Al Green - Full of Fire: 8 (A-)

Lee "Scratch" Perry - batch review

All of these have been on the shelf for many years. I don't want to grade from memory, so I'll grade them the next time I play them.

Lord God Muzick

Who Put the Voodoo 'pon Reggae

From the Secret Laboratory

Panic in Babylon

Live Maritime Hall

Hieroglyphics - 3rd Eye Vision: 7.5 (high B+)

Souls of Mischief - 93 'til Infinity: 8.5 (high A-)

Title track is one of the best hip hop songs of all time, if you ask me.

Lou Reed - Walk on the Wild Side: The Best of Lou Reed: 8 (A-)

Almost got a copy for completeness sake, but I have all tracks except for "Nowhere at All," the b-side to the single "Charley's Girl" from Coney Island Baby.

Various - Love Train: The Sound of Philadelphia: 8.5 (high A-)

I also had The Philly Sound 1966-1976: Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff & The Story of Brotherly Love, which is essentially an earlier, less comprehensive version of this.

Various - Solesides Greatest Bumps: 8 (A-)

Quannum - Spectrum: 8 (A-)

Latyrx - The Second Album: 8 (A-)

Lateef [the Truth Speaker] and Lyrics Born

Latyrx - The Album: 9 (A)

Lateef [the Truth Speaker] and Lyrics Born

Lyrics Born - Same !@#$ Different Day: 7 (B+)

Lyrics Born - Later That Day...: 7 (B+)

Sun Ra and His Arkestra - Greatest Hits: Easy Listening for Intergalactic Travel [Evidence, 2000]: X (X)

Not qualified to grade, but I have a copy.

Neko Case - Fox Confessor Brings the Flood: liked

Sold this back some time ago, or maybe it's still in my huge sell pile -- too lazy to check. In any event, it's not on the shelves.

Neko Case - The Worse Things Get, the Harder I Fight, the Harder I Fight, the More I Love You: 7 (B+)

#indiepop

Various - Dancehall Stylee: The Best of Reggae Dancehall Music, Vol. 4: 7.5 (high B+)

#multiartistcomp

Beastie Boys - To the 5 Boroughs (Deluxe Edition): neutral

Of the 11 "bonus" tracks, four are remixes of one song on the album, three are remixes of a second, and one is a remix of a third. That leaves three tracks (the first three on disc two), with the total time for all three being less than eight minutes. This is for a minimum of $25, plus taxes and shipping. Total ripoff, especially since the album itself is good but not great. Here's the cover though because it's the Beastie Boys:

The Rolling Stones - Tattoo You: 8.5 (high A-)

The Fall - This Nation's Saving Grace: 8.5 (high A-)

I think "L.A." is my favorite Fall track. I am in the market for the original 1985 US release on vinyl with 11 tracks. I do have the original 1988 CD release, with five extra tracks.

Aesop Rock - I Heard It's A Mess There Too: 8.5 (high A-)

Various - Dancehall Stylee: The Best of Reggae Dancehall Music, Vol. 1: 7 (B+)

#multiartistcomp

The Sneetches - Slow: neutral

:-|

Ride - 4 EPs: liked

Perhaps if I evaluated these separately I would bump one up to 7 (B+), but that doesn't seem worth the effort.

Robyn - Body Talk EPs: notation

Pt. 1 - All songs on Body Talk except "Cry When You Get Older" and "Jag Vet En Dejlig Rosa" [final listen shelf - but maybe I will sell off in favor of Body Talk, which is in the same place]

Pt. 2 - All songs on Body Talk except "Include Me Out" and "U Should Know Better" [listened to both multiple times and will not be adding this]

Pt. 3 - All songs on Body Talk

Randy Newman - The Best of Randy Newman [Warner Archives/Rhino, 2001]: notation

Only two new tracks to me. "You've Got a Friend in Me", from the movie Toy Story, which of course I have heard in the course of being alive on the planet, and "Feels Like Home" (live 1996). People seem to like this compilation. I listened once and don't plan to play again. Also listened to the two noted tracks multiple times.