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JUNI 2017

Angela Bofill: I Try – The Anthology 1978 – 1993

Kerani: Stardust

LaBelle: The Anthology

Stanley Clarke: The Definitive Collection

Blackburner vs DMX: Dog Eats Rabbit

Ben Bostick: Ben Bostick

Eruption: The Best of – Expanded edition

Harvey Mason: Sho Nuff Groovin’ You – The Arista Records Anthology (1975-1981)

Chastity Brown: Silhouette Of Sirens

Dave Desmelik: Lifeboat

Curse Of Lono: Curse Of Lono EP

James Royal: Call My Name – Selected Recordings 1964-1970

Karim Baggili: Apollo You Sixteen

Janet Martin: Eve Sessions

Chrome: Techromancy

PWR BTTM: Pageant

Davey Dodds: Kernowcopia

Roger Davidson Trio with Hendrik Meurkens: Oração Para Amanhã (Prayer for Tomorrow)

Pete Mancini: Foothill Freeway

Ignacio Berroa: Straight Ahead from Havana

Kathy Sanborn: Recollecting You

Michelle Bradley: Body and Soul

The New Vision Sax Ensemble: Musical Journey Through Time

Dexter Shaw And The Wolftones: Dexin’

The Countryside Of Harmonica Sam: A Drink After Midnight

Art Sherrod Jr.: Back 2 Business

Jackiem Joyner: Main Street Beat

V.A.: Spaced Out – The Story Of Mushroom Records

Mike Younger: Little Folks Like You And Me

Andy T Band: Double Strike

Melvin Sparks: Live At Nectar’s

Gemma & The Travellers: Too Many Rules & Games

Roberto Tola: Bein’ Green

Steve Mayone: Sideways Rain

Bei Bei & Shawn Lee: Year of the Funky

Tape Five: Soiree Deluxe

Duncan Browne featuring Metro: Planet Earth – The Transatlantic/Logo Years 1976-1979

Rick Sparks: Nightfall London

IVOR S.K.: Montserrat

Elias Krell: As Eli

John McNamara: Rollin’ With It

Ed Dupas: Tennessee Night

Sandra Marielle: Six Stories Seven Years

Todd Rundgren: White Knight

Cherry Divine: Rockabilly Chicks Vs. Mean Evil Women

Sam Baker: Land Of Doubt

Frankie Chavez: Double Or Nothing

Gina Sicilia: Tug Of War

Rahul Mukerji: Ma De Re Sha

Lurrie Bell: Can’t Shake This Feeling

Omar Coleman Live! At Rosa’s Lounge

Mattias Roos: Movin’ Up

Valeriy Stepanov: New Beginnings

Broken Brass Ensemble: Astonishing Tales from Beyond the Brass Dimension

Simon Sammut: Crossing

Susanna Bartilla: The Look of Love – Songs of the Sixties

Ed Maina: In the Company of Brothers

Urbanity: Urban Soul

Carptree: Emerger

Mo Al Jaz And Friends: The Blues Of Little Walter

Tommy Loose: (I’m Gonna) Tell God Everything

Elaine Mahon: Reach For The Stars

Althea René: Unstoppable

MEI 2017

Carrington MacDuffie: Rock Me to Mars

Timothy Wenzel: What We Hold Dear

Curtis Stigers: One More For The Road

Eliane Elias: Dance of Time

Liz Aku: Ankhor

Bobby Kimball: We’re Not In Kansas Anymore

Gus McKay: Talisman

Mtume: Prime Time – The Epic Anthology

Jessie Galante: The Show Must Go On

Ludo Vandeau: Au Lendemain des Belles Choses

The Dustaphonics: Johnny & Bo

Handkerchief: Sea – Rain – River

Maureen And The Mercury 5: Gimme Mo!

