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Jack Rabid’s Best Of 2023 (400 Nods Again!): Top 200 LPs (New Recordings), Top 140 Retrospective/Reissue Releases, And Top 60 Stand Alone Singles & EPs

The Damned, Darkadelic
13 January 2024

Hi folks!

Since I have now completed my two countdown radio shows for the Top 50 albums of 2023 — go to bigtakeover.com/radio to hear one song from each over both shows! — here is my complete list of the 200 best albums, 60 best archive/retrospective/reissue releases, and 140 best stand-alone singles and EPs of this previous year—my best bets on yet another great year for music, old and new!

And to any and all of you who will scan this humble rundown, I hope this list inspires you to find, or give a second look to, a few great releases you might miss otherwise that you end up truly loving. Otherwise, such lists are just a whole bunch of navel-gazing time wasting—not my thing at all. But as I listened to all of these 400 selections a great deal this year, perhaps you might like some of them too, or will be glad to see them recognized if you are already enjoying them.

Cheers to you all and once again — happy new year!


Jack Rabid’s Picks, 2023’s 200 Best Albums (New Recordings!):

1 The DamnedDarkadelic (Earmusic)
2 SlowdiveEverything is Alive (Dead Oceans)
3 The Black WatchFuture Strangers (ATOM)
4 Soft ScienceLines (Shelflife)
5 Colored LightsColored Lights (Bobo Integral SPAIN)
6 SeabliteLemon Lights (Mt. St. Mtn.)
7 Robert ForsterThe Candle and the Flame (Tapete GER)
8 Plush MachineHit Me (Plush Machine)
9 Dennis DavisonVoice Memorandum (Pretty Plague)
10 The Tubs – Dead Meat (Trouble in Mind)

11 HurryDon’t Look Back (Lame-O)
12 Joel StokerThe Undertow (Cooking Vinyl U.K.)
13 EyelidsA Colossal Waste Of Light (Jealous Butcher)
14 Flyying ColoursYou Never Know (Club AC30/Poison City U.K.)
15 Crystal CanyonStars and Distant Light (Repeating Light)
16 The No OnesMy Best Evil Friend (Yep Roc)
17 The ClienteleI Am Not There Anymore (Merge)
18 Ron SexsmithThe Vivian Line (Cooking Vinyl)
19 Pia FrausEvening Colour (Seksound ESTONIA)
20 The Salt CollectiveLife (Propeller Sound Recordings)

21 New PornographersContinue As a Guest (Merge)
22 Guest DirectorsInterference Patterns (Topsy/Snappy Little Numbers)
23 Bird StreetsLagoon (Sparkle Plenty/Deko)
24 Teenage FanclubNothing Lasts Forever (Merge)
25 Golden ApplesBananasugarfire (Lame-O)
26 New Model Army & Sinfonia LeipzigSinfonia (live) (Attack Attack/Earmusic/Edel U.K.)
27 Cut WormsCut Worms (Jagjaguwar)
28 Emma AndersonPearlies (Sonic Cathedral U.K.)
29 SkymenderIf and Only (Steadfast)
30 Shana ClevelandManzanita (Hardly Art)

31 Grian ChattenChaos For the Fly (Partisan)
32 Gaz CoombesTurn the Car Around (Hot Fruit/Virgin U.K.)
33 Tombstones In Their EyesSea of Sorrow (Kitten Robot)
34 The Baseball ProjectGrand Salami Time! (Omnivore)
35 Guided By VoicesLa La Land / Welshpool Frillies (GBV)
36 Black Swan LaneDead Souls Collide (Wanderland/Eden)
37 Treasures of MexicoBurn the Jets (Spinout Nuggets U.K.)
38 Smug BrothersIn the Book of Bad Ideas (Anyway)
39 Green PajamasForever For a Little While (Green Monkey)
40 TurnsoleThieves (Turnsole)

