APRIL 4, 2006
| Artist: | Title: | Label/Due date: |
| Abysmal Dawn | "From Ashes" (Hear here; Read here) | (Crash Music, April 4, 2006) |
| American Princes | "Less and Less" (producer: Alan Weatherhead; Hear here; Read here) | (Yep Roc, April 4, 2006) |
| Angel Blake | "Angel Blake" (Read here) | (Metal Blade, April 4, 2006) |
| Barnes | "The Last Shall Be First" | (Sugar Water, April 4, 2006) |
| Nicola Benedetti | "Szymanowski/Chausson/Saint-Saens" | (Deutsche Grammophon, April 4, 2006) |
| Bitter:Sweet | "The Mating Game" | (Quango, April 4, 2006) |
| Blackmore's Night | "The Village Lanterne" (Read here) | (Steamhammer/SPV, April 4, 2006) |
| Blue October | "Foiled" (enhanced; producer: Glen Ballard; first single: "Hate Me"; Hear here) | (Brando/Universal, April 4, 2006) |
| Erin Boheme | "What Love Is" | (Concord, April 4, 2006) |
| Darius Brooks | "My Soul" | (Journey Music Group, April 4, 2006) |
| Concretes, The | "In Colour" (producer: Mike Mogis; Read here) | (Astralwerks, April 4, 2006) |
| John Corbett ("Northern Exposure," "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" actor) | "John Corbett" (producers: D. Scott Miller, Tara Novick; guests: former Wet Willie singer Jimmy Hall, Sara Buxton, Black Crowes drummer Steve Gorman, etc.; first single: "Good to Go") | (Fun Bone, April 4, 2006) |
| Carl Cox | "Second Sign" (guests: Norman Cook, Josh Wink, Roni Size, Mistress Barbara, Saffron; Read here) | (Koch, April 4, 2006) |
| Dead to Fall | "The Phoenix Throne" | (Victory, April 4, 2006) |
| Bob Delevante (formerly of The Delevantes) | "Columbus and the Colossal Mistake: A Collection of Songs and Photographs" (guests: Garry Tallent, Emmylou Harris, Buddy Miller, Southside Johnny, Walter Egan Jr., etc.) | (Relay Station, April 4, 2006) |
| Dimitri From Paris & DJ Muro | "Super Disco Friends" | (Headphone Heroes, April 4, 2006) |
| Dirty Sanchez | "Dirty Sanchez" | (Cleopatra, April 4, 2006) |
| Dog Fashion Disco | "Adultery" (Hear here) | (Rotten, April 4, 2006) |
| Lila Downs | "La Cantina" | (Narada, April 4, 2006) |
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| 5 Browns, The | "No Boundaries [DualDisc]" | (RCA Red Seal, April 4, 2006) |
| Flaming Lips, The | "At War With the Mystics" (producer: Dave Fridmann; first single: "The W.A.N.D."; Read here) | (Warner, April 4, 2006) |
| Radney Foster | "This World We Live In" | (Dualtone, April 4, 2006) |
| Franz Ferdinand | "The Fallen [CD-single]" (includes three new tracks and a remix) | (U.K. - Domino, April 3, 2006) |
| Gecko Turner | "Guapapasea!" | (Quango, April 4, 2006) |
| Girl Authority | "Girl Authority" | (Rounder, April 4, 2006) |
| Jose Gonzalez | "Veneer" (released in the U.K. last fall) | (Mute, April 4, 2006) |
| G-Rod | "Tha Movement" | (Warlock, April 4, 2006) |
| Hawk Nelson | "Smile, It's the End of the World" (Hear here) | (Tooth & Nail, April 4, 2006) |
| Steve Hofstetter | "Cure for the Cable Guy [CD/DVD]" (filmed at M-Bar in Los Angeles) | (Razor & Tie, April 4, 2006) |
| Van Hunt | "On the Jungle Floor" (producers: Bill Bottrell, Hunt) | (Capitol, April 4, 2006) |
