September 2020
2019 / 2020 new releases in bold
- Jack Johnson - Brushfire Fairytales (2001,2020 LP) ★★★★☆
- Mastodon - Emperor of Sand (2017,2xLP) ★★★★☆
- Dave Alvin - King of California (1994,LP) ★★★★☆
- Atmosphere - Whenever (2019,LP) ★★★★☆
- Watchtower - Concepts of Math: Book One (2016,LP) ★★★★☆
- The Rolling Stones - Goat's Head Soup (1973,LP) ★★★☆☆
- Alice in Chains - Facelift (1990,LP) ★★★★☆
- King Goat - Debt of Aeons (2018,LP) ★★☆☆☆
- REO Speedwagon - The Hits (1988,LP) ★★★☆☆
- The Atomic Bitchwax - The Atomic Bitchwax (1999,LP) ★★★★☆
- Gorilla vs. Grifter - Gorilla vs. Grifter (2016,LP) ★★★★☆
- Simon & Garfunkel - Greatest Hits (1978,S) ★★★★★
- Ethiopian & Gladiators - Dread Prophecy (1986,LP) ★★★★☆
- Blackberry Smoke - Wood, Wire & Roses (2015,EP) ★★★★☆
- Blackberry Smoke - The Southern Ground Sessions (2018,EP) ★★★★☆
- The Beths - Future Me Hates Me (2018,LP) ★★★★☆
- Deftones - Ohms (2020,S) ★★★★☆
- Found Wild - Found Wild (2018,LP) ★★★☆☆
- Grateful Dead - Skeletons From the Closet (1974,LP) ★★★★☆
- Discharge - Protest and Survive: The Anthology (2020,2xLP) ★★★★☆
- Guns 'N' Roses - Greatest Hits (2004,S) ★★★★☆
- Kendrick Lamar - Good Kid, m.A.A.d City (2012,2xLP) ★★★★☆
- King Goat - Conduit (2017,2xLP) ★★★★☆
- Zero Down - Larger Than Death (2018,LP) ★★★★☆
- Vince Guaraldi - A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965,2020 LP) ★★★★☆
- Space Elevator - Space Elevator (2014,S) ★★★★☆
- The Lone Bellow - Half Moon Light (2020,S) ★★☆☆☆
- Space Elevator - Space Elevator II (2018,2xLP) ★★★★☆
- The Bevis Frond - The Aunt Winnie Album (1988,2017 RSD 2xLP) ★★★★☆
- Steve Hackett - Genesis Revisited: Live at the Royal Albert Hall (2014,BDA)
- Performance ★★★★★ Multichannel ★★★★☆
- Blackberry Smoke - Little Piece of Dixie (2009,2020 2xLP) ★★★★★
- Kansas - The Absence of Presence (2020,2xLP) ★★★★☆
- Crash Test Dummies - A Worm's Life (1996,2020 LP) ★★★★★
- Rush - Icon (2020,S) ★★★★☆
- Peter Appleyard Orchestra - Percussive Jazz (1957,LP) ★★★☆☆
- Steve Miller Band - Your Saving Grace (1969,RM 2018 LP) ★★★★☆
- King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard - Polygondwanaland (2017,LP) ★★★★☆
- King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard - Gumboot Soup (2017,LP) ★★★★☆
- Elton John - Elton John (1970,2020 RSD 2xLP) ★★★★☆
- Zac Brown Band - Greatest Hits So Far (2014,S) ★★★☆☆
- Reba McEntire - Rumor Has It (1989,S) ★★★☆☆
- War Cloud - War Cloud (2017,LP) ★★★★☆
- Hypnos - GBG Sessions (2018,LP) ★★★☆☆
- Various - Honeybeat: Groovy 60s Girl-Pop (2017,LP) ★★★☆☆
- Blackberry Smoke - Bad Luck Ain't No Crime (2003,2020 LP) ★★★★☆
- The Pineapple Thief - Versions of the Truth (2020,LP) ★★★★☆
- Children of the Sün - Flowers (2019,LE LP) ★★★★☆
- The Doobie Brothers - Stampede (1975,2020 Quadio Box)
- Performance ★★★★☆ Multichannel ★★★★★
- The Doobie Brothers - The Captain and Me (1973,2020 Quadio Box)
- Performance ★★★★★ Multichannel ★★★★★
- Imagine Dragons - Evolve (2017,S) ★★☆☆☆
- Ennio Morricone - Lounge (2020,MOV 2xLP) ★★★★★
- Johnny Cash - At Folsom Prison (1968,2020 B&N LP) ★★★★★
- The Doobie Brothers - Toulouse Street (1972,2020 Quadio Box)
- Performance ★★★★☆ Multichannel ★★★★★
- Children of the Sun - Flowers (2020,S) ★★★★☆
- The Doobie Brothers - What Were Once Vices Are Now Habits (1974,2020 Quadio Box)
- Performance ★★★★★ Multichannel ★★★★★
- King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard - Murder of the Universe (2017,LP) ★★★★☆
- Matthew Sweet & Susanna Hoffs - The Pillowcase EP (2006,S) ★★★★☆
- Presto Ballet - The Days Between (2018,S) ★★★☆☆
- Go-Go's - Greatest (1990,2020 LP) ★★★★★
- The Doors - 13 (1970,2020 B&N LP) ★★★★☆
- Deep Purple - Stormbringer (1974,2020 LP) ★★★★☆
- Julie & The Wrong Guys - Self-titled (2017,LP) ★★★☆☆
- Health - Death Magic (2015,LP) ★★☆☆☆
- Doublestone - Devil's Own (2017,LP) ★★★★☆
- King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard - Infest the Rats' Nest (2020,LP) ★★★★☆
- Mastodon - Remission (2002,2019 2xLP) ★★★★☆
- Blackwülf - Sinister Sides (2018,LP) ★★★★☆
- The Ossuary - Southern Funeral (2019,LP) ★★★☆☆
- Deftones - Koi No Yokan (2012,S) ★★★★☆
- Deftones - Around the Fur (1997,LP) ★★★★★
- Mastodon - The Hunter (2011,S) ★★★★☆
- Sound of Contact - Dimensionaut (2013,2xLP) ★★★★☆
- Bobby Patterson - My Thing is Your Thing (2020,LP) ★★★★☆
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the above list compiled during the covid-19 pandemic and quarantine
Chuck's Rating Scale
- Classic / Essential (Best!) 4.4 to 5.0 ★★★★★
- Must Listen (Great) 3.4 to 4.3 ★★★★☆
- Worthy Effort (Good) 2.4 to 3.3 ★★★☆☆
- Below Expectations (Bad) 1.4 to 2.3 ★★☆☆☆
- Avoid (Awful) 0 to 1.3 ★☆☆☆☆