What Colin’s Listening to:
Right Now
Rock
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Bachman & Turner, Live at the Roseland Ballroom, NYC ( 2 CD ) ( Eagle Rock Entertainment ) [ Recorded Live at Roseland Ballroom, NYC in November 2010 ]
Blaze Bayley, The King of Metal ( Blaze Bayley Rec. ) [ 2012 Release; Import ]
Bobby Brown, Masterpiece ( Xenon ) ***
Dana Buoy, Summer Bodies ( Lefse ) [ 2012 Release ]
Burzum, Umskiptar ( AIS ) [ 2012 Release; Limited Edition; Import ]
The Chefs, Records & Tea: The Best of the Chefs ( Damaged Goods ) ***
Chicago, Live in Japan ( WEA Japan ) [ from 1975; Limited Edition; Import ] ***
Shawn Colvin, Playlist: The Very Best of Shawn Colvin ( Playlist ) [ Original Recording Remastered ] ***
Gaz Coombes Presents, Presents ... Here Come the Bombs ( PID ) [ of Supergrass; Import ]
Alice Cooper, Playlist: The Very Best of Alice Cooper ( Playlist ) [ Original Recording Remastered ] ***
Dawnbringer, Into the Lair of the Sun God ( Profound Lore )
The Dicks, These People + Peace? ( Alternative Tentacles ) [ from 1985 and 1984 ] ***
The Dicks, Kill from the Heart + Hate the Police ( Alternative Tentacles ) [ from 1983 and 1980 ] ***
Dr Hook & The Medicine Show, Playlist: The Very Best of Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show ( Playlist ) [ Original Recording Remastered ] ***
Elenowen, Elenowen ( Dualtone Music Group ) [ EP ]
Rebecca Ferguson, Heaven ( Columbia ) [ 2011 Release; US Bonus Track Version ]
Foreigner, Alive & Rockin' ( Eagle Rock Entertainment ) [ Recorded at the Bang Your Head!!! Festival at Balingen in Germany in June 2006 ] ***
Aretha Franklin, Jump to It ( Big Break ) [ from 1982; Import ] ***
Aretha Franklin, Get It Right ( Big Break ) [ from 1983; Import ] ***
Grateful Dead, Dick's Picks Vol. 30 Academy of Music, New York City, NY, 3/25 and 3/28/72 ( 4 CD ) ( Real Gone Music ) ***
Grateful Dead, Dick's Picks Vol. 31: 8/4-5 Philadelphia Civic Center, Philadelphia, PA 8/6/74, Roosevelt Stadium, Jersey City, NJ ( 4 CD ) ( Real Gone Music ) ***
The Griswalds, Better Late Than Never! ( Halb 7 / Broken Silence )
Otto Groote Ensemble, Stein aus Gold ( DMG / Broken Silence )
Isaac Hayes & Dionne Warwick, A Man and a Woman ( Soulmusic.Com ) [ from 1977; Import ] ***
Cissy Houston, Presenting Cissy Houston ( Soulmusic.Com ) [ Import ] ***
Ides of Gemini, Constantinople ( Neurot Recordings ) [ 2012 Release ]
Impending Doom, Baptized in Filth ( Golden Core ) [ 2012 Release ]
Brian James & Grand Cru, Chateau Brian ( Troubadour ) [ of The Damned and The Lords of the New Church ]
Leo & The Line Up, Leo & The Line Up ( Rocking Records! / Broken Silence )
Kenny Loggins, Playlist: The Very Best of Kenny Loggins ( PLAYLIST ) [ Original Recording Remastered ] ***
Sir Paul McCartney and Linda McCartney, Ram ( Universal Japan ) [ from 1971; Original Recording Remastered; Import ] ***
Sir Paul McCartney and Linda McCartney, Ram ( 2 CD ) ( Universal Japan ) [ from 1971; Original Recording Remastered; Import ] ***
Lucy Michelle & The Velvet Lapelles, Heat ( Redeye Label )
Millencolin, The Melancholy Connection ( 2 CD ) ( Epitaph Records / ADA ) [ 2012 Release ]
Modestep, Evolution Theory ( PID ) [ 2012 Release; Import ]
Marissa Nadler, The Sister ( Box of Cedar ) [ 2012 Release ]
1967, If Love Ruled the World ( Define Something in Nothing Music ) [ Single ]
Aldo Nova, Aldo Nova ( Rock Candy ) [ from 1981; Import ] ***
