June 25, 2013
New stuff
| Artist: | Title: | Label/Due date: |
| All Tiny Creatures | “Dark Clock” (first single: “Quickest Cut”; Hear here; Vinyl; MP3) | (Hometapes) |
| Attila (Atlanta deathcore band) | “About That Life” (first single: “About That Life”; Hear here; MP3) | (Artery Recordings / Razor & Tie) |
| August Burns Red (Christian metalcore band) | “Rescue & Restore” (producers: Carson Slovak, Grant McFarland; first single: “Spirit Breaker”; Hear here; Vinyl; MP3) | (Solid State) |
| Baby Alpaca (NYC duo) | “Baby Alpaca [MP3]” (four-song EP; Hear here) | (Atlas Chair) |
| Alpha Blondy (West-African reggae vocalist) | “Mystic Power [MP3]” (includes a cover of “I Shot the Sheriff” on “J’ai Tue Le Commissaire”; guests: Beenie Man, Jah Fakoly; Hear here) | (VP) |
| Boys Noize (aka Alex Ridha) | “Go Hard [MP3]” (five-song EP; Hear here) | (Boysnoize) |
| Jimmy Cliff | “The KCRW Session” (an acoustic performance recorded and broadcast live on the L.A. radio station on June 28, 2012; Hear here; MP3) | (Rebirth / UMe) |
| Natalie Cole | “Natalie Cole en Español” (her first Spanish-language album; includes a virtual duet with her father, the late Nat King Cole, on “Acércate Más [Come Closer to Me]”; producer: Rudy Pérez; guests: Andrea Bocelli, Juan Luis Guerra; Hear here; MP3) | (Verve) |
| Alela Diane (Portland, Ore.-based indie folk singer) | “About Farewell [MP3]” (Hear here) | (Rusted Blue) |
| Forever the Sickest Kids | “J.A.C.K.” (producer: Mike Green; new single: “Nice to Meet You”; Hear here; Read here; Vinyl; MP3) | (Fearless) |
| French Horn Rebellion | “Dancing Out [MP3]” (four-song EP, featuring Jody Watley and Young Empires; Hear here) | (French Horn Rebellion) |
| India.Arie | “SongVersation” (new single: “Cocoa Butter”; Hear here; MP3) | (Motown) |
| Booker T. Jones | “Sound the Alarm” (guests: Gary Clark Jr., Mayer Hawthorne, Estelle, Sheila E., Ted Jones, Luke James, Jay James, Anthony Hamilton, etc.; Hear here; Vinyl; MP3) | (Stax) |
| Candye Kane | “Coming Out Swingin'” (guest: guitarist Laura Chavez; Hear here; MP3) | (Sister Cynic / Redeye) |
| Jann Klose | “Mosaic” (producers: James Frazee, David Bendeth; guest: Carrie Newcomer; Hear here) | (People) |
| The Legendary Pink Dots | “The Gethsemane Option” (Hear here) | (Metropolis) |
| Light Heat (aka Quentin Stoltzfus) | “Light Heat” (first single: “And the Birds …”; Hear here; Vinyl; MP3) | (Ribbon Music) |
| Bret Michaels | “Jammin’ With Friends” (guests: Loretta Lynn, Jimmy Buffett, Edwin McCain, Miley Cyrus, Michael Anthony, Ace Frehley, Phil Collen, Gary Rossington, Leslie West, Joe Perry, C.C. Deville, etc.; Hear here; MP3) | (Poor Boy) |
| Middle Class Rut | “Pick Up Your Head” (Hear here; Vinyl; MP3) | (Bright Antenna) |
| Mood Rings (Atlanta quintet) | “VPI Harmony” (first single: “Pathos y Lagrimas”; Hear here; Vinyl; MP3) | (Mexican Summer) |
| Willie Nile | “American Ride” (producers: Nile, Stewart Lerman; Hear here; Read here; MP3) | (River House) |
| Omar (“the father of British neo soul”) | “The Man” (guests: Caron Wheeler, original Zamiroquai bassist Stuart Zender; Hear here; MP3) | (Shanachie) |
| Pedaljets | “What’s In Between [MP3]” (the alt-rock group’s first new material in 23 years; Hear here) | (Electric Moth) |
| Perhapts (aka The Decemberists’ John Moen) | “Revise Your Maps” (producer: Jonathan Drews; Read here; Vinyl; MP3) | (Jealous Butcher) |
| Queensrÿche | “Queensrÿche” (the band’s first album with new lead singer Todd La Torre; Hear here; Read here; Vinyl; Deluxe edition; MP3) | (Century Media) |
| Jay Sean | “Neon” (first single: “Where You Are”; Hear here; Read here) | (Ca$h Money / Republic) |
| Skillet | “Rise” (producer: Howard Benson; first single: “Sick of It”; Hear here; MP3) | (Atlantic / Word) |
