| Pazz & Jop 1986: Dean's ListAlbums- The Indestructible Beat of Soweto (Shanachie)18
- Beastie Boys:Licensed to Ill (Def Jam)15
- The Pogues:Rum Sodomy and the Lash (MCA)13
- Robert Cray Band:Strong Persuader (Mercury)12
- Hüsker Dü:Candy Apple Grey (Warner Bros.)8
- Rolling Stones:Dirty Work (Rolling Stones)8
- Paul Simon:Graceland (Warner Bros.)8
- Sonny Sharrock:Guitar (Enemy)8
- Motorhead:Orgasmatron (GWR/Profile)5
- New Order:Brotherhood (Qwest)5
- They Might Be Giants:They Might Be Giants (Bar/None)
- Dele Abiodun:Adawa Super Sound (Shanachie '85)
- Camper Van Beethoven (Pitch-a-Tent)
- Elvis Costello and the Attractions:Blood and Chocolate (Columbia)
- Pere Ubu:Terminal Tower: An Archival Collection (Twin/Tone)
- The Jesus and Mary Chain:Psychocandy (Reprise)
- The Three Johns:The World by Storm (Abstract import)
- Mekons:The Edge of the World (Sin import)
- The Costello Show (Featuring Elvis Costello):King of America (Columbia)
- Mofungo:Messenger Dogs of the Gods (Lost)
- Mutabaruka:The Mystery Unfolds (Shanachie)
- Run-D.M.C.:Raising Hell (Profile)
- The Lounge Lizards:Live in Tokyo/Big Heart (Island)
- XTC:Skylarking (Geffen)
- Astor Piazzolla:Tango: Zero Hour (American Clavé)
- Phil Alvin:Un "Sung" Stories (Slash)
- Peter Stampfel and the Bottle Caps (Rounder)
- Jimi Hendrix:Band of Gypsys 2 (Capitol)
- The Housemartins:London 0, Hull 4 (Elektra)
- Timbuk 3:Greetings From Timbuk 3 (I.R.S.)
- Ladysmith Black Mambazo:Inala (Shanachie)
- Camper Van Beethoven:Telephone Free Landslide Victory (Independent Project '85)
- Prince and the Revolution:Parade (Paisley Park)
- Laurie Anderson:Home of the Brave (Warner Bros.)
- Black Flag:Who's Got the 10½? (SST)
- The Go-Betweens:Liberty Belle and the Black Diamond Express (Big Time)
- Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble:Live Alive (Epic)
- Aaron Neville:Make Me Strong (Charly import)
- Thomas Mapfumo:The Chimurenga Singles 1976-1980 (Meadowlark)
- Ornette Coleman and Prime Time:Opening the Caravan of Dreams (Caravan of Dreams)
- Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band:Live/1975-1985 (Columbia)
- Jimi Hendrix:Johnny B. Goode (Capitol)
- World Saxophone Quartet:World Saxophone Quartet Plays Duke Ellington (Nonesuch)
- Zazou Biyake:Mr. Manager (Pow Wow)
- Camper Van Beethoven:II & III (Pitch-a-Tent)
- New Model Army:The Ghost of Cain (Capitol)
- The Feelies:The Good Earth (Coyote)
- The Rattlers:Rattled (PVC '85)
- Steve Earle:Guitar Town (MCA)
- The Mahotella Queens (Shanachie)
- Don Dixon:Most of the Girls Like to Dance but Only Some of the Boys Like To (Enigma)
- David & David:Boomtown (A&M)
- The Velvet Underground:Another View (Verve)
- Katrina and the Waves:Waves (Capitol)
- Yaa-Lengi Ngemi:Oh, Miziki (MiyeMi)
- The Art of Noise:In Visible Silence (Chrysalis)
- Marvin Gaye:Motown Remembers Marvin Gaye (Tamla)
- Ruben Blades y Seis del Solar:Escenas (Elektra '85)
Pending: That Petrol Emotion, Pontiac Brothers, Soul Asylum'sWhileYou Were Out, Ronald Shannon Jackson with Twins Seven Seven Jazz: Pullen-Adams, Metheny/Coleman, Abdullah Ibrahim, Adams-Pullen,Leaders Singles- Cameo: "Word Up" (Atlanta Artists)
- Beastie Boys: "Hold It, Now Hit It (Acapulco)" (Def Jam)
- Talking Heads: "Wild Wild Life" (Sire)
- Teddy Pendergrass: "Love 4/2" (Elektra)
- AC/DC: "You Shook Me All Night Long" (Atlantic)
- Aretha Franklin: "Jimmy Lee" (Arista)
- Sly Fox: "Let's Go All the Way" (Capitol)
- Mixmaster Gee and the Turntable Orchestra: "The Manipulator" (MCA)
- Junkyard Band: "The Word" (Def Jam)
- Timex Social Club: "Rumors" (Danya)
- Karen Finley: "Tales of Taboo" (Pow Wow International import)
- Skipworth & Turner: "Thinking About Your Love" (4th & B'way)
- Patti LaBelle and Michael McDonald: "On My Own" (MCA)
- Timbuk 3: "The Future's So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades" (I.R.S.)
