JUNE 26, 2007
| Artist: |
Title: |
Label/Due date: |
| Ryan Adams |
"Easy Tiger" (guest: Sheryl Crow; Read here) |
(Lost Highway, June 26, 2007) |
| Automatic Automatic, The |
"Not Accepted Anywhere" (released in the U.K. in June 2006; Hear here; Read here) |
(Columbia, June 26, 2007) |
| Randy Bachman & Burton Cummings |
"Jukebox" (covers of 1950s and '60s classics; Read here) |
(Canada - Vik Recordings, June 25, 2007) |
| Back Door Slam |
"Roll Away" (first single: "Come Home"; Hear here) |
(Blix Street, June 26, 2007) |
| Bad Brains |
"Build a Nation" (producer: Beastie Boys' Adam Yauch; Read here) |
(Megaforce, June 26, 2007) |
| Beastie Boys |
"The Mix-Up" (instrumental album; See here; Read here) |
(Capitol, June 26, 2007) |
| Tab Benoit with Louisiana's LeRoux |
"Power of the Pontchartrain" (includes a cover of Buffalo Springfield's "For What It's Worth"; producer: David Z; Read here) |
(Telarc, June 26, 2007) |
| Elvin Bishop |
"Booty Bumpin' " (live album; guests: Daniel Castro, John Nemeth; Hear here; Read here) |
(Blind Pig, June 26, 2007) |
| Marc Broussard |
"S.O.S.: Save Our Soul" (includes an Amazon.com-only bonus track; producers: Calvin Turner, Justin Tocket; guest: Toby Lightman; first single: a cover of Al Green's "Love and Happiness"; Hear/read here) |
(Vanguard, June 26, 2007) |
| Chris and Thomas |
"Land of Sea" (released in the U.K. in 2006; "Horse in the Sky" was used as the title song for the Lindsay Lohan movie "Georgia Rule"; Hear here) |
(Defend Music, June 26, 2007) |
| Kelly Clarkson |
"My December" (producer: David Kahne; first single: "Never Again"; Hear here; Read here) |
(RCA, June 26, 2007) |
| Click Five, The (new singer: Kyle Patrick) |
"Modern Minds and Pastimes" (producer: Mike Denneen; first single: "Jenny"; Hear here) |
(Lava/Atlantic, June 26, 2007) |
| Charlie Daniels Band, The |
"Live From Iraq" |
(Koch, June 26, 2007) |
| Tinsley Ellis |
"Moment of Truth" (producer: Ellis; Hear here) |
(Alligator, June 26, 2007) |
| Epitaph |
"Remember the Daze" (first studio album in 20 years; producer: Cliff Joseph) |
(MVD Audio, June 26, 2007) |
| Bryan Ferry |
"Dylanesque" (covers of Bob Dylan songs; released in the U.K. in March; guests: Brian Eno, Paul Carrack, Robin Trower, Andy Newmark, Chris Spedding, etc.; Hear here; Read here) |
(Capitol Music Group, June 26, 2007) |
| Steve Forbert |
"Strange Names & New Sensations" (producers: Forbert, Tim Coats; Hear here) |
(429/Savoy, June 26, 2007) |
| Adina Howard |
"Private Show" (Hear here) |
(Arsenal/Fontana, June 26, 2007) |
| Peter Karp |
"Shadows and Cracks" (Hear here; Read here) |
(Blind Pig, June 26, 2007) |
| King Wilkie |
"Low Country Suite" (producer: Jim Scott; Hear here) |
(Zoë/Rounder, June 26, 2007) |
| Nick Lowe |
"At My Age" (his first album in nearly six years; nine original songs, plus covers of Charlie Feathers, The Uniques and Faron Young; producers: Lowe, Neil Brockbank; guests: Chrissie Hynde, Bill Kirchen; Read here) |
(Yep Roc, June 26, 2007) |
| Charlie Manhattan |
"The Manhattan Project" (producers: Laid Black Productions, Slo Burn; guests: U.D.I., Pho Balo, Calita Talley, Omari Jelani, Charlie's younger brother, Lil Brah; first single: "Two Occasions"; Hear here) |
(The Pen/Jaggo/RNB Entertainment Group, June 26, 2007) |
| Sinéad O'Connor |
"Theology" (2 CDs; Hear here; Read here) |
(That's why there's chocolate and vanilla/Koch, June 26, 2007) |
| Popa Chubby |
"Electric Chubbyland, Volume One," "Electric Chubbyland, Volume Two" (covers of Jimi Hendrix songs) |
(Blind Pig, June 26, 2007) |
| André Previn |
"Alone: Ballads for Solo Piano" (his first solo piano recording in more than a decade; Read here) |
(EmArcy/Universal, June 26, 2007) |