41 The Reds, Pinks & PurplesThe Town That Curses Your Name (Tough Love/Slumberland)
42 The Small SquareOurs and Others (Farm To Label)
43 Wedding Present24 Songs (HHBTM)
44 The Furious SeasonsEvery Morning at Five (Stonegarden)
45 Bobby SutliffBob Sings and Plays (Career)
46 Kristin HershClear Pond Road (Fire)
47 Savage RepublicLive In Wroclaw, January 7, 2023 (Gusstaff POLAND/Indigo)
48 VariousGodspeed: A Tribute to Pierre Kezdy of Naked Raygun (Put It Here Productions/ Big Minnow)
49 The Successful FailuresWrong Together (FDR)
50 VariousJem Records Celebrates Ray Davies (Jem)

51 Neil YoungBefore and After (Reprise)
52 Salim NourallahA Nuclear Winter (Happiness/State Fair)
53 Pale AngelsPlastic Legacy (Rad Girlfriend)
54 The DownstrokesThis Close to Vertigo (Coffin Curse/Allegedly)
55 MeyermanHappy to See You (Pretty Decent)
56 Joey Shithead KeithleyStand (Sudden Death CAN)
57 The National Honor SocietyTo All the Distance Between Us (Shelflife)
58 Ash – Race the Night (Fierce Panda U.K.)
59 Donovan’s BrainFaith in Failure (Career)
60 Belle & SebastianLate Developers (Matador)

61 Jeff DahlAll My Friends Are Crows (Ghost Highway/Career)
62 Pam RisouriéDays of Distortion (Pyrrhic Victory)
63 Sand PebblesThe Antagonist (Kasumuen/Career)
64 Blackbirds FCMagiclands (Blackbirds FC AUS)
65 The 1984 DraftBest Friends Forever (Poptek)
66 TetsuiansRepairs & Alterations (Tetsuians AUS)
67 Autodidact DreamsAutodidact Dreams (Shifting Sounds)
68 Sleaford ModsUK Grim (Rough Trade)
69 HeartbeepsCum Together (Slovenly)
70 Art BergmannShadowwalk ((Weewerk) CAN)

71 Fawns Of LoveFear the Softest Gaze (Kingfisher Bluez/Sunday)
72 Surf FriendsSonic Waves (Flying Nun NZ)
73 WednesdayRat Saw God (Dead Oceans)
74 The BlusterfieldsBeyond Science / II (New Atlas)
75 Loose WingMiracle Baby (Drums & Wires)
76 Guitarmy Of OneThe Wave Files (EA)
77 The RoutesReverberation Addict (Topsey-Turvy GER)
78 MadnessTheatre of the Absurd Presents C’est la Vie (BMG)
79 LatchkeyLeft to Our Own Devices (Latchkey)
80 Josephus & The George Jonestown MassacreCall Me Animal: A Tribute to the MC5 (Saustex)

81 ScreamDC Special Sha La La (Dischord)
82 The Grain HoppersFireflies Trapped in a Jar (The Grain Hoppers)
83 Mercy MusicWhat You Stand to Lose (Double Helix)
84 The HasbrosGod Hates the Hasbros (Hasbin Music)
85 John P. StrohmSomething To Look Forward To (Propeller Sound)
86 The Boo RadleysEight (Boostr U.K.)
87 The FeeliesSome Kinda Love (live) (Bar/None)
88 Juliana HatfieldJuliana Hatfield Sings ELO (American Laundromat)
89 Martin BisiFeral Myths (Martin Bisi)
90 Ten Million LightsInto Nothing (Ten Million Lights)

91 Nyte SkyeVanishing (Sonic Ritual)
92 BdrmmI Don’t Know (Rock Action U.K.)
93 Winter BoysSeptember September (Clerestory AV)
94 Greg HoyYay For Effort (30 Peak)
95 Miesha & The SpanksUnconditional Love in Hi-Fi (Mint CAN)
96 AdolescentsCaesar Salad Days (Frontier)
97 The BluebellsThe Bluebells: in the 21st Century (Last Night From Glasgow U.K.)
98 Life StrikePeak Dystopia (Bobo Integral)
99 Peter CaseDoctor Moan (Sunset)
100 The Ashenden PapersNight Walk (Secret Center)

