Carly Pearce - 29 [EP] [honorable mention]

:-)

The Miles Davis Quintet - Essential Albums [Cookin'/Relaxin'/Workin'/Steamin']

Not qualified to grade, but I have to imagine this is a 10 (A+)?

audiobooks - Gothenburg: 7.5 (high B+)

Vinyl and digital only. Vinyl prohibitively expensive.

Yard Act - The Overload [honorable mention]

:-) [Five listens. Might end up buying this if it does well on year-end polls.]

Jamila Woods - Legacy! Legacy! [honorable mention]

:-)

Ronald Shannon Jackson and the Decoding Society - batch review

Exactly the kind of thing I'm not qualified to grade. Definitely interesting and noteworthy. Gave them each three listens:

Nasty
Mandance
Barbeque Dog

Greenberger Greenberg Cebar - Tell Me That Before [honorable mention]

:-)

David Greenberger/Paul Cebar Tomorrow Sound - They Like Me Around Here [honorable mention]

:-)

The Jeffrey Lewis & Peter Stampfel Band: Both Ways: 8 (A-)

I found it hard to believe that this was as good as Christgau, who gave it what I would call a 9.5 (high A), thinks. He's personal friends with both of them, which no doubt affects his judgement, at the very least docking it to a 9 (A) or even an 8.5 (high A-). Given that it was non-streamable (except for two not very impressive tracks), I would have had to pay $12 for digital tracks to even hear it. I don't pay for digital tracks ever (or hardly ever), but especially would not do so for something unheard. Even more so on the recommendation of only Christgau (see above). But ultimately I broke down and bought the digital tracks. If Hull gave it an A, I would pay to print it to CD.

John Coltrane Quartet - Ballads [placeholder]

Not qualified to grade, but it sounds very nice.

Jeff Beck - Truth [honorable mention]

:-) [Four listens]

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers - Southern Accents

:-|

Cate Le Bon - Reward

:-|

Dave - We're All Alone In This Together

:-|

Ka - A Martyr's Reward

:-(

Kasai Allstars - Black Ants Always Fly Together, One Bangle Makes No Sound: 7 (B+)

# [congotronics/import]

Kalie Shorr - I Got Here by Accident [EP]: 7 (B+)

Digital only

Sublime - 40 oz. to Freedom

:-(

Britney Spears - Oops!...I Did It Again [honorable mention]

:-)

Louis Armstrong & Duke Ellington - The Great Summit: The Master Takes [placeholder]

Not qualified to grade. 3 listens, sounds nice.

Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit - Georgia Blue: 7 (B+)

# [covers]

The Smiths - Complete: 9 (A)

Massacre - Killing Time: 7 (B+)

# [experimental]

Beethoven - Symphony No. 5 in C minor

Really just a placeholder. This and No. 7 are high up on a lot of lists (not so much No. 6), but not as high as No. 3 and No. 9. Anyway, listened to both 5 and 7 three times. Seemed to like the 7th slightly better.

Bjork - Greatest Hits: 7 (B+)

# [best of]

Malcolm McLaren - Duck Rock: 7 (B+)

# [novelty]

The Dead Milkmen - Bucky Fellini: 7 (B+)

Would get, but way too expensive on CD (1987 – so originally issued in that format).

The Stylistics - Round 2: 7 (B+)

Upped from honorable mention. I'm big on the Philly sound.

The Dead Milkmen - Big Lizard in My Backyard: 8 (A-)

The Dead Milkmen - Beelzebubba

:-|

Bjork - Vespertine [honorable mention]

:-) [de-shelved]

Youssou N'Dour et le Super Etoile de Dakar - Mbalax: 8 (A-)

Supposedly on CD but I can’t find it anywhere.

Sufjan Stevens & Angelo De Augustine - A Beginner's Mind [honorable mention]

:-)

Super Furry Animals - Rings Around the World [honorable mention]

:-)

Weather Report - Heavy Weather

:-|

Bob Marley and the Wailers - Soul Rebels [1970]

:-(

Luke Haines - Setting the Dog on the Post-Punk Postman [honorable mention]

:-)

Luna - Best of Luna: 9 (A)

I have the 2 CD import version, with Lunafied as disc 2.

Digital Underground - Sex Packets: 8 (A-)

I got the 2 CD version, containing This Is an EP Release, and put my stand-alone copy of the EP in the sell pile.

Prince Far I & the Arabs - Dub to Africa

:-| [Is this the same song over and over? A riddim, or whatever they call it? Can't even tell.]

Anansy Cisse - Anoura [honorable mention]

:-)

Bob Marley and the Wailers - Natural Mystic: 7.5 (high B+)

I have all but two of these songs, plus it's a 7.5. I have Legend, but that's because it's Legend. This is not in the same league. So not on the shelves.

