AUG. 24, 2004
| Artist: | Title: | Label/Due date: |
| Geri Allen | "The Life of a Song" (producers: Allen, Elaine Martone; guests: Dave Holland, Jack DeJohnette; see Hybrid SACD below) | (Telarc, Aug. 24, 2004) |
| Arkham | "The Freak Power Candidate" (Hear here) | (Volcom Entertainment, Aug. 24, 2004) |
| ATB | "Silence" (with bonus DVD) | (Radikal, Aug. 24, 2004) |
| Beep Beep | "Business Casual" | (Saddle Creek, Aug. 24, 2004) |
| Joe Bonamassa | "Had to Cry Today" | (Premier Artists, Aug. 24, 2004) |
| Boyz II Men | "Throwback" (released first in Japan in April 2004; covers of tracks by Al Green, DeBarge, Isley Brothers, Stylistics, Michael Jackson, Hall & Oates, etc.; Hear here) | (Koch, Aug. 24, 2004) |
| Junior Brown | "Down Home Chrome" (see Hybrid SACD version below) | (Telarc, Aug. 24, 2004) |
| John Butler Trio, The | "What You Want [EP]" (six-track EP includes a cover of The Beatles' "Across the Universe"; full-length debut album expected in spring 2005) | (Lava, Aug. 24, 2004) |
| California Guitar Trio, The | "Business Casual" | (Inside Out Music America, Aug. 24, 2004) |
| Vassar Clements | "Livin' With the Blues" | (Acoustic Disc, Aug. 24, 2004) |
| Jimmy Cliff | "Black Magic" (producer: Dave Stewart; guests: Wyclef Jean, Annie Lennox, Sting, Jools Holland, Kool & The Gang, tennis player Yannick Noah, and one of the last ever recordings by the late Joe Strummer) | (Artemis, Aug. 24, 2004) |
| Clinic | "Winchester Cathedral" (producer: Ken Thomas; first single: "The Magician"; Read here) | (Domino/Universal, Aug. 24, 2004) |
| Comas, The | "Conductor" (with bonus DVD) | (Yep Roc, Aug. 24, 2004) |
| Chick Corea Elektric Band | "To the Stars" (Read here) | (Stretch, Aug. 24, 2004) |
| Daddy X | "Organic Soul" | (Suburban Noize, Aug. 24, 2004) |
| deSoL | "Follow the Sun" (first single: "Spin Around"; Read here) | (Curb, Aug. 24, 2004) |
| Donovan | "Beat Cafe" (with bonus book; guest: Jim Keltner) | (Appleseed, Aug. 24, 2004) |
| Drive-By Truckers | "The Dirty South" | (New West, Aug. 24, 2004) |
| Dropkick Murphys | "Tessie [EP]" | (Epitaph, Aug. 24, 2004) |
| Steve Earle | "The Revolution Starts Now" (producers: Earle, Ray Kennedy; guest: Emmylou Harris) | (Artemis, Aug. 24, 2004) |
| Jonathan Elias | "American River" (guests: Rosanne Cash, Emmylou Harris, Kris Kristofferson, Marty Stuart) | (Decca, Aug. 24, 2004) |
| Finn Brothers, The (Tim & Neil) | "Everyone Is Here" (producers: Adam Kasper, Mitchell Froom, Bob Clearmountain; string arrangements by Tony Visconti; guests: Jon Brion, Matt Chamberlain; first single: "Won't Give In" - Hear here) | (Nettwerk, Aug. 24, 2004) |
| Sue Foley | "Change" (producer: Foley; Read here) | (Ruf, Aug. 24, 2004) |
| Leon Fleisher (renowed classical pianist has recovered from the neurological disorder dystonia that had limited him to the use of one hand) | "Two Hands" (recordings of Chopin, Debussy and
other favorite composers of the pianist; Read here) | (Vanguard Classics/Artemis, Aug. 24, 2004) |
| Bill Frisell | "Unspeakable" | (Nonesuch, Aug. 24, 2004) |