101 Liars AcademyGhosts (Steadfast)
102 Sean O’Brien & The Dirty HandsOn the Path: Demos, Rehearsals, and Live Performances (First Cold Press)
103 The OC RippersHappy Hours Air Travel Club (Ruined)
104 Soft ShoulderSmile Building’s Exit (Gilgongo)
105 The BomborasSongs From Beyond (Musick)
106 Star CollectorAttack, Sustain, Decay… Repeat (Clockwise)
107 Rain ParadeLast Rays of a Dying Sun (Label 51)
108 Film SchoolField (Felte)
109 TriptidesStarlight (Curation)
110 Sparkle*Jets U.K.Best of Friends (Big Stir)

111 BlurThe Ballad of Darren (Parlophone/Warner)
112 The Garment DistrictFlowers Telegraphed to All Parts of the World (HHBTM)
113 WilcoCousin (DBPM)
114 Swallow the RatSouth Locust (Shifting Sounds)
115 SemisonicLittle Bit of Sun (Pleasuresonic)
116 Evening SonsTracks (Curation)
117 The Mountain GoatsJenny From Thebes (Merge)
118 The ChurchThe Hypnogogue (Communicating Vessels)
119 Death Cab For CutieAsphalt Meadows Acoustic (Atlantic/WEA)
120 Iggy PopEvery Loser (Gold Tooth/Atlantic)

121 The Handsome FamilyHollow (Milk & Scissors)
122 The 1981Move On (Dandy Boy)
123 Sweeping PromisesGood Living Is Coming For You (Feel It/Sub Pop)
124 MiniaturizedMiniaturized (Miniaturized)
125 John CaleMercy (Domino)
126 Live SkullParty Zero (Bronson)
127 DinersDomino (Bar/None)
128 Ian M. BaileyWe Live in Strange Times (Kool Kat)
129 TulipomaniaDreaming of Sleep (Tulipomania)
130 Deer TickEmotional Contracts (ATO)

131 VariousThe Endless Coloured Ways: The Songs of Nick Drake (Tribute)(Chrysalis)
132 The Guilty FewGodless, Guiltless, the Guilty Few (The Guilty Few)
133 VariousThe Faithful (Marianne Faithful Tribute) (In the Q)
134 SandsThe World’s So Cruel (Sands U.K.)
135 Altin GünAsk (ATO)
136 Drop NineteensHard Light (Wharf Cat)
137 Sufjan StevensJavelin (Asthmatic Kitty)
138 The Heavy HeavyLife and Life Only (ATO)
139 Skull PractitionersNegative Stars (In the Red)
140 Pretty FlowersA Company Sleeve (Double Helix)

141 Brian Jonestown MassacreThe Future is Your Past (A)
142 The Hold SteadyThe Price of Progress (Positive Jams/Thirty Tigers)
143 Bedroom EyesTurned Away (À La Carte)
144 The NatvralSomething to Look Forward To (The Natvral)
145 Parks, Squares And AlleysZero Division Error (Loh-Fi)
146 The Anderson CouncilThe Devil, the Tower, the Star, the Moon (JEM)
147 The Lemon TwigsEverything Harmony (Captured Tracks)
148 Mike ViolaPaul McCarthy (Grand Phony)
149 Foam GiantUnder the Trees (Mpls. Ltd)
150 Four Star RiotModern Living (Vital)

151 Marty Stuart & His Fabulous SuperlativesAltitude (Snakefarm)
152 Greg HoyYay For Effort (30 Peak)
153 Mercy MusicWhat You Stand to Lose (Double Helix)
154 Joshua CarpenterEnd of the Kicks (Potluck)
155 Lisa/LizaBreaking and Mending (Orindal)
156 Inger LorreGloryland (Kitten Robot)
157 Lung and Conan Neutron & The Secret FriendsAdult Prom (Split) (Learning Curve)
158 AchingsAll These Shapes, All These Days (Landland Colportage)
159 Nora Kelly BandRodeo Clown (Mint CAN)
160 Ava MirzadeganDark Dark Blue (Team Love)

