This Week’s Releases: Nov. 5, 2013
New stuff
| Artist: | Title: | Label: |
| Blanche Blanche Blanche (art pop/post-punk band from Brooklyn) | “Breaking Mirrors [MP3]” (new single: “Fisted”; Hear here) | (Wharf Cat) |
| James Blunt | “Moon Landing” (producers: Tom Rothrock, Martin Terefe, Ryan Tedder; first single: “Bonfire Heart”; Hear here; MP3) | (Custard / Atlantic) |
| Cut Copy | “Free Your Mind” (producer: frontman Dan Whitford; mixed by Dave Fridmann; first single: “Free Your Mind”; Hear here; MP3) | (Loma Vista / Modular / Universal Republic) |
| Michael Des Barres (glam-rock icon) | “Hot ‘n Sticky [MP3]” (live album recorded at the Viper Room in Hollywood; Hear here) | (MDBimmedia) |
| Celine Dion | “Loved Me Back to Life” (her first English-language album in six years; guests: Stevie Wonder, Ne-Yo; first single: “Loved Me Back to Life”; Hear here; Read here; MP3) | (Columbia) |
| Eminem | “The Marshall Mathers LP 2” (first single: “Berzerk”; Hear here; Read here; MP3) | (Aftermath / Interscope / Shady) |
| Europe | “Live At Sweden Rock: 30th Anniversary Show” (filmed and recorded at Sweden Rock Festival in June 2013; See here; DVD; Blu-ray) | (Talent Trust / MVD) |
| The Exploding Boy (Swedish post-punk quartet) | “Four” (new single: “Street Cliche”; Hear here; See here) | (Artoffact) |
| Sky Ferreira | “Night Time, My Time [MP3]” (collaborators: Greg Kurstin, Jon Brion, Ariel Rechtshaid, Blake Mills; Hear here; See here) | (Capitol) |
| Ellen Foley | “About Time [MP3]” (her first album in 30 years; producer: Eric Ambel of The Del-Lords; Hear here) | (Urban Noise / Sands Foley Entertainment) |
| Lita Ford | “The Bitch Is Back …” (live at The Canyon Club in Agoura, Calif.; Hear here; MP3) | (Steamhammer / SPV) |
| Howe Gelb (founder of Giant Sand) | “The Coincidentalist” (producer: Gelb; first single: “Vortexas”; Hear here; LP + MP3) | (New West) |
| Il Divo | “A Musical Affair” (subtitled “The Greatest Songs From the World’s Favourite Musicals”; guests: Barbra Streisand, Nicole Scherzinger, Heather Headley, Kristen Chenoweth, Michael Ball; Hear here; MP3) | (Syco Music / Columbia) |
| The Launderettes (Norwegian garage-rock band) | “Getaway [MP3]” (Hear here; CD) | (Wicked Cool) |
| Avril Lavigne | “Avril Lavigne” (producers: Lavigne, husband Chad Kroeger, Martin Johnson, David Hodges; guests: Kroeger, Marilyn Manson; new single: “Rock N Roll”; Hear here; Read here; MP3) | (Epic) |
| Luscious Jackson | “Magic Hour [MP3]” (their first album since 1999; producers: Jill Cunniff, Gabby Glaser, Adam Horovitz; Hear here; Read here) | (City Song) |
| The Melvins | “Tres Cabrones” (1983 lineup reunites for 30th anniversary album and tour; Hear here; Read here; MP3) | (Ipecac Recordings) |
| M.I.A. | “Matangi” (collaborators: The Weeknd, Switch, Hit-Boy, Danja, The Partysquad, Surkin, etc.; Hear here; Read here; Vinyl; MP3) | (Interscope) |
| Midlake | “Antiphon” (their first album since the 2012 departure of frontman Tim Smith; first single: “Antiphon”; Hear here; Read here; Vinyl; MP3) | (ATO) |
| Jake Miller (hip-hop/pop artist) | “Us Against Them” (guest: Jeremy Thurber; new single: “A Million Lives”; Hear here; MP3) | (eOne Music) |
