New stuff
| Artist: | Title: | Label/Due date: |
| The Acacia Strain | “Death Is the Only Mortal” (producer: Daniel Laskiewicz; Hear here; Vinyl; MP3) | (Rise, Oct. 9, 2012) |
| All Time Low | “Don’t Panic” (producer: Mike Green; first single: “The Reckless and the Brave”; Hear here) | (Hopeless, Oct. 9, 2012) |
| August Burns Red | “August Burns Red Presents: Sleddin’ Hill, A Holiday Album” (producers: Carson Slovak, Grant McFarland; Hear here) | (Solid State, Oct. 9, 2012) |
| Bad Books (Kevin Devine and members of Manchester Orchestra) | “II” (producers: Devine, singer Andy Hull, guitarist Robert McDowell; new single: “It Never Stops”; Hear here; See here; Vinyl) | (Triple Crown/Favorite Gentlemen Recordings, Oct. 9, 2012) |
| Between the Buried and Me | “The Parallax II: Future Sequence” (Hear here; Vinyl; MP3) | (Metal Blade, Oct. 9, 2012) |
| The Birthday Massacre (Canadian synthrock band) | “Hide and Seek” (Hear here; Read here; MP3) | (Metropolis, Oct. 9, 2012) |
| Blackmore’s Night | “A Knight in York” (recorded in the fall of 2011 at the Opera House in York, England; Hear here; See here; CD/Blu-ray; Vinyl; MP3) | (UDR, Oct. 9, 2012) |
| Blessed Feathers | “Peaceful Beasts in an Ocean of Weeds [MP3]” (five-song EP; producer: Kevin McMahon; Hear here; See here) | (Blessed Feathers, Oct. 9, 2012) |
| John Cale (founding member of The Velvet Underground) | “Shifty Adventures in Nookie Wood” (Danger Mouse collaborated on the opening track, “I Wanna Talk 2 U”; Hear here; See here; Vinyl) | (Double Six/Domino, Oct. 9, 2012) |
| Callers | “Reviver” (new single: “Heroes”; Hear here; Vinyl; MP3) | (Partisan, Oct. 9, 2012) |
| The Calm Blue Sea (Austin band) | “Arrivals & Departures” (Hear here; Vinyl; MP3) | (Modern Outsider, Oct. 9, 2012) |
| Coheed and Cambria | “The Afterman: Ascension” (the first of a double concept album, with “The Afterman: Descension” due in February 2013; Hear here; Vinyl) | (Hundred Handed/Everything Evil, Oct. 9, 2012) |
| Celtic Woman | “Home For Christmas” (Hear here; MP3) | (Angel, Oct. 9, 2012) |
| Citizens! (London quintet) | “Here We Are” (producer: Franz Ferdinand’s Alex Kapranos; first single: “True Romance”; Hear here; See here; Vinyl; MP3) | (Kitsuné/Cooperative Music, Oct. 9, 2012) |
| Cold Showers | “Love and Regret [MP3]” (Hear here) | (Dais, Oct. 9, 2012) |
| Converge | “All We Love We Leave Behind” (producer: Kurt Ballou; Hear here; MP3) | (Epitaph, Oct. 9, 2012) |
| The Cringe | “Hiding in Plain Sight” (producers: The Cringe; Hear here; MP3) | (Listen, Oct. 9, 2012) |
| Danko Jones | “Rock and Roll Is Black and Blue” (producer: Matt DeMatteo; first single: “Just a Beautiful Day”; Hear here; Vinyl; MP3) | (Bad Taste, Oct. 9, 2012) |
| Jeff Dunham | “Jeff Dunham: Minding the Monsters [MP3]” (Comedy Central special airs Oct. 7; See here; Read here; CD; DVD; Blu-ray) | (eOne Music/Paramount, Oct. 9, 2012) |
| Electric Six | “Absolute Pleasure” (Detroit rock band’s live album, recorded at First Avenue in Minneapolis and Chicago’s Double Door; Hear here; MP3) | (Metropolis, Oct. 9, 2012) |
