This Week’s Releases: Dec. 3, 2013
New stuff
| Artist: | Title: | Label/Due date: |
| The Bamboo Trading Co. | “From Kitty Hawk to Surf City” (guests: Dean Torrence, Probyn Gregory, Alan Boyd; Hear here; Read here) | (Steelsurf / Real Gone Music) |
| Black Flag (Greg Gin, Ron Reyes and Gregory Moore) | “What the … [MP3]” (22-track album is their first since 1985; Hear here; Read here; Vinyl; CD) | (SST) |
| Boston | “Life, Love & Hope” (their first album since 2002’s “Corporate America”; includes some vocals from the late Brad Delp; Hear here; Read here; MP3) | (Frontiers) |
| Marshall Crenshaw | “Driving and Dreaming [MP3]” (four-song EP), “I Don’t See You Laughing Now [MP3]” (four-song EP; Hear here) | (Red River Entertainment, Dec. 2) |
| Vanessa Daou | “Light Sweet Crude (Act One: Hybrid) [MP3]” (producers: André Baum, Bopa King Carré, Da Poet, Grat Devio, DJ Hen Boogie, DJ Timka, Charles Lindsay, Ganga, Lem Springsteen; first single: “Danger Ahead”; Hear here; See here) | (Daou Records / KID Recordings) |
| The Delay in the Universal Loop (Italian electronic artist Dylan Iuliano) | “Disarmonia [MP3]” (Hear here) | (Factum Est) |
| Glee Cast | “Glee: The Music, The Christmas Album Volume 4 [MP3],” “Cheek to Cheek [MP3],” “The Fox [MP3]” (feat. Demi Lovato and Adam Lambert), “Into the Groove [MP3]” (feat. Demi Lovato and Adam Lambert), “Nasty / Rhythm Nation [MP3],” “You’re My Best Friend [MP3]” (Hear here) | (Columbia) |
| Glen Hansard (of The Frames and The Swell Season) | “Drive All Night” (four-song EP; guests: Eddie Vedder, Jake Clemons; Hear here; Vinyl; MP3) | (ANTI- / Epitaph) |
| Hedley | “Anything [MP3]” (five-song EP; first single: “Anything”; Hear here; See here) | (Capitol) |
| Jessica Hernandez & The Deltas (Detroit-based gypsy pop artist) | “Demons” (five-song EP; Hear here) | (Instant – Richard Gottehrer’s label) |
| Leona Lewis | “Christmas, With Love” (seasonal classics and three new originals; first single: “One More Sleep”; Hear here) | (Syco / RCA) |
| Joey Molland (of Badfinger) | “Return to Memphis” (producer: Carl “Blue” Wise; Hear here) | (U.K. – Gonzo Multimedia, Dec. 2) |
| Jake Owen | “Days of Gold” (first single: “Days of Gold”; Hear here) | (RCA Nashville) |
| Simple Plan | “Get Your Heart On – The Second Coming! [MP3]” (seven-song EP; producer: Brian Howes; Hear here) | (Atlantic) |
| Britney Spears | “Britney Jean” (producers: William Orbit, Otto Knows, will.i.am, Naughty Boy, etc.; first single: “Work Bitch!”; Hear here; Read here; Deluxe edition; MP3) | (RCA) |
| Carrie Underwood | “The Sound of Music (Music From the NBC Television Event)” (three-hour live broadcast airs on Dec. 5; Hear here) | (Sony Masterworks) |
| Various artists | “Sons of Anarchy – Songs of Anarchy: Vol. 3 [TV soundtrack]” (13 songs; Read here; MP3) | (Columbia) |
More Releases for the Week of Dec. 3, 2013
Reissues
| Artist: | Title: | Label/Due date: |
| a-ha | “Scoundrel Days [MP3]” (1986 album), “Headlines and Deadlines: The Best of a-ha [MP3]” (1991 compilation; 16 tracks) | (Rhino / Warner) |
| Detroit Emeralds | “Let’s Get Together” (1978 album; remastered, with a bonus Tom Moulton remix of “I Just Don’t Know About This Girl of Mine”; Hear/read here) | (U.K. – Westbound / Ace, Dec. 2) |
| Jay Ferguson | “All Alone in the End Zone + Thunder Island + Real Life Ain’t This Way” (1976, 1978, 1979 albums on two CDs; remastered; See here) | (U.K. – Edsel / Demon Music Group, Dec. 2) |
| Wanda Jackson | “Before the Music Died: The Complete Recordings 1954-1962” (83 songs) | (Chrome Dreams) |
| Gladys Knight & The Pips | “I Feel a Song: Expanded Edition” (1974 album; remastered, with three bonus tracks), “In the Beginning: Expanded Edition” (1974 compilation, with bonus tracks), “2nd Anniversary: Expanded Edition” (1983 album; remastered, with four bonus tracks), “The One and Only …: Expanded Edition” (1978 album; remastered, with six bonus tracks), “Gladys Knight: Expanded Edition” (1979 solo album; remastered, with eight bonus tracks), “Visions: Deluxe Edition” (1983 album; remastered; two CDs, with 23 bonus tracks) | (Funkytowngrooves USA) |
| Lynyrd Skynyrd | “Gimme Back My Bullets [180 Gram Audiophile Vinyl]” (1976 album; remastered) | (Friday Music) |
| Randy Newman | “Good Old Boys (Deluxe Reissue) [MP3]” (1974 album, with 14 bonus tracks) | (Rhino / Warner) |
| The Orb | “History of the Future [MP3]” (19 tracks) | (Universal) |
| Roy Orbison | “The Last Concert: 25th Anniversary Edition [CD/DVD]” (Dec. 4, 1988, show at the Front Row Theater in Cleveland; See here) | (Roy Orbison / Legacy) |
