NOV. 3, 2009
Artist:
Title:
Label/Due date:
Almost, The
"Monster Monster" (producer: Aaron Sprinkle; first single: "Hands"; Hear here ; Facebook ; Twitter ; MP3 Download )
(Tooth & Nail/Virgin, Nov. 3, 2009)
Amerie
"In Love & War" (first single: "Why R U?"; Hear here ; Read here ; MP3 Download )
(Island Def Jam, Nov. 3, 2009)
Andrea Bocelli
"My Christmas" (producer: David Foster; guests: Mary J. Blige, Natalie Cole, Reba McEntire, The Muppets, The Mormon Tabernacle Choir, Katherine Jenkins; Hear here ; MP3 Download )
(Decca, Nov. 3, 2009)
Julian Casablancas (of The Strokes)
"Phrazes For the Young" (producers: Jason Lander, Mike Mogis; Hear here ; See here ; Vinyl )
(Cult/RCA, Nov. 3, 2009)
Steven Curtis Chapman
"Beauty Will Rise" (Hear here ; Read here ; MP3 Download )
(Sparrow, Nov. 3, 2009)
Kate Earl
"Kate Earl" (first single: "Melody"; Hear here ; MP3 Download )
(Casablanca/Universal Republic, Nov. 3, 2009)
Michael Feinstein & Cheyenne Jackson
"The Power of Two" (Hear here ; Read here ; MP3 Download )
(Harbinger, Nov. 3, 2009)
David Fray
"Schubert: Moments Musicaux/Impromptus" (Hear/see here ; Read here ; MP3 Download )
(Virgin Classics, Nov. 3, 2009)
Genitorturers
"Blackheart Revolution" (producers: Genitorturers, Scott Humphrey; Hear here )
(MVD Audio, Nov. 3, 2009)
Girls in Trouble
"Girls in Trouble" (producer: Scott Solter; Hear here )
(JDub, Nov. 3, 2009)
Grandpa Elliott (New Orleans street musician)
"Sugar Sweet" (Amazon.com exclusive; producers: Playing For Change founder Mark Johnson, Reggie McBride; Hear here ; MP3 Download )
(Playing For Change/Concord, Nov. 3, 2009)
Kathy Griffin
"Suckin' It for the Holidays" (MP3 Download )
(Music With a Twist, Nov. 3, 2009)
Halford (of Judas Priest)
"Halford III: Winter Songs" (first single: "Get Into the Spirit"; Hear/see here ; MP3 Download )
(Metal God, Nov. 3, 2009)
Lucky Holloway
"Up the Highway [MP3 Download ]" (producers: Holloway, Jack Bowie; guests: Casey Thom Moon, Randy Fournier, Myran Szott, Kathy Cook, Brent Wright, Mike Clark, Jack Bowie, Magnolia Buckskin; first single: "This Carnival of a Life"; Hear here )
(Boot Cut, Nov. 1, 2009)
Rickie Lee Jones
"Balm in Gilead" (producer: David Kalish; Hear here ; MP3 Download )
(Fantasy, Nov. 3, 2009)
Kat O1O (keyboardist for Crown City Rockers)
"Natural Phenomena [MP3 Download ]" (Hear here )
(Quannum, Nov. 3, 2009)
Kut, The (British female pop rock trio)
"Doesn't Matter Anyway/Closure [MP3 Download ]" (double A-side single; Hear here )
(Criminal/Universal/ Orchard, Nov. 2, 2009)
Jonny Lang
"Live At The Ryman [MP3 Download ]"
(SayRai Music, Nov. 3, 2009)
Sean Lennon
"Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Undead [Film soundtrack ]" (instrumental score for vampire comedy, which stars Dustin Hoffman's son Jake, Devon Aoki, Jeremy Sisto and Ralph Macchio; guests: Kool Keith, Cibo Matto's Miho Hatori; Hear/see here )
(Capitol, Nov. 3, 2009)
Ryan Leslie
"Transition" (first single: "You're Not My Girl"; Hear here )
(NextSelection/Universal, Nov. 3, 2009)
Mary Onettes, The
"Islands" (Hear here )
(Labrador, Nov. 3, 2009)
Glenn Mohr Chorale, The
"A Star Still Shines: The Christmas Album [MP3 Download ]" (first single: "Looks Like Christmastime Is Here"; Hear here )
(Spencertown/The Orchard, Nov. 2, 2009)
REO Speedwagon
"Not So Silent Night With REO Speedwagon" (producers: Joe Vannelli, Kevin Cronin; Hear here )
(Sony Legacy, Nov. 3, 2009)
Serena Ryder
"Is It O.K." (producer: John Alagia; Hear here ; Read here )