| Shooter Jennings | "Electric Rodeo" | (Universal South, April 4, 2006) |
| Tommy Keene | "Crashing the Ether" (Read here) | (1130, April 4, 2006) |
| Sonya Kitchell | "Words Came Back to Me" (will be sold at Starbucks stores and in traditional retail outlets) | (Velour Music Group, April 4, 2006) |
| Lacuna Coil | "Karmacode" (enhanced; producers: Waldemar Sorychta, Lacuna Coil; first single: "Our Truth"; Hear here; Read here) | (Century Media, April 4, 2006) |
| Tony Levin | "Resonator" | (Narada, April 4, 2006) |
| Eric Lindell | "Change in the Weather" (Read here) | (Alligator, April 4, 2006) |
| Charles Lloyd/Zakir Hussain/Eric Harland | "Sangam" | (ECM, April 4, 2006) |
| Nils Lofgren | "Sacred Weapon" | (Vision Entertainment, April 4, 2006) |
| Magneta Lane | "Dancing With Daggers" | (Universal Music Canada, April 4, 2006) |
| Pat Martino | "Remember: A Tribute to Wes Montgomery" | (Blue Note, April 4, 2006) |
| MC Eiht | "Affiliated" (enhanced; first single: "Say Nothing/Compton's Back") | (Paid in Full/Koch, April 4, 2006) |
| John Medeski | "Marian McPartland's Piano Jazz Radio Broadcast" | (Jazz Alliance, April 4, 2006) |
| mellowdrone | "Box" (producer: Tony Berg; first single: "Oh My"; Hear here) | (3/Red Ink, April 4, 2006) |
| Mesh | "We Collide" (first single: "Crash") | (Europe - Koenigskind, April 3, 2006) |
| Morrissey | "Ringleader of the Tormentors" (producer: Tony Visconti; first single: "You Have Killed Me"; Read here; also available as deluxe-edition CD/DVD) | (Attack/Sanctuary, April 4, 2006) |
| Matt Nathanson | "At the Point: Live in Philadelphia" (Hear here) | (High Wire, April 4, 2006) |
| NEEDTOBREATHE | "Daylight" (producer: Andy Green; first single: "You Are Here"; Hear here) | (Atlantic/Lava/Sparrow, April 4, 2006) |
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| New Orleans Social Club, The | "Sing Me Back Home" (enhanced; all-star collective - featuring members of the Meters and Neville Brothers, with Raymond Weber; guests: Irma Thomas, Dr. John, the subdudes, Marcia Ball, etc.; Read here) | (Burgundy/Sony BMG Strategic Marketing Group/Honey Darling, April 4, 2006) |
| nine inch nails | "Every Day Is Exactly the Same [EP]" | (Nothing/Interscope, April 4, 2006) |
| Northey Valenzuela (Gin Blossoms' Jesse Valenzuela, The Odds' Craig Northey) | "Northey Valenzuela" | (The Lab/Universal, April 4, 2006) |
| One Man Army and the Undead Quartet (featuring former The Crown singer Johan Lindstrand) | "21st Century Killing Machine" (released in Europe in January 2006; Hear here) | (Nuclear Blast, April 4, 2006) |
| Pink | "I'm Not Dead" (first single: "Stupid Girls"; guests: Indigo Girls; Read here; also available as DualDisc) | (LaFace, April 4, 2006) |
| Placebo | "Meds" ("Broken Promise" was co-written by Michael Stipe; first single: "Because I Want To") | (Astralwerks, April 4, 2006) |
| Protest the Hero | "Kezia" (producer: Julius "Juice" Butty; Hear here) | (Vagrant, April 4, 2006) |
| Queensrÿche | "Operation:mindcrime II" (producer: Snake River Conspiracy frontman Jason Slater; first single: "The Hands"; Hear here; Read here) | (Rhino, April 4, 2006) |
