This page does not intend to rival Wilson & Alroy’s Record Reviews, for which they listen to lousy records.
Instead, this is a reminder. A list, in no particular order, of some of the albums I would have to buy again should I happen to lose them all…
Island Life
Grace Jones
Motor Music
1985
05. Love Is A Drug
07. Pull Up To The Bumper
10. Slave To The Rhythm
Speak Your Peace
Terry Callier
Mr Bongo
2002
01. Monuments Of Mars
03. Darker Than A Shadow
05. Turn This Mutha
Soundboy Rock
Groove Armada
Columbia
2007
06. Paris
07. Love Sweet Sound
12. Song 4 Mutya (Out of Control)
Experience: Jill Scott 826+
Jill Scott
Hidden Beach
2001
826
02. A Long Walk (Groove)
09. The Way
11. He Loves Me (Lyzel In E Flat)
It’s All About The Stragglers
Artful Dodger
London
2000
01. Think About Me
05. Twentyfourseven
07. Movin Too Fast
Dancefloor Jazz Vol 3
Various
Motor Music
1994
01. Work To Do
08. Crickets Sing For Anamaria
11. Cravo É Canela
Nuyorican Soul
Nuyorican Soul
Talkin’ Loud
1996
Disc 1
02. I am The Black Gold Of The Sun
02. It’s Alright, I Feel It!
14. You Can Do It (Baby)
Speakerboxxx/The Love Below
Outkast
Arista
2003
Speakerboxxx
05. The Way You Move
The Love Below
07. Prototype
10. Roses
Phrenology
The Roots
MCA
2002
08. The Seed (2.0)
09. Break You Off
13. Complexity
The Gold Experience
Prince & The New Power Generation
Warner
1995
04. Shhh
15. Billy Jack Bitch
16. I Hate U
Life:Styles
Laurent Garnier
Harmless
2004
02. I Get Lifted
03. Lock Groove (In)
04. Vitamin C
Sincere
MJ Cole
Mercury
2000
06. Crazy Love
09. I See
10. Sincere (Re-Cue’d)
Jazz Masters 5: Bill Evans
Bill Evans
Verve
1994
01. Israel
03. Just You, Just Me
09. Bemsha Swing
Sign ‘O’ The Times
Prince
Paisley Park
1987
Disc 1
01. Sign ‘O’ The Times
Disc 2
03. Strange Relationship
04. I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man
Worldwide Programme 1
Gilles Peterson
Talkin’ Loud
2000
AM
02. El Capitalismo Foraneo
04. Slowly Surely
PM
12. The Last Beat
Nuspirit Helsinki
Nuspirit Helsinki
Verve
2002
01. Honest
09. I Wonder (2:14 am)
12. Skydive
Nu Funk Volume 2
Various
Wagram
2006
CD1
14. We’ve Only Just Begun
15. All We Ever Have
16. I Changed My Mind
Release
Ananda Project
Virgin
2001
02. Breaking Down
03. Cascades Of Colour
11. Release
The Seeds Of Love
Tears For Fears
Fontana
1989
04. Advice For The Young At Heart
06. Swords And Knives
07. Year Of The Knife
Stop And Listen Vol 5
Masters At Work
Bbe
2000
CD One
01. Troubled Girl
CD Two
03. Numero Uno
07. Getcho Soul Togetha (Pt 1)
Freedom Jazz Dance
Various
Schema
2004
01. Speak Low
02. Pleas Don’t Leave
03. This Is What You Are
Once Again
John Legend
Columbia
2006
01. Save Room
05. Each Day Gets Better
06. PDA (We Just Don’t Care)
Return Of The Mack
Mark Morrison
Warner
1996
06. Return Of The Mack
09. Tears For You
11. I Really Love You
Bring On The Night
Sting
A & M
1985
Disc 1
01. Bring On The Night/When The World Is Running Down
Disc 2
01. One World (Not Three)/Love Is The Seventh Wave
04. Another Day
Motherlode
James Brown
Universal
2003
01. There It Is
06. Can I Get Some Help
10. People Get Up And Drive Your Funky Soul
Purple Rain
Prince & The Revolution
Warner
1984
03. The Beautiful Ones
04. Computer Blue
06. When Doves Cry
Greatest Hits
Isley Brothers
Epic
1997
01. Summer Breeze
02. That Lady
05. Hope You Feel Better Love
INCredible
Gilles Peterson
INCredible
1999
CD1
05. I Am The Black Gold Of The Sun
CD2
05. I See
06. Bird Song
Blue Lines
Massive Attack
Wild Bunch
1991
03. Blue Lines
04. Be Thankful For What You’ve Got
06. Unfinished Sympathy
Experience Hendrix
Jimi Hendrix
MCA
1998
01. Purple Haze
04. Hey Joe
07. Crosstown Traffic
Words
The Tony Rich Project
LaFace
1996
01. Hey Blue
04. Grass Is Green
08. Under Her Spell
Echos Chapter One: Nubian Voyager
Les Nubians
Triloka
2005
14. To The Queen
17. The Death And The Living
19. Fire
On How Life Is
Macy Gray
Epic
1999
02. Do Something
04. I Try
07. Still
The Power Of Great Music
