SEPT. 18, 2007
| Artist: |
Title: |
Label/Due date: |
| A Life Once Lost |
"Iron Gag" (producers: A Life Once Lost; first single: "Firewater Joyride"; Hear here) |
(Ferret Music, Sept. 18, 2007) |
| Dot Allison |
"Exaltation of Larks" (Hear here; Read here) |
(U.K. - Cooking Vinyl, Sept. 17, 2007) |
| bella |
"No One Will Know" (producer: Dave Carswell; Hear here) |
(Mint, Sept. 18, 2007) |
| Biffy Clyro |
"Puzzle" (producer: GGGarth Richardson; Hear here; Read here) |
(Roadrunner, Sept. 18, 2007) |
| James Blunt |
"All the Lost Souls" (producer: Tom Rothrock; first single: "1973"; Hear here; Read here) |
(Custard/Atlantic, Sept. 18, 2007) |
| A.A. Bondy |
"American Hearts" (Hear here; Read here) |
(Superphonic, Sept. 18, 2007) |
| Doyle Bramhall |
"Is It News" (producer: C.C. Adcock; guests: Denny Freeman, Jimmie Vaughan, Adcock, Mike Keller, Mato Nanji, Scott Nelson, Billy Etheridge; Hear here; Read here) |
(Yep Roc, Sept. 18, 2007) |
| Chamillionaire |
"Ultimate Victory" (producers: Styalz Fuego, Three Six Mafia, Rick Rock, the Runners, J.R. Rotem, Disco D; guests: Kelis, Busta Rhymes, Lil Wayne,Pimp C, Slick Rick, Devin the Dude, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony; first single: "Not a Criminal"; Hear here; Read here) |
(Chamillitary/Universal Motown, Sept. 18, 2007) |
| Cipes and The People |
"Conscious Revolution" (first single: "Free Me"; Hear here) |
(KG2 Music, Sept. 18, 2007) |
| Donnas, The |
"Bitchin'" (producer: Jay Ruston; Hear here; Read here) |
(Purple Feather/Redeye, Sept. 18, 2007) |
| Kevin Drew (of Broken Social Scene) |
"Spirit If ..." (Read here) |
(Arts & Crafts, Sept. 18, 2007) |
| Dropkick Murphys |
"The Meanest of Times" (producers: Dropkick Murphys; guests: Spider Stacey of The Pogues, Ronnie Drew of the Dubliners; Hear here; Read here) |
(Born & Bred/Warner, Sept. 18, 2007) |
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| Candy Dulfer |
"Candy Store" (Hear/read here) |
(Heads Up, Sept. 18, 2007) |
| Kenny "Babyface" Edmonds |
"Playlist" (mostly cover versions, among them "Fire and Rain," "Time in a Bottle," "Wonderful Tonight" and "Knockin' On Heaven's Door"; Read here) |
(Mercury, Sept. 18, 2007) |
| Gloria Estefan |
"90 Millas" (an all-Spanish ode to her native Cuba; guests: Carlos Santana, José Feliciano, Shelia E., Andy Garcia, Johnny Pacheco, Paquito D’Rivera, Pappo Luca; Hear here; Read here) |
(Burgundy/Sony BMG, Sept. 18, 2007) |
| Jeremy Fisher |
"Goodbye Blue Monday" (Hear here; Read here) |
(Wind-up, Sept. 18, 2007) |
| Mary Gauthier |
"Between Daylight and Dark" (producer: Joe Henry; guests: Loudon Wainwright III, Van Dyke Parks; Hear here) |
(Lost Highway, Sept. 18, 2007) |
| Hard-Fi |
"Once Upon a Time in the West" (producers: Wolsey White, Richard Archer; first single: "Suburban Knights"; Hear here; Read here) |
(Necessary/Atlantic, Sept. 18, 2007) |
| HIM |
"Venus Doom" (producer: Tim Palmer; Hear here; also available in deluxe edition) |
(Sire/Warner, Sept. 18, 2007) |
| Boney James |
"Christmas Present" (guests: Angie Stone, Anthony Hamilton, Chanté Moore, Rick Braun; Hear here; Read here) |
(Concord, Sept. 18, 2007) |
| Mark Knopfler |
"Kill to Get Crimson" (producers: Knopfler, Chuck Ainlay; Read here) |
(Warner, Sept. 18, 2007) |
| Jim Lauderdale |
"The Bluegrass Diaries" (producer: Randy Kohrs; guests: James Burton, Robert Hunter, Randy Kohrs, Jesse Cobb, Richard Bailey, Aaron Till; Hear here; Read here) |
(Yep Roc, Sept. 18, 2007) |
| Christine Lavin |
