AUG. 25, 2009
Artist: Title: Label/Due date:
Carmen Appice
"Carmine Appice's Guitar Zeus: Conquering Heroes" (2 CDs; producers: Appice, Phil Kaffel; guests: Brian May, Slash, Neal Schon, Elliot Easton, Leslie West, Richie Sambora, Steve Morse, Denny Laine, Yngwie Malmsteen, Jennifer Batten, etc.; Hear here ) (Fuel, Aug. 25, 2009)
Arctic Monkeys
"Humbug" (producer: Josh Homme; Hear here ; Read here ; MP3 Download (Domino, Aug. 25, 2009)
George Benson
"Songs and Stories" (presented in High Definition Surround Sound; includes "A Telephone Call Away," written by Bill Withers for Benson; producers: John Burk, Marcus Miller; guests: Patti Austin, Steve Lukather, Tom Scott, David Paich, Gerald Albright, Lalah Hathaway, Lee Ritenour, Norman Brown; Hear here ; See here ; MP3 Download (Concord/Monster Music, Aug. 25, 2009)
Bloody Beetroots, The (aka Italian producer Bob Rifo)
"Romborama" (Hear here ; MP3 Download (Dim Mak, Aug. 25, 2009)
Brian Bromberg
"It Is What It Is" (Hear here ) (The Artistry Music Group, Aug. 25, 2009)
Colbie Caillat
"Breakthrough" (collaborations with John Mayer, Rick Nowels, John Shanks, Kara DioGuardi; first single: "Fallin' For You" ; Hear here ; Read here ; Deluxe edition (Universal Republic, Aug. 25, 2009)
Casualties, The
"We Are All We Have" (producer: Bill Stevenson; Hear here ) (SideOneDummy, Aug. 25, 2009)
Cheap Trick
"Sgt. Pepper Live" (MP3 Download DVD (Cheap Trick Unlimited/Big3, Aug. 25, 2009)
Collective Soul
"Rabbit" (first single: "Staring Down"; Hear here ; Twitter (Loud & Proud/Roadrunner, Aug. 25, 2009)
Deryl Dodd
"Together Again" (producer: Dodd; first single: a cover of Buck Owens' "Together Again"; Hear here ) (Smith Music Group, Aug. 25, 2009)
Felix Da Housecat
"He Was King" (new single: "We All Wanna Be Prince"; Hear here ; Twitter (Nettwerk, Aug. 25, 2009)
fun.
"Aim and Ignite" (Hear here ; Vinyl (Nettwerk, Aug. 25, 2009)
Roberta Gambarini
"So in Love" (producer: Al Schmitt; guests: James Moody, Roy Hargrove; Hear here ) (Groovin' High/Emarcy, Aug. 25, 2009)
Robert Glasper
"Double-Booked" (guests: Bilal, Mos Def; Hear here ) (Blue Note, Aug. 25, 2009)
Jeff Golub
"Blues For You" (producer: John Porter; guests: Billy Squier, Marc Cohn, Peter Wolf; Hear here ; Read here ) (E1 Music, Aug. 25, 2009)
David Guetta
"One Love" (first single: "When Love Takes Over," featuring Kelly Rowland; Hear here ) (Astralwerks, Aug. 25, 2009)
Roy Hargrove Big Band
"Emergence" (Hear here ) (Groovin' High/Emarcy, Aug. 25, 2009)
Stefon Harris and Blackout
"Urbanus" (includes a cover of Stevie Wonder's "They Won't Go [When I Go]"; Hear here ) (Concord Jazz, Aug. 25, 2009)
Imogen Heap
"Ellipse" (producer: Heap; Hear here ) (Megaphonic/RCA, Aug. 25, 2009)
Matt Hires
"Take Us to the Start" (first single: "Honey Let Me Sing You a Song"; Hear here ; Twitter (F-Stop/Atlantic, Aug. 25, 2009)
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Jack Ingram
"Big Dreams & High Hopes" (first single: "Barefoot and Crazy"; Hear here ) (Big Machine, Aug. 25, 2009)