| Rasputina |
"Oh Perilous World" (Hear here) |
(Filthy Bonnet/Ryko, June 26, 2007) |
| Secret Meeting, The (kaRIN & Statik of Collide, with Curve's Dean Garcia) |
"Ultrashiver" (Hear here) |
(Alfa Matrix/NoisePlus Music, June 26, 2007) |
| Seventh Season, The |
"Liquid Water" (Hear here) |
(Independent, June 26, 2007) |
| Symphony X |
"Paradise Lost" (Hear here) |
(Inside Out Music, June 26, 2007) |
| 3 Inches of Blood |
"Fire Up the Blades" (producer: Joey Jordison of Slipknot; Hear here) |
(Roadrunner, June 26, 2007) |
| Pat Travers |
"Boom Boom (Out Go The Lights): The Essential Rock Tracks" (new versions of his past hits, plus cover versions) |
(MVD Audio, June 26, 2007) |
| Tum Tum |
"Eat or Get Ate" (producers: Just Beatz, Yonni, Milk @ The Missing Element, Willieboy, O'E; guests: Jim Jones, Trae, TBG, DSR; first single: "Caprice Muzik"; Read here) |
(T-Town Music/Universal, June 26, 2007) |
| Steve Vai |
"Sound Theories Vols. 1 & 2" (with the Metropole Orchestra; 2 CDs; Read here) |
(Epic, June 26, 2007) |
| Various artists |
"Hannah Montana, Vol. 2: Best of Both Worlds [TV soundtrack]" |
(Walt Disney, June 26, 2007) |
| Various artists |
"Ratatouille [film soundtrack]" (Pixar movie opens June 29; See here) |
(Walt Disney, June 26, 2007) |
| Waverly Seven |
"Yo! Bobby" (2 CDs; covers of Bobby Darin songs; Hear here; Read here) |
(Anzic, June 26, 2007) |
| Kelly Willis |
"Translated From Love" (includes a countrified version of Iggy Pop's "Success"; producer: Chuck Prophet; guests: husband Bruce Robison, Jules Shear, The Gourds; first single: "Teddy Boys," penned by Moldy Peaches' Adam Green; Hear here) |
(Rykodisc, June 26, 2007) |
| Jonathan Wilson (formerly of Muscadine) |
"Frankie Ray" (Hear here) |
(Koch, June 26, 2007) |
| Pegi Young (wife of Neil Young) |
"Pegi Young" (producer: Elliott Mazer; guests: Neil Young, Spooner Oldham; Hear/read here) |
(Vapor/Warner, June 26, 2007) |
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| Asia |
"Fantasia: Live in Tokyo" (2 CDs; companion DVD will come out in the fall) |
(Eagle, June 26, 2007) |
| Frank Black |
"Frank Black 93-03" (2 CDs) |
(Cooking Vinyl, June 26, 2007) |
| Eric Carmen |
"Boats Against the Current/Change of Heart" (1977, 1978 albums) |
(American Beat, June 26, 2007) |
| Rodney Crowell |
"Rodney Crowell" (1981 album) |
(American Beat, June 26, 2007) |
| dc Talk |
"Greatest Hits" (16 tracks; also available with a DVD) |
(ForeFront, June 26, 2007) |
| Emerson, Lake & Palmer |
"Pictures At an Exhibition," "Trilogy" (1972 albums; remastered) |
(Shout! Factory, June 26, 2007) |
| Emotions, The |
"Best of The Emotions" (Track listing) |
(Mastercuts Gold, June 26, 2007) |
| José Feliciano |
"Alive Alive-O!" (1969 live album; 2 CDs; featuring an 8-minute version of "Light My Fire") |
(Wounded Bird, June 26, 2007) |
| Grateful Dead |
"Three From the Vault" (2 CDs; Feb. 19, 1971, concert; Read here) |
(Rhino/Warner, June 26, 2007) |
| Heatwave |
"Best of Heatwave" (Track listing) |
(Mastercuts Gold, June 26, 2007) |
| Robyn Hitchcock |
"Storefront Hitchcock" (1998 album) |
(Noble Rut, June 26, 2007) |
| David Johansen |
"Here Comes the Night" (1982 album) |
(American Beat, June 26, 2007) |
| Love |
"The Blue Thumb Recordings" (3 CDs; includes a previously unreleased live set from their 1970 tour of England) |
(Hip-O Select, June 26, 2007) |
| Yngwie Malmsteen |
"Fire & Ice" (1992 album) |
(Noble Rut, June 26, 2007) |
| John McLaughlin |
"The Essential John McLaughlin" (2 CDs) |
(Columbia/Legacy, June 26, 2007) |
| Metric |
"Grow Up and Blow Away" (first official release of 1999 album) |
(Last Gang, June 26, 2007) |
| Odyssey |
"Best of Odyssey" (Track listing) |