| Don Felder (Eagles guitarist) | “Road to Forever” (his first solo album in nearly 30 years; producers: Felder, Robin DiMaggio; guests: David Crosby, Graham Nash, Stephen Stills, Steve Lukather, David Paich, Steve Porcaro, Randy Jackson, Tommy Shaw, etc.; first single: “Fall From the Grace of Love”; Hear here; Read here) | (Rocket Science Ventures, Oct. 9, 2012) |
| Freelance Whales | “Diluvia” (producer: Shane Stoneback; new single: “Spitting Image”; Hear here; Read here; Vinyl) | (Mom + Pop/Frenchkiss, Oct. 9, 2012) |
| The Fresh Beat Band | “The Fresh Beat Band: More Music From the Hit TV Show Vol. 2.0”; Hear here; Deluxe edition; MP3) | (Legacy, Oct. 9, 2012) |
| Robert Glasper | “Black Radio Recovered: The Remix EP” (producer: Glasper; remixers: Glasper, ?uestlove, 9th Wonder, Georgia Anne Muldrow, Pete Rock; guests: Black Milk, Phonte, The Roots, Solange Knowles; Hear here; MP3) | (Blue Note, Oct. 9, 2012) |
| Glee Cast | “Barely Breathing [MP3],” “Don’t Speak [MP3],” “Give Your Heart a Break [MP3],” “Mine [MP3],” “The Scientist [MP3]” | (Columbia, Oct. 9, 2012) |
| Ellie Goulding | “Halcyon” (producers: Jim Elliot, Goulding; first single: “Anything Could Happen”; Hear here; Read here; Vinyl; MP3) | (Cherrytree/ Interscope, Oct. 9, 2012) |
| Brandon Heath | “Blue Mountain” (first single: “Jesus in Disguise”; Hear here>; MP3) | (Reunion, Oct. 9, 2012) |
| He’s My Brother She’s My Sister (Los Angeles quintet) | “Nobody Dances in This Town” (first single: “Electric Love”; Hear here; MP3) | (Park the Van, Oct. 9, 2012) |
| Hidden Orchestra | “Archipelago” (first singles: “Vorka” and “Spoken”; Hear here; See here; Vinyl; MP3) | (Tru Thoughts, Oct. 9, 2012) |
| Hillsong | “We Have a Savior” (Christmas album; See here>; MP3) | (Hillsong, Oct. 9, 2012) |
| HONKY (Texas super-boogie band) | “421” (producers: JD Pinkus, Bobby Ed Landgraf; Hear here; MP3) | (HONKY, Oct. 9, 2012) |
| Hostage Calm (Connecticut punks/activists) | “Please Remain Calm” (producer: J. Robbins; Hear here; Vinyl) | (Run For Cover, Oct. 9, 2012) |
| Hyland (Christian rock band from Minneapolis) | “Finding Our Way” (producer: Jeff Schneeweis; first single: “Beauty in the Broken”; Hear here) | (Tooth & Nail, Oct. 9, 2012) |
| Wanda Jackson | “Unfinished Business” (producer: Justin Townes Earle; Hear here; Vinyl; MP3) | (Sugar Hill, Oct. 9, 2012) |
| Juggernaught | “Bring the Meat Back [MP3]” (first single: “Beef or Chicken”; Hear here) | (Juggernaught, Oct. 10, 2012) |
| Kaki King | “Glow” (producer: D. James Goodwin; Hear here; MP3) | (Velour Recordings, Oct. 9, 2012) |
| KISS | “Monster” (producer: Greg Collins; first single: “Hell or Hallelujah”; Hear here; Read here; Vinyl; MP3) | (KISS/Universal, Oct. 9, 2012) |
| Kosheen (British trip-hop, breakbeat and rock group) | “Independence” (first single: “Get a New One”; Hear here; See here) | (U.K. – Kosheen Recording, Oct. 8, 2012) |
| Letting Up Despite Great Faults | “Untogether” (new single: “Bulletproof Girl”; Hear here; MP3) | (New Words, Oct. 9, 2012) |
| Colin Linden | “Still Live” (recorded at Douglas Corner Café in Nashville; producer: Linden; Hear here; MP3) | (Yellow Dog, Oct. 9, 2012) |