| Fucking Am, The | "Gold" | (Drag City/Caroline, Aug. 24, 2004) |
| Further Seems Forever | "Hide Nothing" (enhanced; producer: James Paul Wisner; first single: "Light Up Ahead" - Hear here) | (Tooth & Nail, Aug. 24, 2004) |
| Glass Tiger | "No Turning Back" | (International - EMI, Aug. 24, 2004) |
| Matt Goss (formerly of Bros) | "Early Side of Later" | (International - Concept UK, Aug. 24, 2004) |
| Guided By Voices | "Half Smiles of the Decomposed" (frontman Robert Pollard says this is the group's last album - Read/hear here) | (Matador, Aug. 24, 2004) |
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| Ed Harcourt | "Strangers" | (U.K. - Heavenly, Aug. 23, 2004) |
| Gibby Haynes and His Problem (Butthole Surfers frontman) | "Gibby Haynes and His Problem" | (Surfdog, Aug. 24, 2004) |
| Hot Rod Circuit | "Reality's Coming Through" | (Vagrant, Aug. 24, 2004) |
| I Killed the Prom Queen | "When Goodbye Means Forever" | (Hand of Hope, Aug. 24, 2004) |
| Inouk | "No Danger" (producer: Chris Zane) | (Say Hey, Aug. 24, 2004) |
| Insomniacs, The | "Switched On!" | (Estrus, Aug. 24, 2004) |
| Instruction (featuring Quicksand guitarist Tom Capone and Errortype:11 members) | "God Doesn't Care" (enhanced; producer: Bob Ezrin; first single: "Rise Up"; Hear here) | (Geffen, Aug. 24, 2004) |
| Isaacs, The | "Heroes" (enhanced; producer: Don Cook; first single: "Peace") | (Spring House, Aug. 24, 2004) |
| Jim Jones | "The Diplomats Present Jim Jones: On My Way to Church" (first single: "Certified Gangstas") | (Diplomatic Man/Koch, Aug. 24, 2004) |
| Cledus T. Judd | "Bipolar and Proud" (guest: Toby Keith) | (Koch, Aug. 24, 2004) |
| R. Kelly | "Happy People/U Saved Me" (producer: Kelly) | (Jive, Aug. 24, 2004) |
| Kidz Bop Kids | "Halloween" | (Razor & Tie, Aug. 24, 2004) |
| David Kilgour | "Frozen Orange" | (Merge, Aug. 24, 2004) |
| Lady Saw | "Strip Tease" | (V.P., Aug. 24, 2004) |
| Ottmar Liebert | "La Semana" | (33rd Street, Aug. 24, 2004) |
| G. Love & Special Sauce | "The Hustle" (producers: G. Love & Special Sauce, Mario C.) | (Brushfire/Universal, Aug. 24, 2004) |
| Mandrake, The | "The Burning Horizon at the End of Dawn" (producer: Dave Otero) | (Crash Music, Aug. 24, 2004) |
| Mase | "Welcome Back" (first single: title track - Hear here: Windows Media, Real Audio) | (Bad Boy/Universal, Aug. 24, 2004) |
| Tift Merritt | "Tambourine" (producer: George Drakoulias; guests: Mike Campbell, The Jayhawks' Gary Louris, Maria McKee, Robert Randolph) | (Lost Highway, Aug. 24, 2004) |
| Tim McGraw | "Live Like You Were Dying" (first single: title track - See here; Read here) | (Curb, Aug. 24, 2004) |
| Mooney Suzuki | "Alive & Amplified" (producers: The Matrix) | (Red Ink/Columbia, Aug. 24, 2004) |
| Ian Moore | "Luminaria" (Hear here) | (Yep Roc, Aug. 24, 2004) |
| Mouse on Mars | "Radical Connector" | (Thrill Jockey, Aug. 24, 2004) |
| Jason Mraz | "Tonight, Not Again: Jason Mraz Live at the Eagles Ballroom [CD/DVD]" (recorded last year in Milwaukee) | (Elektra, Aug. 24, 2004) |