Aldo Nova, Subject ... Aldo Nova ( Rock Candy ) [ from YYYY; Import ] ***
Oomph!, Des Wahnsinns Fette Beute ( Columbia Europe ) [ 2012 Release; Import ]
Shuggie Otis, Inspiration Information ( Sony Japan ) [ from 1974; Original Recording Remastered; Import ] ***
Phantom, Rocker & Slick, Phantom, Rocker & Slick ( Rock Candy ) [ from 1985; Slim Jim Phantom and Lee Rocker of Stray Cats and Earl Slick of David Bowie Band; Original Recording Remastered; Import ] ***
Public Image Ltd, This Is PiL ( Redeye Label ) [ 2012 Release ]
Gemma Ray, Island Fire ( Bronzerat Records ) [ 2012 Release ]
Rush, Clockwork Angels ( WEA Japan ) [ 2012 Release; Import ]
Screaming Trees, Playlist: The Very Best of Screaming Trees ( Playlist ) [ Original Recording Remastered ] ***
Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros, Here ( Community Music ) [ 2012 Release ]
Sigur Rós, Valtari ( XL Recordings ) [ 2012 Release ]
Small Faces, Small Faces ( 2 CD ) ( Hip–O Records ) [ Immediate album from 1967 ] ***
Sonata Arctica, Stones Grow Her Name ( Nuclear Blast Int'l ) [ 2012 Release; Limited Edition; Import ]
Britney Spears, Playlist: The Very Best of Britney Spears ( Playlist ) [ Original Recording Remastered ] ***
Regina Spektor, What We Saw from the Cheap Seats ( Sire / WEA ) [ 2012 Release ]
Saint Etienne, Words and Music by Saint Etienne ( 2 CD ) ( Universal UK ) [ 2012 Release; Import ]
Sun Kil Moon, Among the Leaves ( 2 CD ) ( Caldo Verde ) [ 2012 Release ]
The Supremes, At the Copa ( 2 CD ) ( Hip–O Select ) [ from 1965; Expanded Edition ] ***
Twisted Sister, Live at Hammersmith ( 2 CD ) ( Armoury Records ) [ from 1994 ] ***
Twisted Sister, Club Daze 2 ( Armoury Records ) [ from 2002 ] ***
2:54, 2:54 ( Fat Possum )
The Walkmen, Heaven ( Fat Possum / Ryko ) [ 2012 Release ]
Warrant, Under the Influence ( ????? ) [ from 2001 ] ***
Dee Dee Warwick, Foolish Fool ( Soulmusic.Com ) [ from 1969; Import ] ***
Max Webster, Max Webster ( Rock Candy ) [ from 1976; Original Recording Remastered; Import ] ***
Max Webster, High Class in Borrowed Shoes ( Rock Candy ) [ from 1977; Original Recording Remastered; Import ] ***
Max Webster, Mutiny Up My Sleeve ( Rock Candy ) [ from 1978; Original Recording Remastered; Import ] ***
Various Artists, Espresso Bar ( Zyx Music )
Various Artists, From the Beginning ( 2 CD ) ( Hip–O Records ) ***
Various Artists, New Rides of the Furious Swampriders ( Sireena / Broken Silence )
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Blu-ray DVD
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Ralph Fiennes, Gerard Butler, Coriolanus ( 2011 ) ( The Weinstein Company ) [ Blu-ray DVD ]
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Country
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Wade Bowen, The Given ( Sony Nashville / BNA ) [ 2012 Release ]
Johnny Cash & June Carter Cash, Playlist: The Very Best of Johnny Cash & June Carter Cash ( Playlist ) [ Original Recording Remastered ] ***
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Jazz
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David Benoit, Conversation ( Heads Up )
Ralph Bowen, Total Eclipse ( Posi–Tone Records ) [ 2012 Release ]
Ray Bryant, MCMLXX ( WEA Japan ) [ Import ] ***
Gary Burton, Good Vibes ( WEA Japan ) [ from 1969; Import ] ***
Conte Candoli, West Coast Wailers ( WEA Japan ) [ from 1955; Import ] ***
