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NOV. 10, 2009

Artist: Title: Label/Due date:
Tori Amos "Midwinter Graces [CD/DVD]" (more of a solstice album, not straight-forward Christmas; Hear here) (Universal Republic, Nov. 10, 2009)
Bon Jovi "The Circle [CD/DVD]" (the DVD features the documentary "When We Were Beautiful"; producer: John Shanks; first single: "We Weren't Born to Follow"; Hear here; Read here; MP3 Download) (Island Def Jam, Nov. 10, 2009)
Brazos "Phosphorescent Blues" (Hear here; Vinyl; MP3 Download) (Autobus, Nov. 10, 2009)
Ashley Brown (currently starring in the touring production of "Mary Poppins") "Speak Low [MP3 Download]" (Hear here; CD version out Jan. 5) (Ghostlight/Razor & Tie, Nov. 10, 2009)
Dashboard Confessional "Alter the Ending" (producer: Adam Schlesinger; Hear here; Deluxe edition) (Interscope, Nov. 10, 2009)
Ray Davies and the Crouch End Festival Chorus "The Kinks Choral Collection" (includes covers of "Waterloo Sunset," "You Really Got Me," "All Day and All of the Night," "Shangri-La," "Victoria," etc.; producer: Davies; choral arrangements by David Temple, Steve Markwick, Davies; Hear here) (Decca, Nov. 10, 2009)
Echo & The Bunnymen "The Fountain" (producer: John McLaughlin; first single: "Think I Need It Too"; Hear here; Read here; MP3 Download) (Ocean Rain, Nov. 10, 2009)
Flyleaf "Memento Mori" (producer: Howard Benson; first single: "Again"; Hear here; Read here; Twitter; Facebook; Deluxe edition) (A&M/Octone, Nov. 10, 2009)
General Elektriks (French vintage keyboard player Hervé "RV" Salters) "Good City For Dreamers [MP3 Download]" (Hear here) (Quannum, Nov. 10, 2009)
Wyclef Jean "DJ Drama Presents Wyclef Jean — Toussaint St. Jean: From The Hut, To The Projects, To The Mansion" (concept mixtape; guests: Eve, Cyndi Lauper, Timbaland, DJ Drama, Maino; Hear here) (Carnival House/Megaforce, Nov. 10, 2009)
Katatonia "Night Is the New Day" (Hear here) (Peaceville, Nov. 10, 2009)
Kidz Bop Kids "Kidz Bop Sings the Beatles" (Hear here; MP3 Download) (Razor & Tie, Nov. 10, 2009)
Stan Ridgway & Pietra Wexstun "Silly Songs for Kids, Volume One" (Hear here; See here; MP3 Download) (a440, Nov. 10, 2009)
Alejandro Sanz "Paraíso Express" (includes "Looking for Paradise," an English-language duet with Alicia Keys; producers: Sanz, Tommy Torres, Bob Clearmountain; Hear here; MP3 Download) (WEA Latina, Nov. 10, 2009)
Spandau Ballet "Once More" (group's first album in 20 years features rerecordings of past hits plus two new songs; first single: "Once More"; Hear here; Read here) (U.K. - Mercury, Nov. 9, 2009)
Stereophonics "Keep Calm and Carry On" (producers: Kelly Jones, Jim Abiss, Jim Lowe; first single: "Innocent"; Hear here; Deluxe edition) (U.K. - V2, Nov. 10, 2009)
Switchfoot "Hello Hurricane" (producers: Mike Elizondo, Switchfoot; first single: "Mess of Me"; Hear here; CD/DVD) (lowercase people/Atlantic, Nov. 10, 2009)
Throwdown "Deathless" (Hear here; MP3 Download) (E1 Music, Nov. 10, 2009)
Various artists "Pirate Radio [Film soundtrack]" (titled "The Boat That Rocked" in the U.K.; Richard Curtis-directed movie about a British pirate radio station opens in the U.S. on Nov. 13; the soundtrack features 1960s songs; See here; Read here) (Universal Republic, Nov. 10, 2009)
Various artists "2012 [Film soundtrack]" (disaster movie, starring John Cusack, opens Nov. 13; See here; Read here) (RCA, Nov. 10, 2009)
Victor Bravo "Hammer Meets Fire" (producers: Ian Love, Victor Bravo; first single: "Jagged Cross"; Hear here) (Victor Bravo Music, Nov. 12, 2009)

BTW: Drummer Dan Collins tells P&P that Victor Bravo's "Hammer Meet Fires" is "definitely our best work to date, and personally our favorite album. A big step up in production quality thanks to Ian Love."

