| Artist: |
Title: |
Label/Due date: |
| Cannonball Adderley |
“The Very Best of Cannonball Adderley” (10 songs; MP3 Download) |
(Fantasy, Aug. 7, 2012) |
| Archers of Loaf |
“All the Nations Airports” (1996 album; remastered, with a second CD of 19 demos and rarities; Vinyl; MP3 Download), “White Trash Heroes” (1998 album; remastered, with a second CD of 13 demos and rarities; Vinyl; MP3 Download) |
(Merge, Aug. 7, 2012) |
| Blancmange |
“The Very Best of Blancmange” (two CDs, 34 songs; Track list) |
(U.K. – Music Club Deluxe, Aug. 6, 2012) |
| Dave Brubeck |
“The Very Best of Dave Brubeck: The Fantasy Era (1949-1953)” (15 songs; MP3 Download) |
(Fantasy, Aug. 7, 2012) |
| Johnny Cash |
“The Greatest: Country Classics” (14 songs; MP3 Download), “The Greatest: Duets” (14 songs; MP3 Download), “The Greatest: Gospel Songs” (14 songs; MP3 Download), “The Greatest: The Number Ones” (19 songs; see related DVD/Blu-ray below) |
(Columbia/Legacy, Aug. 7, 2012) |
| Bob Dylan |
“Bob Dylan’s Greatest Hits [24 KT + Gold CD]” (1967 album; remastered) |
(Audio Fidelity, Aug. 7, 2012) |
| Bill Evans Trio, The |
“The Very Best of The Bill Evans Trio” (MP3 Download) |
(Fantasy, Aug. 7, 2012) |
| Fastway (British hard-rock supergroup) |
“Fastway” (1983 album; remastered) |
(Rock Candy/Redeye, Aug. 7, 2012) |
| David Grant |
“David Grant” (1983 album; remastered) |
(U.K. – Big Break, Aug. 6, 2012) |
| Vince Guaraldi |
“The Very Best of Vince Guaraldi” (14 songs; MP3 Download) |
(Fantasy, Aug. 7, 2012) |
| High Strung, The |
“These Are Good Times” (2003 album) |
(Paper Thin, Aug. 7, 2012) |
| Jesus Jones |
“The Collection” (two CDs, 36 songs; Track list) |
(U.K. – EMI, Aug. 6, 2012) |
| Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam with Full Force |
“Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam with Full Force” (1985 album; remastered, with five bonus tracks; See here) |
(U.K. – Big Break, Aug. 6, 2012) |
| Lynyrd Skynyrd |
“Southern Surroundings: The Ultimate Skynyrd Collection [CD/DVD]” (14-song best-of CD, with a DVD of BBC performances from Nov. 11, 1975, and a DVD-Audio/Video-compatible disc of hits, in 96kHz/24-bit 5.1 Surround mixed by producer Elliot Scheiner) |
(UMe, Aug. 7, 2012 – sold exclusively at Walmart) |
| Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes |
“Talk It Up (Tell Everybody) (Expanded Edition) [MP3 Download]” (1984 album; remastered, with 13 bonus tracks; Read here) |
(Essential Media Group, Aug. 7, 2012) |
| Thelonious Monk |
“The Very Best of Thelonious Monk” (10 songs; MP3 Download) |
(Fantasy, Aug. 7, 2012) |
| Melba Moore |
“Peach Melba” (1975 album; remastered), “Melba” (1976 album; remastered), “A Portrait of Melba: Expanded Edition” (1977 album; remastered, with two bonus tracks), “Dancin’ With Melba” (1979 album; remastered, with one bonus track) |
(Funkytowngrooves US, Aug. 7, 2012) |
| Paris (mini-supergroup founded by Bob Welch, Jethro Tull bassist Glenn Cornick and Nazz drummer Thom Mooney) |
“Paris” (1976 album; remastered) |
(U.K. – Rock Candy, Aug. 6, 2012) |
| Graham Parker |