Inner Circle
"State of the World" (guests: Flo Rida, Junior Reid, Damian Marley, Stephen Marley, Morgan Heritage, Pitbull, Luciano, etc.; first single: "Candy Girl"; Hear here ) (Soundbwoy, Aug. 25, 2009)
Jet
"Shaka Rock" (first single: "She's a Genius"; Hear here ) (Atlantic, Aug. 25, 2009)
Kitty, Daisy & Lewis
"Kitty, Daisy & Lewis" (trio is opening for Coldplay on its North American summer tour; Hear here ; MP3 Download (DH/Mercer Street, Aug. 25, 2009)
Lil RU
"21 & Up" (first single: "Nasty Song"; Hear here ) (Def Jam, Aug. 25, 2009)
Love and Theft
"World Wide Open" (producers: Robert Ellis Orrall, Jeff Coplan; first single: "World Wide Open" ; Hear here ; Twitter (Carolwood/Disney, Aug. 25, 2009)
LeToya Luckett
"Lady Love" (producers: Ryan Leslie, Elvis "Blac Elvis" Williams, Harold Lilly, Warren "Oak" Felder, T-Minus, Da Internz, Terry "MaddScientist" Thomas; guests: Ludacris, Mims, Estelle; first single: "Not Anymore"; Hear here ) (Capitol, Aug. 25, 2009)
Matisyahu
"Light" (Hear here ; Read here ) (JDub/Epic, Aug. 25, 2009)
Andy McKee
"Common Ground [MP3 Download ]" (3-song EP; full-length album due in January 2010; Hear here ; See here ) (Razor & Tie, Aug. 25, 2009)
David Mead
"Almost and Always [MP3 Download ]" (producer: Brad Jones; Hear here ; MP3 Download (Cheap Lullaby, Aug. 25, 2009)
Mew
"No More Stories Are Told Today I'm Sorry They Washed Away No More Stories the World Is Grey I'm Tired Let's Wash Away" (producer: Rich Costey; Hear here ) (Columbia, Aug. 25, 2009)
Ingrid Michaelson
"Everybody" (producer: Dan Romer; Hear here ; MP3 Download (Cabin 24, Aug. 25, 2009)
J. Moss
"Just James" (Hear here ; MP3 Download (GospoCentric, Aug. 25, 2009)
Najee
"Mind Over Matter" (guests: Eric Benét, Jeff Lorber; Hear here ) (Heads Up, Aug. 25, 2009)
Needtobreathe
"The Outsiders" (producers: Needtobreathe, John Alagia, Jim Scott, Rick Beato; Hear here ) (Atlantic/Word, Aug. 25, 2009)
Willie Nelson
"American Classic" (his first album of standards since 1978's "Stardust"; producer: Tommy LiPuma; guests: Norah Jones, Diana Krall, Joe Sample, Christian McBride; Hear here ) (Blue Note, Aug. 25, 2009)
Dolores O'Riordan (Cranberries lead singer)
"No Baggage" (producers: O'Riordan, Dan Brodbeck; first single: "The Journey"; Hear here ; Read here ) (Zoë/Rounder, Aug. 25, 2009)
Patton Oswalt
"My Weakness Is Strong" (recorded Feb. 28, 2009, at Lisner Auditorium in Washington, D.C.) (Warner, Aug. 25, 2009)
Paucity
"Deer Bird Bear Ship [MP3 Download ]" (Hear here ) (Friction, Aug. 25, 2009)
Postmarks, The
"Memoirs at the End of the World" (Hear here ) (Unfiltered/ILG, Aug. 25, 2009)
Queen Latifah
"Persona" (Hear here ) (Verve, Aug. 25, 2009)
Calvin Richardson
"Facts of Life: The Soul of Bobby Womack" (guest: Ann Nesby; Hear here ; MP3 Download (Shanachie, Aug. 25, 2009)
Matt Redman
"We Shall Not Be Shaken" (Hear here ; MP3 Download (Sparrow, Aug. 25, 2009)
Smokey Robinson
