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NOV. 9, 2004

Artist:Title:Label/Due date:
An Angle"... And Take It With a Grain of Salt" (Drive-Thru/Sanctuary, Nov. 9, 2004)
Daniel Bedingfield"Second First Impression" (first single: "Nothing Hurts Like Love") (U.K. - Polydor, Nov. 8, 2004; U.S. - Island, TBA)
Tony Bennett"The Art of Romance" (producer: Phil Ramone; Read here) (RPM/Columbia, Nov. 9, 2004)
Black Swans, The"Who Will Walk in the Darkness With You?" (producers: frontman Jerry DeCicca, Jon Chinn) (Delmore Recordings, Nov. 9, 2004)
Andrea Bocelli"Andrea" (sings in English and Italian and duets with the Gipsy Kings in Spanish; first single: "Dell'Amore non si sa" - Hear here via iTunes) (Philips/Sugar, Nov. 9, 2004)
Boodah"Amame O Disparame" (Universal Latino, Nov. 9, 2004)
Vanessa Carlton"Harmonium" (enhanced; producer: Carlton's boyfriend, Third Eye Blind frontman Stephan Jenkins; first single: "White Houses" - Hear here via iTunes) (A&M/Interscope, Nov. 9, 2004)
Neko Case"The Tigers Have Spoken" (live album) (Anti-/Epitaph, Nov. 9, 2004)
Will Downing"Christmas, Love and You" (guests: David Sanborn, Gerald Albright, Jonathan Butler, Kirk Whalum, Joe Sample, Najee) (GRP, Nov. 9, 2004)
Eminem"Encore" (producers: Dr. Dre, Eminem, Kanye West, etc.; first single: "Just Lose It" - Hear here via iTunes; Read here) (Shady/Aftermath/ Interscope, Nov. 12, 2004 - moved up from its original Nov. 16 release date because of Internet leak)
Fabolous"Real Talk" (producers: Just Blaze, Scott Storch, The Neptunes, etc.; guests: Sean Paul, Lil' Mo, T.I.; first single: "Breathe" - Hear here via iTunes; Read here) (Desert Storm/Atlantic, Nov. 9, 2004)
John Fahey"The Great Santa Barbara Oil Slick" (live album) (Water, Nov. 9, 2004)
Handsome Boy Modeling School (Dan the Automator and Prince Paul)"White People" (guests: Linkin Park's Mike Shinoda, Mike Patton, Deftones' Chino Moreno, John Oates, Franz Ferdinand's Alex Kapranos, Del Tha Funky Homosapien, Cat Power, RZA, Tim Meadows; first single: "The World's Gone Mad" - Hear here via iTunes) (Atlantic, Nov. 9, 2004)
HelloGoodbye"HelloGoodbye [EP]" (Drive-Thru/Sanctuary, Nov. 9, 2004)
Dan Hicks and The Hot Licks "Selected Shorts" (producer: Manhattan Transfer's Tim Hauser; guests: Willie Nelson, Jimmy Buffett, Gibby Haynes, Van Dyke Parks; Read here) (Surfdog, Nov. 9, 2004)
George Huff ("American Idol" contestant)"My Christmas EP" (producers: Cedric and Victor Caldwell; Hear/read here) (Word, Nov. 9, 2004)
Innocence Mission, The"Now the Day Is Over" (Badman, Nov. 9, 2004)
Ja Rule"R.U.L.E." (guests: R. Kelly, Ashanti, Fat Joe, Jadakiss, Trick Daddy, Ciara, etc.; first single: "Wonderful" - Hear here via iTunes; Read here) (The Inc./Def Jam, Nov. 9, 2004)

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Elton John"Peachtree Road" (producer: Patrick Leonard; first single: "Answer in the Sky"; Read here; see Hybrid SACD version below) (Rocket/Universal, Nov. 9, 2004)
Kings of Leon"A-Ha Shake Heartbreak" (producers: Ethan Johns, Angelo; first single: "The Bucket" - Hear here) (International - RCA, Nov. 9, 2004; U.S. - Feb. 22, 2005)
Love.45"Love.45" (producers: 3 Doors Down guitarist Chris Henderson, Geoff Ott; first single: "Way Down" - Hear here) (Rock Ridge Music/Sixthman/ADA, Nov. 9, 2004)
