MAY 25, 2004
| Artist: | Title: | Label/Due date: |
| Alabama Thunderpussy (new singer: John Weills) | "Fulton Hill" (producer: Mark Miley) | (Relapse, May 25, 2004) |
| Ash | "Meltdown" (producer: Nick Raskulinecz; first single: "Orpheus") | (U.K. - Infectious, May 24, 2004) |
| Bumblebeez 81 | "The Printz" (enhanced; Hear here: Windows Media, Real Audio, QuickTime) | (Geffen, May 25, 2004) |
| Kim Carnes | "Chasin' Wild Trains" (songs co-written with Kim Richey, Chuck Prophet, Al Anderson of NRBQ, Matraca Berg, Greg Barnhill, Jeffrey Steele, Anders Osborne, John Goodwin, Mark Jordan; Hear here) | (www.kimcarnes.com, May 25, 2004) |
| Cardigans, The | "Long Gone Before Daylight" (with bonus DVD; released internationally last year) | (Koch, May 25, 2004) |
| Clinton Administration, The | "Take You Higher" | (Magna Carta, May 25, 2004) |
| Danny Cohen | "Dannyland" | (Anti-/Epitaph, May 25, 2004) |
| Graham Colton Band | "Drive" (producer: Brendan O'Brien; first single: "Don't Give Up On Me") | (Universal, May 25, 2004) |
| Cool Hand Luke | "The Fires of Life" (producers: Steve Hindalong, Marc Byrd) | (Floodgate, May 25, 2004) |
| Cormega | "Legal Hustle 1" (guests: Kurupt, Jayo Felony, MOP) | (Legal Hustle/Koch, May 11, 2004) |
| Dakota | "Linda Lou" | (Compendia, May 25, 2004) |
| Kevin DuBrow (Quiet Riot singer) | "In for the Kill" | (Shrapnel, May 25, 2004) |
| Everlast | "White Trash Beautiful" (producers: Everlast, Dante Ross - Hear here; see Hybrid SACD version below) | (Island, May 25, 2004) |
| Felix Da Housecat | "Devin Dazzle and the Neon Fever" (Read here) | (Emperor Norton, May 25, 2004) |
| Jeffrey Gaines | "Jeffrey Gaines Live" (CD/DVD Plus on one two-sided disc; Nov. 6, 2003, concert at the Theater of Living Arts in Philadelphia) | (Artemis, May 25, 2004) |
| Tamyra Gray ("American Idol" finalist) | "The Dreamer" | (19 Recordings, May 25, 2004) |
| Hiromi | "Brain" | (Telarc, May 25, 2004) |
| jacksoul | "Resurrection" (Hear here) | (Canada - Vik, May 25, 2004) |
| Jedi Mind Tricks | "Outerspace" | (Babygrande, May 25, 2004) |
| Keane | "Hopes and Fears" (Hear here) | (Interscope, May 25, 2004) |
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| Avril Lavigne | "Under My Skin" (producer: Don Gilmore; guests: Our Lady Peace's Raine Maida, Ben Moody, Chantal Kreviazuk; first single: "Don't Tell Me" - Hear here; Read here) | (RCA, May 25, 2004) |
| Lonestar | "Let's Be Us Again" (producer: Dann Huff) | (BNA, May 25, 2004) |
| Mash Out Posse | "Mash Out Posse" | (Fastlife/Blaze, May 25, 2004) |
| Sarah McLachlan | "Live Acoustic [EP]" | (International - Nettwerk, May 25, 2004) |
| Men of Standard | "It's a New Day" | (Muscle Shoals, May 25, 2004) |
| Buddy & Julie Miller | "Love Snuck Up" | (HighTone, May 25, 2004) |
| Monster Magnet | "Monolithic Baby" (with bonus DVD; released in Europe in February; U.S. version includes two bonus tracks; producer: Scott Humphrey; Hear here) | (Steamhammer/SPV, May 25, 2004) |
| PC Muñoz and the Amen Corner | "California" (guests: Jackson Browne, Dr. Fink; Hear here) | (Beevine, May 25, 2004) |
| Pedro the Lion | "Achilles' Heel" (first single: "Discretion" - Hear here) | (Jade Tree, May 25, 2004) |
| Johnathan Rice | "Johnathan Rice: Extended Player 24:26 [EP]" (see More Upcoming Releases for details on his full-length debut album, due later this year) | (Reprise, May 25, 2004) |
| Johnny Rivers | "Reinvention Highway" (new songs, with a few covers and new arrangements of his '60s material) | (Soul City, May 25, 2004) |
| Julie Roberts (a former Mercury receptionist) | "Julie Roberts" (producer: Brent Rowan; first single: "Break Down Here" - Hear here: Windows Media, Real Audio) | (Mercury Nashville, May 25, 2004) |
