60 Albums 1996

Overall not one of favorite years but still lots of good music. I did really like getting into the Brian Jonestown Massacre.

I'm sure I'll have some interesting mixes based on songs from this year when I get around to 1996.

1. Wilco - Being There
2. The Brian Jonestown Massacre - Their Satanic Majesties' Second Request
3. Steve Earle - I Feel Alright
4. Los Lobos - Colossal Head
5. Greg Brown - Further In
6. Gillian Welch - Revival
7. Beck - Odelay
8. Social Distortion - White Light White Heat White Trash
9. R.E.M. - New Adventures In Hi-Fi
10. Jason Falkner - Presents Author Unknown
11. The Brian Jonestown Massacre - Take It From The Man
12. Whiskeytown - Faithless Street
13. Golden Smog - Down By The Old Mainstream
14. Shawn Colvin - A Few Small Repairs
15. Belle and Sebastian - If You're Feeling Sinister
16. Jason & The Scorchers - Clear Impetuous Morning
17. The Wallflowers - Bringing Down The Horse
18. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Murder Ballads
19. The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion - Now I Got Worry
20. Joe Henry - Trampoline
21. 16 Horsepower - Sackcloth 'n' Ashes
22. Donovan - Sutras
23. Elysian Fields - Bleed Your Cedar
24. The Walkabouts - Devil's Road
25. Eels - Beautiful Freak
26. Beth Orton - Trailer Park
27. Suede - Coming Up
28. Alejandro Escovedo - With These Hands
29. Richard Thompson - You? Me? Us?
30. Marshall Crenshaw - Miracle of Science
31. The Lemonheads - Car Button Cloth
32. The Afghan Whigs - Black Love
33. Tortoise - Millions Now Living Will Never Die
34. Chris Isaak - Baja Sessions
35. Hoodoo Gurus - Blue Cave
36. Ocean Colour Scene - Moseley Shoals
37. Todd Snider - Step Right Up
38. Stereolab - Emperor Tomato Ketchup
39. Fiona Apple - Tidal
40. Supper Furry Animals - Fuzzy Logic
41. Joseph Arthur - Big City Secrets
42. Neutral Milk Hotel - On Avery Island
43. Over The Rhine - Good Dog Bad Dog
44. Lambchop - How I Quit Smoking
45. Daryl Hall - Can't Stop Dreaming
46. John Mellencamp - Mr Happy Go Lucky
47. Vic Chesnutt - About To Choke
48. Ani DiFranco - Dilate
49. Bardo Pond - Amanita
50. Swans - Soundtrack For The Blind
51. Belle and Sebastian - Tigermilk
52. Superdrag - Regretfully Yours
53. Manic Street Preachers - Everything Must Go
54. Weezer - Pinkerton
55. Catherine Wheel - Like Cats and Dogs
56. Beastie Boys - The In Sound From Way Out
57. Lyle Lovett - The Road To Ensanada 
58. Kula Shaker - K
59. Scud Mountain Boys - Massachusetts
60. Aphex Twin - Richard D. James Album

 This was a good year for compilation albums... Here are some of my favorites.

1. The Beatles - Anthology 3
2. James Brown - Foundations of Funk: A Brand New Bag 1964-1969
3. James Brown - Funk Power: 1970: A Brand New Thang
4. James Brown - Make It Funky: The Big Payback 1971-1975
5. Various Artists - The Doo Wop Box II
6. Steve Earle - Ain't Ever Satisfied: The Steve Earle Collection
7. Crowed House - Recurring Dream: The Best of Crowded House
8. Robyn Hitchcock & The Egyptians - Greatest Hits
9. Iggy Pop - Nude & Rude: The Best of Iggy Pop
10. Various Artists - Cowabunga: The Surf Box
11. Joan Armatrading - Greatest Hits
12. Hall & Oates - The Atlantic Collection
13. The Only Ones - Live at the BBC
14. John Cale - The Island Years
15. The Spencer Davis Group - Eight Gigs A Week: The Steve Winwood Years
16. Joan Baez - Greatest Hits
17. Joni Mitchell - Hits & Misses
18. Miles Davis & Gil Evans - The Complete Columbia Studio Recordings
19. Various Artists - Macro Dub Infection Volume 2
20. Eric Clapton - Crossroads 2: Live in the Seventies

and so many more...