It appears that once a day at least one review is a 2005-er and while this isn't a crime it can be a little confusing. I say confusing because most people associate record reviews with new. The definition of new will vary but typically up to three months is considered new. On a retail level (stores with doors) usually by month two or three a record gets moved from new release sections and eye level top racks to just another cd in a bin of thousands.
In a perfect world I would like to have a street date as a regular part of a review as well as a mention if something is an import.
That being said here are a list of recent (Feb) PFM reviews and their actual street dates.
Nine Horses / Snow Borne Sorrow/ Samadhi Sound / Rating: 7.7 - 10/11/05 ( U.S. distro from Ryko - 1/30)
A.R.E. Weapons / Free in the Streets / Defend Music / Rating: 6.0 - 9/20/05
Earthride / Vampire Circus / Southern Lord / Rating: 6.0 - 11/15/05
The Ex / Singles. Period. The Vinyl Years 1980-1990 / Touch & Go / Rating: 7.8 - 9/13/05
Greg Davis and Sebastien Roux / Paquet Surprise / Carpark / Rating: 7.8 - 10/18/05
Lindstrøm & Prins Thomas / Lindstrøm & Prins Thomas / Eskimo / Rating: 6.8 - 11/14/05
Residual Echoes / Phoenician Flu and Ancient Ocean/ Holy Mountain / Rating: 5.5 10/25/05
Damo Suzuki's Network / 3 Dead People After the Performance/ Ektro / Rating: 6.5 - 11/28/05
The Caribbean / Plastic Explosives / Hometapes / Rating: 7.2 - 9/20/ 05
The Dolls / Vladislav Delay / The Dolls / The Four Quarters/ Huume /Rating: 2.4 / 7.4 - 10/31/05
Bob Marley & the Wailers / Africa Unite: The Singles Collection / Island / Rating: 7.0 - 12/05/05
Ricardo Villalobos / Achso/ Cadenza / Rating: 8.9 - 12/12/05
Steve Reid Ensemble / Spirit Walk / Soul Jazz / Rating: 7.8 - 10/17/05
Glen Hall/Lee Ranaldo/William Hooker / Oasis of Whispers/ Alien8 / Rating: 6.7 - 11/1/05