| The Movements (Swedish space/psych rockers) | “Like Elephants 1” (first single: “The Death of John Hall D.Y.”; Hear here; See here) | (Cleopatra) |
| My Midnight Heart (singer-songwriter Angélica Marie) | “Chest of Hearts [MP3]” (three-song EP; Hear here) | (MNRCH) |
| Sky Architect (Dutch prog rockers) | “A Billion Years of Solitude [MP3]” (Hear here; CD) | (Galileo, Nov. 4) |
| Scott Stapp (of Creed) | “Proof of Life” (producer: Howard Benson; mixed by Chris Lord-Alge; first single: “Slow Suicide”; Hear here; MP3) | (Wind-up) |
| Status Quo | “Back2SQ.1 – The Frantic Four Reunion” (the original lineup reunited for a nine-date U.K. tour in March 2013; See here; Vinyl; MP3; Blu-ray + CD) | (Eagle Rock) |
| Stryper | “No More Hell to Pay” (producer: frontman-guitarist Michael Sweet; Hear here; MP3) | (Frontiers) |
| Fay Victor Ensemble | “Absinthe & Vermouth” (Hear here) | (Green Avenue Music) |
| The Wanted | “Word of Mouth” (producers: Antonyo Smith, Steve Mac, Dr. Luke, Cirkut, Electric, Ki Fitzgerald, Chris Young, Gary Clark, Fraser T Smith, Harry Sommerdahl, DEEKAY; new single: “Show Me Love [America]”; Hear here; Read here; MP3; MP3 Deluxe Edition) | (Mercury) |
| Yancey Boys | “Sunset Blvd.” (with beats built around previously unheard tracks created by Illa J’s brother, the late J Dilla; a second disc contains instrumental versions; guests: Common, Talib Kweli, Dezi Paige, Dank, Vice, J Rocc, etc.; Hear here; Vinyl) | (Delicious Vinyl) |
| Mat Zo | “Damage Control” (guests: Chuck D, Porter Robinson, Rachel K. Collier, Linnea Schossow, Janai, Eyes That Lie, Pete Josef; first single: “Pyramid Scheme”; Hear here; MP3) | (Astralwerks) |
More Releases for the Week of Nov. 5, 2013
Reissues
| Artist: | Title: | Label/Due date: |
| Afrika Bambaataa & Soulsonic Force | “Planet Rock: The Album [MP3]” (1986 album, a collection of previous singles) | (Rhino) |
| Karla Bonoff | “Karla Bonoff / Restless Nights / Wild Heart of the Young” (1977, 1979, 1982 albums on two CDs; remastered) | (U.K. – BGO, Nov. 4) |
| David Bowie | “The Next Day Extra” (expanded edition of his 2013 album; a second disc features four new studio tracks, a bonus song, “God Bless the Girl,” and two new remixes; a DVD contains four music videos; Read here; MP3) | (ISO / Columbia) |
| Bright Eyes | “A Christmas Album” (2002 album) | (Saddle Creek) |
| Clarence Carter | “The Fame Singles Volume 2, 1970-73” (22 tracks; Read here) | (U.K. – Kent / Ace, Nov. 4) |
| David Allan Coe | “The Mysterious David Allan Coe: 4 Classic Albums 1974-1978” (two CDs, featuring 1974’s “The Mysterious Rhinestone Cowboy,” 1974’s “Once upon a Rhyme,” 1976’s “Longhaired Redneck” and 1977’s “Rides Again”; remastered; Read here) | (Raven) |
| George Duke | “Brazilian Fusion” (16-song collection of Brazilian-flavored tracks) | (Wounded Bird) |
| Bob Dylan | “The Complete Album Collection, Vol. One [Box set]” (47 discs), “The Complete Album Collection, Vol. One [Collector’s Harmonica USB Stick]” (contains 35 studio titles, six live albums, the “Side Tracks” compilation and a digital booklet; Read here), “The Complete Album Collection – The 60’s [MP3]” | (Columbia / Legacy) |