Bad Religion - Stranger Than Fiction

:-|

Aerosmith - Aerosmith [honorable mention]

:-)

Bopol Mansiamina- Best of Bopol: 8 (A-)

Not only does this appear to be digital-only, it looks like it's streaming service only (ie, nowhere for purchase as digital files, which I don't buy anyway).

Henry Cow - Unrest: 7.5 (high B+)

# [experimental]

KC and the Sunshine Band - KC and the Sunshine Band: 7.5 (high B+)

# [R&B] Released in 1975. "I Get Lifted" is the only song I’ll really be missing by not shelving this. Without that and the three classic songs, this would be an honorable mention.

Boredoms - Super ae [honorable mention]

:-)

Magdalena Bay - Mercurial World

:-|

Hamilton Leithauser and Rostam Batmanglij - I Had a Dream That You Were Mine [honorable mention]

:-)

Bob Marley and the Wailers - African Herbsman

:-| [a/k/a Soul Revolution]

Arlo Parks - Collapsed in Sunbeams: 7.5 (high B+)

# [R&B]

Gang of Four - Songs of the Free: 8 (A-)

Jazmine Sullivan - Heaux Tales [honorable mention]

:-)

Wolf Alice - Blue Weekend [honorable mention]

:-)

Lil Nas X - Montero [honorable mention]

:-)

2022 Single Listens (unless otherwise noted)

Jimmy Cliff - Refugees

Infinity Knives & Brian Ennals - King Cobra

Alex G - God Save the Animalsba

Arctic Monkeys - The Car

Snake Chain - Snake Chain

Willie Nelson - Willie and Family Live

Femi Kuti / Made Kuti - Legacy +

Silkmoney - I Don’t Give a F*ck About This Rap ...

The Grateful Dead - Dick's Picks Vol. 33: Oakland Coliseum, Oakland, CA 10/76 [sampled]

Owiny Sigoma Band - The Lost Tapes

Pierre Kwenders - Jose Louis and the Paradox of Love

The Movers - Vol​.​1 - 1970​-​1976

Piri & Tommy - froge.mp3

Endure - Special Interest

CEO Trayle - HH5

Tinariwen -  Kel Tinariwen

David Bowie - The Next Day

Linda Hoover - I Mean to Shine

Built to Spill - The Normal Years [two listens]

Michel Polnareff - Live at the Roxy

The Lone Bellow – The Lone Bellow

Bob Marley and the Wailers - The Best of (1974) [very early material]

The Foo Fighters - The Essential

Prince - Come

The Grateful Dead - Road Trips Vol. 1 No. 4: San Francisco, CA 10/21-22/78 [sampled - terrible]

Spoon - Lucifer on the Moon [“dub” of Sofa – two listens]

Nicholas Craven & Boldy James - Fair Exchange No Robbery

Lil Peep - Come Over When You're Sober, Pt. 2

The Replacements - For Sale: Live at Maxwell's 1986

Soft Cell - Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret

Loraine James - Building Something Beautiful for Me

Bad Religion - Christmas Songs

BaianaSystem - OxeAxeExu

Allen Ravenstine - Nautilus

Brahms - Symphony No. 1 in E minor

Brahms - Symphony No. 4 in C minor

Bach - The Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 [Glenn Gould]

Beethoven - Piano Sonata No. 12

Beethoven - Piano Sonata No. 13

Starlight Mints - The Dream That Stuff Was Made of

The Specials - More Specials

Dessa - Ides

Mon Laferte - Seis [53 out of 62 on Hull 2021 “A” list]

Gift - Multum In Parvo

A Soldier's Sad Story: Vietnam Through the Eyes of Black America 1966-73 [two listens]

Jucara Marcal - Delta Estacio Blues

Guelewar - Halleli N'Dakarou

Thione Seck - Chauffeur Bi

Cheikh Lo - Jamm

Idrissa Diop - Cheikh Tidiane Tall 

Young Thug - I'm Up

Buck Meek - Buck Meek [EP]

Bush Tetras - Boom in the Night (Original Studio Recordings 1980-1983)

Fulu Miziki - Ngbaka

Neil Young - Storytone [orchestral backing]

Neil Young - Landing on Water

Neil Young and the Shocking Pinks - Everybody’s Rockin’

Neil Young - A Letter Home (solo acoustic covers in phone booth)

Neil Young - This Note’s for You

Neil Young and Promise of the Real - The Visitor

Damu the Fudgemunk - Conversation Peace

Buck Meek - Two Saviors

Jazz Spastiks - Camera of Sound

Zilla Rocca - Vegas Vic [two listens]

The Ano Nobo Quartet - The Strings of Sao Domingos

First Aid Kit - The Lion's Roar

First Aid Kit - Stay Gold

Jaubi - Nafs at Peace

Various Artists - Ampiano Now

Pegboy - Strong Reaction

Benji. & Spillage Village - Smile, You’re Alive!

