Oct. 30, 2012
New stuff
| Artist: | Title: | Label/Due date: |
| The Ampersands | “This Is Your Adventure Too [MP3]” (producers: The Ampersands, Jamie Hill; first single: “Try This”; Hear here) | (Stringshot, Oct. 30, 2012) |
| Azari & III (Toronto house collective) | “Azari & III [MP3]” (Hear here) | (Dim Mak, Oct. 30, 2012) |
| Laurie Berkner | “A Laurie Berkner Christmas” (Hear here) | (Razor & Tie, Oct. 30, 2012) |
| Andrew Bird | “Hands of Glory” (a companion EP to “Break It Yourself”; MP3; Hear here; Deluxe edition, featuring “Hands of Glory” and “Break It Yourself”; MP3) | (Mom + Pop, Oct. 30, 2012) |
| Black Country Communion (Glenn Hughes, Joe Bonamassa, Jason Bonham, Derek Sherinian) | “Afterglow” (producer: Kevin Shirley; Hear here; Read here; MP3) | (J&R Adventures, Oct. 30, 2012) |
| Luka Bloom | “This New Morning” (producers: Bloom, Brian Masterson; guests: Glen Hansard, Donal Lunny, Iarla O’Lionaird, Eimear Quinn, Steve Cooney, Conor Byrne; Hear here; MP3) | (Compass, Oct. 30, 2012) |
| Paul Buchanan (Blue Nile frontman) | “Mid Air” (U.S. edition, containing a bonus disc of alternate takes, a live recording and remixes from fellow Blue Nile member Robert Bell; Hear here; MP3) | (Essential Music, Oct. 30, 2012) |
| Peter Buck | “Peter Buck [Vinyl]” (the R.E.M. guitarist’s debut solo album, available on vinyl only) | (Mississippi-MRP, Oct. 30, 2012) |
| Chairlift | “Chairlift at 6:15 [MP3]” (six-song EP; Hear here) | (Kanine/Columbia, Oct. 30, 2012) |
| Cody ChestnuTT | “Landing on a Hundred” (Hear here; Read here; Vinyl; 2 LP + CD; MP3) | (Vibration Vineyard/Redeye, Oct. 30, 2012) |
| Rita Coolidge | “A Rita Coolidge Christmas” (Hear here; Read here; MP3) | (429, Oct. 30, 2012) |
| The Coup (Oakland hip-hop group) | “Sorry to Bother You” (guests: Das Racist, Anti-Flag, Jolie Holland; first single: “The Magic Clap”; Hear here; 2 LP + CD) | (ANTI-/Epitaph, Oct. 30, 2012) |
| Cradle of Fifth | “The Manticore & Other Horrors” (Hear here; Read here; Deluxe edition) | (Nuclear Blast, Oct. 30, 2012) |
| Dada Life (Swedish electro house duo) | “The Rules of Dada” (first single: “Feed the Dada”; Hear here; MP3) | (So Much Dada, Oct. 30, 2012) |
| Delerium | “Music Box Opera” (Hear here; Read here) | (Nettwerk, Oct. 30, 2012) |
| Jerad Finck (Spokane-based pop-rocker) | “Stuck in Your Riddle” (Hear here; MP3) | (Rock Ridge Music, Oct. 30, 2012) |
| Flyleaf | “New Horizons” (last album to feature longtime singer Lacey Sturm; former Vedera singer Kristen May will replace her; first single: “New Horizons”; Hear here) | (A&M/Octone, Oct. 30, 2012) |
| Fractal Cat | “The Eye in the Dawn” (producer: Miles Gannett; guests: Sean P. Finn of Sahffi, Chris Mandra of Telesma, Tiffany DeFoe of the New Volcanoes, Jamba Tenzin of the Drepung-Gomang Monks of India/Tibet; first single: “Spiral Slide”; Hear here) | (Fractal Cat, Oct. 30, 2012) |
| Matthew Friedberger (of The Fiery Furnaces) | “Matricidal Sons of Bitches” (Hear/read here; Vinyl) | (Thrill Jockey, Oct. 30, 2012) |