| Rainer Maria | "Catastrophe Keeps Us Together" (includes a cover of Bob Dylan's "I'll Keep It With Mine"; producer: Malcolm Burn) | (Grunion, April 4, 2006) |
| Nelson Rangell | "Soul to Souls" | (Koch, April 4, 2006) |
| Rascal Flatts | "Me and My Gang" (first single: "What Hurts the Most"; Read here) | (Lyric Street, April 4, 2006) |
| June Rochelle (a member of the Voices of Faith Choir) | "Changing Places" | (Vision/Pyramid, April 4, 2006) |
| Sanctus Real | "The Face of Love" (producer: Chris Stevens; Hear here) | (Sparrow, April 4, 2006) |
| Scarred, The | "No Solution" | (Punkcore, April 4, 2006) |
| Scotch Greens | "Professional" (Hear here) | (Brass Tacks/DRT, April 4, 2006) |
| Sinai Beach | "When Breath Escapes" | (Victory, April 4, 2006) |
| South | "Adventures in the Undergound Journey to the Stars" (producer: Dave Eringa; first single: "A Place in Displacement"; Read here) | (Young American Recordings, April 4, 2006) |
| Bubba Sparxxx | "The Charm" (producers: Organized Noize, Timbaland, Mr. DJ, Basement Beats, the Heatmakers, Big Boi, Mr. Collipark; guests: Ying Yang Twins, Petey Pablo; first single: "Hey!"; Read here) | (New South/Purple Ribbon/Virgin, April 4, 2006) |
| Candi Staton | "His Hands" (her first secular album since 1982) | (Honest Jons/Astralwerks, April 4, 2006) |
| Umphrey's McGee | "Safety in Numbers" (producers: Umphrey's McGee, Kevin Browning; guests: Huey Lewis, Joshua Redman) | (SCI Fidelity, April 4, 2006) |
| U.S. Bombs | "We Are the Problem" (See here) | (Sailor's Grave, April 4, 2006) |
| Various artists | "Disneymania 4" (enhanced) | (Walt Disney, April 4, 2006) |
| Various arists | "Dracula, The Musical: The Concept Recording" (2006 studio cast) | (Koch, April 4, 2006) |
| Various artists | "NOW That's What I Call Music! 21" | (UTV, April 4, 2006) |
| Various artists | "See You On The Moon! Songs For Kids Of All Ages" (includes songs from Broken Social Scene, Sufjan Stevens, Hot Chip, Junior Boys, Fembots, etc.) | (Universal Music Canada, April 4, 2006) |
| Venom | "Metal Black" (Hear here) | (Sanctuary, April 4, 2006) |
| Vines, The | "Vision Valley" (producer: Wayne Connolly; first single: "Don't Listen to the Radio"; Read here) | (Capitol, April 4, 2006) |
| Cassandra Wilson | "thunderbird" (Delta-roots album; producer: T Bone Burnett; guests: Keb' Mo', Jim Keltner, Marc Ribot; Read here) | (Blue Note, April 4, 2006) |
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| Artist: | Title: | Label/Due date: |
| Cannonball Adderley | "Blue Note's Great Sessions" | (Blue Note, April 4, 2006) |
| Alarm, The | "The Best of The Alarm" | (Capitol/EMI, April 4, 2006) |
| Bellamy Brothers | "The Lost Tracks" | (Bellamy Brothers, April 4, 2006) |
| Daft Punk | "Musique Vol. 1 1993-2005" | (Virgin, April 4, 2006) |
| Miles Davis | "Blue Note's Great Sessions" | (Blue Note, April 4, 2006) |
| Rick Derringer | "Live at Cheney Hall" | (Fieldstone, April 4, 2006) |
| Marlene Dietrich | "Marlene Dietrich Sings Berlin" | (DRG, April 4, 2006) |
| Ani DiFranco | "Ani DiFranco: Carnegie Hall 4.6.02" | (Righteous Babe, April 4, 2006) |