161 Mother May IPeople Just Wanna Hear the Hits (Mother May I)
162 Beth BombaraIt All Goes Up (Black Mesa)
163 Graham Parker & The GoldtopsLast Chance to Twist (Big Stir)
164 My Version Of ItEverything Must Go / At the Mercy Of Camouflage (My Version Of It)
165 Doug BurtonGood Music (Back-A-Round)
166 The Harry Von ZellsPlay It Backwards (Igor)
167 PhysarumVolant Junkyard (From the Keep)
168 The Most Powerful Telescope in the UniverseRuin What’s Left (Ionik/Datawaslost)
169 Dan Jones & the SquidsRock and Roll Daydreams (Daily)
170 The Cult Of LipMarsha (Mpls. Ltd.)

171 Bully PulpitNatural Flavors (Lotuspool)
172 WhoopJust What? (Porcelain)
173 Plain SpeakCalamity (Clerestory AV)
174 Lowest Of The LowWelcome to The Plunderdome (Sonic Envy CAN)
175 E.R.I.E.Suburban Mayhem (Mint 400)
176 Bill BrovodGhost Music (Team Love)
177 The Ocean BlueDavy Jones’ Locker (Korda)
178 The Earthly FramesTaped Over (The Earthly Frames)
179 WireheadsPotentially Venus (Tenth Court/Walking Bird)
180 Curious ThingsNaif (Dumb Ghost/Snappy Little Numbers)

181 VariousCool English Jumpsuit (GBV Tribute) (Bert Dax)
182 Movies With HeroesBring on the Night (Burnt Toast)
183 A Cast of ThousandsLive at the Carriage House (Record)
184 Another HeavenIV: Heaven Sent (Mpls. Ltd.)
185 The Pull Of AutumnBeautiful Broken World (RBM/Emergency Hearts)
186 The OseesIntercepted Messages (In the Red)
187 The Midnight CallersRattled Humming Heart (Jem)
188 Red KateExit Strategy (Black Site)
189 Metal MartyMetal Marty’s Greatest Hits (Acetate)
190 Arthur Alexander…Steppin’ Out (Big Stir)

191 The Side EyesWhat’s Your Problem? (In the Red)
192 Cinema CinemaMjolnir (Nefarious Industries)
193 The BathersSirenesque (Last Night From Glasgow U.K.)
194 Roger Joseph Manning, Jr.Radio Daze & Glamping (Omnivore)
195 Cindy WilsonRealms (Kill Rock Stars)
196 VariousNever Turn Your Back on a Friend: 50 Years Later (Budgie Tribute) (Pale Wizard)
197 The JuliesAlways & Always (Lost In Ohio)
198 The FlashcubesPop Masters (Big Stir)
199 The Grip WeedsUnder the Influence of Christmas (Jem)
200 Explosions In The SkyEnd (Temporary Residence)

Jack Rabid’s Picks, 2023’s 60 Best Singles & EPs (Stand Alone/Non-LP!)

The Beatles, Now and Then
1 The Beatles – “Now and Then” (Apple)
2 The Feeders – “Congratulations By The Way” (Eccentric Pop)
3 Voxtrot – “Another Fire” / “New World Romance” (Cult Hero)
4 Chime School – “Coming To Your Town” (Slumberland)
5 LovejoyWake Up and It’s Over EP (Anvil Cat/AWAL) / “Normal People Things” (Lovejoy U.K.)
6 Affiliate LinksGrave Desecrator EP (Affiliate Links CAN)
7 A.M. Nice – “How Does It Feel” (Phratry)
8 Jeanines – “Each Day” (Slumberland)
9 Keyside – “Paris To Marseille” (Keyside U.K.)
10 Death Cab For Cutie – “An Arrow In The Wall” (Death Cab For Cutie)

