Parasolarians'
Top Picks of 2003
Parasolarians'
Top Picks of 2004
Parasolarians'
Top Picks of 2005
Parasolarians'
Top Picks of 2006
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PARASOL
STAFF TOP PICKS OF 2007
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| ROY
: Parasol Mail Order buyer, Inventor of Emo, hits
drums really really hard. |
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1.
Perishers
- Victorious |
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2.
Gram
Parsons & The Flying Burrito Bros. - Archives Vol.
1
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3.
Arkon/Family
- Love Is Simple |
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4.
Weakerthans
- Reunion Tour |
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5.
Jose
Gonzales - In Our Nature
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6.
Ponys
- Turn Out The Lights |
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7.
Wooden
Shjips - S-T |
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8.
The
Move- Shazam
[remastered]
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9.
Arthur
& Yu - In Camera |
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10.
Peter
Bjorn And John - Writer's Block |
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11.
The
1900s Cold & Kind
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| PAUL
: PMO micro/macro-manager, multi-instrumentalist, good
to go! |
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1.
Dinosaur
Jr - Beyond |
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2.
The
Move- Shazam
[remastered]
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3.
Besnard
Lakes - The Besnard Lakes Are The Dark Horse |
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4.
Gram
Parsons & The Flying Burrito Bros. - Archives Vol.
1
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5.
New Ruins - the Sound They Make
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6.
Elope
- 9 Distilled Dreams
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7.
Nick
Drake - Family Tree
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8.
The
1900s - Cold & Kind
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9.
John
Coltrane - Giant Steps (Deluxe Edition)
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10.
Jose
Gonzales - In Our Nature
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| ANGIE
: Parasol Distribution/Direct Retail Sales, Storyteller.
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1.
Ryan
Groff - People In The Midwest
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2
. Lucinda
Williams - West
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3.
Tegan
& Sara - the Con
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4.
Johnette
Napolitano - Scarred |
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5.
Gina
Villalobos - Miles Away
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6.
Maria
Taylor - Lynn Teeter Flower
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7.
Garrison
Starr - the Girl That Killed September |
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8.
Gram
Parsons & The Flying Burrito Bros. - Archives Vol.
1 |
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9.
Whiskey
Priest - Hungry
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10.
Doug
Burr - On Promenade
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JIM
: Parasol Publicity, twice-yearly Centaur drummer, Nordic
Music Obsessive.
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| Along
with all the amazing albums we ourselves release via our
stable of labels (The
1900s and New
Ruins were my faves of the bunch) these are the 10
non-Scandinavian
albums that really cranked my crank in 2007, alphabetically.
Look
HERE for
my most-obsessed about Nordic/Scandinavian albums of 2007...
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Arthur
& Yu - In Camera |
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Black
Cab - Jesus East |
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Dinosaur
Jr - Beyond |
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Grinderman
- Self-Titled |
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Richard
Hawley - Lady's Bridge |
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Tom
Paley - Beware Young Ladies! |
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Ponys
- Turn Out The Lights |
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Pulsar
47 - Slow Motion Quest |
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Stars
- In Our Bedroom, After the War |
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Whiskey
Priest - Hungry
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| JIM'S
TOP FIVE FAVORITE RE-ISSUES, ETC. |
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Neil
Young - Live Massey Hall 1972 |
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Sonic
Youth - Daydream Nation |
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Prefab
Sprout - Steve McQueen |
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Seefeel
- Quique: Redux |
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The
Move- Shazam |
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GEOFF
: Fearless Leader
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1.
The
1900s - Cold & Kind
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2.
Dinosaur
Jr - Beyond |
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3.
Richard
Hawley - Lady's Bridge |
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4.
William
Kinderman - Diabelli Variations |
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5.
Richard
Lloyd - Radiant Monkey |
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6.
Ric
Menck - Byrds: The Notorious Byrd Brothers Book |
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7.
Tom
Paley - Beware Young Ladies! |
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8
. Stars
- In Our Bedroom, After the War |
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9.
Richard
Thompson - Sweet Warrior |
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10.
Levon
Helm - Dirt Farmer |
| TOP
RE-ISSUES, ETC. |
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The
Bongos - Drums Along The Hudson |
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The
Move- Shazam
[remastered] |
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Gram
Parsons & The Flying Burrito Bros. - Archives Vol.
