JUNE 8, 2004
| Artist: | Title: | Label/Due date: |
| Gerald Albright | "Kickin' It Up" | (GRP, June 8, 2004) |
| Marc Anthony | "Amar Sin Mentiras" | (Columbia, June 8, 2004) |
| Antibalas | "Who Is This America?" | (Ropeadope/Artemis, June 8, 2004) |
| Bad Religion | "The Empire Strikes First" (Read here) | (Epitaph, June 8, 2004) |
| George Benson | "Irreplaceable" (producer: Joshua Paul Thompson; Read/here here) | (GRP, June 8, 2004) |
| Blaze (fronted by ex-Iron Maiden/Wolfsbane singer Blaze Bayley) | "Blood & Belief" | (Hunter, June 8, 2004) |
| J.J. Cale | "To Tulsa and Back" (his first album since 1996's "Guitar Man"; Read here) | (Sanctuary, June 8, 2004) |
| Call and Response | "Winds Take No Shape" (Hear here) | (Badman Recording Co., June 8, 2004) |
| Calling, The | "II" (producer: Clif Magness; first single: "Our Lives" - Hear here; Read here) | (RCA, June 8, 2004) |
| Capitol Steps, The | "Papa's Got a Brand New Baghdad" | (Capitol Steps, June 8, 2004) |
| !!! (pronounced chik-chik-chik) | "Louden Up Now!" (first single: "Me and Giuliani Down By the School Yard {A True Story}"; Read here) | (Touch & Go, June 8, 2004) |
| Chumbawamba | "Un" (Read here) | (Koch, June 8, 2004) |
| Clarks, The | "Fast Moving Cars" | (Razor & Tie, June 8, 2004) |
| Bootsy Collins | "Play With Bootsy" (guests: George Clinton, Macy Gray, Fatboy Slim, Snoop Dogg, Bobby Womack; Hear/read here) | (Thump, June 8, 2004) |
| Communiqué | "Poison Arrows" | (Lookout!, June 8, 2004) |
| Corrs, The | "Borrowed Heaven" (producer: Olle Romo; first single: "Summer Sunshine" - Hear here; Read here) | (Atlantic, June 8, 2004) |
| Cowboy Junkies | "One Soul Now" (producers: Cowboy Junkies) | (MapleMusic, June 8, 2004) |
| 800 Octane | "Rise Again" (producer: Conrad Uno) | (New School, June 8, 2004) |
| Evil Jake | "Be My Ex-Girlfriend" | (Evil, June 8, 2004) |
| Faithless | "No Roots" (first single: "Mass Destruction"; Read here) | (U.K. - Cheeky, June 7, 2004) |
| Jay Farrar (Uncle Tupelo/Son Volt) | "Stone, Steel & Bright Lights" (19 live tracks from his 2003 tour, with Canyon as his backing band) | (Transmit Sound, June 8, 2004) |
| Fastball | "Keep Your Wig On" (producers: Mike McCarthy, Jeff Trott, Adam Schlesinger) | (Rykodisc, June 8, 2004) |
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| PJ Harvey | "Uh Huh Her" (first single: "The Letter") | (Island, June 8, 2004) |
| Warren Haynes | "Live at Bonnaroo" (recorded at last year's Bonnaroo festival in Tennessee; includes covers of U2's "One" and Radiohead's "Lucky") | (ATO/RCA, June 8, 2004) |
| Helio Sequence, The | "Love and Distance" | (Sub Pop, June 8, 2004) |
| Etta James | "Blues to the Bone" | (Private Music/RCA, June 8, 2004) |
| KC Jockey (dancehall artist) | "The Gal Dem Jockey" (guests: Jay-Z, Sean Paul, Jadakiss, Punjabi MC, Elephant Man, Luciano, Chico DeBarge, etc.) | (Sweet Sadie's, June 8, 2004) |
| Longwave | "Life of the Party [EP]" (enhanced; new songs, with the band's videos; the group is working with producer John Leckie on an album slated for early 2005) | (RCA, June 8, 2004) |
| Christine McVie | "In the Meantime" (producers: McVie, Ken Caillat) | (U.K. - Adventures in Music/Sanctuary, June 7, 2004; U.S. - Koch, Sept. 7, 2004) |
| Katie Melua (19-year-old Russian-born British singer) | "Call Off the Search" (first single: "The Closest Thing to Crazy" - Hear here: Windows Media, Real Audio) | (Dramatico, June 8, 2004) |
| Mike + The Mechanics + Paul Carrack | "An Evening with Mike + The Mechanics + Paul Carrack: Rewired" (live album; with bonus DVD) | (U.K. - EMI, June 7, 2004) |
| My Chemical Romance | "Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge" (producer: Howard Benson; guest: The Used's Bert McCracken; first single: "I'm Not Okay" - Hear here) | (Reprise, June 8, 2004) |
| Youssou N'Dour | "Egypt" | (Nonesuch, June 8, 2004) |
