New Releases (CDs / vinyl)
| Artist: | Title: | Label: |
| J. Cole | “4 Your Eyez Only” (Hear here; Merch)  | (Dreamville / Roc Nation / Interscope) |
| Flashback Caruso (Norwegian-based band) | “The Flashback Caruso Memorial Barbecue” (Hear here) | (Autumnsongs) |
| The Last Shadow Puppets (Arctic Monkeys’ Alex Turner and Miles Kane) | “The Dream Synopsis EP” (six songs, including a cover of Leonard Cohen’s “Is This What You Wanted”; See here; Vinyl; iTunes; Merch) | (Domino) |
| Donny Most (played Ralph Malph on “Happy Days”) | “Swinging Down the Chimney Tonight” (five-song holiday EP; his full-length album, “D Most: Mostly Swinging,” is due in February 2017; Hear here; iTunes) | (Summit) |
| Post Malone | “Stoney” (producers: Allen Ritter, FKi, Frank Dukes, Justin Mosely, The Mekanics, Metro Boomin, Vinylz; guests: Justin Bieber, Kehlani, Quavo; Hear here; MP3; MP3 Deluxe Edition, with four extra tracks; iTunes; Merch) | (Republic) |
| Alessandro Simonetto (Italian pianist) | “Leroy Shield: Laurel & Hardy | The Original Piano Music” (renditions of songs from the 1930s Hal Roach Studios comedies; Hear here) | (Aevea) |
| Maria Taylor (L.A.-based singer-songwriter is a founding member of Azure Ray) | “In the Next Life” (guests: Conor Oberst, Nik Freitas, Macey Taylor, Jake Bellows, Louis Schefano, Morgan Nagler, Tiffany Osborn; See here; NPR First Listen; Vinyl; On Tour) | (Flower Moon) |
| Tech N9ne | “The Storm” (guests: Stevie Stone, Krizz Kaliko, Darrein Safron, Big Scoob, etc.; Hear here; MP3) | (Strange Music) |
| The TEN Tenors | “Our Christmas Wish” (proceeds will be donated to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital; Hear here; MP3) | (DMI Soundtracks) |
| Various artists | “fabric 91: Nina Kraviz” (Siberian-born Russian DJ/producer works her magic for this 15-year-old techno mix series; NPR First Listen; MP3) | (Fabric Worldwide) |
| Various artists | “Sing (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)” (animated film, which opens Dec. 21, features the voices of Matthew McConaughey, Reese Witherspoon, Seth MacFarlane, Scarlett Johansson, Tori Kelly, etc.; Target-Exclusive, with two extra tracks; original score by Joby Talbot) | (Republic) |
| Neil Young | “Peace Trail” (producers: Young, John Hanlon; Hear here; Read here; MP3; Cassette; iTunes; Merch) | (Reprise) |
| Zao | “The Well-Intentioned Virus” (the melodic metal band’s first album in seven years; See here; NPR First Listen; MP3) | (Observed/Observer Recordings) |
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New Releases (MP3s)
| Artist: | Title: | Label: |
| Circle of Dust | “Machines of Our Disgrace” (the industrial rock group’s first album in nearly 20 years; guest: Celldweller; See here; CD, out Feb. 10) | (FiXT) |
| The Colorist & Emiliana Torrini | “The Colorist & Emiliana Torrini” (first single: “Speed of Dark”; Hear here; iTunes) | (Rough Trade) |
| James Edge and the Mindstep (U.K. jazz-folk act) | “Machines He Made” (first single: “Ammonites”; Hear here; iTunes) | (Slanting Mounted Head) |
| Mako | “Hourglass” (guests: Morgan Page, Natalola, Kwesi; first single: “Wish You Back”; Hear here; iTunes) | (Ultra Music) |
| Lisa Panagos | “Know My Soul” (producers: Mac Quayle, Panagos; guest: Ed Goldson; first single: “Know My Soul”; Hear here) | (Panagos Global Entertainment, Dec. 10) |
| Lucy Rose | “Live at Urchin Studios” (See here; iTunes) | (Rose) |
| Lir Shilton (folk singer-songwriter) | “Nothing but a Ghost” (mixed and mastered by John Cornfield; new single: “Home”; Hear here; iTunes) | (MishMish) |
| Still Eighteen (Dominican Republic-based Canadian protest-rock trio) | “Bullets to Dust EP” (four songs; producers: Still Eighteen; first single: “Bullets & Dust”; Hear here) | (Still Eighteen) |