Hank Crawford, From the Heart ( WEA Japan ) [ from 1962; Import ] ***
Ted Curson, New Thing & The Blue Thing ( WEA Japan ) [ from 1965; Import ]
Duke Ellington, New Orleans Suite ( WEA Japan ) [ from 1970; Import ] ***
Roland Hanna, Destry Rides Again ( WEA Japan ) [ from 1959; Import ] ***
Freddie Hubbard, Backlash ( WEA Japan ) [ from 1966; Import ] ***
Clifford Jordan, Soul Fountain ( WEA Japan ) [ from 1968; Import ] ***
Rahsaan Roland Kirk, Boogie–Woogie String Along for Real ( WEA Japan ) [ from 1977; Import ] ***
Hubert Laws, Laws' Cause ( WEA Japan ) [ from 1968; Import ] ***
John Lewis, Improvised Meditations and Excursions ( WEA Japan ) [ from 1959; Import ] ***
Charles Lloyd, Forest Flower ( WEA Japan ) [ from 1966; Import ] ***
Herbie Mann, Live at Newport ( WEA Japan ) [ from 1963; Import ] ***
Morris Nanton Trio, Roberta ( WEA Japan ) [ Import ] ***
Annette Peacock, I'm the One ( Future Days Recording ) [ Classic from 1972; Original Recording Remastered ] ***
David Reinhardt, Colombe ( Cristal Records )
David Reinhardt Trio, Way of Heart ( Cristal Records )
Django Reinhardt, Anthologie ( Cristal Records ) ***
Steve Smith & Vital Information, Live: One Great Night ( 2 CD ) ( Varèse Fontana )
Sonny Stitt, Sonny Stitt & The Top Brass ( WEA Japan ) [ Import ] ***
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Vocals
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Charles Aznavour, Sur Ma Vie—His Greatest Hits ( 2 CD ) ( Zyx Music ) ***
Melody Gardot, The Absence ( Verve ) [ 2012 Release ]
Janice Harper, With Feeling ( EMI Japan ) [ Limited Edition; Import ] ***
Trudy Richards, Crazy in Love ( EMI Japan ) [ Limited Edition; Import ] ***
Jeri Southern, Jeri Southern at the Crescendo ( EMI Japan ) [ from 1997; Limited Edition; Import ] ***
Jeri Southern, Southern Breeze ( EMI Japan ) [ from 1998; Limited Edition; Import ] ***
Kay Starr, Losers, Weepers ... ( EMI Japan ) [ from 1960; Limited Edition; Import ] ***
April Stevens, Teach Me Tiger! ( EMI Japan ) [ from 1959; Limited Edition; Import ] ***
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World
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Pierre Bensusan, Spices: Complete Works 1975–10 ( Dadgad Music ) [ Import ] ***
Wu Man and Master Musicians from the Silk Route, Music of Central Asia 10: Borderlands ( 2 CD ) ( Smithsonian Folkways ) ***
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Reggae
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Various Artists, Soca Gold 2012 ( 2 CD ) ( VP Records )
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Blues
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Rory Block, I Belong to the Band: A Tribute to Rev. Gary Davis ( Stony Plain Music )
Various Artists, All Time Greatest Blues Songs ( 3 CD ) ( AAO Music ) ***
Various Artists, History of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues, Vol. 1 ( 2 CD ) ( Rhythm & Blues Records ) ***
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New Age
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Various Artists, Tibetan Singing Bowls ( 2 CD ) ( Zyx Music )
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Soundtracks
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Various Artists, Soundtrack of “Game of Thrones”—Season Two ( Varèse Sarabande ) [ Soundtrack ]
Danny Elfman, Soundtrack of “Men in Black 3” ( Sony Masterworks ) [ 2012 Film; Soundtrack ]
