New stuff (CDs)
| Artist: | Title: | Label/Due date: |
| Brendan Benson | “You Were Right” (Hear here; Vinyl; MP3) | (Readymade) |
| Childish Gambino | “because the internet” (producers: Gambino, Christian Rich, Thundercat, Ludwig Goransson, etc.; guests: Chance The Rapper, Jhene Aiko, Azealia Banks; Hear here; Read here; MP3) | (Glassnote) |
| Evergreen Terrace | “Dead Horses” (Hear here; Vinyl; MP3) | (Rise) |
| Krystal Keith (daughter of Toby Keith) | “Whiskey & Lace” (producer: Nathan Chapman; Hear here; MP3) | (Show Dog Universal) |
| R. Kelly | “Black Panties” (first single: “Cookie”; Hear here; Read here; Deluxe edition; MP3; MP3 Deluxe Edition) | (RCA) |
| Shelby Lynne | “Thanks” (five-song EP; producers: Lynne, Ben Peeler; Hear here; Read here; MP3) | (Everso) |
| Parmalee | “Feels Like Carolina” (first single: “Carolina”; Hear here; MP3) | (Stoney Creek / Broken Bow) |
| SCNTST (Berlin-based techno artist Bryan Muller) | “Self Therapy” (Hear here; Vinyl; MP3) | (Boysnoize) |
| 7 Days of Funk (feat. producer Dâm-Funk and Snoopzilla, aka Snoop Dogg) | “7 Days of Funk” (producer: Dâm-Funk; guests: Kurupt, Steve Arrington; first single: “Faden Away”; Hear/read here; Vinyl) | (Stones Throw) |
| Howard Shore | “The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack” (Peter Jackson-directed sequel opens in theaters Dec. 13; See here; Special Edition; MP3) | (WaterTower Music) |
| Christopher Titus (actor-comedian) | “Voice In My Head” (Comedy Central special; See here; MP3) | (Comedy Central) |
| Various artists | “Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom [Film soundtrack]” (new film, starring Idris Elba, chronicles Nelson Mandela’s journey from chilhood in a rural South African village to elected president of his homeland; opens nationwide on Nov. 29; first single: U2’s “Ordinary Love”; See here; MP3) | (Decca) |
| Various artists | “The Music of Nashville Original Soundtrack, Season 2 / Volume 1” (MP3) | (Big Machine) |
| Donna Vivino (star of Broadway’s “Wicked”) | “Beautiful Dreamer” (Hear here; MP3) | (Ghostlight) |
More Releases for the Week of Dec. 10, 2013
New stuff (MP3s)
| Artist: | Title: | Label/Due date: |
| Beyoncé | “Beyoncé [MP3]” (14 tracks and music videos for each song; Hear here; Read here) | (Columbia / Parkland Entertainment, Dec. 13) |
| Zac Brown Band | “The Grohl Sessions Vol. 1 [MP3]” (producer: Dave Grohl; first single: “Day for the Dead”; Hear/see here) | (Southern Ground) |
| Cherub (electro-pop duo) | “Antipasto [MP3]” (four-song EP; Hear here) | (Columbia) |
| City Lights (Columbus, Ohio, quintet) | “The Way Things Should Be [MP3]” (producer: Nick Ingram; Hear/read here) | (InVogue) |
| The Civil Wars | “Bare Bones EP [MP3]” (six acoustic songs; Hear here) | (Sensibility Recordings / Columbia, Dec. 9) |
| Coone (Belgian hardstyle producer/musician/DJ) | “Global Dedication [MP3]” (Hear here) | (Dim Mak) |
| Guerilla Toss (Boston art-rock group) | “Gay Disco [MP3]” (first single: “Trash Bed”; Hear here; Read here) | (NNA Tapes) |
| Mastodon | “Mastodon Live At Brixton [MP3]” (recorded at London’s O2 Academy on Feb. 11, 2012; 24 songs; Hear here) | (Warner) |
