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 so that it doesn't break ten years after you die; i don't like using programming approaches that have short shelf lives and are doomed to obsolescence. it's just a different perspective.
| label list | alphabetical list | discogs pdf |
|---|---|---|
| a note on the opinion numbers | ||
| year | mm-dd | artist | origin | title | label/ publisher/ commissioner |
# | length | opinion | notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1567 | ?? | thomas tallis |
canterbury, england |
tunes for archbishop parker's psalter |
archbishop of canterbury |
- | this piece does not (yet) appear directly in this archive. however, this piece was covered by ralph vaughn williams in his fantasia on a theme by thomas tallis, which appears in this archive. | ||
| 1580 | 09 | richard jones |
london, england |
greensleeves | london stationer's company |
- | this piece does not (yet) appear directly in this archive. however, this piece was covered by ralph vaughn williams in his fantasia on greenselves, which appears in this archive and will appear again repeatedly. it is a traditional folk tune with apparent italian origins, at best attributed to richard jones. | ||
| 1900 | 01-01 | claude debussy |
paris, ile-de-france |
nocturnes 1. nuages 2. fetes 3. sirenes (score) (L98) |
e. fromont | - | ~27 | 0 | debussy's three nocturnes were first published in 1900 and partially performed the same year. they were first performed together as a full piece in 1901. |
| 1901 | 10-27 | claude debussy |
paris, ile-de-france |
nocturnes 1. nuages 2. fetes 3. sirenes (performance) (L98) |
concerts lamoureux |
- | ~27 | 0 | debussy's three nocturnes were first published in 1900 and partially performed the same year. they were first performed together as a full piece in 1901. conducted by chemille chevillard for the lamoureux orchestra. |
| 1905 | 10-15 | claude debussy |
paris, ile-de-france |
la mer (performance) (score) (L111) |
concerts lamoureux (performance)/ durand et cie (score) |
- | ~24:00 | 0 | la mer was both published and premiered together at about the same time in paris in 1905. conducted by chemille chevillard for the lamoureux orchestra. |
| 1908 | 01-19 | claude debussy |
paris, ile-de-france |
la mer (performance) (L111) |
concerts lamoureux |
- | ~24:00 | 0 | la mer was re-premiered in paris with some changes made by debussy, and as conducted by debussy for the lamoureux orchestra. |
| 1909 | ?? | claude debussy |
paris, ile-de-france |
la mer (score) (L111) |
durand et cie | - | ~24:00 | 0 | the new version of la mer was published again by durand in 1909, but the changes are not universally accepted, and performances of the 1905 version continued, along wth performances of the 1909 version |
| 1910 | 09-06 | ralph vaughn williams |
london, england |
fantasia on a theme by thomas tallis (performance) |
three choirs festival |
- | ~15:00 | 0 | the fantasia was first performed in a church in england in 1910, conducted by vaughn williams himself. it was not written out entirely until 1919 and not published via goodwin and tabb until 1921. the theme by tallis that it is based on is dated to 1567. |
| 1918 | 09-29 | gustav holst |
london, england |
the planets (performance) (opus #32) |
private | -- | ~51 | 1 | the supposed first performance of the planets in 1918, before armistice day, was before a small private audience. that strikes me as a likely myth, a prori. supposedly conducted by adrian boult. there were certainly performances after the armistice, in 1919 and 1920. |
| 1921 | ?? | gustav holst |
london, england |
the planets (score) (opus #32) |
goodwin and tabb |
-- | ~51 | 1 | the symphony may have been performed first in 1918, 1919 or 1920, but it was not published until 1921 via goodwin and tabb. the correct publishing date is 1921. |
| ?? | ralph vaughn williams |
london, england |
fantasia on a theme by thomas tallis (score) |
goodwin and tabb |
- | ~15:00 | 0 | the fantasia was first performed in a church in england in 1910, as conducted by ralph vaughn williams. it was not written out entirely until 1919 and not published via goodwin and tabb until 1921. the correct publishing date is 1921. the theme by tallis that it is based on is dated to 1567. | |
| 1930 | ?? | claude debussy |
paris, ile-de-france |
nocturnes 1. nuages 2. fetes 3. sirenes (score) (revised) (L98) |
