AUG. 15, 2006
| Artist: | Title: | Label/Due date: |
| A Change of Pace | "Prepare the Masses" (producer: Elvis Baskette; Hear here) | (Immortal, Aug. 15, 2006) |
| Trace Adkins | "Dangerous Man" (first single: "Swing"; also available with DVD) | (Capitol, Aug. 15, 2006) |
| Christina Aguilera | "Back to Basics" (2 CDs; producers: DJ Premier, Linda Perry; first single: "Ain't No Other Man"; Read here) | (RCA, Aug. 15, 2006) |
| Rory Block | "The Lady and Mr. Johnson" (all covers of Robert Johnson songs) | (Rykodisc, Aug. 15, 2006) |
| Cham | "Ghetto Story" (first single: title track; Hear here; Read here) | (Madhouse/Atlantic, Aug. 15, 2006) |
| Cherish | "Unappreciated" (producers: Jazze Pha, Don Vito; first single: "Do It to It" - See here: Windows Media, Real Audio, QuickTime; guest: YoungBloodZ's Sean Paul) | (Sho'Nuff/Capitol, Aug. 15, 2006) |
| Damnwells, The | "Air Stereo" (Hear here; Read here) | (Zoë/Rounder, Aug. 15, 2006) |
| Tamar Davis | "Milk & Honey" (producer: Prince) | (U.K. - Universal, Aug. 14, 2006) |
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| Andy Fairweather Low | "Sweet Soulful Music" (former Amen Corner member's first solo album in 26 years; producer: Glyn Johns; Read here) | (Proper American, Aug. 15, 2006) |
| Philip Glass | "The Illusionist [film soundtrack]" (movie starring Edward Norton, Jessica Biel and Paul Giamatti opens Aug. 18; See here) | (Ryko Filmworks, Aug. 15, 2006) |
| Hot Snakes | "Thunder Down Under" (producer: Greg Wales; Hear here; Read here) | (Swami, Aug. 15, 2006) |
| Lyfe Jennings | "The Phoenix" (guests: Young Buck, Three 6 Mafia, Project Pat; first single: "S.E.X.") | (Sony Urban Music/Columbia, Aug. 15, 2006) |
| Joanna (Pacitti) | "This Crazy Life" (Linda Perry wrote the track "Miracle"; first single: "Let It Slide"; Hear here; Read here) | (Geffen, Aug. 15, 2006) |
BTW: At age 12, Pacitti starred in the 20th anniversary national-touring production of "Annie" but was fired before it reached Broadway. Her subsequent lawsuit against the show's producers was settled out of court.
| Sarah Kelly | "When the Past Meets Today" | (Gotee, Aug. 15, 2006) |
| Eliot Morris | "What's Mine Is Yours" (producer: Tony Berry; guests: Semisonic's Dan Wilson, David Lindley; Hear here) | (Universal, Aug. 15, 2006) |
| Maria Muldaur | "Heart of Mine: Maria Muldaur Sings Love Songs of Bob Dylan" | (Telarc, Aug. 15, 2006) |
| Leigh Nash (formerly of Sixpence None the Richer) | "Blue on Blue" (producer: Pierre Marchand; first single: "My Idea of Heaven"; Hear here; Read here) | (One Son/Nettwerk, Aug. 15, 2006) |
| Panic Channel, The (Dave Navarro, Stephen Perkins, bassist Chris Chaney and lead singer Steve Isaacs) | "(ONe)" (producer: Josh Abraham; first single: "Why Cry"; Hear here; Read here) | (Capitol, Aug. 15, 2006) |
| Kinnie Starr | "Anything" (producers: Victor Florencia, Starr, John Raham; guest: Tegan Quin; Hear here) | (Fontana/Universal, Aug. 15, 2006) |
| Mike Stern | "Who Let the Cats Out?" (producer: Jim Beard; guests: Meshell Ndegeocello, Victor Wooten, Roy Hargrove, etc.; Hear here) | (Heads Up, Aug. 15, 2006) |
| Obie Trice | "Second Round's on Me" (producers: Eminem, Akon; guests: 50 Cent, Nate Dogg, Trick Trick, Trey Songz; first single: "Snitch"; Hear here; Read here) | (Shady/Interscope, Aug. 15, 2006) |
| Various artists | "The Cheetah Girls 2 [TV soundtrack]" (made-for-TV movie, starring Raven-Symoné, debuts Aug. 25 on the Disney Channel) | (Walt Disney, Aug. 15, 2006) |
| Various artists | "Snakes On a Plane: The Album [film soundtrack]" (enhanced; Samuel L. Jackson-Julianna Margulies movie opens Aug. 18; See here) | (New Line, Aug. 15, 2006) |
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| Artist: | Title: | Label/Due date: |
| Alabama | "The Christmas Collection" | (Madacy, Aug. 15, 2006) |
| Audience | "Audience" (1969 album) | (Akarma, Aug. 15, 2006) |
| Willie Bobo | "Lost and Found" | (Concord, Aug. 15, 2006) |
| Crusaders, The | "Crusaders 1" (1971 album), "The 2nd Crusade" (1972 album) | (Blue Thumb, Aug. 15, 2006) |
| Elliot Easton | "Change No Change" (1985 album; remastered, with five bonus tracks) | (Wounded Bird, Aug. 15, 2006) |
