New stuff (CDs / vinyl) Artist: Title: Label/Due date: Kat DeLuna “Viva” (first single: “Wanna See U Dance [La La La]”; Hear here ; See here )(Mass Appeal Entertainment / eOne Music) Kid Ink “My Own Lane” (producers: Boi-1da, Cardiak, Devin Cruise, DJ Mustard, Jahlil Beats, KB, M-Millz, Lifted, Ned Cameron, N4, Pharrell Williams, Sham Joseph, T-Minus; guests: Chris Brown, Tyga, Pusha T, Maejor Ali, Elle Varner, etc.; first single: “Show Me”; Hear here )(Tha Alumni Music Group / 88 Classic / RCA) Stephen Malkmus & the Jicks “Wig Out At Jagbags” (producers: Malkmus, Remko Schouten; Hear here ; Vinyl MP3 (Matador) John Newman “Tribute” (released in his native U.K. in October 2013; producers: Ant Whiting, Newman, Steve Booker, Mike Spencer; Hear here ; See here )(Universal Republic) Various artists “August: Osage County [Film soundtrack ]” (black comedy-drama film, starring Meryl Streep and Julia Roberts, opened Dec. 27; See here ; MP3 (Columbia)
New stuff (MP3s) “Conoco is my first solo album,” Sweeney tells P&P. “It is a collection of songs reflecting on too many late-night, long-distance motorcycle trips and the wandering thoughts that follow you. This is music is for driving. Play it loud in your car. Stay awake. Drink gas station coffee.”
Natalia Damini (Brazilian singer) “Beautiful [MP3 ]” (guests: Nicki Minaj, Jim Jones, Gucci Mane, Rezzo, Cory Jones, etc.; Hear here )(Concore Entertainment, Jan. 10)
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Reissues (CDs / vinyl) Artist: Title: Label/Due date: Anberlin “ICON” (best-of)(Universal Republic / UMe) Blood, Sweat & Tears “Blood, Sweat & Tears: The Complete Columbia Singles” (two CDs, 32 songs)(Real Gone Music) Keni Burke (original Five Stairsteps member) “Keni Burke” (1977 album; remastered)(Solaris) Felix Cavaliere (of The Rascals) “Castles in the Air” (1979 album; remastered)(Beatball Music) The Clark Sisters “ICON” (best-of)(EMI Gospel / UMe) Colton Dixon (“American Idol” season 11 finalist) “A Messenger (Expanded Edition)” (2013 album)(Sparrow / Universal) Eagles “Selected Works 1972-1999 [Box set ]” (four-CD compilation, originally released in 2000; MP3 (Rhino) David Essex “The Collection” (two CDs, 31 songs)(U.K. – Music Club Deluxe, Jan. 6) Eternity’s Children “Sunshine & Flowers” (1969 album; remastered; Hear here )(Beatball Music) Peter Gabriel “Scratch My Back & I’ll Scratch Yours” (his 2010 album of covers, paired with the 2013 all-star covers of Gabriel songs; Read here ; Vinyl MP3 (Real World) Rob Galbraith “Nashville Dirt” (1970 album; remastered; Hear here )(Beatball Music) Grateful Dead “Dick’s Picks, Vol. 10 – Winterland Arena, December 29, 1977” (three CDs, 25 tracks)(Real Gone Music) Andy Griffith “ICON” (best-of)(Sparrow / UMe) Robert Kraft (former president of Fox Music) “Retro Active” (1982 album; remastered; Hear here )(Beatball Music) Kutless “ICON” (best-of)(Tooth & Nail / UMe) Omar & The Howlers “Essential Collection” (two CDs, 30 tracks; MP3 (Big Guitar Music) Gary Portnoy (co-wrote and sang the theme song to “Cheers”) “Gary Portnoy” (1980 album; remastered)(Beatball Music) Rebecca St. James “ICON” (best-of)(ForeFront / UMe) Stairsteps (a later version of The Five Stairsteps) “2nd Resurrection” (1976 album; remastered)(Solaris) Stryper “ICON” (best-of)(Hollywood / UMe) Bettye Swann “Bettye Swann: The Complete Atlantic Recordings” (23 tracks)(Real Gone Music) Johnnie Taylor “Best of the Old and the New: The Complete Beverly Glen Music Sessions” (Solaris) Underoath “ICON” (best-of)(Tooth & Nail / UMe) John Valenti “I Won’t Change” (1981 album; remastered)(Beatball Music)
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DVD / Blu-ray Artist: Title: Label/Due date: Dana Delany, Megan Gallagher, et al “China Beach: Season 2 [DVD ]” (1988-89 season; Read here )(StarVista / Time Life) Rob Morrow, Janine Turner, John Corbett, et al “Northern Exposure: Season Three [DVD ],” “Northern Exposure: Season Four [DVD ],” “Northern Exposure: Season Five [DVD ],” “Northern Exposure: Season Six [DVD ]” (Universal Studios) Sissy Spacek, Tommy Lee Jones, et al “Coal Miner’s Daughter [Blu-ray + Digital UltraViolet ]” (1980 film; See here )(Universal Studios) Chaim Topol, Norma Crane, Leonard Frey, Molly Picon, et al “Fiddler on the Roof [Blu-ray ]” (1971 film; See here )(MGM) Denzel Washington, et al “The Hurricane [Blu-ray + Digital UltraViolet ]” (1999 film; See here )(Universal Studios)
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