j. jobert | - | ~27 | 0 | debussy's three nocturnes were first published in 1900 and partially performed the same year. they were first performed together as a full piece in 1901. debussy died in 1918, but supposed corrections to the score made by debussy when he was still alive were posthumously published in 1930 and the revised version is accepted by almost everybody and is almost always performed, so it is the version in almost all recordings. |
| 1934 | ?? | ralph vaughn williams and ralph greaves |
london, england |
fantasia on greensleeves (score) |
oxford university press |
- | ~4:45 | 2 | the adaptation of greeensleves by vaughn williams dated to 1928 was rearranged and published by greaves in 1934 via oxford university press. |
| 1938 | ?? | claude debussy |
france (paris, ile-de-france) |
la mer (score) (L111) |
durand et cie | - | ~24:00 | 0 | la mer was first premiered and published in 1905, re-premiered with changes in 1908 and then republished with those changes in 1909. debussy continued to make updates to the score until he died in 1918 and these were published posthumously by the same firm in 1938. these changes are also not universally accepted, so the situation has long been that all three versions have continued to be performed, along with hybrid versions that combine elements of the three published versions. exactly what version of the score is being performed at any given time is generally not indicated by the conductors. |
| 1964 | ?? | claude debussy |
paris, ile-de-france |
nocturnes 1. nuages 2. fetes 3. sirenes (score) (revised) (L98) |
j. jobert | - | ~27 | 0 | debussy's three nocturnes were first published in 1900 and partially performed the same year. they were first performed together as a full piece in 1901. debussy died in 1918, but supposed corrections to the score made by debussy when he was still alive were posthumously published in 1930 and the revised version is accepted by almost everybody and is almost always performed, so it is the version in almost all recordings. the 1930 version was apparently still full of errors and was republished with further correctons in 1964, but almost everybody uses the 1930 version, still. |
| 1966 | 12- | takeshi terauchi and the bunnys |
tokyo, japan |
test driver | this piece does not (yet) appear directly in this archive. however, this piece was covered by man or astro-man? on the 1996 lp experiment zero, which appears in this archive. it was written by takeshi terauchi of the japanese band the bunnys and appears on their 1966 lp let's go terry!. | ||||
| 1967 | 03-25 | the animals | newcastle, england |
a girl named sandoz |
mgm | this piece does not (yet) appear directly in this archive. however, this piece was covered by the smashing pumpkins on the 1994 lp pisces iscariot, which appears in this archive. it was written by eric burdon of the british band the animals and appears as the b-side to their 1967 single release, when i was young. | |||
| 08-04 | (the) pink floyd | london, england |
the piper at the gates of dawn |
capitol (emi) |
sx 6157 | 41:55 | 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 | 05-06 | ralph vaughn williams |
london, england |
fantasia on a theme by thomas tallis (recorded performance) |
rca | - | 15:13 | 0 | recorded 1970 performance of the 1921 fantasia on a theme by thomas tallis, conducted by eugene ormandy for the philadelphia orchestra. analog recording. no known release in this archive until 1994. |
| 07-07 | antonio carlos jobim |
rio de janeiro, brazil |
stone flower | cti | 6002 | 33:47 | 0 | initially released in the us on cti in 1970 as #002 in the 6000 series. recorded in new jersey. | |
| 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 | 46:51 | 0 | initially released on harvest, which was an emi imprint for psychedelic music, as shvl 795, making it the 45th proper release on harvest. |
| 1972 | 10-12 | ralph vaughn williams and ralph greaves |
london, england |
fantasia on greensleeves (recorded performance) |
rca | - | 4:45 | 2 | recorded 1972 performance of the 1934 fantasia on greensleeves, conducted by eugene ormandy for the philadelphia orchestra. analog recording. no known release in this archive until 1994. |
| 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 | 07-11 | fleetwood mac |
london, england |
landslide | reprise | this piece does not (yet) appear directly in this archive. however, this piece was covered by the smashing pumpkins on the 1994 lp pisces iscariot, which appears in this archive. it was written by stevie nicks of the british band fleetwod mac and appears on their 1975 eponymous lp. | |||
| 11-07 | mike oldfield | london, england |
ommadawn | virgin | 43 | 36:39 | 0 | initially released in the uk as virgin lp 43. | |