(Atlantic, Nov. 3, 2009)
John K. Samson (of The Weakerthans)
"City Route 85 [MP3 Download ]" (3-song EP; Hear here )
(Anti-/Epitaph, Nov. 3, 2009)
Say Anything
"Say Anything" (producer: Neal Avron; first single: "Hate Everyone"; Hear here ; Read here ; Vinyl ; MP3 Download )
(RCA, Nov. 3, 2009)
Michael Schenker Group
"Live & Loud"
(Eagle, Nov. 3, 2009)
Shwayze
"Let It Beat" (guests: Kanye West, Snoop Dogg, Vince Vaughn; first single: "Get U Home"; Hear here )
(Suretone/Geffen, Nov. 3, 2009)
Slayer
"World Painted Blood" (bassist-vocalist Tom Araya says the band's 11th studio album will likely be its last; producer: Greg Fidelman; Read here ; CD/DVD ; MP3 Download )
(American Recordings, Nov. 3, 2009)
Straight No Chaser (a cappella group)
"Christmas Cheers" (Hear here ; Read here )
(Atco/Atlantic, Nov. 3, 2009)
Swimmers, The
"People Are Soft" (Hear here ; See here )
(MAD Dragon, Nov. 3, 2009)
Tone 7
"Tonality" (producer: Tony Jackson; first single: "Chicago Streets"; Hear here )
(Black Dot Music, Nov. 3, 2009)
Carrie Underwood
"Play On" (producer: Mark Bright; first single: "Cowboy Casanova"; Hear here ; See here ; MP3 Download )
(19 Recordings/Arista Nashville, Nov. 3, 2009)
Various artists
"Fantastic Mr. Fox [Film soundtrack ]" (25 tracks; stop motion animated film based on Roald Dahl's book opens Nov. 25; Pulp's Jarvis Cocker wrote several songs and voices one character; Read here ; See here )
(ABKCO, Nov. 3, 2009)
Various artists
"Glee: The Music — Season One, Volume 1 [TV soundtrack ]" (Fox series returns Sept. 9; includes covers of Queen's "Somebody to Love" and Neil Diamond's "Sweet Caroline"; Hear here ; Read here ; Twitter )
(Columbia, Nov. 3, 2009)
Various artists
"NCIS: The Official TV Soundtrack, Vol. 02" (featuring tracks by Bob Dylan, Norah Jones, John Mellencamp, Sheryl Crow, Joss Stone, etc.; Hear here ; Read here )
(CBS, Nov. 3, 2009)
Various artists
"NOW That's What I Call Music! 32" (19 tracks, featuring Black Eyed Peas, Taylor Swift, Jay Sean, Lady GaGa, etc.; Hear here ; MP3 Download )
(Sony Legacy, Nov. 3, 2009)
Various artists
"The Village: A Celebration of the Music of Greenwich Village" (1960s folk/rock covers; contributors: Rickie Lee Jones, Lucinda Williams, Rachael Yamagata, Amos Lee, Sixpence None the Richer, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Los Lobos, John Oates, etc.; Read here )
(429, Nov. 3, 2009)
Weezer
"Raditude" (producer: Jacknife Lee; first single: "[If You're Wondering If I Want You To] I Want You To"; Hear here ; Read here ; Twitter ; Deluxe edition ; Vinyl )
(Geffen, Nov. 3, 2009)
Amazon.com Widgets
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Label/Due date:
Aqua
"Greatest Hits" (19 tracks, including three new songs — "Back to the 80's," "My Mamma Said" and "Live Fast-Die Young"; Hear here ; Read here ; MP3 Download )
(Universal, Nov. 3, 2009)
Band, The
"Stage Fright [Vinyl ]" (1970 album; with four bonus tracks), "Cahoots [Vinyl ]" (1971 album; with five bonus tracks)
(Capitol/EMI, Nov. 3, 2009)
Beach Boys, The
"The Beach Boys Today! [Vinyl ]" (1965 album), "Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!) [Vinyl ]" (1965 album)
(Capitol/EMI, Nov. 3, 2009)
Bee Gees
"The Ultimate Bee Gees" (2 CDs, 40 tracks; Hear here ; Read here ; CD/DVD ; MP3 Download )
(Reprise, Nov. 3, 2009)
Cilla Black
"Cilla in the '60s [MP3 Download ]" (25 tracks)
(EMI, Nov. 3, 2009)
James Brown
"Triple Feature" (budget-priced set featuring the albums "Hooked On Brown," "Gravity" and "Live Top Ten With Special Guest")
