Best Reissues of 2010, Part 2: Single Artist Collections

Top 100 Re-released Albums and Artist Retrospectives

1. The Psychedelic Aliens - Psycho African Beat (Academy)
2. Hank Williams - Complete Mother's Best Recordings... Plus! (Time Life Music)
3. The Triffids - Come Ride With Me... Wide Open Road: Deluxe Edition (Domino)
4. Syl Johnson - Complete Mythology (Numero Group)
5. Buck Owens - Open Up Your Heart (Bear Family)
6. Rolling Stones - Exile On Main St. [Deluxe Edition] (Universal)
7. Patsy Cline – Sweet Dreams: The Complete Decca Studio Masters 1960-1963 (Hip-O Select)
8. Jimi Hendrix - West Coast Seattle Boy (Sony Legacy)
9. James Brown - The Singles Volume 9: 1973-1975 (Hip-O Select)
10. Bob Dylan - Bootleg Series Vol. 9: Witmark Demos: 1962-1964 (Columbia)
11. David Bowie - Station To Station [Special Edition] (EMI)
12. Bruce Springsteen - The Promise: The Darkness On The Edge Of Town Story (Columbia)
13. Miles Davis - Bitches Brew [40th Anniversary Edition] (Sony Legacy)
14. Joe Tex - Singles A's & B's Vol. 2: 1967-68 (Shout!)
15. Iggy & The Stooges - Raw Power (Columbia Legacy)
16. Neu! - Vinyl Box Set (Grönland)
17. Jimi Hendrix - Valleys Of Neptune (Sony Legacy)
18. Velvet Underground - The Quine Tapes (Sundazed)
19. The Outsiders - Afraid Of The Dark + You Mistreat Me EP (Pseudonym)
20. Gram Parsons - The Early Years Box Set (Sierra)
21. Paul McCartney & Wings - Band On The Run [Deluxe Edition] (MPL)
22. Rikki Ililonga and Musi-O-Tunya – Dark Sunrise (Now Again)
23. The Uniques - Absolutely Rocksteady (Pressure Sounds)
24. Syd Barrett - Introduction To Syd Barrett (EMI)
25. Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth – Mecca and the Soul Brother [Deluxe Edition] (Traffic)
26. Abbey Lincoln - Through The Years (Verve)
27. P.E. Hewitt Jazz Ensemble – Winter Winds, The Complete Works: 1968-70 (Now Again)
28. Dinah Washington - The Fabulous Miss D! The Keynote, Decca and Mercury Singles (Hip-O Select)
29. Kenny Graham and his Satellites - Moondog and Suncat Suites (Trunk)
30. Anibal Velasquez y su Conjunto - Mambo Loco (Analog Africa)
31. Los Saicos - Demolicion!: The Complete Recordings (Munster)
32. Lloyd McNeil Quartet - Asha (Universal Sound)
33. Tony Joe White - That On The Road Look (Rhino Handmade)
34. Bruce Haack - Farad: The Electric Voice (Stones Throw)
35. Dick Khoza - Chapita (Matsuli Music)
36. Steve Young - Rock, Salt & Nails (Big Pink)
37. Jackie Lomax - Is This What You Want? (Apple)
38. Soul Brothers Inc - The Story of the Soul Brothers Inc 1968 to 1974 (Tramp)
39. Phil Cohran & The Artistic Heritage Ensemble — Zulu 45s Collection (Jazzman)
40. Marvin Peterson & The Soulmasters - In Concert (Century/Jazzman)
41. Dennis Brown - The Crown Prince of Reggae: Singles [1972-1985] (VP)
42. Bill Fay - Still Some Light (Coptic Cat)
43. Green Pajamas - The Complete Book Of Hours (Green Monkey)
44. Junior Wells & The Aces - Live in Boston 1966 (Delmark)
45. Omar Khorshid - Guitar El Chark [Guitar Of The Orient] (Sublime Frequencies)
46. Melvin Davis - Detroit Soul Ambassador (Vampi Soul)
