JULY 14, 2009
| Artist: |
Title: |
Label/Due date: |
| Adelitas Way |
"Adelitas Way" (producer: Brian Howes; first single: "Invincible"; Hear here; MP3 Download) |
(Virgin, July 14, 2009) |
| a-ha |
"Foot of the Mountain" (producer: Roland Spremberg; first single: "Foot of the Mountain"; Hear here; Read here; Twitter) |
(Europe - Universal, July 13, 2009) |
| Baby Teeth |
"Hustle Beach" (Hear here) |
(Lujo, July 14, 2009) |
| Billy Talent |
"Billy Talent III" (producer: Brendan O'Brien; first single: "Rusted From the Rain"; Hear here) |
(U.K. - Atlantic, July 13, 2009) |
| Bleu |
"A Watched Pot" (Hear here) |
(Artist Garage, July 14, 2009) |
| Olivia Broadfield |
"Eyes Wide Open" (producers: Broadfield, Josh Crocker; Hear here; MP3 Download) |
(Cherry Bang!/Vagrant, July 14, 2009) |
| Care Bears on Fire |
"Get Over It!" (producers: Mike Mangini, Sluggo, Steve Greenberg; Hear here; See here) |
(S-Curve, July 14, 2009) |
| Celtic Thunder |
"Take Me Home" (Hear here) |
(Celtic Thunder, July 14, 2009) |
| Clutch |
"Strange Cousins from the West" (Hear here) |
(Weathermaker Music, July 14, 2009) |
| Daughtry |
"Leave This Town" (producer: Howard Benson; first single: "No Surprise," co-written with Chad Kroeger; Hear here; Read here; Twitter) |
(19 Recordings/RCA, July 14, 2009) |
| Dead Weather, The (Jack White-led project) |
"Horehound" (Hear here; Read here) |
(Third Man/Warner, July 14, 2009) |
| Chico DeBarge |
"Addiction" (his first album in five years; first single: "Tell Your Man"; Hear here) |
(Kedar/Fontana, July 14, 2009) |
| DevilDriver |
"Pray For Villains" (producer: Logan Mader; Hear here) |
(Roadrunner, July 14, 2009) |
| Nicholas Hooper |
"Harry Potter and The Half-Blood Prince [Film soundtrack]" (original score; opens in theaters July 15; See here; Read here) |
(New Line, July 14, 2009) |
| Joe |
"Signature" (producer: Joe; first single: "Majic"; Hear here) |
(Kedar Entertainment, July 14, 2009) |
| Krizz Kaliko |
"Genius" (guests: E-40, Kutt Calhoun, Big Scoob, Tech N9ne; first single: "Misunderstood"; Hear here) |
(Strange Music, July 14, 2009) |
| La Coka Nostra |
"A Brand You Can Trust" (guests: Snoop Dogg, Cypress Hill, Bun B, Psycho Realm, Immortal Technique, Q-Unique, the Alchemist; Hear here) |
(Suburban Noize, July 14, 2009) |
| Lisa Lisa |
"Life N' Love" (Hear here) |
(Mass Appeal, July 14, 2009) |
| Crosby Loggins (son of Kenny Loggins; winner of "Rock the Cradle") |
"Time to Move" (producer: John Alagia; guest: John Mayer; first single: "Seriously"; Hear here; Read here) |
(Jive, July 14, 2009) |
| David Thomas Owen IV (former Lovedrug guitarist) |
"Solace My King" (Hear here) |
(Esperanza Plantation, July 14, 2009) |
| Project 86 |
"Picket Fence Cartel" (producers: Ulrich Wild, Jason Martin; Hear here) |
(Tooth & Nail, July 14, 2009) |
| Sick Puppies |
"Tri-Polar" (producers: Rock Mafia's Antonina Armato and Tim James; first single: "You're Going Down"; Hear here) |
(RMR/Virgin/EMI, July 14, 2009) |
| Sound of the Blue Heart |
"Wind of Change" (Hear here; MP3 Download) |
(Hollows Hill Sound Recording, July 14, 2009) |
| Robin Trower |
"What Lies Beneath" (producer: Livingston Brown) |
(Big Daddy Music, July 14, 2009) |
| Twista |