| Gentleman Reg | “Leisure Life Part Three [MP3]” (five-song EP; producer: Chris Stringer; Hear here) | (Heavy Head/Outside Music, Oct. 30, 2012) |
| Nick Gill (Nashville-based pop-rock singer-songwriter) | “Waves Are Only Water” (producers: Ed and Scott Cash; Hear here; MP3) | (Rock Ridge Music, Oct. 30, 2012) |
| Macy Gray | “Talking Book” (her tribute to Stevie Wonder; Hear here; MP3) | (429, Oct. 30, 2012) |
| Cee Lo Green | “Cee Lo’s Magic Moment” (Christmas album; Hear here) | (Elektra, Oct. 30, 2012) |
| Calvin Harris (Scottish DJ-producer) | “18 Months” (guests: Rihanna, Kelis, Ne-Yo, Florence Welch, Dizzee Rascal, Ellie Goulding, Tinie Tempah, Ayah, Example; new single: “Sweet Nothing”; Hear here; See here; Vinyl; MP3) | (Roc Nation/Ultra Music/Columbia, Oct. 30, 2012) |
| I Legion (feat. members of Soilwork, Threat Signal, Mutiny Within, etc.) | “Beyond Darkness [MP3]” (Hear here) | (I Legion, Oct. 30, 2012) |
| Katherine Jenkins (Welsh lyric mezzo-soprano) | “This Is Christmas” (Hear here) | (Reprise, Oct. 30, 2012) |
| Jonathan Jeremiah (British singer-songwriter) | “Gold Dust [MP3]” (Hear here) | (Island, Oct. 30, 2012) |
| Jonathan & Charlotte (Brtiish classical duo finished second in the sixth series of “Britain’s Got Talent” in 2012) | “Together” (producer: Graham Stack; See here; MP3) | (Syco Music/Columbia, Oct. 30, 2012) |
| Journalist 103 (of The Left) | “Reporting Live” (producers: Snowgoons, Apollo Brown, Oddisee, The Audible Doctor, etc.; first single: “Danger,” feat. Freeway; Hear here) | (Babygrande, Oct. 30, 2012) |
| Toby Keith | “Hope on the Rocks” (Hear here; Deluxe edition) | (Show Dog Nashville/Universal, Oct. 30, 2012) |
| Kristen Kelly | “Kristen Kelly [MP3]” (four-song EP; producers: Tony Brown, Paul Overstreet; first single: “Ex-Old Man”; Hear here) | (Arista Nashville, Oct. 30, 2012) |
| LiveWire (Heartland country rock) | “Livin’ “ (producer: Justin Woods; first single: “Lies”; Hear here) | (Way Out West, Oct. 30, 2012) |
| Meek Mill | “Dreams and Nightmares” (guests: Mary J. Blige, John Legend, Nas, Wale, Rick Ross, Trey Songz, Louie V, Kirko Bangz; first single: “Amen,” featuring Drake; Hear here; Read here; MP3) | (Maybach Music Group/Warner, Oct. 30, 2012) |
| Menahan Street Band (consists of members from The Dap-Kings, Antibalas, Budos Band) | “The Crossing” (first single: “The Crossing”; Hear here; Vinyl; MP3) | (Dunham/Daptone, Oct. 30, 2012) |
| Zak Morgan (family-friendly comic and folk musician) | “The Barber of the Beasts” (Hear here) | (Universal, Oct. 30, 2012) |
| Neurosis | “Honor Found in Decay” (producers: Steve Albini, Neurosis; Hear here; Deluxe edition) | (Neurot Recordings, Oct. 30, 2012) |
| David Olney | “Robbery & Murder” (Hear here) | (Deadbeet, Oct. 30, 2012) |
| Parkway Drive | “Atlas” (producer: Matt Hyde; first single: “Dark Days”; Hear here; Vinyl; MP3) | (Epitaph, Oct. 30, 2012) |
| Punks on Mars | “Bad Expectations” (first single: “Showers of Pain”; Hear here; Vinyl; MP3) | (Kill Zoo Music, Oct. 30, 2012) |
