New stuff (CDs / vinyl) Artist: Title: Label/Due date: B.o.B “Underground Luxury” (guests: Chris Brown, T.I., 2 Chainz, Future, Ester Dean, Priscilla, Playboy Tre, Mike Fresh, etc.; Hear here ; MP3 (Grand Hustle / Rebel Rock / Atlantic) Shaggy “Out Of Many One Music: Sly and Robbie Presents Shaggy” (Hear here ; ; Full stream (Ranch Entertainment) Various artists “Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues – Music From The Motion Picture” (Will Ferrell sequel opens Dec. 20; includes cameos by Drake, Kanye West and Green Day; See here ; Vinyl MP3 (Universal Republic) Various artists “Austin & Ally: Turn It Up [TV soundtrack ]” (MP3 (Walt Disney) Various artists “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty: Music From and Inspired By The Motion Picture [Film soundtrack ]” (Ben Stiller/Kristen Wiig movie, which opens Christmas Day, features music from Jack Johnson, David Bowie, Rogue Wave, Of Monsters and Men, José González, etc.; See here ; Vinyl MP3 (Universal Republic)
New stuff (MP3s) Artist: Title: Label/Due date: Various artists “The Wolf of Wall Street: Music From the Motion Picture [MP3 ]” (directed by Martin Scorsese and starring Leonardo DiCaprio, opens Christmas Day; Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings, who appear in the film, do a cover of “Goldfinger”; also includes 7Horse’s “Meth Lab Zoso Sticker,” plus classics by Bo Diddley, Billy Joel, Howlin’ Wolf, Eartha Kitt, Malcolm McLaren, Romeo Void, The Lemonheads, Allen Toussaint, etc.; Hear here ; CD (Virgin) Lewis Watson “Some Songs With Some Friends [MP3 ]” (four-song EP; producers: Mike Crossey, Richard Wilkinson; guests: Hudson Taylor, Gabrielle Aplin, Kimberly Anne; Hear here )(Warner)
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Reissues (CDs / vinyl) Artist: Title: Label/Due date: The Association “Greatest Hits! [180 Gram Audiophile Vinyl ]” (1968 album; remastered)(Friday Music) Blossom Dearie “The Complete Verve Albums 1957-1961” (three CDs, 60 songs)(Not Now) Cabaret Voltaire “#8385 (Collected Works 1984-1985) [Box set ]” (six CDs, four LPs and two DVDs, culled from their mid-1980s albums; the DVDs contain “Cabaret Voltaire Live,” featuring two shows from 1984, and “Gasoline In Your Eyes,” their 1985 experimental video; Hear here )(Mute) The Everly Brothers “Songs Our Daddy Taught Us / Songs Our Daddy Learned” (1958 album; remastered, with a second CD of early or original versions of the songs that the Everlys learned from their father; Read here )(Bear Family) The Jerry Garcia Band “Fall 1989: The Long Island Sound from The Jerry Garcia Band featuring Bob Weir and Rob Wasserman” (Read here )(ATO) Grateful Dead “Birth of the Dead: Volume One (The Studio Sessions) [Vinyl ]” (2003 compilation; remastered)(Friday Music) John Lee Hooker “The Vee-Jay Singles Collection” (two CDs, 40 songs)(Not Now) Billy Joel “The Complete Albums Collection [Box set ]” (14 complete albums; MP3 (Columbia / Legacy) King Crimson “USA (40th Anniversary Edition) [CD/DVD ]” (1974 album; remastered)(Discipline US) Carmen McRae “Carmen McRae: A Collection of Her Finest Decca Recordings 1955-1958” (three CDs, 75 songs)(Not Now) John Mellencamp “John Mellencamp 1978-2012 [Box set ]” (19 discs, containing all of his albums; Read here )(Universal Music Enterprises) Anita O’Day “Anita O’Day: The Verve Years – A Collection of Her Finest Verve Recordings 1957-1962” (three CDs, 75 songs)(Not Now) Boz Scaggs “Boz Scaggs [Hybrid SACD – DSD ]” (1969 album; remastered)(Audio Fidelity) Various artists “Action: The Apex Records Story” (two CDs, 50 songs), “Book of Love: The Argo Records Story” (two CDs, 50 songs), “Chills & Fevers: The Dot Records Story” (three CDs, 75 songs), “For You Alone: The Carlton Records Story” (three CDs, 75 songs), “This Is the Night: The End Records Story” (two CDs, 50 songs)(One Day) Various artists “NOW That’s What I Call Club Hits” (three CDs, 62 songs; Track list (U.K. – EMI TV, Dec. 16) Various artists “NOW That’s What I Call Disney 2” (20 songs; MP3 (Capitol / UMe) Warren Zevon “Excitable Boy [Hybrid SACD – DSD ]” (1978 album; remastered)(Audio Fidelity) The Zombies “The Zombies in Stereo [Box set ]” (four CDs, 81 songs; Read here )(U.K. – Repertoire, Dec. 16)
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