize Shortlist - 2008


Alas I Cannot Swim
by Laura Marling

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In Rainbows
by Radiohead

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19
by Adele

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The Bairnes
by Rachel Unthank And The Winterset

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Shine
by Estelle

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Raising Sand
by Robert Plant and Alison Krauss

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Do You Like Rock Music?
by British Sea Power

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The Age Of The Understatement
by Last Shadow Puppets

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Knee Deep in the North Sea
by Portico Quartet

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Stainless Style
by Neon Neon

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Untrue
by Burial

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Mercury Music Prize - Compilation Albums


Mercury Music Prize - 2007

Nationwide Mercury Music Prize 2007
by: Various Artists

by: Various Artists

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Audio CD
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  Sept 9, 2008: A shortlist of 6 books for the 2008 Booker Prize was announced. more »

  Sept 9, 2008: The Seldom Seen Kid by Elbow won the 2008 Mercury Music Prize. more »

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  July 22, 2008:A shortlist of twelve albums has been announced for the 2008 Mercury Music Prize. more »

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