New stuff

Artist:Title:Label/Due date:
Belcea Quartet“Beethoven: The Complete String Quartets, Vol. 1 [MP3]” (36 songs; Hear here)(Zig-Zag Territoires, Dec. 17, 2012)
Capital Cities (L.A.-based duo)“Capital Cities [MP3]” (five-song EP; first single: “Safe and Sound”; Hear here)(Capitol, Dec. 18, 2012)
Chief Keef (Chicago rapper)“Finally Rich” (producer: Young Chop; guests: 50 Cent, Wiz Khalifa, French Montana, Young Jeezy, Lil Reese; Hear here; MP3)(Glory Boyz Entertainment / Interscope, Dec. 18, 2012)
Dido“Let Us Move On [MP3]” (new single, feat. Kendrick Lamar; Hear here)(RCA, Dec. 18, 2012)
Matt Duke“Love On a Major Scale [MP3]” (six-song EP; producers: Jason Spiewak, Dave Pittenger; Hear here)(Rock Ridge Music, Dec. 18, 2012)
Chesney Hawkes“Real Life Love [MP3]” (guests: Nik Kershaw, Robbie Nevil, Tears For Fears’ Curt Smith; Hear here)(Sargent Poppy, Dec. 17, 2012)
Office Romance“I Love the Holidays [MP3]” (three-song EP; Hear/read here)(Frenchkiss, Dec. 18, 2012)
Jenni Rivera (Grammy-nominated Mexican-American singer was killed in a plane crash on Dec. 9)“La Misma Gran Señora [MP3]” (Hear here; CD)(Fonovisa, Dec. 18, 2012)
Snuff (U.K. punk group)“5-4-3-2-1 … Perhaps?” (their first album since 2003, with two bonus acoustic tracks; Hear here; Vinyl; MP3)(Fat Wreck Chords, Dec. 18, 2012)
The-Dream“Terius Nash: 1977” (Hear here; MP3)(Def Jam, Dec. 18, 2012)
T.I.“Trouble Man: Heavy Is the Head” (guests: R. Kelly, Cee Lo Green, Andre 3000, P!nk, etc.; new single: “Like That”; Hear here; Read here; MP3)(Grand Hustle/Atlantic, Dec. 18, 2012)
Tiga (Montreal electronic DJ/producer)“Tiga Non Stop” (his first mix CD since 2005; Hear here)(Different Recordings/[PIAS] America, Dec. 18, 2012)
Various artists“Django Unchained [Film soundtrack]” (23 songs from the Quentin Tarantino movie, which opens Christmas Day; stars Jamie Foxx, Leonardo DiCaprio, Christoph Waltz, Kerry Washington and Samuel L. Jackson; Hear here; MP3)(Universal Republic, Dec. 18, 2012)
Various artists“Les Misérables: Highlights From the Motion Picture Soundtrack” (British musical drama starring Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe, Anne Hathaway and Amanda Seyfried opens Christmas Day; See here; MP3)(Universal, Dec. 21, 2012)
Various artists“Not Fade Away [Film soundtrack/MP3]” (David Chase-directed movie opens in select theaters Dec. 21; executive producer and musical supervisor is Steven Van Zandt; Hear here; Read here)(ABKCO, Dec. 18, 2012)