"Category F5" (producers: Jim Jonsin, the Tastemakers, STREETRUNNER, GoodWill, MGI; guests: Kanye West, Akon, Busta Rhymes, Fat Joe, Tech N9ne, Static Major, Bobby V, Trey Songz; first single: "Wetter"; Hear here) |
(Get Money Gang Entertainment/EMI, July 14, 2009) |
| Various artists |
"(500) Days of Summer [Film soundtrack]" (romantic comedy starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Zooey Deschanel opens July 17; See here; Read here) |
(Sire, July 14, 2009) |
| Artist: |
Title: |
Label/Due date: |
| Air Supply |
"Free Love" (previously sold at the group's shows and Web site; Read here) |
(Odds On/E1 Music, July 14, 2009) |
| Beastie Boys |
"Ill Communication" (1994 album; remastered; Vinyl) |
(Capitol/EMI, July 14, 2009) |
| George Benson |
"The George Benson Collection [MP3 Download]" (1981 album, 16 tracks) |
(Warner/Rhino, July 14, 2009) |
| Biz Markie |
"Goin' Off [MP3 Download]" (1988 album) |
(Cold Chillin'/Rhino, July 14, 2009) |
| Black Sabbath |
"Black Sabbath: Deluxe Edition" (1970 album; 2 CDs; remastered), "Master of Reality: Deluxe Edition" (1971 album; 2 CDs; remastered) |
(U.K. - Universal, July 13, 2009) |
| David Bowie |
"VH1 Storytellers [CD/DVD]" (he appeared on the live-performance show on Aug. 23, 1999; See here) |
(Virgin/EMI, July 14, 2009) |
| Brandy |
"Brandy [MP3 Download]" (1994 album) |
(Atlantic/Rhino, July 14, 2009) |
| Bronski Beat, the Communards & Jimmy Somerville |
"For a Friend: The Best of Bronski Beat, the Communards & Jimmy Somerville" (2 CDs; Track list) |
(U.K. - Music Club Deluxe, July 13, 2009) |
| Busta Rhymes |
"Extinction Level Event: The Final World Front [MP3 Download]" (1998 album) |
(Elektra/Rhino, July 14, 2009) |
| Tevin Campbell |
"I'm Ready [MP3 Download]" (1993 album) |
(Warner/Rhino, July 14, 2009) |
| Chairmen of the Board |
"Give Me Just a Little More Time/In Session ... Plus" (1970 albums; 2 CDs; Track list) |
(U.K. - Demon Edsel, July 13, 2009) |
| Eddie Cochran |
"My Way/Cherished Memories" (1964, 1967 albums on one disc; remastered) |
(U.K. - BGO, July 13, 2009) |
| Confederate Railroad |
"Confederate Railroad [MP3 Download]" (1992 album) |
(Warner/Rhino, July 14, 2009) |
| Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young |
"Déjà Vu [MP3 Download]" (1970 album) |
(Atlantic/Rhino, July 14, 2009) |
| Damn Yankees |
"Damn Yankees [MP3 Download]" (1990 album) |
(Warner/Rhino, July 14, 2009) |
| Dandy Warhols, The |
"The Dandy Warhols Are Sound" (2002 album that was rejected by Capitol Records, remixed and released as "Welcome to the Monkeyhouse"; Hear here) |
(Beat, July 14, 2009) |
| Doobie Brothers, The |
"Minute By Minute [MP3 Download]" (1978 album) |
(Warner/Rhino, July 14, 2009) |
| Duane Eddy |
"Guitar Man" (1975 album; remastered, with two bonus tracks) |
(U.K. - BGO, July 13, 2009) |
| En Vogue |
"Born to Sing [MP3 Download]" (1990 album) |
(Elektra/Rhino, July 14, 2009) |
| Foreigner |
"Head Games [MP3 Download]" (1979 album) |
(Atlantic/Rhino, July 14, 2009) |
| Debbie Gibson |
"Out of the Blue [MP3 Download]" (1987 album) |
(Atlantic/Rhino, July 14, 2009) |
| Debbie Harry |
"Koo Koo/Def, Dumb & Blonde" (1981, 1989 albums on one disc; remastered) |
(U.K. - BGO, July 13, 2009) |
