It surely was one of those years, wasn't it?
And I may not just be speaking musically either.

For example,
two blasts from the distant past
(Simply Saucer and, yes, Percy "Thrills" Thrillington)
resurfaced after three whole decades with reconstituted treasures,
even Lindsey Buckingham brought all new meanings to the word "album/tour" in '08,
and a remarkably rich crop of audio continued to cross the ol' Pig Player
since last we spoke on this subject.

And so, if you didn't already,
please join me in treating both ears immediately to each and every single one of the following,
listed purely alphabetically as ever:

1. APARTMENT
      Sparkle Bicycle  (Waikiki Record)

2. SCOTTY CAMPBELL AND HIS WARDENAIRES
      Smokin' and Drinkin'  (Black Sparrow Records)

3. JOHNNY DOWD
      A Drunkard's Masterpiece  (BongoBeat Records)

4. GARFIELDS BIRTHDAY
      Let Them Eat Cake  (Pink Hedgehog Records)

5. THE GRIP WEEDS
      Infinite Soul: The Best Of The Grip Weeds  (Wicked Cool Record Co.)

6. JOE SOKO
      Floss Like A Beast: A Collection Of Incredibly Strange Folk Songs  (Fuzzy Planet Productions)

7. THE SPONGETONES
      Always Carry On: The Best Of The SpongeTones 1980-2005  (Loaded Goat Records)

8. FRANK LEE SPRAGUE
      Fulton Chateau  (Wichita Falls Records)

9. THE SQUIRES OF THE SUBTERRAIN
      Feel The Sun  (Rocket Racket Records)

10. TEENAGE HEAD
       Teenage Head With Marky Ramone  (Sonic Unyon Recording Company)

...and
If you'd like to know some more this year,

Just LOOK
Right HERE !!