| Lord Huron (L.A.-based band) | “Lonesome Dreams” (first single: “Time to Run”; See here; Vinyl; MP3) | (IAMSOUND, Oct. 9, 2012) |
| Luther (Philadelphia band) | “Let’s Get You Somewhere Else” (producer: Bouncing Souls guitarist Pete Steinkopf; Hear here; Vinyl) | (Chunksaah, Oct. 9, 2012) |
| Jeff Lynne | “Long Wave” (covers of pre-rock and ’60s standards; first single: “Mercy, Mercy”; Hear here; Track list; Vinyl; MP3, with a bonus track, “Beyond the Sea”), “Mr. Blue Sky: The Very Best of Electric Light Orchestra” (rerecordings of ELO hits; Track list; Vinyl; MP3) | (Frontiers, Oct. 9, 2012) |
| MellowHype (L.A. alt hip-hop duo) | “Numbers” (producer: Left Brain; first single: “La Bonita”; Hear here; See here; Vinyl) | (Odd Future, Oct. 9, 2012) |
| METZ (Toronto trio) | “METZ” (producers: Graham Walsh, Alexandre Bonenfant; Hear here; Read here; Vinyl; MP3) | (Sub Pop, Oct. 9, 2012) |
| MGK (rapper) | “Lace Up” (producers: Alex da Kid, Alex Kickdrum, Aliby, GB Hitz, J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League, J.R. Rotem, JP Did This 1, Slim Gudz, Southside; guests: Waka Flocka Flame, Young Jeezy, Avenged Sevenfold, Lil Jon, Twista, Tech N9ne, DMX, etc.; new single: “Hold On [Shut Up]”; Hear here; Deluxe edition; MP3) | (EST19XX/Bad Boy/Interscope, Oct. 9, 2012) |
| Murda Mills | “I’m On!” (producer: Alton Guidry; first single: “I’m On!”; Hear here) | (Table, Oct. 9, 2012) |
| My Jerusalem (Austin-based indie rock band) | “Preachers” (producer: Spoon drummer Jim Eno; Hear here; Vinyl; MP3) | (The End, Oct. 9, 2012) |
| Meshell Ndegeocello | “Pour une âme souveraine: A dedication to Nina Simone” (guests: Sinead O’Connor, Lizz Wright, Valerie June, Tracy Wannomae, Toshi Reagon, Cody Chesnutt; Hear here; MP3) | (Naïve, Oct. 9, 2012) |
| AC Newman (of The New Pornographers) | “Shut Down the Streets” (guest: Neko Case; Hear here; Vinyl; MP3) | (Matador, Oct. 9, 2012) |
| Yannick Noah (French tennis champion) | “Hommage” (covers of Bob Marley songs; Hear here; MP3) | (RED/Sony Music France, Oct. 9, 2012) |
| Nonpoint | “Nonpoint” (producer: Johnny K; first single: “I Said It”; Hear here; MP3) | (Razor & Tie, Oct. 9, 2012) |
| Script, The | “#3” (producers: Danny O’Donoghue, Mark Sheehan; first single: “Hall of Fame”; Hear here; Read here; Deluxe edition; MP3) | (Epic, Oct. 9, 2012) |
| Russ Seeger (former Levon Helm band mate) | “Live in Peace [MP3]” (Hear here) | (Paradiddle, Oct. 9, 2012) |
| Ty Segall | “Twins” (first single: “The Hill”; Hear here; See here) | (Drag City, Oct. 9, 2012) |
| The 69 Eyes (Helsinki vampire-rock outfit) | “X” (first single: “Red”; Hear here; See here; MP3) | (Nuclear Blast, Oct. 9, 2012) |
| Rick Springfield | “Songs for the End of the World” (guests: John Waite, Richard Page; Hear here; MP3) | (Rick Springfield/UMe, Oct. 9, 2012) |
| Tame Impala (psychedelic rock band from Perth, Australia) | “Lonerism” (producer: frontman Kevin Parker; first single: “Elephant”; Hear here; See here; Vinyl) | (Modular/Interscope, Oct. 9, 2012) |
| Tracer (Australian trio) | “Spaces In Between” (Hear here; See here; MP3) | (The Mascot Label Group, Oct. 9, 2012) |
