It’s that time of year- time for The Vinyl Underground at 7th Heaven staff 2016 Top Ten Releases. Here they are:
Sherman’s 2016 Top Ten New Releases
1. Angel Olsen- “My Woman”
2. Nice As Fuck- “Nice As Fuck”
3. Fantastic Negrito- “The Last Days of Oakland”
4. Adia Victoria- “Beyond the Bloodhounds”
5. Drive-By Truckers- “American Band”
6. Esme’ Patterson- “We Were Wild”
7. Parker Milsap- “Vey Last Day”
8. Margaret Glaspy- “Emotions and Math”
9. Lydia Loveless- “Real”
10. Night Beats- “Who Sold My Generation”
Gordon’s 2016 Top Ten New Albums
1. David Bowie – Black Star
2. Brian Eno – The Ship
3. Black Mountain – IV
4. Van Morrison – Keep Me Singing
5. All Them Witches – Lightening at the Door
6. Santana – IV
7. The Rolling Stones – Blue and Lonesome
8. Jeff Beck – Loud Hailer
9. Claypool Lennon Delirium – Monolith of Phobos
10. Besnard Lakes- A Coliseum Complex
David’s Top 10 of 2016
1. Quilt- “Plaza”
2. Opeth- “Sorceress”
3. Sunflower Bean- “Human Ceremony”
4. The Pinapple Thief- “Your Wilderness”
5. David Bowie- “Blackstar”
6. Metallica- “Hardwired…To Self-Destruct”
7. Steven Wilson-“4.5”
8. Roosevelt- “Roosevelt”
9. The Philistines- “The Backbone of Night”
10. Anthrax-“For All Kings”
Jonathan’s Best of 2016
1. The Olympians- The Olympians
2. Charles Bradley- Changes
3. Kyle Dixon, Michael Stein- Stranger Things Volume One (A Netflix Original Series)
4. Roosevelt- Roosevelt
5. Ben Prunty- FTL: Faster Than Light Original Soundtrack
6. Classixx- Faraway Reach
7. How To Dress Well- Care
8. Junior Boys- Big Black Coat
9. Empire Of The Sun- Two Vines
10. Bassnectar- Unlimited
Dionna’s Best of 2016
1. A Tribe Called Quest- We got it from here…Thank You For Your Service
2. Isaiah Rashad- The Sun’s Tirade
3. Kendrick Lamar- untitled, unmastered
4. De La Soul- And the Anonymous Nobody
5. Straight Outta Compton- OST
6. AndersonPaak- Malibu
7. The Game- 1992
8. E40- D-Boy Diary
9. Beyonce- Lemonade
10. Solange- Seat At The Table
Those are the 2016 Top Ten Releases. Here are our individual Top Five Reissues for 2016:
Sherman’s 2016 Top Five Reissues
1. Lee Moses- “Time and Place”
2. Betty Harris- “The Lost Queen of New Orleans”
3. Nina Simone- “The Phillips Years Box Set”
4. David Bowie- “Bowie at the Beeb Box Set”
5. Eugene Blacknell- “We Can’t Take Life For Granted”
Gordon’s 2016 Top Five Reissues
1. Sun Ra and His Arkestra – At Intermedia Arts, April 1991
2. Tangerine Dream – Ultima Thule
3. Sun Ra – Spaceways
4. Nuggets – Hallucinations: Psychedelic Pop From the WEA Vaults
5. The Third Power – Believe
David’s Top 5 Reissues of 2016
1. Porcupine Tree- “Nil Recurring” (2007)
2. Steve Vai- “Passion And Warfare” (1990)
3. Pink Floyd-“Meddle” (1971)
4. Motley Crue- “Shout At The Devil” (1983)
5. The Move- “Move” (1968)
Johnathan’s 2016 Best Of (Re-Issues)
1. Kings Of Convenience- Riot On An Empty Street
2. Clint Mansell Featuring Kronos Quartet- Requiem For A Dream
3. Starship Commander Wooooo Wooooo- Mastership
4. Beastie Boys- Licensed To Ill
5. Eddie Hazel- Game, Dames & Guitar Thangs
And there you have it- The Vinyl Underground at 7th Heaven’s staff picks for the Best of 2016! The majority of these picks are in stock and ready to complete YOUR best of 2016 list. Stop in today and pick up some new music. We are open until 9 pm.
Enjoy the music and we will see you soon. Your loving Vinyl Underground at 7th Heaven staff,
Gordon, Jonathan, Sherman, David, Dionna, and Dylan
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