| 12- | gustav holst |
london, england |
the planets (opus #32) (recorded performance) |
rca | 74321 17905 |
51:02 | 1 | recorded 1975 performance of the 1921 symphonic piece 'the planets', conducted by eugene ormandy for the philadelphia orchestra. analog recording. released on vinyl in 1976. | |
| 1976 | ? | gustav holst |
london, england |
the planets (opus #32) |
rca/ goodwin and tabb |
74321 17905 |
51:02 | 1 | initial release of recorded 1975 performance of the 1921 symphonic piece the planets, conducted by eugene ormandy for the philadelphia orchestra. analog recording. does not include the ralph vaughn williams. |
| 11- | crime | san francisco, california |
hot wire my heart | this piece does not (yet) appear directly in this archive. however, this piece was covered by sonic youth on the 1987 lp sister, which appears in this archive. it was written by johnny strike of the american band crime and appears on their 1976 7" for it. | |||||
| 1980 | 10-08 | talking heads | nyc, ny |
remain in light | sire (warner) |
6-095 | 40:01 | 2 | initially released as the 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. |
| 1982 | 03- | claude debussy |
paris, ile-de-france |
la mer (L111)/ nocturnes 1. nuages 2. fetes 3. sirenes (L98) (recorded performance) |
philips (polygram)/ durand et cie/ j. jobert |
28941 14332 |
51:06 | 0 | recorded 1982 performance of the 1905 symphonic piece la mer and 1900 symphonic piece nocturnes, conducted by colin davis for the boston symphony orchestra. digitial recording. released immediately in 1982. |
| 1984 | mike oldfield | london, england |
ommadawn | virgin | 43 | 36:39 | 0 | 6674 620-43. re-released on cd in 1984 in canada and elsewhere globally as #20-43 in the original virgin recrds catalog. the new cd release appears to be remastered. originally released with the same label info on vinyl in 1975. | |
| 1985 | ? | claude debussy |
paris, ile-de-france |
la mer (L111)/ nocturnes 1. nuages 2. fetes 3. sirenes (L98) |
philips (polygram)/ durand et cie/ j. jobert |
28941 14332 |
51:06 | 0 | 1985 cd release of recorded 1982 performance of the 1905 symphonic piece la mer and 1900 symphonic piece nocturnes, conducted by colin davis for the boston symphony orchestra. digitial recording. released immediately in 1982 and reissued on cd in 1985. |
| 06-10 | talking heads | ny, ny |
television man |
sire (warner bros) |
this piece does not (yet) appear directly in this archive. however, this piece was covered by man or astro-man? on the 1996 lp experiment zero, which appears in this archive. it was written by david byrne of the american band talking heads and appears on their 1985 lp, little creatures. | ||||
| 1987 | 01-23 | (the) pink floyd | london, england |
the piper at the gates of dawn |
capitol (emi) |
4638-4 | 41:55 | 0 | 7777 46384. re-released on cd in 1987 in canada and elsewhere globally as emi 7777 46384, which is a virgin-emi code well before the merger. it's likely a reissue import code. this release is notable for being the only mix that doesn't fade in astronomy domine. 4638x were several cd floyd reissues through emi at the same time. initally released on capital in canada as #242 in the 6000 series. the new cd release is remastered and does not fade in track 1. my cd is the second issue of this remaster release, and lacks a sid code, so it's from c. 1989-1990. |
| 06-01 | (the) sonic youth |
nyc, ny |
sister | sst | 134 | 37:32 | 1 | 188610-134. originally released in the us in 1987 as sst 134. original version has uncensored cover art and does not include the last track, master-dik. some of the track's spelling was also changed. the conceptual references to discussions of and portrayals of race in the writings of philip k dick may not have been immediately clear to all listeners engaged, who may not be in full appreciation of the total artistic value of the record. | |
| 06-25 | skinny puppy | vancouver, bc |
cleanse fold and manipulate |
nettwerk | 11 | 42:17 | 1 | 6700 30011. originally released in canada as nettwerk 11 in 1987. | |
| 1989 | 05-02 | the cure | london, england |
disintegration | elektra (warner) |
60-855 | 72:20 | 0 | originally released as 7599 60-855 on wea/elektra, as elektra 855, in 1989. |
| 11-14 | ministry | chicago, illinois |
the mind is a terrible thing to taste |
sire (warner) |
2-6004 | 50:19 | 0 | originally released as 7599 2-6004 on sire/wb, as sire 6004, in 1989. 7599 2-xxxx was the warner bros prefix also used for sire and reprise from the early 80s to the early 90s. | |
| 1990 | 04-19 | antonio carlos jobim |