(Mastercuts Gold, June 26, 2007) |
| Jaco Pastorius |
"The Essential Jaco Pastorius" (2 CDs) |
(Columbia/Legacy, June 26, 2007) |
| Pearl Jam |
"Live at the Gorge 05/06 [box set]" (7 CDs; Hear here) |
(Rhino, June 26, 2007) |
| Linda Ronstadt |
"Don't Cry Now (Collector's Edition)" (1973 album) |
(Mobile Fidelity Koch, June 26, 2007) |
| Tommy Shaw |
"Ambition" (1987 album) |
(American Beat, June 26, 2007) |
| Paul Simon |
"The Essential Paul Simon" (2 CDs; 36 tracks; also available with a DVD) |
(Warner, June 26, 2007) |
| Social Distortion |
"Greatest Hits" (includes the unreleased "Far Behind"; Read here) |
(Time Bomb, June 26, 2007) |
| Squeeze |
"East Side Story" (1981 album) |
(American Beat, June 26, 2007) |
| Billy Squier |
"Emotions in Motion" (1982 album) |
(American Beat, June 26, 2007) |
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| Al Stewart |
"Bedsitter Images" (1967 album, making its CD debut; with bonus tracks), "Love Chronicles" (1969 album; with bonus tracks), "Zero She Flies" (1970 album; with bonus tracks), "Orange" (1972 album; with bonus tracks), "Modern Times" (1975 album; with bonus tracks), "24 Carrots" (1980 album; with bonus tracks), "Live/Indian Summer" (1981 album), "Russians & Americans" (1984 album; with bonus tracks), "Last Days of the Century" (1988 album; with bonus tracks), "Rhymes in Rooms" (1992 album; with bonus tracks), "Famous Last Words ..." (1993 album; with bonus tracks), "Between the Wars" (1995 album; with bonus tracks), "Down in the Cellar" (2001 album; with bonus tracks) |
(Collectors' Choice, June 26, 2007) |
BTW: Bonus tracks - Bedsitter Images: "Go Your Way," from Stewart's first-ever recording session in 1965, and "My Contemporaries," a humorous, unreleased send-up of The Who's "My Generation." Love Chronicles: "Jackdaw," from the fan-club-only disc "It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time"; the unreleased "She Follows Her Own Rules," from recordings with Peter White, and the unreleased demo "Fantasy." Zero She Flies: "Stormy Night," an unreleased track recorded with Peter White; "News from Spain," a remix/edit of a track from "Orange," previously available only on import, and "Lyke-Wake Dirge," an unreleased, classic folk song featuring Mimi Farina on vocals. Orange: "Soho (Needless to Say)," previously available only on a fan-club release; "Elvaston Place," previously available only on import, and "It Doesn't Matter Anymore," an unreleased demo version of the Paul Anka song made famous by Buddy Holly. Modern Times: "A Sense of Deja Vu" and "Willie the King," from the fan-club release "Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time," and the import-only "Swallow Wind."
24 Carrots: Two unreleased recordings with Peter White, "The Ringing of Bells" and "Tonton Macoute," plus the fan-club-only "Candy Came Back." Russians & Americans: An unreleased demo Stewart wrote for the "The World According to Garp" soundtrack, plus two fan-club-only tracks, "In Red Square" and "How Does It Happen." Last Days of the Century: "Ten Cents" and "Dreaming" are demos co-written by Stewart and Tori Amos, who sang backup on the album, along with a demo version with vocals of the fan-club-only release "Ghostly Horses of the Plain." Rhymes in Rooms: An early demo version of "Timeless Skies" from the "Time Passages" album and a live version of the Elvis Costello tune "London's Brilliant Parade." Famous Last Words ...: The fan-club-only "The Coldest Winter in Memory," "Blow Your Mansion Down" and "In the Dark." Between the Wars: The fan-club-only tracks "The Bear Farmers of Birnam" and "Merry Monks." Down in the Cellar: "Dark Side" and "Belsize Blues," both unreleased recordings with Peter White.
