DEEP BENEATH THE WAVES '96 REVIEW

Subject: DEEP BENEATH THE WAVES - '96 REVIEW
From: xyx  
Date: Fri, 10 Jan 1997 08:59:45 +0500

 Hard to choose the ten best of the year, so we'll have some honorable
mentions. (Drum roll please.....) In no particular order, the ten best
of the year are.....

THE PEDLAR NOW SPEAKS  2CD  PHILLY, TLA  JUNE 21/22 1995
SUMMER NIGHT '95  2CD  RFK STADIUM, WASH DC  JUNE 24/25 1995
ALL HALLOW'S EVE  2CD   NYC PHILHARMONIC 10/31/64 + '62 RADIO
SOUL  2CD   BERLIN  JUNE 17, 1996
PARADISE REGAINED  2CD   PHILLY  DEC 17 95 +
THE MIDAS TOUCH  2CD   FT LAUDERDALE "REHEARSAL" SEPT 95
CHRISTIANIA  4CD  COPENHAGEN  JUNE 23/24, 1996 +
DARKNESS AT THE BREAK OF NOON  1CD   RUNDOWN REHEARSALS 1978
GENUINE BOOTLEG SERIES TAKE 2  3CD   VARIOUS 1960-1991
PARADISE HAWAIIAN STYLE  2CD   WAIKIKI 92 +

HONORABLE MENTION:
THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK   2CD  LIVERPOOL '96
PLEDGING MY TIME  2CD  BLOOMINGTON, IN 10/95 + R&R HOF + SINATRA
DANCE BENEATH THE DIAMOND SKY  2CD   COTTBUS, GERMANY JULY 96
20/20 VISION  2CD  89/91 COMPILATION
SOMETHING'S HAPPENING HERE  2CD   BRUSSELS JULY 96
ALL ALONG THE ROSELAND  2CD  NY CITY 20 OCT 95
EXCLUSIVE SERIES 94 & 95   1CD EACH   LIVE COMPILATIONS
WOLFTRAP  1CD  VIENNA, VA 91
REVISITING AUTOBAHN  1CD   GERMANY '95 COMPILATION
BLOWN OUT ON THE TRAIL  2CD  JONES BEACH, NY 88 +
RING THEM BELLS  1CD  OH MERCY OUTS

Many other good ones among the 50-60+ releases this year but those were
the best of the best for '96, IMO. Scathing attacks for blatant
omissions from the list are certainly welcome.

SOME OTHER KINDS OF THINGS:
Best BobSong of '96:(tie)Shake Sugaree & Pos 4th St (Berlin 17 June)
Best Show: Magdeburg, Germany 12 July

Best Re-Issue of '96: the entire WHO catalog  (Sony take note: this should
     be a model if you ever get around to redoing the Bob catalog)
Best "Single" of '96: 6th Avenue Heartache (Wallflowers)
Best Single Never Released in '96: One Headlight (Wallflowers)
Best Albums: Unchained (Johnny Cash), Revival (Gillian Welch), Acid
             Bubblegum (Graham Parker)

xyx

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