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FEB. 27, 2007

Artist: Title: Label/Due date:
B.G. and the Chopper City Boyz "We Got This" (producer: David Banner; first single: "Make 'Em Mad"; Hear here; Read here) (Chopper City/Koch, Feb. 27, 2007)
David Bromberg "Try Me One More Time" (his first studio album since 1990; Read here) (Appleseed, Feb. 27, 2007)
Paul Brown & Friends "White Sand" (covers of '60s soul jazz through '70s old school and modern hip-hop; producer: Brown; guests: Al Jarreau, Boney James, David Benoit, Bobby Caldwell, Euge Groove, Rick Braun; Hear here) (Peak, Feb. 27, 2007)
Dean & Britta (formerly of Luna) "Back Numbers" (producer: Tony Visconti; Hear here) (Zoë/Rounder, Feb. 27, 2007)
Dr. Dog "We All Belong" (Hear here) (Park the Van, Feb. 27, 2007)
Gus Gus "Forever" (2 CDs; second disc contains eight remixes; Hear here) (U.K. - Gung Ho, Feb. 26, 2007)
Donna Hughes "Gaining Wisdom" (includes a cover of Cyndi Lauper's "Time After Time"; producer: Tony Rice; guests: Alison Krauss, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Sam Bush, Rhonda Vincent, Alecia Nugent, Sonya Isaacs, etc.; Hear here) (Rounder, Feb. 27, 2007)
Elana James (former Hot Club of Cowtown fiddler) "Elana James" (Hear here) (Snarf, Feb. 27, 2007)
Billy Joel "All My Life [CD-single]" (producer: Phil Ramone) (Columbia, Feb. 27, 2007)
Kaiser Chiefs "Yours Truly, Angry Mob" (first single: "Ruby"; Read here) (U.K. - Universal, Feb. 26, 2007)
Kenny Loggins "How About Now" (available exclusively at Target stores; includes a new version of the Loggins & Messina favorite "A Love Song"; Hear here; Read here) (180 Music, Feb. 27, 2007)
Malcolm Middleton (of Arab Strap) "A Brighter Beat" (producers: Middleton, Tony Doogan; first single: title track; Hear here) (U.K. - Full Time Hobby, Feb. 26, 2007)
Money Mark "Brand New By Tomorrow" (Hear here) (Brushfire/Universal, Feb. 27, 2007)
Andy Narell "Tatoom: Music for Steel Orchestra" (guests: Mike Stern, David Sanchez, Luis Conte) (Heads Up, Feb. 27, 2007)
Pagoda (fronted by actor Michael Pitt) "Pagoda" (Hear here) (Ecstatic Peace/Universal, Feb. 27, 2007 - label is owned by Sonic Youth's Thurston Moore)
Jennifer Peña "Dicen Que El Tiempo ..." (producer: Sebastian Krys; Hear here; Read here) (Univision, Feb. 27, 2007)
Radio Moscow "Radio Moscow" (producer: Dan Auerbach of the Black Keys; Hear here) (Alive, Feb. 27, 2007)
Benny Reid "Findings" (Hear here; ; Concord has offered a free download of the track "Dancing With My Father") (Concord, Feb. 27, 2007)
Daryle Singletary "Straight From the Heart" (guests: John Anderson, Rhonda Vincent, Ricky Skaggs; Hear here) (Shanachie, Feb. 27, 2007)
Slim Thug and Boss Hogg Outlawz "Serve & Collect" (Read here) (Koch, Feb. 27, 2007)
Tarnation (with Paula Frazer) "Now It's Time" (Hear here) (Birdman, Feb. 27, 2007)
Various artists "The Sound of Music [London Palladium Cast Recording]" (Read here) (Decca, Feb. 27, 2007)
Various artists "We Are Family 2007: Artists & Friends for Hurricane Relief [CD/DVD]" (all-star disc benefits the Points of Light Foundation; Read here) (Bungalo/Universal, Feb. 27, 2007)
Nick Warren "GU30: Paris" (2 CDs; Hear here) (Global Underground, Feb. 27, 2007)
Willard Grant Conspiracy "Let It Roll" (guests: Steve Wynn, Dennis Cronin, Robert Lloyd, David Michael Curry, Mary Lorson, Linda Pitmon, John Dragonetti, Blake Hazzard) (Dahlia/Reincarnate Music, Feb. 27, 2007)
Joe Zawinul "Brown Street" (2 CDs; orchestrated renditions of such Weather Report classics as "Black Market," "Night Passage" and "A Remark You Made," with WDR Big Band Köln; Hear/read here) (Heads Up, Feb. 27, 2007)