| Scatter the Ashes | "Devout/The Modern Hymn" (Read here) | (Epitaph, May 25, 2004) |
| Selah | "Hiding Place" (Hear here) | (Curb, May 25, 2004) |
| Skillet | "Collide" (enhanced; producer: Paul Ebersold; first single: "Savior"; Read here) | (Lava/Atlantic, May 25, 2004) |
| Skinny Puppy | "The Greater Wrong of the Right" (guests: Static-X's Wayne Static, Tool's Danny Carey) | (SPV, May 25, 2004) |
| Slipknot | "Vol. 3: (The Subliminal Verses)" (producer: Rick Rubin; first single: "Duality" - Hear here) | (Roadrunner, May 25, 2004) |
| Spyro Gyra | "The Deep End" (Hear here; see Hybrid SACD version below) | (Heads Up, May 25, 2004) |
| Tiles | "Window Dressing" (producer: Terry Brown; Read here) | (InsideOut U.S., May 25, 2004) |
| Tony C and The Truth | "Demonophonic Blues" (enhanced; producers: Kyle Kelso, Tony C) | (Lava/Atlantic, May 25, 2004) |
| Wayne Toups | "Whoever Said It Would Be Easy" | (Shanachie, May 25, 2004) |
| Tuck & Patti | "A Gift of Love" (covers of songs by The Drifters, Elvis Presley, Billy Joel, Minnie Riperton, Cyndi Lauper, James Taylor, etc.) | (Emarcy/Universal, May 25, 2004) |
| Various artists | "Harry Potter and The Prisoner of Azkaban [film soundtrack]" | (Atlantic, May 25, 2004) |
| Various artists | "Raising Helen [film soundtrack]" | (Hollywood, May 25, 2004) |
| Various artists | "Vertical Momentum: Trading My Sorrows" (enhanced; Hear here) | (Integrity, May 25, 2004) |
| Well Hungarians | "Sorry 'Bout the Mess" (Hear here) | (Compendia, May 25, 2004) |
| Vanessa Williams | "Here I Go Again" | (Lightyear/WEA, May 25, 2004) |
| Wilson Phillips | "California" (on their first album since 1992, trio covers the Beach Boys, Mamas & Papas, The Eagles, Jackson Browne, etc.; producer: Peter Asher; guest: Brian Wilson; first single: "Go Your Own Way") | (Columbia, May 25, 2004) |
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| Artist: | Title: | Label/Due date: |
| Davie Allen & The Arrows | "Devil's Rumble: The Davie Allen & The Arrow Anthology '65-'68" | (Sundazed, May 25, 2004) |
| Aswad | "Collection" | (International - Sony, May 25, 2004) |
| Badfinger | "Ass" (1973 album) | (U.K. - EMI/Parlophone, May 24, 2004) |
| T. Graham Brown | "Greatest Hits" (with bonus DVD) | (Compendia, May 25, 2004) |
| Dave Brubeck | "Private Brubeck Remembers" (World War II-era solo piano recordings; Read here; see Hybrid SACD version below) | (Telarc, May 25, 2004) |
| Capone & Noreaga | "The Best of Capone & Noreaga: Thugged Da Fuck Out" | (Elektra/Rhino, May 25, 2004) |
| Jimmy Cliff | "The EMI Years 1973-1975" | (International - EMI, May 25, 2004) |
| Perry Como | "Greatest Hits 1943-53" | (Fabulous, May 25, 2004) |
| Skeeter Davis | "Blueberry Hill/End of the World" (1965, 1963 albums on one disc) | (Collectables, May 25, 2004) |
| De La Soul | "Live at Tramps NYC 1996" | (Tommy Boy/Rhino, May 25, 2004) |
| Nick Drake | "Made to Love Magic" (rarities, remixes; features "Tow the Line," the last song he recorded to tape before his death in 1974; Read here) | (U.K. - Island, May 24, 2004; U.S. - June 22, 2004) |
| Fleetwood Mac | "Pious Bird of Good Omen" (1969 compilation of Peter Green's early years; with bonus tracks) | (U.K. - Sony, May 24, 2004) |
| Germs | "Media Blitz: The Germs Story" | (U.K. - EMI, May 24, 2004) |
| Grateful Dead, The | "Rockin' The Rhein With The Grateful Dead" (3 CDs; the complete April 24, 1972, show at Rheinhalle, Düesseldorf, West Germany) | (Grateful Dead/Rhino, May 25, 2004) |
| Merle Haggard | "40 Greatest Hits" | (Compendia, May 25, 2004) |
| Hothouse Flowers | "The Best of Hothouse Flowers" | (Rhino, May 25, 2004) |
| Waylon Jennings | "The Complete MCA Recordings" (2 CDs) | (MCA Nashville/UME, May 25, 2004) |