Reissues

Artist:Title:Label/Due date:
Carl Anderson“An Act of Love [MP3]” (1988 album)(Universal/UMe, Dec. 18, 2012)
Syd Barrett“Crazy Diamond (The Complete Recordings) [MP3]” (58 songs)(EMI, Dec. 18, 2012)
The Beau Brummels“Magic Hollow [MP3]” (113-track collection of their 1960s recordings; originally released on CD via Rhino Handmade in 2005)(Rhino/Warner, Dec. 18, 2012)
Bee Gees“Spicks and Specks [MP3]” (1996 album)(Bee Gees/Reprise, Dec. 18, 2012)
Kurtis Blow“Kingdom Blow [MP3]” (1986 album), “Back By Popular Demand [MP3]” (1988 album)(Mercury/UMe, Dec. 18, 2012)
Michael Brecker“The Very Best of Michael Brecker [MP3]” (2006 compilation)(Verve/UMe, Dec. 18, 2012)
Jack Bruce“Out of the Storm [MP3]” (1974 album, with five bonus tracks)(Polydor/UMe, Dec. 18, 2012)
Canned Heat“Boogie With Canned Heat” (1968 album; remastered, with six bonus tracks)(Iconoclassic, Dec. 18, 2012)
Dina Carroll“Only Human [MP3]” (1996 album)(Mercury/UMe, Dec. 18, 2012)
Eric Clapton“Slowhand 35th Anniversary” (1977 album; remastered; Read here; Super Deluxe Edition, featuring the album, with bonus tracks, a Hi-Res Stereo & 5.1 Surround Sound DVD-audio only, “Live At Hammersmith Odeon, April 27, 1977,” “Live At Hammersmith Odeon, April 27, 1977 Continued” and a vinyl LP; Vinyl; MP3; MP3 Super Deluxe)(Polydor/UMe, Dec. 18, 2012)
Commodores“United [MP3]” (1986 album), “Rock Solid [MP3]” (1988 album)(Universal/UMe, Dec. 18, 2012)
Julian Cope“Floored Genius: The Best of Julian Cope and The Teardrop Explodes 1979-91 [MP3]” (1992 album; 20 songs)(Island/UMe, Dec. 18, 2012)
Fefe Dobson“Sunday Love [MP3]” (2006 album)(Mercury/UMe, Dec. 18, 2012)
Nate Dogg (rapper died in 2011 from multiple strokes at age 41)“Hits [MP3]” (10 tracks)(Merlin Media Ltd/X5 Music Group, Dec. 18, 2012)
Fugees“Rumble in the Jungle [MP3]” (1996 EP)(Mercury, Dec. 18, 2012)
Buddy Guy“Live At Legends” (the blues legend’s final live recordings from his now-shuttered original Legends blues club in Chicago, captured during his January residency there in 2010; MP3)(Silvertone/RCA, Dec. 18, 2012)
Hellogoodbye“Would It Kill You?” (2010 album, with three live tracks and the previously unreleased B-side “Not Ever Coming Home”)(Old Friends/RED, Dec. 18, 2012)
Eddie Hinton“Hard Luck Guy [MP3]” (1999 album)(Mercury/UMe, Dec. 18, 2012)
The Jam“Greatest Hits [MP3]” (1991 album; 19 songs)(Polydor/UMe, Dec. 18, 2012)
Garland Jeffreys“Garland Jeffreys [MP3]” (1973 album)(Rhino/Atlantic, Dec. 18, 2012)
Quincy Jones“Mellow Madness [MP3]” (1975 album)(Verve/UMe, Dec. 18, 2012)
Kool & The Gang“Sweat [MP3]” (1989 album)(Island/UMe, Dec. 18, 2012)
Level 42“Level 42 [MP3]” (1981 album)(Polydor/UMe, Dec. 18, 2012)
Barrington Levy“Reggae Anthology: Sweet Reggae Music” (two CDs, 40 songs, highlighting his recording career from 1979-1984; MP3)(VP, Dec. 18, 2012)
The Lilac Time“Paradise Circus [MP3]” (1989 album)(Mercury/UMe, Dec. 18, 2012)
Mach Five“Mach Five [MP3]” (1998 album)(Island/UMe, Dec. 18, 2012)
Madonna“Nothing Really Matters + Remix” (1998 single)(Warner, March 26, 2012)
The Marshall Tucker Band“Still Holdin’ On [MP3]” (1988 album)(Mercury Nashville/UMe, Dec. 18, 2012)
The Marvelettes“The Marvelous Marvelettes [MP3]” (1963 album)(Motown/UMe, Dec. 18, 2012)
Mazzy Star“Flowers in December” (1996 EP)(Rhymes of an Hour, Dec. 18, 2012)
Metric“Synthetica Deluxe” (2012 album, with five bonus acoustic tracks; MP3)(MMI/Mom + Pop, Dec. 18, 2012)
Roger Miller“The Best of Roger Miller Volume Two: King of the Road [MP3]” (1992 compilation; 20 songs)(Mercury/UMe, Dec. 18, 2012)
Motörhead“The Complete Early Years [Box set]” (16 discs, with photo book)(Sanctuary/UMe, Dec. 18, 2012)
Patti Page“Just a Closer Walk With Thee [MP3]” (1995 compilation)(Mercury Nashville/UMe, Dec. 18, 2012)
Graham Parker“12 Haunted Episodes [MP3]” (1995 album)(Razor & Tie, Dec. 18, 2012)
Edith Piaf“Edith Piaf 1937-1938 [MP3]” (1988 compilation; 23 songs)(Mercury/UMe, Dec. 18, 2012)
The Pogues feat. Kirsty MacColl“Fairytale of New York [MP3]” (1987 hit, with instrumental version and music video)(Rhino/Warner, Dec. 18, 2012)
The Pogues“The Pogues in Paris: 30th Anniversary Concert At The Olympia” (two discs; See here)(Universal, Dec. 18, 2012)
The Rolling Stones“The Brussels Affair [Box set]” (limited-edition, Amazon-exclusive version of the 1973 concert; Read here)(Bravado, Dec. 18, 2012)
Rush“2112 [CD + Audio DVD Deluxe Edition]” (1976 album; remastered; Read here; CD + Audio Blu-ray Deluxe Edition; CD + Audio Blu-ray Super Deluxe Edition; MP3)(Mercury/UMe, Dec. 18, 2012)
Sea Level“On the Edge [MP3]” (1978 album)(Mercury/UMe, Dec. 18, 2012)
Shalamar“Friends [MP3]” (1982 album, featuring “A Night to Remember”), “Wake Up [MP3]” (1990 album)(Unidisc, Dec. 18, 2012)
Jules Shear“The Great Puzzle [MP3]” (1992 album), “Healing Bones [MP3]” (1994 album)(Mercury/UMe, Dec. 18, 2012)
Showbiz & A.G.“Showbiz & A.G. [MP3]” (1992 album)(Island/UMe, Dec. 18, 2012)
Soft Cell“This Last Night In Sodom [MP3]” (1984 album)(Mercury/UMe, Dec. 18, 2012)
The Stranglers“Live At The Hope & Anchor [MP3]” (1992 album)(EMI, Dec. 18, 2012)
Swirl 360“Ask Anybody [MP3]” (1998 album)(Island/UMe, Dec. 18, 2012)
Sybil“Doin’ It Now! [MP3]” (1993 album)(Mercury/UMe, Dec. 18, 2012)
The Temptations“My Girl [MP3]” (20-song best-of)(Motown/UMe, Dec. 18, 2012)
10cc“How Dare You! [MP3]” (1976 album), “Deceptive Bends [MP3]” (1977 album, containing “The Things We Do For Love” and “Good Morning Judge”)(Mercury/UMe, Dec. 18, 2012)
Various artists“Motown Unreleased 1962: Gospel [MP3]” (26 tracks), “Motown Unreleased 1962: Guys, Vol. 1 [MP3]” (25 tracks), “Motown Unreleased 1962: Guys, Vol. 2 [MP3]” (22 tracks), “Motown Unreleased 1962: Jazz, Vol. 1 [MP3]” (12 tracks), “Motown Unreleased 1962: Jazz, Vol. 2 [MP3]” (16 tracks)(Motown/UMe, Dec. 18, 2012)
Various artists“Motown Year By Year: The Sound of Young America 1987 [MP3]” (16 songs)(Motown/UMe, Dec. 18, 2012)
Various artists“Ultra 2013” (two CDs, 24 songs; MP3)(Ultra, Dec. 18, 2012)
Muddy Waters“You Shook Me: The Chess Masters, Volume 3 (1958-1963)” (two CDs, 49 songs; MP3)(Geffen Select, Dec. 18, 2012)
Wet Willie“Wet Willie II [MP3]” (1972 album), “Dixie Rock [MP3]” (1975 album)(Mercury/UMe, Dec. 18, 2012)
Hank Williams“Let’s Turn Back the Years July 1951-June 1952 Volume VII [MP3]” (1987 compilation; 21 songs), “The Hits, Volume Two [MP3]” (1995 compilation; 12 songs)(Mercury Nashville/UMe, Dec. 18, 2012)
Jah Wobble“Heaven & Earth [MP3]” (1995 album)(Island/UMe, Dec. 18, 2012)
Frank Zappa“Mothermania: The Best of the Mothers [MP3]” (1969 album; remastered), “Baby Snakes [MP3]” (1977 Halloween concert), “Jazz From Hell [MP3]” (1986 album), “Ahead of Their Time” (1993 album; remastered; MP3), “The Yellow Shark” (1993 album; remastered; MP3), “The Lost Episodes” (1994 album; remastered; MP3), “Läther” (1996 album; remastered; MP3), “Finer Moments” (double album of live recordings; Vinyl; MP3), “Understanding America [MP3]” (31-track compilation)(Zappa Family Trust/UMe, Dec. 18, 2012)


