New stuff

Artist: Title: Label/Due date:
Anywhere (featuring members of Mars Volta and At The Drive-In) “Anywhere” (guests: Mike Watt, former Sleepy Sun Member Rachel Fannan; Hear here; Vinyl; MP3 Download) (ATP Recordings, July 24, 2012)
Blood Red Shoes (Brighton, U.K.-based indie-rock duo) “In Time to Voices” (producers: Mike Crossey, Blood Red Shoes; first single: “Je Me Perds”; Hear here; MP3 Download) (Cooperative Music, July 24, 2012)
Eric Copeland (of Black Ice) “Limbo [MP3 Download]” (first single: “Louie, Louie, Louie”; Hear here; Vinyl) (Underwater Peoples, July 24, 2012)
Devlin (English rapper) “Watchtower [MP3 Download]” (four-song EP; title track features Ed Sheeran; Hear here; See here) (Island, July 24, 2012)
Eternal Summers “Correct Behavior” (first single: “Millions”; Hear here; Vinyl; MP3 Download) (Kanine, July 24, 2012)
Fang Island “Major” (Hear/read here; MP3 Download) (Sargent House, July 24, 2012)
John Frusciante “Letur-Lefr: 2012 EP” (five songs; producer: Frusciante; Hear here) (Record Collection, July 24, 2012)
Gaslight Anthem, The “Handwritten” (producer: Brendan O’Brien; first single: “45”; Hear here; Vinyl; MP3 Download) (Mercury, July 24, 2012)
Mike Keneally (former Zappa guitarist) “Wing Beat Fantastic: Songs written by Mike Keneally & Andy Partridge” (Hear here; MP3 Download) (Exowax Recordings, July 24, 2012)
Heena Klan “Chasing Paper [MP3 Download]” (first single; Hear here) (Reformatory, July 24, 2012)
Love and Theft “Love and Theft” (Hear here; MP3 Download) (RCA Nashville, July 24, 2012)
Mozella (Detroit singer) “The Brian Holland Sessions [MP3 Download]” (producers: Holland, Dave Wilder; Hear here) (Mozella Music, July 24, 2012)
Passion Pit “Gossamer” (Hear here; Vinyl; MP3 Download) (Columbia, July 24, 2012)
Purity Ring (Canadian indie electronic duo) “Shrines” (Hear here; MP3 Download) (4AD, July 24, 2012)
Rodriguez “Searching For Sugar Man [Film soundtrack]” (documentary about two South Africans looking for their musical hero, mysterious ’70s rocker Rodriguez; See here; MP3 Download) (Legacy, July 24, 2012)
Laetitia Sadier (formerly of Stereolab) “Silencio” (guests: Sam Prekop, Tim Gane; Hear here; Vinyl; MP3 Download) (Drag City, July 24, 2012)
Slug Guts “Playin’ in Time With the Deadbeat” (Hear here; Vinyl; MP3 Download) (Sacred Bones, July 24, 2012)
Summer Camp (British duo) “Always” (five-song EP; first single; Hear here; MP3 Download) (Apricot Recording Company/Moshi Moshi, July 24, 2012)

