For what it's worth (not much probably but it was fun compiling anyway), here are BATARANG'S DESERT ISLAND PICKS. A few people did send me their personal list and I would like to thank them for doing so. I myself am a real list maniac and it was very exciting to read other people's lists. Initially, there was a deadline but you can still send in your lists and I will publish them here. Enjoy!

 

 

Luke Batarang

REGULAR ALBUMS

  1. Funhouse – THE STOOGES (Elektra 1970)
  2. Era Mela Mela – MAHMOUD AHMED (Crammed Discs 1986)
  3. Rollin’ Through The Night – EVAN JOHNS AND THE H-BOMBS (Alternative Tentacles 1986)
  4. The Axeman’s Jazz – THE BEASTS OF BOURBON (Green 1984)
  5. Shiny Beast – CAPTAIN BEEFHEART AND THE MAGIC BAND (Virgin 1979)
  6. Memphis Sol Today! – GIBSON BROS. (Sympathy For The Record Industry 1993)
  7. Destroy-Oh-Boy! – THE NEW BOMB TURKS (Crypt 1993)
  8. A Nairobi – FRANCO ET LE TP OK JAZZ (Edipop Production 1986)
  9. The Velvet Underground & Nico – THE VELVET UNDERGROUND (Verve 1967)
  10. The First Born Is Dead – NICK CAVE AND THE BAD SEEDS (Mute 1985)
  11. Interstellar Space – JOHN COLTRANE & RASHIED ALI (Impulse 1967)
  12. Brown Rice – DON CHERRY (A&M 1976)
  13. Face to Face – THE KINKS (Reprise 1966)
  14. Sister – SONIC YOUTH (SST 1987)
  15. Horse Rotorvator - COIL (Some Bizarre 1986)

REISSUES/COMPILATIONS

  1. ETHIOPIAN GROOVE : THE GOLDEN SEVENTIES (Ethiopiques 13) (Blue Silver 1994)
  2. Golden Rogues Collection – ’68 COMEBACK (Sympathy For The Record Industry 1994)
  3. Palace Of Swords Reversed (Compilation: 1980-83) - THE FALL (Cog Sinister 1987)
  4. On Verra Ca : The 1978 Paris Sessions – ORCHESTRA BAOBAB (World Circuit 1992)
  5. I Pity The Fool/The Duke Recordings, Vol. One - BOBBY BLUE BLAND (MCA 1992 - 2CD)
  6. Skidmarks : A collection of oddities, rarities and vintage spew – CHEATER SLICKS (Crypt 1998)
  7. Giant of Southern Soul 1965-1975 – O.V. WRIGHT (Connoisseur Collection 2001)
  8. En Concert A Paris : Vol.1-5 – NUSRAT FATEH ALI KHAN (Ocora 1997 - 5CD)
  9. Volume 1 : Absa Gueye - ETOILE DE DAKAR (Stern’s 1993)
  10. African Herbsman – BOB MARLEY AND THE WAILERS (Trojan 1973)
  11. REMBETIKA : HISTORIC URBAN FOLK SONGS FROM GREECE (Rounder 1992)
  12. ANTHOLOGY OF AMERICAN FOLK MUSIC (Smithsonian Folkways 1997 - 6CD)
  13. MEN ARE LIKE STREET CARS… WOMEN BLUES SINGERS 1928-1969 (MCA 1999 - 2CD)
  14. JAZZACTUEL : A COLLECTION OF AVANT GARDE/FREE JAZZ/PSYCHEDELIA FROM THE BYG/ACTUEL CATALOGUE OF 1969-1971 (Charly 2000 - 3CD)
  15. The Complete HANK WILLIAMS (Mercury 1998 - 10CD)

John Tottenham

REGULAR ALBUMS

  1. Days Have Gone By – JOHN FAHEY (Takoma 1967)
  2. Forever Changes – LOVE (Elektra 1967)
  3. The Modern Dance – PERE UBU (Blank 1978)
  4. In My Own Time – KAREN DALTON (Paramount 1971)
  5. East Of The River Nile – AUGUSTUS PABLO (Message 1971)
  6. Astral Weeks – VAN MORRISON (Warner 1978)
  7. A Nickel And A Nail – OV WRIGHT (Backbeat 1971)
  8. Mama Too Tight – ARCHIE SHEPP (Impulse 1966)
  9. Blue Afternoon – TIM BUCKLEY (Straight 1969)
  10. Ask Me No Questions – BRIDGET SAINT JOHN (Dandelion 1969)
  11. Live At The Witch Trials – THE FALL (Resurgent 1979)
  12. Free Again – ROBERT PETE WILLIAMS (Prestige 1961)
  13. Exile On Main St. – ROLLING STONES (Rolling Stones 1972)
  14. The Spotlight Kid – CAPTAIN BEEFHEART (Reprise 1972)
  15. Highway 61 Revisited – BOB DYLAN (Columbia 1965)