Various Artists, Soundtrack of “Snow White and the Huntsman” ( Universal Music Group ) [ Soundtrack ]
Various Artists, Soundtrack of “Touchback” ( Varèse Sarabande ) [ Soundtrack ]
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Oldies
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Jan & Dean, Take Linda Surfin' ( EMI Japan ) [ from 1963; Import ] ***
Jan & Dean, Surf City & Other Swingin' Cities ( EMI Japan ) [ from 1963; >Import ] ***
Jan & Dean, Drag City ( EMI Japan ) [ from 1963; Import ] ***
Jan & Dean, Dead Man's Curve ( EMI Japan ) [ from 1964; Import ] ***
Jan & Dean, Ride the Wild Surf ( EMI Japan ) [ from 1964; Import ] ***
Jan & Dean, The Little Old Lady from Pasadena ( EMI Japan ) [ from 1964; Import ] ***
Elvis Presley, The Kid Galahad Sessions ( Redeye Label ) [ from 1962 ] ***
Elvis Presley, Wild in the Country & Flaming Star Sessions ( Redeye Label ) ***
The Sandals, Endless Summer ( EMI Japan ) [ from 1966; Import ] ***
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Folk
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Sandy Denny, Sandy ( 2 CD ) ( PID ) [ from 1972; Late, great vocalist of Fairport Convention, The Strawbs and Fotheringay; Deluxe Edition; Import ] ***
Sandy Denny, Like an Old Fashioned Waltz ( 2 CD ) ( PID ) [ from 1974; Late, great vocalist of Fairport Convention, The Strawbs and Fotheringay; Deluxe Edition; Import ] ***
Sandy Denny, Rendezvous ( 2 CD ) ( PID ) [ from 1977; Late, great vocalist of Fairport Convention, The Strawbs and Fotheringay; Deluxe Edition; Import ] ***
Pete Seeger, Playlist: The Very Best of Pete Seeger ( Playlist ) [ Original Recording Remastered ] ***
Shiregreen, Trails ( DMG / Broken Silence )
Julia Stone, By the Horns ( Nettwerk )
Ian Tyson, Raven Singer ( Stony Plain Music ) [ 2012 Release ]
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Electronic / Dance
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Doseone, G Is for Deep ( Anticon )
Nilda Fernández, Ti Amo ( Acqua Records / Naxos )
Pieter Nooten, Surround Us ( Rocket Girl ) [ of Clan of Xymox ]
DJ Sasha, Involver 3 ( Ministry of Sound UK ) [ 2012 Release; Import ]
Scotty, Pearls ( God Is a DJ ) ( Zyx Music )
2econd Class Citizen, The Small Minority ( Equinox )
Simian Mobile Disco, Unpatterns ( Wichita ) [ 2012 Release ]
Antonio Trinchera, Spirits Write Letters ( Psychonavigation )
Paul Van Dyk, Evolution ( 2 CD ) ( Vandit Records ) [ 2012 Release ]
Various Artists, Hospitality Summer D&B 2012 ( Hospital Records ) [ Import ]
Various Artists, Hot Salsa Nights ( 2 CD ) ( Zyx Music )
Various Artists, House 2012/2 ( 2 CD ) ( Zyx Music )
Various Artists, Paper Cuts #1 ( 2 CD ) ( Paper Recordings )
Various Artists, Wann Sind Wir Endlich Da? Das Beste für Mein Kind! ( Zyx Music )
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Rap
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Cadence Weapon, Hope in Dirt City ( Upper Class Recordings )
Coolio, Gangsta Hits ( 2 CD ) ( Zyx Music ) ***
Hilltop Hoods, Drinking from the Sun ( Fontana ) [ 2012 Release ]
David Ramos, Sento La Tua Mancanza ( Fake Four Inc. )
Rick Ross & DJ Ideal, Da Bottom 32 ( Oarfin )
Travis Porter, From Day 1 ( RCA ) [ 2012 Release; Explicit ]
Young Jeezy & DJ Ideal, Da Bottom 33 ( Oarfin )
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Updated April 30, 2012
Using:
by Brandon Fuller.
