NOV. 25, 2008
Artist:
Title:
Label/Due date:
Trace Adkins
"X (TEN)" (first single: "Muddy Water"; Hear/see here ; MP3 Download )
(Capitol Nashville, Nov. 24, 2008)
Afroman
"Frobama: Head of State [MP3 Download ]" (25 tracks; Hear here )
(Hungry Hustler, Nov. 25, 2008)
Almost, The
"No Gift to Bring [EP ]" (producer: Underoath's Tim McTague; Hear here )
(Tooth & Nail, Nov. 24, 2008)
Bryan Beller
"Thanks in Advance" (producer: Beller; Hear here ; Read here )
(Onion Boy, Nov. 25, 2008)
David Byrne & Brian Eno
"Everything That Happens Will Happen Today" (Hear here )
(Todo Mundo, Nov. 24, 2008)
Jeremy Camp
"Speaking Louder Than Before" (producers: Brown Banniser, Camp; Hear here )
(BEC Recordings, Nov. 24, 2008)
Evidence
"The Layover EP" (Hear here )
(Deconstruction, Nov. 25, 2008)
Fireman, The (alias Paul McCartney)
"Electric Arguments" (producers: McCartney, Youth; first single: "Nothing Too Much Just Out of Sight"; Read here )
(MPL/ATO, Nov. 25, 2008)
Guns N' Roses
"Chinese Democracy" (producer: Sean Beavan; first single: "Chinese Democracy"; Hear here ; See here ; Read here )
(Geffen, Nov. 23, 2008 - Best Buy to be the exclusive retailer)
Daryl Hall & John Oates
"Live at the Troubadour [CD/DVD ]" (duo's May 2008 concerts were its first shows at the Los Angeles venue in 35 years; Hear here ; See here ; Read here )
(Shout! Factory, Nov. 25, 2008)
(International) Noise Conspiracy, The
"The Cross of My Calling" (producer: Rick Rubin; Hear here )
(Vagrant/American, Nov. 24, 2008)
Steve Jablonsky
"Gears of War 2 [video game soundtrack ]" (27 tracks; See here )
(Sumthing Else, Nov. 25, 2008)
Tom Jones
"24 Hours" (his first album in 15 years; includes covers of Bruce Springsteen's "The Hitter" and "I'm Alive" by Tommy James and the Shondells; producers: Future Cat; guests: Bono, The Edge; Read here ; MP3 Download )
(S-Curve, Nov. 24, 2008)
Gary Jules & The Group Rules
"Bird" (Hear here )
(Down Up Down/Gary Jules Music, Nov. 24, 2008)
Kid Sister
"Dream Date" (Hear here )
(Fool's Gold/Downtown, Nov. 24, 2008)
Killers, The
"Day & Age" (producer: Stuart Price; Hear here ; MP3 Download )
(Island, Nov. 24, 2008)
Ludacris
"Theater of the Mind" (producers: Dre & Vidal, 9th Wonder; guests: T-Pain, The Game, T.I., Chris Brown; first single: "What Them Girls Like"; Hear here ; Read here )
(Disturbing Tha Peace/Def Jam, Nov. 24, 2008)
Madonna
"Miles Away [MP3 Download ]" (6 remixes)
(Warner, Nov. 24, 2008)
Barry Manilow
"The Greatest Songs of the Eighties" (covers of "Open Arms," "Careless Whisper," "Islands in the Stream," "Against All Odds," etc.; producers: Manilow, Clive Davis; guest: Reba McEntire; Read here ; MP3 Download )
(Arista, Nov. 24, 2008)
Shawn Mullins
"Live at the Variety Playhouse [MP3 Download ]"
(Vanguard, Nov. 24, 2008)
Return to Forever
"Return to Forever Returns" (2-CD live album)
(Eagle, Nov. 24, 2008)
Kevin Rudolf
"In the City" (first single: "In the City"; guests: Lil Wayne, Rick Ross, Nas; Hear here ; MP3 Download )
(Cash Money/Universal, Nov. 24, 2008)
Sista "O" & D'Vine Praize
"Meditation" (Hear here ; MP3 Download )
(R.N.L.G./Koch, Nov. 25, 2008)
Supersuckers
"Get It Together!" (2 CDs; Hear here )
(Mid Fi Recordings, Nov. 25, 2008)