(Sony, Nov. 3, 2009)
Michael Bublé
"Crazy Love: Special Edition [CD/DVD ]" (2009 album; DVD features a "Making of the Album" documentary)
(143/Reprise, Nov. 3, 2009)
Mariah Carey
"Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel [Box set ]" (2009 album; collector's edition, 2 CDs, 2 LPs, 6 lithographs )
(Island Def Jam, Nov. 3, 2009)
Chicago
"Chicago IX: Chicago's Greatest Hits [MP3 Download ]" (1975 album), "Twenty 1 [MP3 Download ]" (1991 album), "Night & Day Big Band [MP3 Download ]" (1995 album)
(Rhino, Nov. 3, 2009)
Eric Clapton
"Rush [MP3 Download ]" (1991 soundtrack album)
(Reprise, Nov. 3, 2009)
Ry Cooder
"Ry Cooder [MP3 Download ]" (1970 album), "Paradise and Lunch [MP3 Download ]" (1974 album), "Bop Till You Drop [MP3 Download ]" (1979 album), "Get Rhythm [MP3 Download ]" (1987 album)
(Warner, Nov. 3, 2009)
Alice Cooper
"Triple Feature" (budget-priced set featuring the albums "Trash," "Hey Stoopid" and "The Last Temptation")
(Sony, Nov. 3, 2009)
Deborah Cox
"Triple Feature" (budget-priced set featuring the albums "Deborah Cox," "One Wish" and "Remixed")
(Sony, Nov. 3, 2009)
Creedence Clearwater Revival
"The Singles Collection [CD/DVD ]" (2 CDs, 30 tracks, plus a DVD of live performances)
(Fantasy, Nov. 3, 2009)
Devo
"Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo! [Deluxe edition ]" (1978 album; remastered, with bonus tracks; Yellow vinyl ; MP3 Download ), "Freedom of Choice [Deluxe edition ]" (1980 album; remastered, with bonus tracks; Red vinyl ; MP3 Download )
(Rhino/Warner, Nov. 3, 2009)
Eagles
"Long Road Out of Eden" (2007 album)
(Interscope, Nov. 3, 2009)
Gloria Estefan
"Triple Feature" (budget-priced set featuring the albums "Into the Light," "Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me" and "Destiny")
(Sony, Nov. 3, 2009)
Faust
"Faust IV [Vinyl ]" (1973 album)
(Virgin/EMI, Nov. 3, 2009)
Dan Fogelberg
"Triple Feature" (budget-priced set featuring the albums "Home Free," "Souvenirs" and Captured Angel")
(Sony, Nov. 3, 2009)
Foo Fighters
"Foo Fighters Greatest Hits" (includes two new songs, "Word Forward" and "Wheels," produced by Butch Vig; Read here ; CD/DVD ; Vinyl ; MP3 Download )
(RCA, Nov. 3, 2009)
Gentle Giant
"In a Glass House [MP3 Download ]" (1973 album), "The Power and The Glory [MP3 Download ]" (1974 album), "Free Hand [MP3 Download ]" (1975 album), "Interview [MP3 Download ]" (1976 album), "The Missing Piece [MP3 Download ]" (1977 album), "Playing the Fool: The Official Live Gentle Giant [MP3 Download ]" (1977 album), "Giant For a Day [MP3 Download ]" (1978 album; Read here )
(Alucard/EMI, Nov. 3, 2009)
Mike Gordon
"Inside In" (2003 album)
(JEMP, Nov. 3, 2009)
JJ Grey & Mofro
"The Choice Cuts [Vinyl ]"
(Alligator, Nov. 3, 2009)
Guided By Voices
"Suitcase 3: Up We Go Now [Box set ]" (4 CDs, 100 tracks)
(GBV Inc./Revolver, Nov. 3, 2009)
Isaac Hayes
"Shaft [Deluxe edition ]" (1971 album; remastered, with a bonus track, "Theme From Shaft [2009 Mix]"; MP3 Download )
(Stax, Nov. 3, 2009)
Isley Brothers, The
"The Complete UA Sessions [MP3 Download ]" (20 tracks)
(EMI, Nov. 3, 2009)
Isley Brothers, The
"Triple Feature" (budget-priced set featuring the albums "Harvest For the World," "The Heat Is On" and "Live It Up")
(Sony, Nov. 3, 2009)
George Jones & Tammy Wynette
"Together Again [MP3 Download ]" (1981 album)
(Columbia Nashville/Legacy, Nov. 3, 2009)
Vera Lynn
"We'll Meet Again: The Very Best of Vera Lynn" (this 20-song collection went No. 1 in the U.K.)
