New stuff (CDs / vinyl)
| Artist: | Title: | Label: |
| Bowling For Soup | “Songs People Actually Liked – Volume 1 – The First Ten Years (1994-2003)” (17 rerecorded singles and fan favorites, plus a new track; Hear here) | (Brando / Que-so / RED) |
| J. Cole | “2014 Forest Hills Drive” (Hear here; Read here; MP3; iTunes) | (Roc Nation / Columbia) |
| Cracker | “Berkeley to Bakersfield” (double album; Hear here; MP3; iTunes) | (429) |
| Ghostface Killah | “36 Seasons” (a concept album about a hip-hop superhero in the 21st century who’s out for revenge; producers: The 45 King, Fizzy Womack, Angela Johnson, Malik Abdul-Rahmaan; Hear here; MP3; iTunes) | (Salvation / Tommy Boy) |
| Johnny Gill | “Game Changer” (guests: New Edition; new single: “Behind Closed Doors”; MP3; iTunes) | (J Skillz Entertainment / Caroline) |
| K. Michelle | “Anybody Wanna Buy a Heart?” (first single: “Maybe I Should Call”; Hear here; Read here; MP3; iTunes) | (Atlantic) |
| The Preatures | “Blue Planet Eyes” (producers: Jim Eno, guitarist Jack Moffitt; Hear here; MP3; iTunes) | (Harvest) |
| The Smashing Pumpkins | “Monuments to an Elegy” (producer: Howard Willing; first single: “Being Beige”; Hear here; Vinyl; MP3; iTunes) | (Martha’s Music / BMG) |
| Take That | “III” (their first album in four years and their first as a trio; producers: Greg Kurstin, John Shanks, Stuart Price, Jeff Lynne; first single: “These Days”; Hear here; MP3; iTunes) | (Polydor) |
| Various artists | “KURIOS: Cabinet des Curiosités” (soundtrack to Cirque du Soleil’s latest Big Top show, composed by Raphael Beau with Bob & Bill; Hear here; iTunes) | (Cirque du Soleil) |
| Various artists | “Ultra 2015” | (Ultra) |
More Releases for the Week of Dec. 9, 2014
New stuff (MP3s)
| Artist: | Title: | Label: |
| Farewell, My Love | “Wrapped Up in Pinstripes” (five-song acoustic EP; Hear/read here) | (Standby) |
| Ben Frost | “V A R I A N T” (five-song EP; remixes by Regis, Evian Christ, HTRK, Dutch E Germ, Kangding Ray; Hear here; iTunes) | (Mute) |
| Kissing Cousins (all-female L.A. band) | “In With Them” (four-song EP; producer: Ken Ramos; Hear here; Read here) | (Velvet Blue Music) |
| RONiiA | “RONiiA” (seven-song EP; producer: Mark McGee; Hear/read here; iTunes) | (Totally Gross National Product) |
| Savant (aka Norwegian DJ-musician Aleksander Vinter) | “Zion” (first single: “Mecca”; Hear/read here; iTunes) | (SectionZ, Dec. 13) |
| Jasmine Thompson (14-yeqr-old singer from Central London) | “Take Cover” (five-song EP; Hear here; iTunes) | (Atlantic) |
More Digital Releases for the Week of Dec. 9, 2014
Reissues (CDs / vinyl)
| Artist: | Title: | Label: |
| The Beatles | “The Beatles: 1962-1966 [Vinyl]” (1973 compilation), “The Beatles: 1967-1970 [Vinyl]” (1973 compilation), “1 [Vinyl]” (2000 compilation), “Love [Vinyl]” (2006 album) | (Capitol / UMe) |
| Robert Gordon with Link Wray | “Robert Gordon with Link Wray” (CD Deluxe Vinyl Replica; 1977 album; remastered), “Fresh Fish Special” (CD Deluxe Vinyl Replica; 1978 album; remastered) | (Culture Factory) |
| The Jam | “Setting Sons (Deluxe Edition)” (1979 album; remastered, with non-album singles, B-sides, demos, Peel Sessions, live recordings; Read here; MP3; iTunes) | (Polydor / UMe) |
| Jefferson Airplane | “Family Dog at the Great Highway, San Francisco, June 11th 1969” (recorded between the April 1969 sessions for “Volunteers” and their appearance at Woodstock in August 1969) | (Keyhole) |
