Friday, February 12, 2021
THE BEST ALBUMS OF 2020
Friday, January 01, 2021
The Movies, Books, Theater, Concerts, CDs I've Seen/Read/Heard So Far In 2021
Updated as of January 18, 2021
KEY: star rating is on the four star scale
meaning of "/" or "\"
*** is three stars out of four
***/ is three stars leaning towards 3 1/2
***\ is three stars leaning towards 2 1/2
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(Increasingly, I am sampling books, reading 10%, 20% even 40 or 50% before deciding to move on. The books below are only the ones I've read completely. That also explains what looks like generous grading -- more and more, if I sense a book is not going to be among my favorites, I stop reading. Too many books; too little time!)
1. Brave New World by Aldous Huxley ** 1/2
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1. Tony Rice -- Manzanita (1979) ***
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(Not TV movies, of course, but movies and TV -- and TV movies if it comes to that. Mostly I only list TV shows when I've tackled an entire season at once or reappraising an entire series after it's over This doesn't really capture my ongoing watching of current TV.)
1. Tomka And His Friends (1977) ***
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(The names after the shows are the people who joined me at the performance.)
1. Ratatouille The Tik Tok Musical *** (streaming)
Updated as of January 18, 2021
Thursday, December 31, 2020
The Movies, Books, Theater, Concerts, CDs I Saw/Read/Heard In 2020
KEY: star rating is on the four star scale
meaning of "/" or "\"
*** is three stars out of four
***/ is three stars leaning towards 3 1/2
***\ is three stars leaning towards 2 1/2
BOOKS BOOKS BOOKS BOOKS BOOKS BOOKS BOOKS BOOKS BOOKS BOOKS BOOKS BOOKS BOOKS BOOKS BOOKS BOOKS BOOKS BOOKS BOOKS BOOKS
(Increasingly, I am sampling books, reading 10%, 20% even 40 or 50% before deciding to move on. The books below are only the ones I've read completely. That also explains what looks like generous grading -- more and more, if I sense a book is not going to be among my favorites, I stop reading. Too many books; too little time!)
1. Girl, Woman, Other by Bernardine Evaristo *** 1/2
2. Thank You, Jeeves by P.G. Wodehouse *** 1/2 (despite the blackface)
3. Walt and Skeezix aka Gasoline Alley Volume Three 1925-1926 by Frank King ***
4. Bubble In The Sun by Christopher Knowlton ** 1/2
5. A World Without Work by Daniel Susskind **
6. Tightrope by Nicholas Kristoff and Sheryl WuDunn ** 1/2
7. Arguing With Zombies by Paul Krugman ***
8. The Complete Terry and the Pirates Vol. 5 1943-1944 by Milton Caniff *** 1/2
9. The Complete Terry and the Pirates Vol. 6 1945-1946 by Milton Caniff *** 1/2
10. The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate ***
11. Darkness at Noon by Arthur Koestler ****
12. The Queen Of Attolia by Megan Whalen Turner *** 1/2
13. The King Of Attolia by Megan Whalen Turner *** 1/2
14. Harriet The Spy by Louise Fitzhugh *** 1/2
15. Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee by Dee Brown ***
16. Conspiracy of Kings by Megan Whalen Turner ** 1/2
17. Apropos of Nothing by Woody Allen **
18. Thick As Thieves by Megan Whalen Turner ***
19. Why We're Polarized by Ezra Klein **
20. Gold Rush Girl by Avi ** 1/2
21. The Singapore Wink by Ross Thomas **
22. The Few by Alex Kershaw (nonfic on Battle Of Britain) ***
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1. Neil Young -- Tonight's The Night (1975) *** 1/2 /
2. Neil Young -- Zuma (1975) *** 1/2
3. Neil Young -- After The Goldrush (1970) *** 1/2 /
4. Neil Young -- American Stars N Bars (1977) ** 1/2
5. Neil Young -- Comes A Time (1978) *** 1/2
6. Neil Young -- Rust Never Sleeps (1979) *** 1/2
7. Stan Getz and Joao Gilberto -- Getz/Gilberto #2 (1965) *** 1/2