- Gwen Guthrie: "Ain't Nothin' Goin' On but the Rent" (Polydor)
- The Real Roxanne with Hitman Howie Tee: "Bang Zoom (Let's Go Go)" (Select)
- Bang Orchestra: "Samples" (Geffen)
- Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band: "War" (Columbia)
- Ciccone Youth: "Into the Groovey"/"Burnin Up"/"Tuff Titty Rap" (Blast First import)
- Gregory Abbott: "Shake You Down" (Columbia)
- Jermaine Stewart: "We Don't Have to Take Our Clothes Off" (Arista)
- P.B.S.: "Mr. Rogers"/"Girl of My Own" (Troubled Youth)
- Bruce Hornsby & the Range: "The Way It Is" (RCA Victor)
- Joeski Love: "Pee-wee's Dance" (Elektra)
- Pet Shop Boys: "Opportunities (Let's Make Lots of Money)" (EMI America)
Reissues- It Will Stand: Minit Records 1960-1963 (EMI America)
- The Swan Silvertones:Get Right With the Swan Silvertones (Archives Alive)
- Itchy Twitchy Feelings: Sue Records 1958-1966 (EMI America)
- Hank Williams:I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry (Polydor)
- Esther Phillips:Set Me Free (Atlantic)
- The Neville Brothers:Treacherous: A History of the Neville Brothers (Rhino)
- Bo Diddley (Chess)
- James Brown:In the Jungle Groove (Polydor)
- Atlantic Honkers (Atlantic)
- The Spaniels:Stormy Weather (Charly import)
EPs- Royal Crescent Mob:Land of Sugar (No Other)
- Shop Assistants (53rd & 3rd import)
- Sonic Youth:Starpower (SST)
- Sally Timms and the Drifting Cowgirls:The Butcher's Boy Extended Player (T.I.M. import)
- The New Dylans (Caveat Emptor)
- The Stouthearted (Indelible)
- Fearless Iranians From Hell (Boner)
- Wire:Snakedrill (Mute import)
- Mekons:Crime and Punishment (Sin import)
- Alex Chilton: "No Sex"/"Under Class"/"Wild Kingdom" (Big Time)
Videos- Genesis: "Land of Confusion" (Splitting Image)
- David Lee Roth: "Yankee Rose" (David Lee Roth/Peter Angelis)
- Special Guests: "Paul Cezanne" (Cindy Keefer)
- Cameo: "Word Up" (Larry Blackmon)
- Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band: "War" (Arthur Rosato)
- Talking Heads: "Wild Wild Lfie" (David Byrne)
- Timbuk 3: "The Future's So Bright, I Gotta Wear Shades" (Carl Crasso)
- Sly Fox: "Let's Go All the Way" (Mick Clever)
- Neil Young: "Touch the Night" (Tim Pope)
- Peter Gabriel: "Big Time" (Stephen Johnson)
Village Voice, Mar. 3, 1987
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