April 2015

• Tony Joe White - ...Continued (1969, LP) ★★★★☆
• David Bowie - Reality (2003, MOV LP) ★★★★☆
• Blue Mountain Eagle - Self-Titled (1970, RSD LP) ★★★★☆
• Rainbow Ffolly - Sallies Fforth (1968, RSD LP) ★★★☆☆
• Tri Atma - Tri Atma (1979, LP) ★★★★☆
• Fred & The New JB's - Breakin' Bread (1974) ★★★☆☆ S
• Danko Jones - We Sweat Blood (2003) ★★★★☆ S
• David Sylvian - Beautiful Trees (1984) ★★★☆☆ S
• Metallica - Metallica (1991, LP) ★★★★☆
• Dire Straits - Honky Tonk Demos (2015) ★★★★☆ S
• Doc & Merle Watson - Ballads From Deep Gap (1967, RSD LP) ★★★★☆
• Yes - Magnification (2001) ★★★★☆ S
• Geroge Thorogood - GT/The Delaware Destroyers (2015, RSD LP) ★★★★☆
• The Everly Brothers - 15 Everly Hits (1962, RSD LP) ★★★★☆
• Robert Earl Keen - Gringo Honeymoon (1994, RSD LP) ★★★★☆
• Shocking Blue - Love Buzz/Boll Weevil (2015, RSD 7") ★★★★☆
• The Animals - The Animals No.2 (1965, RSD EP) ★★★★☆
• Diana Ross & The Supremes - Greatest Hits (1967, LP) ★★★★★
• ESG - The Moody EP (2015, RSD EP) ★★★☆☆
• Insect Surfers - Infra Green (2014, LP) ★★★★☆
• Goldfrapp - Felt Mountain (2000) ★★★☆☆ S
• The Gods - Genesis (1968) ★★★☆☆ S
• Eric Clapton - Unplugged (1992, LP) ★★★★★
• Various - Songs of the Civil War (1976, LP) ★★★★★
• Pablo Cruise - World's Away (1981, LP) ★★★☆☆
• Neko Case - Fox Confessor... (2006) ★★★★☆ S
• The Doors - Strange Days (1967, Mono RSD LP) ★★★★☆
• The Beatles - Rubber Soul (1965, Mono RM LP) ★★★★★
• Mick Fleetwood - The Visitor (1981, Japan LP) ★★★★☆
• Abba - Greatest Hits 24 (1977, Japan 2xLP) ★★★★☆
• Rush - A Farewell to Kings (1977, 2015 LP) ★★★★★
• The Ventures - Wild Things! (1966, LP) ★★★★☆
• John Fahey - Blind Joe's Death (1959) ★★★★☆ S
• Gordon Lightfoot - The Best of GL (1970) ★★★☆☆ S
• Charlie Feathers - Charlie Feathers (2015, RSD EP) ★★★★★
• Frank Sinatra - Songs For Young Lovers (1953, RSD EP) ★★★★★ S
• Stan Getz - Selections From Getz/Gilberto '76 (2015, RSD EP) ★★★☆☆
• Ziggy Marley - Conscious Party (1988, LP) ★★★★☆
• Seasick Steve - Sonic Soul Surfer (2015) ★★★★☆ S
• Jerry Garcia - Garcia (Compliments) (1974, RSD LP) ★★★☆☆
• John Cougar - American Fool (1982, Japan LP) ★★★☆☆
• Hawkwind - Hawkwind (1970, RSD LP) ★★★★☆
• Foo Fighters - Songs From the Laundry Room (2015, RSD EP) ★★★★☆
• Various - RSD Curates Sun Records (2015, RSD LP) ★★★★☆
• Tomorrow - Tomorrow (1968, RSD LP) ★★★★☆
• Lord Sitar - Lord Sitar (1968, RSD LP) ★★★☆☆
• Propellerheads - Decksandrumsandrockandroll (1998, CD) ★★★☆☆
• Shoes - Black Vinyl Shoes (2015) ★★★★☆ S
• Journey - Escape (1981, LP) ★★★★☆
• Genesis - ...And Then There Were Three (1978, Japan LP) ★★★★☆
• Steven Wilson - Drive Home (2013, BD-A) ★★★★☆
• Los Straitjackets - Jet Set (2012, LP) ★★★★☆
• Paul Kelly - Under the Sun (1987, LP) ★★★☆☆
• The Black Keys - The Big Come Up (2002, LP) ★★★★☆
• Steve Miller - Greatest Hits 1974-78 (1978, LP) ★★★★☆
• Fleetwood Mac - Behind the Mask (1990, LP) ★★★★☆
• TMBG - Glean (2015) ★★★☆☆ S
• Chris Robinson Brotherhood - Magic Door (2012, LP) ★★★★☆
• Husker Du - Warehouse: Songs and Stories (1987, LP) ★★★★☆
• ELO - Out of the Blue Tour: Wembley (1999, DVD) ★★☆☆☆
• Tame Impala - Let it Happen (Single) (2015) ★★★★☆ S
• Coloured Balls - Ball Power (1973) ★★★★☆ S
• Death Grips - The Powers That B (2015) ★☆☆☆☆ S
• John Williams - Raiders of the Lost Ark OST (1980, LP) ★★★★☆
• Dave Dudley - Interstate Gold (1980, LP) ★★★☆☆
• Paul Kelly - Gossip (1986, LP) ★★★★★
• Hole - Live Through This (1994, LP) ★★★★★
• Lenny Kravitz - Mama Said (1991, Road) ★★★★☆ S
• Cake - Comfort Eagle (2001, Road) ★★★★☆ S
• Supertramp - Breakfast in America (1979, Road) ★★★★☆ S
• ELO - A New World Record (1976, Road) ★★★★☆ S
• David Gray - White Ladder (1998, Road) ★★★★☆ S
• Aerosmith - Greatest Hits (1980, Road) ★★★★☆ S
• ELO - Out of the Blue (1977, Road) ★★★★☆ S
• Tony Joe White - The Best of (1993, Road) ★★★★★ S
• Mehdi - Instrumental Odyssey Vol. 2 (1998, Road) ★★★☆☆ S
• Crash Test Dummies - A Worm's Life (1996, Road) ★★★★☆ S
• Beastie Boys - Paul's Boutique (1989, Road) ★★★☆☆ S
• Chicago - Chicago V (1972, Road) ★★★★☆ S
• Ini Kamoze - Ini Kamoze (1984, Road) ★★★★☆ S

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Chuck's Rating Scale

• Classic / Essential (Tops) 4.4 to 5.0 ★★★★★
• Must Listen (Great) 3.4 to 4.3 ★★★★☆
• Worthy Effort (Maybe to Good) 2.4 to 3.3 ★★★☆☆
• Below Expectations (Bad) 1.4 to 2.3 ★★☆☆☆
• Avoid (Awful) 0 to 1.3 ★☆☆☆☆

Proviso: I tend to play albums I am familiar with and enjoy (imagine that!), so my ratings are typically at the mid to high end of the scale.

This list is chronological with the top album being the most recently played. Sound quality ratings are included for some releases, such as multichannel mixes and audiophile labels.

Vinyl is my preferred and typical method for playback, but I ocassionally listen to SACD, DVD-Audio, Blu-ray and (less likely) Redbook CD. For releases I don't own, esp. for music exploration and discovery, Spotify and YouTube are my favorite online resources for music streaming (noted with an 'S'). A new designation introduced this month is 'Road,' which is for music played in my car via Spotify, Amazon Music, Pandora and my iPad.

Previous listening logs can be found in the archive folder.