| Trash Talk (Sacramento hardcore punk band) | “119” (Hear here; Vinyl; MP3) | (Trash Talk Collective/Odd Future, Oct. 9, 2012) |
| Suzanne Vega | “Close-Up Vol. 4, Songs of Family” (Hear here; MP3) | (Amanuensis Productions, Oct. 9, 2012) |
| Wallflowers, The | “Glad All Over” (producer: Jay Joyce; first single: “Reboot the Mission,” featuring Mick Jones; Hear here; Vinyl; MP3) | (Columbia, Oct. 9, 2012) |
| Xzibit | “Napalm” (his first album in more than six years; producers: Dr. Dre, Akon, David Banner, S1, Focus, Beat Butcher; guests: Wiz Khalifa, Prodigy, Crooked I, Game, Slim The Mobster, Travis Barker, DJ Sid, Tha Alkaholiks; Hear here; Read here; MP3; MP3 Deluxe edition) | (Open Bar Entertainment/EMI, Oct. 9, 2012) |
| Zedd (EDM producer/ DJ/songwriter) | “Clarity” (first single: “Spectrum,” feat. Matthew Koma; Hear here; MP3) | (Interscope, Oct. 9, 2012) |
Reissues
| Artist: | Title: | Label/Due date: |
| Alvin & the Chipmunks | “Christmas with the Chipmunks” (18 songs; MP3) | (Capitol, Oct. 9, 2012) |
| Edie Adams | “The Edie Adams Christmas Album” (15 previously unissued recordings of holiday classics drawn from the “Kovacs Unlimited” TV show, featuring Ernie Kovacs from 1952; MP3) | (Omnivore Recordings, Oct. 9, 2012) |
| Adam Ant | “Playlist: The Very Best of Adam Ant” (MP3) | (Epic/Legacy, Oct. 9, 2012) |
| Beach Boys, The | “Surfin’ Safari [MP3]” (1962 album; remastered), “Surfin’ USA” (1963 album; mono and stereo remasters; MP3), “Surfer Girl” (1963 album; mono and stereo remasters; MP3), “Little Deuce Coupe” (1963 album; mono and stereo remasters; MP3), “Shut Down, Volume 2” (1964 album; mono and stereo remasters; MP3), “All Summer Long” (1964 album; mono and stereo remasters; MP3), “The Beach Boys Today!” (1965 album; mono and stereo remasters; MP3), “Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!)” (1965 album; mono and stereo remasters; MP3) , “Beach Boys’ Party!” (1965 album; mono and stereo remasters; MP3), “Pet Sounds” (1966 album; mono and stereo remasters), “Smiley Smile” (1967 album; mono and stereo remasters; MP3), “Sunflower” (1970 album; stereo remaster; MP3), “Surf’s Up” (1971 album; stereo remaster; MP3), “Christmas Harmonies” (2009 compilation; stereo remaster) | (Capitol, Oct. 9, 2012) |
| Beach Boys, The | “Greatest Hits” (20 hits; MP3), “Greatest Hits: Fifty Big Ones” (two CDs; MP3) | (Capitol, Oct. 9, 2012) |
| Björk | “Biophilia Remix Series, Vol. 6” (Vinyl) | (One Little Indian, Oct. 9, 2012) |
| Johnny Bristol | “Bristol’s Crème [MP3]” (1976 album) | (Rhino/Atlantic, Oct. 9, 2012) |
| Glen Campbell & Jimmy Webb | “In Session … [CD/DVD]” (recorded in 1983 in the Hamilton, Ontario, studios of CHCH-TV; Read here; MP3) | (Fantasy, Oct. 9, 2012) |
| Can | “The Lost Tapes” (three CDs of previously unreleased studio, soundtrack and live material; Hear here; See here; Track list; MP3) | (Mute, Oct. 9, 2012) |
| Climax Blues Band | “Classic Climax: The Best of 1978-1989” (17 songs) | (U.K. – Repertoire, Oct. 8, 2012) |
| Shawn Colvin | “Playlist: The Very Best of Shawn Colvin” (MP3) | (Columbia/Legacy, Oct. 9, 2012) |
