| Artist | Selection | Album | Label |
| The Grateful Dead | Death Don't Have No Mercy | Two From the Vault | GD Records |
| Tom Waits | Blow Wind Blow | Frank's Wild Years | Island |
| Blonde Redhead | For The Damaged | Melody of Certain Damaged Lemons | Touch'n'Go |
| Thelonius Monk | Jackie-ing | TM | Storyville |
| The Beatles | Blackbird | The White Album | Capitol |
| Frank Sinatra | The Shadow of Your Smile | The Reprise Collection | Reprise |
| Ray Davies | Stranger | Rock Bottom Live | Koch |
| Cheap Trick | Shelter | self-titled | Red Ant |
| Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds | Black Betty | Kicking Against the Pricks | Mute |
| No Means No | The River | Why Do They Call Me Mr. Happy? | Alternative Tentacles |
| Craig Armstrong | Laura's Theme | The Space Between Us | Melankolic |
| Me First and The Gimme Gimmes | Seasons in the Sun | Have a Ball | Fat Wreck |
| Lo-Fidelity All Stars | Nightime Story | How to Operate With a Blown Mind | Skint |
| Roxy Music | In Every Dream Home a Heartache | For Your Pleasure | ATCO |
| Legendary Pink Dots | Eight Minutes to Live | Faces in the Fire | Soleilmoon |
| Earl Bostic | Harlem Nocturn | All His Hits | King |
| Brian Ritchie | John the Revelator | The Blend | SST |
| Johnny Cash | Long Black Veil | Essential 1955-1983 | Columbia |
| Nina Simone | Tell Me More and More and Then Some | Pastel Blues | Philips |
| Leadbelly | Good Night Irene | Good Night Irene | Tradition |
| Camper Van Beethoven | Oh Death | Our Beloved Revolutionary Sweetheart | Virgin |
| John Martyn | God's Song | The Church With One Bell | thirsty ear |
| Green Day | Basket Case | Dookie | Reprise |
| Roky Erickson | Starry Eyes | All That Do My Rhyme | Trance |
| Graham Parker | You Can't Be Too Strong | Live Alone in America | RCA |
| Applesaucer | Dark and Rainy Town | self titled | Toadophile |
| Big Star | Take Care | Third/Sister Lovers | Rykodisc |
| Helium | Lullabye of the Moths | The Magic City | Matador |
| Mari Boine | Don't Go. . .Not You | Radiant Warmth | Antilles |
| Nina Simone | Little Girl Blue | Let It All Out | Philips |
| East River Pipe | Take Back the Days | Mel | Merge |
