NOV. 21, 2006
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| Stephen D. Anderson |
"Remembering the Rain: The Music of Bill Evans" |
(Art of Life, Nov. 21, 2006) |
| Maya Beiser |
"Almost Human" (Hear here) |
(Koch International Classics, Nov. 21, 2006) |
| Cheryl Bentyne (of The Manhattan Transfer) |
"The Book of Love" (guests: Mark Kibble and Alvin Chea of Take 6, John Pizzarelli) |
(Telarc, Nov. 21, 2006) |
| Woody Bradshaw |
"Lightning in a Bottle" (Hear here) |
(Primoris/Universal, Nov. 21, 2006) |
| Brand New |
"The Devil and God Are Raging Inside Me" (producer: Mike Sapone; first single: "Sowing Season [Yeah]"; Hear here) |
(Interscope, Nov. 21, 2006) |
| Guy Clark |
"Workbench Songs" (tracks co-written with Rodney Crowell, Steve Nelson, Verlon Thompson, Gary Nicholson, Lee Roy Parnell, Darrell Scott; Hear here; Read here) |
(Dualtone, Nov. 21, 2006) |
| Chris Daughtry ("American Idol" season 5 finalist) |
"Daughtry" (producer: Howard Benson; Hear here; Read here) |
(19 Recordings/RCA, Nov. 21, 2006) |
| Robin Gibb |
"My Favourite Christmas Carols" (Hear here; Read here) |
(Koch, Nov. 21, 2006) |
| Great Big Sea |
"Courage & Patience & Grit: Great Big Sea In Concert [CD/DVD]" |
(Zoë/Rounder, Nov. 21, 2006) |
| Jools Holland & His Rhythm & Blues Orchestra |
"Moving Out of the Country" (guests: KT Tunstall, Tom Jones, Lulu, Solomon Burke, Mark Knopfler, Dr. John, Paul Carrack, India.Arie, Brian Eno, Richard Hawley, etc.) |
(U.K. - Radar/Warner, Nov. 20, 2006) |
| Il Divo |
"Siempre" (producers: Steve Mac, David Foster, Per David; Hear here; see related DVD below) |
(SYCO/Columbia, Nov. 21, 2006) |
| Jay-Z |
"Kingdom Come" (producers: Dr. Dre, Timbaland, Pharrell Williams, Kanye West, Coldplay's Chris Martin; first single: "Show Me What You Got"; Hear here; Read here) |
(Roc-A-Fella/Def Jam, Nov. 21, 2006) |
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| Killswitch Engage |
"As Daylight Dies" (producer: guitarist Adam Dutkiewicz; Hear here) |
(Roadrunner, Nov. 21, 2006) |
| Kyau & Albert |
"Worldvibe" (enhanced; 2 CDs; Hear here) |
(Euphonic, Nov. 21, 2006) |
| Patti LaBelle |
"The Gospel According to Patti LaBelle" (guests: Kanye West, Mary Mary, Wynonna, CeCe Winans; first single: "Anything"; Read here) |
(Umbrella/Bungalo/ Universal, Nov. 21, 2006) |
| Loreena McKennitt |
"An Ancient Muse" (producers: McKennitt, Brian Hughes; Hear here; Read here) |
(Quinlan Road/Verve, Nov. 21, 2006) |
| Nightmares on Wax |
"My Definition" |
(My Definition, Nov. 21, 2006) |
| Marty Raybon (of Shenandoah) |
"When the Sand Runs Out" (producers: Raybon, Michael Curtis; first single: "Shenandoah Saturday Night"; Hear/read here) |
(Dakota Sky, Nov. 21, 2006) |
| Rock Star Supernova (group name was changed because of a trademark dispute with a '90s punk band named Supernova) |
"Supernova" (Lukas Rossi was chosen the singer through the CBS reality series "Rock Star: Supernova"; group features Tommy Lee, ex-Metallica bassist Jason Newsted and former Guns N' Roses guitarist Gilby Clarke; producer: Butch Walker; Hear here; Read here) |
(Epic, Nov. 21, 2006) |
| Sizzla |
"The Overstanding" (Hear here; Read here) |
(DDMG/Kalonji, Nov. 21, 2006) |
| Snoop Dogg |
"Tha Blue Carpet Treatment" (producers: Dr. Dre, Timbaland, Rick Rock, the Neptunes; guests: Stevie Wonder, the Game, R. Kelly, Brandy, Daz & Kurupt, B. Real; first single: "Vato"; Hear here; Read here) |