| Taylor Dayne | “S.O.U.L.” (10-song best-of) | (Sony BMG Special Markets, Oct. 9, 2012) |
| Deep Purple | “Machine Head: 40th Anniversary Edition” (1972 album; remastered, with non-album B-side “When a Blind Man Cries”; CD/DVD box set) | (U.K. – EMI, Oct. 8, 2012) |
| Destiny’s Child | “Playlist: The Very Best of Destiny’s Child” (MP3) | (Columbia/Legacy, Oct. 9, 2012) |
| Dio | “The Very Beast of Dio Vol. 2” (17 tracks; MP3) | (Niji Entertainment Group, Oct. 9, 2012) |
| Maggie Estep | “Love Is a Dog From Hell [MP3]” (1997 album) | (Island Mercury, Oct. 9, 2012) |
| Faces | “Stay With Me: Faces Anthology” (two CDs, 36 songs; Hear/read here) | (U.K. – Rhino, Oct. 8, 2012) |
| Darrow Fletcher | “CrossOver Soul: 1975-1979 Los Angeles Sessions” (17 songs; Read here) | (U.K. – Kent, Oct. 8, 2012) |
| Funk D’Void (aka Francois Dubois) | “Balance 022: Funk D’Void” (Scottish DJ/producer weaves 20 years of DJ history into a Balance Series mix; Hear here; ) | (Balance Music, Oct. 9, 2012) |
| Rory Gallagher | “Against the Grain” (1975 album; remastered), “Calling Card” (1976 album; remastered), “Photo Finish” (1978 album; remastered), “Top Priority” (1979 album; remastered), “Jinx” (1979 album; remastered) | (U.K. – Sony, Oct. 8, 2012) |
| Vince Guaraldi Trio | “A Charlie Brown Christmas” (1965 album; remastered, with bonus tracks; MP3) | (Fantasy/Concord Jazz, Oct. 9, 2012) |
| Alan Jackson | “Playlist: The Very Best of Alan Jackson” (MP3) | (RCA/Legacy, Oct. 9, 2012) |
| Waylon Jennings & Willie Nelson | “Playlist: The Very Best of Waylon Jennings & Willie Nelson” (MP3) | (Columbia/Legacy, Oct. 9, 2012) |
| Elton John vs. Pnau | “Good Morning to the Night: Deluxe Edition [MP3]” (2012 album, with five bonus remixes; CD) | (Casablanca, Oct. 9, 2012) |
| George Jones & Tammy Wynette | “Playlist: The Very Best of George Jones & Tammy Wynette” (MP3) | (Epic/Legacy, Oct. 9, 2012) |
| B.B. King | “Ladies & Gentlemen … Mr. B.B. King [Box set]” (four CDs; Read here) | (Hip-O/UMe, Oct. 9, 2012) |
| Carole King | “Playlist: The Very Best of Carole King” (MP3) | (Epic/Legacy, Oct. 9, 2012) |
| Kutless | “Believer (Christmas Edition)” (2012 album, packaged with their 2011 six-song EP “This Is Christmas”) | (BEC Recordings, Oct. 9, 2012) |
| Less Than Jake | “Borders & Boundaries [CD/DVD]” (2000 album; remastered, with previously unreleased tracks; Vinyl; MP3) | (Fat Wreck Chords, Oct. 9, 2012) |
| Level 42 | “Running in the Family (Deluxe Edition)” (1987 album; remastered; two CDs, with bonus remixes; Track list; Deluxe edition) | (U.K. – UMC/Polydor, Oct. 8, 2012) |
| Kirsty MacColl | “Desperate Character: Expanded Edition” (1981 album; remastered, making its CD debut), “Kite: Expanded Edition” (two CDs; 1989 album; remastered, with 17 bonus tracks; MP3), “Electric Landlady: Expanded Edition” (two CDs; 1991 album; remastered, with 16 bonus tracks; MP3), “Titanic Days: Expanded Edition” (two CDs; 1993 album; remastered, with 17 bonus tracks; Read here) | (U.K. – Salvo, Oct. 8, 2012) |
| Taj Mahal | “Playlist: The Very Best of Taj Mahal” (MP3) | (Columbia/Legacy, Oct. 9, 2012) |