Colter Wall: Colter Wall

Kashif: Help Yourself To My Love – The Arista Anthology

Micki Free Electric Blues: Tattoo Burn-Redux

Jim Roberts And The Resonants: Beneath The Blood Moon

Robert Cray: Robert Cray & Hi Rhythm

Vince & The Sun Boppers: Spinnin’ Around

Gerry Spehar: I Hold Gravity

North Mississippi Allstars: Prayer For Peace

The Kokomo Kings: Too Good To Stay Away From

Blind Lemon Pledge And Friends: Backwoods Glance

Coyote Melon: Coaster

Jon Lord: Windows

The Black Room: Official Motion Picture Soundtrack

Annie Gallup: Lucy Remembers Her Father

John Statz: The Fire Sermon

The Brothers Nylon: Bitches Cold Brew

Susan Kane: Mostly Fine

Doug Schmude: Ghosts Of The Main Drag

Principal Edwards Magic Theatre: The Works 1969-1971

John Haesemeyer: Maybe If I Try

TG Swampbusters: Swamp Rock Country Blues

Little Free Rock: Little Free Rock

LL GOAT aka GOAT

Ralph McTell: All Things Change, The Transatlantic Anthology 1967-1970

Franky And The Band: Austin, Texas, The Rock Opera, A Texas Love Story

Laura Tate: Let’s Just Be Real

Janiva Magness: Blue Again

Nick Schnebelen: Live In Kansas City

Malcolm Holcombe: Pretty Little Troubles

Bobby Messano: Bad Movie

Vintage #18: Grit

June Star: Sleeping With The Lights On

Kenny White: Long List Of Priors

Brad Stivers: Took You Long Enough

One Horse Land: Covers Of The Future

Bahama Soul Club: The Havana Remixes

V.A.: Night Comes Down

Bev Grant: It’s Personal

Bobbo Byrnes: Motel Americana

Polly O’Keary and The Rhythm Metod: Black Crow Callin’

Johnny Max Band: Roadhouse Soul

Low Society: Sanctified

Gary Cain Band: Twangadelic Bluesophunk

Lighthouse Sweden: Silence In The City

Judy Kass: Beyond The Ash And Steel

Brock Zeman: The Carnival Is Back In Town

Sam Outlaw: Tenderheart

Tim Blake: Blake’s New Jerusalem

Boogie Patrol: Man On Fire

Ronny Whyte: Shades of Whyte

Candace Bellamy: Undone

Ty Causey: Tyangles

Dave Davies & Russ Davies: Open Road

Bai Kamara Jr: The Mystical Survivors And Some Rare Earthlings, vol 1.

Sound Of The Sirens: For All Our Sins

Billy Jones: 3’S A Crowd

Coco Montoya: Hard Truth

Andrew Combs: Canyons Of My Mind

Gregory Lewis Organ Monk: The Breathe Suite

Jeannie Tanner: Words & Music

Oliver Lake featuring Flux Quartet: Right Up On

The Mavericks: Brand New Day

Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band: Front Porch Sessions

Tim Blake: Crystal Machine

Angaleena Presley: Wrangled

Michael McGear: Woman

APRIL 2017

Mark Duda: Month Of Sundays

Jackie Lee: White Horses

Kris Gietkowski: Songs From The First Album by EGG

Shotgun Sally: Shotgun Sally

Mike Teardrop Trio: Hangin’ Around

John Lewis And His Trio: Sanity

Pascal Deweze: Cult of Yes

Tanika Charles: Soul Run

Mr. Sipp: Knock A Hole In It

Godboogie: Play Music & Dance

John Németh: Feelin’ Freaky

Société Anonyme: Société Anonyme

Watermelon Slim: Golden Boy

My Baby: Prehistoric Rhythm

Barclay James Harvest: XII

Hector Anchondo Band: Roll The Dice

Tim Bastmeyer’s All Stars Blues Band

The Mojo Stars: Under The Influence

Mike Biggar: Go All In

Steve Krase: Should’ve Seen It Coming

The Harpoonist & The Axe Murderer: Apocalipstick

Quique Gomez & His Vipers: Dealin’ With The Blues

Monster Mike Welch and Mike Ledbetter: Right Place, Right Time

3D Rhythm of Life: Fantasy

Candy Dulfer: Together

Juana Molina: Halo

Julia Fordham: The Language of Love

Too Tangled: Revel Revel

Soil & “Pimp” Sessions: Black Track

Dazed Marrow: Gaesiki Dream Machine

Anthony Rosano And The Conqueroos

Eric Bibb: Migration Blues

David Franklin: Songs of Potential Embrace

Nathan Speir: Part of a Kindly Plan

Tim O’Brien: Where The River Meets The Road

Blues Image feat. Mike Pinera: Timeless

Mark Lindsay: Life Out Loud

Steve Hackett & Djabe: Summer Storms & Rocking Rivers

John Primer & Bob Corritore: Ain’t Nothing You Can Do!

