George Clinton - The Best of George Clinton [EMI-Capitol, 2000]: 8 (A-)

I ultimately went with this, as an essential update to the almost as good 1986 release on Capitol with the same title. You lose "Quickie" (from You Shouldn't-Nuf Bit Fish), but you gain "Get Dressed" (from Computer Games), "Bullet Proof" (from Some of My Best Jokes Are Friends), and a decent "Atomic Dog" remix.

Various - Reggae Dance Hall Classics [Sleeping Bag, 1987]: 8.5 (high A-)

I think most write "dancehall" as one word. Anyway, my favorite dancehall compilation. Never reissued on CD.

Les Amazones d’Afrique - Musow Dance: 8 (A-)

Miles Davis - Live at the Fillmore East (March 7, 1970) [Columbia/Legacy, 2001]: 7 (B+)

#jazz/live

Linval Thompson - Ride on Dreadlocks 1975-77 [Blood & Fire, 2000]: 8.5 (high A-)

Twisted Teens - Blame the Clown: liked

:-)

Los Lobos - This Time: liked

I may have owned this at one point; possibly still do.

Schoolboy Q - Blue Lips: liked

I was wavering between "liked" and 7 (B+) on a fourth play and decided to round down on account of what I perceived of as some bloat and/or a few seriously weak tracks. Was a double album really necessary in this case? Physicals are available however, for semi-reasonable prices.

Nandipha808 - No Vocal Album: liked

Docked two notches for extreme bloat (2 hr 10 min -- so, a triple album) and torturous repetitiveness. Release is #nophysical anyway. Four plays.

The Fall - The Marshall Suite: liked

Definitely degrades as it goes along. Might be a 7 (B+), but so expensive used that I’m not even going to try to make that determination.

Towa Bird - American Hero: 7 (B+)

#indiepop

Nakibembe Embaire Group - Nakibembe Embaire Group: 7 (B+)

Four and a half plays; dub "treatments" barely noticeable to me. #ethnographic/folkloric

Nobro - Set Your Pussy Free: 7 (B+)

#vinylonly

Grant Peeples - Code to Live By: 7 (B+)

#singersongwriter/folk/country

Tommy Womack - Live a Little: 7.5 (high B+)

#roots/country/folk/americana

George Jones - The King of Country Music [Liberty, 1984]: X (X)

Not qualified to grade, but I have a beautiful vinyl copy.

The Strokes - Reality Awaits [RCA, 2026]: 8.5 (high A-)

Don Dixon - Most of the Girls Like to Dance but Only Some of the Boys Like To [Enigma, 1986]: 7.5 (high B+)

#roots/indiepop

The Strokes - Angles: 8 (A-)

Gurf Morlix - Blaze Foley's 113th Wet Dream: 8 (A-)

Kool Keith & H Bomb - 7th Veil [Sickbay EP, 2005]: liked

Two versions of "What's Up Now," together with "Frontin" and "Truth & Determination."

Various - Melodies International Presents Ariwa Sounds: liked

Mad Professor

The Strokes - Future Present Past EP [Cult EP, 2016]: 7.5 (high B+)

Vinyl-only. I would buy the 10-inch vinyl, but used copies are being price-gouged, and I wasn’t clever enough to buy it on release.

Various - Pimps, Players & Private Eyes: 7.5 (high B+)

#multiartistcomp/soundtrack/r&b

Various - Ragga Ragga Ragga! 2003: 7 (B+)

Normally, this would be #multiartistcomp, but I have it and will keep it, because I miss reggae.