"Happydance of the Xenophobe" |
(Yellow Tail, Sept. 18, 2007) |
| Alvin Lee |
"Saguitar" |
(Rainman/Shout! Factory/RED Distribution, Sept. 18, 2007) |
| Ben Lee |
"Ripe" (producer: John Alagia; guests: Mandy Moore, Rooney, Good Charlotte's Benji Madden, Benmont Tench, Nickel Creek's Sara Watkins; Hear here; Read here) |
(New West, Sept. 18, 2007) |
| Legendary Shack*Shakers, Th' |
"Swampblood" (producers: bandmates J.D. Wilkes, Mark Robertson; Hear here; Read here) |
(Yep Roc, Sept. 18, 2007) |
| Les Savy Fav |
"Let's Stay Friends" (group's first album in six years; producer: Chris Zane; Hear here; Read here) |
(Frenchkiss/Sony BMG, Sept. 18, 2007) |
| Andy Lewis & Paul Weller |
"Are You Trying to Be Lonely? [CD-single]" (Hear here) |
(U.K. - Acid Jazz, Sept. 17, 2007) |
| Magnet |
"The Simple Life" (released in Even Johansen's native Norway in March 2007; producers: Magnet, Jørgen Træen; Hear here; Read here) |
(Filter U.S. Recordings, Sept. 18, 2007) |
| Barry Manilow |
"The Greatest Songs of the Seventies" (covers of such classics as "Bridge Over Troubled Water," "You've Got a Friend," "[They Long To Be] Close To You," "The Way We Were"; guests: Melissa Manchester, Rosie O'Donnell; Hear here; Read here; also available with a DualDisc and 9-track bonus CD) |
(Arista, Sept. 18, 2007) |
| Reba McEntire |
"Reba Duets" (producers: Tony Brown, McEntire; guests: Justin Timberlake, Kelly Clarkson, Carole King, Kenny Chesney, Ronnie Dunn, Vince Gill, Don Henley, Faith Hill, Rascal Flatts, LeAnn Rimes, Trisha Yearwood; Hear here; Read here) |
(Lost Highway, Sept. 18, 2007) |
| Metro Station |
"Metro Station" (producers: Sam Hollander, Dave Katz, Motion City Soundtrack's Josh Cain and Justin Pierre; Hear here; Read here) |
(Red Ink, Sept. 18, 2007) |
| Ministry |
"The Last Sucker" (frontman Al Jourgensen says the band's 11th studio album will be its last; producer: Jourgensen; Hear here) |
(13th Planet Recordings/Megaforce, Sept. 18, 2007) |
| Pat Monahan (Train frontman) |
"Last of Seven" (producer: Patrick Leonard; guests: Brandi Carlile, Train guitarist Jimmy Stafford; first single: "Her Eyes"; Hear here; Read here) |
(Columbia, Sept. 18, 2007) |
| Thurston Moore (of Sonic Youth) |
"Trees Outside the Academy" (Read here) |
(Ecstastic Peace, Sept. 18, 2007) |
| Motion City Soundtrack |
"Even If It Kills Me" (producers: Adam Schlesinger, Eli Janney, Ric Ocasek; guests: Max Bemis of Say Anything, Rachel Minton of Zolof the Rock & Roll Destroyer and the Matches' Shawn Harris; first single: "Broken Heart"; Hear here; See here; Read here) |
(Epitaph, Sept. 18, 2007) |
| Kate Nash |
"Foundations [EP]" (her album, "Made in Bricks," reached No. 1 in the U.K. in August 2007; producer: Paul Epworth; Hear here) |
(Geffen, Sept. 18, 2007) |
| New Found Glory |
"From the Screen to Your Stereo Part 2" (covers of movie songs; Read here) |
(Drive-Thru, Sept. 18, 2007) |
| Paul Potts (2007 "Britian's Got Talent" winner) |
"One Chance" (Hear here; Read here) |
(Syco Music/Columbia, Sept. 18, 2007) |
| Rogue Wave (new bassist: Patrick Abernathy) |
"Asleep at Heaven's Gate" (producer: Roger Moutenot; Hear here) |
(Brushfire/Universal, Sept. 18, 2007) |
| Schoolyard Heroes |
"Abominations" (producer: John Goodmanson; Hear here) |
(Stolen Transmission, Sept. 18, 2007) |
| John Scofield |
"This Meets That" (guest Bill Frisell plays on a cover of "House of the Rising Sun"; Read here) |
(Emarcy, Sept. 18, 2007) |
| Submersed (new guitarist: Justin Finley) |
