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The 20/20 Experience (2013) - Justin Timberlake - 4 stars

The 20/20 Experience - 2 of 2 (2013) - Justin Timberlake - 4 stars

The 20/20 Experience - The Complete Experience (2013) - Justin Timberlake - 4 stars

2013 Grammy Nominees (2013) - Various Artists - 3 1/2 stars

20 Best Hits of the ‘50s (2004) - Various

24K Magic (2016) - Bruno Mars - 4 stars

2Future4U (1999) - Armand Van Helden - 4 stars

4008 (2000) - Polarboy - 3 1/2 stars

4:44 (2017) - Jay-Z - 3 1/2 stars

50 Number Ones (2004) - George Strait - 4 stars

6.1 (2001) - Out of the Grey - 2 stars

The 77s (1987) - The 77s - 4 stars

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Abandoned Cities (1984) - Harold Budd - 4 stars

Absolutely Free (1967) - The Mothers of Invention - 1 star

Acid Rap (2013) - Chance the Rapper - 4 stars

Add to the Beauty (2005) - Sara Groves - 4 stars

Admit That It’s Christmas (You’ve Got To) (2003) - The Zest of Yore - 3 stars

All Fall Down (1984) - The 77s - 4 stars

All of My Life (2008) - Billy Eckstine - 1 star

AM (2013) - Arctic Monkeys - 4 stars

The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014) - Various Artists - 2 1/2 stars

Ancestral Voices (1992) - R. Carlos Nakai & William Eaton - 2 1/2 stars

Another Side of Bob Dylan (1964) - Bob Dylan - 2 1/2 stars

Apostrophe (') (1974) - Frank Zappa - 2 1/2 stars

Artpop (2013) - Lady Gaga - 3 1/2 stars

Awaken (2005) - Natalie Grant - 2 stars

"Awaken, My Love!" (2016) - Childish Gambino - 3 stars

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The Beatles' First (1964) - Tony Sheridan & the Beat Brothers - 3 1/2 stars

A Beautiful Glow (2001) - Rock N Roll Worship Circus - 4 stars

Beerbongs & Bentleys (2018) - Post Malone - 1 star

Before the Dawn Heals Us (2005) - M83 - 2 1/2 stars

Bert & John (1966) - Bert Jansch & John Renbourn - 2 stars

Bert Jansch (1965) - Bert Jansch - 3 1/2 stars

The Best Band You Never Heard In Your Life (1991) - Frank Zappa - 4 stars

The Best of Bond . . . James Bond (2012) - Various Artists - 3 1/2 stars

Bigger Than Me (2017) - Le'Andria Johnson - 4 stars

Black Panther: The Album (2018) - Kendrick Lamar - 4 stars

Blonde on Blonde (1966) - Bob Dylan - 3 1/2 stars

Blue Christmas (1964) - Ernest Tubb & the Texas Troubadours - 4 stars

The Blueprint (2001) - Jay-Z - 4 stars

The Blues: Traditional Blues from the Heart of America (2002) - Various - 4 stars

Bob Dylan (1962) - Bob Dylan - 1 star

Boulez Conducts Zappa: The Perfect Stranger (1984) - Frank Zappa, Pierre Boulez - 2 stars

Brahms: Double Concerto in A Minor, Op. 102; Berg: Chamber Concerto (1990) - Isaac Stern - 2 stars

Brahms: Sonatas for Cello & Piano (1992) - Yo-Yo Ma - 4 stars

Brilliant Trees (1984) - David Sylvian - 3 stars

Bring 'Em Back Alive (1992) - Dixie Dregs - 1 1/2 stars

Bringing It All Back Home (1965) - Bob Dylan - 4 stars

Burnt Weeny Sandwich (1970) - The Mothers of Invention - 3 stars

By the Way I Forgive You (2018) - Brandi Carlile - 3 1/2 stars

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Carolyn Hester (1960) - Carolyn Hester - 2 1/2 stars