(Decca, Nov. 3, 2009)
Dougie MacLean
"The Essential Dougie MacLean" (2 CDs)
(Blix Street, Nov. 3, 2009)
Natalie Merchant
"Tigerlily [MP3 Download ]" (1995 album)
(Rhino/Elektra, Nov. 3, 2009)
Eddie Money
"Triple Feature" (budget-priced set featuring the albums "Eddie Money," Life For the Taking" and "No Control")
(Sony, Nov. 3, 2009)
Morrissey
"Swords" (single-CD compilation of B-sides from his last three albums; deluxe edition out Nov. 17; MP3 Download )
(Polydor/UME, Nov. 3, 2009)
Alison Moyet
"The Best of: 25 Years Revisited" (2 CDs, 31 tracks; second disc contains 11 live versions by her current band)
(U.K. - Sony, Nov. 2, 2009)
Nirvana
"Bleach (Deluxe Edition)" (1989 album; remastered, with previously unreleased live material; Read here ; MP3 Download )
(Sub Pop, Nov. 3, 2009)
Nirvana
"Live at Reading" (1992 performance; See here ; Read here ; CD/DVD ; Amazon-exclusive box set )
(Geffen/UME, Nov. 3, 2009)
O'Jays, The
"Triple Feature" (budget-priced set featuring the albums "Back Stabbers," "Family Reunion" and "Survival")
(Sony, Nov. 3, 2009)
Pebbles & Bamm-Bamm
"Hanna-Barbera Presents Pebbles & Bamm-Bamm Singing Songs of Christmas" (1965 album; MP3 Download )
(New Line, Nov. 3, 2009)
Plumb
"Beautiful History: A Hits Collection" (2 CDs; Hear here ; MP3 Download )
(Curb, Nov. 3, 2009)
Rolling Stones, The
" 'Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out!' The Rolling Stones in Concert: 40th Anniversary Deluxe Box Set [CD/DVD ]" (1970 live album; 4 discs; features the entire concert for the first time, including performances by B.B. King and Ike & Tina Turner, plus five unreleased tracks, an extra EP and a DVD with unseen footage and extras; Read here ; Super Deluxe Box Set )
(ABKCO, Nov. 3, 2009)
Jessica Simpson
"Triple Feature" (budget-priced set featuring the albums "Sweet Kisses," "Irresistible" and "In This Skin")
(Sony, Nov. 3, 2009)
Frank Sinatra
"In the Wee Small Hours [Vinyl ]" (1954 album), "Come Fly With Me [Vinyl ]" (1957 album), "Come Dance With Me! [Vinyl ]" (1958 album)
(Capitol/EMI, Nov. 3, 2009)
Frank Sinatra
"Frank Sinatra: New York [CD/DVD box set ]" (5 discs of songs recorded between 1955 and 1990 at iconic New York City venues; Hear here ; MP3 Download )
(Rhino, Nov. 3, 2009)
Skunk Anansie
"Smashes & Trashes" (2-CD best-of, with three new songs, including the first single "Squander"; Hear here ; MP3 Download )
(U.K. - One Little Indian, Nov. 2, 2009)
Sly & The Family Stone
"Back on the Right Track" (1979 album; remastered)
(Friday Music, Nov. 3, 2009)
Steeleye Span
"A Parcel of Steeleye Span (Their First Five Chrysalis Albums 1972-1975) [MP3 Download ]" (51 tracks)
(Caroline, Nov. 3, 2009)
Ten Years After
"Roadworks: Ten Years After Live" (2 CDs; MP3 Download )
(Ten Years After, Nov. 3, 2009)
Various artists
"Classical Beatles: The Songs of Lennon & McCartney & George Harrison" (2 CDs, 45 tracks; Read here ; MP3 Download )
(EMI Classics, Nov. 3, 2009)
Various artists
"NOW That's What I Call Dance Classics"
(Sony Legacy, Nov. 3, 2009)
Various artists
"Songs to Celebrate 25 Days of Christmas"
(Disney, Nov. 3, 2009)
Various artists
"The Sound of Music: 50th Anniversary Edition [Original Broadway cast recording ]" (1959 album; remastered)
(Masterworks Broadway, Nov. 3, 2009)
Hank Williams Sr.
