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- Keith Hudson: Flesh of My Skin, Blood of My Blood
The Kingston producer and sometime dentist’s 1974 heavy roots reggae landmark, remastered with bonus cuts and diligent linernotes. A mystic brew: Hudson’s unearthly voice; ace players (Count Ossie); black liberation song cycle (even Bob Dylan’s I Shall Be Released).
2. Alice Coltrane: Kirtan – Turiya Sings
3. Don Cherry / Organic Music Theatre: Festival de Jazz de Chateauvillon 1982
4. Air: 10 000 Hz Legend (20th anniversary edition)
5. Benjamin Lew & Steven Brown: Douxième journée — le verbe, la parure, l‘amour
6. Charles Mingus: Mingus Mingus Mingus (Vinyl Remaster)
7. John Coltrane: A Love Supreme Live in Seattle
8. Gentle Giant: Free Hand (Steven Wilson Remixes)
9. Culture: Children of Zion
the joseph hill-led trio culture wrote and performed some of the finest roots music of the era, initially making their mark with producer joe gibbs before joining the revered roster of sonia pottinger’s high note records. featuring some of the finest roots reggae recordings of the late seventies, this collection superbly demonstrates why culture remain held in such high esteem by reggae aficionados, and with 20 tracks new to cd and five previously unissued, will even satisfy the exacting demands of the group’s longstanding fans.
10. Tiziano Popoli: Burn the Night / Bruciare la Notte: Original Recordings, 1983–1989
11. Annette Peacock: The Perfect Release
12. Various Artists: Cuba: Music and Revolution (1975-1985), Vol. 1
13. The Grid & Robert Fripp: Leviathan („surround heaven“!)
14. Bob Marley & The Wailers: The Capitol Sessions 73**
15. Barney Wilen: La Note Bleue
16. Beverly Glenn-Copeland: Keyboard Fantasies
17. Eberhard Weber: Once Upon A Time (Avignon)
18. Ethiopian and his All Stars: The Return of Jack Sparrow
19. Various Artists: Studio One Roots (blue vinyl)
20. Sussan Deyhim & Richard Horowitz: Desert Equations*
*Dieses remasterte Meisterstück der Brüsseler Reihe Made to Measure musste aufgrund von Problemen mit dem Presswerk auf den Februar 2022 verschoben werden.
**Besser als diese Doppel-Lp ist nur die DVD (meine filmische Konzertausgrabung des Jahres – Hammer!)