11 Billy Bragg – “Rich Men Earning North Of A Million” (Billy Bragg U.K.)
12 Black Nite CrashElaborate Destinations EP (Neon Sigh)
13 New Model Army – “First Summer After” (Attack Attack/Earmusic/Edel U.K.)
14 The Black Watch – “More Lies From The Government” (ATOM)
15 Killing Joke – “Full Spectrum Dominance” (Spinefarm)
16 The Primitives – “Don’t Know Where To Start” EP (HHBTM)
17 Sugar For The Pill – “Colours” (Sugar For The Pill)
18 Jetstream PonySixes And Sevens – Into The Sea EP (Spinout Nuggets/Shelflife)
19 Beach HouseBelong EP (Sub Pop)
20 Cliff And Ivy – “We Ignite” / “Die Tonight” (House Of Extreme Darkness)

21 Dewey Defeats TrumanCover Your Ears EP (Dewey Defeats Truman)
22 Len Price 3 – “The Grass is Always Greener” (Wicked Cool)
23 Michael Head & the Red Elastic Band – “Ciao Ciao Bambino” (Modern Sky U.K.)
24 Desario – “Eclipse” (Fort Lowell)
25 The Linda Lindas – “Too Many Things” / “Groovy Xmas” / “Resolution/Revolution” / “Little Bit ‘O Soul” (Epitaph)
26 The Lost TapesCrossing Towns EP (Shelflife)
27 The Laughing Chimes – “Laurel Heights” EP / Zoo Avenue EP (Slumberland)
28 The Lemonheads – “Fear Of Living” (Fire)
29 The Fastbacks – “A Quiet Night” (Strictly Vintage)
30 Easter – “Fresh Hell” (Scratchy U.K.)

31 Evil Nature – “Cosmic Dancer” / “Polly” (Evil Nature)
32 MillyThe Freed Milly EP (Milly)
33 Green Palm RadiationPost Fear EP (Green Palm Radiation)
34 Strikeslip – “Stuporstar” (Spacecase)
35 The UnderbitesFour Songs About Girls EP (The Underbites)
36 The Joy Formidable – “Cut Your Face” / “The Hat” (Enci/Full Time Hobby U.K.)
37 Bitter DefeatTerrific Effort EP (Bitter Defeat NZ)
38 Four Star Riot – “Adding It Up” (Vital)
39 Fawns Of LoveMomentary EP (Glass Modern U.K.)
40 Carina Messier – “Everyone’s Gone To The Moon” (Carina Messier)

41 More Milk & Sansyou – “The Andromeda Strain” (More Milk & Sansyou)
42 The Armoires – “Music & Animals” (Big Stir)
43 The New DistractionsTime And Time Again EP (The New Distractions U.K.)
44 Cloud Nothings – “Final Summer” (Pure Noise)
45 Dusty TearsErie Blues EP (North Pole)
46 Once For Kicks – “Good Intentions” (S/R)
47 Slip~OnsHeavy Machinery EP (SLIP~Ons CAN)
48 Juliana Hatfield & Emma SwiftCover Neil Young EP (American Laundromat)
49 Naked Raygun – “Broken Things” (Xylophone)
50 Trotsky IcepickRules For Future Living EP (Poison Summer)

51 James SardoneColors EP (Fort Lowell)
52 Softcult – “Heaven” (Easy Life CAN)
53 The PineapplesDone Looking Around EP (Wicked Ape)
54 The Back Issues – “Justine” EP (3000 Hits Collective)
55 Chatham Rise – “Soon” (Picture In My Ear)
56 Persian Leaps – “Jeane” (Land Ski)
57 Sean O’Brien & The Dirty Hands – “Make It Up” 7’ (First Cold Press)
58 HoneycrushMilk Teeth EP (Dune Altar)
59 Silversun Pickups – “I’m The Man” (S/R)
60 The ContestantsThe Beginning Of The End EP (Braxeling)
Honorable Mention: Sleaze – “Daffodils” (Scratchy U.K.)
Honorable Mention: Rose GerberMemories Someday EP (Rose Gerber)