8. John Luther Adams -- Become Ocean (2014) ****
9. Green Day -- Father Of All Motherfuckers *** 1/2
10. Teddy Thompson -- Heartbreaker Please *** 1/2
11. The Magnetic Fields -- Quickies *** 1/2
12. Drake Bell -- The Lost Album (2000) ***
13. Moses Sumney -- grae, Part 1 *** 1/2
14. Randy Travis -- Worship & Faith **
15. James Taylor -- American Standard **
16. Various Artists -- Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar Masters Collection (1995) *** 1/2
17. Various Artists -- Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar Masters Collection Vol. Two (1999) ***
18. Nancy Priddy -- You've Come This Way Before (1968) **
19. Brandy Clark -- Your Life Is A Record *** 1/2
20. Jose Feliciano -- Behind This Guitar **
21. Judy Collins -- Silver Blue Skies (w Ari Hest) (2016) ***
22. John Denver -- Greatest Hits (1973) **
23. Jose James -- No Beginning No End 2 **
24. Mike and the Moonpies -- Cheap Silver and Solid Country Gold ** 1/2
25. Minnie Ripperton -- Come To The Garden (1970) **
26. Nathaniel Rateliff -- And It's Still Alright **
27. Kate Bush -- Never For Ever (1980) ***/
28. The Lone Bellow -- Half Moon Light ** 1/2
29. Louis Armstrong -- The Standard Oil Sessions **
30. Michael Doucet -- Lacher Prise ** 1/2
31. Nazz -- Nazz (1968) ***
32. Nick Frater -- Full Fathom Freight-Train ***
33. Oh Wonder -- No One Else can Wear Your Crown ** 1/2
34. Parliament -- Mothership Connection (1975) ****
35. Paul Weller -- In Another Room ep **
36. Kate Bush -- The Dreaming (1981) ***/
37. Luke Haines and Peter Buck -- Beat Poetry For Survivalists **
38. Robert Cray -- That's What I Heard ***/
39. Old Crow Medicine Show -- Fifty Years Of "Blonde On Blonde" ** 1/2
40. Rumer -- B-Sides and Rarities ***
41. Judy Collins and Stephen Stills -- Everybody Knows (2017) ** 1/2
42. John Denver -- A Lime Creek Christmas ***
43. Jim Sullivan -- UFO (1969) ***
44. Kalapana -- Best of Black Sand: The Best Of Kalapana **
45. Kate Bush -- Hounds Of Love (1985) ****
46. The Kinks -- Face To Face (1966) ** 1/2
47. Matt Monroe -- Matt Sings and Nelson Swings (1967) *
48. Major Matt Mason USA -- Me Me Me (1998) **
49. William Prince -- Reliever **
50. Various Artists/Wynton Marsalis -- Motherless Brooklyn soundtrack ***
51. Beta Radio -- All Remains ep ***
52. R.E.M. -- Monster (1994) ** 1/2
53. Maria McKee -- La Vita Nuova *** 1/2
54. Gordon Lightfoot -- Solo **
55. Brian Eno and Roger Eno -- Mixing Colours ***/
56. Rod McKuen -- Greatest Hits Of (1969) *
57. Barry Manilow -- Night Songs II *** 1/2
58. Bill Fay -- Countless Branches ***
59. The Everly Brothers -- The Hit Sounds of the Everly Brothers (1967) ** 1/2
60. The Everly Brothers -- Sing (1967) **
61. Mister Rogers -- It's Such A Good Feeling: The Best of Mister Rogers ** 1/2
62. Cowboy Junkies -- Ghosts ***/
63. Bill Withers -- Just As I Am ****
64. Bill Withers -- Still Bill ****
65. Bill Withers -- Live at Carnegie Hall *** 1/2
66. Bill Withers -- +Justments *** 1/2
67. Bill Withers -- Make Music ***
68. Bill Withers -- Naked and Warm ***
69. Bill Withers - Menagerie ** 1/2
70. Bill Withers -- 'Bout Love **
71. Bill Withers -- Watching You, Watching Me ** 1/2
72. John Prine -- John Prine (1971) ***
73. John Prine -- Diamonds in the Rough (1972) *** 1/2
74. Ron Sexsmith -- Hermitage ** 1/2
75. John Prine -- Sweet Revenge (1973) ** 1/2
76. John Prine -- Bruised Orange (1978) ** 1/2
225. John Lennon -- Gimme Some Truth boxed set ** 1/2
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(Not TV movies, of course, but movies and TV -- and TV movies if it comes to that. Mostly I only list TV shows when I've tackled an entire season at once or reappraising an entire series after it's over This doesn't really capture my ongoing watching of current TV.)
