Ja, ja ich kenne that both the albums I picked to review were released in 2003 but I promise the 8 remaining album choices will adhere to the very stringent rules that herr burkhalter (aka kyliep) has laid down. I only slipped initially because I noticed that Exclaim had slipped in both Jim Guthrie and Ulrich Schnauss in their best of 2004 and I purchased both of those last year. I also find it extremely difficult to come up with 10 albums released in any year that could possibly be labelled "best of", case in point being Marc. Don't worry though I will not include Coltrane's "A Love Supreme" in forthcoming installments.