47. Sun Ra - Strange Worlds In My Mind / The Sub-Dwellers / The Outer Darkness (Norton)
48. Peter Gordon - Love Of Life Orchestra (DFA)
49. Poobah -  Let Me In (Ripple Music)
50. Johnny Heartsman & Circles - Music Of My Heart (Jazzman)
51. Jeff Phelps - Magnetic Eyes (Tomlab)
52. Alice Clark - The Complete Studio Recordings 1968-72 (BGP)
53. Jean Pierre Massiera - Horrific Child (Finders Keepers)
54. Bola Johnson - Man No Die (Vampi Soul)
55. Pastor T.L. Barrett and the Youth For Christ Choir - Like A Ship... [Without A Sail] (Light In The Attic)
56. Witch - Introduction (Shadoks)
57. Morly Grey - The Only Truth (Sundazed)
58. El Gran Fellove - Mango Mangüé (Vampi Soul)
59. Zakary Thaks - Passage To India (Cicadelic)
60. Tommy McCook and the Aggrovators - Brass Rockers (Jamaican Recordings)
61. Metronome Quintet - Plays Swinging Mahogonny (Sonorama)
62. Al King & Arthur K. Adams - Together: The Complete Kent and Modern Recordings (ACE)
63. Richard & Linda Thompson - Shoot Out The Lights (Rhino Handmade)
64. Jimmy Hughes - Something Extra Special: The Complete Volt Recordings 1968-71 (Kent) 
65. Jon Spencer Blues Explosion - Orange (Majordomo)
66. Bobby Jackson - Bobby Jackson's Cafe Extraordinaire Story (Ninth Note)
67. Phil Cohran & Legacy - African Skies (Captcha)
68. Angelo Michajlov - Saxana OST (Finders Keepers)
69. Waylon Jennings - The Dark Side Of Fame (Omni)
70. Don Rendell / Ian Carr Quintet - Live At The Union 1966 (Reel Recordings)
71. Hasil Adkins - White Light / White Meat (Norton)
72. Bharat Karki & Party - International Music (Em)
73. Blaze Foley - Sittin' By The Road (Lost Art)
74. Hedzoleh Soundz - Hedzoleh (Soundway)
75. Lazy Smoke - Corridor Of Faces (Jackpot)
76. Basil Kirchin - Primitive London (Trunk)
77. Spur - Spur Of The Moments (Drag City)
78. Frankie Zhivago - The Age Of Flying High (Superfly)
79. The Up - Rising (Applebush)
80. Roland White - I Wasn't Born To Rock 'n Roll (Tompkins Square)
81. Moby Grape – Historic Live Moby Grape Performances 1966-1969 (Sundazed)
82. Pavement - Quarantine the Past: The Best of Pavement (Domino)
83. Ozzie - The Parabolic Rock: 1975-1982 (SSR Records)
84. Madeline Bell - Voice Of Soul/Sound Of Soul (Vocalion)
85. Wooden Shjips - Vol. 2 (Sick Thirst)
86. Ted Lucas - The Om Album (Yoga Records)
87. Mirrors - Something That Would Never Do (Violet Times)
88. Jon Wayne's Texas Funeral - Jon Wayne's Texas Funeral (Third Man)
89. Sons Of Truth - Message From The Ghetto (Truth/BGP)
90. Riley - Grandma's Roadhouse (Mo-Folk/Delmore)
91. The Wipers - Out Takes (Jackpot)
92. Minits - Follow Your Heart: The Sound Of Memphis Recordings (Kent)
93. The Young Lions - From The Vaults 1982-84 (Schizophrenic)
94. Claude Lombard - Claude Lombard (MPLS, Ltd)
95. Sweet Talks - The Kusum Beat (Soundway)
96. C'mon - C'monpilation (Blown Speaker)
97. Jim Sullivan - U.F.O. (Light In The Attic)
98. The 5.6.7.8's - The 5.6.7.8's (Third Man)
99. Kris Kristofferson - Please Don't Tell Me How The Story Ends: The Publishing Demos (Light In The Attic)
100. Jacky Chalard – Je Suis Vivant Mais J'ai Peur de Gilbert Deflez (Finders Keepers)

