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I enjoy the stats portion of Last.fm more than anything else around here, and I find that some of the tools that are out there for extending the statistics are quite impressive.

Here is something I generated that I found too big for my about me section as I already have a few things there.

It's quite amusing how some completely random listens have found their way into the "milestones".



I also find it a little funny if one does it again with 1000 track steps. Since then it shows a lot of repeated artists:

In my opinion, these are the fifty best albums of all-time. I will address a few issues before you feel the need to leave posts about them.

1. Yes, this list will dominated by The Beatles (as well as other English rock bands).
2. Also, I am aware of the relatively limited number of genres which will be present.
3. If you are going to criticize my list, I have just one request: Name some albums to which I should listen. I'd love to hear your favorite albums, so I can listen to them, too. I want to listen to as many good albums as possible. Thank you.

With that being said, these are - in descending order - the 50 best albums in music history.

50. Blood Sugar Sex Magik - Red Hot Chili Peppers
49. The Times They Are A-Changin' - Bob Dylan
48. Urban Hymns - The Verve
47. Never Mind The Bollocks, Here's The Sex Pistols - Sex Pistols
46. LET IT BLEED - The Rolling Stones
45. Surrealistic Pillow - Jefferson Airplane
44. Please Please Me - The Beatles
43. Parklife - Blur
42. Unknown Pleasures - Joy Division
41. The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan - Bob Dylan
40. Sticky Fingers - The Rolling Stones
39. Face To Face - The Kinks
38. All Things Must Pass - George Harrison
37. The Doors - The Doors
36. Nevermind - Nirvana
35. Electric Ladyland - The Jimi Hendrix Experience
34. Forever Changes - Love
33. Kind of Blue - Miles Davis
32. Different Class - Pulp
31. Disraeli Gears - Cream
30. Led Zeppelin IV - Led Zeppelin
29. Pet Sounds - The Beach Boys
28. The Bends - Radiohead
27. Are You Experienced
26. BEGGARS BANQUET - The Rolling Stones
25. The Joshua Tree - U2
24. Beatles for Sale - The Beatles
23. The Queen Is Dead - The Smiths
22. (What's the Story) Morning Glory? - Oasis
21. Blood on the Tracks - Bob Dylan
20. Led Zeppelin II - Led Zeppelin
19. Hounds of Love - Kate Bush
18. The Dark Side Of The Moon - Pink Floyd
17. Definitely Maybe - Oasis
16. Abbey Road - The Beatles
15. Something Else By The Kinks - The Kinks
14. Imagine - John Lennon
13. Exile on Main Street - The Rolling Stones
12. The Velvet Underground & Nico - The Velvet Underground
11. Highway 61 Revisited - Bob Dylan
10. London Calling - The Clash
9. Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band - The Beatles
8. The Beatles - The Beatles
7. OK Computer - Radiohead
6. A Hard Day's Night - The Beatles
5. Blonde on Blonde - Bob Dylan
4. The Stone Roses - The Stone Roses
3. Revolver - The Beatles
2. John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band - John Lennon
1. Rubber Soul - The Beatles

I did the very difficult process of narrowing down my musical tastes down to just 50 artists, to represent the bands/musicians I simply could not live without. Of course, this list is is expected to change in some degree over time.

1. The Jimi Hendrix Experience
2. Tori Amos
3. Tom Waits
4. Björk
5. Bauhaus
6. Metallica
7. Nirvana
8. Black Sabbath
9. The Beatles
10. Led Zeppelin
11. The Doors
12. Jefferson Airplane
13. The Sword
14. Pink Floyd
15. Devendra Banhart
16. The Incredible String Band
17. Witchcraft
18. Siouxsie and the Banshees
19. The Rolling Stones
20. Big Brother & The Holding Company
21. Bob Dylan
22. Larkin Grimm
23. Soft Machine
24. Portishead
25. 13th Floor Elevators
26. Nick Drake
27. Dethklok
28. Josephine Foster
29. The Velvet Underground
30. Neil Young
31. Utimate Spinach
32. Rasputina
33. Cocteau Twins
34. Ravi Shankar
35. Donovan
36. Babes in Toyland
37. Mariee Sioux
38. Rob Zombie
39. The Seeds
40. Joanna Newsom
41. Cream
42. Simon & Garfunkel
43. Joni Mitchell
44. Alela Diane
45. Hole
46. CocoRosie
47. PJ Harvey
48. Mazzy Star
49. Marissa Nadler
50. Johann Sebastian Bach

Which bands/artist do you own the most albums by?
*counting from memory* four Alanis Morissette ... five Queen ... five Håkan Hellström ... six Rufus Wainwright ... Yeah, Rufus it is.