DVD / Blu-ray

Artist:Title:Label/Due date:
Colin Farrell“Total Recall [DVD]” (2012 film; Blu-ray, Extended Director’s Cut)(Sony, Dec. 18, 2012)
Joseph Gordon-Levitt“Premium Rush [DVD]” (2012 film; Blu-ray)(Sony, Dec. 21, 2012)
Anna Kendrick, Brittany Snow“Pitch Perfect [DVD]” (2012 film; Blu-ray)(Universal, Dec. 18, 2012)
Nana Mouskouri“Live at the Royal Albert Hall [DVD]” (Blu-ray)(Universal, Dec. 18, 2012)
Rihanna“Rihanna Loud Tour Live at the O2 [DVD]” (Blu-ray)(Def Jam, Dec. 18, 2012)
Toots & the Maytals“Live! [DVD]” (CD; MP3)(Island, Dec. 18, 2012)
Various artists“We Will Always Love You: A Grammy Salute to Whitney Houston [DVD]” (hourlong all-star special airs on CBS on Nov. 16, feat. Celine Dion, Jennifer Hudson, Usher, etc.; See here; Read here)(RCA, Dec. 18, 2012)

Music Books

Subject/ Author(s):Title:Publisher/Due date:
The Beatles“The Beatles, God & The Bible [Hardcover]” (author: Ray Comfort)(WND Books, Dec. 18, 2012)
John Holmstrom (cartoonist, writer and co-founder of Punk Magazine)“The Best of Punk Magazine [Hardcover]”(It Books, Dec. 18, 2012)

Next week: Dec. 25, 2012

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