The song title of the year, plus stellar music aimed at persons old and young—though what a shame if its audience actually winds up limited to said demographics.
ALEGRIJES Y REBUJOS
Disco Rebujo
(Warner Bros. Latina teenybop norteño disco-goth Mexican kiddie-TV album)
esmas.com/alegrijesyrebujos
ALEGRIJES Y REBUJOS
Disco Alegrije
(Warner Bros. Latina teenybop norteño disco-goth Mexican kiddie-TV album)
esmas.com/alegrijesyrebujos
APRIL WINE
Greatest Hits Live
(King Biscuit Flour Hour 1982 hard rock reissue)
Download tracks from Greatest Hits Live here
ATOMIC ROOSTER
Heavy Soul
(Castle import ’70s prog-funk-metal reissue)
atomicrooster.co.uk
AFRIKA BAMBAATAA
Dark Matter Moving at the Speed of Light
(Tommy Boy electro-rap album)
afrikabambaataa.com
BOWLING FOR SOUP
“1985”
(Silvertone/Jive/Zomba pop-punk single)
“1985” video
DEEP PURPLE
Bananas
(Sanctuary hard rock album)
DEEP PURPLE
Live on the BBC
(Audio Fidelity 1972 hard rock reissue)
LARS FREDERIKSEN AND THE BASTARDS
Viking
(Hellcat Celtic-metalbilly pub-rock oi! album)
lfatb.com
“Skins, Punx, and Drunx” MP3
“1%” MP3
THE GROUNDHOGS
3744 James Road
(Castle/Sanctuary ’70s prog-boogie reissue)
THE NOTORIOUS CHERRY BOMBS
“It’s Hard to Kiss the Lips at Night That Chew Your Ass Out All Day Long”
(Universal South country single)
vincegill.com/bombs/index.php
OCIE STOCKARD AND THE WANDERERS
Western Swing Chronicles Volume 3
(Origin Jazz Library ’30s-’40s Western Swing reissue)
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