Trans-Siberian Orchestra
"Night Enchanted [MP3 Download ]"
(Atlantic, Nov. 25, 2008)
Various artists
"Punisher: War Zone [film soundtrack ]" (movie opens Dec. 5; first single: Rob Zombie's "War Zone"; Hear here ; See here )
(Lionsgate, Nov. 25, 2008)
Various artists
"Synecdoche, New York [film soundtrack ]" (Charlie Kaufman-written and -directed film, starring Philip Seymour Hoffman, opened Oct. 24; music by Jon Brion; See here )
(Lakeshore, Nov. 25, 2008)
Scott Weiland
"Happy in Galoshes" (producers: Steve Albini, Doug Greans; guests: Paul Oakenfold, No Doubt's Tony Kanal, Tom Dumont, Adrian Young; Hear here ; Read here ; MP3 Download )
(Softdrive, Nov. 25, 2008)
Kanye West
"808s & Heartbreak" (first single: "Love Lockdown"; Hear here ; MP3 Download ; Read here )
(Def Jam, Nov. 24, 2008)
Gary Wright
"Waiting to Catch the Light [MP3 Download ]" (instrumental album of ambient/atmospheric music)
(High Wave Music/Larkio Music, Nov. 24, 2008)
Amazon.com Widgets
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Tori Amos
"To Venus and Back [MP3 Download ]" (1999 album; 24 tracks)
(Atlantic/Rhino, Nov. 24, 2008)
Anastacia
"Heavy Rotation" (2008 album, with bonus track "Beautiful Messed Up World")
(U.K. - Universal, Nov. 24, 2008)
Jeff Beck
"Performing This Week ... Live at Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club" (16-track performance from 2007)
(Eagle, Nov. 24, 2008)
Bush
"The Science of Things [MP3 Download ]" (1999 album)
(Kirtland, Nov. 25, 2008)
Canned Heat
"Anthology"
(Cleopatra, Nov. 25, 2008)
Chase
"Chase/Ennea/Pure Music" (1971, 1972, 1974 albums on 2 CDs; remastered)
(U.K. - BGO, Nov. 24, 2008)
Coldplay
"Viva La Vida/Prospekt's March" (includes the 2008 album, plus an EP containing "Lost +," featuring Jay-Z, and "Lovers in Japan [Osaka Sun mix]")
(Capitol, Nov. 24, 2008)
Natalie Cole
"Greatest Hits Volume I [MP3 Download ]" (20 tracks)
(Elektra/Warner, Nov. 25, 2008)
Bing Crosby
"Hey Judge [MP3 Download ]" (1968 album)
(Copyright Group, Nov. 24, 2008)
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
"4 Way Street [MP3 Download ]" (1971 album, 21 tracks)
(Atlantic/Rhino, Nov. 24, 2008)
Rivers Cuomo (of Weezer)
"Alone II: The Home Recordings of Rivers Cuomo" (demo tracks from 1992-2007; MP3 Download )
(Geffen, Nov. 24, 2008)
Datsuns, The
"Smoke & Mirrors" (2006 album; Hear here )
(Cooking Vinyl, Nov. 25, 2008)
Doris Day
"Complete Christmas Collection" (21 tracks)
(Collectors' Choice, Nov. 25, 2008)
Death Cab for Cutie
"Something About Airplanes" (1998 album; 2 CDs, with bonus tracks)
(Barsuk, Nov. 25, 2008)
Patti Drew
"The Best of ... Patti Drew: Workin' On a Groovy Thing [MP3 Download ]" (25 tracks)
(Capitol/EMI, Nov. 24, 2008)
Feist
"The Reminder: Limited Deluxe Edition" (2007 album; 2 CDs; Deluxe EP/MP3 Download )
(Cherrytree/Interscope, Nov. 24, 2008)
Redd Foxx
"Gettin' Down n' Dirty"
(Cleopatra, Nov. 25, 2008)
Aretha Franklin
"What You See Is What You Sweat [MP3 Download ]" (1991 album)
(Arista, Nov. 25, 2008)
Good Charlotte
"Greatest Remixes" (15 tracks; Hear here ; MP3 Download )
(Daylight/Epic, Nov. 25, 2008)
Hawkwind
"The Dream Goes On - From the Black Sword to Distant Horizons: An Anthology 1985-1997 [MP3 Download ]" (46 tracks)
