This Week’s Releases: July 29, 2014
New stuff (CDs / vinyl)
| Artist: | Title: | Label/Due date: |
| Adelitas Way | “Stuck” (producer: Nick Raskulinecz; first single: “Stuck”; Hear here; MP3) | (Virgin) |
| Marc Broussard | “A Life Worth Living” (a tribute to his late grandmother; it’s his first album since 2011; first single: “Hurricane Heart”; Hear here; Vinyl; MP3) | (Vanguard) |
| Paul Brown | “Truth B Told” (guests: Larry Carlton, Dave Koz, Richard Elliot, Euge Groove, Darren Rahn, Najee, Wendy Moten, Greg Adams, Ricky Lawson; Hear/read here; MP3) | (Woodward Avenue) |
| Eric Clapton & Friends | “The Breeze: An Appreciation of JJ Cale” (guests: Tom Petty, John Mayer, Willie Nelson, Mark Knopfler, Derek Trucks and Cale’s widow Christine Lakeland; Hear here; Vinyl; MP3) | (Bushbranch) |
| Dark Lotus | “The Mud, Water, Air & Blood” (hip-hop supergroup’s first album in more than six years; producer: Mike E. Clark; guest: ABK; Hear here; MP3) | (Psychopathic) |
| Fela Kuti | “Finding Fela: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack” (Alex Gibney-directed documentary detailing the Afrobeat pioneer’s life; See here; MP3) | (Knitting Factory) |
| Land Observations (aka musician James Brooks) | “The Grand Tour” (Hear here; Vinyl; MP3) | (Mute) |
| Mark Lanegan Band | “No Bells on Sunday [Vinyl]” (five-song EP; Hear here) | (Flooded Soil / Vagrant) |
| Jenny Lewis | “The Voyager” (producers: Ryan Adams, Mike Viola, Beck, Johnathan Rice; Hear here; Read here; Vinyl; MP3) | (Warner) |
| The Muffs | “Whoop Dee Doo” (the Kim Shattuck-led band’s first album of new material in a decade; Hear here; Vinyl; MP3) | (Burger) |
| No Lands (aka Brooklyn electronic musician Michael Hammond) | “Negative Space” (Hear here; MP3) | (New Amsterdam) |
| Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers | “Hypnotic Eye” (producers: Petty, Mike Campbell, Ryan Ulyate; first single: “American Dream Plan B”; Hear/read here; Vinyl; MP3) | (Reprise) |
| Shabazz Palaces | “Lese Majesty” (first single: “They Come in Gold”; Hear here; Read here; Vinyl; MP3) | (Sub Pop) |
| Soft Walls | “No Time” (Hear here; Vinyl; MP3) | (Trouble in Mind) |
| Theory of a Deadman | “SaVages” (producer: Howard Benson; first single: “Drown”; Hear here; MP3) | (Roadrunner) |
| Various artists | “Beck Song Reader” (covers of the 20 songs on Beck’s 2012 sheet-music album, featuring Jack White, Jarvis Cocker, Laura Marling, Sparks, Loudon Wainwright III, Norah Jones, Fun., Jack Black, etc.; producers: Beck, Randall Poster; MP3) | (Capitol) |
| Various artists | “Get On Up: The James Brown Story – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack” (biopic, directed by Tate Taylor, opens in theaters Aug. 1; Chadwick Boseman stars as Brown; See here; MP3) | (Universal) |
| Various artists | “Guardians of the Galaxy [Film soundtrack]” (the Marvel superhero movie, starring Chris Pratt and Zoe Saldana, opens Aug. 1; music by Tyler Bates; See here; MP3), “Guardians of the Galaxy: Awesome Mix Vol. 1” (MP3) | (Hollywood) |
| Rick Wakeman | “Journey to the Centre of the Earth” (40th anniversary rerecording with The New World Symphony Orchestra, accompanied by The English Chamber Choir and the English Rock Ensemble; Read here; Vinyl; MP3) | (Music Fusion) |
More Releases for the Week of July 29, 2014
New stuff (MP3s)
| Artist: | Title: | Label/Due date: |
| Johnny Apple | “Mr. Happie [MP3]” (ReverbNation) | (WordSmith Entertainment, July 28) |
| Cherry Poppin’ Daddies | “Please Return the Evening: Cherry Poppin’ Daddies … Salute the Music of the Rat Pack [MP3]” (producer: lead singer Steve Perry; Hear here) | (Space Age Bachelor Pad) |
| Classy Mongrel (aka Kentucky musician Grant Short) | “Love & Resistance [MP3]” (See here; ReverbNation) | (Classy Mongrel Music) |
| The Darlings (L.A. rock quartet) | “Made of Phantoms [MP3]” (producers: Andy Carpenter, frontman Buddy Darling; guests: Jason Cruz, Jason Freese; Hear here) | (Echotone) |