Wale "Attention: Deficit" (producers: Mark Ronson, Cool and Dre, Dave Sitek of TV On The Radio, Sleepwalkers; first single: "Chillin'," featuring Lady GaGa; Hear here) (Allido/Interscope, Nov. 10, 2009)
Steve Wariner "Steve Wariner c. g. p., My Tribute to Chet Atkins" (Hear here) (Selectone, Nov. 10, 2009)


Artist: Title: Label/Due date:
AC/DC "Backtracks [Box set]" (2 CDs, 1 DVD; rarities with "Family Jewels Disc 3" DVD; See here; Read here) (Columbia/Albert Productions, Nov. 10, 2009)
Jan Akkerman "Profile" (1973 album) (Wounded Bird, Nov. 10, 2009)
Alabama "The Closer You Get [MP3 Download]" (1983 album) (RCA Nashville, Nov. 10, 2009)
Paul Anka "The Times of Your Life: The Best of the '70s" (14 tracks) (Micro Werks, Nov. 10, 2009)
Anthrax "Among the Living: Deluxe Edition [CD/DVD]" (1987 album; remastered, with bonus tracks), "Caught in a Mosh: BBC Live in Concert" (2 CDs) (Island, Nov. 10, 2009)
April Wine "The Hard & Heavy Collection" (13 tracks) (Micro Werks, Nov. 10, 2009)
Band, The "Cahoots [Super Audio CD-DSD]" (1971 album) (Mobile Fidelity, Nov. 10, 2009)
Biz Markie "Goin' Off [MP3 Download]" (1988 album, with bonus tracks) (Rhino, Nov. 10, 2009)
Glen Campbell "Duets" (12 tracks) (Micro Werks, Nov. 10, 2009)
Cher "All I Really Want to Do: Best of the Early Years" (13 tracks) (Micro Werks, Nov. 10, 2009)
David Crosby "If I Could Only Remember My Name ... [Vinyl]" (1971 album) (Rhino, Nov. 10, 2009)
Crosby, Stills & Nash "Crosby, Stills & Nash [Vinyl]" (1969 album) (Rhino, Nov. 10, 2009)
Paul Davis "A Little Bit of Paul Davis" (1970 album), "Ride 'Em Cowboy" (1975 album), "Southern Tracks & Fantasies" (1976 album), "Singer of Songs — Teller of Tales" (1978 album; includes "I Go Crazy"), "Paul Davis" (1980 album; includes "Do Right"), "Cool Night" (1981 album; includes "Cool Night" and "'65 Love Affair") (Wounded Bird, Nov. 10, 2009)
DBA (Rick Derringer, Tim Bogert, Carmen Appice) "The Sky Is Falling" (Fuel/Varese, Nov. 10, 2009)
Jackie DeShannon "You Won't Forget Me: The Complete Liberty Singles, Volume 1" (Track list) (U.K. - Ace, Nov. 9, 2009)
Duran Duran "The Singles 81-85 [MP3 Download]" (2003 compilation; 40 tracks) (Capitol/EMI, Nov. 10, 2009)
Eddie & The Tide "Go Out and Get It" (1985 album), "Looking for an Adventure" (1987 album) (Wounded Bird, Nov. 10, 2009)
Ella Fitzgerald "Twelve Nights in Hollywood [Box set]" (from her 10-night 1961 engagement at the Crescendo Club; 4 CDs, 73 tracks; Read here) (Verve Select, Nov. 10, 2009)
Samantha Fox "Touch Me" (1986 album), "Samantha Fox" (1987 album), "I Wanna Have Some Fun" (1988 album) (Wounded Bird, Nov. 10, 2009)
Jerry Garcia Band "The Jerry Garcia Collection, Vol. 2: Jerry Garcia Band (Keystone Berkeley, November 17 & 18, 1975)" (2 CDs) (Grateful Dead/Rhino, Nov. 10, 2009)
Crystal Gayle "Top 10 Country Hits" (2 CDs, 27 tracks) (Micro Werks, Nov. 10, 2009)
John Hall "John Hall" (1978 album) (Wounded Bird, Nov. 10, 2009)
Z.Z. Hill "Am I Groovin' You?: Great R&B Hits" (13 tracks) (Micro Werks, Nov. 10, 2009)