Right Now
Rock- Bachman & Turner, Live at the Roseland Ballroom, NYC ( 2 CD ) ( Eagle Rock Entertainment ) [ Recorded Live at Roseland Ballroom, NYC in November 2010 ]
Blaze Bayley, The King of Metal ( Blaze Bayley Rec. ) [ 2012 Release; Import ]
Bobby Brown, Masterpiece ( Xenon ) ***
Dana Buoy, Summer Bodies ( Lefse ) [ 2012 Release ]
Burzum, Umskiptar ( AIS ) [ 2012 Release; Limited Edition; Import ]
The Chefs, Records & Tea: The Best of the Chefs ( Damaged Goods ) ***
Chicago, Live in Japan ( WEA Japan ) [ from 1975; Limited Edition; Import ] ***
Shawn Colvin, Playlist: The Very Best of Shawn Colvin ( Playlist ) [ Original Recording Remastered ] ***
Gaz Coombes Presents, Presents ... Here Come the Bombs ( PID ) [ of Supergrass; Import ]
Alice Cooper, Playlist: The Very Best of Alice Cooper ( Playlist ) [ Original Recording Remastered ] ***
Dawnbringer, Into the Lair of the Sun God ( Profound Lore )
The Dicks, These People + Peace? ( Alternative Tentacles ) [ from 1985 and 1984 ] ***
The Dicks, Kill from the Heart + Hate the Police ( Alternative Tentacles ) [ from 1983 and 1980 ] ***
Dr Hook & The Medicine Show, Playlist: The Very Best of Dr. Hook & The Medicine Show ( Playlist ) [ Original Recording Remastered ] ***
Elenowen, Elenowen ( Dualtone Music Group ) [ EP ]
Rebecca Ferguson, Heaven ( Columbia ) [ 2011 Release; US Bonus Track Version ]
Foreigner, Alive & Rockin' ( Eagle Rock Entertainment ) [ Recorded at the Bang Your Head!!! Festival at Balingen in Germany in June 2006 ] ***
Aretha Franklin, Jump to It ( Big Break ) [ from 1982; Import ] ***
Aretha Franklin, Get It Right ( Big Break ) [ from 1983; Import ] ***
Grateful Dead, Dick's Picks Vol. 30 Academy of Music, New York City, NY, 3/25 and 3/28/72 ( 4 CD ) ( Real Gone Music ) ***
Grateful Dead, Dick's Picks Vol. 31: 8/4-5 Philadelphia Civic Center, Philadelphia, PA 8/6/74, Roosevelt Stadium, Jersey City, NJ ( 4 CD ) ( Real Gone Music ) ***
The Griswalds, Better Late Than Never! ( Halb 7 / Broken Silence )
Otto Groote Ensemble, Stein aus Gold ( DMG / Broken Silence )
Isaac Hayes & Dionne Warwick, A Man and a Woman ( Soulmusic.Com ) [ from 1977; Import ] ***
Cissy Houston, Presenting Cissy Houston ( Soulmusic.Com ) [ Import ] ***
Ides of Gemini, Constantinople ( Neurot Recordings ) [ 2012 Release ]
Impending Doom, Baptized in Filth ( Golden Core ) [ 2012 Release ]
Brian James & Grand Cru, Chateau Brian ( Troubadour ) [ of The Damned and The Lords of the New Church ]
Leo & The Line Up, Leo & The Line Up ( Rocking Records! / Broken Silence )
Kenny Loggins, Playlist: The Very Best of Kenny Loggins ( PLAYLIST ) [ Original Recording Remastered ] ***
Sir Paul McCartney and Linda McCartney, Ram ( Universal Japan ) [ from 1971; Original Recording Remastered; Import ] ***
Sir Paul McCartney and Linda McCartney, Ram ( 2 CD ) ( Universal Japan ) [ from 1971; Original Recording Remastered; Import ] ***
Lucy Michelle & The Velvet Lapelles, Heat ( Redeye Label )
