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NOV. 24, 2009

Artist: Title: Label/Due date:
Beyoncé "I Am ... Yours. An Intimate Performance at Wynn Las Vegas [CD/DVD]" (see related reissue below; See here) (Music World Music/Columbia, Nov. 23, 2009)
Birdman "Pricele$$" (producers: Kane Beatz, Lil' C, Oddz N Endz, Drumma Boy, T-Minus, Infamous, The Neptunes, etc.; guests: Lil Wayne, Drake, T-Pain, Jay Sean, Kevin Rudolf, etc.; first single: "Always Strapped"; Hear here) (Ca$h Money/Universal Republic, Nov. 23, 2009)
BlakRoc (The Black Keys and Damon Dash) "BlakRoc" (producers: The Black Keys; guests: Mos Def, Q-Tip, RZA, Ol' Dirty Bastard, Raekwon, Ludacris, Pharoahe Monch, Jim Jones, NOE, Nicole Wray, Billy Danze; Hear here) (BlakRoc, Nov. 27, 2009)
Andrea Bocelli "Mi Navidad" (Spanish version of his Christmas album, which came out Nov. 3; producer: David Foster; guests: Mary J. Blige, Natalie Cole, Reba McEntire, The Muppets, The Mormon Tabernacle Choir, Katherine Jenkins; Hear here) (Decca, Nov. 23, 2009)
Susan Boyle "I Dreamed a Dream" (producer: Steve Mac; Hear here; Read here) (Syco Music/Sony BMG, Nov. 23, 2009)
Carmen and the One Seven (Carmen Electra) "C-17" (first single: "Who Do You Think You Are"; Hear here) (C-17 Music, Nov. 24, 2009)
Bill Cosby "Bill Cosby Presents The Cosnarati: State of Emergency" (socially consciously rap album; producer: William "Spaceman" Patterson; guests: Jace the Great, Brother Hahz, Supa Nova Slom; Hear here; Read here) (Turtle Head/Redeye, Nov. 24, 2009)
Adam Lambert ("American Idol" season 8 runner-up) "For Your Entertainment" (producer: Rob Cavallo; first single: "For Your Entertainment"; Hear here; Read here) (19 Recordings/RCA, Nov. 23, 2009)
Regis & Joy Philbin "Just You. Just Me." (Big Dot/RED, Nov. 23, 2009)
Pope Benedict XVI "Music From the Vatican — Alma Mater: Featuring the Voice of Pope Benedict XVI [CD/DVD]" (eight original pieces of modern classical music, with the pope reciting passages and prayers; featuring the Choir of the Philharmonic Academy of Rome and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra; Read here; Deluxe edition CD/DVD) (Geffen, Nov. 23, 2009)
Priests, The (vocal trio of Roman Catholic clergymen) "Harmony" (Hear here) (RCA Victor, Nov. 23, 2009)
Ike Reilly "Hard Luck Stories [MP3 Download]" (producer: Reilly, Ed Tinley; guests: Shooter Jennings, Cracker's Johnny Hickman and David Lowery, Barrel House Chuck, Libertyville [Ill.] High School Choir; Hear here; Twitter; Facebook) (Rock Ridge Music, Nov. 23, 2009)
Rihanna "Rated R" (producers: Justin Timberlake, Stargate, Chase & Status, The-Dream, Tricky Stewart; first single: "Russian Roulette"; Hear here; Read here) (Def Jam, Nov. 23, 2009)
Jay Sean "All or Nothing" (producers: Sean, J-Remy, Bobbybass, Alan Sampson; guest: Lil Wayne; second single: "Do You Remember"; Hear here) (Ca$h Money/Universal Republic, Nov. 23, 2009)
Shakira "She Wolf" (first single: "She Wolf"; Hear here) (Epic, Nov. 23, 2009)
Angie Stone "Unexpected" (Hear here) (Stax, Nov. 23, 2009)
Various artists "Californication: Season 3 [TV soundtrack]" (Showtime series; MP3 Download) (Lakeshore, Nov. 23, 2009)
Various artists "The Princess and the Frog [Film soundtrack]" (animated movie opens Dec. 11; music by Randy Newman; See here) (Walt Disney, Nov. 23, 2009)
Jimmy Wayne "Sara Smile" (Daryl Hall & John Oates sing backup on the title track, a cover of their 1976 hit; producers: Dann Huff, Mark Bright, Nathan Chapman; Hear here) (The Valory Music Co., Nov. 23, 2009)
Hayley Westenra "Winter Magic" (Hear here) (Decca, Nov. 23, 2009)