rio de janeiro, brazil |
stone flower | contemporary jazz masters epic/ columbia |
4-5480 | 42:17 | 0 | 7464 4-5480. re-released on cd in 1990 in canada and elsewhere globally as #5480 in the columbia contemporary jazz masters remaster series. originally released in 1970 on cti as #002 in the 6000 series. the new cd release is remastered and contains an extended, alternate take of the central track, brazil. |
| 1991 | 05-28 | (the) smashing pumpkins |
chicago, illinois |
gish | virgin (emi) |
86754 | 46:18 | 1 | 7777 86754. orginally released in 1991 as carol 1705 in the us and virgin/emi 7777 86754 globally. 86754 is probably an import code (us to can) of some sort. |
| 11-04 | my bloody valentine |
dublin, ireland |
loveless | sire (warner) |
2-6759 | 48:36 | 0 | originally released in 1991 as 7599 2-6759 on sire/wb in the us and on creative in ireland. the 7599 2 xxxx code is for warner bro releases from the 80s and 90s and does turn out to be chronological. | |
| 11-05 | (the) smashing pumpkins |
chicago, illinois |
lull | caroline (virgin/emi) |
1465 | 14:18 | 2 | released as 1704 61465, which is virgin/caroline, in the us in 1991. | |
| 1992 | 02-25 | billy cobham | nyc, ny |
spectrum | atlantic (warner) |
7567 8-1428 | 37:18 | 0 | 7567 8-1-429. re-released on cd in 1992 in the us as 7567 81428 on the atlantic warner bros sublabel. originally released in 1972 on atlantic as #68 in the 7200 series. the new cd release is remastered but also retains the historical 7268 number on the spine, despite the new catalog #. |
| c. 07-01 | swans | nyc, ny |
omniscience | sky/ young god |
5160/007 | 57:00 | 1 | the release date for omniscience is not totally clear, but the tour was over at the start of may, so i'm giving them until july 1st. it would need to be after may 15th. released in the summer or fall of 1992 in the us on sky records, and young god as an imprint. 34067-5160-2. this was also released in europe about the same time as yg07 and never reissued in the us so it's the only choice to get it on cd, still. | |
| 10-16 | the offspring | los angeles, calfornia |
ignition | epitaph | 24 | 37:28 | 1 | 4577 864-24. released in the us as epitaph 24 in 1992. | |
| 1993 | 07-13 | (the) smashing pumpkins |
chicago, illinois |
cherub rock | hut (virgin/emi) |
31 | 11:19 | 2 | released in the uk as 1704 65006, which is virgin/caroline, and hut 31 in 1993. |
| 08-10 | i mother earth | toronto, ontario |
dig | capitol (emi) |
98912 | 67:50 | 2 | initially released on capitol records in the us and canada as 0777 7 98912. i have a capitol/emi version on cassette, still. | |
| 1994 | ? | english music: gustav holst /ralph vaughn williams |
london, england |
the planets (opus #32)/ fantasia on a theme by thomas tallis/ fantasia on greensleeves |
rca/ goodwinn and tabb/ oxford university press |
74321 17905 |
71:00 | 1 | this is a 1994 canadian digital pressing of a 1976 analog rca release that is expanded into a split cd between holst and vaughn williams that has about 20 minutes of fantasia at the end and contains transferred analog recordings of eugene ormandy conducting the philadelphia orchestra made from 1970-1975. is marketed as english music, so also contains a jewish female choir name dropping mendelssohn, and yes you're supposed to get the joke. you can't have english music night at the old mason lodge without mendelssohn. c'mon. you fucking uncultured yankee. |
| 08-01 | (the) pink floyd | london, england |
meddle | emi | 29749 | 46:51 | 0 | 7243 8 29749. re-released on cd in 1994 in canada, italy and elsewhere globally. the 29749 code is earlier than 1994 but the record was remastered in 1992, and emi codes are notoriously obtuse. it was initially released on harvest, which was an emi imprint for psychedelic music, as shvl 795. the new cd release is remastered and has a glossy photo book with it. | |
| 10-04 | (the) smashing pumpkins |
chicago, illinois |
pisces iscariot | virgin (emi) |
39834 | 57:27 | 0 | released as 7243 8 39834 in 1994. | |
| 10-04 | (the) smashing pumpkins |
chicago, illinois |
gish | virgin (emi) |
86754 | 46:18 | 1 | 7777 86754. re-released on cd in 1994 in canada and elsewhere globally. orginally released in 1991 as carol 1705 in the us and virgin/emi 7777 86754 globally. 86754 is probably an import code (us to can) of some sort. the 1994 release is remastered to sound more compressed, like siamese dream is, and released with pisces icariot. note that the 7243 code for pisces is already in place, and later versions of gish also use 7243, so the 7777 means it must basically be 1994 or right after. | |