James Ingram
WEA
1991
02. How Do You Keep The Music Playing
03. Just Once
10. Yah Mo Be There
Parade
Prince & The Revolution
Paisley Park
1986
05. Girls & Boys
10. Kiss
12. Sometimes It Snows In April
The Emancipation Of Mimi
Mariah Carey
Island
2005
02. We Belong Together
09. Circles
14. Fly Like A Bird
Make It Last Forever
Keith Sweat
WEA
1987
01. Something Just Ain’t Right
04. I Want Her
08. Don’t Stop Your Love
Guy
Guy
MCA
1988
01. Groove Me
03. Don’t Clap… Just Dance
06. I Like
Lõc-Ed After Dark
Tone Lõc
Island
1989
04. I Got It Goin’ On
07. Next Episode
09. Cheeba Cheeba
Emergency On Planet Earth
Jamiroquai
Sony
1993
01. When You Gonna Learn (Digeridoo)
02. To Young To Die
08. Blow Your Mind
High Priority
Cherrelle
Tabu
1985
02. You Look Good To Me
03. Artificial Heart
06. Saturday Love
Listen Up
Quincy Jones
Qwest
1990
03. Let The Good Times Roll
09. Fly Me To The Moon
19. Listen Up
The Very Best Of Supertramp
Supertramp
A & M
1990
01. School
05. Breakfast In America
14. It’s Raining Again
Back In Black
Whodini
Jive
1986
02. One Love
06. Fugitive
08. Last Night (I Had A Long Talk With Myself)
The Glamorous Life
Sheila E
Warner
1984
01. The Belle Of St Mark
02. Shortberry Strawcake
06. The Glamorous Life
Dirty Mind
Prince
Warner
1980
01. Dirty Mind
05. Uptown
08. Partyup
Strange Kind Of Love
Love & Money
Fontana
1988
01. Halleluiah Man
03. Strange Kind Of Love
10. Avalanche
Seal
Seal
Ztt
1991
02. Deep Water
03. Crazy
05. Whirlpool
Walking With A Panther
LL Cool J
Def Jam
1989
07. I’m That Type Of Guy
09. Going Back To Cali
11. Big Ole Butt
A Lo Cubano
Orishas
Chrysalis
2000
02. Represent
03. Atrevido
04. A Lo Cubano
Hunk Of Heaven
Various
Jazzman
2005
01. California Soul
05. Hunk Of Heaven
07. Black Land Of The Nile
Jazzmatazz Volume 1
Guru
Chrysalis
1993
01. Loungin’
05. No Time To Play
09. Trust Me
Back To Mine: Everything But The Girl
Various
DMC Publishing
2000
01. Friends And Enemies
06. Cascades Of Colour
07. Do It Now
Conscience
Womack & Womack
Island
1988
02. MPB (Missin’ Persons Bureau)
05. Teardrops
07. Life Is Just A Ballgame
Live In New Orleans
Maze
EMD
1981
02. Joy And Pain
05. Feel That You’re Feelin’
08. Before I Let Go
Maxwell’s Urban Hang Suite
Maxwell
Sony
1996
01. The Urban Theme
03. Sumthin’ Sumthin’
04. Ascension (Don’t Ever Wonder)
Who Is Jill Scott?
Jill Scott
Epic
2000
05. A Long Walk
07. He Loves Me (Lyzel In E Flat)
13. Slowly Surely
Denials Delusions And Decisions
Jaguar Wright
Universal
2002
01. The What If’s
05. Same Sh*t Different Day Pt 1
10. Lineage
Goodbye Country (Hello Nightclub)
Groove Armada
Zomba
2001
01. Suntoucher
02. Superstylin’
04. Little By Little
Alexander O’Neal
Alexander O’Neal
Tabu
1985
01. A Broken Heart Can Mend
02. If You We’re Here Tonight
07. You We’re Meant To Be My Lady (Not My Girl)
Best Of Acid Jazz Volume One
Various
Global Television
1993
Disc 1
05. Turn On, Tune In, Cop Out
Disc 2
01. Whole Lotta Love
08. Good Lover
Power
Fischmob
Plattenmeister
1998
02. Susanne Zur Freiheit
04. Du (Äh, Du)
11. Tranquillo
Mensch
Herbert Grönemeyer
EMI
2002
01. Mensch
05. Lache, Wenn Es Nicht Zum Weinen Reicht
06. Unbewohnt
Epiphany: The Best Of Chaka Khan
Chaka Khan
Warner
1996
06. I’m Every Woman
07. Love Me Still
16. Every Little Thing
Genuine Draft
DJ Thomilla
Benztown
1999
03. Allah Power U
07. Wickedness Broke Ya Neck
08. Get Up
She’s Strange
Cameo
Polygram
1984
01. She’s Strange
02. Love You Anyway
05. Groove With You
Lookin’ Out
Terry Callier
Mr Bongo
2004
02. Jazz, My Rhythm & Blues
04. Midnite Mile
06. What About Me
Caverna Magica
Andreas Vollenweider
Columbia
1982
05. Sena Stanjena
06. Belladonna
09. Con Chiglia/Gaestrum Coronatum/La Paix Verde
Verve Remixed
Various
Verve
2002
02. How Long Has This Been Going On?
04. Is You Is Or Is You Ain’t My Baby?
09. See-Line Woman
1999
Prince & The Revolution
Warner
1982
04. Let’s Pretend We’re Married
09. Lady Cab Driver
11. International Lover