| Kara's Flowers (now known as Maroon5) | "Fourth World" (1997 album) | (Warner/Rhino, May 25, 2004) |
| Carole King | "Carnegie Hall Concert - June 8, 1971," "Wrap Around Joy" (1974 album; remastered), "Really Rosie" (1975 album; remastered), "Thoroughbred" (1976 album; remastered), "A Natural Woman: The Very Best of Carole King," "The Ode Collection 1968-1976" | (U.K. - Columbia, May 24, 2004) |
| Lindisfarne | "The Very Best of Lindisfarne" | (International - EMI, May 25, 2004) |
| L.L. Cool J | "Mama Said Knock You Out" (with bonus DVD) | (U.K. - Universal, May 24, 2004) |
| Loretta Lynn | "All-Time Gospel Favorites" | (Time Life, May 25, 2004) |
| M | "History: Pop Muzik 25th Anniversary" | (Metro Music, May 25, 2004) |
| Mr. Big | "Greatest Hits" | (Atlantic/Rhino, May 25, 2004) |
| Roy Orbison | "In Dreams: Live in Concert" | (U.K. - Pulse, May 24, 2004) |
| Refused | "Songs to Fan the Flames of Discontent" (1996 album; Hear here), "The E.P. Compilation" (2002 album; Hear here; see related DVD below) | (Epitaph, May 25, 2004) |
| Scorpions | "Box of Scorpions [box set]" (3-disc best-of; Read here) | (Hip-O/Mercury/UME, May 25, 2004) |
| Silk | "The Best of Silk" (enhanced) | (Elektra/Rhino, May 25, 2004) |
| Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra | "Tribute to a Generation: A Salute to the Big Bands of the WWII Era" (compositions and arrangements by such giants as Duke Ellington, Benny Goodman, Artie Shaw, Glen Miller) | (Smithsonian Folkways, May 25, 2004) |
| Al Stewart | "Al Stewart's Greatest Hits" | (Rhino, May 25, 2004) |
| Sting | "Fields of Gold: The Best of Sting 1984-1994" (1994 album; includes five tracks that didn't appear on the original U.S. version) | (International - A&M, May 25, 2004) |
| Three Dog Night | "The Complete Hit Singles" (21 hits on one disc) | (Geffen/UTV/UME, May 25, 2004) |
| Conway Twitty | "20 Greatest Hits" | (Compendia, May 25, 2004) |
| Bonnie Tyler | "Best of Bonnie Tyler" | (U.K. - Columbia, May 24, 2004) |
| Various artists | "Bargrooves: Frosted" | (Moonshine Music, May 25, 2004) |
| Various artists | "Classic Maritime From Smithsonian Folkways" | (Smithsonian Folkways, May 25, 2004) |
| Various artists | "Crunk'd" | (Koch, May 25, 2004) |
| Dinah Washington | "Greatest Hits 1946-53" | (Fabulous, May 25, 2004) |
| Wonder Stuff, The | "Welcome to the Cheap Seats: Greatest Hits" | (U.K. - Music Club, May 24, 2004) |
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| Artist: | Title: | Label/Due date: |
| Dave Brubeck | "Private Brubeck Remembers [Hybrid SACD]" | (Telarc, May 25, 2004) |
| Cab Calloway | "Hi-De-Ho and Other Movies [DVD]" | (Music Video Distributors, May 25, 2004) |
| Everlast | "White Trash Beautiful [Hybrid SACD]" | (Island, May 25, 2004) |
| Larry the Cable Guy | "Git-R-Done [DVD]" | (Image, May 25, 2004) |
| Cyndi Lauper | "Live at Town Hall [DVD]" | (Epic, May 25, 2004) |
| Peggy Lee | "Peggy Lee & Friends: The Swing Era [DVD]" | (Music Video Distributors, May 25, 2004) |
| Luke | "Uncle Luke Presents: Luke's Music Videos [DVD]" | (Music Video Distributors, May 25, 2004) |
| matchbox twenty | "Show: A Night in the Life of matchbox twenty [DVD]" | (Rounder, May 25, 2004) |
| Iggy Pop | "Kiss My Blood: Live at the Olympia 91 [DVD]" (1991 performance in Paris) | (Music Video Distributors, May 25, 2004) |
| Spyro Gyra | "The Deep End [Hybrid SACD]" | (Heads Up, May 25, 2004) |
| Refused | "The Shape of Punk to Come [DVD]" | (Epitaph, May 25, 2004) |
| Various artists | "Northern Exposure - The Complete First Season [DVD]" (1990 TV series; 2 discs; for music lovers, the eclectic mix of songs spinning on the "Chris in the Morning" show is worth it all) | (Universal, May 25, 2004) |
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