MARCH 20, 2007
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Label/Due date: |
| Assemble Head in Sunburst Sound, The |
"Ekranoplan" (Hear here) |
(Tee Pee, March 20, 2007) |
| Baby Boy da Prince |
"Across the Water" (guests: Fantasia, P. Town Moe, Dappa, Marty D., Beasley; Hear here) |
(Extreme Entertainment/Universal Republic, March 20, 2007) |
| Big D and the Kids Table |
"Strictly Rude" (producer: Mighty Mighty BossTones bassist Joe Gittleman; Hear here) |
(SideOneDummy, March 20, 2007) |
| Andrew Bird |
"Armchair Apocrypha" (producer: Ben Durant; Hear here; Read here) |
(Fat Possum, March 20, 2007) |
| Bobby Broom |
"Song and Dance" (Hear here) |
(Origin, March 20, 2007) |
| Jonathan Byrd |
"This Is the New That" (Hear here) |
(Waterbug, March 20, 2007) |
| Roger Clyne & The Peacemakers |
"No More Beautiful World [CD/DVD]" (Hear here) |
(Emmajava Recordings, March 20, 2007) |
| C-Murder |
"Screamin' 4 Vengeance" (guests: Snoop Dogg, Chamillionaire, LeToya, Slim Thug, Pimp C; first single: "Posted On Tha Block") |
(Priority/Capitol, March 20, 2007) |
| Crime Mob |
"Hated On Mostly" (producers: Lil Jay, Killa C, MIG, Dirty Doc Jam, the Oomp Camp; first single: "Rock Yo Hips," featuring Lil Scrappy; Hear here) |
(BME/Reprise, March 20, 2007) |
| Devin the Dude |
"Waitin' to Inhale" (guests: Lil Wayne, Bun B, Tami Latrell, Tony Mac, etc.; Hear here) |
(Rap-A-Lot, March 20, 2007) |
| Arthur Dodge |
"The Perfect Face" (Hear here) |
(Remedy, March 20, 2007) |
| El-P |
"I'll Sleep When You're Dead" (producer: El-P; guests: Trent Reznor, The Mars Volta, Cat Power, Cage, Aesop Rock; Hear here) |
(Definitive Jux, March 20, 2007) |
| Foreign Islands |
"Restart Now" (Hear here) |
(Deaf, Dumb & Blind, March 20, 2007) |
| John Frusciante (of Red Hot Chili Peppers) |
"Ataxia II" (Hear here) |
(Record Collection, March 20, 2007) |
| Groove Junkies |
"Late Night With Groove Junkies" (compiled and mixed by the DJ duo; Hear here) |
(Swank Recordings, March 20, 2007) |
| Merle Haggard, Willie Nelson & Ray Price |
"Last of the Breed" (2 CDs of classic-country covers and new songs; producer: Fred Foster; guests: Vince Gill, Kris Kristofferson, Buddy Emmons, Johnny Gimble, The Jordanaires; Read here) |
(Lost Highway, March 20, 2007) |
| Hail Social |
"Modern Love and Death" (producer: Brian McTear; Hear here) |
(Polyvinyl, March 20, 2007) |
| Haste the Day |
"Pressure the Hinges" (producer: GGGarth; Hear here) |
(Solid State, March 20, 2007) |
| Marques Houston |
"Veteran" (producers: the Underdogs, Bryan Michael Cox, Rufus Black, etc.; guests: Mya, Yung Joc, Shawnna; first single: "Favorite Girl") |
(T.U.G./Universal, March 20, 2007) |
| I'm from Barcelona (29-member Swedish group) |
"Let Me Introduce You to My Friends" (released in Europe in early October 2006; Hear here) |
(Mute, March 20, 2007) |
| Joseph Israel |
"Gone Are the Days" (guests: Luciano, Mikey General, Erica Newell, Rochelle Bradshaw; producers: Israel, Chris Meredith; Hear here) |
(New Door/UME, March 20, 2007) |
| Jerky Boys, The |
"Sol's Rusty Trombone" (Hear here) |
(Laugh.com, March 20, 2007) |
| Mary Karlzen |
"The Wanderlust Diaries" (producer: Jansen Press; guests: Garrison Starr, Matthew Ryan, Garry W. Tallent, Ken Coomer, Robert Reynolds of The Mavericks, etc.; Hear here) |