Reissues

Artist: Title: Label/Due date:
Johnny Ace “Ace’s Wild! The Complete Solo Sides and Sessions” (two CDs, 55 songs; Track list) (U.K. – Fantastic Voyage, July 23, 2012)
Asleep at the Wheel “Asleep at the Wheel [MP3 Download]” (1974 album) (Columbia Nashville/Legacy, July 24, 2012)
Beyoncé “4 (Deluxe Edition)” (2011 album; with six bonus tracks) (Columbia, July 24, 2012)
Booker T. & The MG’s “Green Onions” (1962 album; 24-bit remastering, with two bonus tracks and new liner notes; MP3 Download) (Stax, July 24, 2012)
Kenny Burrell “Weaver of Dreams [MP3 Download]” (1961 album) (Columbia/Legacy, July 24, 2012)
David Cassidy “Rock Me Baby/Cherish” (1972 albums; remastered) (U.K. – Glam/7T’s, July 23, 2012)
Stanley Clarke, Chick Corea, Joe Henderson, Freddie Hubbard, Lenny White “The Griffith Park Collection [MP3 Download]” (1982 album), “The Griffith Park Collection 2 In Concert [MP3 Download]” (1983 album) (Rhino/Elektra, July 24, 2012)
Culture “Natty Dread Taking Over: Reggae Anthology [CD/DVD]” (19 tracks, plus a DVD of four BBC John Peel session tracks and a 21-song live concert and 40-minute interview) (17 North Parade/VP, July 24, 2012)
John Davidson “A Kind of a Hush [MP3 Download]” (1967 album) (Columbia/Legacy, July 24, 2012)
Sammy Davis Jr./Buddy Rich “The Sounds of ’66 [MP3 Download]” (1966 album) (Rhino/Reprise, July 24, 2012)
J Dilla “The Shining” (2006 album) (BBE, July 24, 2012)
Steve Dorff & Friends “Theme From ‘Growing Pains’ and Other Hit TV Themes [MP3 Download]” (1988 album) (Rhino/Warner, July 24, 2012)
Dreams “Imagine My Surprise [MP3 Download]” (1971 album, produced by Steve Cropper) (Columbia/Legacy, July 24, 2012)
Peter Green Splinter Group “Blues Don’t Change” (2001 album, previously available only on the band’s website and at concerts) (Eagle Rock, July 24, 2012)
Guess Who, The “#10” (1973 album; remastered, with a bonus remix of “Glamour Boy”), “Road Food” (1974 album; remastered, with two bonus tracks) (Iconoclassic, July 24, 2012)
GZA/Genius “Liquid Swords: The Chess Box” (1995 album; remastered, with a second disc of RZA-produced instrumentals, packaged with a miniature wooden chess set) (Get On Down, July 24, 2012)
Etta James “Live at Montreux 1978-1993” (Eagle, July 24, 2012)
Jungle Brothers, The “Done By the Forces of Nature” (1989 album; remastered, with a second CD of bonus remixes) (Traffic Entertainment, July 24, 2012)
Kashif “Send Me Your Love [MP3 Download]” (1984 album) (Arista/Legacy, July 24, 2012)
Cleo Laine “Jazz [MP3 Download]” (1991 album) (RCA/Legacy, July 24, 2012)
Lou Levy Trio “A Most Musical Fella [MP3 Download]” (1957 album) (RCA/Legacy, July 24, 2012)
Jerry Lee Lewis “The Killer Live! 1964-1970” (three CDs, 60 songs; Read here; MP3 Download) (Hip-O Select/Mercury, July 24, 2012)
Jennifer Lopez “Dance Again: The Hits” (16 songs; first single: “Goin’ In”; Deluxe edition; Vinyl; MP3 Download) (Epic, July 24, 2012)
The Main Ingredient featuring Cuba Gooding “Ready For Love [MP3 Download]” (1980 album) (RCA/Legacy, July 24, 2012)
Steve Martin “The Steve Martin Brothers [MP3 Download]” (1981 album) (Rhino/Warner, July 24, 2012)
New Birth, The “Coming Together [MP3 Download]” (1972 album) (RCA/Legacy, July 24, 2012)
Alan O’Day “Appetizers” (1977 album, including his No. 1 “Undercover Angel”; remastered, with one bonus track) (Fuel, July 24, 2012)
Jeffrey Osborne “Only Human: Expanded Edition” (1990 album; remastered, with five bonus tracks) (U.K. – Soulmusic.com, July 23, 2012)
Osmonds, The “Around the World: Live in Concert” (1975 album; remastered; two CDs) (U.K. – Glam/7T’s, July 23, 2012)
Pharcyde, The “Bizarre Ride II The Pharcyde: Expanded Edition” (1992 debut album; remastered, with two CDs of instrumentals, remixes and B-sides; See here) (Delicious Vinyl, July 24, 2012)
Pleasure “Give It Up [MP3 Download]” (1982 album) (RCA/Legacy, July 24, 2012)
Reddings, The “Class [MP3 Download]” (1981 album), “Back to Basics [MP3 Download]” (1983 album) (Epic/Legacy, July 24, 2012)
Reverend Horton Heat “25 to Life” (recorded live at the Fillmore Theater in San Francisco in 2010; Read here; Vinyl) (Yep Roc, July 24, 2012)
Marty Robbins “I Walk Alone [MP3 Download]” (1968 album), “It’s a Sin [MP3 Download]” (1969 album) (Columbia/Legacy, July 24, 2012)