"Immortal Verses" (producer: Rick Beato; first single: "Better Think Again"; Hear here) |
(Wind-up, Sept. 18, 2007) |
| Trin-i-tee 5:7 |
"T57" (producer: Walter Milsap; first single: "Listen"; Hear here) |
(Spirit Rising Music/Music World Entertainment, Sept. 18, 2007) |
| KT Tunstall |
"Drastic Fantastic" (producer: Steve Osborne; Hear here; Read here; also available with a DVD) |
(Relentless/Virgin, Sept. 18, 2007) |
| Twista |
"Adrenaline Rush 2007" (producers: The Legendary Traxter, Just Blaze, Toxic; guests: R. Kelly, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, Cee-Lo, Pharrell, Juelz Santana, T-Pain, Jazze Pha; first single: "Give It Up"; Hear here; Read here) |
(Atlantic, Sept. 18, 2007) |
| Various artists |
"Across the Universe [film soundtrack]" (movie, which incorporates the compositions of The Beatles, opens Sept. 21; Bono and Joe Cocker make cameo appearances; See here) |
(Interscope, Sept. 18, 2007) |
| Eddie Vedder |
"Into the Wild [film soundtrack]" (Sean Penn-directed movie opens Sept. 21; Hear/see here; Read here) |
(J, Sept. 18, 2007) |
| Matt White |
"Best Days" (producers: Thom Panunzio, Jack Joseph Puig; first single: "Best Days"; Hear here) |
(Geffen, Sept. 18, 2007) |
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| ABBA |
"Arrival" (1977 album; remastered, with bonus tracks "Fernando" and "Happy Hawaii") |
(U.K. - Universal, Sept. 17, 2007) |
| Alice in Chains |
"MTV Unplugged [CD/DVD]" (1995 album) |
(Columbia/Legacy, Sept. 18, 2007) |
| Gato Barbieri |
"Ruby, Ruby" (1978 album; remastered) |
(Verve, Sept. 18, 2007) |
| Bee Gees |
"Bee Gees Greatest" (1979 album; 2 CDs, 26 tracks; contains two previously unreleased tracks - "Warm Ride" and an extended version of "Stayin' Alive," originally a 12-inch promo vinyl - along with contemporary dance remixes of "You Should Be Dancing," "How Deep Is Your Love," "Night Fever" and "If I Can't Have You") |
(Rhino, Sept. 18, 2007) |
| Tony Bennett |
"MTV Unplugged [CD/DVD]" (1994 album) |
(Columbia/Legacy, Sept. 18, 2007) |
| George Benson |
"Shape of Things to Come" (1968 album; remastered) |
(Verve, Sept. 18, 2007) |
| BlackHawk |
"16 Biggest Hits" |
(Arista/Legacy, Sept. 18, 2007) |
| Mariah Carey |
"MTV Unplugged [CD/DVD]" (1992 album) |
(Columbia/Legacy, Sept. 18, 2007) |
| John Coltrane |
"Interplay [box set]" (5-CD collection of his 1950s-era sideman sessions) |
(Prestige, Sept. 18, 2007) |
| Counting Crows |
"August and Everything After: Deluxe Edition" (2 CDs; 1994 album; with previously unreleased demos and live material) |
(Geffen/UME, Sept. 18, 2007) |
| Crystal Method, The |
"Vegas (Deluxe Edition)" (1995 album; 2 CDs; remastered; second disc contains rare and live recordings, plus new mixes from remixers personally chosen by the duo, among them Paul Oakenfold, MSTRKRFT, Hyper, Sta, Deadmau5) |
(Geffen/UME, Sept. 18, 2007) |
| Miles Davis |
"Ascenseur Pour L'échafaud" (1960 soundtrack album, aka "Elevator to the Gallows" or "Lift to the Scaffold"; remastered; See here; Read here) |
(Verve, Sept. 18, 2007) |
| Sandy Denny |
"Live at the BBC [CD/DVD]" (Read here) |
(U.K. - Universal, Sept. 17, 2007) |
| Jackie DeShannon |
"Your Baby Is a Lady" (1972 album) |
(Wounded Bird, Sept. 18, 2007) |
| Dream Academy, The |
"The Dream Academy" (1985 album) |
(Wounded Bird, Sept. 18, 2007) |
| Bob Dylan |
"MTV Unplugged [CD/DVD]" (1994 album) |
(Columbia/Legacy, Sept. 18, 2007) |
| Emerson, Lake & Palmer |
"From the Beginning [box set]" (5 CDs, 1 DVD) |