What was the last song you listened to?
Leonard Cohen - So Long, Marianne

What's in your CD player right now?
My CD player is on the other side of the sea, so nothing. Latest album I bought and uploaded to my laptop was Lily Allen - It's Not Me, It's You.

What's your favorite local band/group?
The Lloyd, I guess.

What was the last show you attended?
Peace & Love 2009! Go Borlänge! ;)

What's the most musically involved you have ever been?
I sing. Choirs, mostly. I've had singing lessons, and a few piano lessons. Oh, and cello lessons, waaaay back. I have a standing invitation to sing the solo of "O Holy Night" on midnight mass in my home church and when I was a kid, I used to write little songs to amuse myself. I still make up nonsensical improvs when I'm out walking without my walkman ... I think that's about it.

What show are you looking forward to?
Rufus Wainwright and Family, "A Not So Silent Night" in Royal Albert Hall in December.

What is your favorite band shirt?
For looks and comfort - my David Bowie - Aladdin Sane T-shirt.
For treasured memories - my Bruce Springsteen - Magic Tour T-shirt.

What musician would you like to hang out with for a day?
Oh, dear. Rufus maybe. Or The Boss. Or Leonard Cohen. Too Hard!

Who is one musician or group you wish would make a comeback?
So many people I listen to are dead! :( Can I wish people back from the grave? Cause that'd be Jeff Buckley then.

Who is one band/artist you've never seen live but always wanted to?
Used to be The Boss. Now that I've seen him, I don't know. I'll go for Jeff Buckley again. Or Antony and the Johnsons, among the living.

Name 5 of your favorite songs of all time?
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band - Thunder Road
Håkan Hellström - Nu kan du få mig så lätt
Lars Winnerbäck - Nästan perfekt
Simon & Garfunkel - America
The Rolling Stones - Wild Horses

Name 4 flawless albums:
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band - Live 1975-85 (Display Box)
Håkan Hellström - Känn Ingen Sorg För Mig Göteborg
Rufus Wainwright - Release The Stars
Queen - A Kind of Magic

How many music related videos/DVDs do you own?
3 (1 Stones concert DVD, Elvis, The Boat That Rocked - I think the music is a huge part of that, ok? Can't think of any more right now.)

How many concerts/shows have you been to in total?
6 (counting Peace & Love as one) that I've decided to go to myself and not just followed my parents or my school to. Or sung at. (Counting all those as well it would be more than I can even guess).

What was your last musical "phase" before you wisened up?
The Buffy phase? :P Listened to - or bought without listening! - a lot of music simply because it had been on the show. I don't regret it though. It widened my musical horizons quite dramtically, introducing me to dozens of bands and singers from The Who and Cream to Sarah McLachlan and Alison Krauss.

What's your "guilty pleasure" that you hate to admit to liking?
Right now: Boyzone - Love You Anyway
Generally everything that I find myself liking that's very nineties (like boybands! :P) or hiphop (like Eminem) or just plain mainstream. Though I guess Håkan is pretty mainstream by now. But I love him anyway (haha).

Who is your favorite musician?
Oh, don't make me! Bruce ... or Håkan ... or Bruce ... or Håkan ... aaargh!

Fri 30 Oct – Jakarta International Java Soulnation Festival

Great performance by DJ Spooky -should have started closer to Arrested Development (but i guess with a guru of 77 years on the stage it is not that easy to leave the stage fast). The Subliminal kid had among other great mixes a Cream version that was just really nice and groovy...