(Doggystyle/Geffen, Nov. 21, 2006) |
| Various artists |
"Bossa N' Roses: The Electro-Bossa Songbook of Guns N' Roses" |
(U.K. - Music Brokers, Nov. 20, 2006) |
| Various artists |
"Brats On The Beat: Ramones For Kids" (a portion of the proceeds from this tribute album go to St. Jude's Children Hospitals; contributors: Alkaline Trio's Matt Skiba, Bouncing Soul's Greg Attonito, The Donnas' Brett Anderson, Pennywise's Jim Lindberg, Queens of the Stone Age's Nick Oleveri, Josie Cotton, etc.; See here) |
(Go-Kart, Nov. 21, 2006) |
| Various artists |
"Forever, For Always, For Luther Volume II" (all-star tribute to the late Luther Vandross; contributors: Patti Austin, Gerald Albright, Jeff Lorber, Najee, Kirk Whalum, Norman Brown, Jonathan Butler, Wayman Tisdale, etc.) |
(Rendezvous, Nov. 21, 2006) |
| Various artists |
"The History Boys [film soundtrack]" (movie, based on the Tony Award-winning play, opens Dec. 22; includes Rufus Wainwright's new cover of "Bewitched"; See here; Hear here) |
(Rhino, Nov. 21, 2006) |
| Various artists |
"National Lampoon's Van Wilder: The Rise of Taj [film soundtrack]" (comedy opens Dec. 1; music from Buckcherry, Everclear, Hanson, The Exies, Punchline, Jonny Lives!, The Lashes, etc.; See here) |
(Eleven Seven Music, Nov. 21, 2006) |
| Various artists |
"NOW That's What I Call Music! 65" (2 CDs) |
(U.K. - Virgin, Nov. 20, 2006) |
| Darryl Worley |
"Here and Now" (Hear here) |
(903 Music, Nov. 21, 2006) |
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| ABBA |
"Number Ones" (18 tracks) |
(Polydor/UME, Nov. 21, 2006) |
| Beatles, The |
"Love [Cirque du Soleil soundtrack]" (music for the Las Vegas show was assembled by George Martin; Hear here; Read here; also available with DVD-A) |
(Apple/Capitol, Nov. 21, 2006) |
| Buckcherry |
"Buckcherry" (1999 album; with DVD) |
(Geffen, Nov. 21, 2006) |
| John Cage |
"Sonatas and Interludes for Prepared Piano" |
(El, Nov. 21, 2006) |
| Eddie Calvert |
"Song of the Golden Trumpet" |
(Living Era, Nov. 21, 2006) |
| Johnny Cash |
"The Legend of Johnny Cash, Vol. II" |
(Island/UME, Nov. 21, 2006) |
| Corrs, The |
"Dreams: The Ultimate Corrs Collection" (first single: "Goodbye [2006 Remix]"; Hear here) |
(U.K. - Atlantic, Nov. 20, 2006) |
| David Crosby |
"If I Could Only Remember My Name [CD/DVD]" (1971 album; deluxe-edition, remastered), "Voyage [box set]" (3 CDs of solo and group tracks; disc 3 contains 16 previously unreleased songs; Read here) |
(Rhino, Nov. 21, 2006) |
| dB's, The & Friends |
"Christmas Time Again" (1986 album, expanded to 17 tracks on CD in 1993; remastered, with six bonus tracks; Read here) |
(Collectors' Choice, Nov. 21, 2006) |
| Doors, The |
"Perception [CD/DVD box set]" (the band's first six albums, each with a DVD; Hear here; Read here) |
(Rhino, Nov. 21, 2006) |
| Coleman Hawkins |
"Essential Sides Remastered 1929-1939" (4 CDs) |
(U.K. - JSP, Nov. 20, 2006) |
| Emery |
"The Question [CD/DVD]" (2005 album; featuring previously unreleased acoustic tracks, demos and a bonus DVD with a band documentary and live performance footage) |
(Tooth & Nail, Nov. 21, 2006) |
| Enya |
"Amarantine" (2005 album; with a 128-page book and photo cards, packaged in a red-velvet box) |
(Reprise, Nov. 21, 2006) |
| Nick Gilder |
"City Nights/Frequency" (1978, 1979 albums) |
