Music Year 1996 [unofficial PHP version]

Initial test command: awk -F\| '$14~/^A/{print}' | fgrep 1996

This produced 204 lines.

Including some albums initially released in 1996 but only encountered in later editions.

New Records

  1. Beck: Odelay (DGC) [A+]
  2. Iris DeMent: The Way I Should (Warner Brothers) [A]
  3. Los Lobos: Colossal Head (Warner Brothers) [A]
  4. Amy Rigby: Diary of a Mod Housewife (Koch) [A]
  5. DJ Shadow: Endtroducing ... DJ Shadow (Mo Wax) [A]
  6. James Carter: Conversin' with the Elders (Atlantic) [A]
  7. Ani DiFranco: Dilate (Righteous Babe)
  8. The Beautiful South: Blue Is the Colour (Ark) [A]
  9. Girls Against Boys: House of GVSB (Touch & Go) [A]
  10. Utah Phillips/Ani DiFranco: The Past Didn't Go Anywhere (Righteous Babe)
  11. Michael Hashim: Keep a Song in Your Soul (Hep)
  12. William Parker: Compassion Seizes Bed-Stuy (Homestead)
  13. David Murray: Love and Sorrow (DIW)
  14. Steve Earle: I Feel Alright (Warner Brothers)
  15. A Tribe Called Quest: Beats, Rhymes and Life (Jive)
  16. Chuck D: Autobiography of Mistachuck (Mercury)
  17. Sonny Simmons: Transcendence (CIMP)
  18. The Jazz Passengers: Individually Twisted (32 Records)
  19. Stereolab: Emperor Tomato Ketchup (Elektra)
  20. Modest Mouse: This Is a Long Drive for Someone With Nothing to Think About (Up)
  21. Arto Lindsay: Mundo Civilizado (Güt/For Life; Bar/None '97)
  22. SaxEmble: SaxEmble (Qwest/Warner Brothers)
  23. Djeli Moussa Diawara: Sobindo (Celluloid)
  24. Myra Melford/Han Bennink: Eleven Ghosts (Hatology)
  25. Sonny Rollins + 3 (Milestone)
  26. M'Bilia Bel: Phénomene (1988, IMA)
  27. Tomasz Stanko: Leosia (ECM)
  28. Pet Shop Boys: Bilingual (Atlantic)
  29. Sublime: Sublime (MCA)
  30. Jay-Z: Reasonable Doubt (Roc-A-Fella)
  31. Los Guanches: The Corpse Went Dancing Rumba (Corason)
  32. David Murray: David Murray Quintet With Ray Anderson and Anthony Davis (DIW)
  33. John Gill's Dixie Serenaders: Looking for a Little Bluebird (Stomp Off)
  34. Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan: Intoxicated Spirit (Shanachie)
  35. Imperial Teen: Seasick (Polygram)
  36. Willie Nelson: Spirit (Island)
  37. Kate and Anna McGarrigle: Matapedia (Hannibal)
  38. John Scofield: Quiet (Verve)
  39. Ginger Baker: Falling Off the Roof (Atlantic)
  40. D.D. Jackson: Rhythm Dance (Justin Time)
  41. Paris Washboard: Love for Sale (Stomp Off)
  42. Alvin Youngblood Hart: Big Mama's Door (Okeh/550 Music)
  43. Misha Mengelberg: No Idea (DIW)
  44. Gillian Welch: Revival (Almo)
  45. Sex Pistols: Filthy Lucre Live (Virgin)
  46. Floyd Dixon: Wake Up and Live! (Alligator)
  47. James Emery: Standing on a Whale Fishing for Minnows (Enja)
  48. Tshala Muana: Mutuashi (Sterns)
  49. Robbie Fulks: Country Love Songs (Bloodshot)
  50. Gerry Hemingway Quintet: Perfect World (Random Acoustics)
  51. Pierre Dørge: Music from the Danish Jungle (Dacapo)
  52. Charlie Haden/Kenny Barron: Night and the City (Verve)
  53. David Hazeltine: The Classic Trio (Sharp Nine)
  54. James Cotton: Deep in the Blues (Verve)
  55. Leon Parker: Belief (Columbia)
  56. Marilyn Crispell: The Woodstock Concert (1995) (Music & Arts)
  57. Ivo Perelman: Sad Life (Leo Lab)
  58. Electronic: Raise the Pressure (Parlophone)
  59. Guido Manusardi: The Village Fair (Soul Note)
  60. Shawn Colvin: A Few Small Repairs (Columbia)
  61. Roswell Rudd: The Unheard Herbie Nichols, Vol. 1 (CIMP)
  62. Jessica Williams: Jessica's Blues (Jazz Focus)
  63. Afrika Bambaataa: Lost Generation (Hot Productions)
  64. Steve Khan: Got My Mental (Evidence)
  65. Mario Pavone: Dancer's Tales (Knitting Factory)
  66. Billy Drummond: Dubai (Criss Cross)
  67. Thomas Chapin: Haywire (Knitting Factory)
  68. Arild Andersen: Hyperborean (ECM)