| Peter Morén (of Peter, Bjorn & John) | “Broken Swenglish, Vol. 1 [MP3]” (four-song EP; Hear here) | (INGRID, Dec. 9) |
| Various artists | “American Hustle: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack [MP3]” (crime drama film directed by David O. Russell opens Dec. 18; stars Christian Bale, Bradley Cooper, Amy Adams; See here; CD) | (Legacy Recordings) |
| The Younger Lovers (singer-songwriter Brontez Purnell) | “Sugar in My Pocket [MP3]” (Hear here; See here) | (Southpaw) |
Reissues (CDs / vinyl)
| Artist: | Title: | Label/Due date: |
| Badfinger | “Timeless … The Musical Legacy” (16 tracks; Vinyl; MP3) | (Capitol / UMe) |
| Chet Baker Quintette | “Chet Baker Quintette” (1956 album; remastered; Hear/read here) | (Boplicity) |
| Chuck Berry | “After School Session With Chuck Berry: The Deluxe Anniversary Edition [180 Gram Audiophile Vinyl]” (1957 album; remastered, with three bonus tracks; Read here) | (Friday Music) |
| Eric Clapton | “Give Me Strength: The ’74/’75 Recordings [Box set]” (five-CD, one-Blu-ray set includes tracks from “461 Ocean Boulevard,” “There’s One in Every Crowd” and “E.C. Was Here,” plus previously unheard rehearsal outtakes and live performances; Read here; Vinyl; MP3) | (Polydor / UMe) |
| Norman Connors | “Dance of Magic / Dark of Light” (1973, 1974 albums on one CD; remastered) | (Funkytowngrooves USA) |
| Ella Fitzgerald | “Ella Fitzgerald: The Voice of Jazz [Box set]” (10 CDs, with more than 200 songs) | (Verve) |
| Chico Hamilton | “Chico Hamilton with Paul Horn” (1956 album; remastered; Hear/read here) | (U.K. – Boplicity, Dec. 9) |
| Coleman Hawkins | “The Hawk Swings” (1960 album; remastered; Hear/read here) | (U.K. – Boplicity, Dec. 9) |
| George Jackson | “Old Friend: The Fame Recordings Volume 3” (24 tracks; Hear/read here) | (U.K. – Kent / Ace, Dec. 9) |
| Jellyfish | “Radio Jellyfish” (Vinyl) | (Omnivore Recordings) |
| Kleer | “I Love to Dance: Expanded Edition” (1979 album; remastered, with seven bonus tracks) | (Funkytowngrooves USA) |
| Mass Production | “Turn Up the Music” (1981 album; remastered) | (Funkytowngrooves USA) |
| Pleasure | “Special Things” (1980 album; remastered; Hear/read here) | (U.K. – BGP, Dec. 9) |
| Lou Reed, John Cale & Nico | “Le Bataclan Paris Jan 29 72” (originally broadcast by French TV; See here; Vinyl) | (Keyhole) |
| Sniff ‘N’ the Tears | “No Damage Done” (1992 album; remastered) | (U.K. – Chapel Productions, Dec. 9) |
| Various artists | “The Complete Motown Singles, Vol. 12B: 1972” (five CDs, 100 songs; MP3) | (Motown / Hip-O) |
| Various artists | “I Heard the Angels Singing: Electrifying Black Gospel From the Nashboro Label, 1951-1983” (four CDs, 60 songs; Hear here) | (Tompkins Square) |
| Various artists | “Soul in Harmony: Vocal Groups 1965-1977” (24 tracks, feat. The Imaginations, The Dramatics, The Joneses, Moon & Mars, the Mad Lads, etc.; Hear/read here) | (U.K. – Kent / Ace, Dec. 9) |
| Various artists | “The Sound of America: The Singles Collection [Box set]” (five-CD label retrospective, 100 songs; MP3) | (Verve) |
| The Velvet Underground | “White Light/White Heat (45th Anniversary Deluxe Edition)” (1968 album; remastered, with previously unreleased material; two CDs; Read here; Super Deluxe Edition; Vinyl; MP3) | (Polydor / UMe) |