Put your music player, whatever it is, on random or shuffled play.
Answer these questions with the song you get when you hit the skip button!
Note: some songs will make sense, others won't. Don't Cheat!

Which song describes the mood you are in right now?: Muse - Shrinking Universe
Which song describes the mood you are usually in?: The Sweet Inspirations - Emergency
Which song describes one of your favorites things to do?: A Perfect Circle - Magdalena
Which song describes something else you like to do?: Tegan and Sara - Monday Monday Monday
Which song explains the way you think about love?: Goo Goo Dolls - Only One
What would you sing to your soulmate right now?: Damien Rice - Sweet Avenue
Which song best represents you?: Nine Inch Nails - Sin
Which song describes your sexual preference?: Bright Eyes - Road to Joy
Which song describes what would occur between you and a prostitute?: Stan Getz - Soul Eyes
Your lover on the side?: The Killers - Read My Mind
The teenage queen and the loaded gun, the drop-dead dream, the chosen one. A southern drawl and a world unseen, a city wall and a trampoline. I don't mind if you don't mind, 'cause I don't shine if you don't shine. Before you jump, tell me what you find when you read my mind. Slipping in my faith until I fall, you never return that call. Woman, open the door. Don't let it sting. I wanna breathe that fire again.
How about your wife or husband?: Ted Leo and The Pharmacists - Parallel or Together?
Which song would be played at your wedding?: Incubus - Pardon Me
Which song would be played at your wedding reception?: Stars - What I'm Trying to Say
Which song describes yourself in the future?: Tegan and Sara - Want to Be Bad
Which song describes yourself in the past?: Jack Off Jill - Clear Hearts Grey Flowers
Which song would be appropriate for a one night stand?: Wilco - Outta Mind (Outta Sight)
Which song would best describe your first time kissing?: Spoon - They Never Got You
Which song would best describe your first time having sex?: Tegan and Sara - First
Which song would best describe your fashion sense?: Goo Goo Dolls - Big Machine
Which song would describe your taste in the opposite or same sex?: An Horse - Little Lungs
Which song best describes your parents?: My Chemical Romance - Cemetery Drive
Which song best describes your family in general?: Cake - Love You Madly
I don't want to hold back. I don't want to slip down. I don't want to think back to the one thing that I know I should have done. I don't want to doubt you, know everything about you. I don't want to sit across the table from you wishing I could run.
Which song best describes your friends?: Andrew Bird - Imitosis
Which song best describes your school?: Rilo Kiley - Close Call
She was born on a brightened pew to a gypsy mother in a bucket of tears. Her good looks could have sailed a ship, but her will alone could have sunk it. Funny thing about money for sex: you might get rich, but you'll die by it. It's gonna be a close call.
Which song best describes your public personality?: Jack Off Jill - Nazi Halo
Bring your IQ and try to understand. Just 'cause I'm listening don't mean we're still friends. Can't fix my problem: you've crossed a thin line. You can't just work it out. Not with me, this time. You go solo: your faggot rainbow, your junkie ego, your tragic disco, your Nazi halo won't save you this time. You're so predictable. No shadow of doubt. When you are suffering, know who sold you out. Fuck your opinions. Fuck your lack of spine. When you are miserable, know that I'm just fine.
Which song best describes your private personality?: A Perfect Circle - Passive
Leaning over you here, cold and catatonic, I catch a brief reflection: what you could and might have been. It's your right and your ability to become my perfect enemy. Wake up and face me. Don't play dead, 'cause maybe, some day, I will walk away and say, "You disappoint me. Maybe you're better off this way." Why can't you turn and face me?