(Collectables, Nov. 21, 2006) |
| Jagged Edge |
"The Hits" |
(Columbia, Nov. 21, 2006) |
| Jamiroquai |
"High Times: Singles 1992-2006" (2 CDs) |
(Epic, Nov. 21, 2006) |
| Garland Jeffreys |
"Garland Jeffreys" (1973 album; remastered, with one bonus track; Read here) |
(Collectors' Choice, Nov. 21, 2006) |
| Ben E. King |
"Ben E. King Sings for Soulful Lovers/Seven Letters" (1962, 1962 albums) |
(DBK Works, Nov. 21, 2006) |
| KISS |
"KISS ALIVE! 1975-2000" (3-CD set packages 1975's "Alive!" (1975) and 1977's "Alive II" with an unreleased Dec. 31, 1999, show in Vancouver; Read here) |
(Mercury/UME, Nov. 21, 2006) |
| KISS |
"20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection - The Best of KISS, Volume 3" |
(Island/UME, Nov. 21, 2006) |
| Kottonmouth Kings |
"Hidden Stash III" (with bonus DVD) |
(Suburban Noize, Nov. 21, 2006) |
| Bob Lind |
"Since There Were Circles" (1971 album; remastered, with five bonus tracks; enhanced) |
(U.K. - RPM, Nov. 20, 2006) |
BTW: The bonus tracks are "We Are Children Still," "I Found You," "Marlene," "Colorado Line" and a reworking of "San Francisco Woman," which first appeared on his second album. "I realize there are some dyed-in-the-wool Lind fans who would probably remember these three songs," Lind tells P&P, "but I certainly didn't. But I love all three of them. Those of you who know my stand on many of my old songs may be stunned to hear me say that. But I think these things still hold up." Click here for a full interview with Lind.
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BTW: Track listing - "In My Defence" (2000 remix), "The Great Pretender," "Living On My Own" (1993 No More Brothers radio mix), "Made In Heaven," "Love Kills," "There Must Be More to Life Than This," "Guide Me Home," "How Can I Go On?," "Foolin' Around," "Time," "Barcelona," "Love Me Like There's No Tomorrow," "I Was Born to Love You," "The Golden Boy," "Mr. Bad Guy," "The Great Pretender" (Malouf mix), "Love Kills" (Star Rider remix), "I Can Hear Music," "Goin' Back," "Guide Me Home (Piano)" (Thierry Lang jazz version).
| 999 |
"999" (1976 album; remastered, with three bonus tracks) |
(Captain Oi!, Nov. 21, 2006) |
| Oasis |
"Stop the Clocks" (best-of, with B-sides and rarities, is group's final album for Epic; Read here; also available with DVD) |
(Epic, Nov. 21, 2006) |
| Robert Plant |
"Nine Lives [CD/DVD box set]" (9 CDs include all his solo albums; DVD contains an interview, music videos, concert footage, etc.; Hear here) |
(Rhino, Nov. 21, 2006) |
| P.O.D. |
"Greatest Hits (The Atlantic Years)" (17-track set includes the previously unreleased "Here We Go") |
(Atlantic/Rhino, Nov. 21, 2006) |
| Reel Big Fish |
"Greatest Hit ... and More" |
(Mojo/Jive, Nov. 21, 2006) |
| Johnny Rivers |
"Last Train to Memphis" (1998 album), "The Memphis Sun Recordings" (1998 album), "Johnny Rivers Live! Back at the Whisky" (2001 album), "Reinvention Highway" (2004 album) |
(Collectors' Choice, Nov. 21, 2006) |
| Romantics, The |
"Strictly Personal/In Heat" (1981, 1983 albums on one disc) |
(U.K. - Acadia, Nov. 20, 2006) |
| Sufjan Stevens |
"Songs for Christmas [box set]" (5-CD collection of past holiday-themed EPs; Read here) |
(Asthmatic Kitty, Nov. 21, 2006) |
| 30 Seconds to Mars |