REISSUES/COMPILATIONS

  1. Complete Recordings – TOMMY JOHNSON (Wolf)
  2. Complete Recordings – BESSIE TUCKER (Document)
  3. Jungle Fever – CHARLY FEATHERS (Kay)
  4. The Less An Object - THE SLEEPERS (Tim Kerr)
  5. Blues With Friends – HOP WILSON (Goldband)
  6. Lucy Mae Blues – FRANKIE LEE SIMS (Specialty)
  7. ALABAMA COUNTRY 1927-1931 (Origin)
  8. DON'T YOU LEAVE ME HERE - TEXAS BLUES 1927-1932 (Yazoo)
  9. South Georgia Blues - WILLIAM ROBERTSON (Southland)
  10. DOWN BEHIND THE RISE - TEXAS BLUES 1947-1953 (Nighthawk)
  11. CHARLIE POOLE & THE NORTH CAROLINA RAMBLERS VOL 2 (County)
  12. DEEP SOUL TREASURES VOL 1 (Kent)
  13. Datapanik In The Year Zero – PERE UBU (Radar)
  14. ST LOUIS BLUES 1927 - 1932 (Yazoo)
  15. THE PIANO BLUES VOL 15 - DALLAS 1928-1930 (Magpie)

Miguel Moors

REGULAR ALBUMS

  • Let there be rock – AC/DC (Epic 1977)
  • Betty Davis – BETTY DAVIS (MPC Ltd. 1973)
  • Prayers on Fire - BIRTHDAY PARTY (Buddha 1981)
  • Hairway to Steven - BUTTHOLE SURFERS (Touch and Go 1988)
  • Stations of The Crass – CRASS (Crass 1979)
  • Swastikas for Noddy – CURRENT 93 (Laylah 1987)
  • Fresh Fruit For Rotten Vegetables – DEAD KENNEDYS (Manifesto 1980)
  • Out to Lunch – ERIC DOLPHY (Blue Note 1964)
  • Unhalfbricking – FAIRPORT CONVENTION (Hannibal 1969)
  • Dixie Chicken – LITTLE FEAT (Warner 1973)
  • Double nickles on the dime – MINUTEMEN (SST 1984)
  • Pink Moon – NICK DRAKE (Hannibal 1972)
  • Popular Favorites – OBLIVIANS (Crypt 1996)
  • Pirate's Choice – ORCHESTRA BAOBAB (World Circuit 1982)
  • Reign in Blood – SLAYER (American 1986)

REISSUES/COMPILATIONS

  • POW CITY (bootleg)
  • The First Four Years – BLACK FLAG (SST 1984)
  • 1980-1986 – THE DICKS (Alternative Tentacles 1997)
  • Gold and Platinum – LYNYRD SKYNYRD (MCA 1979)
  • SAVAGE KICK VOL.1 - BLACK ROCK'N'ROLL (bootleg)
  • SAVAGE KICK VOL.2 - BLACK ROCK'N'ROLL (bootleg)
  • KILLED BY DEATH VOL. 1 (bootleg)
  • THE LEGENDARY SUN RECORDS STORY (Castle 2003 – 3CD)
  • The best of ZZ TOP (Warner 1977)
  • Strategies Against Architecture '80-'83 - EINSTÜRZENDE NEUBAUTEN (Mute 1984)
  • Palace Of Swords Reversed (Compilation: 1980-83) - THE FALL (Cog Sinister 1987)
  • Led Zeppelin Remasters – LED ZEPPELIN (Swan Song 1992 – 2CD)
  • Capitol Collectors Series – LOUIS PRIMA (Capitol 1965)
  • ANTHOLOGY OF AMERICAN FOLK MUSIC (Smithsonian Folkways 6CD)
  • GUITAR PARADISE OF EAST AFRICA (Earthworks/Virgin 1990)
  • NEW WAVE OF BRITISH HEAVY METAL (Metal Blade 1994 – 2CD)