How am i feeling today?: Bright Eyes - Laura Laurent
Will I get far in life?: Client - Monkey on My Back
How do my friends see me?: Tegan and Sara - Are You Ten Years Ago
Where will I get married?: End Of Green - no coming home
What is the story of my life?: Bright Eyes - The Difference in the Shades
What is/was high school like?: Sahara Hotnights - Quite a Feeling
How can I get ahead in life?: The Mountain Goats - San Bernardino
We got in your car, and we hit the highway. Eastern sun was rising over the mountains, yellow and blood red beams, like a kaleidoscope. And flaming swords may guard the garden of Eden, but we consulted maps from earlier days, dead languages on our tongues, holding on to our last hope. And the day was bright and fine, and the highway sign said, "San Bernardino welcomes you."
What is the best thing about me?: Gregory and the Hawk - Isabelle
And the ground's already hard where it's been dug in. I've gone this way too many times, but the pick keeps going deeper and I'm not turning back, so Isabelle, try to understand. I know just what to say, but it's incorrect to say it. How do I break it to him, the death of one who's staying? And all I think of now is a way to get under and a way to get out. Isabelle, what can I do for the naive pain it's causing you?
How is today going to be?: Jimmy Eat World - Work
What is in store for this weekend?: An Horse - company
What song describes my parents?: Ted Leo and The Pharmacists - Biomusicology
My grandparents?: Imogen Heap - Missing You
How is my life going?: KT Tunstall - Universe and U
What song will they play at my funeral?: Neutral Milk Hotel - The King of Carrot Flowers (Parts 2 and 3)
How does the world see me?: Jack Off Jill - Strawberry Gashes
I lay quiet waiting for her voice to say, "Some things you lose, and some things you just give away." Scold me: failed her. If only I'd held on tighter to her pale white skin that twisted and withered away from me. Watch me lose her. It's almost like losing myself. Give her my soul and let them take somebody else. Get away from me. Watch me fault her: you're living like a disaster. She said, "Kill me faster, with strawberry gashes all over, all over me."
Will I have a happy life?: Wilco - Side With the Seeds
What do my friends really think of me?: Placebo - Slackerbitch
Your memory will fade. I didn't mean it. You've always had it made. I didn't mean it. I know you feel betrayed. I just wanted to get laid. I didn't mean it. Slackerbitch, fag-hag whore, looks real cute for lips so sore. Always knocking on my door. You come across impure. I didn't mean it. Goddamn immature: I didn't mean it. You act so insecure. You hate me now, I'm sure. I didn't mean it.
Do people secretly lust after me?: Jimmy Eat World - Futures
How can I make myself happy?: Maria Mena - Just a Little Bit
What should I do with my life?: Peaches - Felix Partz
Will I ever have children?: Tilly and the Wall - Bessa
What is some good advice for me?: Tilly and the Wall - Love Song
What is my signature dancing song?: Museum - eden
What do I think my current theme song is?: Ani DiFranco - Both Hands
What does everyone else think my current theme song is?: Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Dragon Queen
What type of men/women do you like?: Ani DiFranco - Fuck You (Untouchable face)
How does my sex life look?: Cream - SWLABR
Would I make a good catch?: From Autumn to Ashes - Mercury Rising
Will I have a good life in general?: Neko Case - Lion's Jaws
Can (insert YOUR CRUSH's name here) ever really love me?: Rilo Kiley - It's a Hit
Can me and (insert YOUR CRUSH's name here) ever be more than friends?: Patrick Wolf - The Magic Position
What's going to happen to me this week?: Stone Temple Pilots - Still Remains
Where will I be a year from now?: Tegan and Sara - Our Trees
What is my biggest wish?: Wilco - At Least That's What You Said
What is the love of my life doing at this very moment?: Goo Goo Dolls - Long Way Down
How will I die?: Neko Case - Star Witness
What will happen after I die?: Roxy Music - Do The Strand