Reissues (Old Music)

  1. Sonny Rollins: Silver City (1972-95, Milestone, 2CD) [A+]
  2. Duke Ellington: The Best of Early Ellington (1926-31, Decca) [A+]
  3. Mississippi John Hurt: Avalon Blues: The Complete 1928 Okeh Recordings (Columbia/Legacy) [A]
  4. Art Pepper With Duke Jordan in Copenhagen 1981 (Galaxy) [A]
  5. Ella Fitzgerald: Love Songs: Best of the Verve Song Books (1956-63, Verve) [A]
  6. James Brown: JB40: 40th Anniversary Collection (1956-79, Polydor, 2CD) [A]
  7. Swamp Dogg: Best of 25 Years: F*** the Bomb, Stop the Drugs (Virgin) [A]
  8. James Brown: Funk Power 1970: A Brand New Thang (Polydor) [A]
  9. The Skillet Lickers: Old Time Fiddle Tunes and Songs from North Georgia (1926-31, County) [A]
  10. Billie Holiday: Love Songs (1937-42, Columbia) [A]
  11. Franco/Josky/Matalanza/T.P. OK Jazz: A Paris 1983 Missile (Sonodisc) [A]
  12. Count Basie: The Best of Early Basie (1937-39, MCA) [A]
  13. Charlie Poole and the North Carolina Ramblers, Vol. 2 (1926-30, County) [A]
  14. Dance Floor Divas: The '70s (1974-82, Rhino) [A]
  15. Emmett Miller: Minstrel Man from Georgia (1928-29, Columbia/Legacy) [A]
  16. James Brown: Foundations of Funk: A Brand New Bag 1964-1969 (Polydor, 2CD) [A]
  17. Charles Mingus: Mingus at Carnegie Hall (1974, Rhino) [A]
  18. Hank Thompson: Vintage Collections (1947-61, Capitol) [A]
  19. Masters of Jazz, Vol. 2: Bebop's Greatest Hits (1945-54, Rhino) [A]
  20. Mutabaruka: The Ultimate Collection (Shanachie)
  21. Hazel Dickens / Alice Gerard: Pioneering Women of Bluegrass (1965, Smithsonian/Folkways)
  22. Gene Ammons/Dexter Gordon: The Chase (1970, Prestige)
  23. Toots and the Maytals: Time Tough: The Anthology (1963-88, Island, 2CD)
  24. James Brown: Think! (1960, Polydor)
  25. Bill Evans: Artist's Choice: Highlights from Turn Out the Stars (1980, Warner Brothers)
  26. Stan Getz: A Life in Jazz: A Musical Biography (1952-91, Verve)
  27. Burning Spear: Chant Down Babylon (1975-91, Island, 2CD)
  28. John Cale: The Island Years (1974-77, Polygram, 2CD)
  29. Etoile De Dakar: Volume 3: Lay Suma Lay (1981, Sterns)
  30. Oscar Brown Jr.: Sin and Soul . . . and Then Some (1960, Columbia/Legacy)
  31. Gil Evans: Out of the Cool (1960, Impulse)
  32. Annette Peacock: X-Dreams (1979, See For Miles)
  33. Thomas Mapfumo: The Singles Collection (1977-86, Zimbob)
  34. Hot Luv: The Ultimate Dance Songs Collection (EMI)
  35. Joni Mitchell: Hits (1967-71, Reprise)
  36. George Clinton: Greatest Funkin' Hits (1982-86, Capitol)
  37. Hank Thompson: The Best of Hank Thompson 1966-1979 (Varese)
  38. L.L. Cool J: All World: Greatest Hits (1984-95, Def Jam)
  39. Julio Cueva: Desintegrando (1944-47, Tumbao)
  40. Roller Disco: Boogie From the Skating Rinks (1975-82, K-Tel)
  41. Bill Monroe: 16 Gems (1945-49, Columbia)
  42. Ornette Coleman: Body Meta (1976-78, Verve/Harmolodic)
  43. Parliament: Rhenium (1970, HDH)
  44. Benny Carter: The King (1976, Pablo OJC)
  45. Fine Young Cannibals: The Finest (1985-89, MCA)
  46. Dave Brubeck: Time Further Out (1961-63, Columbia/Legacy)
  47. Steve Grossman/Art Taylor/Tyler Mitchell: Bouncing With Mr. A.T. (1989, Dreyfus)