| Maria Muldaur | "Love Wants to Dance" (Read here) | (Telarc, Aug. 24, 2004) |
| O.A.R. | "34th & 8th" (2-CD live album; recorded at New York's Hammerstein Ballroom) | (Everfine, Aug. 24, 2004) |
| Alan Parsons | "A Valid Path" (guests: David Gilmour, The Crystal Method, P.J. Olsson, David Pack, Parsons' son Jeremy) | (Artemis, Aug. 24, 2004) |
| Pitbull | "M.I.A.M.I. (Money Is a Major Issue)" (guest: Lil' Jon; Hear here) | (TVT, Aug. 24, 2004) |
| Project Hate, The | "Hate, Dominate, Congregate, Eliminate " | (Candlelight, Aug. 24, 2004) |
| Rosa Passos | "Amorosa" | (Odyssey/Sony Classical, Aug. 24, 2004) |
| Rich Robinson (ex-Black Crowes guitarist-songwriter) | "Paper" (producer: Robinson; guests: ex-Black Crowes keyboardist Eddie Hawrsch, BR5-49's Donnie Herron) | (Key Hole, Aug. 24, 2004) |
| Henry Rollins | "Everything" | (2.13.61, Aug. 24, 2004) |
| Robi Draco Rosa | "Como Me Acuerdo" | (International - Columbia, Aug. 24, 2004) |
| Rosavelt | "The Story of Gasoline" (producer: Don Dixon) | (Gaff Music, Aug. 24, 2004) |
| Sadies, The | "Favourite Colours" (guests: Robyn Hitchcock, Greg Keelor, Joey Burns, Rick White, Paul Brianerd) | (Yep Roc, Aug. 24, 2004) |
| Seymour Glass | "Note to Self" | (456 Entertainment, Aug. 24, 2004) |
| Spalding Rockwell | "Kate" | (Defend Music, Aug. 24, 2004) |
| Billy Joe Shaver | "Billy and the Kid" (Shaver adds lyrics and vocals to unreleased songs recorded by his son, Eddie Shaver, who died of a drug overdose in 2000) | (Compadre, Aug. 24, 2004) |
| Richard Shindell | "Vuelta" | (Koch, Aug. 24, 2004) |
| Single Bullet Theory | "Behind the Eyes of Hatred" (producer: James Murphy) | (Crash Music, Aug. 24, 2004) |
| Sister Hazel | "Lift" | (Sixthman, Aug. 24, 2004) |
| Street Dogs, The | "Back to the World" | (SideOneDummy, Aug. 24, 2004) |
| Tea Party, The | "The Seven Circles" (producer: Gavin Brown) | (International - EMI, Aug. 24, 2004) |
| John Tesh | "Worship at Red Rocks" | (Word, Aug. 24, 2004) |
| theSTART | "Initiation" (producer: Brian Virtue) | (Nitro, Aug. 24, 2004) |
| 12 Stones | "Potter's Field" (Hear here) | (Wind-up, Aug. 24, 2004) |
| Twilight Singers | "Greg Dulli's Twilight Singers Present She Loves You" | (One Little Indian U.S., Aug. 24, 2004) |
| Twisted Sister | "Still Hungry" (new re-recording of 1982 album "Stay Hungry," with bonus tracks) | (Spitfire, Aug. 24, 2004) |
| Various artists | "Beautiful Dreamer: The Songs of Stephen Foster" (contributors: John Prine, BR-549, Alison Krauss, Michelle Shocked, Mavis Staples, Roger McGuinn, Ron Sexsmith, etc.) | (Emergent, Aug. 24, 2004) |
| Various artists | "Girls Gone Wild Music, Vol. 1" (with bonus DVD) | (Jive, Aug. 24, 2004) |
| Various artists | "Open Water [film soundtrack]" (original score by Graeme Revell; Read here) | (TVT Soundtrax, Aug. 24, 2004) |
| Various artists | "2004 Latin Grammy Nominees" | (International - EMI, Aug. 24, 2004) |
| Various artists | "The Unbroken Circle: The Musical Heritage of the Carter Family" (contributors: Sheryl Crow, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Kris Kristofferson, George Jones, Shawn Colvin, Randy Scruggs, Emmylou Harris, John Prine, Willie Nelson, etc.) | (Dualtone, Aug. 24, 2004) |