"Hank Williams Revealed: The Unreleased Recordings [Box set ]" (3 CDs; recordings he made for the Mother's Best radio show in 1951)
(Time Life, Nov. 3, 2009)
Amazon.com Widgets
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ABBA
"In Japan [DVD ]" (includes "ABBA in Japan," their 1978 show on Japanese television, plus behind-the-scenes documentaries with TV performances and interviews with press and radio from their 1978 and 1980 tours of Japan; See here ; Read here )
(Polar/Polydor/UMe, Nov. 3, 2009)
Béla Fleck
"Throw Down Your Heart [DVD ]" (2008 documentary; Hear/see here ; Read here )
(Docudrama, Nov. 3, 2009)
John Fogerty
"Comin' Down the Road: The Concert at Royal Albert Hall [DVD ]" (June 2008 show was his first at the London venue since 1971 when he was with Creedence Clearwater Revival; See here ; Read here )
(Fortunate Son/Verve Forecast, Nov. 3, 2009)
Various artists
"Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Museum Live [DVD ]" (chronicles 25 years of induction ceremonies; Read here )
(Time Life, Nov. 3, 2009)
MUSIC BOOKS
Subject/ Author(s):
Title:
Publisher/Due date:
Beatles, The
"The Beatles: On Camera, Off Guard 1963-69 [Book/DVD ]" (author: Mark Hayward)
(Pavilion, Nov. 1, 2009)
Beatles, The
"The Beatles on Television [Paperback ]" (authors: Ray Tedman, Jeff Benchy; see related Paul McCartney book below)
(Reynolds & Hearn, Nov. 1, 2009)
Jude Biersdorfer with David Pogue
"iPod: The Missing Manual [Paperback ]" (8th edition; Kindle )
(Pogue Press, Nov. 3, 2009)
Bon Jovi
"Bon Jovi: When We Were Beautiful [Hardcover ]" (companion piece to a documentary that airs Oct. 24 on Showtime; Read here )
(Collins Design, Nov. 3, 2009)
David Bowie
"The Complete David Bowie [Paperback ]" (5th edition; author: Nicholas Pegg)
(Reynolds & Hearn, Nov. 1, 2009)
James Brown
"The Hardest Working Man: How James Brown Saved the Soul of America [Hardcover ]" (author: James Sullivan)
(Gotham, Nov. 3, 2009)
Joshua Clover
"1989: Bob Dylan Didn't Have This to Sing About [Hardcover ]" (Kindle )
(University of California Press, Nov. 6, 2009)
Leonard Cohen
"Leonard Cohen: Hallelujah — A New Biography [Paperback ]" (author: Tim Footman)
(Chrome Dreams, Nov. 1, 2009)
Ted Gioia
"Delta Blues: The Life and Times of the Mississippi Masters Who Revolutionized American Music [Hardcover ]" (Kindle )
(W.W. Norton & Co., Nov. 2, 2009)
Jimi Hendrix
"Jimi Hendrix Gear: The Guitars, Amps & Effects That Revolutionized Rock 'n' Roll [Hardcover ]" (author: Michael Heatley)
(Voyageur Press, Nov. 7, 2009)
Michael Jackson
"Michael [Hardcover ]" (author: Jason Fine)
(HarperStudio, Nov. 3, 2009)
Michael Jackson
"Michael Jackson: Legend, 1958-2009 [Hardcover ]" (author: Chas Newkey-Burden; Paperback ; Kindle )
(Michael O'Mara, Nov. 1, 2009)
Little Richard
"Little Richard: The Birth of Rock 'n' Roll [Hardcover ]" (author: David Kirby)
(Continuum, Nov. 2, 2009)
Paul McCartney
"Paul McCartney: A Life [Hardcover ]" (author: Peter A. Carlin)
(Touchstone, Nov. 3, 2009)
Barry Miles
"The British Invasion: The Music, the Times, the Era [Hardcover ]"
(Sterling, Nov. 3, 2009)
Rolling Stones, The
"The Rolling Stones: On Camera, Off Guard 1963-69 [Hardcover/DVD ]" (author: Mark Hayward)
(Pavilion, Nov. 1, 2009)
Rolling Stones, The
"Let It Bleed: The Rolling Stones, Altamont, and the End of the Sixties [Hardcover ]" (author: Ethan Russell)
(Springboard Press, Nov. 2, 2009)
They Might Be Giants
"Kids Go! [Hardcover ]" (sing-along book with animated DVD)
(Simon & Schuster, Nov. 3, 2009)
Frances Vincent
"MySpace for Musicians: The Comprehensive Guide to Marketing Your Music — Second Edition [Hardcover ]"
(Course Technology PTR, Nov. 3, 2009)
Vintage Guitar Magazine
"The Official Vintage Guitar Magazine Price Guide 2010 [Paperback ]"
(Hal Leonard, Nov. 1, 2009)
Eldon Whitford, David Vinopal & Dan Erlewine
"Gibson's Fabulous Flat-Top Guitars: An Illustrated History & Guide — Second Edition [Paperback ]"
(Backbeat Books, Nov. 1, 2009)
MUSIC GAMES