Movie Soundtrack
Opening Credits: Panic! At the Disco - But It's Better If You Do
Waking Up: Placebo - Because I Want You To
First Day of School: Neva Dinova - Brooklyn
Falling In Love: Neko Case - Duchess
Losing Virginity: Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Soft Shock
Fight Song: Tegan and Sara - Call It Off
I won't be out long, but I still think it better end. You take your time coming over here. I think that's for the best. Call, break it off. Call, break my own heart. Maybe I would have been something you'd be good at. Maybe you would have been something I'd be good at. But now we'll never know. I won't be sad, but in case I'll go there every day to make myself feel bad. There's a chance I'll start to wonder if this was the thing to do.
Breaking Up: Wilco - Monday
Prom: Bright Eyes - Neely O'Hara
Life: Metric - The People
Mental Breakdown: The Dresden Dolls - Backstabber
Driving: Panic! At the Disco - The Only Difference Between Martyrdom and Suicide Is Press Coverage
Flashback: Interpol - Public Pervert
Getting Back Together: Joan Armatrading - Love And Affection
Wedding: Otep - God Is A Gun
Birth of Child: Beck - Walls
Final Battle: Tilly and the Wall - Brave Day
Death Scene: Metric - The Police and the Private
Funeral Song: Chambers Brothers - Time Has Come Today
Ending Credits: Radiohead - 4 Minute Warning


Will it be okay?: The Emotions - When Tomorrow Comes
How are you feeling today?: An Horse - Scared As Fuck
How do your friends see you?: The Kills - Cheap and Cheerful
Will you get married?: Goo Goo Dolls - Here Is Gone
What is your best friend’s theme song?: Neko Case - A Widow's Toast
What is the story of your life?: Neko Case - Marais la Nuit
What was high school like?: The Weakerthans - I Hate Winnipeg
The driver checks the mirror seven minutes late. A crowded writer's restlessness annunciates.
How can you get ahead in life?: Gregory and the Hawk - Season Poem
What is the best thing about your friends?: Wilco - Candyfloss
What is tonight going to be like?: Andrew Bird - The Naming of Things
What is in store for the remainder of this weekend?: Maria Taylor - It's Time
What song describes you?: Azure Ray - Look to Me
To describe your grandparents?: Peaches - You Love It
How is your life going?: The Weakerthans - Watermark
What song will they play at your funeral?: Cake - The Distance
How does the world see you?: She & Him - Change Is Hard
Will you have a happy life?: Jenny Lewis - Rabbit Fur Coat
What do your friends really think of you?: Imogen Heap - Can't Take It In
Do people secretly lust after you?: A Perfect Circle - Gravity
How can I make myself happy?: Nirvana - All Apologies
What should you do with your life?: The Mountain Goats - Magpie
Will you ever have children?: Wilco - Hell Is Chrome


What Song Explains Your...
Life... The Fiery Furnaces - Single Again
Friends... Sandra Cross - Make Up To Break Up
Family... Goo Goo Dolls - Sympathy
Boyfriend/Girlfriend/Crush... Rilo Kiley - Give a Little Love
Favorite Teacher... Adolescence of Utena - Zettai Unmei Mokushiroku
Pet... An Horse - Shoes Watch
Enemy... Metric - Soft Rock Star
Religion... Adolescence of Utena - Bara no Rashin - Shura - Nikutai Seiza Alpha Psi Zeta Seiun
Doctor... The Decemberists - The Crane Wife 3
Favorite TV Character... Metric - Hardwire
Personality... Azure Ray - We Are Mice
Looks... Bright Eyes - Nothing Gets Crossed Out
The weather outside is... Radiohead - Climbing Up The Walls
I feel like... Fiona Apple - Pale September
I would really love to... Spoon - I Turn My Camera On
No one can stop me from... Peaches - Give'er
Today I will... Wilco - Blue Eyed Soul
You're gonna lose control without your blue-eyed soul.
Love is like... The Ting Tings - Shut Up And Let Me Go
I would call myself... Rilo Kiley - Rest of My Life
I've never been to... Taking Back Sunday - You Know How I Do
If I were a... Metric - monster hospital (mstrkrft rmx)
Never forget to... Bright Eyes - When the Curious Girl Realizes She Is Under Glass
No one believes me when... Rilo Kiley - Silver Lining
I would never... Peaches - Mommy Complex
I could see myself... Patrick Wolf - The Libertine
I'm as fun as... The Sessions - What Is This Feeling
I wish... Pedro the Lion - Bands With Managers
S/He will never understand why... The Cure - A Letter To Elise
I'm nearly... Randy Newman - Little Boxes
I want to see... The New Pornographers - Letter From an Occupant
At night time... Wilco - I'm Always in Love
My fashion sense is... Debby Holiday - Piece Of My Love
I cry when... Camera Obscura - Lloyd, I'm Ready to Be Heartbroken
The most annoying thing is... Wilco - Casino Queen
The moon is... Feist - So Sorry
I get tired when... Patrick Wolf - To the Lighthouse
I lack... Radiohead - 15 Step
I'm so absorbing in... Our Lady Peace - 4 AM
I should be... The Cure - The Baby Screams
I can't seem to forget... Maria Taylor - Green Butterfly
Where in the world is... Regina Spektor - Man of a Thousand Faces
I don't want to hear... Neko Case - Pretty Girls
Don't give up on... Sahara Hotnights - Teenage Kicks
I should give up on... Our Lady Peace - Is Anybody Home?
I want to be... Heart - Crazy On You
I like a lot of... Neko Case - The Needle Has Landed
I often think about... Goldfrapp - Strict Machine
I don't understand why... Azure Ray - Rise
Guys are... Metric - London Halflife
Girls go to... Sleater-Kinney - Youth Decay
I'm in trouble for... Muse - Assassin
Candy is for... Goo Goo Dolls - Eyes Wide Open
Take me to... Sleater-Kinney - Burn, Don't Freeze
All I've ever cared about was... Muse - Falling Away With You
Take me away from... Gregory and the Hawk - In Fact
If you've got time, anyway, why not watch me hurt? And nothing is sweeter than needed revenge. Oh, that's right. I did nothing, and you were the mean one.
The worst possible thing is... Red Hot Chili Peppers - Can't Stop