| Trin-I-Tee 5:7 |
"Holla: The Best of Trin-I-Tee 5:7" |
(Verity/Legacy, June 26, 2007) |
| Trio of Doom (John McLaughlin, Jaco Pastorius, Tony Williams) |
"John McLaughlin, Jaco Pastorius, Tony Williams" (live performance at the 1979 Havana Jam Festival) |
(Columbia/Legacy, June 26, 2007) |
| Various artists |
"Putumayo Presents Latin Jazz" (Hear here) |
(Putumayo, June 26, 2007) |
| Various artists |
"Too Hot to Handle: 50 Frothy Coffee Faves From the British Rock 'n' Roll Era" (2 CDs) |
U.K. - Castle, June 27, 2007) |
| Edgar Winter Group |
"The Edgar Winter Group With Rick Derringer" (1975 album) |
(Wounded Bird, June 26, 2007) |
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Title: |
Label/Due date: |
| AC/DC |
"Back in Black: The Ultimate Critical Review [DVD]" (1980 album) |
(Classic Rock Legends, June 26, 2007) |
| Beach Boys, The |
"Videobiography [DVD/Book]" |
(Classic Rock Legends, June 26, 2007) |
| Randy Brecker Quartet |
"The Paris Concert [DVD]" |
(MVD Visual, June 26, 2007) |
| Clash, The |
"Music in Review: The Ultimate Critical Review [DVD/Book]" |
(Classic Rock Legends, June 26, 2007) |
| Elvis Costello |
"Elvis Costello Live: A Case for Song [DVD]" |
(Rhino, June 26, 2007) |
| Cure, The |
"The Cure: Rock Case Studies [DVD]" |
(Classic Rock Legends, June 26, 2007) |
| Echo & The Bunnymen |
"Dancing Horses [DVD]" (live at The Shepherds Bush Empire in 2005; Read here) |
(MVD Visual, June 26, 2007) |
| Green Day |
"Green Day: Rock Case Studies [DVD/Book]" |
(Classic Rock Legends, June 26, 2007) |
| Gun Club, The |
"Fire of Love [DVD/Book]" |
(Cherry Red, June 26, 2007) |
| Samuel L. Jackson |
"Black Snake Moan [DVD]" (2007 film; Hear/see here) |
(Paramount, June 26, 2007) |
| Elton John |
"Elton John: Rock Case Studies [DVD/Book]" |
(Classic Rock Legends, June 26, 2007) |
| Tom Jones |
"This Is Tom Jones: Rock N' Roll Legends [DVD]" (3 discs; highlights from his 1969-71 ABC music-variety series, featuring performances by The Who, the Moody Blues, Janis Joplin, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, Stevie Wonder, Joe Cocker, Aretha Franklin; See here) |
(Time Life, June 26, 2007) |
| Greg Lake |
"Welcome Backstage [DVD]" |
(MVD Visual, June 26, 2007) |
| Madonna |
"Music in Review: The Ultimate Critical Review [DVD]" |
(Classic Rock Legends, June 26, 2007) |
| Madonna |
"The Performance Review [DVD]" |
(Video Music, June 26, 2007) |
| New Model Army |
"Live 161203 [DVD]" (live at The Astoria in London on Dec. 16, 2003; Read here) |
(MVD Visual, June 26, 2007) |
| Original Country Joe Band, The |
"Turned Up and Turned On [DVD]" |
(MVD Visual, June 26, 2007) |
| Queen |
"DVD Collector's Box [DVD]" (2-disc documentary) |
(Chrome Dreams, June 26, 2007) |
| Tina Turner |
"Rio '88: Live in Concert [DVD]" |
(Eagle Vision, June 26, 2007) |
| Twisted Sister |
"Twisted Sister: The Video Years [DVD]" |
(Rhino, June 26, 2007) |
| U2 |
"PopMart: Live From Mexico City [DVD]" (1998 home video of the Dec. 3, 1997, concert at Foro Sol Autodromo) |
(Island/ Interscope/UME, June 26, 2007) |
| Various artists |
"High School Musical: The Concert [DVD]" |
(Walt Disney, June 26, 2007) |
MUSIC BOOKS
| Subject/ Author(s): |
Title: |
Publisher/Due date: |
| Beatles, The |
"Fab Four FAQ: Everything Left to Know About the Beatles ... and More! [Paperback]" (authors: Stuart Shea, Robert Rodriguez) |
(Hal Leonard, June 30, 2007) |
| Grateful Dead |
"The Grateful Dead and Philosophy [Paperback]" (editor: Steven Gimbel) |
(Open Court, June 28, 2007) |
| George Harrison |
"Here Comes the Sun: The Spiritual and Musical Journey of George Harrison [Paperback]" (author: Joshua M. Greene) |
(Wiley, June 29, 2007) |
| M. William Krasilovsky, Sidney Shemel, John M Gross |
"This Business of Music (10th Edition) [Paperback]" |
(Billboard Books, June 26, 2007) |
| John Lennon |
"The Words and Music of John Lennon [Hardcover]" (authors: Ben Urish, Ken Bielen) |
(Wiley, June 30, 2007) |
| Rodgers and Hammerstein |
"The Rodgers and Hammerstein Encyclopedia [Hardcover]" (author: Thomas S. Hischak) |
(Greenwood Press, June 30, 2007) |
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