Madside"Madside" (Sixthman, Nov. 9, 2004)
Network, The"Money Money 2020 [CD/DVD]" (Adeline/Warner, Nov. 9, 2004 - Green Day's Billie Armstrong is the founder of Adeline)
New Edition (sans Bobby Brown)"One Love" (producers: P. Diddy, Jimmy Jam, Terry Lewis, Hit Men; first single: "Hot 2 Nite" - Hear here: Windows Media, Real Audio) (Bad Boy/Universal, Nov. 9, 2004)
Poco"The Last Roundup" (live album) (Futuredge, Nov. 9, 2004)
Powderfinger"Vulture Street" (released earlier this year in the band's native Australia; producer: Nick DiDia; first single: "[Baby I've Got You] On My Mind") (Artemis, Nov. 9, 2004)
Restless Heart"Still Restless" (producers: Mac McAnally, Kyle Lehning) (Audium/Koch, Nov. 9, 2004)
Diana Reyes"Diana Reyes" (Universal Latino, Nov. 9, 2004)
Linda Ronstadt"Hummin' to Myself" (jazz album; producers: John Boyland, George Massenburg; guests: Roy Hargrove, Bob Mann, Christian McBride, Joe Lovano, etc.; first single: "Blue Prelude" - Hear here via iTunes) (Verve, Nov. 9, 2004)
Derek Sherinian"Mythology" (producers: Sherinian, Simon Phillips, Brian Tichy; guests: Zakk Wylde, Alan Holdsworth, Steve Lukather, Steve Stevens, John Sykes; Hear here) (InsideOut Music, Nov. 9, 2004)
Stray Cats"Rumble in Brixton" (live show in London; includes "The Mystery Train Kept a Rollin'," their first original studio track since 1992; see DVD version below) (Surfdog, Nov. 9, 2004)
Stroke 9"All In" (producers: Stroke 9; first single: "How Am I Gonna Know" - Hear here) (Rock Ridge Music/Sixthman, Nov. 9, 2004)
Randy Travis"Passing Through" (Word, Nov. 9, 2004)
Vanilla Fudge"Then and Now" (includes a cover of "Da Ya Think I'm Sexy") (Fuel 2000, Nov. 9, 2004)
Various artists"Halo 2 [original soundtrack]" (music from the Xbox game includes Incubus, Hoobastank, Breaking Benjamin; Read here) (Sumthing Else Music Works, Nov. 9, 2004)
Various artists"Hellcat Records Presents ... Give 'Em the Boot IV" (Hellcat/Epitaph, Nov. 9, 2004)
Various artists"Mercury Music Prize 2004" (International - EMI, Nov. 9, 2004)
Various artists"P.S. [film soundtrack]" (Koch, Nov. 9, 2004)
Various artists"The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie: Music From the Movie and More [film soundtrack]" (includes new tracks from The Flaming Lips, Wilco, Dust Brothers' Mike Simpson, Ween and Avril Lavigne, who performs the theme song; See here; Read here) (Sire/Warner, Nov. 9, 2004)
John (The Tonic) Wells"The Dash" (Cross Movement, Nov. 9, 2004)
White Hot Odyssey"White Hot Odyssey" (Mojo/Jive, Nov. 9, 2004)
Michael Wolff & Impure Thoughts"Dangerous Vision" (five original tracks, with covers of Nat Adderley's "Work Song," John Coltrane's "A Love Supreme," Sonny Rollins' "St. Thomas" and "Soul Sauce" by Dizzy Gillespie and Chano Pozo; Read here) (Artemis, Nov. 9, 2004)

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Artist:Title:Label/Due date:
Bee Gees"Number Ones" (19 tracks, plus a bonus cut titled "Man in the Middle," a tribute to Maurice Gibb; a limited edition of the CD will include a bonus DVD, which features performances from the U.K. TV program "An Audience With") (Polydor/UME, Nov. 9, 2004)
Tony Bennett"The Complete Improv Recordings [box set]" (Concord, Nov. 9, 2004)