Robyn Hitchcock "I Often Dream of Trains in New York [CD/DVD]" (live album and concert film, recorded Nov. 22, 2008, at Symphony Space; Read here) (Yep Roc, Nov. 10, 2009)
Billie Holiday "The Complete Commodore & Decca Masters" (3 CDs) (Verve/UME, Nov. 10, 2009)
Luther Ingram "Let's Steal Away to the Hideaway/Do You Love Somebody" (1977, 1978 albums on one disc) (U.K. - Kent/Ace, Nov. 9, 2009)
Jackson 5, The "I Want You Back! Unreleased Masters" (12 unreleased recordings; Read here) (Motown/UME, Nov. 10, 2009)
Sonny James "Chart Toppin' Country Hits" (14 tracks) (Micro Werks, Nov. 10, 2009)
Katherine Jenkins "The Ultimate Collection" (Hear here) (Decca, Nov. 10, 2009)
Michael Johnson "There Is a Breeze" (1973 album) (Wounded Bird, Nov. 10, 2009)
Killers, The "Live From the Royal Albert Hall [CD/DVD]" (July 2009 concerts; Blu-ray) (Island, Nov. 10, 2009)
King Family, The "The King Family Show!/The King Family Album" (1965 albums on one CD), "Christmas With the King Family" (1965 album; DVD; See here), "The King Family Live! In the Round/The New Sounds of The Fabulous King Sisters " (1966 albums on one CD) (Collectors' Choice, Nov. 10, 2009)
Ladytron "Light & Magic" (2002 album) (Cobraside, Nov. 10, 2009)
Laurie & The Sighs "Laurie & The Sighs" (1980 album) (Wounded Bird, Nov. 10, 2009)
LeBlanc & Carr "Midnight Light" (1978 album; includes their Top 20 hit "Falling") (Wounded Bird, Nov. 10, 2009)
Chris LeDoux "Greatest Cowboy Songs" (14 tracks) (Micro Werks, Nov. 10, 2009)
Ramsey Lewis "Love Notes" (1977 album), "Blues for the Night Owl" (1983 album), "Chance Encounter" (1982 album), "Live at the Savoy" (1982 album), "Les Fleurs" (1983 album) (Wounded Bird, Nov. 10, 2009)
Little Feat "Representing the Mambo" (1990 album) (Wounded Bird, Nov. 10, 2009)
Looking Glass "Looking Glass/Subway Serenade" (1972, 1973 albums on one disc) (Wounded Bird, Nov. 10, 2009)
Taj Mahal "Recycling the Blues & Other Related Stuff/Oooh So Good 'n Blues" (1972, 1973 albums on one disc) (Wounded Bird, Nov. 10, 2009)
Mai Tai "Mai Tai" (1985 album; remastered) (FTG/Mirage, Nov. 10, 2009)
McGuinness Flint "McGuinness Flint [MP3 Download]" (1970 album; includes "When I'm Dead and Gone") (Capitol/EMI, Nov. 10, 2009)
Jim Messina "Oasis [MP3 Download]" (1979 album) (Columbia/Legacy, Nov. 10, 2009)
Buddy Miles "Chapter VII" (1973 album), "All the Faces of Buddy Miles" (1974 album) (Wounded Bird, Nov. 10, 2009)
Jason Mraz "Jason Mraz's Beautiful Mess: Live on Earth [CD/DVD]" (recorded live during his "Gratitude Café Tour" at Chicago's Charter One Pavilion; Hear here; Read here) (Atlantic, Nov. 10, 2009)
Gary Myrick "Gary Myrick & The Figures" (1980 album, with bonus tracks), "Living in a Movie" (1981 album, with bonus tracks), "Language" (1983 album, with bonus tracks) (Wounded Bird, Nov. 10, 2009)
Dolly Parton "Dolly Live From London [CD/DVD]" (MP3 Download) (Dolly, Nov. 10, 2009)
Les Paul "The Inventor: Great Guitar Instrumentals" (14 tracks) (Micro Werks, Nov. 10, 2009)
Pearl Jam "Backspacer" (2009 album; enhanced) (U.K. - Universal, Nov. 9, 2009)