(Dualtone, March 20, 2007) |
| Rose Kemp |
"A Hand Full of Hurricanes" (producer: Charlie Francis; Hear here) |
(One Little Indian, March 20, 2007) |
| LCD Soundsystem |
"Sound of Silver" (first single: "North American Scum"; Hear here; Read here) |
(DFA/Capitol, March 20, 2007) |
| Ted Leo & The Pharmacists |
"Living With the Living" (producer: Fugazi's Brendan Canty; Hear here; Read here) |
(Touch & Go, March 20, 2007) |
| Ligion |
"External Affairs" (producer: Greg Ladanyi; first single: "On the Way"; Hear here) |
(Maple Jam/Bellum, March 20, 2007) |
| Locust, The |
"New Erections" (producer: Alex Newport; Hear here) |
(Anti-/Epitaph, March 20, 2007) |
| Low |
"Drums and Guns" (producer: Dave Fridmann; Read here) |
(Sub Pop, March 20, 2007) |
| Jesse Malin |
"Glitter in the Gutter" (producers: Rob Caggiano, Eddie Wohl; guests: Bruce Springsteen, Ryan Adams, Josh Homme, Jakob Dylan, Foo Fighters' Chris Shiflett; Read here) |
(Adeline/Warner, March 20, 2007 - Adeline founded by Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong) |
| Stephen Marley |
"Mind Control" (guests: Ben Harper, Mos Def; Hear here; Read here) |
(Tuff Gong/Ghetto Youths/Universal, March 20, 2007) |
| Miguel Migs |
"Those Things" (guests: Junior Reid, Brand Nubian's Sadat X, L.T., Lisa Shaw, Tim Fuller, Fred Ross; Hear here) |
(Om, March 20, 2007) |
| Modest Mouse |
"We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank" (ex-Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr has become an official group member; producer: Dennis Herring; first single: "Dashboard"; Hear here; Read here) |
(Epic, March 20, 2007) |
| The Naked Trucker and T-Bones (David Koechner and Dave "Gruber" Allen) |
"Live at the Troubadour" (See here; Read here) |
(Warner Nashville, March 20, 2007) |
| OTEP |
"The_Ascension" (producer: Dave Fortman; Hear here) |
(Capitol, March 20, 2007) |
| Ponys, The |
"Turn Out the Lights" (Hear here) |
(Matador, March 20, 2007) |
| Tad Robinson |
"A New Point of View" (Hear here) |
(Severn, March 20, 2007) |
| Nate Sallie |
"Ruined for Ordinary" (Hear here) |
(Curb, March 20, 2007) |
| Secretary Bird (led by Mike Semple of Friends of Dean Martinez) |
"Secretary Bird" (Hear here) |
(In De Groot, March 20, 2007) |
| Ricky Skaggs & Bruce Hornsby |
"Ricky Skaggs & Bruce Hornsby" (Read here) |
(Legacy, March 20, 2007) |
| Joss Stone |
"Introducing Joss Stone" (producer: Raphael Saadiq; guests: Lauryn Hill, Common; first single: "Tell Me 'Bout It"; Hear here) |
(Virgin, March 20, 2007) |
| Tracey Thorn (of Everything But the Girl) |
"Out of the Woods" (first solo album in 24 years; guests: Massive Attack, Deep Dish; Hear/read here) |
(Astralwerks, March 20, 2007) |
| Trouble |
"Simple Mind Condition" (first album since 1995's "Plastic Green Head"; producer: Nigel Godrich; Hear/read here) |
(U.K. - Escapi, March 19, 2007) |
| Various artists |
"TMNT - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Music from the Motion Picture [film soundtrack]" (CGI action-adventure movie opens March 23; Hear here; See here) |
(Atlantic, March 20, 2007) |
| Willowz, The |
"Chautauqua" (Hear here) |
(Dim Mak, March 20, 2007) |
| Elliott Yamin ("American Idol" contestant) |
