Top 50 new releases found in 2008 HOME
Year after year I'm losing track with the 'contemporary'
artists. That's why 22 of these Top 50 releases are compilation
albums. This year only 4 CD-only releases. Although small
labels are not strong enough to finance vinyl releases, they seem to struggle
back year after year. And
certainly the release of my favourite size, the 45rpm 7", is still quite
popular in 2008. Fourteen 45s are featured in this year's list.
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Top 50 2000
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50 |
v/a "German funk fieber 2" |
2LP Showup |
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49 |
v/a "Andergraun vibrations 3" |
LP Hundergrum |
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48 |
Holly Golightly & The Brokeoffs "Dirt don't hurt" |
LP Damaged Goods |
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47 |
The Fuzztones "Horny as hell" |
CD Electrique Mud |
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46 |
v/a "Soul shaker vol 5" |
LP Record Kicks |
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45 |
v/a "Paprikazz fel!" |
2LP Grey Past |
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44 |
v/a "Psychoses freakoid - Jean-Pierre Massiera" |
2LP Mucho Gusto |
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43 |
v/a "Let's paint the town red vol 1" |
LP Floridita |
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42 |
The Pumpers "Don't hafta go +2" |
7" Rijapov |
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41 |
Be Your Own Pet "Super soaked/Blow yr mind" |
7" XL Recordings |
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40 |
Pierced Arrows "In my brain/Caroline |
7" Tombstone |
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39 |
Vermillion Sands "Mary +2" |
7" Rijapov |
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38 |
The Mojomatics "Down my spine/The diamond jack" |
7" Wild Honey |
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37 |
v/a "Des jeunes gens modernes" |
LP Born Bad |
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36 |
v/a "Halloween a go-go" |
CD Wicked Cool |
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35 |
v/a "Feline groovy" |
CD Ace |
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34 |
Trio Valore "Return of the iron donkey" |
LP Record Kicks |
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33 |
v/a "Quel organ!" |
LP Georges Profund |
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32 |
Stereoscope Jerk Explosion "La panthere pop" |
LP Cosmic Groove |
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31 |
v/a "The international vicious society vol 4" |
LP University Of Vice |
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30 |
v/a "The in-kraut vol 3" |
2LP Marina |
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29 |
Wild Billy Childish & the MBE's "Thatcher's
children" |
LP Damaged Goods |
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28 |
Radio Moscow "Radio Moscow" |
LP Alive |
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27 |
Black Lips "Bad kids/Leroy faster" |
7" Viceland |
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26 |
Fabienne Delsol "I'm gonna catch me a rat/And I
have learned to dream" |
7" Damaged Goods |
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25 |
The White Stripes "Conquest" |
7" XL Recordings |
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24 |
The Cute Lepers "Out of order/Lonely boy" |
7" Damaged Goods |
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23 |
Black Diamond Heavies "A touch of someone else's
class" |
LP Alive |
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22 |
Messer Chups "Best of the best" |
LP Copasetic |
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21 |
v/a "Twistin' rumble vols 5-7" |
LP Twistin Rumble |
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20 |
Miss Ludella Black & The Masonics "From this
witness stand" |
LP Damaged Goods |
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19 |
The Masonics "Royal and ancient" |
LP Circle |
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18 |
Be Your Own Pet "Food fight!/The beast within" |
7" XL Recordings |
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17 |
Singapore Sling "Song for the spirit/I hate you" |
7" Cargo |
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16 |
v/a "Le beat bespoke 3" |
LP Circle |
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15 |
v/a "Well hung" |
2LP Finders Keepers |
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14 |
v/a "IVG" |
LP Poutre Apparente |
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13 |
The Last Killers "3 bombs over Berlin" |
CD Area Pirata |
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12 |
v/a "Tabu vol 1" |
LP Paris Hollywood |
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11 |
Nathaniel Mayer "Love and affection" |
2LP Vampisoul |
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10 |
v/a "Obsession" |
2LP Bully |
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9 |
v/a "Dim dam dingue" |
LP Cosmogol |
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8 |
Snares "Sabbath dub" |
10" Kriss |
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7 |
Black Lips "Katrina/Boomerang" |
7" Viceland |
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6 |
Wild Billy Childish & The MBE's "He's making a
tape" |
7" Damaged Goods |
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5 |
Jello Biafra "Jezebel/Speed demon" |
7" Alternative Tentacles |
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4 |
v/a "Mad Mike Monsters" 3 vols |
LP Norton |
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3 |
v/a "Got the go" |
LP Classe Internationale |
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2 |
v/a "Wizzz vol 2" |
LP Born Bad |
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1 |
Jeffrey Lewis "12 Crass songs" |
LP Rough Trade |
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And some didn't make it into my Fave List,
like Aqua Nebula Oscillator, The Baboons, Runnin' Wild, The Last Shadow Puppets,
The Nixe, Tokyo Cramps, The Firewalkers,... and loads of
compilation albums on labels such as Big Beat, Floridita, Off The Hip, Show Up,
Go Down, Kent, Vadim Music, Gorilla, Soul Jazz, NoSmoke, Jury, Raucous, Electro
Harmonix,...
Note:
If you would like to see more contemporary entries in my Top
50 of 2009, please send your 45s, LP's or (damn it) CD's to me at
Dirk Roeyen
c/o Ungawa!
Postbus 108 A1
B-2000 Antwerpen
Belgium
and be sure that your quality releases will get airplay.