"Time Flies When You're Having Fun" (producers: Robinson, Brian French, Gary Gold; guests: Carlos Santana, India.Arie, Joss Stone; first single: a cover of Norah Jones' "Don't Know Why"; Hear here ; See here ) (ROBSO/ADA, Aug. 25, 2009)
Nitin Sawhney
"London Undersound" (guests: Paul McCartney, Imogen Heap, Natty, Reena Bhardwaj, Ojos de Brujo, Anoushka Shankar, Rox, Tina Grace, Aruba Red, Faheem Mazhar; Hear here ) (E1 Music, Aug. 25, 2009)
Mark Schultz
"Come Alive" (producers: Brown Bannister, Shaun Shankel, Bernie Herms, Paul Mills; Hear here ; MP3 Download (Word, Aug. 25, 2009)
Sally Shapiro
"My Guilty Pleasure" (first single: "Miracle"; Hear here ) (Paper Bag, Aug. 25, 2009)
Skillet
"Awake" (producer: Howard Benson; first single: "Hero"; Hear here ; Read here ; Deluxe edition (Atlantic/Ardent/INO, Aug. 25, 2009)
Smile Empty Soul
"Consciousness" (producer: Eddie Wohl; Hear here ; Read here ) (MRafia Label/F.O.F. Label Group/EMI, Aug. 25, 2009)
Sounds of Blackness
"The 3rd Gift: Story, Song & Spirit" (group is celebrating its 40th anniversary; Hear here ) (Atomic K, Aug. 25, 2009)
Phil Stacey ("American Idol" season 6 finalist)
"Into the Light" (producer: Brown Bannister; Hear here ) (Reunion, Aug. 25, 2009)
Strawbs
"Dancing to the Devil's Beat" (band is celebrating its 40th anniversary; Hear/read here ; see related DVD below) (Witchwood Media, Aug. 25, 2009)
Subdudes, The
"Flower Petals" (producers: The Subdudes; guests: Al Kooper, Angelo Morris and Vern Monnett; Hear here ; Read here ; Twitter MP3 Download (429, Aug. 25, 2009)
Vandaveer
"Divide & Conquer" (producer: Duane Lundy; Hear here ; See here ) (Supply and Demand Music, Aug. 25, 2009)
Various artists
"Fame [Film soundtrack ]" ("reinvention" of the 1980 musical film opens Sept. 25; directed by Kevin Tancharoen; cast includes Debbie Allen, who starred in the original, and Kelsey Grammer; Read here ; See here ) (Lakeshore, Aug. 25, 2009)
Various artists
"Halloween II [Film soundtrack ]" (horror sequel, written and directed by Rob Zombie, opens Aug. 28; Read here ; See here ) (Hip-O, Aug. 25, 2009)
Various artists
"Taking Woodstock [Film soundtrack ]" (Ang Lee movie opens Aug. 28; See here ; Read here ) (Rhino, Aug. 25, 2009)
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Artist: Title: Label/Due date:
Adam Ant
"Manners & Physique" (1990 album, featuring "Room at the Top"; remastered) (U.K. - Cherry Pop, Aug. 24, 2009)
Adventures, The
"Theodore and Friends" (1985 album; remastered; Read here ) (U.K. - Lemon, Aug. 24, 2009)
America
"Homecoming [180 gram vinyl ]" (1972 album) (Friday Music, Aug. 25, 2009)
Beach Boys, The
"Christmas Harmonies" (15 tracks; MP3 Download (Capitol/EMI, Aug. 25, 2009)
Michael Bolton
"The Essential Michael Bolton 3.0" (3 CDs) (Columbia/Legacy, Aug. 25, 2009)
Tim Buckley
"Live at the Folklore Center, NYC — March 6, 1967" (Read here ) (Tompkins Square, Aug. 25, 2009)
Eric Burdon
"Mirage" (previously unreleased 1973 album; Read here ) (Esoteric, Aug. 25, 2009)
Cate Bros.