Patty Reese: Let In The Sun

Delta Moon: Cabbagetown

Kathy & The Kilowatts: Let’s Do This Thing!

B.T. Express: Give Up The Funk – The B.T. Express Anthology (1974-1982)

Major Lance: Ain’t No Soul (In These Old Shoes) – The Complete Okeh Recordings 1963-67

Unicorn: Too Many Crooks

Jim Gustin & Truth Jones: Memphis

Vin Mott: Quit The Woman For The Blues

Hurricane Ruth: Ain’t Ready For The Grave

Love Suggestions : Sax Night

Jon Strider: Soul Reunion

Lowlands And Friends: Play Townes Van Zandt’s Last Set

David M’Ore: Passion, Soul & Fire

Mother’s Finest: Love Changes – The Anthology 1972-1983

Norman Connors: Valentine Love – The Buddah/Arista Anthology

Professor Louie and The Crowmatix: Crowin’ The Blues

Jon Zeeman: Blue Room

Zombie Garden Club

Johnny Nash: Stir It Up – The Anthology 1965-1979

Teena Marie: Ooo La La La – The Epic Anthology

Out Of The Garage: Vol1 & 2 & 3

Fischer–Z: Building Bridges

Cormac O Caoimh: Shiny Silvery Things

Tom Mank And Sera Smolen: Unlock The Sky

Light Freedom Revival: Eterniverse Deja Vu

Son Of The Velvet Rat: Dorado

Astralasia: Oceania

Richard Barbieri: Planets + Persona

Sean U: Electrify

Deborah Cox: I Will Always Love You

MAART 2017

Rick Wakeman & Tony Ashton presents: GAS TANK

Carrie Elkin: The Penny Collector

Erik Lundgren: Door Dwellers

Bongo Boy Records: Backroom Blues Volume Four

Bongo Boy Records: Backroom Blues Volume Two

Bongo Boy Records: Backroom Blues Volume One

Superjord: Peaches En Regalia Sendelica: Don’t Eat The Yellow Snow

Big Time Bossmen: Working On A Plan

Tinez Roots Club: Have You Heard?!

Chris Bergson Band: Bitter Midnight

Anthony Rosano And The Conqueroos

Chris Antonik: Monarch

Antonio Adolfo: Hybrido – From Rio to Wayne Shorter

Sean Webster Band: Leave Your Heart At The Door

Samantha Fish: Chills & Fever

Strongman: No Time Like Now

Lathouwers & Barbier: No Time For Rock ’N Roll

People vs Larsen: Loving Losing

Billy Price: Alive And Strange Featuring Billy Price Band

Lorin Hart: Love Come Back

Zoë Schwarz Blue Commotion: This Is The Life I Choose

Kirk Fischer: Friends

Sharon Shannon: Sacred Earth

Zero Times Everything: Sonic Cinema

De Kat: De Kat II

Adrianna Marie and Her Roomfull of All-Stars: Kingdom Of Swing

Drew Holcomb And The Neighbors: Souvenir

Vanessa Collier: Meeting My Shadow

The Big Sound of Lil’Ed and The Blues Imperials

Husky Tones: Who Will I Turn To Now?

Steve Kozak Band: It’s Time

Elvin Bishop: Elvin Bishop’s Big Fun Trio

Rick Wakeman: The Phantom Of The Opera

Guy Verlinde and The Houserockers: How How How

Cary Morin: Cradle To The Grave

Steve Mednick: The Ceremony Of Innocence (Problems In Democracy Volume IV)