| Dubliners, The | "Essential" | (U.K. - EMI, April 3, 2006) |
| Ibrahim Ferrer | "The Essential Ibrahim Ferrer" | (Manteca, April 4, 2006) |
| J. Geils Band | "Best of The J. Geils Band" | (Capitol/EMI, April 4, 2006) |
| Grand Funk Railroad | "Greatest Hits" | (Capitol/EMI, April 4, 2006) |
| Bill Haley & His Comets | "The Ultimate Collection" (2 CDs) | (U.K. - Universal/Spectrum, April 3, 2006) |
| Herbie Hancock | "Blue Note's Great Sessions" | (Blue Note, April 4, 2006) |
| Paula Kelly | "Some Sucker's Life, Part 1" (unreleased tracks, demos) | (Stop, Pop and Roll, April 4, 2006) |
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| John Lennon (The Plastic Ono Band) | "The Plastic Ono Band - Live Peace in Toronto 1969 [Ultradisc II 24 KT Gold CD]" (1969 album) | (Mobile Fidelity Koch, April 4, 2006) |
| Little Richard | "The Best of Little Richard: The Vee-Jay Years" | (Metro Music, April 4, 2006) |
| Lords, The | "Essential" | (U.K. - Capitol/EMI, April 3, 2006) |
| Massive Attack | "Collected" (2-CD best-of, with rarities; flip-side of the second CD is a DVD featuring all of their music videos; first single: new track "Live With Me"; Read here) | (Virgin, April 4, 2006) |
| Medeski, Martin & Wood | "Note Bleu: Best of the Blue Note Years 1998-2005" | (Blue Note, April 4, 2006) |
| Poco | "Keep On Tryin' [CD/DVD]" (2004 concert in Nashville) | (U.K. - Akarma, April 3, 2006) |
| Poison | "The Best of Poison: 20 Years of Rock" (includes new version of "We're an American Band," produced by Don Was; Read here) | (Capitol/EMI, April 4, 2006) |
| Sonny Rollins | "Blue Note's Great Sessions" | (Blue Note, April 4, 2006) |
| Searchers, The | "The Searchers Anthology 1963-1967" (2 CDs) | (U.K. - Castle, April 3, 2006) |
| Wayne Shorter | "Blue Note's Great Sessions" | (Blue Note, April 4, 2006) |
| Stage Dolls | "Good Times: The Essential Stage Dolls" (2 CDs) | (U.K. - Mercury, April 3, 2006) |
| Timmy T | "One More Try: The Collection" | (U.K. - ZYX, April 3, 2006) |
| Various artists | "Alligator 35x35: 35 Songs, 35 Years of Genuine Houserockin' Music" | (Alligator, April 4, 2006) |
| Various artists | "The Best Beer Drinking Album in the World ... Ever!" | (Canada - EMI, April 4, 2006) |
| Various artists | "Body & Soul: The 80's" | (Time Life, April 4, 2006) |
| Various artists | "A Box of British Humour: Remastered and Compiled by Ted Kendall" (4 CDs) | (JSP, April 4, 2006) |
| Various artists | "Club Fever 2006" (2 CDs) | (U.K. - Virgin, April 3, 2006) |
| Various artists | "The DFA Remixes: Chapter One" | (DFA/Astralwerks, April 4, 2006) |
| Various artists | "Gangsta Party" (3 CDs) | (Thump, April 4, 2006) |
| Various artists | "Ultra Electro" | (Ultra, April 4, 2006) |
| Loudon Wainwright III | "Album 1" (1970 album), "Album 2" (1971 album) | (Collectors' Choice, April 4, 2006) |
| Jimmy Webb | "Words & Music" (1970 album), "And So On" (1971 album), "Letters" (1972 album), "Land's End" (1974 album), "El Mirage" (1974 album), "Suspending Disbelief" (1993 album) | (Collectors' Choice, April 4, 2006) |
| World Party | "Private Revolution" (1987 album; enhanced; remastered), "Goodbye Jumbo" (1990 album; enhanced; remastered) | (Seaview, April 4, 2006) |