| Whitney Houston |
"I'm Your Baby Tonight" (1990 album) |
(Arista, July 14, 2009) |
| Jane's Addiction |
"Ritual De Lo Habitual [MP3 Download]" (1990 album) |
(Warner/Rhino, July 14, 2009) |
| Al Jarreau |
"Breakin' Away [MP3 Download]" (1981 album) |
(Warner/Rhino, July 14, 2009) |
| Judas Priest |
"A Touch of Evil — Live" (recorded during the band's 2005 and 2008 world tours; Read here) |
(Epic, July 14, 2009) |
| Labelle |
"Nightbirds/Phoenix/Chameleon" (1974, 1975, 1976 albums on one disc; remastered) |
(U.K. - BGO, July 13, 2009) |
| Gordon Lightfoot |
"Sundown [MP3 Download]" (1974 album; includes "Sundown" and "Carefree Highway"), "Summertime Dream [MP3 Download]" (1976 album; includes "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald") |
(Reprise/Rhino, July 14, 2009) |
| Lil' Kim |
"Hard Core [MP3 Download]" (1996 album) |
(Atlantic/Rhino, July 14, 2009) |
| MC Shan |
"Down By the Law: Deluxe Edition [MP3 Download]" (1987 album, 29 tracks) |
(Cold Chillin'/Rhino, July 14, 2009) |
| Montrose |
"Montrose [MP3 Download]" (1973 album) |
(Warner/Rhino, July 14, 2009) |
| Mudhoney |
"Piece of Cake [MP3 Download]" (1992 album), "My Brother the Cow [MP3 Download]" (1995 album) |
(Warner/Rhino, July 14, 2009) |
| Nazareth |
"Broken Down Angels: The Early Years" |
(IMV, July 14, 2009) |
| New Seekers, The |
"It's Been Too Long ... Greatest Hits & More" (22 tracks; Track list) |
(U.K. - UMTV, July 13, 2009) |
| Freda Payne |
"Band of Gold/Contact/The Best of/Reaching Out" (1970, 1971, 1972 and 1973 albums on 2 CDs; Track list) |
(U.K. - Demon Edsel, July 13, 2009) |
| Raiders |
"Indian Reservation/Collage" (1971, 1970 albums on one disc; remastered) |
(Raven, July 14, 2009) |
| Ratt |
"Invasion of Your Privacy [MP3 Download]" (1985 album) |
(Atlantic/Rhino, July 14, 2009) |
| Emitt Rhodes |
"The Emitt Rhodes Recordings (1969-1973)" (2 CDs, 48 tracks; Read here) |
(Hip-O Select, July 14, 2009) |
| Rolling Stones, The |
"Dirty Work" (1986 album; remastered), "Steel Wheels" (1989 album; remastered), "Voodoo Lounge" (1994 album; remastered), "Bridges to Babylon" (1997 album; remastered), "A Bigger Bang" (2005 album; remastered) |
(Universal, July 14, 2009) |
| Linda Ronstadt |
"Hasten Down the Wind [MP3 Download]" (1976 album), "Greatest Hits [MP3 Download]" (1976 album) |
(Elektra/Rhino, July 14, 2009) |
| Diana Ross, Michael Jackson |
"The Wiz [MP3 Download]" (1978 film soundtrack; 26 tracks) |
(Geffen, July 14, 2009) |
| Santana |
"Supernatural: Legacy Edition" (1999 album; 2 CDs) |
(Arista/Legacy, July 14, 2009) |
| Seven Mary Three |
"American Standard [MP3 Download]" (1995 album) |
(Atlantic/Rhino, July 14, 2009) |
| Sha Na Na |
"Sha Na Na 40th Anniversary: Collector's Edition" (20 tracks; MP3 Download) |
(Pat Boone's Gold Label, July 14, 2009) |
| Silk |
"Lose Control [MP3 Download]" (1992 album) |
(Elektra/Rhino, July 14, 2009) |
| Skid Row |
"Skid Row [MP3 Download]" (1989 album), "Slave to the Grind [MP3 Download]" (1991 album) |
(Atlantic/Rhino, July 14, 2009) |
| Space |
"Avenging Angels: The Best of Space" (2 CDs, 38 tracks; Track list) |
(U.K. - Music Club Deluxe, July 13, 2009) |
| 10,000 Maniacs |