| Alain Héroux (singer-songwriter from Calgary) | “Let It Go [MP3]” (producer: Héroux; ReverbNation) | (Alain Héroux, Aug. 1) |
| Rhett May (India-born rocker based in Australia) | “‘Live’ rough Diamonds from Black Rock Basement ‘down Under’ [MP3]” (ReverbNation) | (Famous) |
| Nikki W (16-year-old singer-songwriter from London, Ontario) | “Sad Generation [MP3]” (six-song EP; producer: Gavin Brown; first single: “Transparent Hands”; Hear here; See here) | (Handsome Boy / Fontana North) |
| Boyd Shropshire (formerly of Human Television and Kurt Vile & The Violators) | “Victory Weather [MP3]” (Hear here; Read here) | (Wonderland Archives) |
| The Smile Case (Canadian rock band) | “Angel Beach [MP3]” (guest: Brendan B Brown of Wheatus; ReverbNation) | (Blacktop) |
| Jody Watley | “Paradise [MP3]” (six-song EP; first single: “Nightlife”; Hear here; See here) | (Avitone Recordings, July 28) |
Reissues (CDs / vinyl)
| Artist: | Title: | Label/Due date: |
| The Allman Brothers Band | “The 1971 Fillmore East Recordings” (six discs; Vinyl; Blu-ray Audio; MP3) | (Mercury / UMe) |
| The Artwoods | “Steady Gettin’ It: The Complete Recordings 1964-67” (the early ’60s group included future Deep Purple member Jon Lord; three CDs, 65 songs; Hear here; Read here) | (U.K. – RPM / Cherry Red, July 28) |
| Michael Des Barres | “Carnaby Street / I’m Only Human” (2012, 1980 album on two CDs; remastered) | (U.K. – Gonzo Multimedia, July 28) |
| The Dream Academy | “The Morning Lasted All Day … : A Retrospective” (two CDs, 24 songs; compiled and remastered by lead singer Nick Laird-Clowes; See here; Read here) | (Real Gone Music) |
| Eighth Wonder | “The Remix Anthology” (12 tracks; Track list) | (U.K. – Cherry Pop, July 28) |
| Cass Elliot | “Don’t Call Me Mama Anymore: Plus Rarities – Her Final Recordings” (1973 album; remastered, with six bonus tracks) | (Real Gone Music) |
| The Everly Brothers | “The Cadence Sessions 1957-1960” (19 tracks, with rare studio chatter) | (Topp) |
| Jefferson Airplane | “Late Show-Signe’s Farewell: At the Fillmore Auditorium 10/15/66” | (Relayer Friday Music) |
| The Kingsmen, et al | “How to Stuff a Wild Bikini: Original Stereo Soundtrack” (1965 album; remastered) | (Real Gone Music) |
| Ramsey Lewis | “Sun Goddess (Expanded Edition)” (1974 album; remastered, with three bonus 7-inch versions) | (Funky Town Grooves) |
| Peggy Lipton | “The Complete Ode Recordings” (17 songs) | (Real Gone Music) |
| Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis Jr. | “I Hope We Get To Love In Time (Expanded Edition)” (1976 album; remastered, with two bonus tracks; Read here) | (U.K. – Big Break / Cherry Red, July 28) |
| Bette Midler | “Songs For the New Depression (Limited Anniversary Edition)” (1976 album; remastered; MP3) | (Friday Music) |
| *NSYNC | “The Essential *NSYNC” (two CDs) | (RCA / Legacy) |
| PictureHouse (Irish rock band) | “Evolution” (2013 album; repackaged with some new remixes; Hear here; MP3) | (U.K. – Cherry Red, July 28) |
| Gene Rains | “Far Away Lands: The Exotic Music of Gene Rains” | (Real Gone Music) |
| Renaissance | “Scheherazade and Other Stories [Hybrid SACD]” (1975 album; remastered) | (Audio Fidelity) |
| The Shirelles | “Happy and in Love / Shirelles” (1971, 1972 albums on one CD, 24 tracks; remastered) | (Real Gone Music) |
| Silver Convention | “Get Up and Boogie (Expanded Edition)” (1976 album; remastered, with two bonus tracks; See here; Read here; MP3) | (U.K. – Big Break / Cherry Red, July 28) |
| Tease | “Tease (Expanded Edition)” (1983 album; remastered, with three bonus tracks) | (Funky Town Grooves) |
| Various artists | “The Best of 2 Tone [Vinyl]” (featuring tracks by Madness, The Specials, The Selecter, The Beat, etc.; CD) | (Rhino / Parlophone) |
| Various artists | “Ghostbusters [Vinyl]” (1984 album; remastered) | (Columbia / Legacy) |