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Artist: Title: Label/Due date:
Beck "The Information [CD/DVD]" (3 discs; the 2006 album with bonus tracks, a disc of remixes and an expanded version of his DVD of homemade videos) (Interscope, Feb. 27, 2007)
Blackbyrds, The "Happy Music: The Best of The Blackbyrds" (Read here), "LoveByrds: Soft & Easy" (Read here) (Fantasy/Concord, Feb. 27, 2007)
Bobby "Blue" Bland "The Definitive Collection" (Geffen/UME, Feb. 27, 2007)
Robert Cray "The Definitive Collection" (Hip-O/UME, Feb. 27, 2007)
Damned, The "Damned Damned Damned: 30th Anniversary Expanded Edition" (3 CDs; 1977 album) (U.K. - Castle, Feb. 26, 2007)
John Denver "The Essential John Denver" (2 CDs; 36 tracks) (RCA/Legacy, Feb. 27, 2007)
Dion "Abraham, Martin and John" (1968 album, originally titled "Dion"; remastered, with a bonus track, "Daddy Rollin' [In Your Arms]," which was the B-side to the 1968 title track) (U.K. - Ace, Feb. 26, 2007)
Dr. Hook "Hits and History" (U.K. - EMI, Feb. 26, 2007)
Goo Goo Dolls "Let Love In [CD/DVD]" (2006 album; the DVD features live performances, music videos and a pair of acoustic versions of tracks from the album) (Warner, Feb. 27, 2007)
Michael Jackson "Number Ones" (18 tracks, including "One More Chance" and a live version of "Ben") (U.K. - Sony BMG, Feb. 26, 2007)
Doug Kershaw "Doug Kershaw/Mama Kershaw's Boy" (1971, 1974 albums on one disc), "Swamp Grass/Douglas James Kershaw" (1972, 1973 albums on one disc) (Wounded Bird, Feb. 27, 2007)
Yngwie J. Malmsteen "Instru-Mental" (Spitfire, Feb. 27, 2007)
Rod McKuen "If You Go Away: The RCA Years 1965-1970 [box set]" (7 CDs, with a hardcover book) (Germany - Bear Family, Feb. 26, 2007)
New Vaudeville Band, The "Winchester Cathedral" (1966 album) (U.K. - RPM, Feb. 26, 2007)
Nico "The Frozen Borderline: 1968-1970" (2 CDs) (U.K. - Rhino, Feb. 26, 2007)
Oscar Peterson, with Ray Brown and Milt Jackson "What's Up? The Very Tall Band" (1999 album, live at the Blue Note Room on Nov. 24-26, 1998, with seven bonus tracks) (Telarc, Feb. 27, 2007)
Red Rockers "Schizophrenic Circus" (1984 album) (Wounded Bird, Feb. 27, 2007)
Boz Scaggs "Silk Degrees" (1976 album; remastered, with three bonus live tracks recorded in 1976) (Columbia/Legacy, Feb. 27, 2007)
Patrick Simmons (of The Doobie Brothers) "Arcade" (1983 album) (Wounded Bird, Feb. 27, 2007)
Skids, The "Masquerade Masquerade: The Skids Live" (U.K. - Virgin, Feb. 26, 2007)
Translator "Heartbeats and Triggers" (1982 album), "No Time Like Now" (1983 album), "Translator" (1985 album), "Evening of the Harvest" (1986 album) (Wounded Bird, Feb. 27, 2007)
Various artists "Women of the World: Acoustic" (compilation marks the International Women's Day, on March 8; a portion of the proceeds benefit the Global Fund for Women; Hear here) (Putumayo, Feb. 27, 2007)
Various artists "Northern Stars: A Canadian Singers & Songwriters Collection" (U.K. - Time Life, Feb. 26, 2007)

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Artist: Title: Label/Due date:
Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe "An Evening of Yes Music Plus [DVD]" (Voiceprint UK, Feb. 27, 2007)
Chet Atkins "Chet Atkins: A Life in Music [DVD]" (MPI Media Group, Feb. 27, 2007)
Bratz "Fashion Pixiez [DVD]" (Lions Gate, Feb. 27, 2007)
Bob Dylan "Don't Look Back (1965 Tour Deluxe Edition) [DVD]" (New Video Group, Feb. 27, 2007)
James Garner "The Rockford Files: Season Three [DVD]" (3 discs; NBC series, 1976-77 season; music by Mike Post) (Universal, Feb. 27, 2007)
Charlie Gracie "Fabulous! An Intimate Portrait of a Rock Pioneer [DVD]" (documentary on Philadelphia's first rock star; See here) (Alpha Video, Feb. 27, 2007)
Engelbert Humperdinck "Engelbert Humperdinck Live! [DVD]" (Standing Room Only, Feb. 27, 2007)
Johnny Mathis "Johnny Mathis Live: Wonderful! Wonderful! A Gold 50th Anniversary Celebration [DVD]" (Columbia, Feb. 27, 2007)
nine inch nails "Nine Inch Nails Live: Beside You in Time [DVD]" (taken from the group's 2005 "With Teeth" tour) (Nothing/Interscope, Feb. 27, 2007)
Dolly Parton "Dolly Parton & Friends [DVD]" (2 discs) (MPI Media Group, Feb. 27, 2007)
Pink Floyd "Pink Floyd: The Roger Waters Years - Up Close and Personal [DVD]" (2 discs) (Hurricane, Feb. 27, 2007)
Carlos Santana & Wayne Shorter "Live at the 1988 Montreux Jazz Festival [DVD]" (Image, Feb. 27, 2007)

MUSIC BOOKS

Subject/ Author(s): Title: Publisher/Due date:
Jeff Chang "Total Chaos: The Art And Aesthetics of Hip-Hop [Paperback]" (Basic Civitas Books, Feb. 28, 2007)
Dr. Dre "Dr. Dre: The Biography [Hardcover]" (author: Ronin Ro) (Thunder's Mouth Press, Feb. 28, 2007)
George Harrison "I · Me · Mine [Paperback]" (Chronicle Books, March 1, 2007)
Ken Micallef "The Way They Play: Classic Rock Drummers [Paperback]" (Backbeat Books, Feb. 28, 2007)
Bobby Womack "My Autobiography: Midnight Mover - The True Story of the Greatest Soul Singer in the World [Hardcover]" (John Blake, March 1, 2007)

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