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| Artist: | Title: | Label/Due date: |
| Chris Adler and Jason Bittner | "Chris Adler and Jason Bittner - Live At Modern Drummer Festival 2005 [DVD]" | (Hudson Music/Music Video Distributors, April 4, 2006) |
| Herb Alpert with the Jeff Lorber Band | "Live at Montreux 1996 [DVD]" | (Eagle Rock, April 4, 2006) |
| Aly & AJ | "On the Ride: Concert DVD [DVD]" | (Hollywood, April 4, 2006) |
| Beatles, The | "The Beatles: Intimate Scrapbook [DVD]" | (Artemis Strategic, April 4, 2006) |
| Coup, The | "The Best Coup DVD Ever! [DVD]" (music videos, interviews) | (Music Video Distributors, April 4, 2006) |
| Cream | "Classic Albums: Disraeli Gears [DVD]" (behind-the-scenes look at the 1967 album; Read here) | (Eagle Vision, April 4, 2006) |
| Bob Dylan | "Bob Dylan 1975-1981: Rolling Thunder and The Gospel Years [DVD]" (Read here) | (Highway 61/Music Video Distributors, April 4, 2006) |
| Tal Farlow | "Talmage Farlow [DVD]" (1981 film by Lorenzo DeStefano; See here) | (Music Video Distributors, April 4, 2006) |
| Marvin Gaye | "The Real Thing in Performance 1964-1981 [DVD]" | (Hip-O/UME, April 4, 2006) |
| Gillan (Ian Gillan's band) | "Gillan - Live Edinburgh 1980 [DVD]" | (Angel Air/Music Video Distributors, April 4, 2006) |
| Leo Kottke | "Home & Away Revisited [DVD]" (1988 show at Toronto's Bathhurst St. Theater) | (Reconstructed Arts Limited/Music Video Distributors, April 4, 2006) |
| Heath Ledger, Jake Gyllenhaal | "Brokeback Mountain [DVD]" (2005 film) | (Universal, April 4, 2006) |
| Liza Minnelli | "Liza With a 'Z' [DVD]" (1972 TV special) | (Showtime, April 4, 2006) |
| Pantera | "3 Vulgar Videos From Hell [DVD]" (originally issued on DVD in 1999, this version includes improved menus and all-new Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound) | (Rhino, April 4, 2006) |
| Russell Peters | "Russell Peters - Two Concerts ... One Ticket [DVD]" (Read here) | (Eclectic DVD/VSC/Music Video Distributors, April 4, 2006) |
| Redman, Mobb Deep, The Lost Boyz | "Statistic [DVD]" (1999 film) | (Code Black, April 4, 2006) |
| Siouxsie & The Banshees | "Nocturne [DVD]" (from the band's 1983 performances at Royal Albert Hall) | (Universal, April 4, 2006) |
| Donna Summer | "Thank God It's Friday [DVD]" (1978 film) | (Sony, April 4, 2006) |
| Various artists | "The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe [DVD]" (2005 album; also available in special two-disc collector's edition) | (Walt Disney, April 4, 2006) |
| Various artists | "Crash (2-Disc Director's Cut Edition) [DVD]" (2005 film, winner of the Best Picture Oscar) | (Lions Gate, April 4, 2006) |
| Various artists | "New York Doll: The Movie [DVD]" (2005 film; the story of bassist Arthur Kane's efforts to reunite the New York Dolls; features David Johansen, Sylvain Sylvain, Iggy Pop, Chrissie Hynde, Mick Jones, etc.) | (First Independent, April 4, 2006) |
| Andreas Vollenweider | "Magical Journeys of Andreas Vollenweider [DVD]" | (Kin Kou/Savoy Jazz, April 4, 2006) |
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