JUNE 30, 2009
Artist:
Title:
Label/Due date:
Builders and The Butchers, The
"Salvation Is a Deep Dark Well" (producer: The Decemberists' Chris Funk; Hear here )
(Gigantic Music , June 30, 2009)
Cailyn/Dani
"True Lies and Other Fairy Tales" (Hear here ; MP3 Download )
(Land of Oz Music, June 30, 2009)
Matt Duke
"The Acoustic Kingdom Underground EP" (Hear here )
(Rykodisc, June 30, 2009)
Levon Helm
"Electric Dirt" (producer: Larry Campbell; Hear here ; Read here )
(Dirt Farmer Music/Vanguard, June 30, 2009)
Jeremih
"Jeremih" (producer: Mick Schultz; first single: "Birthday Sex"; Hear here ; Read here )
(Def Jam, June 30, 2009)
Cledus T. Judd
"Polyrically Uncorrect" (first single: "Waitin' On Obama"; Hear here ; Read here )
(E1 Music, June 30, 2009)
Killswitch Engage
"Killswitch Engage" (producers: Brendan O'Brien, Killswitch Engage guitarist Adam Dutkiewicz; Hear here ; Read here ; Special edition )
(Roadrunner, June 30, 2009)
Los Texmaniacs
"Borders y Bailes" (producers: Max Baca, Daniel E. Sheehy; guest: Flaco Jiménez; Hear here ; MP3 Download )
(Smithsonian Folkways, June 30, 2009)
Maino
"If Tomorrow Comes ..." (producers: Just Blaze, Nard & B; guests: T-Pain, Swizz Beatz; Hear here )
(Hustle Hard Entertainment/Atlantic, June 30, 2009)
Moby
"Wait For Me" (first single: "Pale Horses"; Hear here ; Read here )
(Mute, June 30, 2009)
Brad Paisley
"American Saturday Night" (producer: Frank Rogers; first single: "Then"; Hear here )
(Arista, June 30, 2009)
Rob Thomas
"Cradlesong" (producer: Matt Serletic; first single: "Her Diamonds"; Hear here ; Read here ; see related DVD below)
(Atlantic, June 30, 2009)
Time & Distance
"Gravity" (producer: Rob Freeman; Hear here )
(Not Alone, June 30, 2009)
Tanya Tucker
"My Turn" (covers of country classics by Buck Owens, Merle Haggard, George Jones, Faron Young, etc.; producer: Pete Anderson; guests: Rhonda Vincent, Darrell Vincent, Jim Lauderdale, The Grascals; first single: "Love's Gonna Live Here"; Hear/read here )
(Saguaro Road/Time Life, June 30, 2009)
Various artists
"American Idol: Season 8" (12-song set includes two tracks each from winner Kris Allen and runner-up Adam Lambert)
(19 Recordings/RCA, June 30, 2009 - sold exclusively at Wal-Mart and walmart.com)
Various artists
"NOW That's What I Call Music! 31" (featuring tracks by The Black Eyed Peas, Pitbull, Kelly Clarkson, The Fray, Lady GaGa, etc.; MP3 Download )
(Sony, June 30, 2009)
Wilco
"Wilco (The Album)" (producer: Jim Scott; guest: Feist; Hear here ; Read here )
(Nonesuch, June 30, 2009)
Wu-Tang
"Chamber Music" (guests: AZ, Havoc, Cormega, Kool G Rap, Masta Ace,
Sadat X, Sean Price; first single: "Harbor Masters"; Hear here )
(E1 Music, June 30, 2009)
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Allman Brothers Band, The
"Playlist: The Very Best of The Allman Brothers Band — The Epic Years" (MP3 Download )
(Epic/Legacy, June 30, 2009)
Karrin Allyson
"By Request: The Best of Karrin Allyson" (13 tracks; Read here )
(Concord Jazz, June 30, 2009)
Babyface
"Playlist: The Very Best of Babyface" (MP3 Download )
(LaFace/Legacy, June 30, 2009)
Bad Company
"Bad Company [MP3 Download ]" (1974 album), "Straight Shooter [MP3 Download ]" (1975 album), "Run With the Pack [MP3 Download ]" (1976 album), "Burnin' Sky [MP3 Download ]" (1977 album), "Desolation Angels [MP3 Download ]" (1979 album), "Rough Diamonds [MP3 Download ]" (1982 album), "10 From 6 [MP3 Download ]" (1985 best-of)
(Atlantic/Rhino, June 30, 2009)
Beck
"Sea Change [Ultradisc II 24 KT Gold CD ]" (2002 album; remastered)
(Mobile Fidelity, June 30, 2009)
Björk
"Voltaic" (live album; CD/DVD ; CD/DVD box set ; Vinyl ; CD/DVD/Vinyl box set )