| André Rieu | “Home for the Holidays” (Hear here; DVD; Blu-ray) | (Hip-O, Oct. 30, 2012) |
| RNDM (pronounced “random”) | “Acts” (supergroup featuring Pearl Jam bassist Jeff Ament, singer-songwriter Joseph Arthur and former Fastbacks drummer Richard Stuverud; first single: “Modern Times”; Hear here; See here; Vinyl; MP3) | (Monkeywrench/RED, Oct. 30, 2012) |
| Rush Midnight (former Twin Shadow bassist Russ Manning) | “+1 [MP3]” (five-song EP; Hear here) | (Cascine, Oct. 30, 2012) |
| Rusted Root | “The Movement” (album marks the band’s 20th anniversary; Hear here) | (Shanachie, Oct. 30, 2012) |
| Matthew Ryan | “In the Dusk of Everything [MP3]” (producer: David Ricketts; Hear here) | (Matthew Ryan, Oct. 30, 2012) |
| Skye (Morcheeba singer) | “Back to Now [MP3]” (producer: Stephen Fitzmaurice; first single: “Featherlight”; Hear here; See here) | ([PIAS] America, Oct. 29, 2012) |
| The Soft Moon (San Francisco-based neo post-punk band) | “Zeros” (producer: Monte Vallier; Hear here; Vinyl) | (Captured Tracks, Oct. 30, 2012) |
| Rod Stewart | “Merry Christmas, Baby” (producer: David Foster; guests: Mary J. Blige, Michael Bublé, Cee Lo Green and a virtual duet with Ella Fitzgerald; Hear here; See here; Read here; MP3; see related reissue below) | (Verve, Oct. 30, 2012) |
| Taylor Swift | “Red [MP3]” (first single: “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together”; Hear here; Read here; Bonus package, featuring a “Red” rubber bracelet, sticker and a note from Swift; Vinyl; CD) | (Big Machine, Oct. 30, 2012) |
| Tracey Thorn (of Everything But the Girl) | “Tinsel and Lights” (10 seasonal modern and retro classics, with two new original songs; Hear here; Vinyl) | (Strange Feeling/Merge, Oct. 30, 2012) |
| Trans-Siberian Orchestra | “Dreams of Fireflies (On a Christmas Night)” (five-song EP; Hear here) | (Lava/Republic, Oct. 30, 2012) |
| Chad Valley | “Young Hunger [MP3]” (guests: Active Child, Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs, Anne Lise Frøkedal, El Perro del Mar, Glasser, Jack Goldstein; first single: “I Owe You This,” feat. Twin Shadow; Hear here) | (Cascine, Oct. 30, 2012) |
| Various artists | “Holidays Rule” (17-song Christmas album, featuring Paul McCartney, The Civil Wars, fun., The Shins, Andrew Bird, Rufus Wainwright, etc.; MP3) | (Hear Music, Oct. 30, 2012) |
| Various artists | “Wreck-It Ralph [Film soundtrack]” (original scored composed by Henry Jackman, plus songs by Owl City, Skrillex, Rihanna and Buckner & Garcia; animated movie opens Nov. 2; See here; MP3) | (Walt Disney, Oct. 30, 2012) |
| Walk Off the Earth | “R.E.V.O.” (four-song EP; first single: “Summer Vibe”; Hear here; See here) | (Columbia, Oct. 30, 2012) |
| Waves of Fury | “Thirst” (double album includes the 27-and-a-half minute long “Driftin’ Back”; producers: Young, John Hanlon, Mark Humphreys; Hear here; Vinyl) | (Alive/Redeye, Oct. 30, 2012) |