Best Reissues of 2010, Part 1: Various Artist Collections

Over the last couple of weeks just about every man, woman, child and dog with a blog has been publishing their lists of the best and worst music of 2010. Yet despite the alarming growth of self-styled music critics and the incredible wealth of amazing music of the past being excavated and re-released over the past year, relatively few of this year's truly awesome archival releases have been properly acknowledged.
To help redress the problem, I've put together a list of my own favourite reissues split into two parts – the first dealing with thematic compilations involving various artists (below) and the second covering album reissues and single artist retrospectives will follow in the coming days.

Top 100 Various Artist Collections of 2010

1. Next Stop... Soweto, Volumes 1 to 3 Box (Strut)
2. Afro-Beat Airways - West African Shockwaves: Ghana & Togo 1972-1979 (Analog Africa)
3. To Scratch Your Heart: Early Recordings From Istanbul (Honest Jon's Records)
4. The World Is A Monster: Columbia Hillbilly 1948-58 (Omni)
5. Lagos Disco Inferno (Academy)
6. Luk Thung! The Roots Of Thai Funk Vol. 3 (ZudRangMa)
7. Blue Flamingo: Congo Jazz (Excelsior)
8. Black Man's Cry: The Inspiration of Fela Kuti (Now Again)
9. Cumbia Beat Vol. 1: Experimental Guitar-Driven Tropical Sounds from Perú 1966-76 (Vampi Soul)
10. Angola Soundtrack (Analog Africa)
11. Saigon Rock & Soul: Vietnamese Classic Tracks 1968-1974 (Sublime Frequencies)
12. Brazilian Guitar Fuzz Bananas (World Psychedelic)
13. Good God! Born Again Funk (Numero Group)
14. Peoples Potential Family Album (Peoples Potential Unlimited)
15. Waking Up Scheherzade Vol. 2 (Ali Baba & His 40... Records)
16. Quantic Presents Tropical Funk Experience – Cumbia, Salsa, Palenque & Other Funky Tropical Sounds From 1970's Colombia & Panama (Nascente)
17. Deutsche Elektronische Musik - Experimental German Rock And Electronic Music 1972-83 (Soul Jazz)
18. Ivory Coast Soul – Afrofunk In Abidjan From 1972 to 1982 (Hot Casa)
19. Si Para Usted: The Funky Beats of Revolutionary Cuba, Vol. 2 (Waxing Deep)
20. California Funk - Rare Funk 45s From The Golden State (Now Again)
21. Said I Had A Vision: The Songs & Labels Of David Lee (Paradise of Bachelors)
22. The Afro Sound of Colombia, Vol. 1 (Vampi Soul)
23. Cool-Aid Benefit Album: 40th Anniversary Edition (Regenerator)
24. A Real Cool Time Revisited: Swedish Punk, Pop and Garage Rock 1982-89 (Amigo)
25. Excavated Shellac: Strings (Parlortone)
26. Chocolate Soup For Diabetics Vol. 1 to Vol. 5 (Past & Present)
27. The Loud Minority: Deep & Spiritual Jazz From Mainstream Records 1970-73 (BGP)
28. Wasa Wasa – Fabulous Rhythm N Blues Shakers On The Dancefloor 1952 to 1968 (Sub Rosa)
29. Noah Found Grace (Social Music Records Club) 
30. Minimal Wave Tapes, Volume One (Stones Throw)
31. Zulu Stomp!! South Africa Garage Beats!! (No Smoke)
32. Horo: A Jazz Portrait (DejaVu Records)
33. The Gospel Truth: The Gospel Soul of Stax Records (BGP)
34. Pop A La Catalana: Jazzy, Bossa & Groovy Sounds From Catalunya [1963-1971] (Vadim)
35. Jazz – A Collection Of Progressive & Independent Spiritual Jazz 45s 1968 to 1975 (Jazzman)
36. Atenshion! Refleshion! Spanish Psychedelic Grooves 1967-1976 (Hundergrum) 
37. Nigerian Afrobeat Special – The New Explosive Sound In 1970s Nigeria (Soundway)
38. Groove Club 2: Cambodia Rock Spectacular (Lion)
39. The Message Soul, Funk and Jazzy Grooves From Mainstream Records (BGP)
40. Baby, How Can It Be? Songs of Love, Lust and Contempt from the 1920s and 1930s (Dust-To-Digital)
41. Black Hole: Jon Savage Presents California Punk 1977-1980 (Domino)
42. The World Ends: Afro Rock & Psychedelia in 1970's Nigeria (Soundway)
43. Groovy Indeed! Trio Records 1971-1981 (Art Union/Trio)
44. R&B Hipshakers Vol. 1: Teach Me To Monkey (Vampi Soul)
45. Psych Funk Sa-Re-Ga! Aesthetic Expressions of Psychedelic Funk Music In India 1970-1983 (World Psychedelic Funk Classics)
46. Cold Waves and Minimal Electronics Vol. 1 (Angular)