Steven VDW

REGULAR ALBUMS

  1. Ramones – RAMONES (Sire 1976)
  2. The Shape Of Jazz To Come - ORNETTE COLEMAN (Atlantic 1959)
  3. Raw Power – THE STOOGES (Columbia 1973)
  4. Era Mela Mela – MAHMOUD AHMED (Crammed 1986)
  5. Rum Sodomy & The Lash – THE POGUES (WEA 1985)
  6. Brel – JACQUES BREL (Barclay 1977)
  7. Old Rottenhat – ROBERT WYATT (Megadisc 1985)
  8. Pink Flag – WIRE (Harvest 1977)
  9. Over The Edge – THE WIPERS (Restless 1986)
  10. London Calling – THE CLASH (CBS 1979)
  11. Here Are the Sonics – THE SONICS (Norton 1965)
  12. Reign in Blood – SLAYER (American 1986)
  13. Live in London – ALEX KONADU (World Circuit 1987)
  14. The Kids – THE KIDS (Philips 1977)
  15. Everybody knows this is nowhere – NEIL YOUNG (Reprise 1969)

REISSUES/COMPILATIONS

  • SONGS WE TAUGHT THE FUZZTONES – 35 GARAGE CLASSICS BY THE ORIGINAL ARTISTS (Wayback 1990)
  • NUGGETS – ORIGINAL ARTYFACTS FROM THE FIRST PSYCHEDELIC ERA 1965-1968 (Rhino 1998)
  • BLOODSTAINS ACROSS EUROPE – 24 ESSENTIAL PUNK ROCK BLASTS (bootleg 1996)
  • KILLED BY DEATH #2 – RAW RARE PUNKROCK 77-82 (Redrum 1989)
  • NEW WAVE (Damned, Dead Boys, Richard Hell, Little Bob Story,…) (Vertigo 1978)
  • DO THE POP – THE AUSTRALIAN GARAGE-ROCK SOUND 1976-‘87 (Shock 2002)
  • GREEK-ORIENTAL REBETICA – SONGS & DANCES IN THE ASIA MINOR STYLE (Arhoolie 1991)
  • HOT WOMEN – WOMEN SINGERS FROM THE TORRID REGIONS (Kein & Aber 2003)
  • TOUGHER THAN TOUGH – THE STORY OF JAMAICAN MUSIC (Mango 1993)
  • Out To Hunch – HASIL ADKINS (Norton 1986)
  • The Best Of LOUIS JORDAN (MCA 1975)
  • 13 Off My Hook – DEAD MOON (Music Maniac 1990)
  • Substance – JOY DIVISION (Gema 1992)
  • Introducing The Minutemen - THE MINUTEMEN (SST 1998)
  • Singles Going Steady – BUZZCOCKS (IRS 1979)

Bart Bizeur

REGULAR ALBUMS

  • The Number of The Beast – IRON MAIDEN (Capitol 1982)
  • Reign in Blood – SLAYER (American 1986)
  • Ride the Lightning – METALLICA (Elektra 1984)
  • Live at Martyr’s - CHRIS WHITLEY (Messenger 2000)
  • The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan – BOB DYLAN (Columbia 1963)
  • Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band – THE BEATLES (Capitol 1967)
  • Potro de Rabia y Miel - CAMARON (Con PACO DE LUCIA y TOMATITO) (Universal 1992)
  • Band of Gypsys – JIMI HENDRIX (Capitol 1970)
  • In The Right Place – DR. JOHN (Atco 1973)
  • Train a Comin’ – STEVE EARLE (Warner 1995)
  • Shine – DANIEL LANOIS (Anti 2003)
  • 50 HRONIA REMBETIKO TRAGOUDI – GIORGOS DALARES (Minos 1975)
  • The Velvet Underground & Nico – THE VELVET UNDERGROUND (Verve 1967)
  • Social Living – BURNING SPEAR (Island 1980)
  • White African – OTIS TAYLOR (Nothern Blues 2001)
  • Badmotorfinger – SOUNDGARDEN (A&M 1991)
  • Back In Black - AC/DC (Epic 1980)
  • Dealing With It – D.R.I. (Metal Blade 1985)
  • Suicidal Tendencies – SUICIDAL TENDENCIES (Frontier 1983)
  • The Band – THE BAND (Capitol 1969)

REISSUES/COMPILATIONS

  • Led Zeppelin Remasters – LED ZEPPELIN (Swan Song 1992 – 2CD)
  • Anthology – DEEP PURPLE (Harvest 1985)
  • We Sold Our Soul to Rock & Roll – BLACK SABBATH (Warner 1976)
  • l’Intégrale – JACQUES BREL (Universal 2004 - 15CD)