| Mandisa (“American Idol” season 5 finalist) | “It’s Christmas (Christmas Angel Edition)” (2008 album, with two new Christmas songs; Read here; MP3) | (Sparrow, Oct. 9, 2012) |
| Ricky Martin | “Playlist: The Very Best of Ricky Martin” (MP3) | (Columbia/Legacy, Oct. 9, 2012) |
| Johnny Mathis | “Playlist: The Very Best of Johnny Mathis” | (Columbia/Legacy, Oct. 9, 2012) |
| Meat Loaf | “Playlist: The Very Best of Meat Loaf” (MP3) | (Epic/Legacy, Oct. 9, 2012) |
| Laura Nyro | “Playlist: The Very Best of Laura Nyro” (MP3) | (Columbia/Legacy, Oct. 9, 2012) |
| Tim O’Brien & Darrell Scott | “We’re Usually a Lot Better Thank This” (live recordings from 2005-2006; MP3) | (Full Light/Thirty Tigers, Oct. 9, 2012) |
| Old 97’s | “Too Far to Care: Deluxe Edition” (1997 album; remastered, with a second CD titled “They Made a Monster: The Too Far to Care Demos”; MP3) | (Omnivore Recordings, Oct. 9, 2012) |
| The Prodigy | “Always Outnumbered Never Outgunned” (2004 album) | (XL Recordings, Oct. 9, 2012) |
| Ravel | “The Complete Edition [Box set]” (14 CDs, 234 songs; MP3) | (Decca, Oct. 9, 2012) |
| Collin Raye | “Playlist: The Very Best of Collin Raye” (MP3) | (Epic/Legacy, Oct. 9, 2012) |
| Riders in the Sky | “Horse Opera [MP3]” (1980 album) | (MCA Nashville, Oct. 9, 2012) |
| David Ruffin | “David Unreleased LP & More” (unreleased third solo album from 1971, with seven bonus tracks and four mono single mixes; Read here) | (Motown/Hip-O Select, Oct. 9, 2012) |
| The Seeds | “The Seeds” (1966 album; remastered, with 10 bonus tracks, eight of which were previously unreleased; Hear/read here) | (U.K. – Big Beat/Ace, Oct. 8, 2012) |
| Lonnie Liston Smith | “Cosmic Funk & Spiritual Sounds: The Flying Dutchman Masters” (15 songs; Read here; MP3) | (Beat Goes Public/Ace, Oct. 9, 2012) |
| Mindy Smith | “The Essential Mindy Smith” (13 songs; Vinyl; MP3) | (Vanguard, Oct. 9, 2012) |
| Starship | “Playlist: The Very Best of Starship” (MP3) | (RCA/Legacy, Oct. 9, 2012) |
| Barbra Streisand | “Release Me” (11 previously unreleased tracks, dedicated to Marvin Hamlisch; Hear here; Track list; Vinyl; MP3; see related book below) | (Columbia, Oct. 9, 2012) |
| The Supremes | “I Hear a Symphony: Expanded Edition” (1965 album; remastered; two CDs, 50 tracks; Track list; MP3) | (Motown/Hip-O Select, Oct. 9, 2012) |
| Various artists | “Athens, GA — Inside/Out [CD/DVD]” (soundtrack and DVD of the 1987 documentary, featuring R.E.M., Flat Duo Jets, Love Tractor, Dreams So Real, etc.; See here) | (Omnivore Recordings, Oct. 9, 2012) |
| Various artists | “Best of Bond … James Bond: 50 Years – 50 Tracks” (two CDs; Track list; Single CD) | (Capitol, Oct. 9, 2012) |
| Various artists | “Electrospective: The Remix Album” (Track list; MP3) | (Capitol, Oct. 9, 2012) |
| Various artists | “F*** Me I’m Famous! By Cathy & David Guetta [MP3]” (feat. songs by David Guetta, Afrojack, Avicii, deadmau5, Calvin Harris, Swedish House Mafia) | (Capitol, Oct. 9, 2012) |
| Various artists | “Garage Rock Hits [MP3]” (14 songs, feat. The Moving Sidewalks, 13th Floor Elevators, Music Explosion, The Human Beinz, etc.) | (Airline, Oct. 9, 2012) |
