Shindig! December 2006 Reviews

SHINDIG END OF YEAR FAVES

Jon 'Mojo' Mills

OLD Top 25 (not in order)

SHAUN HARRIS Shaun Harris (Rev-Ola)

JUDY HENSKE & JERRY YESTER Farewell Aldebaran (Radioactive; CD)

MAJORITY ONE Rainbow Rocking Chair: The Definitive Collection 1969-1971 (RPM; CD)

NANCY PRIDDY You've Come This Way Before (Rev-Ola; CD)

SPIRIT The Original Potato Land (Evangeline; CD)

VARIOUS Double Shot Of Soul (Kent; CD)

ELLIS Riding On The Crest Of A Slump / Why Not? (Evangeline; CD)

BERT SOMMER The Road To Travel (Rev-Ola; CD)

MARVIN, WELCH & FARRAR Marvin, Welch & Farrar / Second Opinion (BGO; 2-CD)

TURQUOISE The Further Adventures of Flossie Fillet (Rev-ola; CD)

CHAD & JEREMY The Ark (Sundazed; CD)

FICKLE PICKLE Sinful Skinful (Sanctuary; CD)

NAZZ Re-issues (Sanctuary)

SLADE Re-issues (Sanctuary)

THE MOODY BLUES Re-Issues (Deram/Universal; CD)

VARIOUS ARTISTS Early Morning Hush: Notes From The UK Folk Underground 1969-1976 (Sanctuary; CD)

VARIOUS ARTISTS Neurotic Reactions (Crazy Apple Boutique; CD)

VARIOUS ARTISTS White Bicycles: Making Music In The 1960s (Fledgling; CD)

THE MIRAGE Tomorrow Never Knows: Singles and lost sessions 1966-68 (RPM CD)

THE COWSILLS Painting The Day (El; CD)

MAYPOLE Maypole (Radioactive; CD)

OCTOPUS Restless Night: the complete pop-psych sessions 1967-71 (Rev-Ola; CD)

BEE GEES The Studio Albums 1967-1968 (Rhino; Boxset)

VARIOUS ARTISTS Forever Changing (Rhino; Boxset)

WHISTLER, CHAUCER, DETROIT AND GREENHILL The Unwritten works of Geoffrey, Etc. (Fallout; CD)

NEW Top 5

THE HIGHER STATE From Round Here (Misty Lane/Teen Sound; CD)
JIM NOIR Tower Of Love (My Dad Recordings; CD/LP)
THE RACONTEURS Broken Boy Soldiers (XL; CD)
THE MAHARAJAS A Third Opinion (Low Impact; CD)
THE RUBY SUNS The Ruby Suns (Memphis Industries; CD)

Andy Morten

THE BEE GEES The Studio Albums 1967-68 (Rhino; 6-CD)

VARIOUS ARTISTS Electric Sound Show Volumes 2-5 (unreleased; CD-Rs)

BERT SOMMER The Road To Travel (Rev-Ola; CD)

VARIOUS ARTISTS Fuzzy Felt Folk (Trunk; CD)

MAJORITY ONE Rainbow Rockin' Chair (RPM; CD)

VARIOUS ARTISTS A Day In A Mind's Mind (EMI New Zealand; CD)

CHAD & JEREMY The Ark (Sundazed; CD)

VARIOUS ARTISTS An Apple A Day: More Pop-Psych Sounds From The Apple Era 1967-1969 (RPM; CD)

DENNY DOHERTY Waiting For A Song (el;CD)

TURQUOISE The Further Adventures of Flossie Fillet: The Collected Recordings 1966-69 (Rev-Ola; CD)

VARIOUS ARTISTS Voyages Into... Pop Psych Volume 2 (Voyages; CD)

THE MIRAGE Tomorrow Never Knows: Singles and lost sessions 1966-68 (RPM; CD)

VARIOUS ARTISTS Early Morning Hush: Notes From The UK Folk Underground 1969-1976 (Sanctuary; CD)

THE COWSILLS Painting The Day (el; CD)

VARIOUS ARTISTS Soft Sounds For Gentle People Volume 4 (Pet Records; CD)

OCTOPUS Restless Night: The Complete Pop-Psych Sessions 1967-71 (Rev-Ola; CD)

VARIOUS ARTISTS Shapes & Sounds (Top Sounds; CD)

MARY-ANNE PATERSON Me (Sunbeam; CD)

SOM IMAGINARIO Som Imaginario (Rev-Ola; CD)

Paul Martin

Top 11 60s compilations

VARIOUS ARTISTS Shapes And Sounds (Top Sounds; LP / CD)

VARIOUS ARTISTS The Fenton Story (Wayback; 3xLPor 2xCD sets)

VARIOUS ARTISTS Florida Flashbacks (no label, non-commercial trade only CD-R)

VARIOUS ARTISTS Setting The Trends Goes Down Under (Nutshell; CD-R)

