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OCT. 30, 2007

Artist: Title: Label/Due date:
Carrie Akre (former lead singer of Hammerbox and Goodness) "Last the Evening" (producers: Akre, Steve Fisk; Hear here) (Loveless, Oct. 30, 2007)
Armor For Sleep "Smile For Them" (producer: Ben Grosse; first single: "Williamsburg"; Hear here) (Sire, Oct. 30, 2007)
Arrested Development "Since the Last Time" (released internationally in September 2006; group's first album in 12 years; Hear here) (Vagabond, Oct. 30, 2007)
Nicole Atkins and the Sea "Neptune City" (producer: Tore Johansson; Hear here) (Columbia, Oct. 30, 2007)
Avenged Sevenfold "Avenged Sevenfold" (producers: Avenged Sevenfold; Hear here; Read here) (Warner, Oct. 30, 2007)
Baby Bash "Cyclone" (producers: Lil Jon, J.R. Rotem, Jim Jonsin, Felli Fell, Play N Skillz, Ryan Tedder, Happy Perez; guests: T-Pain, Paula DeAnda, Danity Kane member Andrea; first single: "Cyclone"; Hear here; See here) (Arista, Oct. 30, 2007)
Backstreet Boys "Unbreakable" (producers: Rob Weiss, Dan Muckula; first single: "Inconsolable"; Read here) (Jive, Oct. 30, 2007)
Ian Ball (lead singer of Gomez) "Who Goes There" (producers: Ball, Will Golden; Hear here; Read here) (Dispensary, Oct. 30, 2007)
Jeff Austin Black "Human" (producer: Chris Garcia; Hear here) (Rainman, Oct. 30, 2007)
Blues Traveler "Cover Yourself" (guests: G. Love, Jono Manson; Hear here) (C3, Oct. 30, 2007)
Bobaflex "Tales From Dirt Town" (producer: Russ T. Cobb; Hear here) (TVT, Oct. 30, 2007)
Buck 65 "Situation" (Hear here) (Strange Famous, Oct. 30, 2007)
Jonathan Butler "Jonathan Butler: Live in South Africa [CD/DVD]" (first single: "Sarah Sarah (instrumental)") (Rendezvous, Oct. 30, 2007)
Caribbean, The "Populations" (producer: Chad Clark; Hear here) (Hometapes/Absolutely Kosher/Fonana, Oct. 30, 2007)
Charalambides "Likeness" (Hear here) (Kranky, Oct. 30, 2007)
Color Fred, The (Taking Back Sunday guitarist Fred Mascherino's side project) "Bend to Break" (producer: Lou Giordano; first single: "If I Surrender"; Hear here) (Equal Vision, Oct. 30, 2007)
Graham Colton "Here Right Now" (producer: John Fields; first single: "Best Days"; Hear here; Read here) (Universal, Oct. 30, 2007)
Ray Davies "Working Man's Café" (producers: Davies, Ray Kennedy; Read here) (U.K. - V2, Oct. 29, 2007)
Will Downing "After Tonight" (producer: Rex Rideout; guests: Roy Ayers, Gerald Albright, Kirk Whalum; Hear here; Read here) (Peak/Concord, Oct. 30, 2007)
Eagles Long Road Out of Eden" (2 CDs; first single: "How Long"; Read here) (Eagles Recording Co., Oct. 30, 2007 - to be sold only at Wal-Mart, Sam's Club, walmart.com, samsclub.com and eaglesband.com)
EndeverafteR "Kiss or Kill" (first single: "Baby, Baby, Baby"; Hear here) (Razor & Tie, Oct. 30, 2007)
Enter Shikari "Take to the Skies" (released in its native U.K. in March 2007; group won two Kerrang! Awards; Hear here; Read here) (Ambush Reality/Tiny Evil/Fontana, Oct. 30, 2007)
Levon Helm "Dirt Farmer" (his first solo studio album in 25 years; producers: Larry Campbell, Helm's daughter Amy; guests: Buddy and Julie Miller; Hear/read here; Read here) (Dirt Farmer Music LLC/Vanguard, Oct. 30, 2007)