1 |
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Prefab
Sprout - Steve McQueen |
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Neil
Young - Live Massey Hall 1972 |
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| PARASOL
CUSTOMERS' TOP PICKS OF 2007 -
COME ON PEOPLE, SEND 'EM IN! |
KURT LATHROP - Roy and Paul's BFF!! 1.
Dinasaur
Jr. - Beyond (is this a reissue from the 80's?)
2. Sharon
Jones and The Dap Kings - 100 Days and 100 Nights
(Who needs Amy Winehouse?)
3. Kinski
- Down Below It's Chaos
(Metal for sensitive ears)
4. The
Sadies - New Seasons
5. Bruce
Springsteen and the E Street Band - Magic
(I wasn't sure he'd be this good again.)
6. Apples
In Stereo - New Magnetic Wonder (Pop Bliss)
7. Bettye
Lavette - the Scene Of The Crime (Great liner notes,
even better music)
8. New
Ruins - The Sound They Make (Can't wait to hear
cr/wh)
9. Band
Of Horses - Cease To Begin
10. The
Shins - Wincing The Night Away
REISSUES:
1.
T-Bone Burnett - Proof Through The Night And The Complete
Trap Door
(Before he was everyone's favorite producer)
2. Electric
Light Orchestra – Out Of The Blue (Pure pop
for 70’s people)
3. Sonic
Youth – Daydream Nation
4. Moby
Grape – S/T
5. The
Remains – S/T
6. Gene
Clark and the Gosdin Brothers – S/T
7. The
Monkees – Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn and Jones
Ltd. (Deluxe Edition)
(Not the Beatles, but not bad…)
8. Jimmy
Smith – Back At The Chicken Shack (Organ Funk)
9. Jimi Hendrix – Live At Monterey (The DVD’s
even better!)
10. Soft
Machine – Third
BOX
SET:
Love
Is The Song We Sing – San Francisco Nuggets 1965-1970
(Great photo’s)
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LANDON LINDSAY:
Mail Order Customer 1.
Tegan
and Sara - The Con
2. Feist
- The Reminder
3. Matt
Pond PA - Last Light
4. Great
Northern - Trading Twilight For Daylight
5. Young
Galaxy - Young Galaxy
6. St.
Vincent - Marry Me
7. Rufus
Wainwright - Release The Stars
8. Kristin
Hersh - Learn To Sing Like A Star
9. Lucinda
Williams - West
10. Band
of Horses - Cease To Begin
11. Jose
Gonzales - In Our Nature
12. Iron
and Wine - The Shepard’s Dog
13. Mika
- Life In Cartoon Motion
14. Emily Jane White - Dark Undercoat
15. Nicole
Atkins - Neptune City
16. Charlotte
Gainsbourg - 5:55
17. Art
In Manila - Art In Manila
18. Maria
Taylor - Lynn Tweeter Flower
19. Emma
Pollock - Watch The Fireworks
20. AA
Bondy - American Hearts |
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ED HIGGINS:
Mail Order Customer, Angie's favorite!
1.
Sloan
- Never Hear The End Of It (they're a great band
from Canada and have been for years!)
2. Takka
Takka - We Feel Safer At Night
3. Dirty
Projectors - Rise Above
4. The
Hives - Black And White Album (they make me get
off my ass)
5. Battles
- Mirrored
6. Angie
Heaton & the Gentle Tamers - The Rumor Mill
(excellent singer/songwriter and a great gal too!)
7. Voxtrot
- Voxtrot (also love the three EP'S)
8. Field
Music - Tones Of Town
9. Robert
Plant/ Alison Krause - Raising Sand (perhaps record
of the year; it's that good! Definitely the best major
label release of the year!)
10. Band
Of Bees - Octopus
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ROB ROTH:
Vintage Vinyl Records
1. Bruce
Springsteen-Magic
2. Gina
Villaobos-Miles Away
3. Jesse
Malin-Glitter in the Gutter
4. Sarah
Shannon-City Morning Song
5. Stars
of Track and Field-Centuries Before Love And War
6. Ryan
Adams-Easy Tiger
7. Fionn
Regan-End of History
8. Alejandro Escovedo-Live in Freehold NJ 4/15/07
9.
Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings-100 Days, 100 Nights
10. Besnard
Lakes-Are the Dark Horse
11. Bright
Eyes-Cassadaga |
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