| Various artists | “Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas! [MP3]” (original soundtrack to the 1966 animated TV special, featuring the M-G-M Studio Chorus & Orchestra and Thurl Ravenscroft) | (WaterTower Music, Oct. 9, 2012) |
| Various artists | “Ska’s the Limit 1959-1964, Volume 1 [MP3]” (1997 compilation; 20 songs, feat. Bob Marley, Jimmy Cliff, Millie Small, Laurel Aitken, Toots & The Maytals, etc.) | (Island, Oct. 9, 2012) |
| Various artists | “For Your Eyes Only [MP3]” (1981 soundtrack album), “A View to a Kill [MP3]” (1985 soundtrack album) | (Capitol, Oct. 9, 2012) |
| Porter Wagoner & Dolly Parton | “Playlist: The Very Best of Porter Wagoner & Dolly Parton” (MP3) | (RCA/Legacy, Oct. 9, 2012) |
| Hank Williams | “Hank Williams: The Lost Concerts Limited Collector’s Edition” (19-song collection, along with on-stage conversations and anecdotes about his life, plus a 1951 radio interview) | (Time Life, Oct. 9, 2012) |
| Bob Wills | “24 Greatest Hits [MP3]” | (Mercury Nashville, Oct. 9, 2012) |
| Amy Winehouse | “The Album Collection [Box set]” (three-CD set includes her albums “Frank,” “Back to Black” and “Lioness: Hidden Treasures”) | (Universal, Oct. 9, 2012) |
| Johnny Worth | “The Complete Embassy Singles 1958-60” (two CDs) | (Acrobat, Oct. 9, 2012) |
DVD/Blu-ray
| Artist: | Title: | Label/Due date: |
| Steve Aoki | “Deadmeat Live at Roseland Ballroom [DVD]” (guests: Lil Jon, Wynter Gordon, Polina; See here) | (Dim Mak/Ultra Music, Oct. 9, 2012) |
| The Beatles | “Magical Mystery Tour [DVD]” (1967 film, with unseen footage; See here; Blu-ray; Deluxe Box Set, Blu-ray, DVD and a reproduction of the 1967 U.K. double vinyl 6 track EP) | (Apple/Capitol, Oct. 9, 2012) |
| Tom Cruise, Mary J. Blige | “Rock of Ages [DVD]” (2012 film; Blu-ray/DVD) | (Warner, Oct. 9, 2012) |
| Lady Gaga | “Lady Gaga: On the Edge [DVD]” (unauthorized biography; Blu-ray) | (First Look Pictures, Oct. 9, 2012) |
| LCD Soundsystem | “Shut Up and Play the Hits: The Very Loud Ending of LCD Soundsystem [DVD]” (three discs; April 2, 2011, final show at Madison Square Garden, with guests Arcade Fire and Reggie Watts; Blu-ray) | (Oscilloscope Laboratories, Oct. 9, 2012) |
| Pat Metheny | “The Orchestrion Project [DVD]” (two discs; See here; Blu-ray) | (Eagle Rock, Oct. 9, 2012) |
| Rick Moranis, Ellen Greene | “Little Shop of Horrors: The Director’s Cut [DVD]” (1986 film; featured Levi Stubbs as the voice of Audrey II; Blu-ray) | (Warner, Oct. 9, 2012) |
| The Who | “The Who: Live in Texas ’75 [DVD]” (see related book below) | (Eagle Rock, Oct. 9, 2012) |
Music Books
| Subject/ Author(s): | Title: | Publisher/Due date: |
| John Lennon | “John Lennon: The Letters [Hardcover]” (edited by Hunter Davies; Kindle) | (Weidenfeld & Nicolson, Oct. 9, 2012) |
| Olly Murs | “Happy Days [Kindle]” | (Coronet, Oct. 11, 2012) |
| Barbra Streisand | “Hello, Gorgeous: Becoming Barbra Streisand [Hardcover]” (author: William J. Mann; Kindle) | (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Oct. 9, 2012) |
| Pete Townshend | “Who I Am [Hardcover]” (See here; Kindle) | (Harper, Oct. 8, 2012) |