i will eventually make use of the timeline feature in blogger to post reviews of cds to the dates in the timeline that the cds were released. for now, i'm creating a second list that contains the chronology. i like to hardcode my html in general because it doesn't break ten years after you die, i don't like using databases that have short shelf lives and are doomed to obsolescence. it's just a different perspective.
a note on the opinion numbers
labels
alphabetical catalog
| year | mm-dd | artist | origin | title | label | # | length | opinion | notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | 08-04 | (the) pink floyd | london, england |
the piper at the gates of dawn |
capitol (emi) |
sx 6157 | 41:54 | 0 | initally released on capital in the uk as sx6157, in canada as #242 in the 6000 series and differently in the us, on different dates. no unique initial #. |
| 1970 | 10-02 | (the) pink floyd | london, england |
atom heart mother | harvest (emi) |
shvl-781 | 52:06 | 0 | initially released on harvest, which was an emi imprint for psychedelic music, as shvl 781, making it the 31st proper release on harvest |
| 1971 | 11-05 | (the) pink floyd | london, england |
meddle | harvest (emi) |
shvl-795 | 46:47 | 0 | initially released on harvest, which was an emi imprint for psychedelic music, as shvl 795, making it the 45th proper release on harvest. |
| 1973 | 10-01 | billy cobham | nyc, ny |
spectrum | atlantic (warner) |
72-68 | 37:18 | 0 | initially released on atlantic/warner as #68 in the 7200 series that started in 1970. |
| 1975 | 11-07 | mike oldfield | london, england |
ommadawn | virgin | 43 | 36:41 | 0 | initially released as virgin lp 43. |
| 1980 | 10-08 | talking heads | nyc, ny |
remain in light | sire (warner) |
6-095 | 40:10 | 2 | 95th sire record distributed by warner, but not a warner release. the cd says sire 6095, made in west germany and distributed by warner. warner would soon buy sire, but not yet. |
| 1987 | 06-25 | skinny puppy | vancouver, bc |
cleanse fold and manipulate |
nettwerk | 11 | 42:13 | 1 | 6700 30011. originally released as nettwerk 11 in 1987. |
| 1989 | 05-02 | the cure | london, england |
disintegration | elektra (warner) |
60-855 | 72:11 | 0 | 7599 60855. released as wea/elektra 855 in 1989. |
| 1991 | 05-28 | (the) smashing pumpkins |
chicago, illinois |
gish | virgin (emi) |
86754 | 45:45 | 1 | 7777 86754. released in 1991 as carol 1705 in the us and virgin/emi 7777 86754 globally. |
| 11-04 | my bloody valentine |
dublin, ireland |
loveless | sire (warner) |
26759 | 48:31 | 0 | 7599 26759. released on creative in ireland and sire/reprise/warner elsewhere. the number appears to be in the reprise/warner chronology. | |
| 11-05 | (the) smashing pumpkins |
chicago, illinois |
lull | caroline (virgin/emi) |
1465 | 14:17 | 2 | released as 1704 61465, which is virgin/caroline, in the us in 1991. | |
| 1992 | 10-16 | the offspring | los angeles, calfornia |
ignition | epitaph | 24 | 37:24 | 1 | 4577 864-24. released as epitaph 24 in 1992. |
| 1993 | 07-13 | (the) smashing pumpkins |
chicago, illinois |
cherub rock | hut (virgin/emi) |
31 | 11:18 | 2 | released as 1704 65006, which is virgin/caroline, and hut 31 in 1993. |
| 1994 | 10-04 | (the) smashing pumpkins |
chicago, illinois |
pisces iscariot | virgin (emi) |
39834 | 57:26 | 0 | released as 7243 8 39834 in 1994. |
| 1996 | 04-23 | i mother earth | toronto, ontario |
scenery and fish | capitol (emi) |
32919 | 63:08 | 1 | 7243 8 32919. emi did not release cds with linear catalog numbers or clear country codes. this catalog number of 32xxx is located in 1995. |
| 09-03 | the tear garden | vancouver, bc |
to be an angel blind, the crippled soul divide |
nettwerk/ subconscious |
107/ 007 |
71:40 | 2 | 6700 30107. released as nettwerk 107 and subcon 007 in 1996. | |
| 1998 | 06-02 | (the) smashing pumpkins |
chicago, illinois |
adore | virgin (emi) |
45879 | 73:25 | 1 | released as 7243 8 45879 in 1998. |
| ??-?? | the grassy knoll | san francsco, california |
III | nettwerk | 127 | 63:26 | 1 | 6700 30127. this is a canadian release that was #127 on the nettwerk label, but out of san francisco. | |
| 1999 | 05-18 | the black heart procession |
san diego, california |
2 | touch and go | 194 | 51:13 | 1 | release #194 from seminal underground rock label touch and go records. |
| 2000 | 08-15 | the chicago underground trio |
chicago, illinois |
flamethrower | delmark | 521 | 65:00 | 1 | released as delmark 521 in 2000. |
| 2001 | 05-15 | weezer | los angeles, california |
the green album | geffen (universal) |
0694930452 | 28:23 | 2 | released as 0694 9 30452 in 2001. |
| 2002 | 02-18 | plateau | vancouver, bc |
iceolator | subconscious | 24 | 41:56 | 2 | ordered direct from cevin key as a part of the from the vault series. not a later rerelease. this is #24 on the key/goettel subcon imprint and independently produced by key/western, off of a label. |
| 04-02 | the mars volta | el paso, texas |
tremulant | gold standard laboratories |
54 | 19:29 | 1 | released as gsl 54 in 2002. | |
| 2003 | 06-24 | the mars volta | el paso, texas |
de-loused in the comatorium |
universal | 60298 | 60:51 | 2 | released as 02498 60298 in 2003. |
| 2005 | ``02-11 | the mars volta | el paso, texas |
frances the mute | universal | 10397 | 76:57 | 0 | released as 75021 03977 in 2005. |
| 2006 | 09-12 | the mars volta | el paso, texas |
amputechture | universal | 70280 | 76:04 | 4 | released as 02517 02802 in 2006. |
opinion decryption matrix:
0 = a mind-shattering, genre defying outburst of pure creativity. benchmarks. if you were trapped on an island...
1 = an absolutely amazing piece of work that will transcend the ages (a "classic").
2 = what a fucking great album!
3 = good but not great.
4 = hit and miss, should have been an ep.
5 = meh, it's ok.....
6 = man, what a disappointment, it had so much potential.
7 = yeah, that's pretty awful, but it has it's points.
8 = wow, that's absolutely fucking terrible, but i love it!
9 = it's a "collectors item".
10 = i kept the mp3s and sold the disc.
11 = downloaded "for review" and deleted
all dates are in dd-mm-yy format.
a five year grace period exists for all record reviews
