What Did You Get for Christmas? (2006) (Highlights in the Sandbox)

I got the new Bleach (aka Bleach03, i.e. not the Christian band) album that hasn't come out in the US yet. Has a long Japanese title from the Fiona Apple School of Concise Album Titles and the cover art features little puppet versions of Kanna, Miya and Sayuri.

It's possibly the best album of last year that won't appear on a single US/UK "top-whatever" list; most overlooked album of the year; etc, etc. Also comes with a 3 Song DVD that actually played in my cheap US Region DVD player. Kanna = cutest death-spazz-hardcore lead singer/guitarist evah. Thank you Santa.

I got money and bought for myself the following:

Blue Collar [Explicit Lyrics] [Audio CD] Rhymefest

The Body-Hat Syndrome [Audio CD] Digital Underground

The Blue Mask [Original recording remastered] [Audio CD] Reed, Lou

Phrenology (Limited Edition w/ Bonus DVD) [Explicit Lyrics] [Audio CD] The Roots

Blood on the Tracks [Original recording remastered] [Audio CD] Dylan, Bob

The Velvet Underground & Nico [Original recording reissued] [Original recording

SMiLE [Audio CD] Wilson, Brian

All Samples Cleared! [Audio CD] Biz Markie

Sentimental Hygiene [Original recording reissued] [Original recording...Warren Zevon

The Velvet Underground [Original recording reissued] [Original recording...

Mama's Gun [Audio CD] Badu, Erykah; Erykah Badu

Double Fantasy [Audio CD] Lennon, John

Paul's Boutique [Audio CD] Beastie Boys

And believe it or not more...

I love used CDs off Amazon!

I really liked the one Bleach record I heard, glad they're still around.

I didn't get any music but I did get the American Hair Metal book, which is a followup of sorts to American Hardcore. It's readable but very lightweight compared to AH and relies far more on "lol hair is hueg" type yuks than it cares to admit.

from family:

Joni Mitchell - Blue
Sigur Ros - Two Hot Dogs (aka untitled) my brother tried so hard! ;_; ]\

from Myself (x-mas money):

Foghat - Foghat (LP)
Love - Da Capo (LP)
Todd Rundgren - Something/anything? (LP)
Brian Eno - Ambient 2 (LP)
The Kinks - Village Green Preservation Society (CD)
Ex Models - Zoo Psychology (CD)

I got the What It Is funk box on Rhino. Truly outstanding!

Yeah, that looks like a keeper and a half. One of those things to look for...

Happy new year, Ned. Just buy it....it's perfection.

PJ Harvey-Peel Sessions
Roxy Music-Stranded
Roxy Music-Siren
Roxy Music-Avalon
Blondie-Blondie
Everly Bros.-Two Yanks In England
Todd Snider-The Devil You Know
Bob Dylan-Desire
Bob Dylan-Highway 61 Revisted
What It Is (which came late in the mail)

60G ipod
Pharoah Sanders - Karma
The Police - Regatta de Blanc
Supremes Gold
Eric Dolphy - Out To Lunch
Velvet Underground - 3rd album

From gift certificates:
Mustafa Ozkent, Genclik Ile Elele
Caetano Veloso's 1967 album
Serge Gainsbourg, Initials BB
Alice Coltrane, Journey in Satchidananda (finally)
Elaste vol. 1: Slow Motion Disco
Folk Is Not a Four Letter Word vol. 2

and only marginally music-related (Radiophonic Workshop/Ron Grainer), but the Prisoner box set on DVD, which has consumed my life for the last week.

Charles Mingus Music Written for Monterey, 1965 Not Heard... Played in its Entirety, at UCLA

Untouchable Sound by MAKE UP, Beatles Anthologies 2 & 3, Skinny Grin by Acoustic Ladyland, that Jim O'Rourke album that's four extended instrumentals.

O-ho, a postally belated Xmas gift-O brought me a CD shaped present eventually: Arto Lindsay's Prize. Ho-hoo.

no CDs for xmas, but I did get a pair of studio monitor speakers which will fill my apartment w/music for many xmases to come