Larry the Cable Guy "Christmas in Larryland" (guests: Trace Adkins, Cowboy Troy, T.G. Sheppard; Hear here) (Warner, Oct. 30, 2007)
Layo & Bushwacka! "Global Underground 33: Rio de Janeiro" (2 CDs) (Global Underground, Oct. 30, 2007)
Richard Lloyd (Television guitarist) "The Radiant Monkey" (Hear here) (Parasol, Oct. 30, 2007)
Luna Halo "Luna Halo" (Hear here) (American/Columbia, Oct. 30, 2007)
Youssou N'Dour "Rokku Mi Rokka" (Give and Take) (Read here) (Nonesuch, Oct. 30, 2007)
New Whole Usuals, The "Martin Moeh" (Hear here) (Me and the Machine, Oct. 30, 2007)
OTEP "The Ascension" (producer: Dave Fortman; Hear here) (Koch, Oct. 30, 2007)
Lorenzo Owens (a finalist in "Oprah's Pop Star Challenge 2004") "Better Days: The Encore" (first single: "Better Days"; Hear here) (D-Town/Fontana, Oct. 30, 2007)
Amanda Perez "The Hand of Fate" (Hear here; Read here) (Upstairs/Fontana, Oct. 30, 2007)
Puscifer (Maynard James Keenan's side project) "V Is for Vagina" (first single: "Queen B"; Hear here) (Pucifer Entertainment, Oct. 30, 2007)
Brian Reitzell (former Red Kross/Air drummer) "30 Days of Nights [film soundtrack]" (thriller opens Oct. 19; See here) (Ipecac Recordings, Oct. 30, 2007)
Saves the Day "Under the Boards [CD/DVD]" (producers: Saves the Day, Marc Hudson, Eric Stenman; Hear here; Read here) (Vagrant, Oct. 30, 2007)
Sally Shapiro "Disco Romance" (U.S. version features three bonus tracks; producer: Johan Agebjörn; Hear here; Read here) (Paper Bag, Oct. 30, 2007)
Britney Spears "Blackout" (first single: "Gimme More"; See here; Read here) (Jive, Oct. 30, 2007 - Internet leaks prompted release-date change)
Skye Sweetnam "Sound Soldier" (producers: The Matrix; first single: "Human"; Hear here; See here) (Canada - EMI, Oct. 30, 2007)
Anna Ternheim "Anna Ternheim [EP]" (Hear here) (Decca, Oct. 30, 2007)
Josh Turner "Everything Is Fine" (first single: "Firecracker"; Hear here) (MCA Nashville, Oct. 30, 2007)
UnkleJam "UnkleJam" (Hear here) (U.K. - Virgin, Oct. 29, 2007)
Various artists "Bee Movie [film soundtrack]" (Jerry Seinfeld's computer-animated film opens Nov. 2; music composed by Rupert Gregson-Williams; See here) (RCA, Oct. 30, 2007)
Various artists "I'm Not There [film soundtrack]" (2 CDs; 2007 biopic of Bob Dylan; Hear here; See here; Read here; see related Dylan DVD below) (Columbia, Oct. 30, 2007)


Artist: Title: Label/Due date:
Bay City Rollers "It's a Game" (1977 album; remastered; with three bonus tracks) (U.K. - Glam/7T's, Oct. 29, 2007)
Ruben Blades "Nothing But the Truth" (1988 album) (Wounded Bird, Oct. 30, 2007)
Andrea Bocelli "Vivere: The Best of Andrea Bocelli" (Decca, Oct. 30, 2007)
Peabo Bryson "Quiet Storm" (1986 album), "Positive" (1988 album) (Wounded Bird, Oct. 30, 2007)
Cake, The (1960s girl group) "More of The Cake, Please" (best-of; Hear here; Read here) (U.K. - Rev-Ola, Oct. 29, 2007)
Chad & Jeremy "Greatest Hits" (Acrobatic/RED, Oct. 30, 2007)
Chambers Brothers, The "People Get Ready for the Fabulous Chambers Brothers" (1965 album), "Shout!" (1968 album) (Collectors' Choice, Oct. 30, 2007)