| Crystal Gayle | "Ultimate Collection: Live" (with bonus DVD) | (Madacy, Aug. 15, 2006) |
| Vince Gill | "The Christmas Collection" | (Madacy, Aug. 15, 2006) |
| David Gilmour | "David Gilmour" (1978 album; remastered, with new liner notes; no bonus tracks), "About Face" (1984 album; remastered, with new liner notes; no bonus tracks) | (U.K. - Capitol, Aug. 14, 2006) |
| Dexter Gordon | "Great Encounters" (1978 album) | (Wounded Bird, Aug. 15, 2006) |
| Grand Funk Railroad | "Greatest Hits [CD/DVD]" | (Capitol/EMI, Aug. 15, 2006) |
| Heaven 17 | "Penthouse and Pavement" (1981 album; remastered), "How Men Are" (1984 album; remastered) | (U.K. - Virgin, Aug. 14, 2006) |
| John Lee Hooker | "Crawlin' King Snake" | (Dynamic, Aug. 15, 2006) |
| Dave Loggins | "Apprentice (In a Musical Workshop)" (1974 album; includes his only hit, "Please Come to Boston") | (Wounded Bird, Aug. 15, 2006) |
| Monkees, The | "The Monkees" (1966 album; remastered; 2-CD deluxe edition; Track listing), "More of the Monkees" (1967 album; remastered; 2-CD deluxe edition; Track listing) | (Rhino, Aug. 15, 2006) |
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| Keith Moon | "Two Sides Of The Moon (Expanded)" (1975 album; 2-CD set includes 40 bonus tracks; guests: Ringo Starr, Harry Nilsson, John Sebastian, Rick Nelson, Dick Dale, Steve Cropper, Joe Walsh, Flo & Eddie) | (Castle/Rykodisc, Aug. 15, 2006) |
| Oak Ridge Boys | "The Definitive Collection" | (Hip-O/UME, Aug. 15, 2006) |
| Benjamin Orr | "The Lace" (1986 album; remastered, with five bonus tracks) | (Wounded Bird, Aug. 15, 2006) |
| Jean-Luc Ponty | "Aurora" (1975 album), "Individual Choice" (1983 album), "Open Mind" (1984 album), "Fables" (1985 album) | (Wounded Bird, Aug. 15, 2006) |
| Roger Powell (of Utopia) | "Air Pocket" (1980 album) | (Wounded Bird, Aug. 15, 2006) |
| Bonnie Raitt | "VH1 Classic Decades Rock Live! Presents Bonnie Raitt and Friends [CD/DVD]" (September 2005 concert, featuring Norah Jones, Ben Harper, Alison Krauss, Keb'Mo'; Read here) | (Capitol, Aug. 15, 2006) |
| Red Rockers | "Good As Gold" (1983 album) | (Wounded Bird, Aug. 15, 2006) |
| Kenny Rogers | "The Christmas Collection" | (Madacy, Aug. 15, 2006) |
| Sex Pistols | "Spunk" (the January 1977 bootleg album features the demos Glen Matlock recorded in 1976 with the original lineup; Read here) | (Castle/Rykodisc, Aug. 15, 2006) |
| Shaw Blades | "Hallucination" (1995 album) | (Wounded Bird, Aug. 15, 2006) |
| Sublime | "Sublime: Deluxe Edition" (1996 album; 2 CDs; remastered, with 15 bonus tracks, eight previously unreleased, plus remixes and videos; Read here) | (Geffen/UME/Gasoline Alley/Skunk, Aug. 15, 2006) |
| Ritchie Valens | "Ritchie Valens" (1959 album), "In Concert at Pacoima Jr. High" (1960 album), "Ritchie" (1963 album) | (Wounded Bird, Aug. 15, 2006) |
| Various artists | "Drum Nation Volume 3" (Hear here) | (Magna Carta, Aug. 15, 2006) |
BTW: Each artist produced an audio track and a video for this compilation: Chris Adler (Lamb Of God), Jason Bittner (Shadows Fall), Raanen Bozzio (Stasis), Jeremy Colson (Steve Vai, Marty Friedman), Justin Foley (Killswitch Engage), Michael Justian (Unearth), Jordan Mancino (As I Lay Dying), Joe Nunez (Soulfly), Chris Pennie (Dillinger Escape Plan), Derek Roddy (Blotted Science), Kenneth Schalk (Candiria) and Tom Taitano (Totalisti).
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| Artist: | Title: | Label/Due date: |
| Various artists | "Hong Kong Phooey: The Complete Series [DVD]" (2 discs; ABC Saturday morning kids' show, 1974-75; main character voiced by Scatman Crothers) | (Turner, Aug. 15, 2006) |
| Various artists | "Magilla Gorilla: The Complete Series [DVD]" (4 discs; ABC Saturday morning kids' show, 1966-67) | (Turner, Aug. 15, 2006) |
| Various artists | "The Simpsons: The Complete Eighth Season [DVD]" (4 discs; Fox animated sitcom, 1996-97 season) | (Fox, Aug. 15, 2006) |
| Robin Williams | "RV [DVD]" (2006 film) | (Sony, Aug. 15, 2006) |
| "Weird Al" Yankovic | "The Weird Al Show: The Complete Series [DVD]" (1997-98 CBS Saturday morning kids' show; Read/see here) | (Shout! Factory, Aug. 15, 2006) |
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