| 10-13 | (the) pink floyd | london, england |
atom heart mother | emi | 31246 | 52:06 | 0 | 7243 8 31246. re-released on cd in 1994 in canada and elsewhere globally. the 31246 code is actually not far from contemporary to 1994, but emi codes are notoriously obtuse. it was initially released on harvest, which was an emi imprint for psychedelic music, as shvl 781. the new cd release is remastered and has a glossy photo book with it. | |
| 1995 | ?? | i mother earth | toronto, ontario |
dig | columbia house |
7464 757856 |
67:50 | 2 | the cd version of dig that i have is the 1995 cdn release through columbia house. i bought it second hand to upgrade a cassette version and wasn't paying attention. |
| 1996 | 04-16 | man or astroman? |
auburn, alabama |
experiment zero | touch and go | 157 | 35:38 | 1 | release #157 from seminal underground rock label touch and go records. 1996 canadian pressing. |
| 04-23 | i mother earth | toronto, ontario |
scenery and fish | capitol (emi) |
32919 | 63:12 | 1 | 7243 8 32919. released in canada in 1996. 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 |
71:46 | 2 | 6700 30107. released in canada as nettwerk 107 and subcon 007 in 1996. | |
| 1997 | 07-15 | sister machine gun |
chicago, illinois |
metropolis | wax trax!/ (tvt) |
7244 | 53:21 | 1 | released in the us in 1997 as 1658 1 7244 on tvt as wax trax! 7244. |
| 1998 | 06-02 | (the) smashing pumpkins |
chicago, illinois |
adore | virgin (emi) |
45879 | 73:24 | 1 | released as 7243 8 45879 in 1998. |
| ??-?? | the grassy knoll | san francisco, california |
III | nettwerk | 127 | 63:26 | 1 | 6700 30127. this is a canadian release that was release 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 | 51:18 | 1 | release #194 from seminal underground rock label touch and go records. 1999 canadian pressing. |
| 06-07 | autechre | manchester, england |
ep7.1 | warp/ nothing/ interscope/ universal |
wap ep7.1/ wap ep7 60489 90999 |
29:28 | 3 | the ep7 cd, released on warp in the uk and nothing/universal in the us, combines vinyl ep7.1, ep7.2 releases, released on warp in the uk. what i have in my list is a not for sale promo version of the 1999 us nothing/universal cd pressing. warp version never had a proper catalog number. no pre-gap track in the us version. | |
| ep7.2 | wap ep7.1/ wap ep7 60489 90999 |
30:41 | 0 | ||||||
| 2000 | 08-15 | the chicago underground trio |
chicago, illinois |
flamethrower | delmark | 521 | 65:06 | 1 | released in the us as delmark 521 in 2000. |
| 2001 | 03-27 | i mother earth | toronto, ontario |
earth, sky & everything in between |
emi | 72435 32326 |
65:35 | 2 | released as 7243 5 32326 in early 2001. emi 5-32326, likely ep code. 2001 ltd edition cdn release. bought mid 2003 with 4th ime lp, the quicksilver meat dream. |
| 05-15 | weezer | los angeles, california |
the green album | geffen (universal) |
0694930452 | 28:34 | 2 | released as 0694 9 30452 in 2001. | |
| 2002 | 01-22 | nine inch nails | cleveland, ohio |
still | nothing/ interscope/ universal |
06949 31842/ halo 17b |
43:24 | 0 | released as 0694 931842 and halo 17b by mail order only in early 2002. ordered direct from reznor. us pressing. |
| 02-18 | plateau | vancouver, bc |
iceolator | subconscious | 24 | 41:56 | 2 | produced off of a label and released in 2002 as subcon 24 and as a part of the in the vault series, which was direct mail order from cevin key. | |
| 04-02 | the mars volta | el paso, texas |
tremulant | gold standard laboratories |
54 | 19:27 | 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. |
| 10-06 | do make say think |
toronto, ontario |
winter hymn secret hymn country hymn |
constellation | 025 | 52:02 | 0 | released as cst 025 in canada in 2003. | |
| 2005 | 02-11 | the mars volta | el paso, texas |
frances the mute | universal | 10397 | 76:55 | 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. |
| 2007 | 06-05 | pelican | chicago, illinois |
city of echoes | hydra head | 124 | 42:36 | 3 | released as hydrahead 124 in the us in 2007. ordered direct from label. |
| 10-16 | spiral beach | toronto, ontario |
ball | sparks | 2-004 | 30:25 | 2 | released as spark music 004 in canada in 2007. | |
| 2010 | 06-18 | ssris | vancouver, bc |
effiminate gozilla-sized windchimes |
no label | 3015 90094 5 |
34:15 | 0 | i bought this ssris cd, which appears to have been manufactured off a label by the band, at an ssri concert at zaphod's in ottawa in 2011. not a cd-r. has a bar code and is dated to 2010. |
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