| LL Cool J | “Mama Said Knock You Out (Deluxe Edition)” (1990 album; remastered, with a second CD of bonus material) | (Def Jam / UMe) |
| Scorpions | “Blackout [Hybrid SACD]” (1982 album; remastered) | (Audio Fidelity) |
| Sex Pistols | “Spunk” (1977 bootleg album; Vinyl; iTunes) | (Sanctuary / Fontana) |
| Frank Sinatra | “Sinatra: LONDON [Box set]” (three CDs, one DVD, containing the album “Sinatra Sings Great Songs From Great Britain,” plus more than 50 previously unreleased recordings; Read here; iTunes), “Sinatra: VEGAS [Box set]” (four discs) | (Frank Sinatra Enterprises / UMe) |
| Tears For Fears | “Songs From The Big Chair [Blu-ray Audio]” (1985 album; remastered) | (Mercury / UMe) |
| The Tragically Hip | “Fully Completely (Deluxe Edition)” (1993 album; remastered, with bonus material; Vinyl; Super Deluxe Edition; iTunes) | (Geffen / UMe) |
| Carrie Underwood | “Greatest Hits: Decade #1” (includes new material, such as “Something in the Water”; Read here; MP3; iTunes) | (Sony Music Nashville) |
| Various artists | “Habemus Papam” (two-CD set of live recordings from the Sistine Chapel Choir, sung before, during and after the Conclave that led to the election of Pope Francis in 2013) | (Deutsche Grammophon) |
| Various artists | “When I Reach That Heavenly Shore: Unearthly Black Gospel 1926-1936” (three CDs, 42 songs; Hear/read here) | (Tompkins Square) |
| Yes | “Like It Is: Yes At The Bristol Hippodrome” (MP3; DVD; iTunes) | (Frontiers) |
More Releases for the Week of Dec. 9, 2014
Reissues (MP3s)
| Artist: | Title: | Label: |
| Archie Bell & The Drells | “Hard Not to Like It” (1977 album) | (Philadelphia International / Legacy) |
| edIT | “Crying Over Pros for No Reason (Deluxe Edition)” (2004 album; with five bonus tracks) | (Glass Air) |
| Gov’t Mule | “Dark Side of the Mule” (Pink Floyd covers, recorded on Halloween 2008 at the Orpheum Theatre in Boston; CD; Vinyl; Deluxe Edition; iTunes) | (Evil Teen) |
| Gladys Knight and the Pips | “Life (Expanded Version)” (1985 album; with 14 bonus tracks) | (Buddah / Legacy) |
| Manic Street Preachers | “The Holy Bible 20 (Deluxe Digital)” (1994 album; CD Box Set; Read here; iTunes) | (Epic / Legacy) |
| Marilyn McCoo | “Solid Gold (Expanded Edition)” (1983 album; with one bonus track) | (RCA / Legacy) |
| Ronnie Milsap | “The RCA Albums Collection” (21 complete albums; iTunes) | (RCA / Legacy) |
| Charley Pride | “The Gospel Collection” (20 tracks) | (RCA / Legacy) |
| Dee Dee Sharp Gamble | “What Color Is Love” (1977 album) | (Philadelphia International / Legacy) |
| Supertramp | “Crime of the Century (Deluxe Edition)” (1974 album; remastered, with the previously unreleased concert from London’s Hammersmith Odeon from March 1975; CD; Vinyl; Blu-ray Audio; iTunes) | (A&M / UMe) |
| Various artists | “Indonesia: Java – Music of the Theatre” (iTunes), “Viet Nam: Court Theatre Music: Hat-Bôi” (iTunes) | (Smithsonian Folkways Recordings / Auvidis-UNESCO) |
More Digital Releases for the Week of Dec. 9, 2014
DVD / Blu-ray
| Artist: | Title: | Label: |
| Woody Allen | “The Woody Allen Collection [DVD]” (includes “Blue Jasmine,” “Midnight in Paris,” “You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger,” “To Rome With Love” and “Whatever Works”) | (Sony Pictures) |
| Asking Alexandria | “Live From Brixton and Beyond [DVD]” (See here; Read here) | (Sumerian) |