"Our Time in Eden [MP3 Download]" (1992 album), "MTV Unplugged [MP3 Download]" (1993 album) |
(Elektra/Rhino, July 14, 2009) |
| Travis Tritt |
"Country Club [MP3 Download]" (1990 album), "It's All About to Change [MP3 Download]" (1991 album), "Greatest Hits: From the Beginning [MP3 Download]" (1995 album) |
(Warner/Rhino, July 14, 2009) |
| Dwight Twilley |
"Rarities, Volume Five" |
(Gigatone, July 14, 2009) |
| Various artists |
"Masters of Rock & Metal" |
(IMV, July 14, 2009) |
| Various artists |
"Maximum Dance Hits, Vol. 1 [MP3 Download]" (1997 collection; featuring hits by En Vogue, Moby, Happy Mondays, Soho, etc.), "Maximum Slow Jams [MP3 Download]" (1997 collection; featuring hits by En Vogue, Chaka Khan, Simply Red, Miki Howard, etc.) |
(Elektra/Rhino, July 14, 2009) |
| Various artists |
"SpongeBob's Greatest Hits" (16 songs from the hit Nickelodeon series) |
(Nick, July 14, 2009) |
| Various artists |
"The Sugar Hill Records Story [MP3 Download]" (1997 album, 56 tracks) |
(Sugar Hill/Rhino, July 14, 2009) |
| Various artists |
"Tapestry Revisited: A Tribute to Carole King [MP3 Download]" (1995 album) |
(Atlantic/Rhino, July 14, 2009) |
| Various artists |
"Walt Disney's Cinderella: Special Edition [MP3 Download]" (1950 film soundtrack, with bonus tracks) |
(Walt Disney, July 14, 2009) |
| Grover Washington Jr. |
"Winelight [MP3 Download]" (1980 album; includes "Just the Two of Us") |
(Elektra/Rhino, July 14, 2009) |
| White Lion |
"Pride [MP3 Download]" (1987 album) |
(Atlantic/Rhino, July 14, 2009) |
| Gary Wright |
"The Dream Weaver [MP3 Download]" (1975 album) |
(Warner/Rhino, July 14, 2009) |
| Neil Young |
"Neil Young" (1968 album; remastered), "Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere" (1969 album; remastered), "After the Gold Rush" (1970 album; remastered), "Harvest" (1972 album; remastered) |
(Reprise, July 14, 2009) |
| Artist: |
Title: |
Label/Due date: |
| Arrested Development |
"Tokyo, 1994 [DVD]" (2 discs) |
(Charly, July 14, 2009) |
| Larry Carlton |
"Autour Du Blues Meets Larry Carlton: The Paris Concert [Blu-ray]" (guest: Robben Ford) |
(Inakustic, July 14, 2009) |
| Cheap Trick |
"Every Trick in the Book [Blu-ray]" |
(Cherry Red/MVD Visual, July 14, 2009) |
| Doors, The |
"The Doors: From the Outside [DVD]" (documentary) |
(MVD Visual, July 14, 2009) |
| Jose Feliciano Band |
"The Paris Concert [Blu-ray]" |
(Inakustic, July 14, 2009) |
| Green Day |
"Green Day: The Boys Are Back in Town [DVD]" (deluxe 2-disc edition) |
(MVD Visual, July 14, 2009) |
| Michael Jackson |
"The Trial and Triumph of the King of Pop [DVD]" (76-minute documentary examines and goes behind the scenes of his child molestation trial) |
(Rock City/MVD Visual, July 14, 2009) |
| Stanley Jordan |
"The Paris Concert [Blu-ray]" |
(Inakustic, July 14, 2009) |
| Keane |
"Keane Live [Blu-ray]" |
(Island, July 14, 2009) |
| KoRn |
"Who Then Now? [DVD]" |
(MVD Visual, July 14, 2009) |
| New Kids on the Block |
"Hangin' Tough Live [DVD]" |
(MVD Visual, July 14, 2009) |
| Mike Stern Band |
"The Paris Concert [Blu-ray]" |
(Inakustic, July 14, 2009) |
| Yellowjackets |
"The Paris Concert [Blu-ray]" |
(Inakustic, July 14, 2009) |
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