(Atomhenge, Nov. 24, 2008)
Taylor Hicks
"Early Works [MP3 Download ]" (12 tracks)
(Modern Whomp, Nov. 24, 2008)
Iggy & The Stooges
"Raw Power [Vinyl LP ]" (1973 album)
(Sundazed, Nov. 25, 2008)
Jaheim
"Classic Jaheim, Vol. 1" (Hear here ; Read here )
(Warner, Nov. 24, 2008)
Tommy James and the Shondells
"40 Years (1966-2006)" (2 CDs, 48 songs; Read here )
(Collectors' Choice/Aura, Nov. 25, 2008)
Judas Priest
"Rocka Rolla [Vinyl LP ]" (1974 album; 2 CDs), "Hero, Hero [Vinyl LP ]" (1979 album; 2 CDs)
(Koch, Nov. 25, 2008)
Tommy Keene
"Tommy Keene [MP3 Download ]" (1989 album)
(Geffen, Nov. 24, 2008)
Linkin Park
"Road to Revolution: Live at Milton Keynes [CD/DVD ]" (from 2008 tour of England)
(Warner, Nov. 24, 2008)
Dave Mason
"Dave Mason/Split Coconut" (1974, 1975 albums on one disc)
(U.K. - BGO, Nov. 24, 2008)
Liza Minnelli
"The A&M Years" (2 CDs)
(Collectors' Choice, Nov. 25, 2008)
Moby
"Last Night Remixed" (remixes of the 2008 album)
(Warner, Nov. 24, 2008)
Molly Hatchet
"No Guts ... No Glory [MP3 Download ]" (1983 album)
(Epic, Nov. 25, 2008)
Mott the Hoople
"The Definitive Mott the Hoople"
(Astract Sounds, Nov. 24, 2008)
Real Thing, The
"It's the Real Thing: The Singles Collection" (2 CDs)
(U.K. - Fontana/UME, Nov. 24, 2008)
R.E.M.
"Murmur: Deluxe Edition" (2 CDs; 1983 album; remastered, with bonus tracks; Read here )
(A&M/UME, Nov. 24, 2008)
Mstislav Rostropovich
"The Complete EMI Recordings [CD/DVD ]" (26 CDs, 2 DVDs)
(EMI Classics, Nov. 24, 2008)
Santana
"Santana [Vinyl LP ]" (1969 album), "Abraxas [Vinyl LP ]" (1970 album)
(Sundazed, Nov. 25, 2008)
Savoy Brown
"Boogie Brothers/Wire Fire" (1974, 1975 albums on 2 CDs)
(U.K. - BGO, Nov. 24, 2008)
Rick Springfield
"Mission: Magic!" (17 songs from the 1973 cartoon series, featuring the voice of Springfield; Hear/see here ; Read here )
(Cleopatra, Nov. 25, 2008)
Starship
"Winds of Change [MP3 Download ]" (1982 album), "Knee Deep in the Hoopla [MP3 Download ]" (1985 album; includes "We Built This City" and "Sara"), "No Protection [MP3 Download ]" (1987 album; includes "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now")
(RCA, Nov. 25, 2008)
Steely Dan
"Two Against Nature [MP3 Download ]" (2000 album)
(Reprise/Rhino, Nov. 24, 2008)
Suede
"Dog Man Star [MP3 Download ]" (1994 album), "Coming Up [MP3 Download ]" (1996 album), "Head Music [MP3 Download ]" (1999 album)
(Nude/Columbia, Nov. 24, 2008)
Third Eye Blind
"Blue [MP3 Download ]" (1999 album)
(Rhino, Nov. 24, 2008)
Ike & Tina Turner
"The Soul of Ike & Tina Turner/Dynamite [MP3 Download ]" (1960, 1963 albums)
(Capitol/EMI, Nov. 25, 2008)
Various artists
"Juno [film soundtrack ]" (2007 movie; 2-CD deluxe edition)
(Rhino, Nov. 24, 2008)
Various artists
"Little Steven's Underground Garage Presents The Coolest Songs in the World! Vol. 7" (15 tracks; Hear here ; MP3 Download ; Read here )
(Wicked Cool, Nov. 25, 2008)
Various artists
"The Rapture - K7 Tapes" (22 of the post-punk group's favorite tracks by other artists)
(K7, Nov. 24, 2008)
Various artists
"The Swinging Sixties" (3 CDs, 75 tracks; Track listing )
(U.K. - Virgin/EMI, Nov. 24, 2008)
Various artists
"The Very Best of Music to Watch Girls By" (3 CDs, 60 tracks; Track listing )