| Eek A Mouse | “Eek-Ology: Reggae Anthology” (two CDs, 33 songs, with a DVD containing “Live at Reggae Sunsplash 1982”; Read here) | (17 North Parade / VP) |
| Euclid Beach Band | “Euclid Beach Band [MP3]” (1981 album, produced by Eric Carmen; includes the regional hit “There’s No Surf in Cleveland”; Hear here) | (Epic / Legacy) |
| Gerry and the Pacemakers | “Don’t Let the Sun Catch You Crying/Second Album/I’ll Be There!/Girl On a Swing” (1964, 1965 and 1966 albums on two CDs; 48 tracks; remastered) | (U.K. – BGO, Nov. 4) |
| Robert Goulet | “Always You [MP3]” (1962 album) | (Columbia / Legacy) |
| Daryl Hall & John Oates | “No Goodbyes [MP3]” (1972 album) | (Rhino / Atlantic) |
| The Jimi Hendrix Experience | “Jimi Hendrix Experience: Miami Pop Festival” (previously unavailable recordings from 1968; Read here; Vinyl; MP3; see related DVD below) | (Experience Hendrix LLC / Legacy) |
| Little Feat | “American Cutie” (1973 album; remastered) | (Chrome Dreams) |
| Mr. Bungle | “Mr. Bungle [MP3]” (1991 album) | (Rhino / Warner) |
| Joni Mitchell | “The Studio Albums 1968-1979 [MP3]” (10-album collection, originally released in the U.K. in October 2012, contains everything from “Song to a Seagull” to “Mingus”; Read here) | (Rhino / Warner) |
| Randy Newman | “12 Songs [MP3]” (1970 album), “Little Criminals [MP3]” (1977 album) | (Rhino / Warner) |
| Nu Shooz | “Poolside [MP3]” (1986 album; includes “I Can’t Wait” and “Point of No Return”) | (Rhino / Atlantic) |
| Buck Owens | “Buck ‘Em: The Music of Buck Owens (1955-1967)” (two CDs, 50 songs; Read here; MP3) | (Omnivore Recordings) |
| Ray Price | “The Ray Price Christmas Album [MP3]” (1969 album) | (Columbia / Legacy) |
| Rational Youth | “Live 1983” (two CDs, 27 tracks; Read here) | (Artoffact) |
| Paul Revere & The Raiders featuring Mark Lindsay | “Something Has Happened! 1967-1969” (two CDs, 48 tracks; Read here) | (Raven) |
| Saga | “Spin It Again! Live in Munich” (See here; MP3; Blu-ray) | (earMUSIC / Eagle Rock) |
| The Seeds | “Fallin’ Off the Edge [Vinyl]” (1977 compilation; remastered) | (GNP Crescendo) |
| Sham 69 | “The Punk Singles Collection 1977-80” (26 songs; Hear/see here) | (Cleopatra) |
| The Subdudes | “Lucky [MP3]” (1991 album) | (Rhino / Atlantic) |
| Talking Heads | “More Songs About Buildings and Food [180 Gram Vinyl]” (1978 album; remastered), “The Name of This Band Is Talking Heads [180 Gram Vinyl]” (1982 album; remastered) | (Rhino) |
| Tiny Tim | “God Bless Tiny Tim: Deluxe Expanded Mono Edition” (1968 album; remastered, with nine bonus tracks; Read here) | (U.K. – Now Sounds, Nov. 4) |
| The Vapors | “New Clear Days” (1980 album, including “Turning Japanese”; remastered, with eight bonus tracks) | (Cleopatra) |
| Various artists | “Book a Trip 2: More Psych Pop Sounds of Capitol Records” (24 tracks; Read here) | (U.K. – Now Sounds, Nov. 4) |
| Various artists | “The First US Top 100: 12th November 1955” (four-CD set, 102-track, including two double A-sides, features songs from the first Billboard Top 100 chart; MP3) | (Acrobat) |
| Various artists | “Moon River: Great Instrumental Hits of the ’60s” (three CDs, 75 songs) | (Dynamic) |
