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Plus other outstanding releases of the year, including several extraordinary re-issues.

Best Albums of 2012

We?ve reviewed a lot of great albums in this space throughout the year. Here are this writer?s 10 favorite albums ? in order ? of 2012.

Also featured: outstanding re-issues of the year, plus other notable releases of 2012.

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10. Dr. John - Locked Down

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9. Leonard Cohen - Old Ideas

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8. Frank Ocean - Channel Orange

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7. Sharon Van Etten - Tramp

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6. Chromatics - Kill for Love

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5. Jimmy Cliff - Rebirth

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4. Grizzly Bear - Shields

3. Beach House - Bloom

2. Bob Dylan -Tempest

1. Greg Brown -Hymns to What Is Left

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Notable Mentions (More excellent albums from 2012):

Killer Mike - R.A.P. Music
Van Morrison - Born to Sing: No Plan B
Hospitality-? s/t
Band of Horses -? Mirage Rock
Mark Knopfler - Privateering
Miguel - Kaleidoscope Dream
Dwight Yoakam - 3 Pears
Bonnie Raitt - Slipstream
Etta James - The Dreamer
Carolina Chocolate Drops - Leaving Eden
Bobby Womack -? The Bravest Man in the Universe
Glen Hansard - Rhythm and Repose
Fiona Apple - The Idler Wheel
Kendrick Lamar - Good Kidd, M.A.D.D. City
Neil Young - Psychedelic Pill
Tame Impala - Lonerism
The Shins - Port of Morrow
Dr. Dog - Be the Void
Chairlift - Something

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Favorite Re-Issues / Box Sets of 2012:

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? Searching for Sugar Man

? Columbia/Legacy Complete Album Collection Box Sets: Thelonious Monk, Bessie Smith, Louis Armstrong, Charles Mingus, Charlie Christian, Duke Ellington

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? Velvet Underground & Nico - 45th Anniv. Super-Deluxe Set

? David Ruffin - David, Unreleased LP & More

? Joe Strummer & The Mescaleros (Three re-issues from Hellcat Records of the albums the late Clash leader did with his band the Mescaleros)

? Bill Withers ? The Complete Sussex and Columbia Masters

? Fat Boys ? Pizza Box Set (limited edition Record Store Day set)?

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? Jeff Schwachter

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CLICK DATES TO READ: AC Weekly's BEST ALBUMS OF 2011, 2010, 2009

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?What were your favorite albums or songs from 2012?

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