This Week’s Releases: Nov. 25-26, 2013
New stuff
| Artist: | Title: | Label/Due date: |
| Artillery (Danish thrash metal band) | “Legions” (Hear here; MP3) | (Metal Blade, Nov. 25) |
| Gary Barlow | “Since I Saw You Last” (producers: Barlow, Steve Power, Mark “Spike” Stent; first single: “Let Me Go”; Hear here; See here) | (U.K. – Polydor, Nov. 25) |
| Billie Joe + Norah (Billie Joe Armstrong and Norah Jones) | “Foreverly” (their cover of the Everly Brothers’ 1958 album “Songs Our Daddy Taught Us”; Hear here; Read here; Vinyl; MP3) | (Reprise, Nov. 25) |
| Blurry (multi-instrumentalist) | “Lulls [MP3]” (producer: Allen Farmelo; Read here; Vinyl; CD) | (Butterscotch) |
| Danielle Bradbery (season 4 winner of NBC’s “The Voice”) | “Danielle Bradbery” (producer: Brett James; first single: “The Heart of Dixie”; Hear here; See here; MP3) | (Big Machine, Nov. 25) |
| Bright Light Bright Light | “In Your Care [MP3]” (five-song EP; Hear here) | (Self Raising, Nov. 24) |
| Liz Callaway (Broadway veteran) | “Merry and Bright [MP3]” (five-song holiday EP; guests: Ann Hampton Callaway, Nicholas Callaway Foster; Hear here) | (LIZTUNES.com) |
| Paul Carrack | “Rain or Shine” (his 16th solo album features five new songs and five covers; Hear here; MP3) | (U.K. – Carrack UK, Nov. 25) |
| Cheap Time (Nashville punk group) | “Exit Smiles” (producer: frontman Jeffrey Novak; Hear/read here; Vinyl; MP3) | (In the Red) |
| Bill Cosby | “… far from finished” (his first TV concert special in 30 years airs on Nov. 24; MP3; DVD; Blu-ray) | (Comedy Central) |
| A Day to Remember | “Common Courtesy” (producers: Jeremy McKinnon, Andrew Wade, Chad Gilbert; first single: “Right Back At It Again”; Hear here; MP3) | (A Day to Remember, Nov. 25) |
| Deicide | “In the Minds of Evil” (producer: Jason Suecof; Hear here; Vinyl; MP3) | (Century Media, Nov. 25) |
| Frances and the Lights (aka singer-songwriter Francis Farewell Starlite) | “Like a Dream [MP3]” (four-song EP; first single: “If They Don’t Come Tomorrow”; Hear here) | (Good Years Recordings, Nov. 25) |
| Gloria Gaynor | “We Will Survive” (companion piece to her new autobiography, “We Will Survive: True Stories of Encouragement, Inspiration, and the Power of Song,” out Dec. 1; MP3) | (MRI, Nov. 25) |
| The KVB | “Minus One” (Hear here; See here; Vinyl; MP3) | (A Recordings) |
| NOFX | “Stoke Extinguisher” (six-song EP; Hear here; MP3) | (Fat Wreck Chords, Nov. 25) |
| One Direction | “Midnight Memories” (new single: “Best Song Ever”; Hear here; Read here; Deluxe edition; MP3; MP3 Deluxe) | (Syco / Columbia, Nov. 25) |
| Puscifer | “What Is …” (soundtrack to comedy show/concert film; Hear here; Vinyl; MP3; DVD) | (Puscifer Entertainment) |
| Saxon | “Unplugged and Strung Up [MP3]” (new arrangements and mixes of 14 classic songs; Hear here; Vinyl; CD) | (UDR Music, Nov. 25) |
| Barbra Streisand | “Back to Brooklyn” (October 2012 concert at the Barclays Center in Streisand’s hometown of Brooklyn; guests: Il Volo, Chris Botti; Hear here; CD/DVD; MP3) | (Columbia, Nov. 25) |
| Various artists | “Darkside” (a radio play written by Academy Award-winning playwright Tom Stoppard for BBC Radio 2, incorporating the music from Pink Floyd’s “The Dark Side of the Moon”; it was commissioned to mark the album’s 40th anniversary; the play follows Emily, a philosophy student, through a series of thought experiments; characters portrayed by Bill Nighy, Rufus Sewell and others; See here; MP3) | (Parlophone / Warner Music Group / ADA, Nov. 25) |
| Various artists | “The Hunger Games: Catching Fire [Original Motion Picture Score]” (sequel starring Jennifer Lawrence and Josh Hutcherson opens Nov. 22; score by James Newton Howard; See here; Original Soundtrack) | (Island / Universal Republic, Nov. 25) |
| Various artists | “Tyler Perry’s A Madea Christmas Album [Film soundtrack]” (holiday movie opens Dec. 13; See here) | (Motown, Nov. 25) |
| Various artists | “Ultra 2014” (two CDs, 24 songs; MP3) | (Ultra, Nov. 25) |