1. Local Hero (1983) ***
2. Where Is The Friend's House? (1987) *** 1/2
3. Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982) **
4. Local Hero (1983) ***\
5. Where Is The Friend's House? (1987) *** 1/2
6. L'Argent (1983) ** 1/2
7. Sans Soleil (1983) ** 1/2
8. High Hopes (1988) ***
9. Atlantic City (1981) ***
10. The Day Of Rest (1939) Robert Benchley short *
11. The Mandalorian S1 ** 1/2
12. Pacific Liner (1939) **
13. Tiger King (Netflix doc) ** 1/2
14. An Hour For Lunch (1939 Robert Benchley short) *
15. The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992) ** 1/2
16. Derry Girls S1 ***
17. Derry Girls S2 ***
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(The names after the shows are the people who joined me at the performance.)
1. Dana H *** 1/2 (Lucas Hnath play; saw solo)
Updated as of December 31, 2020
Thursday, November 26, 2020
Christmas Music -- A MindSpace Discussion
NEW STANDARDS -- CHRISTMAS SONGS OF THE 1970S TO TODAY
CHRISTMAS PLAYLISTS
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Elvis Presley/Frank Sinatra's Jolly Christmas Album
THE ESSENTIAL CHRISTMAS ALBUM LIBRARY
Herb Alpert -- Christmas Album (1968)
Bing Crosby -- Merry Christmas aka White Christmas (many editions)
Bing Crosby -- Sings Christmas Songs
Ella Fitzgerald -- Ella Wishes You A Swinging Christmas (Just the first 12 songs, please; skip the rest)
Vince Guaraldi -- A Charlie Brown Christmas
Emmylou Harris -- Light Of The Stable
Mahalia Jackson -- Silent Night: Songs For Christmas
The Living Sisters -- Harmony Is Real: Songs For A Happy Holiday
Aimee Mann -- One More Drifter In The Snow
Wynton Marsalis -- Crescent City Christmas Card
Johnny Mathis -- Merry Christmas
Liam Neeson -- The Polar Express (narrator) (out of print)
Great Songs/Standards Since 1970
Jose Feliciano -- "Feliz Navidad" (Nov 1970)
Donny Hathaway -- "This Christmas" (Dec, 1970)
Joni Mitchell -- "River" (June 1971)
The Pretenders -- "2000 Miles" (single from Learning To Crawl, for o.d. James Honeyman Scott)
Ron Sexsmith -- "Maybe This Christmas"
Wham -- "Last Christmas"
Stevie Wonder -- "Someday at Christmas" (1967)
Great Records Since 1970
Band Aid -- "Do They Know It's Christmas"
The Bangles -- "Hazy Shade of Winter" (cover of 1966 S&G) (Less Than Zero)
Barenaked Ladies -- "Deck The Stills"
Mariah Carey -- "All I Want For Christmas Is You"
Bing Crosby and David Bowie -- "Peace on Earth/The Little Drummer Boy" (1977 special)
Everything But The Girl -- "Come On Home"
Aled Jones -- "Walking In The Air" from 1982's The Snowman TV special Raymond Briggs
The Kinks -- "Father Christmas"
John Lennon & Yoko Ono -- "Happy Xmas (War Is Over)"
The Pogues w Kristy MacColl -- "Fairytale Of New York"
Queen -- "Thank God It's Christmas"
Chris Rea -- "Driving Home For Christmas" (1988, Top 40 since 2008)
Run-D.M.C. -- "Christmas In Hollis"
Bruce Springsteen -- "Santa Claus is Coming To Town"
U2 -- "New Year's Day"
Most Emotional
Band Aid -- "Do They Know It's Christmas?" (Bono)
Darlene Love -- "Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)" On Letterman/The View
John & Yoko -- "Happy Xmas (War Is Over)"
Terrible Records By Great Artists
Elton John -- "Step Into Christmas"
Paul McCartney -- "Wonderful Christmastime"
Under-appreciated
Extreme -- "Christmas Time Again"
Stevie Wonder -- "One Little Christmas Tree"
Greatest Christmas Songwriter?