"Cate Bros." (1976 album; remastered), "In One Eye and Out the Other" (1976 album; remastered), "The Cate Brothers Band" (1977 album; remastered), "Fire on the Tracks" (1979 album; remastered) (Wounded Bird, Aug. 25, 2009)
Chipmunks, The
"Christmas with the Chipmunks" (1961 album; remastered) (Capitol/EMI, Aug. 25, 2009)
Nat "King" Cole
"The Christmas Song" (1963 album; remastered) (Capitol/EMI, Aug. 25, 2009)
Cross Country
"Cross Country" (1973 album; includes "In the Midnight Hour") (Wounded Bird, Aug. 25, 2009)
John Denver
"The Essential John Denver 3.0" (3 CDs) (RCA/Legacy, Aug. 25, 2009)
Jackie DeShannon
"Jackie DeShannon" (1963 album; remastered), "Me About You/ To Be Free" (1967, 1970s albums on one disc; remastered, with a bonus cover of Tim Hardin's "Reason to Believe"), "New Arrangement" (1975 album; remastered, with five bonus tracks) (Collectors' Choice, Aug. 25, 2009)
Dukes, The (short-lived group featured guitarists Miller Anderson and Jimmy McCulloch)
"The Dukes" (1979 album, making its CD debut; remastered) (Wounded Bird, Aug. 25, 2009)
Bob Dylan
"The Essential Bob Dylan 3.0" (3 CDs), "Greatest Hits [Limited Edition Collector's Crate ]" (best-of CD, with T-shirt and storage crate) (Columbia/Legacy, Aug. 25, 2009)
Cass Elliot
"Cass Elliot/The Road Is No Place For a Lady" (1971, 1972 albums on one disc; remastered, with two bonus tracks; see related DVD below) (Collectors' Choice, Aug. 25, 2009)
Flaming Lips, The
"The Soft Bulletin [180-gram vinyl ]" (1999 album; 2 LPs, with a bonus three-song CD) (Warner, Aug. 25, 2009)
Rory Gallagher
"Crest of a Wave: The Best of Rory Gallagher" (2 CDs) (Eagle, Aug. 25, 2009)
Woody Guthrie
"My Dusty Road [Box set ]" (4 CDs, with 68-page full color book; original metal masters for these songs, recorded in the mid-1940s, were found in the basement of an elderly Brooklyn woman; Read here ; MP3 Download (The Woody Guthrie Archives/Rounder, Aug. 25, 2009)
Daryl Hall & John Oates
"The Essential Daryl Hall & John Oates 3.0" (3 CDs) (RCA/Legacy, Aug. 25, 2009)
Heart
"Greatest Hits [Limited Edition Collector's Crate ]" (best-of CD, with T-shirt and storage crate) (Sony Legacy, Aug. 25, 2009)
Michael Jackson
"Forever, Michael" (1975 album; not available on CD in the U.S.) (U.K. - Motown, Aug. 24, 2009)
Michael Jackson
"The Definitive Collection" (19 tracks; includes the "stripped mix" of "I'll Be There")(Motown/UME, Aug. 25, 2009)
Al Jarreau
"High Crime" (1984 album; remastered) (Friday Music, Aug. 25, 2009)
Kenny G
"The Essential Kenny G 3.0" (3 CDs) (Arista/Legacy, Aug. 25, 2009)
Mott the Hoople
"Mott the Hoople Live: Expanded Deluxe Edition" (1974 album; 2 CDs, with 13 bonus tracks; Read here ) (Iconoclassic, Aug. 25, 2009)
Willie Nelson
"The Essential Willie Nelson 3.0" (3 CDs) (Columbia/Legacy, Aug. 25, 2009)
New Lost City Ramblers, The
"50 Years: Where Do You Come From? Where Do You Go? [Box set ]" (3 CDs; MP3 Download (Smithsonian Folkways, Aug. 25, 2009)
BTW: The New York area-born members of the Ramblers — Mike Seeger, John Cohen and Tom Paley, who was eventually replaced by Tracy Schwarz — were a trio whose reverence for and dedication to the geniuses of the American folk music tradition put them at the vanguard of the burgeoning folk revival movement in America during the late 1950s.
"This box set takes on additional significance with the recent passing of founding member Mike Seeger," Smithsonian Folkways says in a statement. "Through the New Lost City Ramblers and his own albums as both an artist and producer (75 in all for Smithsonian Folkways), Seeger's contribution to the performance and preservation of early American music helped a new generation fall in love with the songs of a time gone by. A six-time Grammy nominee and National Endowment for the Arts Award-winner, Seeger was a tireless advocate for traditional music."