Artist: Title: Label/Due date:
Beyoncé "I Am ... Sasha Fierce: Deluxe Edition" (2008 album; 2 CDs, with bonus tracks) (Music World Music/Columbia, Nov. 23, 2009)
James Brown "The Godfather's Smackdown: Live! [CD/DVD]" (from his 1980 U.S. tour) (Fuel, Nov. 23, 2009)
Bucks Fizz "The Platinum Collection [Box set]" (4 CDs, 73 songs; Track list) (U.K. - Sony Music, Nov. 23, 2009)
City Boy "It's Personal" (1981 album) (Renaissance, Nov. 24, 2009)
Petula Clark "This Is Christmas" (a collection of rare holiday tracks) (Collectors' Choice, Nov. 24, 2009)
Miles Davis "The Complete Columbia Album Collection [CD/DVD box set]" (70 CDs and 1 DVD; exclusive to Amazon; Read here) (Columbia/Legacy, Nov. 24, 2009)
Manu Dibango "Makossa Man: The Very Best of Manu Dibango" (2 CDs, 32 tracks) (U.K. - Nascente, Nov. 23, 2009)
Chris Duarte "Something Old, Something New, Something Blue" (career retrospective) (Blues Bureau, Nov. 23, 2009)
Duke Jupiter "White Knuckle Ride" (1984 album) (Renaissance, Nov. 24, 2009)
Bob Dylan "Christmas in the Heart [180 gram vinyl]" (2009 album; with bonus CD) (Columbia, Nov. 23, 2009)
Don Everly "Don Everly [MP3 Download]" (1970 album) (Ode, Nov. 24, 2009)
Bryan Ferry "The Best of Bryan Ferry" (21 tracks; includes a new cover of "I Don't Want to Go On Without You") (U.K. - Virgin/EMI, Nov. 23, 2009)
Buddy Holly "Not Fade Away: The Complete Studio Recordings and More [Box set]" (6 CDs, 203 tracks; Read here) (Hip-O Select, Nov. 23, 2009)
Jawbox "For Your Own Special Sweetheart [MP3 Download]" (1994 album; with three bonus tracks) (DeSoto, Nov. 24, 2009)
Jay-Z "Greatest Hits" (Def Jam, Nov. 24, 2009)
Waylon Jennings "Folk Country/Waylon Sings Ol' Harlan" (1966, 1967 albums on one CD; remastered), "Love of the Common People/Hangin' On" (1967, 1968 albums on one CD; remastered), "Waylon/Singer of Sad Songs" (1970 albums on one CD; remastered) (Collectors' Choice, Nov. 24, 2009)
Kraftwerk "12345678 The Catalogue [Box set]" (8 CDs; all their studio albums remastered; Hear here; Read here) (Astralwerks, Nov. 23, 2009)
Lady GaGa "The Fame Monster (Deluxe Edition)" (2008 album, with eight new songs, including the new single "Bad Romance"; Hear here; Read here) (Cherrytree/Interscope, Nov. 23, 2009)
Love "Love Lost" (unreleased album recorded in 1971; Hear/read here; Vinyl) (Sundazed, Nov. 24, 2009)
Lucy Show, The "... undone" (1985 album) (Words On Music, Nov. 24, 2009)
Vera Lynn "Vera Lynn at Christmas" (1976 album; MP3 Download) (U.K. - EMI Gold, Nov. 23, 2009)
John Mayall with Eric Clapton "Blues Breakers [24 KT + Gold CD]" (1966 album; remastered) (Audio Fidelity, Nov. 23, 2009)
Medeski Martin & Wood "Radiolarians: The Evolutionary Set [Box set]" (includes "Radiolarians I, II and III," unreleased live material, bonus tracks, vinyl, remixes and a DVD feature film) (Indirecto, Nov. 23, 2009)
Moby "Wait For Me: Deluxe Edition [CD/DVD]" (2009 album; 3 discs, including an ambient version of the album and a DVD of live performances) (Mute, Nov. 23, 2009)
100 Proof Aged in Soul "Somebody's Been Sleeping/100 Proof Aged in Soul" (1971, 1972 albums on 2 CDs; 35 tracks, including 13 bonus tracks) (U.K. - Demon Edsel, Nov. 23, 2009)
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers "The Live Anthology [Box set]" (4 CDs; Vinyl) (Reprise, Nov. 23, 2009)
Gene Pitney "I'm Gonna Be Strong [MP3 Download]" (17-track retrospective) (MD Music Company, Nov. 24, 2009)
Pixies "Minotaur (Deluxe Edition) [Box set]" (5 CDs, 6-Blu-ray discs, 6 DVDs, 54-page book) (Artist In Residence, Nov. 24, 2009)
Prodigy, The "Invaders Must Die: Special Edition [CD/DVD]" (2009 album; 2 CDs and 1 DVD; second CD contains remixes; the DVD features music videos and live performances) (U.K. - Take Me to the Hospital/Cooking Vinyl, Nov. 23, 2009)
Carl Reiner and Mel Brooks "The 2000 Year Old Man: The Complete History [CD/DVD box set]" (3 CDs, 1 DVD; featuring all five legendary comedy albums released by the duo; MP3 Download) (Shout! Factory, Nov. 23, 2009)
Mick Ronson "Slaughter On 10th Avenue" (1974 album, with three bonus tracks; Hear here), "Play Don't Worry" (1975 album, with eight bonus tracks) (U.K. - Lemon, Nov. 23, 2009)
Skunk Anansie "Smashes & Trashes" (2-CD best-of, with three new songs, including the first single "Squander"; Hear here; MP3 Download) (U.K. - One Little Indian, Nov. 23, 2009)
Snap! "Snap! The Power: Greatest Hits" (16 tracks) (U.K. - Hard 2 Beat, Nov. 23, 2009)
Britney Spears "The Singles Collection [Deluxe box set]" (Read here) (Jive, Nov. 23, 2009)
String Cheese Incident "Trick or Treat: Best of the String Cheese Incident" (9 CDs of highlights from their past Halloween shows; Hear/read here) (SCI Fidelity, Nov. 24, 2009)
Traffic "Heaven Is in Your Mind/Mr. Fantasy [Vinyl]" (1967 album; remastered) (Sundazed, Nov. 24, 2009)
UB40 "Best of Labour of Love" (17-song best-of from their three "Labour of Love" albums, with two bonus tracks) (U.K. - Virgin/EMI, Nov. 23, 2009)
Townes Van Zandt "In The Beginning ..." (1966 recordings; MP3 Download) (Fat Possum, Nov. 23, 2009)
Various artists "Daptone Gold" (2-CD collection of hits, rarities and album favorites, featuring Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings, The Budos Band, Menahan Street Band, etc.; Read here) (Daptone/Redeye, Nov. 24, 2009)
Various artists "Def Jam 25: DJ Bring That Back" (2 CDs; see related DVD below) (Def Jam, Nov. 23, 2009)
Various artists "Invictus' Greatest Hits/Hot Wax Greatest Hits" (2 CDs, 48 tracks, including "Band of Gold," "Give Me Just a Little More Time," "Want Ads"; Read here) (U.K. - Demon Edsel, Nov. 23, 2009)
Various artists "Lookin' Better Every Beer [MP3 Download]" (40 tracks) (Capitol/EMI, Nov. 23, 2009)
Various artists "Ultimate Death Row Box Set" (4 CDs) (Death Row, Nov. 24, 2009)
Various artists "A Very Special Christmas 7" (A&M/Interscope, Nov. 23, 2009)
Tom Waits "Glitter and Doom Live" (from 2008 tour; Read here) (Anti-/Epitaph, Nov. 23, 2009)
Neil Young "Neil Young [Vinyl]" (1969 album; remastered), "Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere [Vinyl]" (1969 album; remastered), "After the Gold Rush [Vinyl]" (1970 album; remastered), "Harvest [Vinyl]" (1972 album; remastered) (Reprise, Nov. 23, 2009)
Will Young (2002 winner of U.K.'s "Pop Idol") "The Hits [CD/DVD]" (14 tracks; Hear/see here) (U.K. - Sony BMG, Nov. 23, 2009)