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Reissues (CDs / vinyl)
| Artist: | Title: | Label: |
| The Ames Brothers | “The Ames Brothers Hits Collection 1948-60” (two CDs, 54 songs; Read here) | (Acrobat) |
| David Bowie | “London 1983” | (X Rock Entertainment) |
| Paul Chambers | “The Complete Albums Collection 1955-1961” (four CDs) | (Enlightenment) |
| The Coasters | “The Complete Singles As & Bs 1954-62” (two CDs, 66 songs; Read here) | (Acrobat) |
| Nat King Cole | “Live At The Sands: The Complete Lost Concert” (more than 45 minutes of previously unreleased material), “Live in Vegas 1962” (previously unreleased concert) | (Rare Rockin’) |
| John Coltrane | “Trane 90” (four-CD, 38-song compilation) | (Acrobat) |
| Alice Cooper | “El Paso County Coliseum 1980: The Classic Texas Broadcast” (20 songs) | (Zip City) |
| Skeeter Davis and the Davis Sisters | “The Complete RCA Singles As & Bs 1953-62” (two CDs, 61 songs; Read here) | (Acrobat) |
| Bob Dylan | “Blame It On Rio: Brazil Broadcast, 25th January 1990” | (Zip City) |
| Robert Gordon & Chris Spedding | “Breaking Out Tonight: Radio Broadcast / November 28, 1986” | (Laser Media) |
| Merle Haggard | “Live At Church Street Station ’86” | (Javelin) |
| Jeff Healey | “Holding On: A Heal My Soul Companion” (five rare studio tracks and a concert recorded in Oslo, Norway, in 1999) | (Provogue / Mascot Label Group) |
| George Jones | “Live At Church Street Station ’88” | (Javelin) |
| John Lewis | “The Complete Albums Collection 1957-1962” (four CDs) | (Enlightenment) |
| The Little Richard Band | “California I’m Comin'” (1970 recordings, including nine previously unreleased tracks; MP3) | (Hitman) |
| Mad Parade | “Reissues” (23-track set includes 1984’s “Mad Parade,” 1987’s “A Thousand Words,” the 1986 EPs “Right Is Right” and “Second Chances”) | (Dr. Strange) |
| Meat Loaf | “Bat Out of Hell [Hybrid SACD]” (1977 album; mastered by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio) | (Analog Spark) |
| Kylie Minogue | “Kylie Christmas (Snow Queen Edition)” (2015 album; with six new songs; MP3) | (Warner / Parlophone) |
| The Nashville Teens | “Tobacco Road” | (Secret) |
| Ricky Nelson | “Imperial Recording Sessions 1957-1960” (22 tracks, including a duet with Dean Martin) | (Starrtime) |
| Buck Owens and the Buckaroos | “The Complete Capitol Singles 1957-1966” (two CDs, 56 songs) | (Omnivore Recordings) |
| Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers | “The Studio Album Vinyl Collection 1976-1991” (nine-LP box set) | (MCA / UMe) |
| Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers | “The Complete Studio Albums Volume 2 (1994-2014) [Vinyl]” (12-LP 180-gram vinyl box set; Merch) | (Rhino / Warner) |
| Prince | “Tokyo 1990: The Classic Japanese Broadcast” | (Gossip) |
| Bruce Springsteen | “1995 Radio Hour: The Tom Joad Sessions” | (Good Ship Funke) |
| Visage | “The Wild Life: The Best of 1978 to 2015” (14 tracks) | (U.K. – Blitz Club) |
| Lee Wiley | “The Lee Wiley Collection 1931-57” (three CDs, 70 songs; Read here) | (Acrobat) |
| Roger Williams | “The Roger Williams Collection 1954-62” (two CDs, 51 songs; Read here) | (Acrobat) |
| Tammy Wynette | “Live At Church Street Station ’86” | (Javelin) |
DVD / Blu-ray
| Artist(s)/cast: | Title: | Studio/Label: |
| Peter, Paul and Mary | “50 Years With Peter, Paul and Mary [DVD]” | (Peter, Paul and Mary) |
| Various artists | “A Fat Wreck: The Punk-U-Mentary [DVD]” (directed by Shaun M. Colón; See here) | (Passion River, Dec. 13) |
Cool Stuff
| Artist: | Product: | Label: |
| Green Day | Green Day Boombox + Cassette Box Set (bundle includes boombox, cassette case box set containing every album and a Green Day boombox sticker sheet; On Tour; Merch) | (Reprise) |