Mick Ronson “Heaven and Hull [MP3 Download]” (1984 album) (Epic/Legacy, July 24, 2012)
David Ruffin & Eddie Kendrick “Ruffin & Kendrick [MP3 Download]” (1987 album) (RCA/Legacy, July 24, 2012)
Russia “Russia [MP3 Download]” (1980 album) (Rhino/Warner, July 24, 2012)
Neil Sedaka “The Show Goes On: Live At The Royal Albert Hall” (recorded on April 7, 2006; 21 songs; MP3 Download) (Eagle Rock, July 24, 2012)
Shel Silverstein “Hairy Jazz [MP3 Download]” (1959 album), “Inside Folk Songs [MP3 Download]” (1962 album) (Rhino/Atlantic, July 24, 2012)
Slipknot “Antennas to Hell” (19-track best-of; Hear here; MP3 Download) (Roadrunner, July 24, 2012)
Smashed Gladys “Social Intercouse [MP3 Download]” (1988 album) (Rhino/Elektra, July 24, 2012)
Somethin’ Smith and The Redheads “Come to Broadway [MP3 Download]” (1956 album), “Put the Blame On Mame [MP3 Download]” (1957 album) (Epic/Legacy, July 24, 2012)
Sons of Angels “Sons of Angels [MP3 Download]” (1990 album) (Rhino/Atlantic, July 24, 2012)
Sons of Champlin, The “The Sons of Champlin [MP3 Download]” (1975 album), “A Circle Filled With Love [MP3 Download]” (1976 album) (Arista/Legacy, July 24, 2012)
Sissy Spacek “Hangin’ Up My Heart [MP3 Download]” (1983 album) (Rhino/Atlantic, July 24, 2012)
SPK “Machine Age Voodoo [MP3 Download]” (1985 album) (Rhino/Elektra, July 24, 2012)
Staple Singers, The “The Staple Singers: Expanded Edition” (1985 album; remastered, with three bonus tracks) (U.K. – Soulmusic.com, July 23, 2012)
Stardrive “Intergalactic Trot [MP3 Download]” (1973 album) (Rhino/Elektra, July 24, 2012)
Stuff “Live Stuff [MP3 Download]” (1978 album), “Stuff It [MP3 Download]” (1979 album) (Rhino/Warner, July 24, 2012)
Sugar “Copper Blue/Beaster (Deluxe Edition)” (1992, 1993 albums; remastered, with bonus material; MP3 Download), “File Under: Easy Listening (Deluxe Edition)” (1994 album; remastered, with a second CD of B-sides, a complete 1994 live show and a 32-page booklet; Vinyl; MP3 Download) (Merge, July 24, 2012)
Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee “Folk Songs of Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee [MP3 Download]” (1959 album) (Rhino, July 24, 2012)
Stanley Turrentine “Home Again [MP3 Download]” (1982 album) (Rhino/Elektra, July 24, 2012)
Various artists “Country Funk 1969-1975” (16-track collection includes songs by Dale Hawkins, Mac Davis, Link Wray, Bobbie Gentry, Tony Joe White, Bobby Charles, etc.; Vinyl; MP3 Download) (Light in the Attic, July 24, 2012)
Various artists “Keb Darge & Little Edith’s Legendary Wild Rockers 2” (subtitled “A Collection of Rare Rockabilly & Surf From the 50s & Early 60s”; 21 songs; Hear here; MP3 Download) (BBE, July 24, 2012)
Various artists “Smooth Jazz Hits: Ultimate Grooves” (12 songs; MP3 Download) (Concord Jazz, July 24, 2012)
Waylon Jennings “Goin’ Down Rockin’ [MP3 Download]” (one of his last recordings) (Saguaro Road, July 24, 2012)
Dionne Warwick “Friends in Love [MP3 Download]” (1982 album), “How Many Times Can We Say Goodbye [MP3 Download]” (1983 album) (Arista/Legacy, July 24, 2012)
Stevie Wonder “Fulfillingness’ First Finale [Vinyl]” (1974 album; remastered) (Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab, July 24, 2012)
Bernard Wright “Funky Beat [MP3 Download]” (1983 album) (Arista/Legacy, July 24, 2012)


DVD/Blu-ray

Artist: Title: Label/Due date:
Adele “22: The Movie [DVD]” (unathorized documentary) (RGS Entertainment, July 24, 2012)
Peter Gabriel “Secret World Live [DVD]” (Blu-ray) (Eagle Rock, July 24, 2012)
Various artists “Big Easy Express [Blu-ray/DVD]” (a film by Emmett Malloy, featuring Mumford and Sons, Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros and Old Crow Medicine Show; See here) (+180, July 24, 2012)
Johnny Winter “Johnny Winter: Live From Japan [DVD]” (April 15, 2011, show at Zepp Tokyo Music Hall in Tokyo) (MVD Visual, July 24, 2012)

Music Books

Subject/ Author(s): Title: Publisher/Due date:
Bob Dylan “Bob Dylan — Forever Young: 50 Years of Song [Hardcover]” (LIFE, July 24, 2012)
Rolling Stones, The “The Rolling Stones 1972 [Hardcover]” (photos by Jim Marshall; foreword by Keith Richards) (Chronicle Books, July 25, 2012)

Next week: July 31, 2012

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