Johnny Marks -- Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer, Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree, A Holly Jolly Christmas, Silver and Gold, I Heard The Bells On Christmas Day AND Run Rudolph Run for Chuck Berry! Plus all the songs on the Rankin-Bass TV special Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer. Like "We're A Couple Of Misfits"
Tuesday, November 24, 2020
Rolling Stone 500 Best Albums of All Time 2003/2012/2020/?
Albums Returning To 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time List 2020 Edition
- Boogie Down Productions' Criminal Minded (2003: #444; 2012: Not on list; 2020: #239)
- Creedence Clearwater Revival's Cosmo's Factor (2003: #265; 2012: Not on list; 2020: #413)
- Massive Attack's Mezzanine (2003: #412; 2012: Not on list; 2020: #383)
- Alanis Morissette's Jagged Little Pill (2003: #327; 2012: Not on list; 2020: #69)
- Linda Ronstadt's Heart Like A Wheel (2003: #164; 2012: Not on list; 2020: #490)
- Roxy Music's Avalon (2003: 307; 2012: Not on list; 2020: #336)
Albums No Longer On 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time List 2020 Edition
- AC/DC's Highway To Hell (2003: #199; 2012: #180)
- Aerosmith's Toys In The Attic (2003: #228; 2012: #229)
- Arctic Monkeys' Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not (2003: Unreleased; 2012: #371)
- The Beach Boys' The Smile Sessions (2002: Unreleased; 2012: #381)
- The Beach Boys' Sunflower (2003: #380; 2012: Not on list)
- The Beatles' Please Please Me (2003: #39; 2012: #39)
- The Beatles' With The Beatles (2003: #420; 2012: Not on list)
- Beck's Sea Change (2003: #440; 2012: #436)
- Blood, Sweat & Tears' Child Is Father To The Man (2003: #264; 2012: #266)
- Bobby Bland's Two Steps From The Blues (2003: #215; 2012: #217)
- Bob Marley's Burnin’ (2003: #319; 2012: #319)
- Bob Marley's Natty Dread (2003: #182; 2012: #181)
- David Bowie's Aladdin Sane (2003: #277; 2012: #279)
- David Bowie's Changesone (2003: #425; 2012: Not on list)
- James Brown's Greatest Hits (2003: #414; 2012: Not on list)
- James Brown's In The Jungle Groove (2003: #330; 2012: #329)
- Jackson Browne's For Everyman (2003: #457; 2012: #450)
- Jackson Browne's Late For The Sky (2003: #372; 2012: #375)
- Jackson Browne's The Pretender (2003: #391; 2012: #391)
- Buena Vista Social Club's Buena Vista Social Club (2003: #360; 2012: Not on list)
- Buffalo Springfield's Buffalo Springfield Again (2003: #188; 2012: #188)
- The Paul Butterfield Blues Band's The Paul Butterfield Blues Band (2003: #476; 2012: #468)
- The Byrds's Greatest Hits (2003: #178; 2012: Not on list)
- The Byrds' The Notorious Byrd Brothers (2003: #171; 2012: #171)
- The Byrds'Younger Than Yesterday (2003: #124; 2012: #127)
- Captain Beefheart and His Magic Band's Trout Mask Replica (2003: #58; 2012: #60)
- The Carpenters' Close To You (2003: #174; 2012: #174)
- Johnny Cash's American Recordings (2003: #364; 2012: #366)
- Manu Chao's Proxima Estacion: Esperanza (2003: Not on list; 2012: #474)
- Ray Charles' The Genius Of Ray Charles (2003: #263; 2012: #265)
- Cheap Trick's At Budokan (2003: #430; 2012: #426)
