Saturday, December 31, 2011

Top 100 of 2011...

Top 100 of 2011 (100 of 257 Long-Listed)

Rock & Pop (50 of 178 Long-Listed)

New Albums (10 of 40)



Alice Cooper - Welcome 2 My Nightmare
Dream Theater - A Dramatic Turn of Events
Elbow - Build A Rocket Boys!
Brian Eno - Drums Between the Bells (2CD)
Peter Gabriel - New Blood
Jakszyk Fripp & Collins - A Scarcity of Miracles
Levin Torn White - Levin Torn White
Neal Morse - Testimony Two (2CD)
Uriah Heep - Into the Wild
Yes - Fly From Here

Recent Albums (10 of 24)



Adrian Belew – e
Dio – Magica
Everything Everything – Man Alive
Brandon Flowers – Flamingo
GPS – Window to the Soul
Halloween, Alaska – Champagne Downtown
Jorn – Dio
Ke$ha – Animal
Lady Antebellum – Need You Now
Jordan Rudess – The Road Home

Re-Issued Albums (10 of 55)



Graham Bond – Solid Bond
John Cale – Slow Dazzle
Brian Eno – On Land
Brian Eno – More Music For Films
King Crimson - Islands (CD & DVD)
King Crimson – Starless and Bible Black (CD & DVD)
Neu! – Neu! 75
Klaus Schulze – Cyborg (2CD)
Van der Graaf Generator – H to He Who Am the Only One
Van der Graaf Generator – Pawn Hearts

Compilations (10 of 23)



The Alice Cooper Group – Old School 1964-1974 (4CD, 2DVD, LP, 7")
DAF – Das Beste von DAF
Bob Dylan – Biograph (3CD)
Family – In Their Own Time (2CD)
King Crimson – The Young Person’s Guide to King Crimson (3CD-R)
Mott the Hoople & Ian Hunter – The Journey (3CD)
Laura Pausini – The Platinum Collection (3CD)
Pink Floyd – Echoes (2CD)
Herman Van Veen – 100 (5CD)
Dar Williams – Many Great Companions (2CD)

Live Albums (5 of 21)



Fripp & Eno – Paris 1975 (3CD-R)
Robert Fripp – New York 2010 (2CD-R)
Gentle Giant – GG at the GG (CD & DVD)
Michael Rother – New York 2010 (CD-R)
Yes – In the Present : Live From Lyon (2CD & DVD)

Various Artists Collections (5 of 16)



Various - The Blues Scene
Various - High Voltage 2011 (2CD-R)
Various - Natural Progression (20CD-R)
Various - The Wall Rebuilt (2CD)
Various - Wondrous Stories (4CD)

Jazz (25 of 41)

Studio (10 of 17)



Brand X – Unorthodox Behaviour
Dave Brubeck Quartet – Time Out
Jack Bruce – Things We Like
John Coltrane – The Believer
Kenny Dorham – Blue Spring
Happy Apple – Part of the Solution Problem
Jackie McLean – It’s Time
Wes Montgomery – Boss Guitar
Lee Morgan – The Procrastinator
Sonny Rollins – Sonny Boy

Compilations (5 of 7)



Miles Davis – The Real Miles Davis (3CD)
Andrew Hill – Mosaic Select (3CD)
The Jazz Crusaders – The Best Of
Grachan Moncur III – Mosaic Select (3CD)
Return to Forever - Return to the 7th Galaxy (2CD)

Live Albums (5 of 9)



Miles Davis – Monterey Jazz Festival 1963
Eric Dolphy – The Illinois Concert (2CD)
Allan Holdsworth – Blues for Tony (2CD)
The Jazz Crusaders – Lighthouse 68
Matthew Shipp – Art of the Improviser (2CD)

Various Artists Collections (5 of 8)



Various - 1959 : Jazz’s Greatest Year (3CD)
Various – 50 Best of Blue Note (5CD)
Various - Miles Not Miles (CD-R)
Various – The Lost Grooves 67-70
Various - Straight No Chaser (2CD)

Classical (25 of 38)

Single Composer (15 of 26)



JS Bach – English Suites (2CD)
JS Bach – Orchestral Suits arr. For Guitar Quartet
Benda – Symphonies 7-12
Druckman – String Quartets 2 & 3
Enescu – String Quartets 1 & 2
Fasch – Concertos
Fernstrom – String Quartets 3, 6 & 8
Ginastera – Complete String Quartets
Ginastera – Complete Piano Music Vol 1
Hofmann – 5 Symphonies
Kraus – Symphonies Vol 1
Schnittke – Piano Quintet – String Trio
Schubert – String Quartets 12-15 (2CD)
Schumann – Complete Piano Works (13CD)
Zimmermann – String Quartets 1-3

Single Artist (5 of 6)



Glenn Gould – Slaughterhouse 5 OST
Jacqueline du Pre – The Very Best of (3CD)
Katia & Marielle LaBeque – Piano Fantasy (5CD)
Alban Berg Quartett - 20th Century Masterpieces (3CD)
Prince of Wales Consort – Cello Music in London at the time of Frederick Prince of Wales

Various Composer Collections (5 of 6)



Various Composers - 19th Century Masterpieces (17CD)
Various Composers – 20th Century Masterpieces (16CD)
Various Composers – Music in Sansouci
Various Composers – Wien 1900 The Death of Tonality
Various Composers – Lustige Feld Musik

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