Gene Clark and Carla Olson "Gene Clark with Carla Olson: In Concert" (2 CDs; Read here) (Collectors' Choice, Oct. 30, 2007)
John Coltrane "The Impulse! Albums: Volume One [box set]" (Verve, Oct. 30, 2007)
Cranes "Wings of Joy" (1991 album; with seven bonus tracks), "Forever" (1993 album; with seven bonus tracks) (Cherry Red, Oct. 30, 2007)
Dead or Alive "Sophisicated Boom Boom" (1984 album; with seven bonus tracks) (U.K. - Cherry Pop, Oct. 29, 2007)
Demented Are Go "In Sickness & In Health" (1986 album; with six bonus tracks), "Kicked Out of Hell" (1988 album; with five bonus tracks) (Anagram Psychobilly, Oct. 30, 2007)
Nick Drake "Fruit Tree [box set]" (contains his albums "Five Leaves Left," "Bryter Later" and "Pink Moon," a DVD of the BBC documentary "A Skin Too Few" and a booklet; Hear here; Read here) (Fontana/UME, Oct. 30, 2007)
Ellen Foley "Spirit of St. Louis" (1981 album, produced by Mick Jones; with bonus tracks), "Another Breath" (1983 album; with bonus tracks) (Wounded Bird, Oct. 30, 2007)
Neal Hefti "Themes From TV's Top 12," "Jazz Pops" (Collectors' Choice, Oct. 30, 2007)
Highwaymen, The "The Folk Hits Collection" (Varese Vintage, Oct. 30, 2007)
Whitney Houston "The Ultimate Collection" (18 tracks; Track listing) (U.K. - Arista, Oct. 29, 2007)
Insane Clown Posse "Jugganauts: The Best of Insane Clown Posse" (Interscope, Oct. 30, 2007)
Jonas Brothers "Jonas Brothers: The Bonus Jonas Edition [CD/DVD]" (2007 album, with bonus tracks; the DVD contains music videos) (Hollywood, Oct. 30, 2007)
Joy Division "Unknown Pleasures (Collector's Edition)" (1979 album; 2 CDs; second disc contains previously unreleased live material; Read here), "Closer (Collector's Edition)" (1980 album; 2 CDs; second disc contains previously unreleased live material; Read here), "Still (Collector's Edition)" (1981 album; 2 CDs; second disc contains previously unreleased live material; Read here) (Rhino, Oct. 30, 2007)
Joy Division "Control [film soundtrack]" (2007 film about the life of the late frontman Ian Curtis; Read here) (Rhino, Oct. 30, 2007)
King "Bitter Sweet" (1985 album; remastered, with bonus tracks) (U.K. - Cherry Red, Oct. 29, 2007)
Lulu "The Atco Recordings" (2 CDs) (U.K. - Rhino Handmade, Oct. 29, 2007)
Main Ingredient, The "Spinning Around: The Singles 1967-1975" (U.K. - Kent/Ace, Oct. 29, 2007)
Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley "Mr. Marley" (1996 album) (Universal Republic, Oct. 30, 2007)
Moody Blues, The "The Magnificent Moodies" (1965 album; remastered, with five bonus tracks; in the United States, the album was titled after the group's 1964 hit "Go Now!," featuring a pre-Paul McCartney & Wings Denny Laine on lead vocals; Read here) (The Great American Music Co./Redeye, Oct. 30, 2007)
Patrick Moraz "Windows of Time" (1994 album) (MVD Audio, Oct. 30, 2007)
Motörhead "Motörhead" (1977 album; with four bonus tracks) (U.K. - Big Beat, Oct. 29, 2007)
Pillbugs, The "Monclovia" (12-track best-of; Hear here; Read here) (Rainbow Quartz, Oct. 30, 2007)
Pure Prairie League "Dance" (1976 album), "Just Fly" (1978 album) (Wounded Bird, Oct. 30, 2007)
Queen "Queen Rock Montreal & Live Aid" (2 CDs; Read here; see DVD version below) (Hollywood, Oct. 30, 2007)