Jack Rabid’s Picks, 2023’s 140 Best Releases Of Old Recordings & Reissues

The Weirdos, Live! at the Club Azteca 1978
1 The WeirdosLive! at the Club Azteca (Alive Naturalsound)
2 Nina SimoneYou’ve Got To Learn (live, 1966 Newport Jazz Festival) (Verve)
3 No AlternativeLive at Mabuhay Gardens, November 7, 1980 (Liberation Hall)
4 The ChillsBrave Words (Remastered) / Kaleidoscope World (Expanded) (Fire)
5 The ReplacementsTim: Let it Bleed Edition (Rhino)
6 Gram Parsons & The Fallen AngelsThe Last Roundup: Live From the Bijou Cafe in Philadelphia March 16th, 1973 (Amoeba)
7 The Pernice BrothersOvercome By Happiness: 25th Anniversary Deluxe (New West)
8 Tobin SproutDemos and Outtakes, Vol 2 (Petrified Fish)
9 Falling StairsLife is a Kick Trial: 1988-1993 (Falling Stairs)
10 Joe Strummer & The MescalerosLive At Acton Town Hall (Dark Horse)

11 The BeatlesRevolver Super Deluxe Edition (Box) (Apple/Universal)
12 The Saints – “(I’m) Stranded” (reissue 7”) (In The Red)
13 The ModernettesView From the Bottom EP (reissue) (Porterhouse)
14 The NilsLive at Purple Haze, January 19, 1993 (The Nils CAN)
15 Velvet CrushTeenage Symphonies To God reissue (Backgroove)
16 Celibate RiflesKiss Kiss Bang Bang reissue (Bang! SPAIN)
17 The RutsThe In A Rut Sessions EP (In the Red)
18 Neutral Milk HotelThe Collected Works (Merge)
19 The WhoWho’s Next/Life House (UMR)
20 D.O.A.War On 45 (40th Anniversary) (Sudden Death CAN)

21 100 FlowersDrawing Fire + (Expanded) (Happy Squid)
22 Syd BarrettThe Solo Works of (Third Man)
23 Hüsker DüTonight Longhorn (live) (Reflex)
24 The Black WatchLime Green Girl reissue (ATOM)
25 Bruce Licher (& Various)Tape Excavation (Expanded) (Independent Project)
26 IvyApartment Life (25th Anniversary) / Apartment Life Demos (Bar/None)
27 Todd RundgrenUltrasonic Studio 1972 (Cleopatra)
28 The Dream SyndicateHistory Kinda Pales When it and You Are Aligned: The Days of Wine and Roses (Box) (Fire)
29 Ex NorwegianOn The Sidelines: the Albums 2015-2017 (Think Like A Key)
30 Soft ScienceDetour reissue / Maps reissue (Test Pattern)

31 SeabliteGrass Stains And Novocaine (Remastered) (Dandy Boy)
32 FotoformHorizons reissue (Dismal Nitch)
33 Poster ChildrenFlower Power (2023 Remaster) (Lotuspool)
34 Baby Hot-LineBoxman Gets A New Forehead EP (Capitol Punishment)
35 KrautAn Adjustment To Society / “Kill For Cash” single / “Unemployed” single reissues (Cleopatra)
36 A ProduceThe Clearing (Independent Project)
37 Bad BrainsThe Youth Are Getting Restless reissue (Bad Brains/ORG Music)
38 LuxuryAmazing And Thank You / The Latest And The Greatest reissues (Burnt Toast)
39 Das Damen1986: Keeps Me Wild (Dromedary)
40 Kilkenny CatsHands Down reissue (Propeller Sound Recordings)

41 The BreedersLast Splash (30th Anniversary) (4AD)
42 VariousWhen the Alarm Clock Rings: British Psychedelia, 1966-69 (Grapefruit/Cherry Red U.K.)
43 ESP SummerMars is a Ten (Disciples)
44 Jackie WilsonHigher and Higher (Brunswick/ORG Music)
45 The DoorsLive at the Matrix (Triple CD) (Rhino)
46 VariousInto Tomorrow: The Spirit of Mod, 1983-2000 (Cherry Red U.K.)
47 T.V. Eye1977-1978 (Cleopatra)
48 Black Tape For a Blue GirlMesmerized By the Sirens (Projekt)
49 LunaThe Days Of Our Night (Real Gone)
50 Clarence WhiteThe Lost Masters: 1963-1973 (Liberation Hall)