Carolyn Hester (1961) - Carolyn Hester - 1 1/2 stars

Carolyn Hester Introduces Bob Dylan (2013) - Carolyn Hester - 1 star

Carry On Rockin’ (1955) - Fats Domino - 4 stars

The Cave (1995) - Steve Reich - 2 1/2 stars

Christmas Vespers (1999) - Schutz, Gabrieli Consort & Players, Paul McCreesh - 2 1/2 stars

Chunga's Revenge (1970) - Frank Zappa - 3 1/2 stars

A Collision (2005) - David Crowder - 4 stars

Complete Recorded Works in Chronological Order (C. November 1926 to C. December 1927) (1997) - Ma Rainey - 2 1/2 stars

Crossover: Live from Music City (2017) - Travis Greene - 1 1/2 stars

Cuz I Love You (2019) - Lizzo - 4 stars

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DAMN. (2017) - Kendrick Lamar - 4 stars

Decade of Aggression (1991) - Slayer - 2 stars

Deeper Life (2003) - Natalie Grant - 2 1/2 stars

Different Stages (1998) - Rush - 2 1/2 stars

Dirty Computer (2018) - Janelle Monae - 4 stars

dj BC Presents the Beastles (2004) - The Beastles - 3 stars

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The Electric Lady (2013) - Janelle Monae - 4 stars

Elgar: Cello Concerto, Op. 85; Walton: Cello Concerto (1985) - Yo-Yo Ma, Andre Previn - 3 1/2 stars

The Essential Bob Wills (1935-1947) (1992) - Bob Wills - 4 stars

Everyday Life (2019) - Coldplay - 4 stars

Exile in Guyville (1993) - Liz Phair - 4 stars

Exit...Stage Left (1981) - Rush - 1 1/2 stars

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The Fabulous Mr. D (1958) - Fats Domino - 4 stars

A Farewell to Kings (1977) - Rush - 2 stars

Fats Domino Rock & Rollin’ (1956) - Fats Domino - 4 stars

Faure: Piano Quartets (1992) - Emmanuel Ax, Jaime Laredo, Isaac Stern, Yo-Yo Ma - 1 star

Fillmore East: June 1971 (1971) - Frank Zappa & the Mothers - 3 stars

Folklore (2020) - Taylor Swift - 3 1/2 stars

Freak Out! (1966) - The Mothers of Invention - 1 1/2 stars

The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan (1963) - Bob Dylan - 3 1/2 stars

Le Frisson des Vampires (2010) - Acanthus - 3 1/2 stars

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Ghazal: Lost Songs of the Silk Road (1997) - Ghazal - 3 1/2 stars

Girly-Sound to Guyville (2018) - Liz Phair - 4 stars

The Godfather: Part II (1974) - Nino Rota, Carmine Coppola - 4 stars

Golden Hour (2018) - Kacey Musgraves - 4 stars

Gospel Soul Children (1996) - Gospel Soul Children - 4 stars

The Grand Wazoo (1972) - The Mothers - 4 stars

Greatest Hits (2001) - Mariah Carey - 1 star

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Haydn: Die Schopfung (2002) - Thomas Hengelbrock, Balthasar-Neumann-Chor - 4 stars

Hell Yes (2005) - Beck - 4 stars

Hemispheres (1978) - Rush - 1/2 star

H.E.R. (2017) - H.E.R. - 4 stars

Here Stands Fats Domino (1958) - Fats Domino - 3 1/2 stars

Highway 61 Revisited (1965) - Bob Dylan - 4 stars

Ho Ho Ho Spice (2004) - Various Artists - 2 1/2 stars

Hollywood’s Bleeding (2019) - Post Malone - 1 1/2 stars

The Holy Single (1995) - Kristin Hersh - 4 stars

Hot Rats (1969) - Frank Zappa - 4 stars

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I Don’t Want to Let You Down EP (2015) - Sharon Van Etten - 4 stars

Immunity (2013) - Jon Hopkins - 4 stars

Impersonator (2013) - Majical Cloudz - 4 stars

Invasion of Privacy (2018) - Cardi B - 3 stars

It Don't Bother Me (1965) - Bert Jansch - 2 1/2 stars

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Jack Orion (1966) - Bert Jansch - 4 stars