Oscar Peterson "Debut: The Clef/Mercury Duo Recordings 1949-1951" (Verve/UME, Nov. 10, 2009)
Queen "Absolute Greatest" (20 tracks; Read here) (Hollywood, Nov. 10, 2009)
Rolling Stones, The "Love You Live" (1977 album; 2 CDs; remastered), " 'Still Life' (American Concert 1981)" (1982 album; remastered), "Flashpoint" (1991 album; remastered), "Stripped" (1995 album; remastered), "Live Licks" (2004album; 2 CDs) (Universal, Nov. 10, 2009)
Earl Scruggs "Nashville's Rock" (1971 album), "Rockin' Cross the Country" (1974 album), "Family Portrait" (1976 album), "Strike Anywhere" (1977 album), "Live! From Austin City Limits" (1977 album), "Bold & New" (1978 album), "The Storyteller & The Banjo Man" (1982 album, with Tom T. Hall) (Wounded Bird, Nov. 10, 2009)
Doc Severinsen "Brass Roots" (1971 album), "Doc" (1972 album), "Brass on Ivory" (1972 album, with Henry Mancini), "Rhapsody for Now!" (1973 album), "Night Journey" (1976 album), "Brand New Thing" (1977 album) (Wounded Bird, Nov. 10, 2009)
Snow Patrol "Up to Now" (2-CD best-of, 30 songs, including three new tracks; first single: "Just Say Yes"; Track list) (Fiction/Universal, Nov. 10, 2009)
Britney Spears "The Singles Collection" (deluxe-edition box set comes out Nov. 23; first single: "3"; Read here) (Jive, Nov. 10, 2009)
Belouis Some "Some People [MP3 Download]" (1985 album; includes "Some People"), "Belouis Some [MP3 Download]" (1987 album) (EMI, Nov. 10, 2009)
Starting Line, The "Somebody's Gonna Miss Us [CD/DVD]" (live performance) (Image, Nov. 10, 2009)
Statler Brothers, The "Flowers on the Wall/Big Country Hits" (1966, 1967 albums on one disc) (Wounded Bird, Nov. 10, 2009)
Rod Stewart "Never a Dull Moment [24 KT + Gold CD]" (1972 album; remastered) (Audio Fidelity, Nov. 10, 2009)
Sandy Stewart "Cat Dancer" (1983 album) (Wounded Bird, Nov. 10, 2009)
Wynn Stewart "Greatest Country Hits" (14 tracks) (Micro Werks, Nov. 10, 2009)
Stephen Stills "Stephen Stills [Vinyl]" (1970 album) (Rhino, Nov. 10, 2009)
Stranglers, The "The UA Singles 1977-1982 [MP3 Download]" (49 tracks) (Capitol/EMI, Nov. 10, 2009)
System, The "Sweat" (1983 album; includes "You Are in My System"; MP3 Download) (FTG/Mirage, Nov. 10, 2009)
Koko Taylor "What It Takes: The Chess Years (Expanded Edition)" (Chess/UME, Nov. 10, 2009)
B.J. Thomas "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry/Tomorrow Never Comes" (1966 albums), "On My Way/Young and In Love" (1968, 1969 albums), "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head/Everybody's Out of Town" (1970 albums), "Most of All/Billy Joe Thomas" (1970, 1972 albums) (Collectors' Choice, Nov. 10, 2009)
Tubes, The "Mondo Birthmark" (Fuel/Varese, Nov. 10, 2009)
Tanya Tucker "Singles & Doubles" (Micro Werks, Nov. 10, 2009)
Various artists "A Christmas Story" (never-before-available soundtrack score to the 1983 classic holiday film; MP3 Download) (Rhino, Nov. 10, 2009)
Various artists "Mark Hummel's Chicago Blues Party Recorded Live! 1980-1992" (Mountain Top, Nov. 10, 2009)