Soundtrack for your life - Shuffle MP3s, advance, list, give thoughts:
Opening Credits: Feist - 1234
Waking Up: Andrew Bird - Plasticities
Falling in Love: Regina Spektor - Fidelity
Fight Scene: Adrienne Pauly - Je Veux Un Mec
Breaking Up: Neko Case - High on Cruel
I shine like the sun. I'm on fire right now. Your tears have come too late. You break down the door. There's already nothing: I've only one heart to take. You're crawling on the floor like a fool, and I'm so high on cruel. You'll drown in the light, and I'll burn like a star. Your tears are gonna give me fuel.
Getting Back Together: Sleater-Kinney - All Hands on the Bad One
Secret Love: Wilco - What Light
Life's Okay: Panic! At the Disco - Camisado
Can't take the kid from the fight. Take the fight from the kid.
Mental Breakdown: Ani DiFranco - Gravel
Driving Flashback: Regina Spektor - One More Time With Feeling
Partying: Wilco - A Shot in the Arm
Happy Dance: Azure Ray - Sea of Doubts
Regretting: Rilo Kiley - Rock N Roll Suicide
Long Night Alone: She & Him - Untitled
Final Battle: Radiohead - In Limbo
Death Scene: Elliott Smith - Memory Lane
If it's your decision to be open about yourself, be careful or else. Be careful or else. Uncomfortable apart, it's all written on my chart. And I take what's given me most cooperatively. I do what people say and lie in bed all day, absolutely horrified. I hope you're satisfied. Isolation pushes past self-hatred, guilt, and shame, to a place where suffering is just a game, but everybody's scared of this place. They're staying away. Your little house on Memory Lane.
End Credits: My Chemical Romance - Helena
Deleted Scenes!: Sleater-Kinney - Wilderness

1) Next (1973) - The Sensational Alex Harvey Band The Sensational Alex Harvey Band
2) Live At Fillmore East (1971) - The Allman Brothers Band The Allman Brothers Band
3) Imagine (1971) - John Lennon John Lennon
4) Appetite For Destruction (1987) - Guns N' Roses Guns N' Roses
5) Paranoid (1970) - Black Sabbath Black Sabbath
6) Back In Black (1980) - AC/DC AC/DC
7) Highway 61 Revisited (1965) - Bob Dylan Bob Dylan
8) Disraeli Gears (1967) - Cream Cream
9) Francis Albert Sinatra & Antonio Carlos Jobim (1967) - Frank Sinatra & Tom Jobim Frank Sinatra & Tom Jobim
10) Unknown Pleasures (1979) - Joy Division Joy Division