| Neil Young | “Live At The Cellar Door” (recorded Nov. 30 and Dec. 2, 1970, at the Washington, D.C., venue; Vinyl; MP3) | (Reprise) |
Reissues (MP3s)
| Artist: | Title: | Label/Due date: |
| ABC | “Alphabet City [MP3]” (1987 album, with three bonus tracks), “Up [MP3]” (1989 album, with three bonus mixes) | (Mercury / UMe) |
| April Wine | “Stand Back [MP3]” (1975 album) | (Rhino / Atlantic) |
| Chevelle | “The Collection [MP3]” (four complete albums) | (Epic / Legacy) |
| Ry Cooder | “1970-1987 [MP3]” (11 complete albums) | (Rhino / Warner) |
| Sonny Fortune | “Sterengeti Minstrel [MP3]” (1977 album) | (Rhino / Atlantic) |
| Russ Giguere | “Hexagram 16 [MP3]” (1971 album) | (Rhino / Warner) |
| Tammy Grimes | “Tammy Grimes [MP3]” (1962 album) | (Columbia / Legacy) |
| Hootie & the Blowfish | “Hootie & the Blowfish [MP3]” (2003 album) | (Rhino / Atlantic) |
| The Jam | “Sound Affects: Deluxe Edition [MP3]” (1980 album; with 22 bonus tracks) | (Polydor / UMe) |
| Elton John | “Goodbye Yellow Brick Road: Deluxe Edition [MP3]” (1973 album), “Lady Samantha [MP3]” (1980 U.K. compilation) | (Island Mercury / UMe) |
| Paul Revere & The Raiders featuring Mark Lindsay | “A Christmas Present … And Past [MP3]” (1967 album) | (Columbia / Legacy, Dec. 9) |
| Blake Shelton | “The Blake Shelton Collection [MP3]” (nine complete albums) | (Warner Nashville) |
| Soft Cell | “The Art of Falling Apart [MP3]” (1983 album) | (Mercury / UMe) |
| Barbra Streisand | “The Classic Christmas Album [MP3]” (2013 compilation; 15 tracks) | (Columbia / Legacy) |
| Andy Williams | “Days of Wine and Roses and Other TV Requests [MP3]” (1963 album) | (Columbia / Legacy) |
| ZZ Top | “La Futura: Deluxe Edition [MP3]” (2012 album, with two bonus tracks) | (American Recordings / Republic) |
More Releases for the Week of Dec. 10, 2013
DVD / Blu-ray
| Artist: | Title: | Label/Due date: |
| Julie Andrews, Dick Van Dyke, et al | “Mary Poppins: 50th Anniversary Edition [DVD + Digital Copy]” (1964 film; See here; Blu-ray + DVD + Digital Copy) | (Walt Disney) |
| Tom Hanks, Robert Loggia | “Big: 25th Anniversary Edition [Blu-ray]” (1988 film; See here) | (20th Century Fox) |
| Nightwish | “Showtime, Storytime [Blu-ray/CD]” (four discs, recorded live at the Wacken Open Air in Wacken, Germany, on Aug. 3, 2013; See here) | (Nuclear Blast America) |
| Various artists | “Sample This: The Birth of Hip Hop [DVD]” (2013 documentary film, narrated by Gene Simmons; See here) | (Kino Lorber) |
More DVD/Blu-ray Releases for the Week of Dec. 10, 2013
Music books
| Subject/ Author(s): | Title: | Publisher/Due date: |
| Jean-Emmanuel Deluxe | “Yé-Yé Girls of ’60s French Pop [Paperback]” | (Feral House) |
| Legs McNeil & Gillian McCain | “Please Kill Me: The Uncensored Oral History of Punk [Kindle]” | (Grove Press) |
| P!nk | “Split Personality: The Story of P!nk [Paperback]” (author: Paul Lester; updated edition) | (Omnibus Press) |
| Lou Reed | “Lou Reed: The Life [Hardcover]” (author: Mick Wall) | (Orion) |
| UFO | “High Stakes & Dangerous Men: The UFO Story [Paperback]” (author: Neil Daniels) | (Soundcheck Books LLP, Dec. 15) |
More Book Releases for the Week of Dec. 10, 2013