| Lou Reed | “Playlist: The Very Best of Lou Reed” | (RCA / Legacy) |
| Jenni Rivera | “1969 – Siempre, En Vivo Desde Monterry Parte 1 [CD/DVD]” (featuring her last live performance at the Arena Monterrey; Read here) | (Universal Music Latin Entertainment / Fonovisa) |
| Boz Scaggs | “Boz Scaggs & Band [MP3]” (1971 album, with two bonus tracks) | (Columbia / Legacy) |
| Rocky Sharpe and the Replays | “If You Wanna Be Happy: The Polydor & RAK Masters & More” (26 songs; Hear/read here) | (U.K. – Chiswick / Ace, Dec. 2) |
| Sparks | “New Music for Amnesiacs: The Essential Collection” (two CDs, 50 songs; Read here) | (U.K. – Lil Beethoven, Dec. 2) |
| Two Two | “Bikini Atoll” (1984 album; remastered, with non-LP tracks and a previously unissued recording; Hear/read here) | (U.K. – Chiswick / Ace, Dec. 2) |
| Vangelis | “Albedo 0.39: Remastered Edition” (1976 album; remastered) | (U.K. – Esoteric Recordings, Dec. 2) |
| Various artists | “Dust My Rhythm & Blues: The Flair Records R&B Story 1953-55” (two CDs, 50 songs, feat. Elmore James, Richard Berry, Shirley Gunter, Mercy Dee, Big Duke, The Flairs, etc.; Hear/read here) | (U.K. – Ace, Dec. 2) |
| The Who | “Endless Wire [MP3]” (2006 album, with seven bonus live tracks) | (Universal) |
| Hank Williams | “Long Gone Lonesome Blues (August 1949-December 1950), Volume V [MP3]” (1987 compilation; 22 tracks) | (Mercury Nashville / UMe) |
More Releases for the Week of Dec. 3, 2013
DVD / Blu-ray
| Artist: | Title: | Label/Due date: |
| Valerie Bertinelli, Jane Leeves, Wendie Malick, Betty White | “Hot in Cleveland: Season Four [DVD]” (2012-13 season; three discs; Read here) | (TVLand / Comedy Central ) |
| Keith Carradine, Karen Black, et al | “Nashville (The Criterion Collection) [Blu-ray + DVD]” (Robert Altman’s 1975 film; three-disc set includes new documentary on the making of the film, behind-the-scenes footage, trailer, demos of Carradine singing songs for the film, etc.; See here; Read here) | (Criterion Collection) |
| Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms, Zach Galifianakis, Ken Jeong | “Hungover Trilogy [DVD]” (all three films and a documentary on four discs) | (Warner Home Video) |
| Deep Purple | “Legends of Rock: Deep Purple – A Retrospective [DVD]” (six discs) | (Upfront Entertainment) |
| David Essex | “The Secret Tour Live [Blu-ray]” (concert at Bournemouth’s BIC in 2009; See here) | (Wienerworld) |
| Will Ferrell, Christina Applegate | “Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (The ‘Rich Mahogany’ Edition) – Unrated [Blu-ray]” (2004 film; Read here) | (DreamWorks) |
| Hugh Jackman | “The Wolverine [DVD]” (2013 film; Blu-ray) | (20th Century Fox) |
| Freda Kelly (longtime Beatles secretary) | “Good Ol’ Freda [DVD]” (2013 documentary; See here; Blu-ray) | (Magnolia) |
| Louise Lasser, Mary Kay Place, et al | “Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman: The Complete Series [DVD]” (38 discs; includes 10 bonus episodes of “Fernwood 2 Night”; See here; Read here) | (Shout! Factory) |
| Muse | “Live At Rome Olympic Stadium [Blu-ray/CD]” (filmed in July 2013, it’s the first concert to be shot in 4K Ultra HD; See here; Read here; DVD/CD; MP3) | (Warner) |
| Stevie Nicks | “Stevie Nicks: In Your Dreams [DVD]” (2013 documentary directed by Nicks and Dave Stewart; See here) | (Reprise) |
| P!nk | “The Truth About Love Tour: Live From Melbourne [DVD]” (See here; Read here; Blu-ray) | (Sony Music) |
| The Rutles | “All You Need Is Cash [Blu-ray]” (1978 mockumentary; See here; Read here; Blu-ray/DVD) | (Video Services Corp.) |
| The Stone Roses | “Made of Stone [DVD]” (new documentary directed by Shane Meadows will be shown in select theaters this month; See here; Blu-ray) | (MVD Entertainment Group) |
| Various artists | “The Little Mermaid (Diamond Edition) [DVD]” (1989 film) | (Walt Disney) |
| Various artists | “The Simpsons: The Sixteenth Season [DVD]” (2004-2005 season; four discs; guests include Fantasia Barrino, Jason Bateman, Gary Busey, James Caan, Stephen Hawking, Eric Idle, Jane Kaczmarek, Lucy Liu, Liam Neeson, Amy Poehler, Ray Romano; Read here; Blu-ray; Collector’s Box) | (20th Century Fox) |
| Various artists | “US Festival 1983: Days 1-3 [DVD]” (features U2, the Clash, Judas Priest, Stevie Nicks, Scorpions, INXS, Men at Work, Stray Cats, Triumph, Missing Persons, etc.) | (Video Music, Inc.) |
More DVD/Blu-ray Releases for the Week of Dec. 3, 2013
Music books
More Book Releases for the Week of Dec. 3, 2013
Next week: Dec. 10
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