| Smith Westerns (Chicago indie rock group) | “Soft Will” (producer: Chris Coady; Hear here; MP3) | (Mom + Pop) |
| Mavis Staples | “One True Vine” (producer: Jeff Tweedy; Hear here; LP + CD; MP3) | (ANTI- / Epitaph) |
| Serj Tankian | “Orca Symphony No. 1 [MP3]” (the System of a Down leader’s first true symphony; Hear here) | (Serjical Strike) |
| Tiësto | “Club Life – Volume Three Stockholm” (Hear here; MP3) | (Musical Freedom) |
| Transplants | “In a Warzone” (first single: “In a Warzone”; Hear here; Vinyl; MP3) | (Hellcat / Epitaph) |
| Treetop Flyers (London quintet) | “The Mountain Moves” (producer: Noah Georgeson; first single: “Things Will Change”; Hear here; See here; MP3) | (Partisan) |
| Various artists | “Let Us In: Americana – The Music of Paul McCartney … for Linda” (Lennon and McCartney songs performed by country artists, with proceeds going to the Woman and Cancer’s Fund, which was created in honor of the late Linda McCartney; contributors: Steve Earle, Allison Moorer, Matraca Berg, Buddy Miller, Bruce Cockburn, Teddy Thompson, Lee Ann Womack, etc.; Read here; MP3) | (Reviver / BDG / RED) |
| Ray Vaughn (former Hostages frontman) | “Way Down Low” (producer: Michael Rosen; Hear here; MP3) | (Rayoso Music) |
| Wale | “The Gifted” (guests: Rihanna, Nicki Minaj, Cee Lo Green, Ne-Yo, Rick Ross, Jerry Seinfeld, Meek Mill, 2 Chainz, etc.; Hear here; Read here; MP3) | (Maybach Music Group / Warner) |
| Robert Walter’s 20th Congress | “Get Thy Bearings” (includes a cover of Jimi Hendrix’s “Up From the Skies”; Hear here; Vinyl; MP3) | (The Royal Potato Family) |
| Watermelon Slim & the Workers (roots music performer) | “Bull Goose Rooster” (Hear here; MP3) | (NorthernBlues Music) |
| Susan Werner | “Hayseed” (Hear here; See here; MP3) | (Sleeve Dog) |
| White Wizzard (L.A. heavy metal band) | “The Devil’s Cut” (first single: “Strike the Iron”; Hear here; MP3) | (Century Media / Earache) |
| Wise Blood | “id [MP3]” (first single: “Universe Is Blessed”; Hear here; Vinyl) | (Dovecote) |
| Yellowjackets | “A Rise in the Road” (first album with new bassist, Felix Pastorius, son of the late Jaco Pastorius; Hear here) | (Mack Avenue) |
Reissues
| Artist: | Title: | Label/Due date: |
| Alabama | “Original Album Classics [Box set]” (five CDs) | (RCA / Legacy) |
| The Allman Brothers Band | “Brothers and Sisters: 40th Anniversary Edition” (1973 album; remastered; Read here; Deluxe Edition; Super Deluxe Edition; Vinyl; MP3) | (Mercury / UMe) |
| Tim Andrews | “Something About Suburbia: The Sixties Sounds of Tim Andrews” (16 songs; Read here) | (U.K. – RPM, June 24) |
| Backstreet Boys | “Original Album Classics [Box set]” (five CDs) | (RCA / Legacy) |
| Big Star | “Big Star: Nothing Can Hurt Me [Film soundtrack]” (feature-length documentary includes songs from their albums “#1,” “Radio City” and “Third”; See here; Read here; Vinyl; MP3) | (Omnivore Recordings) |
| Brooks & Dunn | “Original Album Classics [Box set]” (five CDs), “Original Album Classics 2 [Box set]” (five CDs) | (Arista / Legacy) |
| James Brown and the Famous Flames | “Best of Live At The Apollo: 50th Anniversary” (1963 album; remastered; Read here; MP3) | (Polydor / UMe) |
| Peabo Bryson & Roberta Flack | “Born to Love: Expanded Edition” (1983 album, includes “Tonight, I Celebrate My Love”; remastered, with three bonus tracks) | (U.K. – Soulmusic.com, June 24) |
| Johnny Cash | “Original Album Classics [Box set]” (five CDs) | (Columbia / Legacy) |
| De La Soul | “3 Feet High and Rising [Vinyl]” (1989 album; remastered) | (Rhino) |
| Dio | “Magica: Deluxe Edition” (2000 album; remastered, with a second CD of two bonus songs and six live tracks) | (Niji Entertainment) |
| Celine Dion | “Original Album Classics [Box set]” (five CDs) | (Epic / Legacy) |