(U.K. - Castle, Sept. 17, 2007) |
| Fall, The |
"The Fall Box Set 1976-2007" (5 CDs) |
(U.K. - Castle, Sept. 17, 2007) |
| Ella Fitzgerald |
"Ella in Hamburg" (1965 album; remastered), "Live at Mister Kelly's" (2 CDs) |
(Verve, Sept. 18, 2007) |
| The Stan Getz Quartet featuring Astrud Gilberto |
"Getz Au Go Go" (1964 album; remastered) |
(Verve, Sept. 18, 2007) |
| Emmylou Harris |
"Songbird: Rare Tracks and Forgotten Gems [CD/DVD box set]" (4 CDs, 80 songs; the DVD contains live performances, including an appearance on the BBC's "Old Grey Whistle Test" in the 1970s; Hear here; See here; Read here) |
(Rhino, Sept. 18, 2007) |
| Billie Holiday |
"Lady Sings the Blues" (1954 album; remastered) |
(Verve, Sept. 18, 2007) |
| Walter Jackson |
"Speak Her Name: The OKeh Recordings, Vol. 3" (20 tracks) |
(U.K. - Kent/Ace, Sept. 17, 2007) |
| Spike Jones and His City Slickers |
"The Classic Songs of Spike Jones and His City Slickers" (Read here) |
(Varese Vintage, Sept. 18, 2007) |
| Diana Krall |
"The Very Best of Diana Krall" (Read here; also available with a DVD) |
(Verve, Sept. 18, 2007) |
| Loggins & Messina |
"Sittin' In/Loggins and Messina" (1972 albums on one disc; remastered) |
(U.K. - BGO, Sept. 17, 2007) |
| Moby Grape |
"Live Grape" (1978 album) |
(U.K. - Akarma, Sept. 17, 2007) |
| Wes Montgomery |
"Goin' Out of My Head" (1965 album; remastered) |
(Verve, Sept. 18, 2007) |
| Luciano Pavarotti |
"Pavarotti's Greatest Hits" (2 CDs) |
(Decca, Sept. 18, 2007) |
| Oscar Peterson |
"Oscar Peterson Trio + One: Clark Terry" (1964 album; remastered) |
(Verve, Sept. 18, 2007) |
| Polyphonic Spree, The |
"Live From Austin TX" (see DVD version below) |
(New West, Sept. 18, 2007) |
| Iggy Pop |
"Live in San Fran 1981" (includes two previously unavailable studio tracks with Ric Ocasek from 1983, "Fire Engine" and "Warrior Tribe"; Read here) |
(MVD Audio, Sept. 18, 2007) |
| Rammstein |
"Volkerball [CD/DVD]" (live album) |
(Universal, Sept. 18, 2007) |
| Seals & Crofts |
"Down Home" (1970 album), "Seals & Crofts" (1970 album), "Year of Sunday" (1972 album), "Unborn Child" (1974 album), "I'll Play for You" (1975 album), "Sudan Village" (1976 album), "One on One" (1977 album), "Takin' It Easy" (1978 album), "Longest Road" (1980 album) |
(Wounded Bird, Sept. 18, 2007) |
| Sister Sledge |
"Together" (1977 album), "Love Somebody Today" (1980 album), "All American Girls" (1981 album), "Sisters" (1982 album), "Bet Cha Say That to All the Girls" (1983 album), "When the Boys Meet the Girls" (1985 album) |
(Wounded Bird, Sept. 18, 2007) |
| Jimmy Smith |
"Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" (1964 album; remastered) |
(Verve, Sept. 18, 2007) |
| Sir Georg Solti |
"A Passion for Music [box set]" (5-CD collection marks the 10th anniversary of the conductor's death and the 60th anniversary of his first Decca recording, "Beethoven Egmont Overture") |
(Decca, Sept. 18, 2007) |
| Staple Singers, The |
"The 25th of December" (1962 album; Read here) |
(Riverside/Concord Jazz, Sept. 18, 2007) |
| Kiri Te Kanawa and José Carreras |
"Leonard Bernstein Conducts West Side Story: Special Edition [CD/DVD/Book]" (1984 recording; 2 CDs, 1 DVD; the DVD contains "The Making of West Side Story," with a 100-page hardcover book) |
(Deutsche Grammophon, Sept. 18, 2007) |
| Carla Thomas |
"Live at the Bohemian Caverns" (previously unreleased recording from May 24, 1967, in Washington, D.C.; Thomas' band was led by Donny Hathaway, and her father, Rufus, performs on three songs; Read here) |