J'ai ete au Bal (I Went to the Dance), Vol. 1 (1992) - Various Artists - 0 stars

J'ai ete au Bal (I Went to the Dance), Vol. 2 (1992) - Various Artists - 1 1/2 stars

Jingle My Bells (1993) - Strip Mind - 4 stars

Joe's Garage: Act I (1979) - Frank Zappa - 2 1/2 stars

Joe's Garage: Acts II & III (1979) - Frank Zappa - 1 1/2 stars

John Wesley Harding (1967) - Bob Dylan - 4 stars

Jubilation, Vol. 1 (Black Gospel) (1992) - Various Artists - 4 stars

Jubilation, Vol. 2 (More Black Gospel) (1992) - Various Artists - 4 stars

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L.A.M.F. (1977) - Johnny Thunders & the Heartbreakers - 4 stars

LA Xmas (2010) - Nathen Maxwell & the Original Bunny Gang/Northern Pole United - 1 1/2 stars

Let’s Play Fats Domino (1959) - Fats Domino - 4 stars

Let Them Fall in Love (2017) - CeCe Winans - 3 stars

Live at Leeds (2010) - The Who - 4 stars

Live at the Birmingham NEC (2007) - Deep Purple - 3 1/2 stars

Live from Under the Brooklyn Bridge (2004) - U2 - 4 stars

Live Wire (2004) - Third Day - 2 1/2 stars

A Lot of Dominos (1960) - Fats Domino - 2 1/2 stars

Lumpy Gravy (1968) - Frank Zappa - 1 1/2 stars

The Lumpy Money Project/Object: An FZ Audio Documentary (2009) - Frank Zappa - 3 stars

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M3LL155X (2015) - FKA twigs - 4 stars

Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom (1990) - Ma Rainey - 4 stars

Matangi (2013) - M.I.A. - 4 stars

Melodrama (2017) - Lorde - 4 stars

Merry Christmas (1999) - Bill Haley - 2 stars

Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence (1983) - Ryuichi Sakamoto - 4 stars

Mexican Summer: Five Years (2013) - Various Artists - 2 stars

Midnight Special (1962) - Harry Belafonte - 3 stars

Million Sellers by Fats (1962) - Fats Domino - 4 stars

Moving Pictures (1981) - Rush - 2 stars

Music of Croatia, World Music Event (2009) - Various - 4 stars

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The Next Day (2013) - David Bowie - 3 1/2 stars

The Next Day Extra (2013) - David Bowie - 4 stars

Next Generation Swing (1998) - Various - 4 stars

Next of Kin (2019) - Klaus Schulze - 3 1/2 stars

Nothing Has Changed (2014) - David Bowie - 4 stars

Nothing Was the Same (2013) - Drake - 3 stars

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Official Live: 101 Proof (1997) - Pantera - 3 stars

Once I Was an Eagle (2013) - Laura Marling - 3 1/2 stars

One Size Fits All (1975) - Frank Zappa & the Mothers of Invention - 3 stars

The Original Mono Recordings (2010) - Bob Dylan - 3 1/2 stars

Overgrown (2013) - James Blake - 1 1/2 stars

Over-Nite Sensation (1973) - The Mothers - 4 stars

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Permanent Waves (1980) - Rush - 3 stars

Ping Pong Over the Abyss (1982) - The 77s - 3 1/2 stars

Pure Heroine (2013) - Lorde - 4 stars

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Random Access Memories (2013) - Daft Punk - 3 1/2 stars

Reasonable Doubt (1996) - Jay-Z - 4 stars

Reflektor (2013) - Arcade Fire - 3 1/2 stars

Rifles & Rosary Beads (2018) - Mary Gauthier - 4 stars

Roxy & Elsewhere (1974) - Frank Zappa & the Mothers of Invention - 2 1/2 stars

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Salival (2000) - Tool - 2 stars

Scarlet Ribbons (1957) - Carolyn Hester - 1 1/2 stars

Schoenberg: Verklarte Nacht, Op. 4; String Trio, Op. 45 (1992) - Juilliard String Quartet, Yo-Yo Ma, Walter Trampler - 4 stars