| The Warlocks | “Skull Worship” (their first album in five years; first single: “Dead Generation”; Hear here; See here; Vinyl) | (Zap Banana / Cargo Distribution) |
| Emily Jane White | “Blood / Lines” (Hear here) | (Important) |
More Releases for the Week of Nov. 25-26, 2013
Reissues
| Artist: | Title: | Label/Due date: |
| The Animals | “The Mickie Most Years and More [Box set]” (five CDs, 61 songs, featuring their first four U.S. albums, with bonus material and an extra-large T-shirt) | (Real Gone Music) |
| Daniel Ash | “Anthology” (three CDs, 51 songs, containing the Bauhaus/Love and Rockets guitarist’s solo albums “Coming Down” and “Foolish Thing Desire,” plus a bonus disc of rarities, B-sides and demos; Read here) | (U.K. – Cherry Red, Nov. 25) |
| Joe Bataan | “Salsoul: Expanded Edition” (1973 album; remastered, with five bonus tracks; Read here) | (U.K. – Big Break / Cherry Red, Nov. 25) |
| Beachwood Sparks | “Desert Skies” (previously unreleased 1998 debut album; Hear here; Vinyl; MP3) | (Alive Naturalsound) |
| Big Star | “Playlist: The Very Best of Big Star” (14 studio tracks, rehearsal takes and rare live performances; MP3; see related DVD/Blu-ray below) | (Columbia / Legacy, Nov. 25) |
| Billy Talent | “10th Anniversary Rarities [MP3]” (10 songs) | (Warner, Nov. 25) |
| Harold Budd | “Buddbox [Box set]” (collects seven albums from the 1980s and ’90s; Read here) | (All Saints) |
| Chic | “C’est Chic [180 Gram Audiophile Vinyl]” (1977 album; remastered) | (Friday Music, Nov. 25) |
| Dido | “Greatest Hits” (18 songs, including the new track, “NYC,” produced by Greg Kurstin; Hear here; MP3) | (RCA, Nov. 25) |
| The Fabulous Thunderbirds | “The Bad and Best of … The Fabulous Thunderbirds” (27 songs; Read here) | (U.K. – Repertoire, Nov. 25) |
| Lisa Fischer | “So Intense (Deluxe Edition)” (1991 album; remastered, with four bonus versions of “Save Me”) | (Real Gone Music, Nov. 25) |
| Florida Georgia Line | “Here’s To the Good Times: This Is How We Roll [CD/DVD]” (2012 album, with five new songs and a DVD of music videos and behind-the-scenes footage; MP3) | (Republic Nashville, Nov. 25) |
| Herbie Hancock | “The Acoustic Collection [MP3],” “The Electric Collection [MP3]” | (Columbia / Legacy, Nov. 25) |
| Lee Hazlewood | “There’s a Dream I’ve Been Saving: Lee Hazlewood Industries 1966-1971 [Box set]” (four CDs, 107 tracks, with the 1970 film “Cowboy in Sweden” on DVD, a 172-page hardcover book and other extras; Hear/read here; MP3) | (Light in the Attic) |
| LaToya Jackson | “You’re Gonna Get Rocked! (Deluxe Edition)” (1988 album, produced by Full Force; remastered, with a second CD of bonus material; See here; Read here) | (U.K. – Cherry Pop, Nov. 25) |
| Chris Jasper | “Superbad: Expanded Edition” (1987 album; remastered, with four bonus tracks; Read here) | (U.K. – Big Break / Cherry Red, Nov. 25) |
| Kool & The Gang | “Something Special: Expanded Edition” (1981 album; remastered, with seven bonus tracks; Read here), “As One: Expanded Edition” (1982 album; remastered, with six bonus tracks; Read here) | (U.K. – Big Break / Cherry Red, Nov. 25) |
| Madness | “One Step Beyond … [Vinyl]” (1979 album; remastered), “Absolutely [Vinyl]” (1980 album; remastered) | (Yep Roc) |
| Thelonious Monk | “Paris 1969 [CD/DVD]” (recorded at the Salle Pleyel concert hall on Dec. 15, 1969, with a never-released live DVD; Read here; CD; Vinyl; MP3) | (Blue Note, Nov. 25) |
| Peter Murphy | “Love Hysteria (Expanded Edition)” (1988 album; remastered, with a second CD of home demos and rare B-sides; Read here) | (U.K. – Cherry Red, Nov. 25) |
| Anita O’Day | “Have a Merry Christmas With Anita O’Day” (1970s-era compilation; remastered; MP3) | (Kayo Stereophonic / RED, Nov. 25) |
| Pitbull | “Global Warming: Meltdown” (deluxe edition of his 2012 album; includes “Timber,” feat. Ke$ha, and four previously unreleased tracks; MP3), “Meltdown EP” (five songs; MP3) | (Mr. 305 / Polo Grounds Music / RCA, Nov. 25) |