"Elliott Yamin" (writers/producers: Stargate, Josh Abraham, DJ Lethal, Michael Mangini, Derek Bramble; first single: "Movin' On"; Hear here) |
(Hickory, March 20, 2007) |
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| John Anderson |
"Greatest Hits" |
(Rhino/Warner, March 20, 2007) |
| Bananarama |
"Deep Sea Skiving" (1983 album; remastered, with five bonus tracks), "Bananarama" (1984 album; remastered, with six tracks), "True Confessions" (1986 album; remastered, with seven bonus tracks), "Wow!" (1987 album; remastered, with seven bonus tracks), "Pop Life" (1991 album; remastered, with six bonus tracks), "Please Yourself" (1993 album; remastered, with five bonus tracks) |
(U.K. - Warner, March 19, 2007) |
| LaVern Baker |
"The Platinum Collection" (20 tracks) |
(U.K. - Warner, March 19, 2007) |
| Archie Bell & the Drells |
"The Platinum Collection" (20 tracks) |
(U.K. - Atlantic, March 19, 2007) |
| Brook Benton |
"The Platinum Collection" (21 tracks) |
(U.K. - Warner, March 19, 2007) |
| Colin Blunstone (of The Zombies) |
"One Year" (1971 album) |
(Water, March 20, 2007) |
| Booker T. & The MG's |
"The Platinum Collection" |
(U.K. - Warner, March 19, 2007) |
| Ruth Brown |
"The Platinum Collection" (21 tracks) |
(U.K. - Warner, March 19, 2007) |
| Solomon Burke |
"The Platinum Collection" (22 tracks) |
(U.K. - Warner, March 19, 2007) |
| Clarence Carter |
"The Platinum Collection" (20 tracks) |
(U.K. - Warner, March 19, 2007) |
| Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds |
"The Abattoir Blues Tour [CD/DVD]" (4 discs; the DVDs contain footage from two live concerts: disc 1 is taken from the second of the band's three sold-out Brixton Academy London shows filmed in November 2004; disc 2 offers excerpts from the Hammersmith Apollo show filmed on June 7, 2003, during the "Nocturama" tour) |
(Mute, March 20, 2007) |
| Cibo Matto |
"Pom Pom: The Essential Cibo Matto" |
(Rhino/Warner, March 20, 2007) |
| Clovers, The |
"The Platinum Collection" (21 tracks) |
(U.K. - Warner, March 19, 2007) |
| Arthur Conley |
"The Platinum Collection" (22 tracks) |
(U.K. - Warner, March 19, 2007) |
| Don Covay |
"The Platinum Collection" (22 tracks) |
(U.K. - Warner, March 19, 2007) |
| King Curtis |
"The Platinum Collection" (22 tracks) |
(U.K. - Warner, March 19, 2007) |
| Depeche Mode |
"Construction Time Again [CD/DVD]" (1983 album; remastered), "Black Celebration [CD/DVD]" (1986 album; remastered) |
(Rhino/Warner, March 20, 2007) |
| Detroit Spinners |
"The Platinum Collection" (20 tracks) |
(U.K. - Warner, March 19, 2007) |
| J. Dilla |
"Ruff Draft" (2003 album; 2 CDs, with bonus tracks; Hear here) |
(Stones Throw, March 20, 2007) |
| Electric Light Orchestra |
"Balance of Power" (1986 album; remastered, with seven bonus tracks - five unreleased and two previously only available as B-sides to U.K. singles) |
(Epic/Legacy, March 20, 2007) |
| Béla Fleck and the Flecktones |
"Greatest Hits of the 20th Century" |
(Rhino/Warner, March 20, 2007) |
| Eddie Floyd |
"The Platinum Collection" (20 tracks) |
(U.K. - Warner, March 19, 2007) |
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| Barbara Lewis |
"The Platinum Collection" (20 tracks) |
(U.K. - Warner, March 19, 2007) |
| Little Texas |
