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DEC. 23, 2008

Artist: Title: Label/Due date:
Brutha "Brutha" (first single: "Can't Hear the Music," featuring Fabolous; Hear here) (Good Fellas Entertainment/Def Jam, Dec. 21, 2008)
Thomas Newman "Revolutionary Road [film soundtrack]" ( Leonardo DiCaprio-Kate Winslet movie opens Dec. 26; See here) (Nonesuch, Dec. 23, 2008)
Savage "Savage Island" (first single: "Swing"; Hear here) (Universal Republic, Dec. 21, 2008)
Stephanie Smith "Not Afraid" (producer: Jamie Moore; Hear here; Read here) (Gotee, Dec. 23, 2008)
Various artists "Slumdog Millionaire [film soundtrack]" (limited-release British drama opened Nov. 12; featuring music from A.R. Rahman and M.I.A.; See here; Read here) (N.E.E.T./Interscope, Dec. 21, 2008)
Russell Watson "People Get Ready" (covers of soul classics, backed by Amy Winehouse's band; Hear here) (U.K. - Universal, Dec. 22, 2008)


Artist: Title: Label/Due date:
Beastie Boys "The Mix-Up Bonus Tracks [MP3 Download]" (Capitol, Dec. 23, 2008)
Buzzcocks "A Different Kind of Tension (Special Edition) [MP3 Download]" (38 tracks) (EMI, Dec. 23, 2008)
Chrome "Blood on the Moon" (1981 album; 2 CDs) (Metropolis, Dec. 23, 2008)
Ramblin' Jack Elliott "Young Brigham [MP3 Download]" (1968 album), "Bull Durham Sacks & Railroad Tracks [MP3 Download]" (1972 album) (Rhino/Warner, Dec. 23, 2008)
Flash and The Pan "Flash and The Pan" (1979 album; remastered, with three bonus tracks; MP3 Download) (Renaissance, Dec. 23, 2008)
Siedah Garrett "Kiss of Life [MP3 Download]" (1988 album) (Rhino/Warner, Dec. 23, 2008)
KISS "KISS Alive: The Millennium Concert [MP3 Download]" (Disc 4 of the "KISS Alive!" box set; Read here) (Island/UME, Dec. 21, 2008)
Manhattan Transfer, The "The Very Best of The Manhattan Transfer [MP3 Download]" (1994 album; 16 tracks) (Rhino/Atlantic, Dec. 23, 2008)
Stephen Marley "Mind Control Acoustic [MP3 Download]" (acoustic version of his 2007 album; Hear here) (Tuff Gong/Universal, Dec. 23, 2008)
Van Morrison "Astral Weeks [180-gram vinyl LP]" (1968 album), "Moondance [180-gram vinyl LP]" (1970 album), "His Band and the Street Choir [180-gram vinyl LP]" (1970 album) (Warner/Rhino, Dec. 23, 2008)
Oasis "What's the Story (Morning Glory)?" (1995 album; enhanced) (Warner, Dec. 23, 2008)
Rose Royce "Rose Royce III: Strikes Again! [MP3 Download]" (1978 album), "Rainbow Connection [MP3 Download]" (1979 album), "Golden Touch [MP3 Download]" (1980 album) (Rhino/Warner, Dec. 23, 2008)
Santana "The Best of the Fillmore Years" (Cleopatra, Dec. 23, 2008)
Various artists "The Anthems" (2 CDs; featuring hits by Radiohead, Coldplay, Franz Ferdinand, The White Stripes, The Killers, Kaiser Chiefs, Bloc Party, etc.) (U.K. - EMI, Dec. 22, 2008)
Various artists "Best of Fat Possum [MP3 Download]," "Best of Fat Possum: The Early Years [MP3 Download]" (Fat Possum, Dec. 23, 2008)
Various artists "The Hits Reloaded" (2 CDs; remixes of '60s-'90s tracks; Hear/read here) (Cleopatra, Dec. 23, 2008)

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