(Nonesuch, June 30, 2009)
Clint Black
"Playlist: The Very Best of Clint Black"
(RCA/Legacy, June 30, 2009)
Candlebox
"Lucy" (1995 album; MP3 Download )
(Friday Music, June 30, 2009)
Ossie Davis
"A Voice Ringing O'er the Gale! The Oratory of Frederick Douglass, Read by Ossie Davis" (1972 album; MP3 Download )
(Smithsonian Folkways, June 30, 2009)
Lila Downs
"The Very Best of El Alma de Lila Downs" (18 tracks; Read here ; MP3 Download )
(Capitol/EMI, June 30, 2009)
Buddy Guy
"Playlist: The Very Best of Buddy Guy" (MP3 Download )
(Silvertone/Legacy, June 30, 2009)
Jefferson Airplane
"Flight Box [Box set ]" (3 CDs; concerts at Golden Gate Park on July 5, 1969, and the Winterland Arena on Sept. 22, 1972, with bonus tracks)
(Snapper, June 30, 2009)
Jefferson Airplane
"Volunteers: The Woodstock Experience" (1969 album; 2 CDs)
(RCA/Legacy, June 30, 2009)
Janis Joplin
"I Got Dem Ol' Kozmic Blues Again Mama!: The Woodstock Experience" (1969 album; 2 CDs; MP3 Download )
(Columbia/Legacy, June 30, 2009)
Albert King with Stevie Ray Vaughan
"In Session" (1983 live album; remastered; Read here ; MP3 Download )
(Stax, June 30, 2009)
Kool & The Gang
"Love & Understanding [MP3 Download ]" (1976 album)
(Island Mercury/UME, June 30, 2009)
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Los Lonely Boys
"Playlist: The Very Best of Los Lonely Boys" (MP3 Download )
(Epic/Legacy, June 30, 2009)
Lynyrd Skynyrd
"Lynyrd Skynyrd 1991" (1991 album; remastered)
(Friday Music, June 30, 2009)
Kirsty MacColl
"Titanic Days" (1993 album; 2 CDs; remastered, with 12 extra tracks, including remixes, non-album B-sides and live cuts; Track list )
(Japan - 3D, June 29, 2009)
Don McLean
"American Pie [MP3 Download ]" (full-length 1972 No. 1 hit)
(Capitol/EMI, June 30, 2009)
Nazz
"13th and Pine" (rarities collection; Read here ; MP3 Download )
(ItsAboutMusic.com, June 30, 2009)
Ted Nugent
"Ted Nugent: Motor City Mayhem" (Nugent's 6,000th concert, recorded July 4, 2008, at the outdoor DTE Energy Music Theatre in Detroit; DVD ; Blu-ray )
(Eagle, June 30, 2009)
Santana
"Santana: The Woodstock Experience" (1969 album; 2 CDs; MP3 Download )
(Columbia/Legacy, June 30, 2009)
Sir Mix-a-Lot
"Playlist: The Very Best of Sir Mix-a-Lot" (MP3 Download )
(American/Legacy, June 30, 2009)
Sly & The Family Stone
"Stand!: The Woodstock Experience" (1969 album; 2 CDs; MP3 Download ), "Playlist: The Very Best of Sly & The Family Stone" (MP3 Download )
(Epic/Legacy, June 30, 2009)
Smiths, The
"The Smiths Singles Box [Box set ]" (12 CDs; Read here )
(U.K. - Rhino, July 3, 2009)
Rod Stewart
"Atlantic Crossing: Collector's Edition" (1975 album; 2 CDs; remastered; the second CD contains studio outtakes and alternate versions; Track list ; MP3 Download ), "A Night on the Town: Collector's Edition" (1976 album; 2 CDs; remastered, with the bonus track "Rosie"; the second CD contains a previously unissued studio outtake and alternate versions; Track list ; MP3 Download )
(Warner/Rhino, June 30, 2009)
Style Council, The
"Café Bleu [SHM-CD ]" (1984 album; remastered)
(Universal, June 30, 2009)
Survivor
"Playlist: The Very Best of Survivor" (MP3 Download )
(RCA/Legacy, June 30, 2009)
TLC
"Playlist: The Very Best of TLC" (MP3 Download )
(LaFace/Legacy, June 30, 2009)
Twisted Sister
"Stay Hungry: Deluxe 25th Anniversary Edition" (1984 album; 2 CDs; MP3 Download )
(Atlantic/Rhino, June 30, 2009)
Various artists
"Against All Odds [MP3 Download ]" (1984 soundtrack album)
(Atlantic, June 30, 2009)
Various artists
"Batman Forever [MP3 Download ]" (1995 soundtrack album)
(Warner/Rhino, June 30, 2009)
Various artists