| Poco | “From the Inside” (1971 album; remastered, with two bonus tracks) | (Iconoclassic) |
| Pure Prairie League | “Bustin’ Out / Two Lane Highway” (1972, 1975 albums on two CDs; remastered), “If the Shoes Fits / Just Fly / Dance” (1976, 1978 albums on two CDs; remastered) | (U.K. – Floating World, Nov. 25) |
| The Salsoul Orchestra | “Heat It Up: Expanded Edition” (1982 album; remastered, with five bonus tracks; Read here) | (U.K. – Big Break / Cherry Red, Nov. 25) |
| Santana | “Santana’s Greatest Hits [180 Gram Audiophile Vinyl]” (1974 album; remastered), “Lotus [180 Gram Audiophile Vinyl]” (1974 live album; remastered) | (Friday Music, Nov. 25) |
| Soundgarden | “Screaming Life / Fopp” (the band’s first two EPs, from 1987-88, released as a compilation in 1990; Vinyl; MP3) | (Sub Pop, Nov. 25) |
| The Stained Glass | “A Scene In-Between 1965-1967” (24 tracks; Hear here) | (U.K. – Big Beat, Nov. 25) |
| Tower of Power | “Hipper Than Hip (Yesterday, Today, & Tomorrow): Live on the Air & in the Studio 1974” (two CDs, 16 songs) | (Real Gone Music, Nov. 25) |
| Various artists | “Wicked: Original Broadway Cast Recording – Deluxe Edition” (2003 album, with nine bonus tracks, including the single “Popular Song” by MIKA feat. Ariana Grande; Read here; MP3) | (Verve / UMe, Nov. 25) |
| The Village Stompers | “The Original Washington Square [MP3]” (1963 album), “More Sounds of Washington Square [MP3]” (1964 album) | (Epic / Legacy) |
| Wet Wet Wet | “Step By Step: The Greatest Hits [MP3]” (17 hits, plus three new tracks; Read here; CD) | (Mercury, Nov. 25) |
More Releases for the Week of Nov. 25-26, 2013
DVD / Blu-ray
| Artist: | Title: | Label/Due date: |
| Beyoncé | “Beyoncé: Life Is But a Dream [DVD]” (documentary includes “Live in Atlantic City”; Blu-ray) | (Columbia, Nov. 25) |
| Big Star | “Big Star: Nothing Can Hurt Me [DVD]” (2013 documentary; See here; Blu-ray) | (Magnolia Pictures) |
| Black Sabbath | “Black Sabbath: Live … Gathered in Their Masses [Blu-ray/CD]” (recorded on April 29 and May 1, 2013, in Melbourne, Australia; See here) | (Vertigo / Republic, Nov. 25) |
| Joe Bonamassa | “Tour de Force: Live In London [DVD]” (four discs; Blu-ray) | (J&R Adventures, Nov. 25) |
| George Carlin | “George Carlin: Life Is Worth Losing [Blu-ray]” (his 13th HBO special from 2005) | (MPI Home Video) |
| Bryan Cranston | “Breaking Bad: The Final Season [DVD]” (three discs; Blu-ray), “Breaking Bad: The Complete Series [Blu-ray]” (with UltraViolet Digital Copy and a two-hour documetary, all housed in a collectible replica money barrel) | (Sony Pictures) |
| Joel Hodgson, Michael J. Nelson, Bill Corbett | “Mystery Science Theater 3000: 25th Anniversary Edition [DVD]” (five discs housed in a limited-edition collector’s tin box; See here; Read here) | (Shout! Factory) |
| Ashton Kutcher | “Jobs [DVD]” (2013 film; Blu-ray) | (Universal Studios) |
| Bruce Willis, Helen Mirren | “Reds 2 [DVD]” (2013 film; Blu-ray) | (Summit Entertainment) |
More DVD/Blu-ray Releases for the Week of Nov. 25-26, 2013
Music books
| Subject/ Author(s): | Title: | Publisher/Due date: |
| Many Ameri, Torsten Schmidt | “For the Record: Conversations with People Who Have Shaped the Way We Listen to Music [Hardcover]” | (Gestalten) |
| Bobbie Brown (the object of Warrant lead singer Jani Lane’s desires) | “Dirty Rocker Boys: Love and Lust on the Sunset Strip [Hardcover]” (co-author: Caroline Ryder; Kindle) | (Gallery Books) |
| Elton John | “Love Is the Cure: On Life, Loss, and the End of AIDS [Paperback]” (Kindle) | (Back Bay Books) |
| Dennis Loren | “Classic Rock Posters [Paperback]” (Hardcover) | (Metro Books) |
| Stephen Tropiano | “Saturday Night Live FAQ [Paperback]” (subtitled “Everything left to Know About Television’s Longest Running Comedy”) | (Applause Theatre & Cinema Books) |
More Book Releases for the Week of Nov. 25-26, 2013
Next week: Dec. 3
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