Pause & Play Today: Jan. 6, 2022
UPDATES / ADDITIONS
NEW RELEASES
“Ocean Child: Songs of Yoko Ono,” various artists – Feb. 18
“Spellbound,” Judy Collins – Feb. 25
“Something Worse Than Loneliness,” Bob Lind – Feb. 25
“I Need a Job … So I Can Buy More Auto-Tune,” Swamp Dogg – Feb. 25
“Wonder World,” MacKenzie Grant – March 18
“At the Hotspot,” Warmduscher – April 1
REISSUES
“From Every Stage,” Joan Baez – Feb. 25
VINYL
“Worldwide Underground,” Erykah Badu – Feb. 25
DVD / BLU-RAY
“Ronnie’s,” various artists – Feb. 15
JUST RELEASED (surprise releases + more)
“Antidawn EP,” Burial (CD and Vinyl out Jan. 28; Apple Music; Hyperdub)
NEW SONGS (click on title to stream)
I Can’t Give Everything Away (Amazon Original), Spoon … a cover of David Bowie
I Don’t Want To Start a War, Will Kimbrough | 
Soul to Blessed Soul, Swamp Dogg |
Why Pretend, Kodiak Arcade |
God Complex, Gentle Party
Respirate, Pinegrove |
Let Me Be, Fancy Hagood & Devon Gilfillian
Solid Gold (Barebones Sessions), MOLOSSER |
Look Again, Artsick
TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS
Nino Tempo (87)
Joey, the CowPolka King (73)
Kim Wilson (71)
Jett Williams (69)
Kathy Sledge (63)
Eric Williams [BLACKstreet] (62)
Mark O’Toole [Frankie Goes To Hollywood] (58)
Muzz Skillings [Living Colour] (58)
A.R. Rahman (55)
Alex Turner [Arctic Monkeys] (36)
IN REMEMBRANCE
Ron Asheton (1948-2009)
Lou Rawls (1933-2006)
Michel Petrucciani (1962-1999)
Dizzy Gillespie (1917-1993)
Steve Gilpin (1949-1992)
RANDOM LYRICS
“I don’t know why I love you like I do
All the troubles you put me through”
RELEASED ON JAN. 6 … IN 1984
“Frampton Comes Alive!,” Peter Frampton (one of the best-selling live albums of all time, featuring “Show Me the Way,” “Baby, I Love Your Way” and “Do You Feel Like We Do”; it spent 10 non-consecutive weeks at No. 1 in the U.S. and was the top-selling album of 1976; producer: Frampton; A&M)
R.I.P.
Peter Bogdanovich (Oscar-nominated director won a Grammy for Best Music Film for his 2007 Tom Petty documentary “Runnin’ Down a Dream”)
MUSIC HEADLINES
> Tom T. Hall’s Cause of Death Revealed | New York Post
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> Phil Collins’ Solo and Genesis Catalog May Be Next Big Publishing Sale | Billboard
> Kanye West, Billie Eilish to Headline Coachella; Swedish House Mafia in the Mix | Variety
> Daughter of Original Coal Chamber Bassist Rayna Foss Says Her Mother Is Not Missing | NME
> Dr. Dre Reportedly Could Lose Millions If COVID Cancels SB Halftime Show | Complex
> Best Gene Krupa Songs: 20 Jazz Essentials | uDiscover Music
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Gerry Galipault Gerry Galipault debuted Pause & Play online in October 1997. Since then, it has become the definitive place for CD-release dates — with a worldwide audience.
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