With over a hundred new titles joining the catalogue this year, the task of selecting the best of the year releases was as hard as ever. To make things even harder compilers were allowed to include their own projects this time..

Trevor Churchill
1. The Golden Age Of American Rock'n'Roll - Special Doo Wop Edition Vol 2
2. Brenda Holloway The Early Years - Rare Recordings 1962-1963
3. The Complete Goldwax.Singles Volume 1 1962-1966
4. The Complete Goldwax.Singles Volume 2 1966-67
5. The Golden Age Of American Popular Music - Hits With Strings & Things

Tony Rounce
1. Birth Of Soul: Special Chicago Edition
2. Chartbusters USA: Sunshine Pop Edition
3. Jackie DeShannon The Complete Liberty Singles Vol. 1
4. Little Willie John Heaven All Around Me
5. Golden Age Of American Popular Music: Hits With Strings And Things

Ady Croasdell
1. Theme Time Radio Hour With Your Host, Bob Dylan, Season 2
2. Chartbusters USA: Sunshine Pop Edition
3. Saint Etienne Present Songs for the Dog & Duck
4. Sugar Pie DeSanto Go Go Power: The Complete Chess Singles 1961-66
5. The 100 Club Anniversary Singles. 6T's 1979-2009

Ted Carroll
1. Theme Time Radio Hour With Your Host, Bob Dylan, Season 2
2. The Royaltones Detroit Rock’n’Roll Began Here!
3. Sugar Pie DeSanto Go Go Power: The Complete Chess Singles 1961-66
4. Glitter And Gold: Words and Music By Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil
5. Honey And Wine: Another Gerry Goffin and Carole King Collection
6. Maxine Brown Best Of The Wand Years

Roger Armstrong
1. Sugar Pie DeSanto Go Go Power: The Complete Chess Singles 1961-66
2. Memphis 60
3. The Rationals Think Rational!
4. Jimmy Hughes Steal Away: The Early Fame Recordings
5. Theme Time Radio Hour With Your Host, Bob Dylan, Season 2

Mick Patrick (who magnanimously chooses none of his own projects)
1. Vince Taylor Jet Black Leather Machine
2. Brenda Lee Queen Of Rock'n'Roll
3. The Golden Age Of American Popular Music: Hits With Strings & Things
4. Birth Of Soul: Special Chicago Edition
5. Nippon Girls

Simon White
1. Jackie Lee The Mirwood Masters
2. Little Willie John Heaven All Around Me
3. The Real Thing The Songs of Ashford, Simpson & Armstead
4. Freddie Scott Mr Heartache
5. Holy Mackerel: Pretenders To Little Richards Throne

Alec Palao (who only compiled two CDs this year so he wouldn't be choosing those anyway)
1. Rita & The Tiaras Gone With The Wind Is My Love (7")
2. Sugar Pie DeSanto Go Go Power: The Complete Chess Singles 1961-66
3. Saint Etienne Presents Songs For The Dog & Duck
4. Vince Taylor Jet Black Machine
5. Bobby Freeman Give My Heart A Break

Brian Nevill
1. Breakaway - The Songs Of Jackie DeShannon 1961-1967
2. Brenda Holloway The Early Years
3. Birth Of Soul Special Chicago Edition
4. Theme Time Radio Hour With Your Host, Bob Dylan, Season 2
5. Burnt Toast And Black Coffee/ Up And Down The Hill

Vicki Fox
1. Destroy That Boy! More Girls With Guitars
2. Sugar Pie DeSanto Go Go Power: The Complete Chess Singles 1961-66
3. The Rationals Think Rational!
4. Land of 1000 Dances All Twistin Edition
5. Tony Allen Here Comes The Nite Owl!

Tony Berrington
1. Sugar Pie DeSanto Go Go Power: The Complete Chess Singles 1961-66
2. The Laurie Records Story Vol 3: Girls and Girl Groups
3. Brenda Holloway The Early Years – Rare Recordings
4. Birth of Soul Special Chicago Edition
5. Saint Etienne Presents An Evening At The Dog and Duck