“Live At Rockpalast 1978 + 1980” (two CDs, 34 songs; DVD; MP3 Download) |
(Made in Germany Music, Aug. 7, 2012) |
| Elvis Presley |
“Loving You: The Alternate Album” (1957 album; with 10 alternate tracks; Track list), “King Creole: The Alternate Album” (1958 album; with 16 alternate tracks; Track list), “Fame and Fortune: Lost in the Sixties” (Track list) |
(Flashlight/Redeye, Aug. 7, 2012) |
| Mitch Ryder |
“Live At Rockpalast 1979 + 2004” (three discs, 31 songs; DVD; MP3 Download) |
(Made in Germany Music, Aug. 7, 2012) |
| Sanford-Townsend Band |
“Smoke From a Distant Fire/Nail Me to the Wall” (1977, 1979 albums on one CD; remastered) |
(Real Gone Music, Aug. 7, 2012) |
| Sparks |
“Extended: The 12 Inch Mixes (1979-1984)” (two CDs, 17 songs; remastered; Track list) |
(U.K. – Repertoire, Aug. 6, 2012) |
| Specials, The |
“More … or Less. The Specials Live” (two CDs, 26 songs, recorded during their 2011 reunion tour; Read here; Vinyl) |
(U.K. – EMI, Aug. 6, 2012) |
| Sugarhill Gang, The |
“Sugarhill Gang [MP3 Download]” (1979 album), “8th Wonder [MP3 Download]” (1981 album) |
(Rhino, Aug. 7, 2012) |
| Ten Years After |
“Essential Ten Years After [MP3 Download]” (14 songs) |
(Chrysalis/EMI, Aug. 7, 2012) |
| Vangelis |
“The Collection” (31 film themes and album cuts) |
(U.K. – Rhino, Aug. 6, 2012) |
| Vangelis |
“Chariots of Fire: The Play — Music From the Stage Show” (15 songs; Hear here; MP3 Download) |
(Decca, Aug. 7, 2012) |
| Johnny Van Zant |
“Round Two” (1981 album; remastered), “The Last of the Wild Ones” (1982 album; remastered) |
(U.K. – Rock Candy, Aug. 6, 2012) |
| Various artists |
“Girls on 45” (26-song collection of girl groups, girlie pop and soulful ladies, 1963-1968; MP3 Download) |
(Teensville, Aug. 7, 2012) |
| Various artists |
“I Am What I Am: Yep Roc Year 15” (16-song collection celebrating Yep Roc’s 15th anniversary; Read here; Vinyl; MP3 Download) |
(Yep Roc, Aug. 7, 2012) |
| Various artists |
“Isles of Wonder: Music for the Opening Ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games” (two CDs, 38 songs) |
(U.K. – Universal, Aug. 6, 2012) |
| Various artists |
“Jesus Christ Superstar [MP3 Download]” (original studio cast from 1970, featuring Ian Gillan, Murray Head, Yvonne Elliman, etc.; remastered; CD) |
(Verve, Aug. 7, 2012) |
| Various artists |
“NOW That’s What I Call Party Anthems” (18 hits, featuring LMFAO, Black Eyed Peas, Usher, Katy Perry, Gotye, Lady Gaga, etc.; Track list; MP3 Download) |
(Capitol, Aug. 7, 2012) |
| Various artists |
“Perez Hilton presents Pop Up! #1” (18-track compilation highlighting Perez Hilton’s favorite upcoming artists; MP3 Download) |
(Opus Label, LLC, Aug. 7, 2012) |
| Chely Wright |
“Woman in the Moon [MP3 Download]” (1994 album) |
(Mercury Nashville, Aug. 7, 2012) |
| Rob Zombie |
“Mondo Sex Head” (remix collection; Read here; Vinyl; MP3 Download) |
(Geffen/UMe, Aug. 7, 2012) |
| The Zombies featuring Colin Blunstone & Rod Argent |
“Live in Concert at Metropolis Studios, London [CD/DVD]” (recorded in January 2011) |
(Conveyor, Aug. 7, 2012) |
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