Project Polaroid [Kool Keith & TomC3] - Project Polaroid: 7 (B+)

Only available used at ridiculous prices, or new also at ridiculous prices as a "limited edition" CD.

Jordana & TV Girl - Summer's Over [honorable mention]

:-)

Culture - Culture & the Deejays at Joe Gibbs 1977-79: liked

Full track followed by rapped version in each case. Should have just used rapped versions. Docked 2 notches for that. Would have been #multiartistcomp anyway.

U-Roy - Love Is not a Gamble: 8 (A-)

Deeply out-of-print. Vinyl-only, from 1981, and very expensive used.

R.E.M. - Dead Letter Office: 7 (B+)

# [odds and ends]

Native Soul - Teenage Dreams: liked

Is there a reason all these songs need to be seven minutes long? And the album 76 minutes long? None of the songs change that much throughout their duration. Cut them in half. Know when to stop talking. Docked two notches for extreme bloat.

John Prine - Great Days: The John Prine Anthology: 9 (A)

John Prine - In Spite of Ourselves: 8 (A-)

John Prine - Lost Dogs and Mixed Blessings: 8 (A-)

John Prine - Sweet Revenge: 8 (A-)

John Prine - John Prine: 8 (A-)

Various Artists - Artificial Intelligence: 7.5 (high B+)

# [multi-artist comp; dance/electronica]

Moby - Innocents: 7 (B+)

# [dance/electronica]

Lee "Scratch" Perry - King Perry: 9 (A)

I might be overreacting because he's gone. But I don't think so. I do miss him though. Maybe more than any musician other than Leonard Cohen, although of course it's not a competition.

Kool Keith - Matthew: liked

Lately feeling like maybe he’s the best rapper of all time, but I will say he doesn’t do just plain angry that well.

Elzhi & Oh No - Heavy Vibrato

:-(

Navy Blue - Ways of Knowing

:-(

Camper Van Beethoven - La Costa Perdida: liked

:-)

Black Moon - Enta da Stage [honorable mention]

:-)

10cc - 10cc: liked

:-)

Czarface - Czartificial Intelligence [honorable mention]

:-)

Deborah [Debbie] Harry - Most of All: The Best of Deborah Harry: 7.5 (high B+)

# [best of/pop punk]

Debbie Harry - Rockbird [honorable mention]

:-)

Culture - Humble African [honorable mention]

:-)

Nourished by Time - Erotic Probiotic 2: 7 (B+)

Ridiculous vinyl-only. Probably # [r&b] anyway, so not worth another few listens to see if it improbably moves up four notches, which is what it would take to buy vinyl.