best 7 inches / reissues / concerts / etc of xx12

i'll start you off with a handful of my favorites from 2012, then we'll get to the top albums......below are lists comprising everything from the best 7 inches to the most in yer face tapes of the year....... as well as TINY GROOVES' picks for best reissues and concerts from this rock n roll filled year....... there's been so much music to sift through in 2012, these lists can't include everything, but anything that gets mentioned below is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED and should be sought after........   

so here we go..........  
  (stay tuned tomorrow for the best lps of xx12)


Best 7 inches -

1.  Lazy - Party City (Moniker)
2.  Fuzz - This Time I Got A Reason (Trouble In Mind)
3.  Nobunny - MaximumRocknRoll EP (Goner)
4.  Sonny Vincent and the Bad Reactions - Replica (Trend is Dead)
5.  Living Eyes - Ways to Make a Living (Anti Fade)
6.  Wymyn's Prysyn - Payday (Scavenger of Death)
7.  GG King - Joyless Masturbation (Total Punk)
8.  Nones - Shake Your Brain (Hozac)
9.  Obnox - Masonic Reducer (12XU)
10.  Unholy Two - Cut The Music (12XU)

Best Tapes (Cassette Only Releases) -

1.  Cops - Demo (Scavenger Of Death)
2.  Charles Albright - The First Four Years (Sacremento)
3.  Catacombz - Mother Tongue 2 (self released)
4.  Running - Change the World (Rotted Tooth)
5.  Strange Attractor - Unreleased Songs + Popular Favorites (Hosehead)

Best Concerts  -

1.  Hozac's Black Out Fest with Video / Roky Erickson / Spider Fever / and many more
2.  Ty Segall / White Fence / Strange Boys / Bitchin Bajas @ Lincoln Hall
3.  Sonny Vincent and the Bad Reactions @ Burlington
4.  The Oh Sees / Blind Shake / The Mallard / Terrible Twos @ Empty Bottle
5.  King Khan & BBQ / Paint Fumes / Bazooka @ Empty Bottle
6.  Cave / Tyvek / Running @ Hideout
7.  High Tension Wires / Apache Dropout / Yolks @ Burlington
8.  Royal Headache / OBN IIIs / Football @ Burlington
9.  Bad Sports @ Burlington
10.  Puffy Areolas @ Burlington
11.  Running @ Rainbo Club
12.  Mind Spiders @ Burlington
13.  Moniker Records Showcase with ONO / Lazy / Hecks / and more @ Empty Bottle
14.  Feedtime / Nones @ Empty Bottle
15.  Mean Jeans / Hollywood @ Crown Tap

Best Reissue LPs -

1.  Monoshock - Walk to the Fire (SS Records)
2.  FU 2 - Punk Rock (1-2-3-4 Go!)
3.  Consumers - All My Friends Are Dead (In The Red)
4.  ONO - Machines That Kill People (Priority Male / Galactic Archives)
5.  Bizarros - Complete Collection 76-80 (Windian)
6.  Pussy Galore - Exile On Main Street (Shove)
7.  Loop - Heaven's End (Fire)
8.  Feedtime - Aberrant Years (Sub Pop)
9.  Catholic Boys - Psychic Voodoo Mind Control (Dusty Medical)
10.  Royal Trux - Accelerator (Drag City)

Best Reissue Singles -

1.  Testors - Time Is Mine (Windian)
2.  Pussy Galore - Feel Good About Your Body EP (Shove)
3.  Link Wray - Big City After Dark (Sundazed)
4.  Captain Beefheart - Abba Zabba (Sundazed)
5.  Crime - Hotwire My Heart (Kitten Charmer)

Best Box Set -

Windian Subscription Series Volume 1
  with Heavy Times, Terry Malts and more

Record Label of the Year -

In The Red.......more than their fair share of stellar releases this year.
what can i say, but IN THE RED is a perennial favorite here at TINY GROOVES...... 

Best Tape Label -

Hosehead

Best Singles Label -

Total Punk

Best Record Store Day Release -

Trouble In Mind's 4 way covers split with
Mikal Cronin, Paperhead, Apache Dropout and Liminanas

Best Live Record -

Black Lips - Live At Third Man Records (Third Man)

Best Rock n Roll Venues -

Empty Bottle
and the Burlington

Best Reunited Band of 2012 -

Chrome Cranks

Best Chicago Band -

Running

Best Chicago Record Label -

Trouble in Mind

Best Record Store - 

Permanent Records..... of course

Best Rock n Roll Blog / Magazine (that's not Tiny Grooves ) -

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AND DON'T FORGET YOU'RE THE BEST TOO.....
THANKS FOR READING ALL THIS YEAR,
MORE ROCK N ROLL FUN IS IN STORE FOR 2013.........

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this blog wouldn't have made it through the past four years.......