| Laura Veirs | "Carbon Glacier" | (Nonesuch, Aug. 24, 2004) |
| Butch Walker | "Letters" (Hear here) | (Epic, Aug. 24, 2004) |
| Walking Concert | "Run to Be Born" | (Some, Aug. 24, 2004) |
| Geraint Watkins | "Dial 'W' for Watkins" | (Yep Roc, Aug. 24, 2004) |
| Mike Watt | "The Secondman's Middle Stand" (producer: Watt; Read here) | (Columbia/Red Ink, Aug. 24, 2004) |
| Charlie Watts and The Tentet | "Watts at Scott's" (double-CD live album recorded at legendary London jazz club Ronnie Scott's) | (Sanctuary, Aug. 24, 2004) |
| West Coast Mafia Gang | "Gang Affiliated" | (West Coast Mafia, Aug. 24, 2004) |
| West Indian Girl | "West Indian Girl" (first single: "Hollywood" - Hear here) | (Astralwerks, Aug. 24, 2004) |
| Whirlwind Heat | "Flamingo Honey" (producers: Whirlwind Heat, Brendan Benson) | (Dim Mak, Aug. 24, 2004) |
| Woss Ness | "Gutta Sh*T" | (Woss Ness, Aug. 24, 2004) |
| Young Buck | "Straight Outta Ca$hville" (guests: 50 Cent, Snoop Dogg's Dogg Pound Gangstas, David Banner, Lil' Flip, Stat Quo; first single: "Let Me In"; Read here) | (G-Unit/Interscope, Aug. 24, 2004) |
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| Artist: | Title: | Label/Due date: |
| Adam & The Ants | "Dirk Wears White Sox" (1979 album; remastered), "Kings of the Wild Frontier" (1980 album; remastered, with bonus tracks), "Prince Charming" (1981 album; remastered, with bonus tracks) | (International - Epic, Aug. 24, 2004) |
| Bryan Adams | "The Early Years" | (USD, Aug. 24, 2004) |
| Ambrosia | "Greatest Hits" | (Warner/Rhino, Aug. 24, 2004) |
| Asia | "Asia" (1982 album; remastered, with bonus tracks) | (Snapper Music Group, Aug. 24, 2004) |
| Bang Tango | "Ultimate Bang Tango" | (Cleopatra, Aug. 24, 2004) |
| Gato Barbieri | "Best of Gato Barbieri - 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection" | (A&M/UME, Aug. 24, 2004) |
| Jeff Buckley | "Grace: Legacy Edition [2 CDs/1 DVD]" (1994 album; includes a disc of rarities and a DVD of music videos and studio, live performances; Read here) | (Columbia/Legacy, Aug. 24, 2004) |
| Jim Capaldi | "Fierce Heart" (1983 album), "One Man Mission" (1984 album) | (Wounded Bird, Aug. 24, 2004) |
| Count Basie | "Best of Count Basie" | (Liquid 8, Aug. 24, 2004) |
| Count Basie | "Count Basie & Friends: 100th Birthday Bash," "The Count Basie Story" | (Blue Note, Aug. 24, 2004) |
| Bing Crosby | "Swingin' With Bing - Bing Crosby: Lost Radio Performances" (3 CDs; Read here) | (Shout! Factory, Aug. 24, 2004) |
| Neil Diamond | "Reflections" | (Madacy, Aug. 24, 2004) |
| Do or Die | "Picture This" | (Prince Entertainment, Aug. 24, 2004) |
| E-40 | "The Best of E-40: Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow" | (Jive, Aug. 24, 2004) |
| Duke Ellington | "The Centennial Collection" (with bonus DVD) | (Bluebird/RCA, Aug. 24, 2004) |
| Kevin Eubanks | "Guitarist" (1982 album) | (Wounded Bird, Aug. 24, 2004) |
| Family | "BBC Radio 1: 1968-69" | (Hux, Aug. 24, 2004) |