Carnival, The (featuring former Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66 members) "The Carnival" (1969 album; with bonus tracks) (Rev-Ola/Cherry Red, Nov. 9, 2004)
Enrico Caruso"The Complete Caruso [box set]" (Red Seal/RCA, Nov. 9, 2004)
Lou Christie"Lightning Strikes" (best of his MGM recordings; originally released in U.K. in September 2004) (RPM/Cherry Red, Nov. 9, 2004)
Eric Clapton"461 Ocean Boulevard - Deluxe Edition" (1974 album; 2 CDs; Hear here via iTunes) (Polydor/UME, Nov. 9, 2004)
Petula Clark"Petula Clark Live at the Paris Olympia" (see DVD version below) (Silva America, Nov. 9, 2004)
Club Nouveau"Ballads & Love Songs" (Thump, Nov. 9, 2004)
John Coltrane"The Best of John Coltrane" (Prestige, Nov. 9, 2004)
Coup, The"Party Music" (2001 album; See/read here) (Epitaph, Nov. 9, 2004)
Creation, The"Psychedelic Rose" (previously unavailable recordings from 1987-88; Hear/read here) (Cherry Red, Nov. 9, 2004)
Doobie Brothers, The"Live at Wolf Trap" (2004 concert in Virginia) (Sanctuary, Nov. 9, 2004)
Percy Faith"The Columbia Singles, Vol. 2: 1952-1958" (Collectables, Nov. 9, 2004)
Flairs, The"The Ultimate Flairs featuring Richard Berry" (Ace, Nov. 9, 2004)
John Fogerty"Blue Moon Swamp" (1997 album; with bonus tracks; Hear here via iTunes) (Geffen/UME, Nov. 9, 2004)
Go-Betweens, The"Liberty Belle and the Black Diamond Express" (enhanced; 1986 album; remastered, with bonus CD), "Tallulah" (enhanced; 1987 album; remastered, with bonus CD), "16 Lovers Lane" (enhanced; 1988 album; remastered, with bonus CD) (Jet Set, Nov. 9, 2004)

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Emmylou Harris"Light of the Stable" (1999 Christmas album; remastered, with bonus tracks; Hear here via iTunes) (Warner/Rhino, Nov. 9, 2004)
Jobriath"Lonely Planet Boy" (best-of compiled by longtime fan Morrissey from tracks off the glam star's Eddie Kramer-produced two mid-'70s albums) (Attack/Sanctuary, Nov. 9, 2004)
Freedy Johnston"The Way I Were" (14 previously unreleased songs from 1988-91) (Bar/None, Nov. 9, 2004)
George Jones"50 Years of Hits" (Bandit, Nov. 9, 2004)
Toby Keith"Greatest Hits 2" (enhanced; first single: "Stays in Mexico" - Hear here via iTunes) (DreamWorks Nashville, Nov. 9, 2004)
Garrison Keillor"A Prairie Home Companion With Garrison Keillor: 30th Broadcast Season Celebration" (see DVD version below) (Rounder, Nov. 9, 2004)
King Crimson"21st Century Guide to King Crimson Vol. 1: 1969-1974 [box set]" (Discipline U.S., Nov. 9, 2004)
Frankie Knuckles"Frankie Knuckles Presents: Greatest Hits From Trax" (Trax, Nov. 9, 2004)
Aimee Mann & The Young Snakes"Aimee Mann & The Young Snakes" (previously unreleased album from her pre-'Til Tuesday punk-rock group) (Lemon, Nov. 9, 2004)
Frank Marino & Mahogany Rush"RealLIVE!" (double live album recorded Sept. 8, 2001, at Montreal's Club Soda) (Just a Minute/Justin Time, Nov. 9, 2004)
Fred Neil"The Sky Is Falling: The Complete Live Recordings 1965-1971" (Rev-Ola/Cherry Red, Nov. 9, 2004)
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band"Dirt on the Strings: The Instrumental Collection" (S&P, Nov. 9, 2004)
NOFX"The Greatest Songs Ever Written (By Us)" (includes the new track "Wore Out the Soles of My Party Boots") (Epitaph, Nov. 9, 2004)
