Eliot, Austin and Kerry's favorite odds 'n' sods, reissues and box sets from the foul, twisted year of twenty ought seven

This is probably the least scientifically put together list of them all. Eliot, Austin and Kerry basically threw their picks into a pile, shuffled them around and then waited to see what fell out of the hat first. Very great stuff, though. Have a look:

1. Sonic Youth – Daydream Nation
2. Sandy Denny – Live at the BBC
3. Joy Division - Closer/Unknown Pleasures
4. Albert Ayler & Don Cherry – The Hilversum Session
5. Lisa Germano – Lullaby for Liquid Pig
6. The Sly & the Family Stone catalog/box set
7. Just about anything the Numero Group put out this year
8. Pylon - Gyrate Plus
9. Betty Davis - Betty Davis/They Say I'm Different
10. The Art of Field Recording box set
11. The Modern Lovers - s/t
12. Ornette Coleman – Live at the Hillcrest Club
13. The Pink Floyd – The Piper at the Gates of Dawn
14. Townes Van Zandt - various
15. Magazine - Real Life
16. Sun Ra – Strange Strings
17. Leonard Cohen - various
18. Michio Kurihara – Sunset Notes
19. Magnolia Electric Co. - Sojourner box set
20. The King Khan & BBQ Show

Kerry's top 10 albums of 2007

And here we go... Hold onto your e-hats, folks, because, as mentioned, we've got plenty to share with you. First up is the artist currently known as Kerry. Here are her top 10 albums of the year:

1. Radiohead: In Rainbows
2. Deerhunter: Cryptograms
3. Dan Deacon: Spiderman of the Rings
4. Stax 50th Anniversary Celebration (not really an album, per se, but that’s alright)
5. Akron/Family: Love Is Simple
6. Panda Bear: Person Pitch
7. Deerhoof: Friend Opportunity
8. Dinosaur Jr: Beyond
9. Richard Thompson: Sweet Warrior
10. Elliott Smith: New Moon

Stay tuned. Next up is Eliot's list...