47. Kid Loco Presents: French Funk Experience (Nascente)
48. The Sound of Siam: Leftfield Luk Thung, Jazz and Molam from Thailand 1964 -1975 (Soundway)
49. Nippon Girls: Japanese Pop, Beat & Bossa Nova 1966-70 (Big Beat)
50. Cloud Cuckcooland (Finders Keepers)
51. Something Is Wrong: Songs From East Africa 1952-7 (Honest Jon's)
52. Palenque Palenque: Champeta Criolla & Afro Roots in Colombia 1975-91 (Soundway)
53. Tropical Funk Experience: Island Jump Up – Caribbean Funk, Soul, Reggae, Calypso & Afro Grooves 1968 to 1975 (Nascente)
54. T.O. Hardcore '83 (NRK)
55. Groove Merchant Turns 20 - 14 Selections From Behind The Counter (Ubiquity)
56. Vanity Records: Finest Selection 1978-81 (Save Music Before Lose It)
57. Pomegranates: Persian Pop, Funk, Folk and Psych of the 60's and 70s (Finders Keepers)
58. Ghana Funk From The 70s (Hippo Records)
59. Music For Jazz Dancers (Freestyle)
60. King Tubby's Dub Box: 14 Killer Dubs From The Dubmaster (Jamaican Recordings)
61. Gospel Truth: The Gospel Soul & Funk Of Stax Records (BGP)
62. Rap Nuggets – Documenting The Golden Era of 1990-1994 (Rap Nuggets)
63. Dub Treasures From The Black Ark – Rare Dubs 1976 - 1978 (Jamaican Recordings)
64. Calfia: The Songs Of Lee Hazlewood (ACE)
65. You Tore My Brain: Unissued Sixties Garage Acetates Vol. 5 (Norton)
66. Nigeria Special: Volume 2 – Modern Highlife, Afro Sounds & Nigerian Blues 1970-76 (Soundway)
67. Walter Gibbons - Jungle Music: Essential & Unreleased Remixes 1976-1986 (Strut)
68. Denge Fever Presents Electric Cambodia (Minky)
69. Local Customs: Lone Star Lowlands (Numero Group)
70. Java Java: Indonesia Screaming Fuzz, Garage Stomp, Indo Rock & Beat Surf Vol. 1 (No Smoke)
71. South African Funk Experience: Zulu, Funky Disco, Shebeen Jive, Jo 'Burg Funk, Spiritual Jazz Dance , Shangaan & More (Nascente)
72. Ecstatic Music of the Jemaa El Fna (Sublime Frequencies)
73. More Andergraun Vibrations: Spanish Psychotronic Brain Damage 1967-1975 (Hundergrum)
74. The Rain Don't Fall On Me: Country Blues 1927-1952 (Mississippi Records)
75. Le Beat Bespoké 4 (Circle)
76. Where The Soul Of Man Never Dies: A Treasury Of Caucasian-American Gospel (Social Music Records)
77. Strange Games & Funky Things 5 compiled by DJ Spinna & BBE Soundsystem (BBE)
78. Turkish Freakout: Psych-Folk 1969-1980 (Bouzouki Joe)
79. Diggin' Down Argentina: Nuggets From The Rioplatense Scene 1969-1975 (Crazy Apple Boutique)
80. Kon & Amir Present Off Track Volume III: Brooklyn – Rare Ghetto Disco, Funk and African Boogie (Strut)
81. Colors Of Funk 2 - More From The German Sound Library Of Golden Ring & Happy Records 1975-82 (Sonorama)
82. Mag All Stars Vol 3 – The Best Peruvian Orchestras Of The 50s & 60s (Repsychled)
83. Psychedelic Disaster Whirl: 16 Rare & Wyld 45's (Past & Present)
84. Turk Jerk (Fat City)
85. Glimpses Vol. 1 and 2 (Past & Present)
86. Compendium Records: Norway's First Progressive Record Store & Label 1974 to 1977 (Plastic Strip)
87. Groove Club 3: Cambodia Rock Intensified (Lion)
88. Flipper Psychout - Original Italian Library Music From The Vaults of Flipper (Vampi Soul)
89. Traveling With My Portable Electric Phonograph, Volume 1 (Monk)
90. Rick Wilhite - Vibes: New & Rare Music (Rush Hour)
91. Steppin' Stone: The Sounds Of Memphis / XL Records Story Vol. 3 (Kent)
92. Radiogram: 24 Songs That Inspired The Teenage Gram Parsons (Righteous)
93. Street and Gangland Rhythms, Beats and Improvisations by Six Boys in Trouble (Smithsonian Folkways)
94. Persian Underground – Garage Rock, Beat, & Psychedelic Sounds From The Iranian 60s & 70s Scene (Persianna)
95. Wolf's At The Door (Sutro Park)
96. The Pitch/Gusman Records Story (Fat Possum)
97. Mixed-Up-Minds Part One [Obscure Rock And Pop From The British Isles 1970-1973] (Past & Present)
98. Gospel Funk (Secret Stash)
99. Been Here All My Days: Selections From the George Mitchell Archive (Mississippi Records)
100. Boddie Acetate Box (Numero Group)

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