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DEC. 15, 2009

Artist: Title: Label/Due date:
Animal Collective "Fall Be Kind [EP]" (5 songs; Hear here; Vinyl) (Domino, Dec. 15, 2009)
Elizabeth Fraser (former Cocteau Twins singer) "Moses [Vinyl single]" (Hear/read here) (U.K. - Rough Trade, Dec. 14, 2009)
Lisa Hannigan "Live at Fingerprints [MP3 Download]" (Hear here; See here) (ATO, Dec. 15, 2009)
Alicia Keys "The Element of Freedom" (producers: Jeff Brasker, Keys, Kerry "Krucial" Brothers, etc.; first single: "Doesn't Mean Anything"; Read here; Vinyl; MP3 Download) (MBK/J, Dec. 15, 2009)
Julian Lennon/James Scott Cook "Lucy [EP]" (a portion of the proceeds will be donated to lupus charitie; Cook's grandmother, Lucy, has lupus and Lennon's late childhood friend, Lucy Vodden, who inspired "Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds," died of the disease this year; producer: Todd Meagher; first single: "Lucy"; Hear here) (theRevolution, Dec. 15, 2009)
George Lopez "Tall, Dark & Chicano" (HBO special, recorded Aug. 8, 2009, at the AT&T Center in San Antonio; See here; DVD) (Comedy Central, Dec. 15, 2009)
Kylie Minogue "Kyle: Live in New York [MP3 Download]" (recorded Oct. 13 at Hammerstein Ballroom; 25 tracks; Read here) (Astralwerks, Dec. 14, 2009)
Pet Shop Boys "Christmas [EP]" (five tracks, including "It Doesn't Often Snow at Christmas" and covers of Madness' "My Girl" and Coldplay's "Viva La Vida"; Read here) (U.K. - Parlophone/EMI, Dec. 17, 2009)
Robin Thicke "Sex Therapy: The Session" (Hear here; Deluxe edition; MP3 Download) (Star Trak/Interscope, Dec. 15, 2009)
Various artists "Avatar [Film soundtrack]" (James Cameron's 3-D sci-fi film, starring Sam Worthington and Sigourney Weaver, opens Dec. 18; scored by James Horner; See here) (Atlantic, Dec. 15, 2009)
Phil Vassar "Traveling Circus" (first single: "Everywhere I Go"; Hear here) (Universal South, Dec. 15, 2009)
Willowz, The "Everyone" (Hear here) (Dim Mak/Downtown, Dec. 15, 2009)


Artist: Title: Label/Due date:
Tony Allen "Here Comes the Nite Owl! West Coast R&B and Doo Wop" (26 tracks) (U.K. - Ace, Dec. 14, 2009)
Big Head Todd and The Monsters "Sister Sweetly [MP3 Download]" (1994 album) (Warner/Rhino, Dec. 15, 2009)
Bread "Manna [MP3 Download]" (1971 album) (Elektra/Rhino, Dec. 15, 2009)
Peabo Bryson "Quiet Storm [MP3 Download]" (1986 album) (Elektra/Rhino, Dec. 15, 2009)
George Carlin "Toledo Window Box" (1974 album, recorded Paramount Theater in Oakland, Calif.) (Laugh.com, Dec. 15, 2009)
Chicane "The Best of Chicane" (featuring Natasha Bedingfield, Bryan Adams, Jewel) (Ultra, Dec. 15, 2009)
Christopher Cross "Christopher Cross [MP3 Download]" (1979 album) (Warner/Rhino, Dec. 15, 2009)
Dire Straits "Dire Straits [Vinyl]" (1978 album; remastered) (Warner, Dec. 15, 2009)
Dukes of Stratosphear, The "The Complete and Utter Dukes [Box set]" (2 vinyl LPs and CDs, a 500-piece puzzle, a USB1GB Stick Pocket Watch with MP3s of all Dukes songs; See here) (Ape, Dec. 15, 2009)
Los Lobos "... And a Time to Dance [MP3 Download]" (1983 album) (Slash/Rhino, Dec. 15, 2009)
George Michael "December Song (I Dreamed of Christmas) [EP]" (4-song EP, originally available only as a download for a few days in 2008; Hear/see here) (U.K. - Universal/Island, Dec. 17, 2009)
Tim Moore "White Shadows [MP3 Download]" (1977 album), "High Contrast [MP3 Download]" (1979 album), "Flash Forward [MP3 Download]" (1985 album) (Elektra/Rhino, Dec. 15, 2009)
Nirvana "In Utero [180 gram vinyl]" (1993 album), "MTV Unplugged in New York [180 gram vinyl]" (1994 album) (Original Recordings Group, Dec. 15, 2009)
Donny Osmond "The Definitive Collection" (18 tracks; MP3 Download) (Hip-O/UMe, Dec. 15, 2009)
Iggy Pop "Lust for Life [Vinyl]" (1977 album), "The Idiot [Vinyl]" (1977 album) (4 Men With Beards, Dec. 15, 2009)
Prodigy, The "The Fat of the Land [MP3 Download]" (1997 album) (Warner/Rhino, Dec. 15, 2009)
Gerry Rafferty "Life Goes On" (18 tracks; six previously unreleased songs, plus cuts from his past three albums; MP3 Download) (U.K. - Hypertension, Dec. 14, 2009)
Rihanna "Rihanna Collector's Edition Box" (3-CD box set features her first three albums, with a poster) (Def Jam, Dec. 15, 2009)
Shiny Toy Guns "Girls Le Disko" (15 remixes) (Ultra, Dec. 15, 2009)
Carly Simon "Christmas Is Almost Here [MP3 Download]" (2002 album) (Rhino, Dec. 15, 2009)
Spiritualized "Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating in Space: Deluxe Edition" (1997 album; with bonus material) (U.K. - Sony Music, Dec. 14, 2009)
Al Stewart "Indian Summer Live [MP3 Download]" (1981 album), "Down in the Cellar [MP3 Download]" (2000 album) (Rhino, Dec. 15, 2009)
Tears For Fears "Live From Santa Barbara" (1989 performance, featuring Oleta Adams) (Immortal, Dec. 15, 2009)
Tiny Tim "God Bless Tiny Tim: The Complete Reprise Studio Masters ... and More [MP3 Download]" (107 tracks) (Warner/Rhino, Dec. 15, 2009)
Various artists "The Hangover: Original Music Plus Dialogue Bites [Film soundtrack]" (2009 movie; see related DVD below; MP3 Download) (Watertower Music, Dec. 15, 2009)
Various artists "Six Pack: New Years Eve — EP [MP3 Download]" (6 tracks, including Guy Lombardo's "Auld Lang Syne") (X5 Music Group, Dec. 15, 2009)
Jeremy Piven "The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard [DVD]" (2009 film) (Paramount, Dec. 15, 2009)
Brad Pitt "Inglourious Basterds [DVD]" (2009 film, directed by Quentin Tarantino) (Universal, Dec. 15, 2009)
Various artists "The Hangover [DVD]" (2009 film) (Warner, Dec. 15, 2009)
Various artists "Live From Bonnaroo 2009 [DVD]" (featuring Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, Phish, Beastie Boys, Snoop Dogg, Elvis Costello Santigold, etc.; See here) (Superfly Presents/A.C. Entertainment, Dec. 15, 2009)
Various artists "Taking Woodstock [DVD]" (2009 film, directed by Ang Lee; Blu-ray) (Universal, Dec. 15, 2009)

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