AllMusic's Favorite Archival Releases of 2021

 
AllMusic's Favorite Archival Releases of 2021

AllMusic's Favorite Archival Releases of 2021

We round out the year by looking back even further to celebrate the archival releases that stood out in 2021. Boxed sets, deluxe editions and reissues can tell a more complete story with the passage of time. Looking for more? Visit our Year In Review hub.

 
 
A Love Supreme: Live in Seattle

John Coltrane

A Love Supreme: Live in Seattle

Impulse!

Avant-Garde Jazz

star rating

Concealed for 55 years, this epic live performance of the saxophonist's masterwork is an essential addition to his discography.

  Let It Be [2021 Mix] [Super Deluxe Edition]

The Beatles

Let It Be [2021 Mix] [Super Deluxe Edition]

Apple / Apple Records / Capitol

Contemporary Pop/Rock

star rating

The super deluxe edition contains a wealth of riches, chief among them the official release of Get Back, plus two discs of outtakes and a disc of remixes.

  Start Walkin' 1965-1976

Nancy Sinatra

Start Walkin' 1965-1976

Light in the Attic Records

AM Pop

star rating

An idiosyncratic and effective portrait of Nancy Sinatra's peak years.

 
 
 

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Kirtan: Turiya Sings

Alice Coltrane

Kirtan: Turiya Sings

Impulse!

Sacred Traditions

Aretha [2021]

Aretha Franklin

Aretha [2021]

Atlantic / Rhino

Deep Soul

Aunt Sally

Aunt Sally

Aunt Sally

Mesh-Key

Post-Punk

The Legendary 1979 No…

Bruce Springsteen

The Legendary 1979 No…

Sony Music

Rock & Roll

Rhythm & Paranoia:…

Bush Tetras

Rhythm & Paranoia:…

Wharf Cat Records

Alternative/Indie Rock

Halfway Dreaming: Anthology…

Byzantium

Halfway Dreaming: Anthology…

Grapefruit

Album Rock

Shawn-Neeq

Calvin Keys

Shawn-Neeq

Real Gone Music

Guitar Jazz

Live in Stuttgart 1975

Can

Live in Stuttgart 1975

Mute / Spoon

Experimental

One Year

Colin Blunstone

One Year

Sundazed

Contemporary Pop/Rock

Déjà Vu [50th Anniversary]

Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young

Déjà Vu [50th Anniversary]

Atlantic / Reprise / Warner…

Contemporary Pop/Rock

Brilliant Adventure (1992-2001)

David Bowie

Brilliant Adventure (1992-2001)

Parlophone / Rhino

Art Rock

Free: The Columbia/ARC…

Deniece Williams

Free: The Columbia/ARC…

SoulMusic

Smooth Soul

Infant Eyes

Doug Carn

Infant Eyes

Black Jazz

Modern Creative

1971-1974

Faust

1971-1974

Bureau B

Art Rock

Despondent Transponder

Fleeting Joys

Despondent Transponder

Only Forever Records

Shoegaze

77-81

Gang of Four

77-81

Matador

New Wave

Talk to My Lady

Gene Russell

Talk to My Lady

Black Jazz / Snow Dog Records

Jazz-Funk

All Things Must Pass [50th…

George Harrison

All Things Must Pass [50th…

Apple Records / Capitol

Album Rock

Headsoup

Goat

Headsoup

Rocket Recordings

Neo-Psychedelia

Thinking About the Good…

Goldie & the Gingerbreads

Thinking About the Good…

Ace

Rock & Roll

Metaphysics: The Lost…

Hasaan Ibn Ali

Metaphysics: The Lost…

Omnivore

Avant-Garde Jazz

A Silver Thread: Home…

His Name Is Alive

A Silver Thread: Home…

Disciples

Alternative/Indie Rock

Straight Outta Caledonia:…

Jackie Leven

Straight Outta Caledonia:…

School Daze

Celtic

Plastic Ono Band [Super…

John Lennon

Plastic Ono Band [Super…

Apple / Capitol

Album Rock

Joni Mitchell Archives,…

Joni Mitchell

Joni Mitchell Archives,…

Rhino

Folk-Rock

Dreaming of You 1971-1976

Karen Black

Dreaming of You 1971-1976

Anthology

Singer/Songwriter

The Complete Live at the…

Lee Morgan

The Complete Live at the…

Blue Note

Hard Bop

Till Another Time (1988-1996)