Steve Mednick: Root Of The Sun

E-Life 7 featuring Michael Pennick: Miked Up

Le Seul Eléments: Demon

Johnny Mastro & Mama’s Boys: Never Trust The Living

Antony Partos: Tanna

Elizabeth Naccarato: Souvenir d’Italia

J-Bella: All For Nothin

Wardrobe: Crawling

Wille & The Bandits: Steal

Anton Walgrave: Where Oceans Meet

Sean Chambers: Trouble & Whiskey

Wallis Bird: Home

Mark Ripp & The Confessors: Under The Circumstances

Amanda Abizaid: Walking In Twos

Corey Ledet & His Zydeco Band: Standing On Faith

Reto Burrell: Side A & B

Derringer: The Complete Blue Sky Albums 1976-1978

Lee Palmer: Bridge

Screamers And Sinners: The Revenge Of … El Sacamantecas

Omar Rahbany: Passport

V.A.: The Soulful Side of GME & Musette Records

Jim Lauderdale: London Southern

Binky Womack: Womack Style

Nancy Shoop-Wu: Rainbow Road

Terra Guitarra: Of Sea & Stars

Esteban Alvarez: Tico Groove

Aaron Watson: Vaquero

The Cell: Memories

The Sloths: Back From The Grave

Omeri: Day Dream’n

Alejandro Escovedo: Burn Something Beautiful

Nathan Bell: Love > Fear (48 hours in traitorland)

Lazy Eye: Pocket In Black Live at Chapel Line

Thornetta Davis: Honest Woman

Lauren Mitchell: Desire

Billy T Band: Reckoning

Big Daddy Wilson: Neckbone Stew

Eliza Neals: 10.000 Feet Below

Matt Watts – How Different It Was When You Were There

Guy Darrell: I’ve Been Hurt – The Complete 1960s Recordings

Meal Ticket: The Albums – 3CD Box Set

Belgian Vaults Volume Five

Don Antonio: Don Antonio

Over The Rhine: LIVE From The Edge Of The World

Selina Albright: Conversations

Steffen Kuehn: Leap Of Faith

FEBRUARI 2017

Lauren Hoffman & The Secret Storm: Family Ghost

Jazmin Ghent: Chocolate Sunshine

CJ Orazi: It Ain’t All Unicorns & Rainbows

Rianto Delrue: Riding For A Fall

Dayna Kurtz (with Robert Mache): Here vol.1

Rob Zinn: Yesterday Again

Jazmin Ghent: Boss

Pauwel De Meyer: Having Fun

Fred Eaglesmith: Standard

Worry Dolls: Go Get Gone

Baron Tymas: Montréal

Oleta Adams: Third Set

Lucy Spraggan: I Hope You Don’t Mind Me Writing….

Joe Lynn Turner: The Sessions

Whitney Rose: South Texas Suite

Delbert McClinton & Self-Made Men: Prick Of The Litter

Wingfield, Reuter, Stavi, Sirkis: The Stonehouse

Tophati: Ethnomission ’Mata Hati’

Doghouse Sam And His Magnatones: Doghouse Sam And His Magnatones (Vinyl EP)

Mary’s Little Lamb: The Miraculous Elixir For The Drifter

Arthur Lipner: Two Hands One Heart – Best Of

Doug Munro and La Pompe Attack: The Harry Warren Songbook

Levi Cuss: Night Thief

The Honey Pot: Ascending Scales

Hollywood Monsters: Capture The Sun

Chase Huna: On The Chase

Artur Bayramgalin: Let’s Talk

Eileen Kozloff: Just Words

Miss Tess: Baby, We All Know

Jody Grind: Far Canal

Michael Lanning: Modern Sounds In Love & Cynicism!

Hat Check Girl: Two Sides To Every Story

Terry Bozzio: Composer Series

Scott Ramminger: Do What Your Heart Says To

Jon Lord: Before i Forget

Pink Fairies: Naked Radio

V.A.: International Blues Challenge # 32

JANUARI 2017

Wendy Webb: Step Out Of Line

The Furious Seasons: Look West

John Ginty, feat. Aster Pheonyx: Rockers

Chris Rogers: Voyage Home

Luke Sellick: Alchemist

Josh Hyde: The Call Of The Night

Kelly's Lot: Bittersweet

Spirits Burning & Clearlight: The Roadmap In Your Head

Jude Johnstone: A Woman’s Work

Surrender Hill: Right Here, Right Now

Bob Cheevers: Fifty Years (Selections From The Bob Cheevers Collection)