"Greatest Hits" |
(Rhino/Warner, March 20, 2007) |
| Mar-Keys, The |
"The Platinum Collection" (16 tracks) |
(U.K. - Warner, March 19, 2007) |
| Nitty Gritty Dirt Band |
"Twenty Years of Dirt: The Best of Nitty Gritty Dirt Band" |
(Rhino/Warner, March 20, 2007) |
| Alan Parsons Project |
"I Robot" (1977 album; remastered, with six bonus tracks), "Eye in the Sky" (1982 album; remastered, with five bonus tracks) |
(Arista/Legacy, March 20, 2007) |
| Persuaders, The |
"The Platinum Collection" (20 tracks) |
(U.K. - Warner, March 19, 2007) |
| Robert Plant |
"Pictures at Eleven" (1982 album; remastered, with two bonus tracks), "Shaken 'N' Stirred" (1985 album; remastered, with one bonus track), "Manic Nirvana" (1990 album; remastered, with three bonus tracks), "Fate of Nations" (1993 album; remastered, with five bonus tracks), "Mighty Rearranger" (2005 album; remastered, with five bonus tracks; Hear here) |
(Rhino/Atlantic, March 20, 2007) |
| Daniel Powter |
"Daniel Powter [CD/DVD]" (2006 album) |
(Warner, March 20, 2007) |
| Kenny Rogers |
"20 Great Years" |
(Rhino/Reprise, March 20, 2007) |
| Sam & Dave |
"The Platinum Collection" |
(U.K. - Atlantic, March 19, 2007) |
| Percy Sledge |
"The Platinum Collection" (22 tracks) |
(U.K. - Warner, March 19, 2007) |
| Carla Thomas |
"The Platinum Collection" (20 tracks) |
(U.K. - Warner, March 19, 2007) |
| Carla Thomas |
"The Queen Alone" (1967 album; remastered, with bonus tracks) |
(Stax/Concord, March 20, 2007) |
| Rufus Thomas |
"The Platinum Collection" (18 tracks) |
(U.K. - Warner, March 19, 2007) |
| Randy Travis |
"Greatest #1 Hits" |
(Rhino/Warner, March 20, 2007) |
| Big Joe Turner |
"The Platinum Collection" (16 tracks) |
(U.K. - Warner, March 19, 2007) |
| Various artists |
"Atlantic R&B 1947-1974: 8 Volumes [box set]" (8 CDs; Track listing) |
(U.K. - Atlantic/Rhino, March 19, 2007) |
| Various artists |
"Deep & Sexy 4" (mixes compiled by King Britt) |
(Wave Music, March 20, 2007) |
| Various artists |
"The Upsetter Selection: A Lee Perry Jukebox" (2 CDs of Perry's favorite tracks he has worked on through his 40-year career) |
(Trojan/Sanctuary, March 20, 2007) |
| Mary Lou Williams |
"The Circle Recordings" |
(Progressive, March 20, 2007) |
| Johnny Winter |
"Raisin'Cain" (1980 album; remastered) |
(U.K. - Acadia, March 19, 2007) |
| Betty Wright |
"The Platinum Collection" (21 tracks) |
(U.K. - Warner, March 19, 2007) |
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| Dierks Bentley |
"Live & Loud at the Fillmore [DVD]" |
(Capitol, March 20, 2007) |
| Ernest Borgnine, Tim Conway |
"McHale's Navy: Season One [DVD]" (5 discs; ABC sitcom, 1962-63 season; Read here) |
(Shout! Factory, March 20, 2007) |
| Petula Clark |
"Petula [DVD]" (1968 TV special, featuring special guest Harry Belafonte) |
(Varese Sarabande, March 20, 2007) |
| Decemberists, The |
"Kill Rock Stars Presents The Decemberists: A Practical Handbook [DVD]" |
(Kill Rock Stars, March 20, 2007) |
| R. Kelly |
"Live: The Light It Up Tour [DVD]" |
(Image, March 20, 2007) |
| Sylvester Stallone |
"Rocky Balboa [DVD]" (2006 film) |
(Sony Pictures, March 20, 2007) |
| Yes |
"Live at Montreux 2003 [DVD]" |
(Eagle Vision, March 20, 2007) |
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