Leon Russell "Wedding Album" (with Mary Russell; 1976 album), "Make Love to the Music" (with Mary Russell; 1977 album), "Americana" (1978 album), "Life and Love" (1979 album), "The Live Album" (with New Grass Revival; 1980 album) (Wounded Bird, Oct. 30, 2007)
Tom Scott "Target" (1983 album) (Wounded Bird, Oct. 30, 2007)
Frank Sinatra "The Cole Porter Songbook" (Acrobatic/RED, Oct. 30, 2007)
Starpoint "It's All Yours" (1984 album) (Wounded Bird, Oct. 30, 2007)
Various artists "The Answer to Everything: Girl Answer Songs of the 60s" (U.K. - Ace, Oct. 29, 2007)
Various artists "Goffin & King: A Gerry Goffin & Carole King Song Collection 1961-1967" (features tracks performed by Aretha Franklin, Jackie De Shannon, The Animals, Righteous Brothers, the Everly Brothers, Ben E. King, Dusty Springfield, etc.) (U.K. - Ace, Oct. 29, 2007)
Various artists "A Santa Cause: It's a Punk Rock Christmas" (2 CDs, 44 tracks) (Immortal, Oct. 30, 2007)
Various artists "That's Swift: Instrumentals From the Norman Petty Vault" (U.K. - Ace, Oct. 29, 2007)
World Party "Best in Show" (13-track retrospective) (Seaview, Oct. 30, 2007)
Gary Wright "Human Love" (1999 album) (Koch, Oct. 30, 2007)


Artist: Title: Label/Due date:
Carmine & Vinny Appice "Drum Wars: The Ultimate Battle [DVD]" (Read here) (Power Rock Entertainment/MVD Visual, Oct. 30, 2007)
Cactus "Live [DVD]" (group's first concert in more than 30 years was filmed at B.B. King's Blues Club in New York; See/read here) (MVD Visual, Oct. 30, 2007)
Ray Charles "Live at Montreux 1997 [DVD]" (Eagle Vision, Oct. 30, 2007)
Claire Danes "My So-Called Life: The Complete Series [DVD/Book]" (6 discs; ABC series, 1994-95; See here; Read here) (Shout! Factory, Oct. 30, 2007)
Bob Dylan "The Other Side of the Mirror: Bob Dylan Live at the Newport Folk Festival 1963-1965 [DVD]" (Columbia/Legacy, Oct. 30, 2007)
Patty Griffin "Live From the Artists Den [DVD]" (Artists Den Entertainment/ATO, Oct. 30, 2007)
Benny Hill "The Benny Hill Show - The Thames Years 1969-1989: The Complete Megaset [DVD]" (18 discs, 58 full-length episodes; Read here) (A&E Home Video, Oct. 30, 2007)
Jamiroquai "Live at Montreux 2003 [DVD]" (Read here) (Eagle Vision, Oct. 30, 2007)
Tom Jones "This Is Tom Jones Christmas [DVD]" (holiday songs from his 1969-71 ABC music-variety series, featuring guests Ella Fitzgerald, Judy Collins; See here) (Time Life, Oct. 30, 2007)
Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst "Spider-Man 3 [DVD]" (also available as Two-Disc Special Edition) (Columbia/Tri-Star, Oct. 30, 2007)
Method Man "Live From the Sunset Strip [DVD]" (Read here) (HD Entertainment, Oct. 30, 2007)
Elvis Presley "Destination Vegas [DVD]" (Read here) (MVD Visual, Oct. 30, 2007)
Elvis Presley "Elvis' #1 Hit Performances [DVD]" (RCA, Oct. 30, 2007)
Queen "Queen Rock Montreal & Live Aid [DVD]" (Eagle Vision, Oct. 30, 2007)
Django Reinhardt "King of Jazz Guitar [DVD]" (Read here) (MVD Visual, Oct. 30, 2007)
Slayer "Unholy Alliance Tour [DVD/CD]" (shot at Vancouver's General Motors Place on July 13, 2006; the tour included Lamb of God, Mastodon, Children of Bodom and Thine Eyes Bleed) (American Recordings, Oct. 30, 2007)