Artist: Title: Label/Due date:
Black Crowes, The "Cabin Fever [DVD]" (sessions during the recording of "Before the Frost ..." and "... Until the Freeze" at Levon Helm Studios; See here) (Megaforce, Nov. 23, 2009)
Genesis "The Movie Box, 1981-2007 [DVD box set]" (5 discs, featuring "The Mama Tour," "Three Sides Live," "Genesis Live At Wembley Stadium," "Genesis: The Way We Walk — Live In Concert," "VH-1 Behind The Music") (Rhino, Nov. 23, 2009)
Kansas "There's No Place Like Home [Blu-ray]" (reunion concert, celebrating the 35th anniversary of the band's self-titled debut album, was filmed Feb. 7, 2009, at Washburn University's White Concert Hall, featuring former members Kerry Livgren and Steve Morse and the 50-piece Washburn University Orchestra; See here) (Star City/RED, Nov. 23, 2009)
Madeleine Peyroux "Somethin' Grand [DVD]" (concert filmed in Los Angeles in January 2009; See here) (Rounder, Nov. 23, 2009)
Rammstein "Rammstein: Tamz Metal [DVD]" (documentary film) (United States of Dist./Ka, Nov. 24, 2009)
Sting "Sting: A Winter's Night ... Live from Durham Cathedral [DVD]" (filmed near his hometown of Newcastle-upon-Tyne in Northern England; Read here) (Deutsche Grammophon, Nov. 23, 2009)
Various artists "All Tomorrow's Parties [DVD]" (a DIY concert film; See here; Read here) (Warp, Nov. 24, 2009)
Various artists "Def Jam 25: VJ Bring That Video Back [DVD]" (Def Jam, Nov. 23, 2009)

MUSIC BOOKS

Subject/ Author(s): Title: Publisher/Due date:
Bob Dylan "Bob Dylan: Prophet * Mystic * Poet [Hardcover]" (author: Seth Rogovoy; Kindle) (Scribner, Nov. 24, 2009)
Phish "Phish: The Biography [Hardcover]" (author: Parke Puterbaugh) (Da Capo Press, Nov. 24, 2009)
Various authors "The Penguin Guide to Recorded Classical Music 2010: The Key Classical Recordings on CD, DVD and SACD [Paperback]" (authors: Ivan March, Edward Greenfield, Robert Layton, Paul Czajkowski) (Penguin, Nov. 24, 2009)

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