| Wazu (modern industrial-pop duo) | “Robobo [MP3]” (producers: Wazu, Kevin McMahon, Rick Parker; Hear here) | (Anti-Language Recordings, Oct. 30, 2012) |
| We Are the Woods | “Whales & Roses” (producer: Jeremy Sklarsky; Hear here; See here) | (Rex, Oct. 30, 2012) |
| Jules Weir | “Progress [MP3]” (1970s-style instrumental pieces; Hear here) | (Jules Weir, Nov. 3, 2012) |
| West End Motel (Mastodon guitarist Brent Hinds’ side project) | “Only Time Can Tell” (first single: “Burn It Down”; Hear here) | (Warner, Oct. 30, 2012) |
| Jack White | “I’m Shakin’ [MP3]” (new single, with “Blue on Two Trees”; Hear here) | (Third Man/Columbia, Oct. 30, 2012) |
| Gin Wigmore | “Man Like That EP [MP3]” (four songs; Hear here; See here) | (Mercury, Oct. 30, 2012) |
| Neil Young & Crazy Horse | “Psychedelic Pill” (double album includes the 27-and-a-half minute long “Driftin’ Back”; producers: Young, John Hanlon, Mark Humphreys; Hear here; Vinyl) | (Reprise, Oct. 30, 2012) |
Reissues
| Artist: | Title: | Label/Due date: |
| Ambrosia | “Ambrosia/Somewhere I’ve Never Travelled” (1975, 1976 albums on two CDs; remastered) | (Relayer/Friday Music, Oct. 30, 2012) |
| Big Country | “Steeltown [MP3]” (1984 album, with five bonus tracks) | (Mercury, Oct. 30, 2012) |
| Bread & David Gates | “Collected” (three CDs, 47 songs) | (U.K. – Universal, Oct. 29, 2012) |
| Breakwater | “Splashdown” (1980 album; remastered, with bonus tracks; Hear here) | (U.K. – Big Break, Oct. 29, 2012) |
| Dennis Brown | “Live at Montreux [CD/DVD]” (1979 performance) | (Cleopatra, Oct. 30, 2012) |
| James Brown | “Out of Sight [MP3]” (1964 album) | (Universal, Oct. 30, 2012) |
| Carol Burnett | “A Carol Burnett Christmas” (songs from her holiday specials, featuring Julie Andrews, Mahalia Jackson, Durwood Kirby, etc.; MP3; DVD) | (Legendary Entertainment Alliance, Oct. 30, 2012) |
| Candido | “Dancin’ & Prancin'” (1979 album; remastered; Hear here) | (U.K. – Big Break, Oct. 29, 2012) |
| CBS Jazz All-Stars | “Montreux Summit Vol. 1” (1977 album; remastered), “Montreux Summit Vol. 2” (1978 album; remastered) | (Wounded Bird, Oct. 30, 2012) |
| Christ On a Crutch | “Shit Edge and Other Songs for the Young and Sentimental” (16-song compilation from the late ’80s/early ’90s hardcore punk band) | (Cleopatra, Oct. 30, 2012) |
| Chuck D. | “Autobiography of Mistachuck [MP3]” (1996 album) | (Mercury, Oct. 30, 2012) |
| Cockney Rebel featuring Steve Harley | ” ‘Cavaliers’: An Anthology 1973-1974″ (four CDs, 49 songs) | (U.K. – EMI, Oct. 29, 2012) |
| Burton Cummings | “Live at Massey Hall” (The Guess Who singer’s first solo live album, recorded in 2010; Hear here; See here; Read here) | (Canada – Universal, Oct. 30, 2012) |
BTW: Track list – “No Sugar Tonight/New Mother Nature,” “Albert Flasher,” “Clap for the Wolfman,” “Laughing,” “Guns Guns Guns,” “Stand Tall,” “Hand Me Down World,” “Above the Ground,” “Runnin’ Back to Saskatoon,” “Undun,” “I’m Scared,” “We Just Came From the USA,” “These Eyes,” “American Woman,” “Timeless Love,” “Star Baby,” “No Time,” “Share the Land.”
