Who are these people that prefer "The Life Pursuit" to "Dear Catastrophe Waitress", and why?

DCW has greater highs, but TLP is more consistent.
This is the correct take. I love them both equally

I don't think I'd listened to either since the poll a couple of years ago. A ridiculous track-by-track showdown after such a hiatus suggests that it might be a tie for me. I barely had to think at all to select a winner in each match, and the more annoying bits of each record are neatly eliminated, lol. A compilation of the victors could even be their best LP. Sorta. Maybe.

THE LIFE PURSUIT                 DEAR CATASTROPHE WAITRESS              WINNER
Act of the Apostle 1+2           Step into My Office, Baby              TLP - 
Another Sunny Day                Dear Catastrophe Waitress              TLP - 
White Collar Boy                 If She Wants Me                         - DCW
The Blues Are Still Blue         Piazza, New York Catcher                - DCW
Dress Up in You                  Asleep on a Sunbeam                    TLP - 
Sukie in the Graveyard           I'm a Cuckoo                            - DCW
We Are the Sleepyheads           You Don't Send Me                      TLP - 
Song for Sunshine                Wrapped Up in Books                     - DCW
Funny Little Frog                Lord Anthony                           TLP - 
To Be Myself Completely          If You Find Yourself Caught in Love     - DCW
For the Price of a Cup of Tea    Roy Walker                             TLP - 
Mornington Crescent              Stay Loose                              - DCW

Both albums are maybe a song or two too long but a compilation of the best of both would beat even Sinister

In my head DCW is my favourite, but looking at the two tracklistings it's very very close

And man, TLP sounds BIG today. It kinda rocks. Those horns at the end of "Sukie"...

"mornington crescent" and "dress up in you" are probably among my 5 or 10 most played B&S songs

Dress Up In You is definitely a career highlight.

Very keen on To Be Myself Completely as well. Maybe my favourite non-Murdoch song?

DCW has greater highs, but TLP is more consistent.
This is the correct take. I love them both equally

this is pretty much where I'm at in theory, but the reality is that I only ever listen to a few songs off either of them these days.

Very keen on To Be Myself Completely as well. Maybe my favourite non-Murdoch song?
Yeah, that's definitely my favorite Stevie Jackson song