| Various artists | “¡Released! The Human Rights Concerts 1986-1998” (highlights of past Amnesty International shows, featuring Bruce Springsteen, U2, Sting, Peter Gabriel, Tracy Chapman, Bryan Adams, Jackson Browne, Jimmy Page & Robert Plant, The Police, Radiohead, etc.; MP3; DVD) | (Shout! Factory) |
| Yes | “Close to the Edge [MP3]” (1972 album), “Tales From Topographic Oceans [MP3]” (1973 album), “Relayer [MP3]” (1974 album) | (Rhino / Atlantic) |
More Releases for the Week of Nov. 5, 2013
DVD / Blu-ray
| Artist: | Title: | Label/Due date: |
| The Cockney Rejects | “East End Babylon: The Story of the Cockney Rejects [DVD]” (documentary directed by Richard England; See here; Read here) | (Cadiz Recording Co. / MVD Visual) |
| James Dean | “East of Eden: Two-Disc Special Edition [DVD]” (1955 film; with extras), “Rebel Without a Cause: Two-Disc Special Edition [DVD]” (1955 film; with screen tests and outtakes), “Giant: Two-Disc Special Edition [DVD]” (1956 film; with extras) | (Warner) |
| Dream Theater | “Dream Theater: Live At Luna Park [DVD]” (160-minute show filmed in Buenos Aires in August 2012, with bonus material; See here; Blu-ray) | (Eagle Rock) |
| Foals | “Live at the Royal Albert Hall [Blu-ray]” (recorded at the historic London venue on March 28, 2013) | (New Line Home Video) |
| Martin Freeman, Ian McKellen, et al | “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (Extended Edition) [Blu-ray + Digital Copy]” (2012 film) | (New Line Home Video) |
| Jimi Hendrix | “Jimi Hendrix: Hear My Train A Comin’ [DVD]” (expanded home video edition of the new two-hour documentary which airs on PBS’ “American Masters” on Nov. 5; includes 13 previously unseen performances; Blu-ray) | (Experience Hendrix LLC / Legacy) |
| Arif Mardin | “The Greatest Ears In Town: The Arif Mardin Story [DVD]” (2010 Grammy-nominated documentary features interviews with Sir George Martin, Bette Midler, Bee Gees, Hall & Oates, Phil Collins, Norah Jones, Barbra Streisand, etc.; See here) | (13 Amp) |
| Kenny Rogers | “The Gambler [Blu-ray + DVD]” (1980 TV film; See here) | (Shout! Factory / Timeless Media) |
More DVD/Blu-ray Releases for the Week of Nov. 5, 2013
Music books
| Subject/ Author(s): | Title: | Publisher/Due date: |
| The Beatles | “The Beatles: The BBC Archives: 1962 to 1970 [Hardcover]” (author: Kevin Howlett) | (Harper Design) |
| Cher | “Cher: Strong Enough [Paperback]” (author: Josiah Howard) | (Plexus Publishing) |
| Clive Davis | “The Soundtrack of My Life [Paperback]” (co-author: Anthony DeCurtis) | (Simon & Schuster) |
| Michael Doyle & Nick Bowcott | “The History of Marshall Amps: The First Fifty Years [Paperback]” | (Hal Leonard Books, Nov. 4) |
| Richard Havers | “Verve: The Sound of America [Hardcover]” | (Thames & Hudson, Nov. 4) |
| Jon Pareles | “Keeping Time: The Photographs of Don Hunstein [Hardcover]” | (Insight Editions) |
| John Shaw | “This Land that I Love: Irving Berlin, Woody Guthrie, and the Story of Two American Anthems [Hardcover]” | (PublicAffairs) |
More Music-Book Releases for the Week of Nov. 5, 2013
Next week: Nov. 12
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