Paradox One
WEARING
MY REVIEWER’S HAT-
PHILS
FESTIVE 40 - 2009
FESTIVE 40 / BEST OF 2009
PHIL’S FESTIVE 40 BEST OF 2009
NB 2009 may not necessarily be the year of release but is the year I first heard these recommended recordings. The numbers have no significance in terms of preference.
1. EYE- DON’T SLEEP (Pink Hedgehog)
2. FAST ‘N’ BULBOUS- WAXED OOP (Cuneiform)
3. THE FORGAS BAND PHENOMENA- L’AXE DU FOU (Cuneiform)
4. DEAD HEROES CLUB - A Time of Shadow (Prog Rock Records)
5. WILCO - WILCO (THE ALBUM) (Nonesuch) (One Wing)
6. ATMOSFEAR - Zenith (Prog Rock Records)
7. RAY DAVIES and THE CROUCH END FESTIVAL CHORUS - The Kinks Choral Collection (Decca)
8. STEPHEN J KALINICH AND PETER LACEY - South Downs Way (Pink Hedgehog
9. RICK RAY BAND - SETLIST (Neurosis)
10. GARGAMEL - Descending (Transubstans/ Record Heaven)
11. HIGH WATT ELECTROCUTIONS - Desert Opuses (self release)
12. ORESUND SPACE COLLECTIVE - Good Planets are Hard to Find (Record Heaven)
13. SPACE DEBRIS - Live Ghosts (self released)
14. JACK BRUCE & ROBIN TROWER - Seven Moons Live (Ruf)
15. PARALLEL OR 90 DEGREES - Jitters (Omega Tunes)
16. RAIMUNDO RODULFO - Mare et Terra (Musea)
17. TRANSATLANTIC - The Whirlwind (Inside Out)
18. PORCUPINE TREE - The Incident (Road Runner)
19. BEAT CIRCUS - Boy From Black Mountain (Cuneiform)
20. GOSTA BERLING’S SAGA - DETTA HAR HUNT (Transubstans/ Record Heaven)
REISSUES
21. FRUUPP - THE PRINCE OF HEAVEN’S EYES (Esoteric)
22. BARCLAY JAMES HARVEST - Live (Esoteric)
23. CAMEL - Stationary Traveller (Esoteric)
24. ATLANTIS - Song of the Marching Children (Esoteric)
25. SPOOKY TOOTH - Anthology (Esoteric)
26. THE LIVERPOOL SCENE - Amazing Adventures of (Esoteric)
27. TONY BANKS - A CURIOUS FEELING (Esoteric)
28. PETE SINFIELD - STILL (Esoteric)
29. WOOLLY WOLSTENHOLME AND MAESTOSO - UNEASY LISTENING (Esoteric)
30. THE BEATLES REMASTERS (Parlophone/ Apple)
31. PROCOL HARUM REMASTERS (Salvo) (Their ‘In Concert with the Danish National Orchestra and Choir’ is the best DVD I’ve seen this year).
32. VARIOUS ARTISTS - WHERE THE ACTION IS: Los Angeles Nuggets 1965-1968 4 CD (Rhino)
33. VARIOUS ARTISTS - A Charisma Records Anthology 1969-1978 3 CD (Virgin)
34. HAWKWIND - ASTOUNDING SOUNDS, AMAZING MUSIC (Esoteric)
35. VARIOUS ARTISTS - THE HISTORY OF RHYTHM AND BLUES 1942-52 (4 CD set) (R & B Records)
GOT THE BLUES
36. LOUISANA RED & LITTLE VICTOR’S JUKE JOINT - Back to the Black Bayou (Ruf)-
37. JEFF HEALEY - Songs From The Road CD/ DVD (Ruf)
38. LUTHER ALLISON - Songs From The Road CD/DVD (Ruf)
JAZZ/ JAZZ ROCK
39. ALEX MAGUIRE SEXTET - Brewed in Belgium (Moon June)
40. THE ED PALERMO BIG BAND - Eddy Loves Frank (Cuneiform)
Apologies to those I have forgotten or haven’t got around to listening to. Some of these will be included in next year’s list.
A special mention to the GARDEN OF DELIGHTS label for continuing to champion the cause of ‘cosmic rock’ bands with great dedication and attention to detail.
RECOMMENDED
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RECOMMENDED RELEASES OF 2002
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