Millencolin, The Melancholy Connection ( 2 CD ) ( Epitaph Records / ADA ) [ 2012 Release ]
Modestep, Evolution Theory ( PID ) [ 2012 Release; Import ]
Marissa Nadler, The Sister ( Box of Cedar ) [ 2012 Release ]
1967, If Love Ruled the World ( Define Something in Nothing Music ) [ Single ]
Aldo Nova, Aldo Nova ( Rock Candy ) [ from 1981; Import ] ***
Aldo Nova, Subject ... Aldo Nova ( Rock Candy ) [ from YYYY; Import ] ***
Oomph!, Des Wahnsinns Fette Beute ( Columbia Europe ) [ 2012 Release; Import ]
Shuggie Otis, Inspiration Information ( Sony Japan ) [ from 1974; Original Recording Remastered; Import ] ***
Phantom, Rocker & Slick, Phantom, Rocker & Slick ( Rock Candy ) [ from 1985; Slim Jim Phantom and Lee Rocker of Stray Cats and Earl Slick of David Bowie Band; Original Recording Remastered; Import ] ***
Public Image Ltd, This Is PiL ( Redeye Label ) [ 2012 Release ]
Gemma Ray, Island Fire ( Bronzerat Records ) [ 2012 Release ]
Rush, Clockwork Angels ( WEA Japan ) [ 2012 Release; Import ]
Screaming Trees, Playlist: The Very Best of Screaming Trees ( Playlist ) [ Original Recording Remastered ] ***
Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros, Here ( Community Music ) [ 2012 Release ]
Sigur Rós, Valtari ( XL Recordings ) [ 2012 Release ]
Small Faces, Small Faces ( 2 CD ) ( Hip–O Records ) [ Immediate album from 1967 ] ***
Sonata Arctica, Stones Grow Her Name ( Nuclear Blast Int'l ) [ 2012 Release; Limited Edition; Import ]
Britney Spears, Playlist: The Very Best of Britney Spears ( Playlist ) [ Original Recording Remastered ] ***
Regina Spektor, What We Saw from the Cheap Seats ( Sire / WEA ) [ 2012 Release ]
Saint Etienne, Words and Music by Saint Etienne ( 2 CD ) ( Universal UK ) [ 2012 Release; Import ]
Sun Kil Moon, Among the Leaves ( 2 CD ) ( Caldo Verde ) [ 2012 Release ]
The Supremes, At the Copa ( 2 CD ) ( Hip–O Select ) [ from 1965; Expanded Edition ] ***
Twisted Sister, Live at Hammersmith ( 2 CD ) ( Armoury Records ) [ from 1994 ] ***
Twisted Sister, Club Daze 2 ( Armoury Records ) [ from 2002 ] ***
2:54, 2:54 ( Fat Possum )
The Walkmen, Heaven ( Fat Possum / Ryko ) [ 2012 Release ]
Warrant, Under the Influence ( ????? ) [ from 2001 ] ***
Dee Dee Warwick, Foolish Fool ( Soulmusic.Com ) [ from 1969; Import ] ***
Max Webster, Max Webster ( Rock Candy ) [ from 1976; Original Recording Remastered; Import ] ***
Max Webster, High Class in Borrowed Shoes ( Rock Candy ) [ from 1977; Original Recording Remastered; Import ] ***
Max Webster, Mutiny Up My Sleeve ( Rock Candy ) [ from 1978; Original Recording Remastered; Import ] ***
Various Artists, Espresso Bar ( Zyx Music )
Various Artists, From the Beginning ( 2 CD ) ( Hip–O Records ) ***
Various Artists, New Rides of the Furious Swampriders ( Sireena / Broken Silence )
Blu-ray DVD- Ralph Fiennes, Gerard Butler, Coriolanus ( 2011 ) ( The Weinstein Company ) [ Blu-ray DVD ]
Country- Wade Bowen, The Given ( Sony Nashville / BNA ) [ 2012 Release ]
Johnny Cash & June Carter Cash, Playlist: The Very Best of Johnny Cash & June Carter Cash ( Playlist ) [ Original Recording Remastered ] ***