- Cheap Trick's In Color (2003: #448; 2012: #443)
- Eric Clapton's 461 Ocean Boulevard (2003: #409; 2012: #411)
- Eric Clapton's Slowhand (2003: #312; 2012: #325)
- Leonard Cohen's Songs Of Love and Hate (2003: Not on list; 2012: #295)
- Alice Cooper's Love It To Death (2003: #460; 2012: #454)
- Elvis Costello's Armed Forces (2003: #482; 2012: #475)
- Elvis Costello's Imperial Bedroom (2003: #166; 2012: #166)
- Cream's Fresh Cream (2003: #101; 2012: #102)
- Cream's Wheels Of Fire (2003: #203; 2012: #205)
- Creedence Clearwater Revival's Chronicle, Vol. 1 (2003: Not on list; 2012: #59)
- Creedence Clearwater Revival's Green River (2003: #95; 2012: Not on list)
- The Cure's Boys Don’t Cry (2003: #442; 2012: #438)
- Miles Davis's Sketches Of Spain (2003: #356; 2012: #358)
- Def Leppard's Hysteria (2003: #472; 2012: #464)
- Def Leppard's Pyromania (2003: #384; 2012: Not on list)
- Neil Diamond's The Neil Diamond Collection (2003: #222; 2012: #224)
- The Doors' L.A. Woman (2003: #362; 2012: #364)
- The Doors' Strange Days (2003: #407; 2012: #409)
- Nick Drake's Five Leaves Left (2003: #283; 2012: Not on list)
- Nick Drake's Bryter Layter (2003: #245; 2012: Not on list)
- The Drifters' Golden Hits (2003: #465; 2012: #459)
- Bob Dylan's Desire (2003: #174; 2012: #174)
- Bob Dylan's Modern Times (2003: Unreleased; 2012: #204)
- Bob Dylan's Time Out Of Mind (2003: #408; 2012: #410)
- Steve Earle's Guitar Town (2003: #489; 2012: #482)
- Echo and the Bunnymen's Heaven Up Here (2003: #471; 2012: #463)
- EPMD's Strictly Business (2003: #459; 2012: #453)
- Eurythmics' Touch (2003: #500; 2012: #492)
- Fleetwood Mac's Fleetwood Mac (2003: #183; 2012: #182)
- Stan Getz and Joao Gilberto featuring Antonio Carlos Jobim's Getz/Gilberto (2003: #454; 2012: #447)
- Grateful Dead's Anthem Of The Sun (2003: #287; 2012: #288)
- Grateful Dead's Live Dead (2003: #244; 2012: #247)
- Merle Haggard's Branded Man (2003: #484; 2012: Not on list)
- PJ Harvey's To Bring You My Love (2003: #435; 2012: Not on list)
- Don Henley's The End Of The Innocence (2003: #389; 2012: #389)
- Buddy Holly's The “Chirping” Crickets (2003: #421; 2012: #420)
- John Lee Hooker's Ultimate Collection 1948-1990 (2003: #375; 2012: #377)
- Jane’s Addiction's Nothing’s Shocking (2003: #309; 2012: #312)
- Jane’s Addiction's Ritual De Lo Habitual (2003: #453; 2012: Not on list)
- Jefferson Airplane's Volunteers (2003: #370; 2012: #373)
- The Jesus and Mary Chain's Psycho Candy (2003: #268; 2012: #269)
- Jethro Tull's Aqualung (2003: #337; 2012: #337)
- Billy Joel's 52nd Street (2003: #352; 2012: #354)
- Dr. John's Dr. John’s Gumbo (2003: #402; 2012: #404)
- Elton John's Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy (2003: #158; 2012: #158)
- Elton John's Elton John (2003: #468; 2012: Not on list)
- Elton John's Greatest Hits (2003: #135; 2012: #136)
- Elton John's Tumbleweed Connection (2003: #463; 2012: #458)
- Joy Division's Substance (1988)(2003: #361; 2012: Not on list)
- Albert King's Born Under A Bad Sign (2003: #499; 2012: #491)
- B.B. King's Live In Cook County Jail (2003: Not on list; 2012: #499)