VARIOUS ARTISTS A Day In My Mind's Mind (EMI NZ; CD)

VARIOUS ARTISTS An Apple A Day (RPM; CD)

VARIOUS ARTISTS Prae Kraut Pandaemonium Vol.15 (Yahoo; LP)

VARIOUS ARTISTS Soft Sounds For Gentle People Vol.4 (Pet Sounds; CD)

VARIOUS ARTISTS Voyages Into…Garage, Folk Rock, Pop Psych Volumes 2 (Voyages; CD-Rs)

VARIOUS ARTISTS California Love In Vol. 5 (U Spaces, non profit, trade only CD-R)

VARIOUS ARTISTS Swirling Echoes (Amazitus; LP)

Top 11 Reissued Albums

The Music Machine The Ultimate Turn On (Big Beat; 2-CD set)
Octopus Restless Night Plus (Rev-ola; CD) Kangaroo Kangaroo (Fallout; CD)
Jan & Lorraine Gipsy People (Fallout; CD)
Focal Point First Bite Of The Apple (Kissing Spell; CD)
Dana Gillespie Foolish Seasons (Rev-ola; CD)
Heatwave Honeymelon Teapot (Grey Past; LP)
Turquoise The Further Adventures of Flossy Fillett (Rev-ola; CD)
Fickle Pickle Sinful Skinful Plus... (Sanctuary CD)
The Mirage Tomorrow Never Knows (RPM; CD)
Lutha Stop! The Music Is Over (EMI NZ; CD)

Top Ten Contemporary

The Winnerys Daily Urban Times (Rainbow Quartz; CD)
The Movements Grains Of Oats (Alley Cat Productions; CD)
The Higher State From Round Here (Teen Sound; CD)
The Maharajas A Third Opinion (Low Impact; CD)
The Miracle Men They're Coming (Teen Sound; CD)
The Rainy Day Saints Diamond Star Highway (Get Hip CD)
Thee Ultra Bimboos Bimboo Wizard (Racnh; CD)
The Stabilisers Wanna Do The Wild Plastic Brane Love Thing? (Acid Jazz; CD)
Tony Barlotti E I Suoi Flauers (Teens Sound; CD)
The Gerry Alvarez Odyssey Candy Prankster (Riccochet; CD)

David Bash

I. Contemporary: Top 10 Proper Albums

Chris Brown Now That You're Fed (Self-Released; CD)

The Nines Calling Distant Stations (Self-Released; CD)

Mellowmen Tomorrow's Sound Today (Self-Released; CD)

The Green And Yellow TV Sinister Barrier (Records Records; CD)

The Winnerys Daily Urban Times (Rainbow Quartz; CD)

Roger Manning Solid State Warrior (Pony Canyon; CD)

The Mayflowers Pop A Doodle Doo? (Wizzard In Vinyl; CD)

The Sexies Midnight Raving Angels (Self-Released; CD)

The Anderson Council The Fall Parade (Groove Disques; CD)

The Junior League Catchy (Self-Released; CD)

II. Reissues: Top 10 Proper Albums

Don & The Goodtimes So Good (Rev-Ola; CD)
Billy Nicholls Would You Believe (Deluxe Edition) (Sanctuary; CD)
The Small Faces Ogden's Nut Gone Flake (Deluxe Edition) (Sanctuary; CD)
The Moody Blues Days Of Future Passed (Deluxe Edition) (Deram; CD)
Sparks Propaganda (Universal Island; CD)
Abba Arrival (Deluxe Edition) (Polar; CD)
The Monkees More Of The Monkees (Rhino; CD)
Mortimer Mortimer (Rev-Ola; CD)
Dana Gillespie Foolish Seasons (Rev-Ola; CD)
The Twilights Once Upon A Twilight (Aztec Music; CD)

III. Reissues: Top 5 Compilations: Single Artist

Alan Carvell All Mine: The Essential Collection (EM Records; CD)
The Mirage Tomorrow Never Knows: Singles & Lost Sessions 1966-1968 (RPM; CD)
Turquoise The Further Adventures Of Flossie Fillet: The Collected Recordings 1966-1969 (Rev-Ola; CD)
The Cowsills Painting The Day (el; CD)
Flamin' Groovies At Full Speed: The Complete Sire Recordings (Rhino; CD)

IV. Reissues: Top 5 Compilations VARIOUS ARTISTS

Nuggets: Original Artyfacts From The First Psychedelic Era: 1965-1968 (Rhino; CD)
An Apple A Day: More PopPsych Sounds From The Apple Era: 1967-1969 (RPM; CD)
Shapes & Sounds: Orange & Red Beams From The BBC Archives: 1967-1969 (Top Sounds; CD)
Joe Meek Freakbeat: You're Holding Me Down (Sanctuary; CD)
Garden Of Delights: A Folk Compilation (Sanctuary; CD)

V. Top Box Set

Forever Changing: The Golden Age of Elektra Records: 1963-1973 (Elektra; CD)