| Steve Earle | “The Warner Bros. Years [Box set]” (four CDs, one DVD; Read here) | (Shout! Factory) |
| Earth, Wind & Fire | “Original Album Classics [Box set]” (five CDs) | (Columbia / Legacy) |
| emmet swimming | “Arlington to Boston [MP3]” (1996 album) | (Epic) |
| Jerry Garcia | “GarciaLive 2: August 5th 1990 Greek Theatre” (16 tracks; MP3) | (ATO) |
| Daryl Hall & John Oates | “Original Album Classics [Box set]” (five CDs) | (RCA / Legacy) |
| Heart | “Original Album Classics [Box set]” (five CDs) | (Epic / Legacy) |
| Jack’s Mannequin | “Live From the El Rey Theatre [CD/DVD]” | (Dear Jack Foundation) |
| Tommy James & The Shondells | “The Best of Tommy James & The Shondells [180 gram vinyl]” (1969 album; remastered) | (Friday Music) |
| Jane’s Addiction | “Live in NYC” (recorded at Terminal 5 on July 25, 2011; Vinyl; MP3; DVD; Blu-ray) | (UMe) |
| Waylon Jennings | “Original Album Classics [Box set]” (five CDs) | (RCA / Legacy) |
| Billy Joel | “Original Album Classics [Box set]” (five CDs) | (Columbia / Legacy) |
| Journey | “Original Album Classics [Box set]” (five CDs) | (Columbia / Legacy) |
| KoRn | “Original Album Classics [Box set]” (five CDs) | (Epic / Legacy) |
| Dickey Lee | “Original Greatest Hits” (20 tracks; Read here) | (Real Gone Music) |
| Loverboy | “Original Album Classics [Box set]” (five CDs) | (Columbia / Legacy) |
| Bob Marley and the Wailers | “Legend Remixed” (tracks from the “Legend” best-of are remixed by such DJs and producers as Ziggy and Stephen Marley, Pretty Lights, Thievery Corporation, Jason Bentley, Z-Trip with Lee Scratch Perry, Photek, My Morning Jacket’s Jim James, Roni Size, RAC, Beats Antique, Nickodemus & Zeb; Hear here; Read here; MP3) | (Tuff Gong / Island) |
| Dean Martin | “Italian Love Songs” (two CDs; 1962 album, “Dino: Italian Love Songs,” with bonus tracks, including 1954’s “Sway”; Hear here) | (Not Now Music) |
| Sarah McLachlan | “Original Album Classics [Box set]” (five CDs) | (Arista / Legacy) |
| Eddie Money | “Original Album Classics [Box set]” (five CDs) | (Columbia / Legacy) |
| The Moody Blues | “Timeless Flight [Box set]” (11 remastered CDs, with bonus tracks, and three DVDs of rare TV performances, promo videos and a previously unreleased Paris concert from 1970, plus three DVD audio discs, featuring 5.1 surround sound mixes of six studio albums; Read here; MP3) | (Universal Music Enterprises) |
| Mouth & MacNeal | “Absolutely the Best” (14 songs, including their 1972 Top 10 hit “How Do You Do?”) | (Fuel) |
| Willie Nelson | “Original Album Classics [Box set]” (five CDs) | (Columbia / Legacy) |
| New Kids on the Block | “Original Album Classics [Box set]” (five CDs) | (Columbia / Legacy) |
| Elvis Presley | “King Creole [Hybrid SACD]” (1958 soundtrack album; remastered) | (Audio Fidelity) |
| Elvis Presley | “Original Album Classics [Box set]” (five CDs), “Original Album Classics: At the Movies [Box set]” (five CDs) | (RCA / Legacy) |
| REO Speedwagon | “Original Album Classics [Box set]” (five CDs) | (Columbia / Legacy) |
| Todd Rundgren | “Runt [180 gram vinyl]” (1970 album; remastered), “The Ever Popular Tortured Artist Effect [180 gram vinyl]” (1982 album; remastered) | (Friday Music) |
| Santana | “Original Album Classics [Box set]” (five CDs) | (Columbia / Legacy) |
| Seals & Crofts | “Seals & Crofts Greatest Hits [Vinyl]” (1975 album; 180 gram gateful vinyl) | (Friday Music) |
| Nina Simone | “Forbidden Fruit / Nina Simone Sings Ellington!” (1961, 1962 albums; remastered) | (Not Now Music) |
| Steppenwolf | “Steppenwolf [Vinyl]” (1968 album; remastered) | (Friday Music) |
| Streets (AOR band fronted by Kansas’ Steve Walsh) | “1st [MP3]” (1983 album) | (Rhino / Atlantic) |
| The Swimming Pool Q’s | “The Swimming Pool Q’s: The A&M Years, 1984-1986” (two CDs; Deluxe edition) | (Bar/None) |