| The Brady Bunch | “Brady Bunch: The First Season [DVD]” (four discs), “Brady Bunch: The Second Season [DVD]” (four discs), “Brady Bunch: The Third Season [DVD]” (four discs), “Brady Bunch: The Fourth Season [DVD]” (four discs), “Brady Bunch: The Fifth Season [DVD]” (four discs) | (Paramount) |
| James Brown | “Live at the Boston Garden: April 5, 1968 (Extended Edition) [DVD]” (See here; Read here) | (Shout! Factory) |
| Phoebe Cates, Hoyt Axton, et al | “Gremlins: 30th Anniversary [Blu-ray]” (1984 film) | (Warner Home Video) |
| Michael Chiklis, Jim Caviezel, et al | “When the Game Stands Tall [DVD]” (2014 film; Blu-ray; iTunes) | (Sony Pictures) |
| Sean Connery, John Cleese, David Warner, et al | “Time Bandits (The Criterion Collection) [Blu-ray]” (1981 film) | (Criterion Collection) |
| Harry Connick Jr., Morgan Freeman, et al | “Dolphin Tale 2 [DVD]” (2014 film; Blu-ray; iTunes) | (Warner Home Video) |
| Tom Hanks, Robin Wright Penn, et al | “Forrest Gump: Diamond Luxe Edition [Blu-ray]” (1994 film) | (Paramount) |
| Tom Hanks, David Morse, Bonnie Hunt, et al | “The Green Mile: Diamond Luxe Edition [Blu-ray]” (1999 film; two discs) | (Warner Home Video) |
| Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, et al | “The Jeffersons: The Complete Series [DVD]” (all 253 episodes on 33 discs) | (Shout! Factory) |
| Woody Harrelson, Juliette Lewis, Robert Downey Jr., et al | “Natural Born Killers: The Director’s Cut – Diamond Luxe Edition [Blu-ray]” (1994 film) | (Warner Home Video) |
| Charlton Heston, et al | “Ben-Hur: Diamond Luxe Edition [Blu-ray]” (1959 film; two discs) | (Turner Classic Movies) |
| Michael Keaton, Kim Basinger, et al | “Batman: Diamond Luxe Edition [Blu-ray]” (25th anniversary of the 1989 film) | (Warner Home Video) |
| Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, et al | “Guardians of the Galaxy [DVD]” (2014 film; 3D Blu-ray + Blu-ray; iTunes) | (Walt Disney) |
| Various artists | “Fox Searchlight Pictures: 20th Anniversary Collection [Blu-ray]” (21-disc box set, featuring “Juno,” “Napoleon Dynamite,” “Slumdog Millionaire,” “Little Miss Sunshine,” “Garden State,” “[500] Days of Summer,” “The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel,” etc.; CD) | (Fox Searchlight) |
| Robin Williams, Pam Dawber | “Mork & Mindy: The Complete Series [DVD]” (15 discs) | (Paramount) |
| Alan Young, Connie Hines, et al | “Mister Ed: The Complete Series [DVD]” (22 discs) | (Shout! Factory) |
More DVD/Blu-ray Releases for the Week of Dec. 9, 2014
Music books
| Subject/ Author(s): | Title: | Publisher: |
| Leonard Cohen | “On Tour with Leonard Cohen [Hardcover]” (author: Sharon Robinson) | (powerHouse Books) |
| Nick Drake | “Remembered for a While [Hardcover]” | (Little, Brown and Company) |
| Jon Kirby & Robbie Busch | “Rock Covers [Hardcover]” | (Taschen, Dec. 8) |
| John Lennon | “The Walrus and the Elephants: John Lennon’s Years of Revolution [Paperback]” (author: James A. Mitchell; iTunes) | (Seven Stories Press) |
| Metallica | “Birth School Metallica Death: The Inside Story of Metallica (1981-1991) [Paperback]” (authors: Paul Brannigan, Ian Winwood; iTunes) | (Da Capo Press) |
| Bruce Pavitt | “Sub Pop USA: The Subterranean Pop Music Anthology, 1980–1988 [Paperback]” | (Bazillion Points) |
| Prince | “Let’s Go Crazy: Prince and the Making of Purple Rain [Hardcover]” (author: Alan Light; Kindle; iTunes) | (Atria Books) |
| John Steventon | “DJing for Dummies [Paperback]” (iTunes) | (For Dummies, Dec. 8) |
| Various artists | “The Pitchfork Review Issue #4 [Paperback]” | (Pitchfork Media) |
More Book Releases for the Week of Dec. 9, 2014