"NOW That's What I Call the '80s! 2" (19 tracks; MP3 Download )
(Sony, June 30, 2009)
Various artists
"Reggae Gold 2009" (Hear here ; MP3 Download )
(VP, June 30, 2009)
Various artists
"The Woodstock Experience [Box set ]" (10 CDs, featuring albums by Santana, Janis Joplin, Sly & The Family Stone, Johnny Winter and Jefferson Airplane, plus 6 posters, 25 previously unreleased tracks, rare photos)
(Sony Legacy, June 30, 2009)
Various artists
"¡Y Que Viva Venezuela! Maestros del Joropo Oriental" (producers: Patricia Abdelnour, Aquiles Báez, Daniel E. Sheehy; MP3 Download )
(Smithsonian Folkways, June 30, 2009)
Kevin Welch
"Beneath My Wheels" (1999 album; Hear here )
(Dead Reckoning, June 30, 2009)
Whitesnake
"Slide It In: 25th Anniversary Deluxe Edition [CD/DVD ]" (1984 album; MP3 Download ), "Slip of the Tongue: 20th Anniversary Deluxe Edition [CD/DVD ]" (1989 album; both contain unreleased audio and video material; MP3 Download )
(Geffen/UME, June 30, 2009)
Johnny Winter
"Johnny Winter: The Woodstock Experience" (1969 album; 2 CDs; MP3 Download )
(Columbia/Legacy, June 30, 2009)
Bill Withers
"Playlist: The Very Best of Bill Withers" (MP3 Download )
(Columbia/Legacy, June 30, 2009)
Wu-Tang Clan
"Playlist: The Very Best of Wu-Tang Clan" (MP3 Download )
(RCA/Legacy, June 30, 2009)
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Beatles, The
"The Beatles International [DVD ]" (5 discs)
(Arts Magic, June 30, 2009)
Black Crowes, The
"Warpaint Live [DVD ]" (filmed on March 20, 2008, at the Wiltern in Los Angeles)
(Eagle Rock, June 30, 2009)
Jonas Brothers
"Jonas Brothers: The Concert Experience [DVD ]" (2009 film; Two-Disc Extended Edition + Digital Copy ; Blu-ray )
(Walt Disney, June 30, 2009)
Rob Thomas
"Something to Be Tour: Live at Red Rocks [DVD ]" (18-song concert, filmed for the PBS series "SoundStage")
(E1 Music, June 30, 2009)
Various artists
"Do the Right Thing: 20th Anniversary Edition [DVD ]" (1989 film; 2 discs)
(Universal, June 30, 2009)
Various artists
"Parker Lewis Can't Lose: The Complete First Season [DVD ]" (4 discs; Fox sitcom, 1990-91 season; See here ; Read here )
(Shout! Factory, June 30, 2009)
Various artists
"The Queens of Country [DVD ]" (3-disc set includes "Dolly & Friends," featuring music from from her 1976-77 series "Dolly," plus "Loretta Lynn: Songs of Inspiration" and "Patsy Cline Sweet Dreams Still")
(MPI Media Group, June 30, 2009)
MUSIC BOOKS
Subject/ Author(s):
Title:
Publisher/Due date:
Broken Social Scene
"This Book Is Broken: A Broken Social Scene Story [Paperback ]" (author: Stuart Berman)
(House of Anansi Press, July 1, 2009)
Terreance Dean
"Hiding in Hip Hop: On the Down Low in the Entertainment Industry — from Music to Hollywood [Paperback ]"
(Atria, June 30, 2009)
Marybeth Hamilton
"In Search of the Blues [Paperback ]" (Read here ; Kindle )
(Basic Books, June 29, 2009)
Joey Kramer (Aerosmith drummer)
"Hit Hard: A Story of Hitting Rock Bottom at the Top [Hardcover ]" (co-authors: William Patrick, Keith Garde; foreword by Nikki Sixx)
(HarperOne, June 30, 2009)
Brad Littleproud and Joanne Hague (of the Woodstock Preservation Society)
"Woodstock: Peace, Music & Memories [Paperback ]"
(Krause Publications, July 3, 2009)
Olivia Newton-John
"Olivia: The Biography of Olivia Newton-John [Hardcover ]" (author: Tim Ewbank)
(Piatkus Books, July 1, 2009)
Jason Schneider
"Whispering Pines: The Northern Roots of American Music ... from Hank Snow to The Band [Hardcover ]"
(ECW Press, July 3, 2009)
Supremes, The
"The Supremes: A Saga of Motown Dreams, Success, and Betrayal [Hardcover ]" (author: Mark Ribowsky)
(Da Capo Press, June 29, 2009)