Tom Hull: 2008 Year End List Mentions: Anthologies/Reissues

These are records that show up in various year-end lists, except new releases. The focus is on new releases, so the following are incidental pickups. Those in blue are ones I have in more/less final form. Those in green I have as stripped down promos or don't have but have managed to hear somehow. The numbers in {} are the number of mentions.

Various Artist Anthologies

The Best of Bob Dylan's Theme Time Radio Hour Vol. 2 [Chrome Dreams]: BL:****

Black Orpheus [Verve]: AM

The Complete Motown Singles, Vol. 9: 1969 [Hip-O Select]: RS:****

The Complete Motown Singles, Vol. 10: 1970 [Hip-O Select]: AM

Conquer the World: The Lost Soul of Philadelphia International Records: BL:****

Crunk Hits Vol. 4: RS

Disco Not Disco [1974-86, Strut/!K7]: AM, TH:**

Don't Stop: Recording Tap [Numero]: AM

Droppin' Science: Greatest Samples from the Blue Note Lab [Blue Note]: TH:C+

Eccentric Soul: The Tragar & Note Labels [Numero]: AM

Everything That Happens Will Happen Today: RS:****

Funky Nassau: The Compass Point Story 1980-1986 [Strut]: AM

Love Train: The Ultimate Sound of Philadelphia [Sony]: AM

Moneyland [McCoury Music]: TH:***

Nigeria Disco Funk Special: The Sound of the Underground Lagos Dancefloor 1974-79 [Soundway]: TH:*

Nigeria Rock Special: Psychedelic Afro-Rock & Fuzz Funk in 1970 Nigeria [Soundway]: TH:**

The Rough Guide to Congo Gold [1949-93, World Music Network] {3}: BL:****(*), RC:A, TH:A

Stax Does the Beatles: RS

U2: Boy [Deluxe Edition] [Universal/Island]: AM

Victor Uwaifo: Guitar Boy Superstar 1970-1976 [Soundway]: AM

Artist-Specific Anthologies/Reissues

Air: Moon Safari [10th Anniversary Deluxe Edition] [Astralwerks] {2}: AM, BL:****

Arabian Prince: Innovative Life: The Anthology 1984-1989 [Stones Throw]: AM

Ashford & Simpson: The Warner Bros. Years: Hits, Remixes & Rarities [Warner Bros./Rhino]

Buju Banton: Inna Heights [10th Anniversary Edition]: BL:****

Beck: Odelay [Deluxe Edition] [Geffen] {3}: AM, BL:****, RS:*****

Chuck Berry: Johnny B Goode: The Complete 50s Chess Recordings [Hip-O Select] {2}: AM, RS:****(*)

Big Dipper: Supercluster: The Big Dipper Anthology [Merge]: AM

Black Sabbath: The Rules of Hell [Rhino]: BL

Blondie: Parallel Lines (Deluxe Collector's Edition) [Capitol/EMI]: BL:****(*)

David Bowie: Live in Santa Monica [1972, Virgin/EMI] {3}: AM, BL:*****, RS:*****, TH:A-

Anthony Braxton: The Complete Arista Recordings of Anthony Braxton [Mosaic]: AM

The Browns: The Complete Hits [Collectors' Choice Music]: AM

Cause Co-Motion!: It's Time! Singles & EPs 2005-08 [Slumberland]: AM

The Charlatans UK: You Cross My Path [Deluxe Edition] [Cooking Vinyl]: AM

The Chemical Brothers: Brotherhood (The Best Of) [Astralwerks]: BL

Gene Clark: Silverado '75: Live & Unreleased [Collectors' Choice Music]: AM

The Clash: Live at Shea Stadium [Epic/Legacy] {2}: AM, BL

The Coasters: There's a Riot Goin' On [Rhino Handmade] {2}: AM, BL:****(*)

Commander Cody: The Early Years 1967-1970 [Blue Label]: AM

Ry Cooder: The Ry Cooder Anthology: The UFO Has Landed [Rhino]: AM

Elvis Costello: This Year's Model [Deluxe Edition]: RS:*****

Cymande: Renegades of Funk [Newhouse]: BL

Karen Dalton: Cotton Eyed Joe: SP:****

Karen Dalton: Green Rocky Road: SP:****(*)

D'Angelo: The Best So Far . . . [Virgin/EMI]: BL

Bo Diddley: The Definitive Collection [Geffen -07] {2}: BL:*****, TH:A

Bo Diddley: Road Runner: The Chess Masters 1959-1960 [Hip-O Select]: AM

Bob Dylan: The Bootleg Series, Vol. 8: Tell Tale Signs - Rare and Unreleased 1989-2006 [Columbia/Legacy] {3}: AM, BL:****, TH:A-

Steve Earle: Copperhead Road: RS

The Eels: Meet the Eels: Essential Eels Volume 1 (1996-2006) [Geffen]: BL

The Fleshtones: Take a Good Look [Yep Roc]

Eddie Floyd: Eddie Loves You So [Stax]: AM

The Flying Lizards: The Flying Lizards [Caroline]: BL:****(*)

The Flying Lizards: Fourth Wall [Caroline]: BL

Foreigner: No End in Sight: The Very Best of Foreigner [Rhino]: BL

Marvin Gaye: Hear, My Dear [Expanded Edition] [Hip-O Select] {2}: AM, BL:****

Philip Glass: Glass Box [Nonesuch]: BL:****

Grateful Dead: Winterland 1973: The Complete Recordings [Grateful Dead Productions] {2}: BL:****, RS:****