| Sylvester | “Mighty Real: Greatest Dance Hits” (Vinyl; MP3) | (Fantasy) |
| Them | “Time Out! Time In For Them [MP3]” (1966 album) | (Capitol) |
| Train | “California 37: Mermaids of Alcatraz Tour Edition” (2012 album; with three bonus tracks, including a cover of John Lennon’s “Imagine,” and three live songs; MP3) | (Columbia) |
| Luther Vandross | “Original Album Classics [Box set]” (five CDs) | (Epic / Legacy) |
| Various artists | “’80s Workout [MP3]” (12 tracks; featuring Pebbles, The Gap Band, Michael Sembello, DeBarge, Kool and the Gang, etc.) | (Hip-O) |
| Various artists | “Good For Nothin’: The Vogue Records Story 1956-1962” (three CDs, 75 songs) | (One Day Music) |
| Various artists | “The History of Blue Beat: The Birth of Ska, BB76-BB100 A & B Sides” (three CDs, 50 songs) | (One Day Music) |
| Various artists | “Live From the Archives of 650 AM WSM: Volume 1” (in-station performances from the radio home of the Grand Ole Opry, featuring Del McCoury Band, Billy Dean, Marty Raybon, The Time Jumpers, The Grascals, Rodney Crowell, JD Souther, etc.; MP3) | (Red River Entertainment / RED) |
| Various artists | “Lovesick Blues: Gems From the MGM Vaults” (three CDs, 75 songs) | (One Day Music) |
| Various artists | “Only Young Once: The King Records Story 1962” (two CDs, 50 songs) | (One Day Music) |
| Various artists | “Night and Day: The Jubilee Records Story 1958-1962” (two CDs, 40 songs) | (One Day Music) |
| Various artists | “Point of No Return: The Liberty Records Story 1962” (three CDs, 75 songs) | (One Day Music) |
| Various artists | “Scared to Get Happy: A Story of Indie-Pop 1980-1989 [Box set]” (five CDs, 127 songs; Read here) | (U.K. – Cherry Red) |
| Various artists | “Sing Me the Songs: Celebrating the Works of Kate McGarrigle” (two CDs; featuring Rufus and Martha Wainwright, Anna McGarrigle, Emmylou Harris, Antony, Norah Jones and Teddy Thompson; MP3) | (Nonesuch) |
| Various artists | “A Taste of Honey: Gems From the Mercury Vaults 1962” (three CDs, 75 songs) | (One Day Music) |
| Various artists | “Up On the Roof: Gems From the Atlantic Vaults 1961-1962” (three CDs, 75 songs) | (One Day Music) |
| Stevie Ray Vaughan | “Original Album Classics [Box set]” (five CDs) | (Epic / Legacy) |
| The Whispers | “Love Is Where You Find It / Love for Love” (1981, 1983 albums on one CD; remastered) | (U.K. – Cherry Red, June 24) |
| Bobby Whitlock | “Where There’s a Will There’s a Way: The ABC-Dunhill Recordings” (21 songs; MP3) | (Future Days Recordings) |
| Hank Williams Sr. | “Sacred Songs II: The Unreleased Recordings” | (Time Life) |
| Yes | “Going For the One [Hybrid SACD]” (1977 album; remastered) | (Audio Fidelity) |
DVD / Blu-ray
| Artist: | Title: | Label/Due date: |
| The Beatles | “Help! [Blu-ray]” (1965 film; digitally restored and a 5.1 soundtrack with an hour of bonus features, including a 30-minute documentary about the making of the film; Read here) | (Capitol / Universal) |
| Jeff Bridges, John Goodman | “The Big Lebowski [Blu-ray + DVD + Digital Copy]” (1998 film; two discs) | (Universal Studios) |
| Bill Cosby | “Fat Albert and The Cosby Kids: The Complete Series [DVD]” (15 discs; animated series ran from 1972 to 1985) | (Shout! Factory) |
| Jethro Tull | “Around the World Live [DVD]” (four-disc box set features footage dating as far back as the Isle of Wight Festival in 1970, up to Lugano, Switzerland, in 2005) | (Eagle Rock) |
| Alicia Keys | “VH1 Storytellers [DVD]” (See here; Blu-ray; CD; MP3) | (RCA) |
Music books
| Subject/ Author(s): | Title: | Publisher/Due date: |
| Steve Miller | “Detroit Rock City: The Uncensored History of Rock ‘n’ Roll in America’s Loudest City [Paperback]” | (Da Capo Press) |
Next week: July 2
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