JULY 29, 2008
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Title:
Label/Due date:
Cephas & Wiggins
"Richmond Blues" (producer: Barry Lee Pearson; Hear here )
(Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, July 29, 2008)
Alice Cooper
"Along Came a Spider" (Hear here )
(SPV, July 29, 2008)
Steve Cropper & Felix Cavaliere
"Nudge It Up a Notch" (producer: Jon Tiven; guests: Henry Gross, Tom Hambridge; Read here )
(Stax/Concord, July 29, 2008)
Eddie Floyd
"Eddie Loves You So" (new recordings of 10 original songs written for fellow soul artists in the '50s and '60s; his first album in six years; producer: Michael Dinallo, Ducky Carlisle; Hear here )
(Stax/Concord, July 29, 2008)
Greta Gaines (hosts extreme sports show on the Oxygen Network; daughter of the inventor of Paintball)
"Whiskey Thoughts" (producer: Randall Jamail; guests: Willie Nelson, Raul Malo, Ian Moore, Kenny Vaughn, Bobbie Nelson; Hear here )
(Justice, July 29, 2008)
Alyssa Graham
"Echo" (producer: Jon Cowherd; Hear here )
(Sunnyside, July 29, 2008)
Roy Hargrove Quintet, The
"Earfood" (producers: Larry Clothier, Hargrove; Read here )
(Groovin' High/Emarcy/Decca, July 29, 2008)
Richie Havens
"Nobody Left to Crown" (his 30th album; also available as MP3 Download )
(Verve Forecast, July 29, 2008)
Kidz Bop Kids
"Kidz Bop 14" (Hear here ; also available as MP3 Download )
(Razor & Tie, July 29, 2008)
K-Salaam & Beatnick
"Whose World Is This?" (Hear here )
(VP/Universal, July 29, 2008)
Level-C (all-female metal band)
"Level-C" (Hear here ; also available as MP3 Download )
(Locomotive Music/Ryko Distribution, July 29, 2008)
Scars on Broadway (System of a Down-ers Daron Malakian and John Dolmayan)
"Scars on Broadway" (producer: Malakian; Hear here ; also available as MP3 Download )
(Interscope, July 29, 2008)
Soulfly
"Conquer" (Hear here )
(Roadrunner, July 29, 2008)
Rick Springfield
"Venus in Overdrive" (first album of original material since 2003; Hear here ; See here )
(New Door/UME, July 29, 2008)
SugarLand
"Love on the Inside" (producer: Byron Gallimore; first single: "All I Want to Do"; Hear here ; also available as MP3 Download )
(Mercury Nashville, July 29, 2008)
Third Day
"Revelation" (producer: Howard Benson; guests: Chris Daughtry, Flyleaf's Lacey Mosely, Robert Randolph; first single: "Call My Name"; Hear here )
(Essential, July 29, 2008)
James Jackson Toth
"Waiting in Vain" (producer: Steve Fisk; Hear here )
(Rykodisc, July 29, 2008)
Walls of Jericho
"The American Dream" (producer: Ben Schigel; Hear here )
(Trustkill, July 29, 2008)
Lucy Woodward
"Lucy Woodward Is ... Hot and Bothered" (producers: Itaal Shur, Tim K.; Hear here )
(bn.com, July 29, 2008 - sold exclusively at Barnes & Noble stores/online)
Amazon.com Widgets
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Laurie Anderson
"United States Live [MP3 Download ]" (1984 album; 78 tracks), "Bright Red [MP3 Download ]" (1994 album), "The Ugly One With the Jewels and Other Stories [MP3 Download ]" (1995 album)
(Warner/Rhino, July 29, 2008)
Brian Auger's Oblivion Express
"Live at the Baked Potato [CD/DVD ]" (See here )
(Fuel, July 29, 2008)
Willie Bobo
"Boho Motion" (1967 album; remastered)
(Verve, July 29, 2008)
Book of Love
"Candy Carol [MP3 Download ]" (1991 album), "Lovebubble [MP3 Download ]" (1992 album)
(Warner/Rhino, July 29, 2008)
Debby Boone
"With My Song [MP3 Download ]" (1980 album), "Surrender [MP3 Download ]" (1983 album), "Choose Life [MP3 Download ]" (1985 album), "Friends for Life [MP3 Download ]" (1987 album)
(Curb, July 29, 2008)
Brandy
"The Best of Brandy" (2005 album)
(Rhino, July 29, 2008)
Brecker Brothers, The
"Return of the Brecker Brothers" (1992 album; remastered; Hear here )
(GRP/Verve, July 29, 2008)
Natalie Cole
"Unforgettable: With Love [MP3 Download ]" (1991 album)
(Elektra/Rhino, July 29, 2008)
John Cale
"Paris 1919 [MP3 Download ]" (1973 album)
(Warner/Rhino, July 29, 2008)
Cracker
"Gentleman's Blues [MP3 Download ]" (1998 album)
(Virgin, July 29, 2008)
Dr. John
"City Lights" (1978 album; remastered)
(Verve, July 29, 2008)
Sheila E.