Ozark Mountain Daredevils"It's Alive" (New Era, Nov. 9, 2004)
Pablo Cruise"Pablo Cruise" (1975 album; remastered) (Lemon, Nov. 9, 2004)
Carl Palmer Band"Working Live - Volume 2" (Sanctuary, Nov. 9, 2004)
Art Pepper"The Best of Art Pepper" (Contemporary, Nov. 9, 2004)
Queen"Queen on Fire: Live at the Bowl" (1982 concert at London's Milton Keynes Bowl, originally aired on British television and MTV; Read here; see DVD version on Nov. 16) (Hollywood, Nov. 9, 2004)
Kenny Rogers & The First Edition"Anthology" (Redline/Cherry Red, Nov. 9, 2004)
Saint Etienne"Travel Edition 1990-2005" (best-of) (Sub Pop, Nov. 9, 2004)
Seal"Best: 1991-2004" (2 CDs; includes a new cover of "Walk On By" - Hear here via iTunes) (Warner, Nov. 9, 2004)
Britney Spears"Greatest Hits: My Prerogative" (with limited-edition bonus DVD; includes a new cover of Bobby Brown's "My Prerogative" - Hear here; Read here; see DVD version below) (Jive, Nov. 9, 2004)
Specials, The & Fun Boy Three"Very Best of The Specials and Fun Boy Three" (features new recordings of their hits, plus dancefloor remixes of "Ghost Town" and "Our Lips Are Sealed"; guest: Jane Wiedlin) (Anagram, Nov. 9, 2004)
Triumph"Allied Forces" (1981 album; remastered), "Never Surrender" (1982 album; remastered), "Thunder Seven" (1984 album; remastered), "Stages" (1985 album; remastered) (TRC, Nov. 9, 2004)
Tina Turner"All the Best" (2-CD, 33-track career retrospective, including the Ike & Tina Turner years; features three new songs; first single: "Open Arms," produced by Jimmy Hogarth) (International - Parlophone, Nov. 9, 2004)
Shania Twain"Greatest Hits" (includes three new tracks; first single: "Party for Two," with Billy Currington - Hear here via iTunes; see related DVD below) (Mercury Nashville, Nov. 9, 2004)
Various artists"Dance Party (Like it's 2005)" (mixed by The Happy Boys) (Robbins, Nov. 9, 2004)
Various artists"The Hit List: 24 Hot 100 American Chartbusters of the 1970s" (Read here) (Ace, Nov. 9, 2004)
Various artists"Instrumental Explosion Funk R&B 1966-73" (BGP, Nov. 9, 2004)
Various artists"A John Waters Christmas" (New Line, Nov. 9, 2004)
Various artists"This Is Reggae Music: The Golden Era 1960-1975 [box set]" (4 CDs; Read here) (Sanctuary/Trojan, Nov. 9, 2004)
Various artists"The Very Best of MTV Unplugged 3" (with bonus DVD) (International - Universal, Nov. 9, 2004)
Gretchen Wilson"Here for the Party [CD/DVD]" (2004 album; limited-edition DVD features live performances and music videos) (Sony Music Nashville, Nov. 9, 2004)
Jesse Colin Young "Song for Juli" (1973 album), "Light Shine" (1974 album), "Songbird" (1975 album) (Sheridan Square, Nov. 9, 2004)

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Artist:Title:Label/Due date:
Trace Adkins & Travis Tritt"Sound/Stage Presents Trace Adkins & Travis Tritt: Live in Concert [DVD]" (Koch, Nov. 9, 2004)
Johnny Cash"Johnny Cash: Singing At His Best [DVD]" (Koch, Nov. 9, 2004)
Petula Clark"Petula Clark Live at the Paris Olympia [DVD]" (Koch, Nov. 9, 2004)
Judy Collins"Christmas at the Biltmore Estate [DVD]" (1997 performance) (Geneon Entertainment, Nov. 9, 2004)
Ani DiFranco"Trust [DVD]" (May 11-12, 2004, shows at the 9:30 Club in Washington, D.C.) (Koch, Nov. 9, 2004)