Pale Saints - In Ribbons

Hassan Wargui - Tiddukla [two listens]

Red Hot Chili Peppers - Unlimited Love

Ibibio Sound Machine - Electricity

Rory Gallagher - Live! In Europe

DJ Shadow - Diminishing Returns [dj mixtape]

Carla Olson & Mick Taylor - Sway: The Best of

Various Artists - Ohm: The Early Gurus of Electronic Music [CDs 2 and 3]

Thinking Fellers Union Local 282 - Lovelyville

Tears for Fears - The Tipping Point

Clay Harper - They'll Never Miss a Five

MJ Lenderman - Boat Songs

DJ Scratch and RZA - Saturday Afternoon Kung Fu Theater

The Rolling Stones - Live at the El Mocambo

Eddie Gale - Ghetto Music

Burning Spear - Live at the Montreaux Jazz Festival 2001

Dubblestandart [Lee "Scratch" Perry & Ari Up] - Return from Planet Dub

Amine - Limbo

Two Shell - Icons

Mxmtoon - Rising

Master Musicians Of Jajouka - Jajouka Between The Mountains

Mista Savona - Havana Meets Kingston Part 2

Omar Pene and Super Diamono - Direct from Dakar

Leonard Cohen - Hallelujah & Songs From His Albums

King Wasui Ayinde Marshal I - Talazo Fuji Music Party!

S. E. Rogie - Dead Men Don't Smoke Marijuana

Noori & His Dorpa Band - Beja Power! Electric Soul & Brass from Sudan's Red Sea Coast

Nova Twins - Supernova

Abida Parveen - Mehfil-E-Ghazal

Various ‎Artists - Zaire: Musiques Urbaines a Kinshasa

Lorde - Pure Heroine

Don Omar - The Last Don [on RS best debut albums list]

Orchestra Volta-Jazz - Air Volta [very early and somewhat rudimentary]

The Melodians - Pre-Meditation

Various Artists - Bobo Yeye: Belle Epoque in Upper Volta

Horace Andy - Horace Andy's Dub Box: Rare Dubs 1973-1976

Le Seigneur [Tabu Ley] Rochereau - Le Seigneur Rochereau a l'Olympia

Eminem - Curtain Call: The Hits [just get the first 4 major label albums]

Eminem - Curtain Call 2 [way too long - albums aren't that good]

Water Damage - Repeater

Pablo Moses - Live to Love

BKO - Djine Bora

Cheekface - Too Much to Ask

Iggy Pop - Zombie Birdhouse [choice cut: "Eat or Be Eaten"]

Lee "Scratch" Perry - King Scratch (Musical Masterpieces from the Upsetter Ark-ive)

Jamal Moss [Hieroglyphic Being] - Thanks 4 the Tracks U Lost

Various - The Trojan Story

Lupe Fiasco - Drill Music in Zion

Megan Thee Stallion - Traumzine

David Greenberger, Glenn Jones, Chris Corsano - An Idea in Everything [“So You Are” is great]

John Ondolo - Hypnotic Guitar of John Ondolo

Wahenga - Kikwetu Kwetu

Roc Marciano & The Alchemist - The Elephant Man’s Bones

Gurf Morlix - Cut ‘n Shoot

Blaze Foley - Live at the Austin Outhouse

Various - Bosavi: Rainforest Music From Papau New Guinea [two listens]

Tommy Womack - Namaste

Dehd - Blue Skies [two listens]

Ranking Joe - Best of

Culture - Culture in Dub: 15 Dub Shots [Heartbeat 1994] [two listens]

Various - Hit Bound! The Revolutionary Sound of Channel One [hodgepodge]

Horace Andy - Midnight Scorchers [dub of Midnight Rockers] [two listens]

Gregory Isaacs - Slum in Dub

Dillinger - Ready Natty Dreadie

Kanif the Jhatmaster - Flight of the 50 Foot Vimana

I Kong - The Way It Is

Mutabaruka - Life Squared

The Lone Ranger - M16

The Lone Ranger - On the Other Side of Dub

Big Youth - Reggae Gi Dem Dub [dub version of Progress]

The Mountain Goats - Sweden

Avalanche Kaito - Avalance Kaito

Horace Andy - Good Vibes [dubs after old tracks – Blood & Fire style]

Al-Qasar - Who Are We?

Sampa the Great - As Above, So Below

Nova Twins - Nova Twins EP

Deca - Smoking Gun

John Mayer - Continuum

Papa Wemba & Koffi Olomide - Wake Up [cheesy synths]

Brian Eno - Foreverandevernomore

Bjork - Post [honorable mention]

:-)