"A Beautiful Lie [CD/DVD]" (2006 album; CD contains a bonus track, "The Kill [rebirth]," while the DVD features a music video, interviews and appearances) |
(Virgin, Nov. 21, 2006) |
| Chris Tomlin |
"The Early Years" (Read here) |
(sixstepsrecords/ Sparrow, Nov. 21, 2006) |
| 2Pac |
"Pac's Life" (unreleased tracks, with new contributions from Snoop Dogg, Ludacris, T.I., Ashanti, Lil Scrappy, etc.; Read here) |
(Amaru/Interscope, Nov. 21, 2006) |
| U2 |
"U218 Singles [CD/DVD]" (best-of includes a new track, "Window on the Sky," and the U2-Green Day cover of the Skids' 1978 classic "The Saints Are Coming"; Read here; see DVD version below) |
(Interscope, Nov. 21, 2006) |
| Various artists |
"ABC Daytime Presents A Holiday Affair" (music from ABC soap operas) |
(Buena Vista, Nov. 21, 2006) |
| Various artists |
"Fuel Presents An Introduction to Classical Music" |
(Fuel, Nov. 21, 2006) |
| Various artists |
"If I Were the Boss: The Songs of Bruce Springsteen" (2 CDs; covers by Patti Smith, Manfred Mann's Earth Band, Dave Edmunds, Status Quo, Eddie and the Hot Rods, the Band, the Hollies, Big Country, Little Bob Story, etc.) |
(U.K. - Castle, Nov. 20, 2006) |
| Various artists |
"The Instant & Minit Story" (3 CDs; music from Lee Dorsey, Aaron Neville, Irma Thomas, Allen Toussaint, Chris Kenner, Ernie K. Doe, etc.) |
(Charly, Nov. 21, 2006) |
| Various artists |
"NOW ¡Esto es Musica! Latino 2" |
(Universal Latino, Nov. 21, 2006) |
| Various artists |
"NOW That's What I Call Xmas" (2 CDs) |
(U.K. - Virgin, Nov. 20, 2006) |
| Various artists |
"Southern Fried Funk: 22 Funky Soul Grooves From New Orleans and the Deep South" |
(Grapevine, Nov. 21, 2006) |
| Various artists |
"We're a Winner: The Curtom Story" (3 CDs; includes hits from Curtis Mayfield, the Impressions, the Five Stairsteps, Major Lance, Jerry Butler, the Natural Four, etc.) |
(Charly, Nov. 21, 2006) |
| Tom Waits |
"Orphans: Brawlers, Bawlers & Bastards" (3-CD compilation; Read here; see related DVD below) |
(Anti-/Epitaph, Nov. 21, 2006) |
| Jerry Jeff Walker |
"Five Years Gone" (1969 album) |
(Collectors' Choice, Nov. 21, 2006) |
| Wendy & Lisa |
"Wendy & Lisa" (1987 album; remastered, with four bonus tracks), "Fruit at the Bottom" (1989 album; remastered, with five bonus tracks) |
(Wounded Bird, Nov. 21, 2006) |
| Robert Pete Williams |
"Fuel Presents An Introduction to Robert Pete Williams" |
(Fuel, Nov. 21, 2006) |
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| Natasha Bedingfield |
"Live in New York City [DVD]" |
(Sony, Nov. 21, 2006) |
| Tony Bennett |
"Tony Bennett: An American Classic [DVD]" (all-star tribute) |
(Sony, Nov. 21, 2006) |
| Bizzy Bone |
"Bizzy Bone: Live in Concert [DVD]" (two shows: May 11, 2005, at Peabodies in his native Cleveland and April 8, 2005, at the Pueblo Convention Center in Pueblo, Colo.) |
(MVD Visual, Nov. 21, 2006) |
| David Bowie |
"Under Review 1976-1979: The Berlin Trilogy [DVD]" |
(MVD Visual, Nov. 21, 2006) |
| John Cale |
"John Cale: An Exploration of His Life and Work ... [DVD]" |
(Kultur, Nov. 21, 2006) |
| Cream |
"Cream: Classic Artists [DVD/CD]" (documentary features new interviews with Eric Clapton, Ginger Baker and Jack Bruce) |
(Image, Nov. 21, 2006) |
BTW: The DVD also includes a bonus audio CD with previously unreleased versions of five tracks from a 1967 radio performance in Sweden - "NSU," "Steppin' Out," "Traintime," "Toad" and "I'm So Glad."