Jazz- David Benoit, Conversation ( Heads Up )
Ralph Bowen, Total Eclipse ( Posi–Tone Records ) [ 2012 Release ]
Ray Bryant, MCMLXX ( WEA Japan ) [ Import ] ***
Gary Burton, Good Vibes ( WEA Japan ) [ from 1969; Import ] ***
Conte Candoli, West Coast Wailers ( WEA Japan ) [ from 1955; Import ] ***
Hank Crawford, From the Heart ( WEA Japan ) [ from 1962; Import ] ***
Ted Curson, New Thing & The Blue Thing ( WEA Japan ) [ from 1965; Import ]
Duke Ellington, New Orleans Suite ( WEA Japan ) [ from 1970; Import ] ***
Roland Hanna, Destry Rides Again ( WEA Japan ) [ from 1959; Import ] ***
Freddie Hubbard, Backlash ( WEA Japan ) [ from 1966; Import ] ***
Clifford Jordan, Soul Fountain ( WEA Japan ) [ from 1968; Import ] ***
Rahsaan Roland Kirk, Boogie–Woogie String Along for Real ( WEA Japan ) [ from 1977; Import ] ***
Hubert Laws, Laws' Cause ( WEA Japan ) [ from 1968; Import ] ***
John Lewis, Improvised Meditations and Excursions ( WEA Japan ) [ from 1959; Import ] ***
Charles Lloyd, Forest Flower ( WEA Japan ) [ from 1966; Import ] ***
Herbie Mann, Live at Newport ( WEA Japan ) [ from 1963; Import ] ***
Morris Nanton Trio, Roberta ( WEA Japan ) [ Import ] ***
Annette Peacock, I'm the One ( Future Days Recording ) [ Classic from 1972; Original Recording Remastered ] ***
David Reinhardt, Colombe ( Cristal Records )
David Reinhardt Trio, Way of Heart ( Cristal Records )
Django Reinhardt, Anthologie ( Cristal Records ) ***
Steve Smith & Vital Information, Live: One Great Night ( 2 CD ) ( Varèse Fontana )
Sonny Stitt, Sonny Stitt & The Top Brass ( WEA Japan ) [ Import ] ***
Vocals- Charles Aznavour, Sur Ma Vie—His Greatest Hits ( 2 CD ) ( Zyx Music ) ***
Melody Gardot, The Absence ( Verve ) [ 2012 Release ]
Janice Harper, With Feeling ( EMI Japan ) [ Limited Edition; Import ] ***
Trudy Richards, Crazy in Love ( EMI Japan ) [ Limited Edition; Import ] ***
Jeri Southern, Jeri Southern at the Crescendo ( EMI Japan ) [ from 1997; Limited Edition; Import ] ***
Jeri Southern, Southern Breeze ( EMI Japan ) [ from 1998; Limited Edition; Import ] ***
Kay Starr, Losers, Weepers ... ( EMI Japan ) [ from 1960; Limited Edition; Import ] ***
April Stevens, Teach Me Tiger! ( EMI Japan ) [ from 1959; Limited Edition; Import ] ***
World- Pierre Bensusan, Spices: Complete Works 1975–10 ( Dadgad Music ) [ Import ] ***
Wu Man and Master Musicians from the Silk Route, Music of Central Asia 10: Borderlands ( 2 CD ) ( Smithsonian Folkways ) ***
Reggae- Various Artists, Soca Gold 2012 ( 2 CD ) ( VP Records )
Blues- Rory Block, I Belong to the Band: A Tribute to Rev. Gary Davis ( Stony Plain Music )
Various Artists, All Time Greatest Blues Songs ( 3 CD ) ( AAO Music ) ***
Various Artists, History of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues, Vol. 1 ( 2 CD ) ( Rhythm & Blues Records ) ***
New Age- Various Artists, Tibetan Singing Bowls ( 2 CD ) ( Zyx Music )
Soundtracks- Various Artists, Soundtrack of “Game of Thrones”—Season Two ( Varèse Sarabande ) [ Soundtrack ]