51 Comateens – “Danger Zone” (Left For Dead)
52 Pere UbuElitism For the People 1975-1978 (Box) (Fire)
53 The ProletariatIndifference reissue (Restless Empire)
54 Wild CarnationTricycle (Delmore)
55 The VictimsGirls Don’t Go For Punks single (In The Red)
56 R.E.M.Up Deluxe / Collapse Into Now Deluxe / Around the Sun Deluxe (Craft)
57 The Revelons1977-82 (Hozac)
58 Cheap TrickLive at the Whiskey 1977 (Real Gone)
59 VariousShake! Sixties Brit Mod Nuggets (Cherry Red U.K.)
60 Richard Hell & the VoidoidsBlank Generation (ORG Music)

61 Nancy Sinatra & Lee HazelwoodNancy & Lee Again reissue (Light in the Attic)
62 Second LayerCourts or Wars (1972)
63 Nancy SinatraKeep Walkin’: Singles, Demos & Rarities. 1965-1978 (Light in the Attic)
64 MotörheadLive at Montreux Jazz Festival 2007 (BMG)
65 AbileneEndee Burial (Landland Colportage)
66 Jonathan PostalAll the Boys on St. Mark’s Place (Liberation Hall)
67 Gregory IsaacsIn Person – Expanded (Cherry Red U.K.)
68 Jim ShepardMotorcycle Movie (Iron Press)
69 The VeldtIlluminated 1989 (Disc Drive/5BC)
70 LloydsAttitude Check (Liberation Hall)

71 VariousJoe Gibbs & The Professionals: 100 Years of Dub (Cherry Red U.K.)
72 Folk ImplosionMusic For Kids (Double 12”) (Domino)
73 The MonksNo Shame: The Complete Recordings (Cherry Red U.K.)
74 Flamin’ GrooviesRockin’ At The Roundhouse (Cleopatra)
75 The Zero Boys – “Don’t Shoot, Can’t Breathe” Single (I-94)
76 Sarah ShannonDemo 98 (Snappy Little Numbers/Minty Fresh)
77 Little RichardI Am Everything: Motion Picture Soundtrack (Varèse Sarabande/Craft)
78 VariousCherry Stars Collide – Dream Pop, Shoegaze and Ethereal Rock 1986-1995 (Cherry Red U.K.)
79 Public Image LimitedFirst Issue (Light in the Attic)
80 The Rolling StonesFlowers reissue (ABKCO)

81 Marvin GayeLet’s Get It On: Deluxe 50th Anniversary (Motown/Ume)
82 VariousToo Much Sun Will Burn: The British Psychedelic Sounds of 1967, Volume Two (Grapefruit/Cherry Red U.K.)
83 The BarracudasDrop Out With the Barracudas (Lemon/Cherry Red U.K.)
84 The Monochrome SetRadio Sessions: Marc Riley, BBC 6 Music, 2011-2022 (Tapete GER)
85 GrandaddySumday: Excess Baggage (Rarities, B-Sides) (Dangerbird)
86 Boo RadleysGiant Steps reissue (Boostr U.K.)
87 The Darling BudsKilling For Love – Albums, Singles, Rarities, Unreleased 1987-2017 (Cherry Red U.K.)
88 Muddy WatersHollywood Blues Summit Live at the Ash Grove July 30, 1971 (Liberation Hall)
89 The BlastersMandatory: Best of the Blasters (Liberation Hall)
90 Jason IsbellSoutheastern 10th Anniversary (Thirty Tigers)

