http://blogcritics.org/ A sinister cabal of superior bloggers on music, books, film, popular culture, politics, and technology - updated continuously. en Copyright 2005-2006 by the authors Tue, 2 Jan 2007 21:42:14 EST http://backend.userland.com/rss Blogcritics.org custom software http://blogcritics.org/archives/2007/01/01/223921.php#comment-504017 Nice list! I really dug The Essential Roy Orbison and the Matthew Sweet reissue too. What about the Johnny Cash at San Quentin set? I've heard that's really good altho I haven't been able to pick it up yet. 504017@blogcritics.org Tue, 2 Jan 2007 21:42:14 EST http://blogcritics.org/archives/2007/01/01/223921.php#comment-503881 Thanks Glen and El Bicho for the comments. Stephen: you're absolutely right, and for the reason you mentioned I limited Sinatra to an honorable mention, though I shouldn't have even done that--I did know better, though I did want to acknowledge it. At least I didn't include, as some did on their reissue lists, Waits' "Orphans" and Martin/Beatles "Love." 503881@blogcritics.org Tue, 2 Jan 2007 16:30:21 EST http://blogcritics.org/archives/2007/01/01/223921.php#comment-503876 Great list - nice to see Matthew Sweet & the dB's make it on a list that isn't "Ten Great Unheard Of Rock Recording Artists." Now if they'll just reissue Guadalcanal Diary...... 503876@blogcritics.org Tue, 2 Jan 2007 16:21:40 EST http://blogcritics.org/archives/2007/01/01/223921.php#comment-503863 Not to be too picky, but I don't think we can really call Sinatra: Vegas a "reissue" since none of those recordings were ever previously released (officially, at least.) Whatever you wanna call it, though, it's a great box set! 503863@blogcritics.org Tue, 2 Jan 2007 15:59:16 EST http://blogcritics.org/archives/2007/01/01/223921.php#comment-503599 I would add as honorbale mentions The Miles Davis Quintet - The Legendary Prestige Quintet Sessions and John Coltrane - Fearless Leader. 503599@blogcritics.org Tue, 2 Jan 2007 00:41:58 EST http://blogcritics.org/archives/2007/01/01/223921.php#comment-503597 Nice list Gordon. It seemed there was an unusually high number of quality reissues this year. I know I wrote about way more of them than usual. Your list probably reads a little differently than mine would, but I'd definitely agree with you on the Pretenders, the Byrds, and Pet Sounds. I also thought they did a great job with the ELO reissues, making me realize that I liked those songs a lot more than I remembered. What I'm really forward to this year are the remastered Sly and The Family Stone albums. Hopefully they finally get Sly right. -Glen 503597@blogcritics.org Tue, 2 Jan 2007 00:27:23 EST