Linda Smith

Till Another Time (1988-1996)

Captured Tracks

Alternative/Indie Rock

Mountains [20th Anniversay…

Mary Timony

Mountains [20th Anniversay…

Matador

Alternative Pop/Rock

Complete Atlantic/Elektra…

Mose Allison

Complete Atlantic/Elektra…

Strawberry Music

Hard Bop

Musik Music Musique 2.0:…

Various Artists

Musik Music Musique 2.0:…

Cherry Red

Synth Pop

Way Down in the Rust Bucket

Neil Young & Crazy Horse

Way Down in the Rust Bucket

Reprise / Warner Records

Hard Rock

I Shall Wear a Crown

Pastor T.L. Barrett & the…

I Shall Wear a Crown

Numero

Gospel

Old Friend: The Deluxe…

Phyllis Hyman

Old Friend: The Deluxe…

SoulMusic

Soul

Is This Desire? The Demos

PJ Harvey

Is This Desire? The Demos

Island / Universal

Alternative Singer/Songwriter

Understanding

Roy Brooks

Understanding

Cellar Live Records

Hard Bop

Spring Rain

Rudolph Johnson

Spring Rain

Real Gone Music

Jazz-Funk

Rupt and Flex (1994-1996)

Seefeel

Rupt and Flex (1994-1996)

Warp

Ambient Techno

Evolution

Shintaro Nakamura Quintet

Evolution

Solid Discs

Post-Bop

Feed Me Weird Things [Bonus…

Squarepusher

Feed Me Weird Things [Bonus…

Warp

Drill'n'bass

Chanson Hysterique 1995-2005

Stereo Total

Chanson Hysterique 1995-2005

Tapete Records

Alternative/Indie Rock

Electrically Possessed:…

Stereolab

Electrically Possessed:…

Duophonic / Warp

Alternative Pop/Rock

It'll All Work Out in…

T2

It'll All Work Out in…

Japanese Import

British Psychedelia

Turn My Dial: M Squared…

Tangled Shoelaces

Turn My Dial: M Squared…

Chapter

New Wave

Feel Flows: The Sunflower…

The Beach Boys

Feel Flows: The Sunflower…

Capitol / Virgin

AM Pop

Obviously 5 Believers

The Hawks

Obviously 5 Believers

Easy Action Records / Seventeen

Punk/New Wave

Children of the Sun: Complete…

The Misunderstood

Children of the Sun: Complete…

Grapefruit

Freakbeat

Rock & Roll This,…

The Mumps

Rock & Roll This,…

Omnivore

Punk/New Wave

Tattoo You [Deluxe Edition]

The Rolling Stones

Tattoo You [Deluxe Edition]

Interscope / Polydor

Album Rock

The Who Sell Out [Deluxe…

The Who

The Who Sell Out [Deluxe…

Geffen

Album Rock

Celebration: The Complete…

Tommy James

Celebration: The Complete…

Grapefruit

Rock & Roll

Somewhere Between: Mutant…

Various Artists

Somewhere Between: Mutant…

Light in the Attic Records

Experimental Electronic

Shake the Foundations:…

Various Artists

Shake the Foundations:…

Cherry Red

Post-Punk

Arthur Baker Presents…

Shep Pettibone

Arthur Baker Presents…

Edsel

Club/Dance

Beyond the Pale Horizon:…

Various Artists

Beyond the Pale Horizon:…

Grapefruit

Prog-Rock

Think I'm Going Weird:…

Various Artists

Think I'm Going Weird:…

Grapefruit

British Psychedelia

The Fruit of Errata

Yumbo

The Fruit of Errata

Morr Music

Indie Pop

 
 

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