First, what has been opened from the unopened stack:
Calexico and Iron & Wine's collaborative In the Reins EP
Sigur Rós' Hvarf/Heim
Aimee Mann's @#%&*! Smilers
The Black Keys' Rubber Factory
Idea

Still to open from earlier I have:
The B-52's' Wild Planet
Belle and Sebastian's The Boy With The Arab Strap
Electric Light Orchestra's On the Third Day
Nine Inch Nails' Y34RZ3R0R3M1X3D
Supertramp's Crime of the Century
Willie Nelson's Shotgun Willie
Ted Nugent's Free-For-All
Steely Dan's Everything Must Go
Modest Mouse's The Moon & Antarctica
Jackson Browne's Running On Empty in a rather cheap remaindered deluxe edition (to replace an already-sold barebones release)
And the John Coltrane set The Impulse! Albums Volume 1 which includes Coltrane, Duke Ellington and John Coltrane, Live at The Village Vanguard, Africa/Brass and Ballads.

And adding, unopened:

Weather Report's Weather Report, Black Market and Heavy Weather
Yes' The Yes Album
The Band's Rock Of Ages
The Black Keys' Chulahoma EP
Lindsey Buckingham's Go Insane
The Byrds' Mr. Tambourine Man and Sweetheart of the Rodeo (though I've been told to get the boxset instead...)
The Decemberists' The Crane Wife
Devo's Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo!
Jimi Hendrix's Band Of Gypsys
Jethro Tull's Thick as a Brick
Roxy Music's Avalon
Paul Simon's Still Crazy After All These Years
Ennio Morricone's score for The Mission


And, for the rest of June:

Goblin's Perché Si Uccidono (recorded as Il Reale Impero Britanico)
Andrew Bird's Noble Beast and Useless Creatures
Coheed and Cambria's Good Apollo I'm Burning Star IV | Volume Two: No World For Tomorrow on vinyl


And July:
David Bowie's Earthling
The Doobie Brothers' The Captain & Me
Lindsey Buckingham's Out of the Cradle
Suffocation's latest, Blood Oath
Paul Simon's Paul Simon
The Paul Butterfield Blues Band's The Paul Butterfield Blues Band
Dio's Holy Diver
Fast Times at Ridgmont High's soundtrack

August:
Jethro Tull's Aqualung
Jeff Beck's Truth and Blow By Blow
Blue Öyster Cult's Spectres and Agents of Fortune
fun.'s Aim & Ignite
The Dave Brubeck Quartet's Time Out (in ultra fancy deluxe form)
Elvis Costello's Secret, Profane and Sugarcane
Iron & Wine's Around the Well compilation
Boston's Boston and Don't Look Back

September:
Mark Knopfler's Get Lucky
The Allman Brothers Band's Eat a Peach (deluxe)
Cream's Disraeli Gears (deluxe)
Brother Ali's Us
They Might Be Giants' latest kids' album Here Comes Science
Public Enemy's Fear of a Black Planet
Billy Joel's 52nd Street and An Innocent Man
Alice in Chains' Black Gives Way To Blue
Pearl Jam's Backspacer on vinyl
and The Beatles' stereo remastered box set, meaning:
Please Please Me, With the Beatles, A Hard Day's Night, Beatles for Sale, Help!,* Rubber Soul,* Revolver,* Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band,* Magical Mystery Tour,* The White Album,* Yellow Submarine,* Abbey Road,* Let It Be* and The Past Masters*
*=replacing old version

October:
Mission of Burma's The Sound of the Speed of Light
Dead Man's Bones' Dead Man's Bones
The Mountain Goats' Life of the World to Come
Minus the Bear's Planet of Ice
The Avett Brothers' I And Love And You
BrakesBrakesBrakes' Touchdown
Pearl Jam's Backspacer
and on vinyl:

We Were Promised Jetpacks' These Four Walls
The Twilight Sad's Forget The Night Ahead
Todd Rundgren's Hermit of Mink Hollow
Genesis' Trespass
The Boomtown Rats' Mondo Bongo