(Stax/Concord, Sept. 18, 2007) |
| 3 Doors Down |
"The Better Life: Deluxe Edition" (2000 album; with bonus tracks) |
(Universal Republic/UME, Sept. 18, 2007) |
| Various artists |
"Love Is the Song We Sing: San Francisco Nuggets 1965-1970 [box set]" (4 CDs; Hear here; Read here) |
(Rhino, Sept. 18, 2007) |
| Various artists |
"The Simpsons: Testify" (containing the 41 best songs from the Fox series' seasons 10 through 18; guests: Jackson Browne, David Byrne, the B-52's, Los Lobos, Kelsey Grammer, "Weird Al" Yankovic, Shawn Colvin, Baha Men, Ricky Gervais; Hear here; Read here) |
(Shout! Factory, Sept. 18, 2007) |
| Various artists |
"20th Century Masters: The Best of Americana Christmas - The Christmas Collection" |
(Hip-O/UME, Sept. 18, 2007) |
| Various artists |
"You Got Yours! East Bay Garage 1965-1967" |
(U.K. - Big Beat, Sept. 17, 2007) |
| Sarah Vaughan and Her Trio |
"Sarah Vaughan Live at Mister Kelly's" (1957 album; remastered) |
(Verve, Sept. 18, 2007) |
| Johnny "Guitar" Watson |
"Untouchable! The Classic 1959-1966 Recordings" (27 tracks) |
(U.K. - Ace, Sept. 17, 2007) |
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| Byrds, The |
"Under Review [DVD]" (2 discs; Read here) |
(MVD Visual, Sept. 18, 2007) |
| Johnny Cash |
"The Best of the Johnny Cash TV Show [DVD]" (2 discs; 65 performances from the 1969-71 ABC musical variety series; Read here) |
(Columbia/Legacy, Sept. 18, 2007) |
| D.O.A. |
"Smash the State: The Raw Original D.O.A. 1978-81 [DVD]" (Read here) |
(MVD Visual, Sept. 18, 2007) |
| David Gilmour |
"Remember That Night: Live from the Royal Albert Hall [DVD]" (2 discs; May 2006 concert during his "On an Island" tour; Read here) |
(Columbia, Sept. 18, 2007) |
| Jimi Hendrix |
"The Complete Story [DVD]" |
(MVD Visual, Sept. 18, 2007) |
| Roger Hodgson (ex-Supertramp singer) |
"Take the Long Way Home: Live in Montreal [DVD]" (Hear here; See here; Read here ) |
(Eagle Vision, Sept. 18, 2007) |
| Bert Jansch |
"Sweet As a Sweet Sunday Morning: Live at Sheffield Memorial Hall [DVD]" |
(MVD Visual, Sept. 18, 2007) |
| Pink Floyd |
"The Pink Floyd and Syd Barrett Story (Deluxe Edition) [DVD]" |
(MVD Visual, Sept. 18, 2007) |
| Polyphonic Spree, The |
"Live From Austin TX [DVD]" |
(New West, Sept. 18, 2007) |
| Burt Reynolds, Jon Voight |
"Deliverance: Deluxe Edition [DVD]" (1972 film; music by Eric Weissberg and Steve Mandell; Read here) |
(Warner, Sept. 18, 2007) |
| Keith Richards |
"Under Review [DVD]" (Read here) |
(MVD Visual, Sept. 18, 2007) |
| Steve Vai |
"Visual Sound Theories [DVD]" |
(Red Ink/Epic, Sept. 18, 2007) |
| Various artists |
"All My Loving [DVD]" (BBC Film documentary on late-1960s music and its effect on pop culture) |
(MVD Visual, Sept. 18, 2007) |
| Various artists |
"Dear Mr. Fantasy Featuring the Music of Jim Capaldi and Traffic: A Celebration for Jim Capaldi [DVD]" (January 2007 all-star concert at the Roundhouse in London; guests: Steve Winwood, Pete Townshend, Yusuf Islam, Joe Walsh, Paul Weller, Gary Moore; Read here) |
(Eagle Vision, Sept. 18, 2007) |
| Various artists |
"Josie and the Pussycats: The Complete Series [DVD]" (2 discs; 1970 Saturday-morning cartoon; Read here) |
(Warner, Sept. 18, 2007) |
| U2 |
"PopMart: Live From Mexico City [DVD]" (1998 home video of the Dec. 3, 1997, concert at Foro Sol Autodromo; limited-edition 2-disc set; See here) |
(Island/Interscope/ UME, Sept. 18, 2007) |
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