Suicide - Suicide: 9 (A)

Classic album cover. I have the two-disc version with Live at CBGB's 1977 on disc two with the classic "23 Minutes Over Brussels."

Various - Wanna Buy a Bridge?: 8.5 (high A-)

Various - No New York: 8.5 (high A-)

Margo Price - Hard Headed Woman: 7.5 (high B+)

#country

Meat Puppets - Up on the Sun: 8.5 (high A-)

Meat Puppets - Out My Way [EP]: 8 (A-)

The Undertones - Hypnotised: 8 (A-)

I happen to have the remastered CD on castle with three worthy bonus tracks.

Meat Puppets - Meat Puppets II: 9.5 (high A)

The Clean - Boodle Boodle Boodle [EP]: 8.5 (high A-)

I have this in full on Anthology but wanted to give it a separate post (and numerous separate listens) since it's a seminal release. I even looked into obtaining a standalone copy but decided against it because it's a 12" EP. I will not give the Great Sounds EP similar treatment (it's also on Anthology in full).

X - Los Angeles: 8.5 (high A-)

X - Wild Gift: 9 (A)

X - Under the Big Black Sun: 7.5 (high B+)

X - More Fun in the New World: 7.5 (high B+)

The Soft Boys - Underwater Moonlight: 8 (A-)

Rating is from memory. It's possible it would go down a notch on relistening. I shelved it decades ago and so am giving it the benefit of the doubt, but I can't remember a thing on it, which is never a good sign. I have the two-disc version on Matador from 2001, with the second disc titled ...And How It Got There.

The Only Ones - Special View: 9 (A)

The Vibrators - Pure Mania: 8 (A-)

I have the first-generation CD transfer, acquired around the time of release, which unsurprisingly sounds like crap.

The Goats - Live at CBGB's: New York City, October 17, 1993: 7.5 (high B+)

No physicals

James McMurtry - The Black Dog and the Wandering Boy: 8.5 (high A-)

Al Green - I Get Joy: 7 (B+)

Normally, this would be #r&b, but I make an exception for Al.

Beastie Boys - Rock Hard [EP]: 8 (A-)

While I'm at it, I also have these two Beastie Boys EPs, which I might post about separately if I ever play them again:

An Exciting Evening at Home with Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego

Love American Style

The Goats - Out-Takes, Remixes, etc.: notation

I could have sworn I had the digital files on this, but I can't find them. Oh well. This includes the following non-album tracks:

    "Bring the Beat Back" (1993 Demo)

    "I Ride da Bus Bus" (1991 Demo)

    "Rachel Rachel" (1991 Demo)

    "Peaceful Lessons"

    "Vish Vibration"

The last three songs were on a four-track promo cassette of demos, which also included a song called "See With Your Ears," which is not included here for some reason. All four songs on that cassette were before Madd joined the group, apparently.

It also contains the following Oatie Kato solo tracks:

    "Lady Boom Boom"

    "People's History"

    "Quarters (Into the Brooklyn Night)"

Bottom line, I'm not going to worry about the first two demos listed above, which appear to be the only unique Goats tracks, especially since the first is on Live at Khyber Pass. For those who are interested, the album, plus one called Live at the BBC, can be purchased here.

The Goats - Singles - batch review

I have the following singles:

Rumblefish

Typical American

?Do the Digs Dug?

Not sure why I have these, because they don't seem to have any original tracks, just remixes and live versions of album tracks (well, I guess Rumblefish has a song "Skitzo"). I also note that if I was going for completism, the only single I don't have is Aaah D Yaaa. And even if I wanted to complete the set with that one, it's selling for ridiculous prices used. Maybe that's why I didn't get it originally?

The Goats - No Goats, No Glory: 8.5 (high A)

Moonchild Sanelly - Full Moon: 7.5 (high B+)

#electronic/r&b/amapiano

Beastie Boys - Solid Gold Hits: 8 (A-)