| Dick Dale | “At the Drags” (20 songs from 1961-65 on Capitol; remastered; Vinyl; MP3), “King of the Surf Guitar” (1963 album; remastered; 20 songs; Vinyl; MP3) | (RockBeat, Oct. 30, 2012) |
| Doris Day | “Complete Christmas Collection” (22 songs) | (Real Gone Music, Oct. 30, 2012) |
| John Denver | “Take Me to Tomorrow” (1970 album; remastered), “Whose Garden Was This” (1970 album; remastered), “Aerie” (1971 album; remastered) | (Wounded Bird, Oct. 30, 2012) |
| Jackie DeShannon | “Keep Me In Mind: The Complete Imperial and Liberty Singles, Volume 3” (27 songs; Hear/read here) | (U.K. – Ace, Oct. 29, 2012) |
| Ronnie Dyson | “One Man Band” (1973 album, including “One Man Band [Plays All Alone]”; remastered, with six bonus tracks; Hear here; Read here) | (Purpose Music Vaults, Oct. 30, 2012) |
| Freddy Fender | “Love Songs” | (Fuel, Oct. 30, 2012) |
| Fine Young Cannibals | “The Collection” (16 tracks) | (U.K. – Rhino, Oct. 29, 2012) |
| Gogol Bordello (gypsy punk band) | “Trans-Continental Hustle [MP3]” (2010 album, produced by Rick Rubin) | (American Recordings, Oct. 30, 2012) |
| Glenn Gould | “The Complete Bach Collection [Box set]” (38 CDs and six DVDs; Hear/read here) | (Sony Masterworks, Oct. 30, 2012) |
| Justin Hayward | “Songwriter [MP3]” (1977 album) | (Universal, Oct. 30, 2012) |
| Loleatta Holloway | “Loleatta” (1977 album, with The Salsoul Orchestra; remastered, with bonus track; Hear here) | (U.K. – Big Break, Oct. 29, 2012) |
| Hotlegs (precursor to 10cc) | “You Didn’t Like It Because You Didn’t Think of It: The Complete Sessions 1970-1971” (includes their lone hit, “Neanderthal Man”) | (U.K. – Grapefruit, Oct. 29, 2012) |
| The House of Love | “The House of Love [MP3]” (1990 album) | (Mercury, Oct. 30, 2012) |
| Ian Hunter | “From the Knees of My Heart: The Chrysalis Years (1979-1981) [Box set]” (four CDs, 62 songs) | (U.K. – Chrysalis/EMI, Oct. 29, 2012) |
| Incubus | “The Essential Incubus” (two CDs, 28 songs; MP3) | (Epic/Legacy, Oct. 30, 2012) |
| INXS | “Listen Like Thieves/X” (1985, 1990 albums on one CD; remastered) | (Relayer/Friday Music, Oct. 30, 2012) |
| Jefferson Airplane, Jefferson Starship, Starship | “The Essential Jefferson Airplane, Jefferson Starship, Starship” (two CDs, 35 songs; MP3) | (RCA/Legacy, Oct. 30, 2012) |
| Jefferson Starship | “Freedom At Point Zero” (1979 album; deluxe collector’s edition; remastered, 16-page booklet) | (Rock Candy/Redeye, Oct. 30, 2012) |
| KC and the Sunshine Band | “Do It Good” (1974 debut album; remastered) | (U.K. – Big Break, Oct. 29, 2012) |
| King Crimson | “Lark’s Tongues in Aspic [Box set]” (40th anniversary collection contains 13 CDs, one DVD-A and one Blu-ray) | (Discipline US, Oct. 30, 2012) |
| Steve Lawrence & Eydie Gorme | “That Holiday Feeling!” (1964 album; remastered, with one bonus track), “The Greatest Hits Volume 2” (16 songs) | (Real Gone Music, Oct. 30, 2012) |
| Marillion | “Anoraknophobia” (2001 album) | (Madfish, Oct. 30, 2012) |
| Kylie Minogue | “K25 Time Capsule [Box set]” (contains 25 mini-discs of hits) | (Australia – Warner, Oct. 29, 2012) |
| Joni Mitchell | “The Studio Albums 1968-1979 [Box set]” (10-disc set contains everything from “Song to a Seagull” to “Mingus”; Read here) | (U.K. – Rhino/Warner, Oct. 29, 2012) |
