Top 50 new releases found in 2007     HOME

Year after year I'm losing track with the 'contemporary' artists. That's why half of these Top 50 releases are compilation albums. Also 14 CD-only releases.  Although small labels are not strong enough to finance vinyl releases, they seem to struggle back this year. And certainly the release of my favourite size, the 45rpm 7", is still quite popular in 2007. Seven 45s are featured in this year's list.

Top 50 2006 - Top 50 2005 - Top 50 2004 - Top 50 2003 - Top 50 2002 - Top 50 2001 - Top 50 2000

50 Trashmonkeys : Favourite enemy LP Soundflat
49 Shadow Reichenstein : It's monster rock CD Fiend Force
48 Birds Of Avalon : Bazaar bazaar LP Volcom Entertainment
47 OST : Death proof LP Warner Bros
46 v/a : Waking up Scheherazade LP Ali Baba
45 v/a : Sitar beat vol 2 LP Guerilla Reissues
44 v/a : Rock 'n' roll from outer space vol1 LP Outer Space
43 The Shimmys : Drive you wild CD Off The Hip
42 The Montesas : Girl, du machst mich so an / So wunderschoen 7" Soundflat
41 Wild Billy Childish & The Buff Medways : The XFM sessions LP Damaged Goods
40 The Dynaminds : Dangerous blue / Sister Anne + Shitlist 7" A Hotter Sleeve
39 Grinderman : Get it on/- 7" Mute
38 Sam Spence : Our man in Munich CD All Score Media
37 The Bongolian : Outer Bongolia LP Blow Up
36 Amy Winehouse : Back to black LP Universal Island
35 v/a : Chitown boogaloo LP Vinyl Only
34 v/a : Hipsters LP Acid Jazz
33 v/a : Now hear this CD Big Beat
32 The Masonics : You waster you / Truth will out 7" Circle
31 The Messmakers : Wipe your face CD Off The Hip
30 The Sonics : Busy body LP Norton
29 Mystery Boy : Treasure saucer CD Psiencelab
28 v/a : Ain't it hard! LP Sundazed
27 v/a : Has anybody seen my kitty? LP Hussard
26 v/a : Some songs stuck in my mind LP Crazy Apple Boutique
25 v/a : Neurotic reactions LP Crazy Apple Boutique
24 Les Bof: Boule de cristal EP 7"EP Copasedisques
23 v/a : The Bombay connection vol 1 2LP Normal
22 v/a : Bombshell baby of Bombay 2LP Normal
21 v/a : Creatures from outerspace LP Uranus
20 v/a : Sugar lumps 2 LP Acid Jazz
19 Miss Alex White & the Red Orchestra : Space & time LP In The Red
18 v/a : Downtown rockin' at the garden of Eden LP B-Sharp
17 v/a : Blow your cool CD Psychic Circle
16 The White Stripes : Icky thump / Baby brother 7" XL Recordings
15 The Horrors : Strange house CD Polydor
14 The Way-Outs : Psychotic retraction LP Action
13 v/a : Ballroom bash CD Soundflat
12 v/a : German funk fieber vol 1 LP Showup
11 v/a : On the brink (return of the instro-hipsters) CD Psychic Circle
10 The Masonics : When you cry at night / Where's Johnny Moped now 7" Slovenly
9 The Staggers : Teenage trash insanity LP Soundflat
8 v/a : Antipodean screams vol 2 2CD Off The Hip
7 v/a : Greg Shaw - He put the Bomp! in the bomp CD Vivid Sound
6 v/a : Mello jello for groovy ghouls LP Skinupski
5 v/a : La discoteque psychedelique CD Boss-a-tone
4 The Urges : Psych ward CD Off The Hip
3 The Experimental Tropic Blues Band: Hellelujah LP Jaune Orange
2 v/a : Voodoo party LP University Of Vice
1 v/a : Twistin' Rumble vols 1->4 LP Twistin Rumble

And some didn't make it into my Fave List, like Dollhouse (Off The Hip), Stereo Total (Disko B),... and loads of compilation albums such as several releases on Psychic Circle, Big Beat, Acid Jazz, Sanctuary, Off The Hip,...

 

Note:

If you would like to see more contemporary entries in my Top 50 of 2008, please send your 45s, LP's or (damn it) CD's to me at
Dirk Roeyen
c/o Ungawa!
Postbus 108 A1
B-2000 Antwerpen
Belgium

and be sure that your quality releases will get airplay.