"Romance 1600" (1985 album; remastered), "Sheila E." (1987 album; remastered), "Sex Cymbal" (1991 album; remastered)
(Rhino Encore, July 29, 2008)
Andy Fairweather Low
"The Low Rider: The Very Best of Andy Fairweather Low" (reworkings of past songs, including "Spider Jiving"; Hear/read here )
(U.K. - Proper, July 28, 2008)
Maynard Ferguson Octet
"Maynard Ferguson Octet" (1955 album; remastered)
(Verve, July 29, 2008)
Michael Franks
"The Best of Michael Franks: A Backward Glance" (1998 album)
(Rhino Encore, July 29, 2008)
Stan Getz
"Sweet Rain" (1967 album; remastered)
(Verve, July 29, 2008)
Dizzy Gillespie
"The Cool World" (1963 album; remastered)
(Verve, July 29, 2008)
Daryl Hall & John Oates
"Along the Red Ledge" (1978 album; remastered; also available as MP3 Download )
(Friday Music, July 29, 2008)
Milt Jackson
"At the Museum of Modern Art" (1965 album; remastered)
(Verve, July 29, 2008)
Jomanda
"Someone to Love Me [MP3 Download ]" (1990 album), "Nubia Soul [MP3 Download ]" (1993 album)
(Atlantic/Rhino, July 29, 2008)
Kingston Trio, The
"Turning Like Forever: Rarities Volume Two" (Hear here ; Read here )
(Collectors' Choice, July 29, 2008)
Evgeny Kissin
"The Essential Evgeny Kissin" (2 CDs)
(RCA, July 29, 2008)
John Klemmer
"Barefoot Ballet" (1976 album; remastered)
(Verve, July 29, 2008)
Patti LaBelle
"Patti [MP3 Download ]" (1985 album)
(Philadelphia International, July 29, 2008)
Nicolette Larson
"Nicolette [MP3 Download ]" (1978 album; includes "Lotta Love"), "All Dressed Up & No Place to Go [MP3 Download ]" (1982 album)
(Warner/Rhino, July 29, 2008)
Peggy Lee/Ella Fitzgerald
"Pete Kelly's Blues" (1955 soundtrack album; remastered)
(Giant Steps, July 29, 2008)
Ramsey Lewis
"Goin' Latin" (1967 album; remastered)
(Verve, July 29, 2008)
Little Richard
"The Very Best of ... Little Richard" (Read here ; also available as MP3 Download )
(Specialty/Concord, July 29, 2008)
Hugh Masekela
"Home Is Where the Music Is" (1972 album; remastered)
(Verve, July 29, 2008)
Parker McGee
"Parker McGee [MP3 Download ]" (1976 album; includes "I Just Can't Say No to You")
(Atlantic/Rhino, July 29, 2008)
Alison Moyet
"Hoodoo [MP3 Download ]" (1991 album)
(Columbia, July 29, 2008)
Nico
"Desertshore [MP3 Download ]" (1970 album)
(Reprise/Rhino, July 29, 2008)
Nu Shooz
"Told U So [MP3 Download ]" (1988 album)
(Atlantic/Rhino, July 29, 2008)
Pajama Party
"Can't Live Without It [MP3 Download ]" (1991 album)
(Atlantic/Rhino, July 29, 2008)
Peter, Paul & Mary
"Ten Years Together: The Best of Peter, Paul & Mary" (1970 album; remastered)
(Rhino, July 29, 2008)
John Prine
"Bruised Orange [MP3 Download ]" (1978 album)
(Elektra/Rhino, July 29, 2008)
Otis Redding
"Tell the Truth [MP3 Download ]" (1970 album)
(Atlantic/Rhino, July 29, 2008)
Tony Rice
"Night Flyer: The Singer Songwriter Collection"
(Rounder, July 29, 2008)
Fred Schneider
"Fred Schneider & the Shake Society" (1991 album; remastered), "Just Fred" (1996 album; remastered)
(Rhino Encore, July 29, 2008)
Sparks
"Exotic Creatures of the Deep [MP3 Download ]" (2008 album)
(Lil' Beethoven, July 29, 2008)
Swinging Blue Jeans, The
"Good Golly, Miss Molly! The EMI Years 1963-1969 [box set ]" (4 CDs)
(U.K. - EMI, July 28, 2008)
Time, The
"Pandemonium" (1990 album; remastered)
(Rhino Encore, July 29, 2008)
U2
"U2 Deluxe Edition Box Set [Amazon.com-exclusive ]" (6-CD set includes the albums "Boy," "October" and "War" and their accompanying bonus discs, packaged in a hardbound shell)
(Island/UME, July 29, 2008)
Joe Walsh
"You Bought It - You Name It [MP3 Download ]" (1983 album; includes "Space Age Whiz Kids")
(Warner/Rhino, July 29, 2008)
Jody Watley
"Flower [MP3 Download ]" (1998 album)
(Atlantic/Rhino, July 29, 2008)
Yardbirds, The
"Greatest Hits, Volume One (1964-1966)" (1986 album)
(Rhino, July 29, 2008)
Amazon.com Widgets
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Rolling Stones, The
"Shine a Light [DVD ]" (2008 docufilm, directed by Martin Scorsese)
(Paramount, July 29, 2008)
Various artists
"Party at the Palace: Queen's Golden Jubilee [DVD ]" (featuring Eric Clapton, Paul McCartney, Queen, Rod Stewart, Annie Lennox, Tom Jones, etc.)
(Kultur, July 29, 2008)
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