Fall, The"Live at the Hacienda [DVD]" (Music Video Distributors, Nov. 9, 2004)
Mark Farner & Grand Funk Railroad "Mark Farner & Grand Funk Railroad in Concert [DVD]"(Koch Vision, Nov. 9, 2004)
Grateful Dead "The Grateful Dead Movie [DVD]" (1976 film) (Monterey, Nov. 9, 2004)
Iron Butterfly "Iron Butterfly in Concert [DVD]" (Koch Vision, Nov. 9, 2004)
Ahmad Jamal"Ahmad Jamal Live in Baalbeck [DVD]" (Koch, Nov. 9, 2004)
Elton John"Peachtree Road [Hybrid SACD]" (Rocket/Universal, Nov. 9, 2004)
Garrison Keillor"A Prairie Home Companion With Garrison Keillor: 30th Broadcast Season Celebration [DVD]" (Rounder, Nov. 9, 2004)
Liberace"Spend the Holidays With Liberace [DVD]" (Koch Vision, Nov. 9, 2004)
Los Lobos"Live at The Fillmore [DVD]" (Universal, Nov. 9, 2004)
Lyle Lovett"Sound/Stage Presents Lyle Lovett: Live in Concert [DVD]" (featuring Randy Newman and Mark Isham) (Koch, Nov. 9, 2004)
Monty Python"The Complete Monty Python's Flying Circus Megaset/The Life of Python Bundle [DVD]" (4-volume DVD box set containing all 45 episodes, packaged with 2000 documentary featuring newer sketches) (A&E, Nov. 9, 2004)
Lee "Scratch" Perry"Live in San Francisco with Mad Professor [DVD]" (Music Video Distributors, Nov. 9, 2004)
Something Corporate"Live at the Ventura Theater [DVD]" (May 2004 concert) (Geffen, Nov. 9, 2004)
Britney Spears"Greatest Hits: My Prerogative [DVD]" (Jive, Nov. 9, 2004)
Bruce Springsteen"Bruce Springsteen in Concert: MTV Plugged [DVD]" (includes "Roll of the Dice," originally not shown in the 1992 concert broadcast; Read here) (Columbia, Nov. 9, 2004)
Edwin Starr"25 Miles From Home: Edwin Starr Live [DVD]" (Music Video Distributors, Nov. 9, 2004)
Starship featuring Mickey Thomas"Starship in Concert [DVD]" (Koch, Nov. 9, 2004)
Stray Cats"Rumble in Brixton [DVD]" (Surfdog, Nov. 9, 2004)
Richard Thompson Band, The"The Richard Thompson Band Live in Providence [DVD]" (Ryko, Nov. 9, 2004)
Shania Twain"Shania Twain: Up Close and Personal [DVD]" (Universal, Nov. 9, 2004)
Various artists"Bridget Jones's Diary (Collector's Series) [DVD]" (2001 film) (Buena Vista, Nov. 9, 2004)
Various artists"Broadway: The Golden Age [DVD]" (RCA, Nov. 9, 2004)
Various artists"Burning Britain: History of UK Punk - 1980-1984 [DVD]" (Music Video Distributors, Nov. 9, 2004)
Various artists"Eric Clapton Crossroads Guitar Festival [DVD]" (2 discs; June 2004 benefit concert at Dallas' Cotton Bowl, featuring Clapton, B.B. King, Carlos Santana, Jeff Beck, James Taylor, Joe Walsh, Pat Metheny, etc.; Read here) (Duck/Reprise/Warner Strategic Marketing, Nov. 9, 2004)
Various artists"Gone With the Wind (Four-Disc Collector's Edition) [DVD]" (1939 film) (Warner, Nov. 9, 2004)

MUSIC BOOKS

Author(s):Title:Publisher/Due date:
Joe Berlinger, Greg Milner"Metallica: This Monster Lives : The Inside Story of Some Kind of Monster" (St. Martin's Press, Nov. 10, 2004)
Antonino D'Ambrosio"Let Fury Have the Hour: The Punk Rock Politics of Joe Strummer" (Thunder's Mouth/Nation Books, Nov. 9, 2004)
Barry Miles"Zappa: A Biography" (Grove Press, Nov. 9, 2004)
Jerry Osborne"Official Price Guide to Records (Seventeenth Edition)" (House of Collectibles, Nov. 9, 2004)

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