# [Afro-funk/import]
Saturday, February 26, 2022
Big Thief - Live at The Bunker Studio [EP]: 9 (A)
Digital only. I think this might be the best thing they've ever done. I'm tempted to have it printed out, but it's "live" and an EP.
Mar Seck - Vagabonde [honorable mention]
:-) [At least four listens. Improves a lot towards the end.]
The Birthday Party - Junkyard [honorable mention]
:-) [All songs on this are on Hits except for “Dim Locator,” “Several Sins,” “Kiss Me Black,” and “Kewpie Doll.” Ie, 60% of the album is on Hits. And I listened to the effective EP of these four songs three times. No big loss.]
Suburban Lawns - Suburban Lawns: 7.5 (high B+)
Would definitely buy this, and the EP, if they were available. Recently re-issued together, but totally unfindable at any reasonable price.
Sunday, February 20, 2022
Vinyl De-shelved in February 2022
The Platters - Encore of Golden Hits
Dion and The Belmonts - 24 Original Classics
The Five Royales - The Five Royales
Various - A History of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues--Vol. 1 (1950-1958)
Various - A History of New Orleans Rhythm & Blues--Vol. 2 (1959-1962)
Etta James - Her Greatest Sides, Vol. 1
Saturday, February 19, 2022
Tidiane et Les Dieuf Dieul - Salimita [honorable mention]
:-) [Just misses 7 (B+). I honestly think it's David Murray's sax that keeps it down.]
Serengeti - Kenny Dennis III [honorable mention]
:-) [Bought this on CD despite it not being graded, because so little of his work is available in that format that I jumped at the chance to support him. Plus, Tom Hull gave this an A-, and I now have all three Kenny Dennis releases. Or, more precisely, will if I ever find EP for a reasonable price on CD.]
Apollo Brown & Che Noir - As God Intended
:-( [Really a Che Noir album, which explains the Christgau extreme overrating.]
Sunday, February 13, 2022
Bad Religion - How Could Hell Be Any Worse?: 7.5 (high B+)
All domestic CD versions have the other EPs on them, which I don't want. Who wants to listen to an hour straight of early Bad Religion? Original vinyl goes for over $50. So I'll have to do without, although some call it a punk touchstone.
Bad Religion - Suffer [honorable mention]
:-) [Could be a 7 (B+) but it is not available for reasonable prices anyway, so I'm not going to sweat the distinction. It's 26 minutes long, and it costs $17-$20 on CD and way more on vinyl. Epitaph doesn't ecen have it in print. So I'm going to pass.]
Saturday, February 12, 2022
Serengeti - Thunder Valley [placeholder]
Maybe one day I'll find a copy somewhere and be able to hear this. I did sample one or two tracks I could find though, and they weren't that good. Early work - seems like he's still trying to find his voice.
Friday, February 11, 2022
Sunday, February 6, 2022
Hoodoo Gurus - Stoneage Romeos: 7.5 (high B+)
Not paying import prices for 7.5 (high B+) power pop punk. But this was way better than I thought it would be.
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