| Various artists | “Let’s Stick Together: The Fury Records Story” (two CDs, 50 songs; featuring hits by Wilbert Harrison, Gladys Knight & The Pips, Lee Dorsey, The Emotions, etc.) | (U.K. – One Day Music, July 28) |
| Various artists | “John Morales Presents Club Motown” (two CDs, 20 songs; remixes of 1980s Motown hits; Hear here) | (U.K. – UMC, July 28) |
| Dee Dee Warwick | “The Complete Atco Recordings” (two CDs, 35 songs) | (Real Gone Music) |
| Johnny Winter | “Live Bootleg Series: 11” (Vinyl) | (Friday Music) |
| Pia Zadora | “When the Lights Go Out (Deluxe Edition)” (1988 album; remastered, with a second CD of 12 bonus mixes) | (Funky Town Grooves) |
More Releases for the Week of July 29, 2014
Reissues (MP3s)
| Artist: | Title: | Label/Due date: |
| Booker T. & The MG’s | “Green Onions [MP3]” (1962 album) | (Rhino / Atlantic, July 28) |
| Ella Fitzgerald | “Newport Jazz Festival Live At Carnegie Hall July 5, 1973 [MP3]” (33 tracks) | (Columbia / Legacy) |
| Lionel Hampton | “Reunion At Newport 1967 [MP3]” (1967 album) | (RCA Bluebird / Legacy) |
| Ella Jenkins | “More Multicultural Children’s Songs from Ella Jenkins [MP3]” (20 songs; Hear here) | (Smithsonian Folkways Recordings) |
| Thelonious Monk | “Live At Newport 1963 & 1965 [MP3]” | (Columbia / Legacy) |
| Tavares | “New Directions [MP3]” (1982 album; with four bonus tracks) | (RCA / Legacy) |
| Various artists | “Argentina: Tritonic Musics of the North-West [MP3],” “Peru: Music of the Indigenous Communities of Cuzco [MP3]” | (Smithsonian Folkways Recordings / Auvidis-UNESCO) |
| The Young Rascals | “Green Onions [MP3]” (1967 album) | (Rhino / Atlantic, July 28) |
DVD / Blu-ray
| Artist: | Title: | Label/Due date: |
| Ernest Borgnine, Betsy Blair, et al | “Marty [DVD]” (1955 Oscar-winning film; Blu-ray) | (Kino Lorber) |
| Glenn Close, Kevin Kline, Tom Berenger, William Hurt, Mary Kay Place, et al | “The Big Chill (The Criterion Collection) [Blu-ray + DVD]” (1983 film; Read here) | (Criterion Collection) |
| Joel Hodgson, Michael J. Nelson, et al | “Mystery Science Theater 3000: XXX [DVD]” (four discs) | (Shout! Factory) |
| Grace Kelly | “Grace Kelly Collection [DVD]” (seven-disc set includes “High Society,” “Dial M for Murder,” “The Country Girl,” “The Bridges at Toko-Ri,” “To Catch a Thief,” “Mogambo”) | (Warner Home Video) |
| Paul Le Mat, Dianne Hull, et al | “Aloha, Bobby and Rose [DVD]” (1975 film) | (Shout! Factory / Timeless Media) |
| Jason London, Rory Cochrane, Matthew McConaughey, et al | “Dazed and Confused [Blu-ray / DVD + LP]” (1993 film; includes two-LP green vinyl soundtrack) | (Universal Studios) |
| Kyle MacLachlan, Michael Ontkean, et al | “Twin Peaks: The Entire Mystery [Blu-ray]” (10-disc set includes every episode, both the U.S. and international versions of the series’ pilot; the North American Blu-ray debut of “Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me” and nearly 90 minutes of deleted and extended scenes from the film) | (Paramount) |
| Various artists | “Country Classic Singers [DVD]” (five-disc set features Marty Robbins, George Jones, Hank Williams, Patsy Cline and Waylon Jennings) | (Kultur Video) |
| Various artists | “Woodstock: 3 Days of Peace and Music – 40th Anniversary Revisited, Director’s Cut [Blu-ray]” (1970 documentary film; three discs; Read here) | (Warner Home Video) |
More DVD/Blu-ray Releases for the Week of July 29, 2014
Music books
| Subject/ Author(s): | Title: | Publisher: |
| Beastie Boys | “For Whom the Cowbell Tolls: 25 Years of Paul’s Boutique [Kindle]” (authors: Dan LeRoy, Peter Relic) | (6623 Press) |
| Ian Glasper | “Burning Britain: The History of UK Punk 1980-1984 [Paperback]” (Kindle) | (Cherry Red Books, Aug. 1) |
| Mary Plummer | “Apple Pro Training Series: GarageBand [Paperback]” (authors: Dan LeRoy, Peter Relic; Kindle) | (Peachpit Press, July 30) |
More Book Releases for the Week of July 29, 2014
Next week: Aug. 5, 2014
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