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Top 90 1. V/A -- Africa: The Ba-Benzele Pygmies; Africa: The Dan (ROUNDER) 2. V/A -- House Rockin' and Hip Shakin' Vol. 2: Louisiana Hoo Doo Party (HIP-O/UNIVERSAL) 3. Don Caballero -- What Burns Never Returns (TOUCH AND GO) 4. Billy Bragg & Wilco -- Mermaid Avenue (ELEKTRA) 5. Flatt and Scruggs -- At Carnegie Hall (KOCH) 6. Jimmie Rodgers -- Train Whistle Blues (KOCH) 7. Harry Partch -- The Harry Partch Collection, Vols. 1 - 3 (CRI) 8. Jerry Hahn & His Quintet -- self-titled (ARHOOLIE) 9. Ladybug Transistor -- "Today Knows" 7-inch (MERGE) 10. Mance Lipscomb -- Captain, Captain (ARHOOLIE) 11. Mercury Birds -- "One Man Bandit" 7-inch (TEN FOOT INDUSTRIES) 12. NRG Ensemble -- Bejazzo Gets a Facelift (ATAVISTIC) 13. V/A -- More Original Raw Soul (INSTINCT) 14. Zoviet France -- Digilogue (SOLEILMOON) 15. Cesaria Evora -- Miss Perfumado (NONESUCH) 16. Class -- "Holding Hands" 7-inch (DOUBLE AGENT) 17. Four Blazes -- Mary Jo (DELMARK) 18. Goblin -- Volume II 1975-1980 (DRG) 19. Horace Andy -- Mr. Bassie (HEARTBEAT) 20. Saafir -- "Goin' Home" 12-inch (WRAP/ICHIBAN) 21. Smearcase/El Sucio -- split 7-inch (POINTLESS) 22. V/A -- Peter Was a Fisherman: The 1939 Trinidad Field Recordings of Melville and Frances Herskovits, Vol. 1 (ROUNDER) 23. V/A -- Secret Museum of Mankind: East Africa (YAZOO) 24. V/A -- The Real Bahamas, Vols. I & II (NONESUCH) 25. Cannanes -- Tiny Frown (YO YO) 26. James Plotkin -- The Joy of Disease (AVANT) 27. Jenks "Tex" Carman -- Chippeha! (REVENANT) 28. Massive Attack -- Mezzanine (VIRGIN) 29. Money Mark -- Push the Button (MO WAX/LONDON) 30. Push Kings -- Far Places (SEALED FATE) 31. V/A -- Show Me What You Got! (CANDY) 32. V/A -- Ska After Ska After Ska (HEARTBEAT) 33. V/A -- Southern Journey Vol. 13: Earliest Times (ROUNDER) 34. V/A -- Friendly Society - A Harriet Records Compilation (HARRIET) 35. Woody Guthrie -- Hard Travelin' (SMITHSONIAN FOLKWAYS) 36. Crown Royals -- All Night Burner (ESTRUS) 37. Derrick May -- Innovator (TRANSMAT) 38. Hugh Hopper -- 1984 (CUNEIFORM/RECOMMENDED) 39. Laddio Bolocko -- In Real Time (HUNGARIAN) 40. Marc Ribot Y Los Cubanos Postizos -- self-titled (ATLANTIC) 41. Rose Melberg -- Portola (DOUBLE AGENT) 42. Stigmatics -- "Homesickness" 7-inch (DISCHORD/BRICK THROWER) 43. Vandermark Five -- Target or Flag (ATAVISTIC) 44. V/A -- Downey Blues (HIGHTONE) 45. Vocal Sampling -- Live in Berlin (ASHE) 46. White Winged Moth -- Ribbon Arcade (FORMACENTRIC DISK) 47. Braid -- Frame and Canvas (POLYVINYL) 48. Frank & Walters -- Grand Parade (SETANTA) 49. Hong Kong -- "Freerider Pants" 7-inch (TURDUCKEN) 50. Thee Headcoats -- The Jimmy Reed Experience 10-inch (GET HIP) 51. V/A -- Skatalites & friends at Randy's (VP) 52. V/A -- Vision One: Vision Festival 1997 Compiled (AUM FIDELITY) 53. V/A -- Dreams are free (with purchase) (DARK BELOVED CLOUD) 54. V/A-Andy Smith -- The Document (PHASE 4/LONDON) 55. Wagon Christ -- The Power of Love (VIRGIN) 56. Whit Dickey Trio -- Transonic (AUM FIDELITY) 57. Bio Ritmo -- Rumba Baby Rumba! (MERCURY) 58. Culture -- Production Something (HEARTBEAT) 59. Doleful Lions -- Motel Swim (PARASOL) 60. Gerbils -- Are You Sleepy (HIDDEN AGENDA/PARASOL) 61. Gold Sparkle Band -- Plays 2 by Shipp (NU) 62. Jenny Mae -- Don't Wait Up For Me (ANYWAY ) 63. Joe Morris/Ken Vandermark/Hans Poppel -- Like Rays (KNITTING FACTORY) 64. John Zorn -- Issachar/Zevulun (TZADIK) 65. Major Stars -- The Rock Revival (TWISTED VILLAGE) 66. Neko Case and the Sadies -- "Make Your Bed" 7-inch (BLOODSHOT) 67. Other Dimensions in Music -- Now! (AUM FIDELITY) 68. Ozomatli -- self-titled (ALMO SOUNDS) 69. Pink Martini -- Sympathique (HEINZ) 70. Selfhaters -- The Abysmal Richness of the Infinite Proximity of the Same (TZADIK) 71. Sierra Maestra -- Tibiri Tabara (WORLD CIRCUIT/NONESUCH) 72. Simeon -- Sleepy Eyes (BOBBY J) 73. Tricky -- Angels With Dirty Faces (ISLAND) 74. V/A -- Pacific State (DEVIANT) 75. V/A -- Selector Dub Narcotic (K) 76. Astrud -- self-titled (SEALED FATE) 77. Bob Marley -- Selections from the Complete Wailers 1967-1972 Part 1 (JAD/KOCH) 78. Chaino -- Africana & Beyond (BACCHUS/DIONYSUS) 79. Dramatics -- $50,000 LP (MENLO PARK) 80. Dylan Group -- Re-Interpreted (BUBBLECORE) 81. Flipmode Squad -- "Everybody on the Line Outside" 12-inch (ELEKTRA) 82. Francoiz Breut -- self-titled (LITHIUM) 83. Gourds -- Stadium Blitzer (WATERMELON) 84. Juneau -- self-titled (BA DA BING!) 85. Royal Trux -- Accelerator (DRAG CITY) 86. Saafir -- "Crawl Before You Ball" (QWEST/WARNER BROTHERS) 87. Sir Richard Bishop -- Salvador Kali (REVENANT) 88. Sonic Youth -- A Thousand Leaves (DGC/GEFFEN) 89. V/A -- Crossed Wires: Abstract Perspectives from Atlanta's Underground (CLOCK WISE) 90. V/A -- Toneburst Collective (BLISS) Also, here are some other releases that we just added that aren't reflected on this week's chart: Lightning Bolt/Force Field -- split 7-inch (LOAD) Kiln -- self-titled (ROOM TONE) Spinanes -- Arches and Aisles (SUB POP) Alastair Galbraith -- Mirrorwork (EMPEROR JONES) V/A -- Chop Chop Boom (DELMARK) Attilio Mineo -- Man in Space With Sounds (SUBLIMINAL) Kable -- Tardy All the Time (FLEECE) Magic Headz -- Lazy Ways (DARK BELOVED CLOUD) Thomas Dimuzio -- Headlock (CUNEIFORM/RECOMMENDED) Jessica Bailiff -- Even in Silence (KRANKY) Dirt Bombs -- "Tina Louise" 7-inch (FLYING BOMB) Doug Snyder and Bob Thompson -- Daily Dance (WARM O'BRISK) |