The things we do for love … of music. We’ve gathered up even more new releases (and reissues) that have come out in the past week or so. Happy Saturday!
RYAN ADAMS
“Willow Lane” (MP3; three-song EP; Hear here; PaxAmericana, July 31)
MARCIA BALL
“Gatorhythms” (MP3; 1989 album; Rounder, July 31)
CARBON LEAF
“Love Loss Hope Repeat Reneaux” (MP3; a re-recording and re-imagining of the band’s 2006 album; Hear here; Constant Ivy Music, July 31)
EVA CASSIDY
“Live at Blues Alley” (MP3; 1996 album), “Songbird” (MP3; 1998 compilation), “Eva by Heart” (MP3; 2000 album), “American Tune” (MP3; 2003 album), “Wonderful World: The Songbird Companion” (MP3; 2004 compilation), “Somewhere” (MP3; 2008 album; Blix Street, July 31)
CLASS ACTRESS
“Movies (Remixes)” (MP3; seven-song EP; Hear here; Universal, July 31)
FLOYD CRAMER
“Class of ’65” (MP3; 1965 album; RCA / Legacy, July 31)
DEJ ROAF
“#AndSeeThatsTheThing” (MP3; guests: Big Sean, Future; Hear here; IBGM / Columbia, July 31)
MIKE DOUGLAS
“The Men In My Little Girl’s Life” (MP3; 1966 album; Epic / Legacy, July 31)
DRAKE
“Back To Back” / “Charged Up” (MP3; new singles; Cash Money / Young Money / Universal, July 31)
LES & LARRY ELGART
“The New Elgart Touch” (MP3; 1965 album), “Elgart Au Go-Go” (MP3; 1965 album), “Sound of the Times (More Au-Go-Go)” (MP3; 1966 album; Columbia / Legacy, July 31)
DEBBIE GIBSON
“The Studio Album Collection 1987-1993” (MP3; four complete albums; Rhino / Atlantic, July 31)
WOODY GUTHRIE
“Library of Congress Recordings” (MP3; three hours of songs and conversation; 1998 compilation; Rounder, July 31)
HOZIER
“Live in America” (MP3; six-song EP; Columbia, July 31)
PAUL KOSSOFF
“Back Street Crawler” (MP3; 1973 album; Island / UMe, July 31)
LEVEL 42
“The Remixes” (MP3; 11-song collection from 1992; Polydor / UMe, July 31)
DAVE MALLETT
“Inches & Miles, 1977-1980” (MP3; 20 tracks; Rounder, July 31)
THE MITCHELL TRIO (including John Denver)
“Alive!” (MP3; 1967 album; Rhino / Warner, July 31)
ODETTA
“Odetta in Japan” (MP3; RCA / Legacy, July 31)
ONE DIRECTION
“Drag Me Down” (MP3; new single; Syco Music, July 31)
PATTI PAGE
“Golden Hits, Volume 2” (MP3; 12 songs; Rarity Music, July 31)
THE PRETTY THINGS
“The Sweet Pretty Things (Are In Bed Now, Of Course…)” (their first album in seven years; Hear here; Repertoire, July 17)
LABI SIFFRE
“Labi Siffre (Deluxe Edition)” (MP3; 1970 album), “The Singer and the Song (Deluxe Edition)” (MP3; 1971 album), “Crying, Laughing, Loving, Lying (Deluxe Edition)” (MP3; 1972 album), “For the Children (Deluxe Edition)” (MP3; 1973 album; Edsel, July 31)
SMACK (Finnish glam-punk band)
“Helsinki 1986” (previously unreleased concert; MP3; Cleopatra, July 24)
VARIOUS ARTISTS
“The Fatboy Slim Collection” (MP3; 17 tracks; Sony Music CG, July 31)
VARIOUS ARTISTS
“The Original Reggae” (MP3; 38 songs; GM Collection, July 31)
VARIOUS ARTISTS
“21 Classic #1 Hits” (MP3; from Elvis Presley to Ke$ha; Legacy, July 31)
THE VIBRATIONS
“Shout!” (MP3; 1965 album; OKeh / Epic / Legacy, July 31)
ROY WOODS (signee to Drake’s new label)
“Exis” (MP3; guest: Drake; OVO Sound / Warner, July 31)