December 2014

• Spoon - They Want My Soul (2014) ★★★☆☆
• Deacon Blue - Raintown (1988) ★★★☆☆
• Lucinda Williams - World Without Tears (2003) ★★★★☆
• Opeth - Pale Communion (2014) ★★★★☆
• Future Islands - Singles (2014) ★★☆☆☆
• Real Estate - Atlas (2014) ★★★☆☆
• The Liverpools - Beatle Mania! In the USA (1964) ★★☆☆☆
• Julie London - Calendar Girl (1956) ★★★☆☆
• Zero 7 - Simple Things (2001) ★★★★☆
• Tchaikovsky - The Nutcracker (Ansermet) (1959) ★★★★☆
• Robbie Robertson - Robbie Robertson (1987) ★★★★☆
• The Jayhawks - Rainy Day Music (2003) ★★★★★
• Joe Cocker - Classic Cocker (2007) ★★★★☆
• Joe Cocker - Sheffield Steel (1982) ★★★★☆
• Rick Wakeman - Journey to the Centre of the Earth (2014) ★★★★☆
• Zero 7 - When it Falls (2004) ★★★☆☆
• Shadowfax - Shadowfax (1982) ★★★★☆
• Divine Fits - A Thing Called Divine Fits (2012) ★★★☆☆
• Lone Justice - The Vaught Tapes, 1983 (2014) ★★★★☆
• Billy Cobham - Warning (1985) ★★★☆☆
• Dean Martin - A Winter Romance (1959) ★★★★☆
• Porcupine Tree - Fear of a Blank Planet (2007) ★★★★★
• Genesis - Selling England By the Pound (1973) ★★★★★
• David Gilmour - On An Island (2006) ★★★★☆
• John Paul Keith - The Man That Time Forgot (2011) ★★★★☆
• Carpenters - An Old-Fashioned Christmas (1984) ★★★☆☆
• April Stevens - Teach Me Tiger! (1960) ★★★☆☆
• The Black Angels - Another Nice Pair (2011) ★★★★☆
• Ini Kamoze - Ini Kamoze (1987) ★★★★★
• Peter Tosh - Equal Rights (1977) ★★★★★
• Terence Trent D'Arby - Introducing... (1987) ★★★★☆
• Iron Butterfly - Heavy (1968) ★★★★☆
• David + David - Boomtown (1986) ★★★★☆
• Porcupine Tree - Coma Divine: Live in Rome (1997) ★★★★★
• Los Straitjackets - Surf #49 (2010) ★★★★☆
• Toy Matinee - Toy Matinee (1990) ★★★★★
• The Aqua Velvets - Nomad (1996) ★★★★☆
• Chet Atkins - Black Jack (RSD 7") (2013) ★★★★☆
• Free - Tons of Sobs (1968) ★★★★☆
• Elton John - Tumbleweed Connection (1970) ★★★★☆
• Various - Phil Spector's Christmas Album (1963) ★★★☆☆
• John Fahey - Requia (1967) ★★★★☆
• Carole King - Tapestry (1971) ★★★★★
• Dave Matthews Band - Under the Table and Dreaming (1994) ★★★★☆
• The O'Jays - Ship Ahoy (1973) ★★★★☆
• The Ventures - Ventures' Christmas Album (1965) ★★★★☆
• Andrews Sisters - Christmas (1987) ★★★☆☆
• David Crosby - Croz (2014) ★★★☆☆
• John Fahey - Vol.1-Blind Joe Death (1959) ★★★★★
• Lee Hazlewood - Friday's Child (1966) ★★★★☆
• Jorma Kaukonen - Quah (1974) ★★★★☆
• Heavy Cream - Danny (2010) ★★★☆☆
• Peter Gabriel - So (1986) ★★★★☆
• Various - An Austin Rhythm and Blues Christmas (1986) ★★★☆☆
• Steve Winwood - Back in the High Life (1986) ★★★★☆
• Alvin Lee & Mylon LeFevre - On the Road to Freedom (1973) ★★★☆☆
• Vince Guaraldi - Jazz Impressions Charlie Brown (1964) ★★★★☆
• of Montreal - Cherry Peel (1997) ★★★☆☆
• The Golden Grass - The Golden Grass (2014) ★★★★☆
• John Lennon - Imagine (1971) ★★★★☆
• Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (1973) ★★★★★
• Hamza El Din - Eclipse (1978) ★★★★☆
• Geese in the Bog - World Tour (2001) ★★★☆☆
• John Lennon - John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band (1970) ★★★★☆
• Dave Brubeck Quartet - Time Out (1959) ★★★★★
• Burl Ives - Have a Holly Jolly Christmas (1965) ★★★★☆
• Roy Orbison - Black & White Night (1989) ★★★★★
• Kansas - Song For America (1975) ★★★★☆
• Various Artists - Reggae in Hi-Fi (SACD) (2003) ★★★★☆
• She & Him - A Very She & Him Christmas (2011) ★★★☆☆
• Ocean - Put Your Hand in the Hand (1971) ★★☆☆☆
• Jack Johnson - On and On (2003) ★★★☆☆
• Echo & The Bunnymen - Meteorites (2014) ★★★☆☆
• Roland Shaw - Themes For Secret Agents (1966) ★★★★☆
• Bobby Keys - Bobby Keys (1972) ★★★★☆
• Love and Rockets - Seventh Dream... (1985) ★★★☆☆
• Alison Krauss - Forget About It (1999) ★★★★☆
• Supertramp - Breakfast in America (1979) ★★★★☆
• The Who - Who's Next (1971) ★★★★★
• Genesis - Abacab (1981) ★★★☆☆
• Kansas - Kansas (1974) ★★★☆☆
• Alison Krauss + Union Station - Paper Airplane (2011) ★★★★★
• Wynton Marsalis - Crescent City Christmas Card (1989) ★★★★☆

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 music I am familiar with and enjoy (how about that!), so my ratings are typically at the high end of the scale.

Vinyl LP is my preferred method for playback, but I ocassionally listen to SACD, DVD-Audio and (less likely) Redbook CD. For releases I don't own, or for music exploration and discovery, Spotify and YouTube are my favorite online resources.

Previous listening logs can be found in the archive folder.

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