Mavoy Music 2025 Charts: Best Reissues, Compilations & Videos
As I promised, it’s time for the final Mavoy Music’s charts of the best releases of 2025. In this post, I’m sharing our ranking of best reissues, compilations (with genres and labels) and music videos (if possible, with directors). Thank you for following this series of posts since December!
Reissues
Pharoah Sanders – Love Is Here - The Complete Paris 1975 ORTF Recordings (jazz, Transcedence Sounds) / Izipho Zam (My Gifts) (jazz, Mack Avenue)
Kate Bush - Best Of The Other Sides (experimental, Noble & Brite)
Sly & The Family Stone - The First Family - Live at Winchester Cathedral (funk, High Moon)
Tears For Fears – Songs From The Big Chair (rock/synth pop, Mercury)
Charles Mingus – Mingus at Monterey (jazz, Candid)
Emahoy Tsege Mariam Gebru – Church Of Kidane Mehret (classical, Time Lounge Than Rope)
Nick Drake – The Making Of Five Leaves Left (folk, Island)
Bob Dylan – Through The Open Window – The Bootleg Series (folk, Columbia/Sony)
Briana Marela - Follow It (experimental electronic, Jagjaguwar)
Rafael Anton Irisarri - A Fragile Geography (10th Anniversary Edition) (ambient, self-released)
David Bowie – I Can’t Give Everything Away (rock, Parlophone)
Brides Of Funkenstein – Funk Or Walk (funk, Rhino / Warner)
Pink Floyd – Wish You Were Here 50 (rock, self-released)
Sister Irene O’Connor – Fire Of God’s Love (folk, Freedom to Spend)
Freddie Hubbard – On Fire – Live From The Blue Morocco (jazz, Resonance)
Klaus Schulze – Bon Voyage (Live Audimax Hamburg 1981) (electronic, SPV)
Bruce Springsteen – Tracks II The Lost Albums / Nebraska (rock, Columbia)
John Coltrane – A Love Supreme (Monophonic Edition) (jazz, Verve)
The Beatles – Anthology 4 (rock, Apple)
Patti Smith – Horses (rock, Arista)
Soft Cell – The Art Of Falling Apart (synth pop, EMI / Mercury)
Osmar Milito – Nem Peletó, Nem Gravata (MPB, Warner)
Rhetta Hughes – Re-Light My Fire (soul, Tetragrammation)
De La Soul – The Grind Date (hip-hop, Sanctuary)
Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers – Strasbourg 82 (jazz, Gearbox)
Talking Heads – More Songs Of About Buildings and Food (rock, Warner/Sire)
Frankie Goes To Hollywood – Welcome To The Pleasuredome (synth pop, Universal)
Horace Silver – Silver In Seattle – Live At The Penhouse (jazz, Blue Note)
The Lijadu Sisters – Danger (funk, Numero)
Yusef Lateef – Blue Mood (jazz, Craft / Savoy)
Brothertiger – Out Of Touch (Anniversary) (chillwave, self-released)
Joe Henderson – Multiple (jazz, Craft / Concord)
Genesis – The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway (rock, Atlantic/Warner)
Stars Of The Lid – Music For Nitrous Oxide (30 Year Anniversary) (ambient, Artificial Pinearch)
Mel Waldron - Candy Girl (jazz, Strut/K7)
War – Why Can’t We Be Friends (funk, Rhino / Warner)
Aberdeen - You Kept My Heart (The Sarah & Sunday Singles) (dream pop, Used Bin Pop)
Ata Kak - Obaa Sima (electronic, Awesome Tapes From Africa)
Brigitte Fontaine – Est Folle (chanson, WeWantSounds)
OutKast – Stankonia (hip-hop, Arista)
Katie Melua – Piece By Piece (jazz, BMG)
Vince Guaraldi – Be My Valentine Charlie Brown / You’re A Good Sport, Charlie Brown (jazz, Lee Mandelson)
Haruomi Hosono - Tropical Dandy (funk, Stones Throw)
Willis Earl Beal - Antistar (singer-songwriter, Eyeless)
Joan Baez – Farewell, Angelina (folk, Vanguard)
Jimi Hendrix – Bold As Love (rock, Sony)
Prince – Around The World In A Day (pop, Warner)
The Blackbyrds – City Life (jazz, Concord)
Fairouz – Chat Alexandria (singer-songwriter, EMI)
The xx - xx (alternative, Young)
The Pharcyde – Labcabincalifornia (hip-hop, Craft / Concord)
Ruth Brown – Secret Love (soul/jazz, Sunset Blvd)
Mariah Carey – The Emancipation Of Mimi (R&B, Def Jam)
ESKA - ESKA (soul, Earthling)
Bill Evans Trio – Haunted Heart: The Legendary Riverside Studio Recordings (Craft/Concord)
Marina and The Diamonds – Froot (pop, Warner)
Shirley Johnson – Selfish Kind Of Gal (soul, Delmark)
The Rolling Stones – Black & Blue (rock, Universal)
How To Disappear Completely – Reunion (ambient, WITHINWITHOUT)
The Who – Who Are You (rock, Polydor)
Floating Points – Eleania (ambient, Pluto)
Craig David – Born to Do It (R&B, Sony)
Compilations
VA – DJ Notoya Presents Tokyo 1980s Victor Edition Vol.2 (The Compilation) Boogie, AOR & Fusion from Japan (pop, DJ Notoya)
VA - DJ Notoya Presents Tokyo Bliss - Japanese Funk, Boogie and City Pop From King Records 1974-88 (city pop, WeWantSounds)
