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January 2, 2007: favorites of 2006!
You can see my complete Best Of 2006 list on WFMU's Beware Of The Blog
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| Artist | Track | Album | Label | Comments | New | Approx. start time | |
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Top 10 Compilations of 2006 |
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| freddi/henchi and the soul setters | funky to the bone | va-what it is! funky soul and rare grooves from the vaults of altantic, atco and wb | rhino | my #10 favorite compilation of 2006 | * | 0:00:18 (Real) | |
| r.d. burman with asha boshle & kishore kumore | aa dekhen jara | va-sitar beat | guerilla reissues | my #9 favorite compilation of 2006 | * | 0:02:13 (Real) | |
| tony jackson group | you're my number one | va-head sounds from the bam-caruso waxworks | rpm | my #8 favorite compilation of 2006 | 0:07:34 (Real) | ||
| unknown | hamburger hamlet / beta video / marching band competition | va-eavesdrop | jacobsmigel.com | my #7 favorite compilation of 2006 | 0:16:44 (Real) | ||
| ghost rider | track 3 | va-anthology of myanmar punk-rock vol 1 7" | tien an men 89 | my #6 favorite compilation of 2006 | 0:22:06 (Real) | ||
| scott davis and the movements | new york apple jack | va-p&p funk: a collection of classic funk from the vaults of p&p records | p&p / traffic |
my #5 favorite compilation of 2006 (in hindsight, if i had played a shorter track from this CD i would have had time for all my top 16 albums at the end of the show. i don't know what i was thinking!) |
0:24:21 (Real) | ||
| duncan browne | journey | va-garden of delights | discotheque / sanctuary | my #4 favorite compilation of 2006 | 0:35:51 (Real) | ||
| pnu riff | bula | va-party keller vol 2 | compost medien | my #3 favorite compilation of 2006 | 0:38:48 (Real) | ||
| the rogers | non chiedero aiuto | va-neurotic reactions: 20 worldwide mod psych freak rock smashers | crazy apple boutique | my #2 favorite compilation of 2006 | 0:43:58 (Real) | ||
| clifford curry | soul ranger | va-action speaks louder than words | vampisoul | my #1 favorite compilation of 2006! | 0:46:44 (Real) | ||
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Top 10+6 Singles/EPs of 2006 |
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| imaginary icons | eye-cons | 7" | daggerman | my #16 favorite single/ep of 2006 | 0:54:47 (Real) | ||
| giant haystacks | a rebirth of our city | 7" | pizza pizza | my #15 favorite single/ep of 2006 | 0:57:02 (Real) | ||
| 7l & esoteric | daisycutta (feat. kool keith) | 12" | babygrande | my #13 favorite single/ep of 2006 | 0:59:09 (Real) | ||
| turpentine brothers | not your fashion | 7" | alien snatch | my #12 favorite single/ep of 2006 | 1:08:01 (Real) | ||
| lullatone | floating away | 12" | run roc | my #11 favorite single/ep of 2006 | 1:10:05 (Real) | ||
| the horribly wrong | aiming for you | bleeding for you 7" ep | eradicator | my #14 favorite single/ep of 2006 (sorry, got a little out of order there for a minute) | 1:15:36 (Real) | ||
| the touch-me-nots | hey television | 7" | roach & squirrel | my #10 favorite single/ep of 2006 | 1:20:07 (Real) | ||
| jonathan kane | bqe | i looked at the sun ep | table of the elements | my # 9 favorite single/ep of 2006 | 1:23:00 (Real) | ||
| archie bronson outfit | dead funny | 7" | domino | my #8 favorite single/ep of 2006 | 1:28:24 (Real) | ||
| the long blondes | my heart is out of bounds | appropriation by any other name 12" | what's your rupture | my #7 favorite single/ep of 2006 | 1:32:33 (Real) | ||
| wayne and wax | a it dat | 12" | mashit | my #6 favorite single/ep of 2006 (although it was actually a 2004 release) | 1:37:39 (Real) | ||
| the baskervilles | moves | twilight 14 mp3-only release | my #5 favorite single/ep of 2006; available for free download at www.baskervilles.net | 1:40:37 (Real) | |||
| tranzistors | yoo will | 7" | cass | my #4 favorite single/ep of 2006 | 1:44:41 (Real) | ||
| steve wynn + george pelecanos | cindy, it was always you | cd ep | my #3 favorite single/ep of 2006 | 1:50:44 (Real) | |||
| velveeta heartbreak | i shot the invisible man | 7" | semper lo-fi | my #2 favorite single/ep of 2006 | 1:54:39 (Real) | ||
| nothing people | twinkie defense | 7" | s-s | my #1 favorite single/ep of 2006 | * | 1:56:34 (Real) | |
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Top 5 Collections/Reissues of 2006 |
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| shivvers | when i was younger | lost hits from milwaukee's first family of power pop | hyped to death | my #5 favorite reissue/collection of 2006 | 2:01:42 (Real) | ||
| the times | the polite force | i helped patrick mcgoohan escape | artpop | my #4 favorite reissue/collection of 2006 | * | 2:04:14 (Real) | |
| bpa | bus song | maybe use my knife | shake it | my #3 favorite reissue/collection of 2006 | 2:07:34 (Real) | ||
| the open mind | try another day | s/t | sunbeam | my #2 favorite reissue/collection of 2006 | 2:10:35 (Real) | ||
| maypole | changes places | the real | anopheles / gear fab | my #1 favorite reissue/collection of 2006! | 2:13:01 (Real) | ||
| heartaches | dance city | too cool for school | swami | my #16 album of 2006 | * | 2:18:39 (Real) | |
| prozack turner | 50lb radio | bangathon | pockets linted | my #15 album of 2006 | 2:20:18 (Real) | ||
| the rogers sisters | the light | the invisible deck | too pure | my #14 album of 2006 | 2:24:09 (Real) | ||
| the husbands | get even | there's nothing i'd like more than to see you dead | swami | my #13 album of 2006 | 2:26:12 (Real) | ||
| towers of london | i'm a rat | blood sweat and towers | tvt | my #12 album of 2006 | 2:30:16 (Real) | ||
| boyskout | happy yet? | another life | three ring | my #11 album of 2006 | * | 2:32:57 (Real) | |
| t. raumschmiere | in the ghetto | random noize sessions | shitkatapult | my #10 album of 2006 | * | 2:35:27 (Real) | |
| mcfadden's parachute | start taking drugs | hammerdown | self-released | my #9 album of 2006 | 2:37:28 (Real) | ||
| the cuts | out here in space | from here on out | birdman | my #8 album of 2006 | 2:41:23 (Real) | ||
| major stars | black road | synoptikon | important | my #7 album of 2006 | 2:43:59 (Real) | ||
| marked men | fix my brain | fix my brain | swami | my #6 album of 2006 | 2:46:40 (Real) | ||
| pharaoh overlord | now we know | #4 | ektro | my #5 album of 2006 | 2:49:08 (Real) | ||
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Music behind DJ: witch |
seer | s/t | tee pee | my #4 album of 2006 - i'll play the whole song next week! | 2:53:36 (Real) | ||
| curse ov dialect | sticks and stones | wooden tongues | mush | my #3 album of 2006 | 2:55:57 (Real) | ||
| leather uppers | scream if you're high | bright lights | goner | my #1 album of 2006! -- I'll play #2 (the Hank IV) next week! sorry guys... | 2:59:49 (Real) | ||
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