  48. Charlie Parker: The Legendary Dial Masters (1946-47, Jazz Classics, 2CD)
  49. Helen Humes: Let the Good Times Roll: The Definitive Black & Blue Sessions (1973, Black & Blue)
  50. Rosie Flores: A Honky Tonk Reprise (1987, Rounder)
  51. Booker Ervin: The Space Book (1964, Prestige OJC)
  52. Buell Neidlinger: Across the Tracks (1981, K2B)
  53. Lush Life: The Billy Strayhorn Songbook (1954-90, Verve)
  54. Lenny Tristano/Warne Marsh: Intuition (1949-56, Capitol)
  55. The Louvin Brothers: Tragic Songs of Life (1955-56, Capitol)
  56. Pere Ubu: Datapanik in the Year Zero (1975-82, Geffen, 5CD)
  57. Hot Jazz on Blue Note (1940-55, Blue Note)
  58. George Lewis: The Beverly Caverns Sessions, Vol. 2 (1953, Good Time Jazz)
  59. Irma Thomas: Time Is on My Side (1962-66, Kent)
  60. Roots of Rhythm and Blues (1939-45, Fremeaux, 2CD)
  61. Art Tatum: 20th Century Piano Genius (1950-55, Verve)
  62. The Real Kansas City (1925-41, Columbia)
  63. Kwanzaa Party (Rounder)
  64. Les McCann/Eddie Harris: Swiss Movement (1969, Rhino)
  65. Pop Fiction: New Crime Jazz (1993-96, Quango)
  66. Leadbelly: Where Did You Sleep Last Night (Leadbelly Legacy, Vol. 1) (1941-47, Smithsonian/Folkways)
  67. Charlie Parker: The Complete Legendary Rockland Palace Concert (1952, Jazz Classics, 2CD)
  68. Hank Williams: Low Down Blues (1947-52, Mercury)
  69. The Complete Columbia Stanley Brothers (1949-52, Columbia/Legacy)
  70. Juke Joint Jump: A Boogie Woogie Celebration (1938-61, Columbia/Legacy)
  71. Lou Reed: Different Times: Lou Reed in the '70s (1972-76, RCA)
  72. The Very Best of Joe Tex (1964-76, Rhino)
  73. Sweet Soul Queen of New Orleans: The Irma Thomas Collection (1961-66, Razor & Tie)
  74. Masters of Jazz, Vol. 1: Traditional Jazz Classics (1923-92, Rhino)
  75. Johnny Paycheck: The Real Mr. Heartache: The Little Darlin' Years (1964-68, Country Music Foundation)
  76. Duke Ellington: Sophisticated Lady (1940-46, RCA)
  77. Highlights From the Mercury Blues 'n' Rhythm Story (1945-55, Mercury/Chronicles)
  78. Steve Lacy/Mal Waldron: Live at Dreher Paris 1981, Round Midnight Vol. 1 (1981, Hat Art)
  79. Stompin' Western Swing: Roots of Rock 'n' Roll Vol. 2 (1936-41, President)
  80. Paul Kelly: The Best of Paul Kelly: Stealin' in the Name of the Lord (1970-77, Warner Archives)
  81. Porter Wagoner / Dolly Parton: The Essential Porter Wagoner and Dolly Parton (1967-79, RCA)
  82. Lightnin' Hopkins: Country Blues (1959, Tradition)
  83. Mal Waldron/Steve Lacy: Live at Dreher Paris 1981, The Peak Vol. 2 (1981, Hat Art)
  84. Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson: Kidney Stew [The Definitive Black & Blue Sessions] (1969-78, Black & Blue)
  85. Pass the Mic: The Posse Album (1988-95, Priority)
  86. Yo La Tengo: Ride the Tiger (1986, Matador)
  87. Grandmaster Flash: Adventures of Grandmaster Flash: More of the Best (1984-87, Rhino)
  88. Steel Pulse: Rastanthology (1978-96, Wise Man Doctrine)
  89. Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band: Cherchez la Femme: The Very Best of Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band (1976-79, RCA)
  90. Make 'Em Mokum Crazy (1995-96, Mokum)
  91. Ernest V. Stoneman: 1928 Edison Recordings (County)