Danny Wyckaert

REGULAR ALBUMS

  1. Black Sabbath - BLACK SABBATH (Warner 1970)
  2. Pentagram - PENTAGRAM (1985)
  3. Metal on Metal – ANVIL (Attic 1982)
  4. Daydream Nation – SONIC YOUTH (Blast First 1988)
  5. Fresh Fruit For Rotten Vegetables – DEAD KENNEDYS (Manifesto 1980)
  6. Fire Down Under – RIOT (Asylum 1981)
  7. Love It To Death – ALICE COOPER (Warner 1971)
  8. Moving Pictures – RUSH (Mercury 1981)
  9. Led Zeppelin – LED ZEPPELIN (Atlantic 1969)
  10. Bonded by Blood – EXODUS (Combat 1983)
  11. Reign in Blood – SLAYER (American 1986)
  12. Souls at zero – NEUROSIS (Alternative Tentacles 1992)
  13. No other – GENE CLARK (Elektra 1974)
  14. Ask questions later – COP SHOOT COP (Interscope 1993)
  15. Déjà vu - CROSBY, STILLS, NASH & YOUNG (Atlantic 1970)

REISSUES/COMPILATIONS

  1. Alive II - KISS (Casablanca 1977)
  2. Alive! – KISS (Casablanca 1975)
  3. The Best Of The Last Ten Years ’64-’74 – THE WHO (Polydor 1974)
  4. Live And Dangerous – THIN LIZZY (Warner 1978)
  5. Strangers In The Night – UFO (Chrysalis 1978)
  6. Box set - LYNYRD SKYNYRD (MCA 1991 – 3CD)
  7. Live album - GRAND FUNK RAILROAD (Capitol 1970)
  8. No sleep ‘til Hammersmith - MOTÖRHEAD (Bronze 1981)
  9. Anthology - RAMONES (Sire 1999)
  10. The Essential Bob Dylan - BOB DYLAN (Columbia 2000 – 2CD)
  11. Anthology - THE BAND (Capitol 1978)
  12. Neither Here Nor There - MELVINS (Ipecac 2004)
  13. Box set - THE WIPERS (Zeno 2001 – 3CD)
  14. Greatest hits - NEIL YOUNG (Reprise 2004)
  15. Flashbacks - THE FUZZTONES (Sundazed 1996)

Yves Buysse

REGULAR ALBUMS

  • Under The Bushes Under The Stars - GUIDED BY VOICES (Matador 1996)
  • Full Blown Possession - THE GRIFTERS (Sub Pop 1997)
  • Faithless Street - WHISKEYTOWN (Outpost 1998)
  • Barrel Chested - SLOBBERBONE (Doolittle 1997)
  • Explosions in the Glass Palace - THE RAIN PARADE (Restless 1984)
  • Ghost Stories - THE DREAM SYNDICATE (Demon 1988)
  • Dog Days - BLUE MOUNTAIN (Roadrunner 1995)
  • Fakebook - YO LA TENGO (City Slang 1990)
  • Gas Food Lodging - GREEN ON RED (Demon 1985)
  • Daddy's Farm - SCROAT BELLY (Bloodshot 1996)
  • Hitchhike to Rome - OLD 97'S (Big Iron 1994)
  • Law of Nature - LAUGHING CLOWNS (Hot 1984)
  • Born Sandy Devotional - THE TRIFFIDS (Mushroom 1986)
  • Murmur - R.E.M. (I.R.S. 1983)

REISSUES/COMPILATIONS

  • Human Amusement At Hourly Rates - GUIDED BY VOICES (Matador 2003)
  • Do You Know Who I Think It Was - THE REPLACEMENTS (Rhino 2006 - 2CD)
  • Anthology 89-93 - UNCLE TUPELO (Sony 2002)
  • Retrospective 1995/2000 - SON VOLT (Rhino 2005)
  • STRAIGHT OUTTA BOONE COUNTY (Bloodshot 1997)
  • Heaven and Hell - THE MEKONS (Cooking Vinyl 2004)
  • 17 Miracles - RAINER (Glitterhouse 2006)
  • What I Did After My Band Broke Up - STEVE WYNN (Blue Rose 2005)
  • 1984/1995 - AMERICAN MUSIC CLUB (own label)
  • Top 30 - ALEX CHILTON (Last Call 1997 - 2CD)
  • DRUNK & NUTTY : HILLBILLY'S FOOLIN' WITH THE BLUES (Indigo 2002 - 2CD)
  • Best of - THE LONG RYDERS (Prima Records 2004)
  • If You Don't Already Have A Look - THE DIRTBOMBS (In The Red 2005 - 2CD)
  • The very best and worst of the greatest band in the world who played desert rock and you probably haven't heard of them - THE SIDEWINDERS (Blue Rose 2003 - 12CD)
  • TALES FROM THE AUSTRALIAN UNDERGROUND : SINGLES 1978-1989 (Feel 2003 - 2CD)

     

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