- The Kinks' The Kink Kronikles (2003: #231; 2012: #232)
- Kiss' Destroyer (2003: #496; 2012: #489)
- Labelle's Nightbirds (2003: #272; 2012: #274)
- Little Walter's The Best Of (2003: #198; 2012: #198)
- LL Cool J's Radio (2003: #478; 2012: #470)
- Loretta Lynn's All Time Greatest Hits (2003: #485; 2012: #478)
- Madonna's Music (2003: #452; 2012: Not on list)
- The Mamas and the Papas' Greatest Hits (2003: #423; 2012: Not on list)
- The Mamas and the Papas' If You Can Believe Your Eyes and Ears (2003: #127; 2012: #112)
- John Mayall's Blues Breakers with Eric Clapton (2003: #195; 2012: #195)
- Curtis Mayfield's The Anthology 1961-1977 (2003: #179; 2012: #178)
- Paul McCartney and Wings' Band On The Run (2003: #418; 2012: #418)
- MC5's Back In The USA (2003: #451; 2012: #450)
- Meat Loaf's Bat Out Of Hell (2003: #343; 2012: #343)
- The Meters' Rejuvenation (2003: #138; 2012: #139)
- MGMT's Oracular Spectacular (2003: Unreleased; 2012: #494)
- M.I.A.'s Kala (2003: Unreleased; 2012: #393)
- Steve Miller Band's Fly Like An Eagle (2003: #450; 2012: #445)
- Moby's Play (2003: #341; 2012: #341)
- Moby Grape's Moby Grape (2003: #121; 2012: #124)
- The Mothers Of Invention's Freak Out! (2003: #243; 2012: #246)
- The Mothers Of Invention's We’re Only In It For The Money (2003: #243; 2012: #246)
- Mott The Hoople's All The Young Dudes (2003: #491; 2012: #484)
- Mott The Hoople's Mott (2003: #366; 2012: #370)
- My Morning Jacket's Z (2003: Unreleased; 2012: #457)
- Willie Nelson's Stardust (2003: #257; 2012: #260)
- Randy Newman's Good Old Boys (2003: #393; 2012: #394)
- Randy Newman's 12 Songs (2003: #354; 2012: #356)
- New Order's Substance (1987) (2003: Not on list; 2012: #363)
- No Doubt's Rock Steady (2003: #316; 2012: Not on list)
- No Doubt's Tragic Kingdom (2003: #441; 2012: Not on list)
- The O’Jays' Back Stabbers (2003: #318; 2012: #318)
- Graham Parker's Squeezing Out Sparks (2003: #335; 2012: #334)
- Gram Parsons' Grievous Angel (2003: #429; 2012: #425)
- Pearl Jam's Vitalogy (2003: #492; 2012: #485)
- The Pogues' Rum, Sodomy and the Lash (2003: #445; 2012: #440)
- The Police's Ghost In The Machine (2003: #322; 2012: #323)
- The Police's Outlandos D’Amour (2003: #434; 2012: #428)
- The Police's Regatta De Blanc (2003: #369; 2012: #372)
- Professor Longhair's New Orleans Piano (2003: #220; 2012: #222)
- Public Enemy's Yo! Bum Rush The Show (2003: #497; 2012: Not on list)
- Public Image Ltd.'s Metal Box (2003: #469; 2012: #461)
- Quicksilver Messenger Service's Happy Trails (2003: #189; 2012: #189)
- Radiohead's Amnesiac 2003: Not on list; 2012: #320)
- Rage Against The Machine's The Battle Of Los Angeles (2003: #426; 2012: Not on list)
- Bonnie Raitt's Give It Up (2003: Not on list; 2012: #495)
- Otis Redding's Dock Of The Bay (2003: #161; 2012: #161)
- Otis Redding's Live In Europe (2003: #474; 2012: Not on list)
- Lou Reed's Berlin (2003: #344; 2012: #344)
- R.E.M.'s Document (2003: #470; 2012: #462)
- The Replacements' Tim (2003: #136; 2012: #137)
- The Rolling Stones' Between The Buttons (2003: #355; 2012: #357)
- The Rolling Stones' Now! (2003: #181; 2012: #180)