Sector 2 (2011) - Rush - 2 stars

The Serpent (in Quicksilver) (1981) - Harold Budd - 3 stars

Settle (2013) - Disclosure - 3 1/2 stars

Shakin' the Rafters (1960) - Professor Alex Bradford & Abyssinian Baptist Gospel Choir - 3 1/2 stars

Sheik Yerbouti (1979) - Frank Zappa - 3 stars

The Silence of the Lambs (The Original Motion Picture Score) (1991) - Howard Shore - 4 stars

Silk Road Journey: When Strangers Meet (2001) - Yo-Yo Ma & Silk Road Ensemble - 1 1/2 stars

St. Marxmen (2005) - M.O.P. - 2 1/2 stars

Stompin’ Grounds (1997) - The Kentucky Headhunters - 3 stars

Strictly Commercial (1995) - Frank Zappa - 4 stars

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Tenet (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (2020) - Ludwig Goransson - 3 1/2 stars

This is Fats (1958) - Fats Domino - 4 stars

This is Fats Domino (1957) - Fats Domino - 4 stars

The Tiffany Transcriptions - For Collectors Only: The McKinney Sisters (1990) - Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys - 4 stars

The Tiffany Transcriptions Vol. 1 (1982) - Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys - 4 stars

The Tiffany Transcriptions Vol. 2: Best of the Tiffanys (1984) - Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys - 4 stars

The Tiffany Transcriptions Vol. 3: Basin Street Blues (1984) - Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys - 4 stars

The Tiffany Transcriptions Vol. 4: You’re From Texas (1985) - Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys - 4 stars

The Tiffany Transcriptions Vol. 5 (1986) - Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys - 4 stars

The Tiffany Transcriptions Vol. 6: Sally Goodin (1987) - Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys - 4 stars

The Tiffany Transcriptions Vol. 7: Keep Knockin’ (1987) - Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys - 4 stars

The Tiffany Transcriptions Vol. 8: More of the Best (1988) - Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys - 4 stars

The Tiffany Transcriptions Vol. 9: In the Mood (1990) - Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys - 2 1/2 stars

The Times They Are a-Changin' (1964) - Bob Dylan - 4 stars

Trouble Will Find Me (2013) - The National - 4 stars

True Romance (2013) - Charli XCX - 3 1/2 stars

The Tyranny of Distance (2001) - Ted Leo / Pharmacists - 2 stars

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Uncle Meat (1969) - The Mothers of Invention - 0 stars

Unconditional EP (2004) - The Bravery - 4 stars

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Videodrome - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (1982) - Howard Shore - 4 stars

Vol. 2...Hard Knock Life (1998) - Jay-Z - 3 stars

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Waka/Jawaka (1972) - Frank Zappa - 2 stars

We are the 21st Century Ambassadors of Peace & Magic (2013) - Foxygen - 1 star

Weasels Ripped My Flesh (1970) - The Mothers of Invention - 1 star

We Love 'Em Tonight: Live at Tipitina's (2001) - Galactic - 3 1/2 stars

We're Only In It For the Money (1968) - Frank Zappa & the Mothers - 4 stars

We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions (2006) - Bruce Springsteen - 4 stars

Wire (2004) - Third Day - 3 stars

Woman (2013) - Rhye - 1 1/2 stars

Women in Music Pt. III (2020) - Haim - 4 stars

Wondrous Bughouse (2013) - Youth Lagoon - 2 stars

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The X-Files: Volume Two (2013) - Mark Snow - 4 stars

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Yeezus (2013) - Kanye West - 4 stars

The Yellow Shark (1993) - Frank Zappa & Ensemble Modern - 1/2 star

You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore, Vol. 2 (1988) - Frank Zappa - 2 1/2 stars

You Sleigh Me: Alternative Christmas Hits (1995) - Various Artists - 3 1/2 stars

Yuletunes (1991) - Various Artists - 1 1/2 stars

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Zoot Allures (1976) - Frank Zappa - 3 1/2 stars

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