| Faultline | "Your Love Means Everything" (2002 album; contains three bonus tracks; features Michael Stipe, Coldplay's Chris Martin, Joseph Arthur and The Flaming Lips, who sing backup on "The Colossal Gray Sunshine" - Hear here: Windows Media, Real Audio) | (Capitol/EMI, Aug. 24, 2004) |
| Bryan Ferry + Roxy Music | "Bryan Ferry + Roxy Music: The Platinum Collection" (3 CDs) | (Virgin/EMI, Aug. 24, 2004) |
| 5th Ward Boyz | "Greatest Hits" | (Prince Entertainment, Aug. 24, 2004) |
| Foundations, The | "Build Me Up Buttercup: The Complete Pye Collection" (2 CDs) | (Sanctuary/Castle, Aug. 24, 2004) |
| Lefty Frizzell | "That's the Way Life Goes: Hit Songs 1950-1975" | (Raven, Aug. 24, 2004) |
| Marvin Gaye | "Sexual Healing: The Love Collection" | (Madacy, Aug. 24, 2004) |
| J. Geils Band | "Ladies Invited" (1973 album), "Hotline" (1975 album) | (Wounded Bird, Aug. 24, 2004) |
| Benny Goodman | "The Centennial Collection" (with bonus DVD) | (Bluebird/RCA, Aug. 24, 2004) |
| Coleman Hawkins | "The Centennial Collection" (with bonus DVD) | (Bluebird/RCA, Aug. 24, 2004) |
| Isley Brothers, The | "Taken to the Next Phase (Reconstructions)" (mixes of classic Isley tracks by Raphael Saadiq, The Roots, Black Eyed Peas, De La Soul, Mos Def, etc.; Read here) | (Epic/ONDA/T-Neck/Legacy, Aug. 24, 2004) |
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| James Gang, The | "Newborn/Jesse Come Home" (1975, 1976 albums on one disc) | (Wounded Bird, Aug. 24, 2004) |
| Jefferson Starship | "Spitfire" (1976 album; remastered) | (RCA/BMG Heritage, Aug. 24, 2004) |
| Le Tigre | "Le Tigre" (1999 album; with bonus tracks), "From the Desk of Mr. Lady" (2001 EP; enhanced), "Feminist Sweepstakes" (2001 album; enhanced) | (Touch & Go, Aug. 24, 2004) |
| Jerry Lee Lewis | "Greatest Hits" | (Liquid 8, Aug. 24, 2004) |
| Carmen McRae | "Best of Carmen McRae - 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection" | (Verve/UME, Aug. 24, 2004) |
| Kim Mitchell | "Kim Mitchell" (1982 album) | (Wounded Bird, Aug. 24, 2004) |
| Mott the Hoople | "Mott the Hoople Live: 30th Anniversary Edition" | (International - Columbia, Aug. 24, 2004) |
| Alexander O'Neal | "Greatest Hits" | (Tabu/EMI, Aug. 24, 2004) |
| Tommy Overstreet | "Best of Tommy Overstreet" | (Liquid 8, Aug. 24, 2004) |
| Charlie Parker | "Best of Charlie Parker - 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection" | (Verve/UME, Aug. 24, 2004) |
| Porcupine Tree | "Coma Divine ... Live in Rome" (1997 album) | (Madfish, Aug. 24, 2004) |
| Rabbitt (featuring Trevor Rabin) | "Boys Will Be Boys!" (1976 album) | (Voiceprint, Aug. 24, 2004) |
| Martha Reeves | "Home to You" (remixed version of 2002 album) | (True Life, Aug. 24, 2004) |
| Rolling Stones, The | "Jump Back: The Best of the Rolling Stones 1971-1993" (Read here) | (Virgin/EMI, Aug. 24, 2004) |
| Tommy Sands | "Man Like Wow: The Sands Collection 1957-1963" | (Raven, Aug. 24, 2004) |
| Saves the Day | "Ups & Downs: Early Recordings & B-Sides" | (Vagrant, Aug. 24, 2004) |