Smokie Norful
"Smokie Norful Live: Deluxe Edition [CD/DVD ]" (2009 album) (EMI Gospel/Tre'Myles Music, Aug. 25, 2009)
Billy Ocean
"Billy Ocean/City Limit" (1976, 1980 albums on 2 CDs; remastered) (U.K. - Glam/7T's, Aug. 24, 2009)
O'Jays, The
"The Essential O'Jays 3.0" (3 CDs) (Philadelphia International/Legacy, Aug. 25, 2009)
Roy Orbison
"The Essential Roy Orbison 3.0" (3 CDs) (Monument/Legacy, Aug. 25, 2009)
Teddy Pendergrass
"The Essential Teddy Pendergrass 3.0" (3 CDs) (Philadelphia International/Legacy, Aug. 25, 2009)
Pilot
"Pilot (From the Album of the Same Name)" (1974 album, featuring "Magic"; produced by Alan Parsons; remastered), "Second Flight" (1975 album, produced by Alan Parsons; remastered), "Morin Heights" (1976 album, produced by Roy Thomas Baker; remastered) (U.K. - RPM/Retro, Aug. 24, 2009)
Elvis Presley
"30 #1 Hits [Limited Edition Collector's Crate ]" (best-of CD, with T-shirt and storage crate) (Sony Legacy, Aug. 25, 2009)
Radiohead
"Kid A: Collectors Edition" (2000 album; 2 discs), "Amnesiac: Collectors Edition" (2001 album; 2 discs), "Hail to the Thief: Collectors Edition" (2003 album; 2 discs) (Capitol/EMI, Aug. 25, 2009)
REO Speedwagon
"The Essential REO Speedwagon 3.0" (3 CDs) (Columbia/Legacy, Aug. 25, 2009)
Paul Revere & The Raiders
"Hungry for Kicks: Singles & Choice Cuts 1965-69" (28 tracks; Track list (U.K. - Rev-Ola, Aug. 24, 2009)
Rubicon
"Rubicon/American Dreams" (1978, 1980 albums on one disc, including the Top 30 hit "I'm Gonna Take Care of Everything"; remastered; group featured Sly & The Family Stone's Jerry Martini and future Night Ranger members Jack Blades and Brad Gillis) (Renaissance, Aug. 25, 2009)
Sly & The Family Stone
"Greatest Hits [Limited Edition Collector's Crate ]" (best-of CD, with T-shirt and storage crate) (Sony Legacy, Aug. 25, 2009)
Smiths, The
"The Smiths [Vinyl ]" (1984 album; remastered), "The Queen Is Dead [Vinyl ]" (1986 album; remastered), "Strangeways, Here We Come [Vinyl ]" (1987 album; remastered) (Warner/Rhino, Aug. 25, 2009)
Tanya Stephens
"Tanya: A Collection of Hits [CD/DVD ]" (Hear here ) (VP, Aug. 25, 2009)
16 Horsepower
"Secret South" (2000 album) (Alternative Tentacles, Aug. 25, 2009)
Irma Thomas
"The Soul Queen of New Orleans: 50th Anniversary Celebration" (Rounder, Aug. 25, 2009)
Various artists
"Island 50 Reggae" (18 tracks; MP3 Download (Island, Aug. 25, 2009)
Various artists
"NOW That's What I Call Country, Volume 2" (Sony Legacy, Aug. 25, 2009)
Stevie Vaughan and Double Trouble
"The Essential Stevie Vaughan an Double Trouble 3.0" (3 CDs) (Epic/Legacy, Aug. 25, 2009)
Jack Wagner
"Don't Quit Your Day Job" (1987 album; remastered) (Friday Music, Aug. 25, 2009)
Wilco
"A.M. [180g vinyl ]" (1995 album; 2 LPs, with a bonus CD), "Being There [180g vinyl ]" (1996 album; 2 LPs, with a bonus CD), "Summerteeth [180g vinyl ]" (1999 album; 2 LPs, with a bonus CD) (Nonesuch, Aug. 25, 2009)
Jason Aldean
"Wide Open: Live & More! [DVD ]" (Blu-ray (Eagle Rock, Aug. 25, 2009)
Cass Elliot
"The Mama Cass Television Program [DVD ]" (ABC special from 1969, featuring guests Joni Mitchell, John Sebastian and Mary Travers; Read here ; See here ) (Classic World, Aug. 25, 2009)
Anita O'Day
"Anita O'Day: The Life of a Jazz Singer [DVD ]" (deluxe hardbook edition) (RED Distribution, Aug. 25, 2009)
Elvis Presley
"Love Me Tender: The Love Songs [DVD ]" (EMI, Aug. 25, 2009)
Otis Redding
"Respect Live 1967 [DVD ]" (Shout! Factory, Aug. 25, 2009)
Strawbs
"Strawbs Acoustic: Live at Hampton Court Palace: May 2009 [DVD ]" (Witchwood Media, Aug. 25, 2009)
Van der Graaf Generator
"Live at the Paradiso 14:04:07 [DVD ]" (Voiceprint UK, Aug. 25, 2009)
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