Picks and Pans Review: Close Calls:

UPDATED 12/31/1990 at 01:00 AM EST • Originally published 12/31/1990 at 01:00 AM EST

>VIOLATER Depeche Mode (Sire): LIBERTY Duran Duran (Capitol): MORNING SUN Barbara Mandrell (Capitol); MISS SAIGON London cast (Geffen); FLESH AND BLOOD Poison (Capitol): TO THE EXTREME Vanilla Ice (SBK); DAYS OF OPEN HAND Suzanne Vega (A&M); CHERRY PIE Warrant (Columbia); WILSON PHILLIPS Wilson Phillips (SBK); RECYCLER ZZ Top (Warner Bros.)