| The Beatles | Don't Let Me Down | Let It Be ... Naked | Capitol |
| Phil Phillips with the Twilights | Sea of Love | Rock, Rhythm and Doo Wop | Rhino |
| Sam Cooke | Bring It on Home to Me | Portrait of a Legend 1951-1964 | ABKCO |
| The Beatles | I've Got a Feeling | Let It Be ... Naked | Capitol |
| The Beach Boys | Wouldn't It Be Nice | The Very Best of the Beach Boys: Sounds of Summer | Capitol |
| Sam Cooke | A Change Is Gonna Come | Portrait of a Legend 1951-1964 | ABKCO |
| Warren Zevon | Desperados under the Eaves | I'll Sleep When I'm Dead (An Anthology) | Elektra/Rhino |
| Warren Zevon | My Ride's Here | My Ride's Here | Artemis Records |
| Warren Zevon | Knockin' on Heaven's Door | The Wind | Artemis Rcords |
| Gillian Welch and David Rawlings | White Rabbit | Live on "Fresh Air" | NPR |
| Yo La Tengo | My Little Corner of the World | I Can Hear the Heart Beating as One | Matador |
| Monica Pasqual | These Darkened Days | This Cold Desire | Monica Pasqual |
| The Tiptons Saxophone Quartet & Drums | Fight the Good Fight | Tiny Lower Case | Sowie Sound |
| The Persuasions | Brokedown Palace | Might As Well: The Persuasions Sing the Grateful Dead | Grateful Dead Records/Arista |
| Blind Willie Johnson | Dark Was the Night | Dark Was the Night | Columbia Legacy |
| Fred Frith | First Light (for Robbie Basho) | To Sail, to Sail | Tzadik |
| Jorma Kaukonen | Brother Can You Spare a Dime | Ain't in No Hurry | Red House |
| Fred Frith | Gaifu Kaisei (in memory of Akira Iijima) | Clearing | Tzadik |
| Trance Mission | The Sun Cries pt.one | Head Light | City of Tribes |
| Harvey Mandel | Cristo Redentor | The Mercury Years | Polydor |
| Leon Russell | Stranger in a Strange Land | Retrospective | Shelter / The Right Stuff |
| Sharon Van Etten | You Know Me Well | Are We There | Jagajaguwar |
| St. Vincent | Severed Crossed Fingers | S/T | Loma Vista / Republic |
| Marissa Nadler | Dead City Emily | July | Sacred Bones Records |
| Anthony Pirog | The Great Northern | Palo Colorado Dream | Cuneiform Records |