VA - Spiritual Jazz 18: Behind the Iron Curtain, Pt. 1 & 2 (jazz, Jazzman)
VA - Joropop Psych Pop & Folk in Venezuela 1968-1976 (psychedelia, Distrolux)
VA – The Stax Revue: Live In 65! (soul/funk, Craft / Concord)
VA – Great Lakes Gospel : Cleveland (gospel, Numero)
Gilles Peterson Presents International Anthem (jazz, International Anthem)
VA – The Original Sound Of Mali 2 (folk, Mr Bongo)
Horse Meat Disco Presents Disco & Boogie From Brazil Vol. 1 (disco, Mr Bongo)
VA – Alts ‘N Outs (jazz, Blue Note)
VA - North African Rare Groove: Rare Funky Songs From Algeria Morocco Lybia & Tunisia (funk/psych, Wagram Music)
VA – Tsapiky! Modern Music From Southwest Madagascar (folk, Sublime Frequencies)
VA - Minyo Groove 1963-1979 - Japan Meets Latin, Rock, Rare Groove & Funky Vibes (Selected by DJ Yoshizawa Dynamite. 180music)
VA – Jazz Dispensary: Green Bullets (jazz, Craft/Concord)
VA - Histoire De Coeur - Lost French Synth-Pop 7’ers & Euro-Bombs 1980-89 (pop, CTR)
VA – Eccentric Modern Soul (soul, Numero)
VA – Eccentric Soul: The Linco Label (soul, Numero)
VA - Groove Of ESSR III: Soul, jazz-funk & easy listening from Estonia (soul, Funk Embassy)
VA - Tehrangeles Vice (Iranian Diaspora Pop 1983-1993) (pop, Discotchari)
VA - Silberland Vol. 3 - The Ambient Side Of Kosmische Music 1972-1986 (ambient, Bureau B / 1977 Sky)
VA - Borga Revolution! Ghanaian Music In The Digital Age Volume 3 (electronic, Kalita)
VA – Coco Maria Presents New Dimensions In Latin Music
VA - The Way U Make Me Feel: UK Boogie & Street Soul, 1980-1994 (R&B, Freestyle)
VA – All The Young Droids – Junkshop Synth Pop (synth pop, Night School)
VA – Moxie presents The Sound Of Love International 007 (house, Love International)
VA – Eccentric Soul: The Cobra Label (soul, Numero)
VA – Eccentric Spiritual Soul (soul, Numero)
VIDEO
Japanese Breakfast - Orlando In Love - directed by Michelle Zauner
Oneohtrix Point Never - Cherry Blue - directed by Pol Taburet
Eiko Ishibashi - Coma - directed by Elias Jr.
Penelope Trappes - Red Dove - directed by Agnes Haus
Ichiko Aoba - Sonar - directed by Kodai Kobayashi
Olivia Dean – So Easy To Fall In Love – directed by Jake Erland
Japanese Breakfast - Winter In LA - directed by Michelle Zauner and Peter Ash Lee
Penelope Trappes - The Mercy Of The Hagetisse - directed by Agnes Haus
Freedom Fry - Best Friend - self-directed by the band
Tennis - Weight Of Desire – directed by BLDG Blossom Liu + Danny Gray
The Black Keys - The Night Before – directed by Running Bear
Joy Crookes – Carmen – directed by Alice Fassi
Olivia Dean - Man I Need - directed by Jake Erland
Penelope Trappes - Home - directed by Agnes Haus
Kaela – Supraliminal – directed by Molly and Judson Valdez
Japanese Breakfast - Mega Circuit - directed by Michelle Zauner
The Horrors - More Than Life - directed by Paris Seawell
Yukimi - Make Me Whole - directed by Fredrik Egerstrand
Shura - World’s Worst Girlfriend – directed by Katie Lambert
TOPS – Falling On My Sword – directed by JJ Stratford
Future Utopia & Lava La Rue - The Pleasure Trap - directed by Alice Bloomfield
Maria Somerville - Stonefly - directed by Daniel Swan
Nation Of Language - Inept Apollo directed by John McKay
Yasmine Hamdan - I Remember I Forget - directed by the artist with Elia Suleiman
Florence + The Machine - Everybody Scream – directed by Autumn De Wilde
Niia - Throw My Head Out The Window – self-directed (?)
Tame Impala - Dracula - directed by Julian Klincewicz
Attic Ocean - Glow - directed by Julie Lobo
Deary - I Still Think About You - directed by Limb
Joy Crookes – Perfect Crime - self-directed
Sunday (1994) - Doomsday – self-directed
GIFT – Shadow Stealer – directed by TJ Freda
Art School Girlfriend – L.Y.A.T.T. – self-directed (?)
Shura - America - directed by Charlotte Croft
Pulp - Tina - directed by DTAN Studio with lyric animations by Gaussian Studio
Clairo - Terrapin - directed by Ayo Edebiri
Not For Radio – Swan – directed by Maria Zardoya and CJ Harvey
Hot Chip – Devotion – directed by Will Kendrick
Yerin Baek – Mirror – directed by Hyeongjun Park
Fazerdaze - Motorway - Frances Carter, Jack Barry, Amelia Murray
Oscar Jerome - The Fork - directed by Milo Blake
The Horrors - Ariel - directed by Sarah Piantadosi
Sparks - Do Things My Own Way - directed by Ambar Navarro
Ladytron - I Believe In You - directed by Daniel Hunt

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