91 Off!Free LSD / First Four EPs / Off! / Wasted Years (Fat Possum)
92 Charlie ParkerThe Long Lost Bird Live Afro-Cubop Recordings! (Rock Beat)
93 Denim TVStarving Rich / Skull Behind the Face (First Cold Press)
94 Drive-By TruckersThe Complete Dirty South (New West)
95 VariousAtlantic 1 (Cherry Red U.K.)
96 Postal ServiceEverything Will Change (Live) (Sub Pop)
97 VariousLost In an Imaginary World of Beauty (The Beautiful Music CAN)
98 Alex ChiltonLive In London: Encore Edition (Sundazed)
99 MorphineLike Swimming / The Night (Light in the Attic)
100 Elton JohnHonky Chateau 50th Anniversary (UMe)

101 John Mayall & The BluesbreakersLive in 1967, Volume 3 (Forty Below)
102 GrainWe’ll Hide Away – Complete Recordings 1993-1995 (Solid Brass)
103 Fred Schneider & the SuperionsDestination Christmas! (HHBTM)
104 Skam – No Name (Drag City)
105 Sonic YouthLive In Brooklyn 2011 (Silver Current)
106 VariousAsteroid City Soundtrack (ABKCO)
107 Mighty Lemon DropsInside Out (Cherry Red U.K.)
108 The FleshtonesDo You Swing? 20th Anniversary Edition (Yep Roc)
109 A.R.KaneA.R.Kane 1988-1989 (Rocket Girl U.K.)
110 Peter GutteridgePure (Superior Viaduct)

111 Trotsky IcepickBaby (Reissue) / “Hellbent” single (Poison Summer)
112 The PanikIt Won’t Sell (In The Red))
113 Albert AylerIn Greenwich Village (Superior Viaduct) / Europe 1966 (ORG Music)
114 The ConnellsRing (Deluxe Edition) (Craft)
115 The Tragically HipYer Favourites reissue (Universal)
116 Bob Marley & the WailersAfrica Unite (Universal)
117 The March VioletsThe Palace of Infinite Darkness (Jungle U.K.)
118 Burt Bacharach & Elvis CostelloThe Songs of Bacharach & Costello Super Deluxe (UMe)
119 Charles MingusMingus (Candid)
120 Carole KingHome Again: Carole King Live in Central Park (1973) (Ode/Legacy/Sony)

121 Six Finger SatelliteThe Pigeon is The Most Popular Bird reissue (Sub Pop)
122 Phil OchsThe Best of the Rest: Rare and Unreleased Recordings (Liberation Hall)
123 VariousThe Inmates Are Running the Asylum (Best Of K.B.D. Punk 1978-88) (Just 4 Fun)
124 Flying Burrito BrothersLive at the Bottom Line NY 1976 (Liberation Hall)
125 Bob DylanFragments: Time Out of Mind Sessions (Bootleg Series Vol. 17) (Columbia/Legacy/Sony)
126 Grey Factor1979-1980 A.D. – Complete Studio Recordings (Damaged Disco)
127 Nirvana (U.K.)Orange and Blue (Think Like a Key)
128 7 SecondsWalk Together, Rock Together (Deluxe) (Trust/BYO)
129 PolaraC’est La Vie / Formless/Functional / Pantomime EP (Susstones)
130 The FactionCBGBs 1984 (IM)

131 Sc.U.MBorn Too Soon… (Porterhouse)
132 Subhumans (U.K.)80-86 (Pirates Press)
133 VariousTeenage Glampage – Can The Glam 2 (Cherry Red U.K.)
134 The Pains Of Being Pure at HeartBelong (Reissue) (Slumberland)
135 Purple Ivy ShadowsLive at Cedar’s Youngstown, Ohio 1992 (Purple Ivy Shadows/Christian Daltry)
136 VariousElemental Child (Marc Bolan Tribute) (Easy Action U.K.)
137 FreaksStill In-Sensurround (Orange Productions)
138 VariousJust Want To Be Myself; UK Punk Rock 1977-1979 (Cherry Red U.K.)
139 Iggy & the StoogesRaw Power (Columbia/Legacy)
140 Janis Joplin & Jorma KaukonenThe Legendary Typewriter Tape 6/25/64 (Jorma’s House)(Omnivore)lMveuSP