Merle Haggard: Hag: Concepts, Live & the Strangers: The Capitol Recordings 1968-1976 [Bear Family]: AM

Joe Higgs: Life of Contradiction: RS:****

Hitmen: Hitmen {2}: RS

Bobbi Humphrey: Fancy Dancer [Blue Note]: AM

The Individuals: Fields/Aquamarine [Bar/None] {2}: AM, BL

Michael Jackson: Thriller [25 Deluxe Edition] {2}: BL:****, RS:*****

The Jacksons: Destiny [Epic/Legacy]: BL:****

Jan & Dean: The Complete Liberty Singles [Collector's Choice]: AM

The Jesus and Mary Chain: The Power of Negative Thinking: B-Sides & Rarities [Blanco Y Negro/Rhino]: AM

Billy Joel: The Stranger [30th Anniversary Edition] [Columbia/Legacy, 2CD] {3}: AM, BL:****, RS:****

Elton John: Tumbleweed Junction [RS:****(*)]

George Jones: The Hits . . . Then 'Til Now [Time Life]: BL:****

Toby Keith: 35 Biggest Hits [Show Dog/Universal]: BL

Kid Creole: Going Places: The August Darnell Years 1976-1983 [Strut]: AM, TH:A-

Little Richard: The Very Best of Little Richard [Specialty]: BL:*****

Love: Forever Changes: BL:****

Nick Lowe: Jesus of Cool [Yep Roc] {3}: RS:****, TH:A

Lynyrd Skynyrd: Street Survivors [Deluxe Edition] {2}: RS

Mars: Mars LP [No More]: AM

Sarah McLachlan: Closer: The Best of Sarah McLachlan [Arista]: BL

Mission of Burma: Signals, Calls and Marches [Definitive Edition] [Matador]: AM, TH:B+(**)

Mission of Burma: Vs. [Definitive Edition] [Matador]: AM

Mission of Burma: The Horrible Truth About Burma [Definitive Edition] [Matador]: TH:B

Van Morrison: Veedon Fleece: RS:****

Mott the Hoople: Old Records Never Die: The Mott the Hoople/Ian Hunter Anthology [Shout! Factory]: AM

Mudhoney: Superfuzz Bigmuff [Deluxe Edition] [Sub Pop] {2}: AM, BL

Mudhoney: The Lucky Ones [Sub Pop] {2}: AM, SP

Willie Nelson: One Hell of a Ride [Columbia/Legacy] {3}: AM, BL:****, RS:****

Larry Norman: The Anthology: RS:****

Roy Orbison: The Soul of Rock and Roll [Legacy]: AM

Buck Owens: Act Naturally: The Buck Owens Recordings 1953-1964 [Bear Family]: AM

Liz Phair: Exile in Guyville [ATO] {3}: AM, BL:*****, RS:*****

Elvis Presley: The Complete '68 Comeback Special: 40th Anniversary Edition [RCA/Sony BMG]: AM

Jay Reatard: Singles 2006-2007 [In The Red] {3}: AM, BL, SP

Jay Reatard: Matador Singles '08 [Matador]: AM

Otis Redding: Otis Blue: Otis Redding Sings Soul [Collector's Edition] [Rhino] {3}: AM, BL:****, RS:*****

Otis Redding: Live in London and Paris [1967, Stax]: AM, TH:**

The Replacements: Sorry Ma, Forgot to Take Out the Trash [Deluxe Edition] [Twin/Tone/Ryko/Rhino]: AM

The Replacements: Stink [Rhino]: BL

The Replacements: Hootenanny [Deluxe Edition] [Twin/Tone/Ryko/Rhino] {2}: AM, BL

The Replacements: Let It Be [Deluxe Edition] [Twin/Tone/Ryko/Rhino] {2}: AM, BL:*****, RS:****

The Replacements: All Shook Down [Expanded Edition] [Sire/Reprise/Rhino]: AM

The Replacements: Pleased to Meet Me [Expanded Edition] [Sire/Rhino]: AM

The Replacements: Tim [Expanded Edition] [Sire/Rhino]: AM

Jason Ringenberg: Best Tracks and Side Tracks 1979-2007 [Yep Roc]: AM

Rodriguez: Cold Fact [Light in the Attic]: BL

Diana Ross: Supreme Rarities: Motown Lost & Found: RS

Arthur Russell: Love Is Overtaking Me Audika [AM]

Horace Silver: Live at Newport '58 [1958, Blue Note]: TH:A-

Simon & Garfunkel: Live 1969 [Columbia/Legacy] {2}: RS

Steinski: What Does It All Mean? 1983-2006 Retrospective [Illegal Art] {5}: AM, BL:****, RS:****, RC:A, TH:A

Gary Usher: Barefoot Adventure: The 4 Star Sessions 1962-66 [Sundazed]: AM

U2: Boy [Island] {2}: BL:****, RS:****(*)

U2: October [Island] {2}: BL, RS:****

U2: War [Island] {2}: BL:*****, RS:****(*)

Whiskeytown: Stranger's Almanac [Deluxe Edition]: RS:****

Dennis Wilson: Pacific Ocean Blue and Bambu [The Caribou Sessions] [Caribou/Epic/Legacy] {3}: AM, BL:****, RS:****

ZZ Top: Eliminator [Warner Bros]: BL

Lists Consulted

See new releases list for list details.