(U.K. - Sony, Nov. 24, 2008)
War
"War: Collector's Edition [box set ]" (8-CD collection features the group's first eight studio albums)
(Avenue/Rhino, Nov. 24, 2008)
We the Kings
"We the Kings: Deluxe Edition" (2007 album)
(S-Curve, Nov. 24, 2008)
White Zombie
"Let Sleeping Corpses Lie [CD/DVD box set ]" (4-CD, 1-DVD collection contains every track from 1985 to 1996)
(Geffen/UME, Nov. 24, 2008)
Yes
"Fragile [MP3 Download ]" (1972 album), "Going for the One [MP3 Download ]" (1977 album), "Drama [MP3 Download ]" (1980 album), "Classic Yes [MP3 Download ]" (1981 album), "Highlights: The Very Best of Yes [MP3 Download ]" (1993 album)
(Atlantic/Rhino, Nov. 24, 2008)
Amazon.com Widgets
Artist:
Title:
Label/Due date:
ABBA
"ABBA: The Movie [Blu-ray ]" (from 1977 tour of Australia)
(Polydor, Nov. 24, 2008)
Christina Aguilera
"Back to Basics: Live and Down Under [DVD ]" (2 discs)
(RCA, Nov. 25, 2008)
Arch Enemy
"Tyrants of the Rising Sun: Live in Japan [DVD ]" (2 discs)
(Century Media, Nov. 24, 2008)
Beatles, The
"Composing the Beatles Songbook: Lennon and McCartney, 1966-1970 [DVD ]"
(MVD Visual, Nov. 25, 2008)
Bon Jovi
"The Billion Dollar Quartet: In the Third Millennium [DVD ]" (Read here )
(Sexy Intellectual/MVD Visual, Nov. 25, 2008)
George Carlin
"It's Bad for Ya [DVD ]" (his 14th and final HBO special from March 2008; Blu-ray )
(MPI Home Video, Nov. 25, 2008)
Heart
"Dreamboat Annie Live [Blu-ray ]"
(Concert Hot Spot, Nov. 25, 2008)
Jimi Hendrix Experience, The
"The Jimi Hendrix Experience at Monterey: The Definitive Edition [Blu-ray ]," "Live at Woodstock [Blu-ray ]"
(Experience Hendrix, Nov. 24, 2008)
Elton John
"Tantrums and Tiaras [DVD ]" (1995 documentary)
(Echo Bridge, Nov. 25, 2008)
B.B. King
"Live [Blu-ray ]"
(Geffen, Nov. 24, 2008)
KISS
"KISS Collection [DVD ]"
(MVD Visual, Nov. 25, 2008)
Larry the Cable Guy
"Larry the Cable Guy's Star Studded Christmas Extravaganza [DVD ]"
(Warner, Nov. 24, 2008)
Living Colour
"The Paris Concert [DVD ]"
(Inakustic, Nov. 25, 2008)
Ricky Martin
"Black & White Tour [Blu-ray ]"
(Sony International, Nov. 25, 2008)
Molly Hatchet
"Flirtin' With Disaster Live [DVD ]"
(Cleopatra, Nov. 25, 2008)
Nevermore
"The Year of the Voyager [DVD/CD ]" (Ecard here ; Read here )
(Century Media, Nov. 24, 2008)
O.A.R.
"Live From Madison Square Garden [Blu-ray ]"
(Concert Hot Spot, Nov. 25, 2008)
Rush
"Snakes & Arrows Live [DVD ]" (3 discs; filmed over two nights in October 2007 at Ahoy Rotterdam arena in the Netherlands)
(Zoë Vision/Anthem Entertainment, Nov. 24, 2008)
John Sebastian
"Welcome Back [DVD ]" (1987 concert with David Bromberg at Iowa State University; Read here )
(Quantum Leap, Nov. 25, 2008)
Paul Simon
"Live From Philadelphia [DVD ]" (filmed at the Tower Theater in 1980)
(Eagle, Nov. 25, 2008)
Various artists
"Freaks and Geeks: Yearbook Edition [DVD ]" (1999-2000 series; 8 discs)
(Shout! Factory, Nov. 25, 2008)
Paul Weller
"Live at the BBC [DVD ]"
(Universal, Nov. 25, 2008)
Yardbirds, The
"The Story of the Yardbirds [DVD ]" (documentary, featuring the group and Jimmy Page live in Germany in 1964; Read here )
(Zeit Media/MVD Visual, Nov. 25, 2008)
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