| Michael Nesmith | “The Pacific Arts Box [Box set]” (four CDs, one DVD; Track list) | (U.K. – Edsel, Oct. 29, 2012) |
| The Oak Ridge Boys | “Heartbeat [MP3]” (1987 album) | (MCA Nashville, Oct. 30, 2012) |
| Graham Parker and the Rumour | “Stick to Me [MP3]” (1977 album) | (Mercury, Oct. 30, 2012) |
| Billy Paul | “War of the Gods” (1974 album, including “Thanks for Saving My Life”; remastered, with bonus tracks; Hear here) | (U.K. – Big Break, Oct. 29, 2012) |
| Pedro The Lion | “It’s Hard to Find a Friend [Vinyl]” (1998 album; remastered), “The Only Reason I Feel Secure [Vinyl]” (1999 album; remastered), “Control [Vinyl]” (2002 album; remastered), “Achilles Heel [Vinyl]” (2004 album; remastered) | (Jade Tree, Oct. 30, 2012) |
| David Peel & the lower east side | “Have a Marijuana” (1968 album; remastered; Read here) | (Real Gone Music, Oct. 30, 2012) |
| Dan Penn | “The Fame Recordings” (24 songs; Hear/read here) | (U.K. – Ace, Oct. 29, 2012) |
| Tito Puente | “Tito Puente — Quatro: The Definitive Collection [Box set]” (five CDs; Vinyl box set; MP3) | (Sony U.S. Latin, Oct. 30, 2012) |
| Quiet Riot | “Metal Health” (1983 album; deluxe collector’s edition; remastered, with six bonus tracks, 16-page booklet), “Condition Critical” (1984 album; deluxe collector’s edition; remastered, 16-page booklet) | (Rock Candy/Redeye, Oct. 30, 2012) |
| Jimmie Rodgers | “Jimmie Rodgers [MP3]” (1957 album) | (Rhino, Oct. 30, 2012) |
| Run-D.M.C. | “The Essential Run-D.M.C.” (two CDs, 29 songs; MP3) | (Arista/Profile /Legacy, Oct. 30, 2012) |
| SSgt Barry Sadler | “Ballad of the Green Berets” (1966 album; remastered, with a bonus track, “The ‘A’-Team”) | (Real Gone Music, Oct. 30, 2012) |
| Bunny Sigler | “That’s How Long I’ll Be Loving You” (1974 album; Hear here) | (U.K. – Big Break, Oct. 29, 2012) |
| Smash Mouth | “The Gift of Rock” (2005 Christmas album; MP3) | (429, Oct. 30, 2012) |
| Rod Stewart | “The Great American Songbook [Box set]” (contains all four volumes of his “Songbook” albums) | (RCA, Oct. 30, 2012) |
| James Taylor | “James Taylor at Christmas” (2006 album) | (UMe, Oct. 30, 2012) |
| Thrice | “Anthology” (24 songs; MP3) | (Staple/Workhorse Music Group, Oct. 30, 2012) |
| Various artists | “Hit the Road Jack: The ABC-Paramount Story” (two CDs, 50 songs; featuring hits by Paul Anka, Cliff Richard, Carole King, Johnny Nash, Ray Charles, The Shadows, etc.) | (U.K. – One Day Music, Oct. 29, 2012) |
| Various artists | “Kent 30: Best of Kent Northern 1982-2012” (30 songs; Track list) | (U.K. – Kent, Oct. 29, 2012) |
| Various artists | “Motown Meets The Beatles [MP3]” (1995 compilation of Motown artists covering Beatles songs) | (Motown, Oct. 30, 2012) |
| Various artists | “NOW That’s What I Call 90s Dance” (three CDs, 60 songs; Track list) | (U.K. – Chrysalis/EMI, Oct. 29, 2012) |
| Various artists | “Putumayo Presents World Yoga” (15 songs; MP3) | (Putumayo, Oct. 30, 2012) |
| Various artists | “Putumayo Kids Presents World Sing Along” | (Putumayo Kids, Oct. 30, 2012) |
| Various artists | “70s: The Collection” (three CDs, 60 songs), “80s: The Collection” (three CDs, 60 songs), “90s: The Collection” (three CDs, 60 songs) | (U.K. – Rhino/Warner, Oct. 29, 2012) |