| Artie Shaw | "The Centennial Collection" (with bonus DVD) | (Bluebird/RCA, Aug. 24, 2004) |
| Vonda Shepard | "Vonda Shephard Live: Retrospective" (with bonus DVD) | (Jacket, Aug. 24, 2004) |
| S.O.S. Band | "Greatest Hits" | (Tabu/EMI, Aug. 24, 2004) |
| Conway Twitty | "25 #1's" | (MCA Nashville/UME, Aug. 24, 2004) |
| Various artists | "Happy Birthday From Sesame Street" | (Sony Wonder, Aug. 24, 2004) |
| Various artists | "Music From and Which Inspired Edgeplay: A Film About The Runaways [film soundtrack]" | (Hip-O/UME, Aug. 24, 2004) |
| Sarah Vaughan | "Best of Sarah Vaughan - 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection" | (Verve/UME, Aug. 24, 2004) |
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| Artist: | Title: | Label/Due date: |
| Ryan Adams | "Heartbreaker [Hybrid SACD]" (2000 album) | (Mobile Fidelity Koch, Aug. 24, 2004) |
| Jan Akkerman | "Live [DVD]" | (Music Video Distributors, Aug. 24, 2004) |
| Geri Allen | "The Life of a Song [Hybrid SACD]" | (Telarc, Aug. 24, 2004) |
| Allman Brothers Band, The | "At Fillmore East [Hybrid SACD]" (1971 album) | (Mercury/UME, Aug. 24, 2004) |
| Junior Brown | "Down Home Chrome [Hybrid SACD]" | (Telarc, Aug. 24, 2004) |
| Tom Dowd (legendary producer died in 2002) | "Tom Dowd & The Language of Music [DVD]" (2003 documentary film features music and appearances by Ray Charles, Eric Clapton, Otis Redding, Aretha Franklin, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Booker T. & The MG's, The Allman Brothers Band, etc.; Read here) | (WEA, Aug. 24, 2004) |
| Herbie Hancock | "Gershwin's World [Hybrid SACD]" (1998 album) | (Verve, Aug. 24, 2004) |
| Benny Hill | "Benny Hill: Complete and Unadulterated - The Naught Years, Set One (1969-1971) [DVD]" (3 discs) | (A&E, Aug. 24, 2004) |
| Kinks, The | "Muswell Hillbillies [Hybrid SACD]" (1971 album), "Schoolboys In Disgrace [Hybrid SACD]" (1975 album), "Misfits [Hybrid SACD]" (1978 album), "One for the Road [Hybrid SACD]" (1980 album), "Give the People Want They Want [Hybrid SACD]" (1981 album) | (Mobile Fidelity Koch, Aug. 24, 2004) |
| Henry Mancini | "The Utimate Mancini [Hybrid SACD]" | (Concord, Aug. 24, 2004) |
| Joni Mitchell | "Refuge of the Roads [DVD]" (1983 concert film; Read here) | (Shout! Factory, Aug. 24, 2004) |
| Prince | "Purple Rain [DVD]" (1984 film; 2 discs), "Under the Cherry Moon [DVD]" (1986 film), "Graffiti Bridge [DVD]" (1990 film) | (Warner, Aug. 24, 2004) |
| Snow Patrol | "Final Straw [Hybrid SACD]" (2004 album) | (Interscope, Aug. 24, 2004) |
| Sonny & Cher | "Good Times [DVD]" (1967 film) | (MGM, Aug. 24, 2004) |
| Keith Sweat | "Best of Keith Sweat: Make You Sweat Video Collection [DVD]" | (Elektra/Rhino, Aug. 24, 2004) |
| Various artists | "The Munsters - The Complete First Season [DVD]" (1964-65 season; 3 discs; a guilty pleasure, and a great theme song!; Read here) | (Universal, Aug. 24, 2004) |
| Various artists | "Soul to Soul [DVD]" (2 discs; March 6, 1971, all-star concert in Ghana, West Africa) | (Rhino, Aug. 24, 2004) |
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