- The Rolling Stones' Out Of Our Heads (2003: #114; 2012: #116)
- The Rolling Stones' Tattoo You (2003: #211; 2012: #213)
- Linda Ronstadt's The Very Best Of Linda Ronstadt (2003: #324; 2012: #164)
- Roxy Music's Country Life (2003: #387; 2012: Not on list)
- Roxy Music's Siren (2003: #371; 2012: #374)
- Santana's Santana (2003: #150; 2012: #149)
- Boz Scaggs' Boz Scaggs (2003: Not on list; 2012: #496)
- Simon & Garfunkel's Bookends (2003: #233; 2012: #234)
- Simon & Garfunkel's Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme (2003: #201; 2012: #202)
- Frank Sinatra's Songs For Swingin’ Lovers (2003: #306; 2012: #308)
- Sly and The Family Stone's Fresh (2003: #186; 2012: #186)
- Smashing Pumpkins' Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness (2003: #487; 2012: Not on list)
- The Smiths' Louder Than Bombs (2003: #365; 2012: #369)
- The Smiths' Meat Is Murder (2003: #295; 2012: #296)
- The Smiths' The Smiths (2003: #481; 2012: #473)
- Soundgarden's Superunknown (2003: #336; 2012: #335)
- Phil Spector's A Christmas Gift For You (2003: #142; 2012: #142)
- Bruce Springsteen's Greetings From Asbury Park (2003: #379; 2012: Not on list)
- Bruce Springsteen's The Rising (2003: Not on list; 2012: #424)
- Bruce Springsteen's Tunnel Of Love (2003: #475; 2012: #467)
- Steely Dan's Pretzel Logic (2003: #385; 2012: #386)
- The Stooges' Raw Power (2003: #125; 2012: #128)
- Talking Heads' Stop Making Sense (2003: #345; 2012: #345)
- Talking Heads' Talking Heads: 77 (2003: #290; 2012: #291)
- Richard & Linda Thompson's Shoot Out The Lights (2003: #333; 2012: #332)
- U2's All That You Can’t Leave Behind (2003: #139; 2012: #280)
- U2's Boy (2003: #417; 2012: #417)
- U2's War (2003: #221; 2012: #223)
- Vampire Weekend's Vampire Weekend (2003: Unreleased; 2012: #430)
- Tom Waits' The Heart Of Saturday Night (2003: #339; 2012: #339)
- Tom Waits' Mule Variations (2003: #416; 2012: #416)
- War's The World Is A Ghetto (2003: #449; 2012: #444)
- Muddy Waters' At Newport 1960 (2003: #348; 2012: #348)
- Muddy Waters' Folk Singer (2003: #280; 2012: #282)
- Barry White's Can’t Get Enough (2003: #281; 2012: #283)
- The White Stripes' White Blood Cells (2003: Not on list; 2012: #497)
- The Who's A Quick One (Happy Jack) (2003: #383; 2012: #384)
- The Who's Quadrophenia (2003: #266; 2012: #267)
- The Who's The Who Sing My Generation (2003: #236; 2012: #237)
- Hank Williams' The Complete Hank Williams (2003: #225; 2012: Not on list)
- Jackie Wilson's Mr. Excitement! (2003: #235; 2012: #236)
- Wings see Paul McCartney
- Howlin’ Wolf's Howlin’ Wolf (2003: #223; 2012: #238)
- Peter Wolf's Sleepless (2003: #432; 2012: #427)
- X's Wild Gift (2003: #334; 2012: #333)
- The Yardbirds' Having A Rave Up With The Yardbirds (2003: #353; 2012: #355)
- The Yardbirds' Roger The Engineer (2003: #349; 2012: #350)
- ZZ Top's Eliminator (2003: #396; 2012: #398)
- ZZ Top's Tres Hombres (2003: #498; 2012: #490)
- Various Artists' Anthology Of American Folk Music (2003: #276; 2012: #278)
- Various Artists' Best Of The Girl Groups Vol 1 and 2 (2003: #422; 2012: #421)
- Various Artists' The Sun Records Collection (2003: #308; 2102: #311)