| Various artists | “Singers & Songwriters: 1974-1975” (two CDs, 24 tracks; Track list) | (Time Life, Oct. 30, 2012) |
| Various artists | “SMOG City [MP3]” (label compilation featuring original songs by 12th Planet, Flinch, Antiserum, SPL, Noah D, The Juggernaut, Kelly Dean, Bare and Djyuna; Hear here) | (SMOG, Oct. 30, 2012) |
| Various artists | “Summertime Blues: Gems From the Parlophone Vaults” (two CDs, 50 songs; featuring hits by Bobby Freeman, Santo & Johnny, Ral Donner, Bill Doggett, Duane Eddy, The Tokens, Bobby Lewis, The Platters, etc.) | (U.K. – One Day Music, Oct. 29, 2012) |
| Various artists | “360 Sound: The Columbia Records Story [Deluxe edition + USB]” (hardcover book by author-historian Sean Wilentz celebrates the label’s 125th anniversary; box set also contains “360 Sound: The Columbia Records Story: Legends and Legacy,” a separate book by David Marsh, plus a USB drive with 263 recordings, compiled by Marsh; Read here) | (Columbia/Legacy, Oct. 30, 2012) |
| The Velvet Underground & Nico | “The Velvet Underground & Nico 45th Anniversary” (1967 album; remastered; Super Deluxe Edition, a six-CD box set featuring unreleased Factory rehearsals, Scepter Studios acetate and a previously unavailable November 1966 concert with the original band members and a young folk singer named Jackson Browne; Read here; Vinyl) | (Polydor/UMe, Oct. 30, 2012) |
| Dee Dee Warwick | “Turning Around [MP3]” (1970 album) | (Rhino/Atlantic, Oct. 30, 2012) |
| Bobby Womack | “Pieces” (1978 album; remastered, with four bonus tracks; Hear here; Read here) | (Purpose Music Vaults, Oct. 30, 2012) |
DVD/Blu-ray
| Artist: | Title: | Label/Due date: |
| Kathy Griffin | “The Kathy Griffin Collection: Red, White + Raw [DVD]” (two-disc set contains her comedy specials “Balls of Steel,” “Does the Bible Belt,” “Whores On Crutches,” “50 & Not Pregnant,” “Gurrl Down,” “Pants Off,” “Tired Hooker,” plus unaired bonus footage) | (Shout! Factory, Oct. 30, 2012) |
| Alfred Hitchcock | “Alfred Hitchcock: The Masterpiece Collection [Blu-ray]” (15 discs, including “Psycho,” “The Birds,” “Rear Window,” “Vertigo,” “North By Northwest,” etc.) | (Universal, Oct. 30, 2012) |
Music Books
| Subject/ Author(s): | Title: | Publisher/Due date: |
| Jon Burlingame | “The Music of James Bond [Hardcover]” | (Oxford University Press, Nov. 1, 2012) |
| Rolling Stones, The | “The Rolling Stones: Complete Recording Sessions 1962-2012 — 50th Anniversary Edition [Paperback]” (author: Martin Elliott) | (Cherry Red Books, Nov. 1, 2012) |
| Jeremy Simmonds | “The Encyclopedia of Dead Rock Stars: Heroin, Handguns, and Ham Sandwiches (Second Edition) [Paperback]” | (Chicago Review Press, Nov. 1, 2012) |
| Bruce Springsteen | “Bruce [Hardcover]” (includes Clarence Clemons’ final interview; author: Peter Ames Carlin; Kindle) | (Chicago Review Press, Oct. 30, 2012) |
| Mary Wells | “Mary Wells: The Tumultuous Life of Motown’s First Superstar [Hardcover]” (author: Peter Benjaminson) | (Chicago Review Press, Nov. 1, 2012) |
| Neil Young | “Waging Heavy Peace: Limited and Signed Edition [Hardcover]” | (Blue Rider Press, Oct. 30, 2012) |
Next week: Nov. 6, 2012
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