John Cee Stannard & Blues Horizon: To The River

John Wetton: The Official Bootleg Vol.1-Live

Randy Thompson Band: War Peace Love Fear

AJ Hobbs: Too Much Is Never Enough

Echotape: Wicked Way

Bob Young: Back in Quo Country – Expanded Edition

Dewa Budjana: Zentuary

Darren Motamedy: All About Love

Kebu: Perplexagon

Kurt Deemer Band: Gaslight

Gaetano Letizia: Resurrection

Jon Gindick: When We Die, We All Come Back As Music

Shoot: On The Frontier

Graham Central Station: Now Do U Wanta Dance-My Radio Sure Sounds Good To Me-Star Walk

Ford / Thal / Personne: Lost In Paris Blues Band

Jack Tempchin: One More Song

Cee Cee James: Stripped Down & Surrendered

Vinny Fazzari: Live Life Long

The Manhattans: I Kinda Miss You – The Anthology Columbia Records 1973-87

Steve Hill: Solo Recordings Volume 3

Dave Fields: Unleashed

Steve Brooks: I’ll Take You Home

Deni Bonet: Bright Shiny Objects

Michael Lanning: Words Should Mean Something

Thorbjørn Risager & The Black Tornado: Change My Game

Jim Koeppel: RSVP To Paradise

Esquire III : No Spare Planet

Lucifer’s Friend: Too Late To Hate

Brad Myers & Michael Sharfe: Sanguinaria (Hopefulsongs)

Trigger Gospel: You Belong Here

Travis Green: A Little Too Late

John Richard: Lost In Dublin

Dave Soldier: The Eighth Hour of Amduat

Howard Johnson and Gravity: Testimony

Sharon Goldman: Kol Isha (A Woman’s Voice)

Richard Palmer-James: Takeaway

Curved Air Rarities Volume 2 : Curved Space & Infinity

Peter Kater: Resonance

Matt Venuti: The Rhythm of Life

Tom Shed: Davey’s Cornet (War Is Not Remembered… It Is Relived)

Gerry Beckley: Carousel

Janice Lacy Project: Sanctuary for the Soul

Pete Oxley & Nicolas Meier: The Colours of Time

Joseph L. Young: Ethereum

Pete Sinjin: The Heart And The Compass

C. Daniel Boling: These Houses

Albert Hammond: In Symphony

Eight O’ Five Jive: Swing Set

Peter Karp: Alabama Town

Manitoba Hal: Live In Ghent (2cd)

Lucas Haneman Express: Tearing Up The Rails

Glenn Alexander & Shadowland: Glenn Alexander & Shadowland

John Cee Stannard: It’s Christmas Time

Tensfield: Freeze The Clock

Brigitte DeMeyer & Will Kimbrough: Mockingbird Soul

Along A Line: Shh

Little Steve & The Big Beat: Another Man

Martin Harley And Daniel Kimbro: Static In The Wires

Blues Caravan 2016: Blue Sisters In Concert Ina Forsman Layla Zoe Tasha Taylor

Country Lips: Till The Daylight Comes

How We Live: Dry Land

Steve Hussey & Jake Eddy: The Miller Girl

Jono Manson: The Slight Variations

Jono Manson: Angels on the other side

Hickory Signals: Noise Of The Waters

Chris Murphy: The Tinker’s Dream

Marillion: Marbles In The Park

Trudy Lynn: I’ll Sing The Blues For You

Donald Ray Johnson And Gas Blues Band: Bluesin’ Around

John Latini: The Blues Just Makes Me Feel Good

Jaune Toujours: De Box met Brusk / Camping Del Mundo / Club / Barricade / Kolektiv / Re:Plugged / Routes / 20sth

Jesse Dayton: The Revealer

Derrick Procell: Why I Choose To Sing The Blues

Stevie J. Blues: Back 2 Blues

John Weeks Band: Dark Angel

Richard Niles Bandzilla: Bandzilla Rises !!!

Va à la plage: Question de Chance

Michael Ward with Dogs and Fishes: Mendacity

The Smoke Wagon Blues Band: Cigar Store

The Joey Gilmore Band: Respect The Blues

Reverend Freakchild: Preachin’ Blues

JW-Jones: High Temparature

The Kentucky Headhunters: On Safari