| A.C. Newman (of The New Pornographers) | "The Slow Wonder" (Hear here) | (Matador, June 8, 2004) |
| Pigmy Love Circus | "The Power of Beef" (punk band's first album in 10 years; producer: Tool drummer Danny Carey; guest: Carey; Read here) | (Go Kart, June 8, 2004) |
| Queensrÿche | "The Art of Live" (released on DVD earlier this year) | (Sanctuary, June 8, 2004) |
| Radiators, The | "Earth vs. The Radiators: The First 25" (25th anniversary concerts in January 2004 at Tipitina's in New Orleans; Read here; see DVD version below) | (Image, June 8, 2004) |
| Railroad Earth | "The Good Life" | (Sugar Hill, June 8, 2004) |
| Tarralyn Ramsey (winner of VH1's "Born to Diva: Atlanta") | "Tarralyn Ramsey" (first single: title track - Hear here: Windows Media, Real Audio) | (Casablanca/Universal, June 8, 2004) |
| Razorlight | "Golden Touch [CD single]" (enhanced; 3 tracks with video; Hear here) | (U.K. - Universal/Vertigo, June 7, 2004) |
| Seven Wiser | "Seven Wiser" | (Wind-up, June 8, 2004) |
| SHeDAISY | "Sweet Right Here" (first single: "Passenger Seat" - See here) | (Lyric Street, June 8, 2004) |
| Gene Simmons | "Asshole" (guests: Bob Dylan, the late Frank Zappa, Dave Navarro, former KISS members Bruce Kulick and Eric Singer, Simmons' girlfriend Shannon Tweed, and Bag; Read here) | (Simmons/Sanctuary, June 8, 2004) |
| Stephan Smith | "Slash and Burn" | (Universal Hobo/Artemis, June 8, 2004) |
| Sonic Youth | "Sonic Nurse" (enhanced; producers: Sonic Youth, Jim O'Rourke) | (DGC/Interscope, June 8, 2004) |
| Spring Heel Jack | "The Sweetness of the Water" | (Thirsty Ear, June 8, 2004) |
| String Cheese Incident | "March 11 2004 Denver CO: On the Road" (2 CDs), "March 12 2004 Denver CO: On the Road" (2 CDs), "March 13 2004 Denver CO: On the Road" (2 CDs) | (Sci Fidelity, June 8, 2004) |
| Jesse Sykes & The Sweet Hereafter | "Oh, My Girl" | (Barsuk, June 8, 2004) |
| Ten Foot Pole | "Subliminal Messages" | (Go Kart, June 8, 2004) |
| Glenn Tilbrook (of Squeeze) | "Transatlantic Ping Pong" | (Compass, June 8, 2004) |
| Various artists | "Super Size Me [film soundtrack]" (Morgan Spurlock's documentary about gaining 25 pounds while on a monthlong diet of McDonald's food) | (Kinkysour, June 8, 2004) |
| Various artists | "2004 Warped Tour Compilation" | (SideOneDummy, June 8, 2004) |
| Various artists | "The WB's Superstar USA [TV soundtrack]" | (Koch, June 8, 2004) |
| Velvet Revolver (Scott Weiland, Slash, Duff McKagan, Matt Sorum, Suicidal Tendencies' Dave Kushner) | "Contraband" (producers: Velvet Revolver, Josh Abraham; first single: "Slither" - Hear here; Read here) | (RCA, June 8, 2004) |
| Wiggles, The | "Whoo Hoo Wiggly Gremlins" | (Koch, June 8, 2004) |
| Rachael Yamagata | "Happenstance" (producer: John Alagia) | (RCA, June 8, 2004) |
| X-Ecutioners, The | "Revolutions" (guests: Cypress Hill, Ghostface Killah, Fat Joe, Rob Zombie, Dead Prez, etc.; Hear here) | (Columbia, June 8, 2004) |
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| Artist: | Title: | Label/Due date: |
| Allman Brothers Band, The | "Stand Back: The Anthology" (2 CDs; Read here) | (Hip-O/UME, June 8, 2004) |
| Automatic Man | "Automatic Man" (1976 album) | (Lemon, June 8, 2004) |
| Anita Baker | "A Night of Rapture (Live)" (enhanced) | (Rhino/Atlantic, June 8, 2004) |
| Beat Farmers, The | "Tales of the New West" (1985 album; remastered, plus bonus tracks from 1986's "Glad 'N' Greasy" and 2003's belated "Live At The Spring Valley Inn 1983," and demos for 1986's "Van Go"; Read/hear here) | (Rhino Handmade, June 8, 2004) |
| Black Oak Arkansas | "10 Year Overnight Success" (1976 album) | (Lemon, June 8, 2004) |
| Glen Campbell | "Love Is the Answer: 24 Songs of Faith, Hope and Love" (2 CDs) | (Universal South, June 8, 2004) |
| Cockney Rebels | "Greatest Hits Vol. 1," "Greatest Hits Vol. 2" | (Captain Oi!, June 8, 2004) |