Various artists "Saint Etienne Present Songs for the Dog and Duck" (25-track compilation of music on an imaginary jukebox stationed in a real Soho pub called the Dog And Duck; Hear/read here) (U.K. - Ace, Nov. 9, 2009)
Various artists "Songs That Made Woody Allen Movies Great" (2 CDs) (Varese Sarabande, Nov. 10, 2009)
Ventures, The "The Ventures Anthology" (2 CDs, 28 tracks) (Micro Werks, Nov. 10, 2009)
Slim Whitman "Greatest Country Hits" (2 CDs, 28 tracks) (Micro Werks, Nov. 10, 2009)
Don Williams "Great Country" (13 tracks) (Micro Werks, Nov. 10, 2009)


Artist: Title: Label/Due date:
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club "Live [DVD/CD]" (concert footage from their late 2007 tour in Berlin, Glasgow and Dublin; Read here) (Abstract Dragon/Vagrant, Nov. 10, 2009)
Fred Eaglesmith "The Small Beers Tour [DVD]" (Cobraside, Nov. 10, 2009)
Flight of the Conchords "Flight of the Conchords: The Complete First and Second Seasons [DVD]" (with CD) (HBO, Nov. 10, 2009)
Kings of Leon "Kings of Leon: Live at The O2 London, England [DVD]" (June 30 show in London) (RCA, Nov. 10, 2009)
Meat Loaf "Bat Out of Hell: The Original Tour UK/US [DVD]" (Eagle, Nov. 10, 2009)
Rolling Stones, The "The Rolling Stones: Live at the Max [DVD]" (Blu-ray) (Hip-O, Nov. 10, 2009)
Mungo Jerry "Introspective [DVD]" (United States Distrib., Nov. 10, 2009)
Various artists "Sesame Street: 40 Years of Sunny Days [DVD]" (2 discs) (Sesame Street, Nov. 10, 2009)
Various artists "Mamma Mia! The Movie — Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! DVD Gift Set Version [DVD/CD]" (2008 film; Blu-ray) (Universal, Nov. 10, 2009)
Various artists "Up [DVD]" (2009 film; Blu-ray) (Disney/Pixar, Nov. 10, 2009)

MUSIC BOOKS

Subject/ Author(s): Title: Publisher/Due date:
Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen, Jo-Ann Geffen "Chicken Soup for the Soul: The Story Behind the Song [Paperback]" (Christina Aguilera, Melissa Etheridge, Paul Anka, Kanye West, Richie Sambora and other top songwriters reflect on the inspiration behind their biggest hits; foreword by Lamont Dozier) (Chicken Soup for the Soul, LLC, Nov. 10, 2009)
Led Zeppelin "When Giants Walked the Earth: A Biography of Led Zeppelin [Hardcover]" (author: Mick Wall) (St. Martin's Press, Nov. 10, 2009)
Robert Palmer (music critic died in November 1997) "Blues & Chaos: The Music Writing of Robert Palmer [Hardcover]" (edited by Anthony DeCurtis) (Scribner, Nov. 10, 2009)
Larry Starr, Christopher Waterman "American Popular Music: From Minstrelsy to MP3 [Paperback]" (3rd edition) (Oxford University Press, Nov. 12, 2009)
Mary Forsberg Weiland (estranged wife of Scott Weiland) "Fall to Pieces: A Memoir of Drugs, Rock 'n' Roll, and Mental Illness [Hardcover]" (co-author: Larkin Warren; Read here) (William Morrow/HarperCollins Publishers, Nov. 10, 2009)
Kanye West "Through the Wire: The Words and Music of Kanye West [Hardcover]" (illustrations: Bill Plympton; Kindle) (Atria, Nov. 10, 2009)

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