Danny Elfman, Soundtrack of “Men in Black 3” ( Sony Masterworks ) [ 2012 Film; Soundtrack ]
Various Artists, Soundtrack of “Snow White and the Huntsman” ( Universal Music Group ) [ Soundtrack ]
Various Artists, Soundtrack of “Touchback” ( Varèse Sarabande ) [ Soundtrack ]
Oldies- Jan & Dean, Take Linda Surfin' ( EMI Japan ) [ from 1963; Import ] ***
Jan & Dean, Surf City & Other Swingin' Cities ( EMI Japan ) [ from 1963; >Import ] ***
Jan & Dean, Drag City ( EMI Japan ) [ from 1963; Import ] ***
Jan & Dean, Dead Man's Curve ( EMI Japan ) [ from 1964; Import ] ***
Jan & Dean, Ride the Wild Surf ( EMI Japan ) [ from 1964; Import ] ***
Jan & Dean, The Little Old Lady from Pasadena ( EMI Japan ) [ from 1964; Import ] ***
Elvis Presley, The Kid Galahad Sessions ( Redeye Label ) [ from 1962 ] ***
Elvis Presley, Wild in the Country & Flaming Star Sessions ( Redeye Label ) ***
The Sandals, Endless Summer ( EMI Japan ) [ from 1966; Import ] ***
Folk- Sandy Denny, Sandy ( 2 CD ) ( PID ) [ from 1972; Late, great vocalist of Fairport Convention, The Strawbs and Fotheringay; Deluxe Edition; Import ] ***
Sandy Denny, Like an Old Fashioned Waltz ( 2 CD ) ( PID ) [ from 1974; Late, great vocalist of Fairport Convention, The Strawbs and Fotheringay; Deluxe Edition; Import ] ***
Sandy Denny, Rendezvous ( 2 CD ) ( PID ) [ from 1977; Late, great vocalist of Fairport Convention, The Strawbs and Fotheringay; Deluxe Edition; Import ] ***
Pete Seeger, Playlist: The Very Best of Pete Seeger ( Playlist ) [ Original Recording Remastered ] ***
Shiregreen, Trails ( DMG / Broken Silence )
Julia Stone, By the Horns ( Nettwerk )
Ian Tyson, Raven Singer ( Stony Plain Music ) [ 2012 Release ]
Electronic / Dance- Doseone, G Is for Deep ( Anticon )
Nilda Fernández, Ti Amo ( Acqua Records / Naxos )
Pieter Nooten, Surround Us ( Rocket Girl ) [ of Clan of Xymox ]
DJ Sasha, Involver 3 ( Ministry of Sound UK ) [ 2012 Release; Import ]
Scotty, Pearls ( God Is a DJ ) ( Zyx Music )
2econd Class Citizen, The Small Minority ( Equinox )
Simian Mobile Disco, Unpatterns ( Wichita ) [ 2012 Release ]
Antonio Trinchera, Spirits Write Letters ( Psychonavigation )
Paul Van Dyk, Evolution ( 2 CD ) ( Vandit Records ) [ 2012 Release ]
Various Artists, Hospitality Summer D&B 2012 ( Hospital Records ) [ Import ]
Various Artists, Hot Salsa Nights ( 2 CD ) ( Zyx Music )
Various Artists, House 2012/2 ( 2 CD ) ( Zyx Music )
Various Artists, Paper Cuts #1 ( 2 CD ) ( Paper Recordings )
Various Artists, Wann Sind Wir Endlich Da? Das Beste für Mein Kind! ( Zyx Music )
Rap- Cadence Weapon, Hope in Dirt City ( Upper Class Recordings )
Coolio, Gangsta Hits ( 2 CD ) ( Zyx Music ) ***
Hilltop Hoods, Drinking from the Sun ( Fontana ) [ 2012 Release ]
David Ramos, Sento La Tua Mancanza ( Fake Four Inc. )
Rick Ross & DJ Ideal, Da Bottom 32 ( Oarfin )
Travis Porter, From Day 1 ( RCA ) [ 2012 Release; Explicit ]
Young Jeezy & DJ Ideal, Da Bottom 33 ( Oarfin )
*** From the vaults