Patti Smith "Under Review [DVD]" (Read here) (MVD Visual, Oct. 30, 2007)
Edwin Starr "The Edwin Starr Story [DVD]" (Read here) (MVD Visual, Oct. 30, 2007)
Various artists "Twin Peaks: Definitive Gold Box Edition [DVD]" (10-disc set contains all the episodes from the 1990-91 ABC drama, which featured the music of Angelo Badalamenti and Julee Cruise) (Paramount, Oct. 30, 2007)
Violent Femmes "Live at the Hacienda [DVD]" (U.K. - Cherry Red, Oct. 29, 2007)
Neil Young "Under Review 1976-2006 [DVD]" (Read here) (MVD Visual, Oct. 30, 2007)

MUSIC BOOKS

Subject/ Author(s): Title: Publisher/Due date:
Beatles, The "The Beatles' Second Album [Hardcover]" (author: Dave Marsh) (Rodale Books, Oct. 30, 2007)
Beatles, The "With the Beatles: 2008 Calendar [Calendar]" (Signatures Network, Nov. 1, 2007)
Robert Dimery "Rock & Roll Heaven: A Fascinating Guide to Musical Icons Who Have Joined the Great Gig in the Sky [Hardcover]" (Barron's, Nov. 1, 2007)
Roky Erickson and the 13th Floor Elevators "Eye Mind: The Saga of Roky Erickson and the 13th Floor Elevators, The Pioneers of Psychedelic Sound [Paperback]" (author: Paul Drummond) (Process, Oct. 28, 2007)
Ghostface Killah "The World According to Pretty Toney [Hardcover]" (MTV Press, Nov. 1, 2007)
Jimi Hendrix "Jimi Hendrix: An Illustrated Experience [Hardcover]" (authors: Janie Hendrix, John McDermott) (Atria, Oct. 30, 2007)
Elton John "Elton John: The Biography" [Hardcover]" (author: David Buckley; Read here) (Chicago Review Press, Oct. 28, 2007)
Neville Marten "Guitar Heaven: The Most Famous Guitars to Electrify Our World [Hardcover]" (foreword: Les Paul; Read here) (Collins Design, Nov. 1, 2007)
Ethel Merman "Ethel Merman: A Life [Hardcover]" (author: Brian Kellow; Read here) (Viking, Nov. 1, 2007)
"Cousin Brucie" Morrow "Doo Wop: The Music, the Times, the Era [Hardcover]" (Sterling, Nov. 1, 2007)
Gram Parsons "Twenty Thousand Roads: The Ballad of Gram Parsons and His Cosmic American Music [Hardcover]" (author: David N. Meyer; Read here) (Villard, Oct. 30, 2007)
Elvis Presley "Elvis Presley: The Family Album [Hardcover]" (author: George Klein) (Little, Brown and Company, Nov. 2, 2007)
Frank Sinatra "Frank Sinatra: The Family Album [Hardcover]" (author: Charles Pignone) (Little, Brown and Company, Nov. 1, 2007)
Slash "Slash [Hardcover]" (co-author: Anthony Bozza; Read here) (HarperEntertainment, Nov. 1, 2007)
Roger Steffens & Peter Simon "Roger Steffens & Peter Simon's Reggae Scrapbook [Hardcover/DVD]" (Read here; See here) (Insight Editions, Oct. 30, 2007)
Van Halen "Van Halen: A Visual History 1978-1984 [Hardcover]" (author: Neil Zlozower) (Chronicle Books, Nov. 1, 2007)
Various artists "Rolling Stone Interviews [Paperback]" (editors: Jann S. Wenner, Joe Levy) (Back Bay Books, Nov. 1, 2007)
Brian Wilson "SMiLE: The Official Story of Brian Wilson's Lost Masterpiece [Paperback]" (author: Dominic Priore) (Bobcat Books, Nov. 1, 2007)
Ronnie Wood "Ronnie Wood: The Autobiography [Hardcover]" (St. Martin's Press, Oct. 30, 2007)

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