| De La Soul | "De La Mix Tape: Remixes, Rarities & Classics" (Read here) | (Tommy Boy/Rhino, June 8, 2004) |
| Dion | "Dion: 70s - From Acoustic to the Wall of Sound" (compilation; Read here) | (Ace, June 8, 2004) |
| Bill Doggett | "Very Best of Bill Doggett" | (Collectables, June 8, 2004) |
| Fall, The | "50,000 Fall Fans Can't Be Wrong: 39 Golden Greats" | (Beggars Banquet, June 8, 2004) |
| Donny Hathaway | "These Songs for You, Live!" (culled from two out-of-print live albums, originally recorded at Los Angeles' Troubadour [1971] and New York's The Bitter End [1971] and Carnegie Hall [1973]) | (Rhino/Atlantic, June 8, 2004) |
| Kingdom Come | "Kingdom Come" (1988 album; with one bonus track) | (Lemon, June 8, 2004) |
| Charlie Louvin | "Greatest Hits" | (Collector's Choice, June 8, 2004) |
| Randy Meisner | "Love Me or Leave Me Alone" (rarities) | (Rev-Ola/Cherry Red, June 8, 2004) |
| Danny O'Keefe | "Classics" (best-of; Read/hear here) | (Rhino Handmade, June 8, 2004) |
| Michel Petrucciani | "So What: The Best of Michel Petrucciani" | (Dreyfus, June 8, 2004) |
| Temptations, The | "Legacy" | (Motown, June 8, 2004) |
| 311 | "Greatest Hits '93-'03" | (Jive/BMG Heritage, June 8, 2004) |
| Various artists | "Punk-O-Rama Vol. 9" (with bonus DVD) | (Epitaph, June 8, 2004) |
| Various artists | "Reality Bites (Anniversary Edition)" (1994 film soundtrack; with six bonus tracks; see DVD version below) | (RCA/BMG Heritage, June 8, 2004) |
| Various artists | "Classic Country: God, Country and Family" | (Time Life, June 8, 2004) |
| Vibrations, The | "Out of Sight: The Checker Years" | (RPM/Cherry Red, June 8, 2004) |
| Dionne Warwick | "The Windows of the World/Valley of the Dolls" (1966, 1968 albums; Read/hear here), "Very Dionne" (1970 album; with bonus tracks; Read/hear here) | (Rhino Handmade, June 8, 2004) |
| Timi Yuro (singer died on March 30, 2004; Read here) | "What's a Matter Baby" (1963 album; with four bonus tracks) | (RPM, June 8, 2004) |
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| Artist: | Title: | Label/Due date: |
| Association, The | "Goodbye, Columbus [DVD]" (1969 film; music composed and performed by The Association) | (Paramount, June 8, 2004) |
| Crosby, Stills & Nash | "Acoustic [DVD]," "Daylight Again [DVD]," "Long Time Comin' [DVD]" | (Rhino, June 8, 2004) |
| Led Zeppelin | "A to Zeppelin: The Story of Led Zeppelin [DVD]" | (Koch Vision, June 8, 2004) |
| Bob Marley | Young Mystic [Hybrid SACD]" | (Audio Fidelity, June 8, 2004) |
| Elvis Presley | "Elvis: A 50th Anniversary Celebration [DVD]" | (Koch Vision, June 8, 2004) |
| Radiators, The | "Earth vs. The Radiators: The First 25 [DVD]" | (Image, June 8, 2004) |
| Jimmy Reed | "Jimmy Reed at Carnegie Hall [Hybrid SACD]" (1961 album) | (Audio Fidelity, June 8, 2004) |
| Linda Ronstadt | "Canciones de mi Padre: A Romantic Evening in Old Mexico [DVD]" | (Elektra/Rhino, June 8, 2004) |
| Richard & Linda Thompson | "Shoot Out the Lights [Hybrid SACD]" (1982 album) | (Hannibal, June 8, 2004) |
| Various artists | "Brian Epstein: Inside the Fifth Beatle [DVD]" | (Koch Vision, June 8, 2004) |
| Various artists | "Reality Bites (Anniversary Edition) [DVD]" (1994 film; includes the Ethan Hawke-directed video for Lisa Loeb's "Stay {I Missed You}") | (Universal, June 8, 2004) |
| Various artists | "SCTV Network/90 - Volume 1 [DVD]" (5-disc box set; skits, commercial spoofs, etc., plus musical performances by Levon Helm, Dr. John and Southside Johnny, among others; Read here) | (Shout! Factory, June 8, 2004) |
| Various artists | "Tour of Duty: The First Season [DVD]" (1987-88 TV series; Rolling Stones' "Paint It Black" was the theme song) | (Columbia/Tristar, June 8, 2004) |
| Rick Wakeman & The New English Rock Ensemble | "Out There [DVD]" | (Ventura, June 8, 2004) |
| Hank Williams | "Honky Tonk Blues [DVD]" | (Universal, June 8, 2004) |
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