| Bob Dylan |
"The Unauthorized Documentaries [DVD]" (2 discs) |
(MVD Visual, Nov. 21, 2006) |
| Fall Out Boy |
"Solid Gold Uncertainy: [DVD]" (an unauthorized documentary film) |
(MVD Visual, Nov. 21, 2006) |
| Chris Farlowe |
"Chris Farlowe at Rockpalast [DVD]" |
(Inakustic, Nov. 21, 2006) |
| Focus |
"Music in Review [DVD]" (2 discs, with book) |
(Classic Rock Legends, Nov. 21, 2006) |
| Free |
"The Free Story [DVD]" |
(Classic Rock Legends, Nov. 21, 2006) |
| Al Gore |
"An Inconvenient Truth [DVD]" (2006 documentary; includes the Melissa Etheridge music video "I Need to Wake Up") |
(Paramount, Nov. 21, 2006) |
| John Wesley Harding |
"A Bloody Show: John Wesley Harding & Friends - Live at Bumbershoot 2005 [DVD]" |
(Arcanum, Nov. 21, 2006) |
| Il Divo |
"Live at the Greek Theater [DVD]" |
(SYCO/Columbia, Nov. 21, 2006) |
| Boris Karloff |
"How the Grinch Stole Christmas: 50th Birthday Deluxe Edition [DVD]" (1966 animated special; 2 discs) |
(Warner, Nov. 21, 2006) |
| Nils Lofgren & Friends |
"Live Acoustic [DVD]" (February 2006 show at the Birchmere in Alexandria, Va.) |
(MVD Visual, Nov. 21, 2006) |
| Reba McEntire |
"Video Gold I [DVD]," "Video Gold II [DVD]" |
(MCA Nashville/UME, Nov. 21, 2006) |
| Meat Beat Manifesto |
"Travelogue Live '05 [DVD]" (features a performance at the Cabaret Metro in Chicago from June 22, 2005, plus footage from Austin, Berlin and Osaka) |
(MVD Visual, Nov. 21, 2006) |
| Mission of Burma |
"Not a Photograph: The Mission of Burma Story [DVD]" |
(MVD Visual, Nov. 21, 2006) |
| Nirvana |
"In Utero: A Classic Album Under Review [DVD]" (1993 album) |
(MVD Visual, Nov. 21, 2006) |
| Osmonds, The |
"The Osmonds Live in Concert - London 2006 [DVD]" |
(MVD Visual, Nov. 21, 2006) |
| Elvis Presley |
"Elvis: The Ed Sullivan Shows [DVD]" (3 discs; Read here) |
(Image, Nov. 21, 2006) |
| Pretty Things, The |
"40th Anniversary: Live in Brighton [DVD]" (2 discs; Aug. 30, 2004, at The Pressure Point) |
(Snapper, Nov. 21, 2006) |
| Smokey Robinson and the Miracles |
"Definitive Performances 1963-1987 [DVD]" |
(Motown/UME, Nov. 21, 2006) |
| Ray Romano, et al |
"Ice Age: The Meltdown [DVD]" (2006 film), "Ice Age: DVD 2-Pack" (2-disc set includes "Ice Age" and "Ice Age: The Meltdown") |
(Fox, Nov. 21, 2006) |
| Bruce Springsteen |
"Music in Review [DVD]" (with book) |
(Classic Rock Legends, Nov. 21, 2006) |
| Styx and the Contemporary Youth Orchestra |
"One With Everything [DVD]" (new versions of past hits, plus two new tracks, performed with the 115-member orchestra and a 60-member chorus at the Blossom Music Center in Cleveland on May 25, 2006; See here) |
(Eagle Rock, Nov. 21, 2006) |
| Pat Travers Band, The |
"Hooked on Music: The Pat Travers Band Live [DVD]" (April 11, 1976, performance in Germany) |
(Cherry Red/MVD Visual, Nov. 21, 2006) |
| U2 |
"U218 Videos [DVD]" |
(Interscope, Nov. 21, 2006) |
| Various artists |
"No More to Say and Nothing to Weep For: An Elegy for Allen Ginsberg [DVD]" (all-star participants include Paul McCartney, Patti Smith and Philip Glass) |
(Kultur, Nov. 21, 2006) |
| Various artists |
"Our Forefathers: The Proto-Punk Box Set [DVD]" (4 discs) |
(MVD Visual, Nov. 21, 2006) |
| Tom Waits |
"Under Review 1971-1982 [DVD]" |
(MVD Visual, Nov. 21, 2006) |
| Who, The |
"Who's Better, Who's Best [DVD]" (chronicles the band's first 25 years) |
(Geffen/UME, Nov. 21, 2006) |
| Robbie Williams |
"Music in Review [DVD]" |
(Classic Rock Legends, Nov. 21, 2006) |
| Wendy O. Williams and the Plasmatics |
"Wendy O. Williams and the Plasmatics: 10 Years of Revolutionary Rock and Roll [DVD]" |
(MVD Visual, Nov. 21, 2006) |
| Owen Wilson, Matt Dillon, Kate Hudson |
"You, Me and Dupree [DVD]" (2006 film) |
(Universal, Nov. 21, 2006) |
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