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OCT. 14, 2016

BEASTIE BOYS
“Licensed to Ill (30th Anniversary Edition)” (1987 album; cut from the original production masters; Def Jam)

CAPTAIN BEEFHEART & HIS MAGIC BAND
“Diddy Wah Diddy / Who Do You Think You’re Fooling & Moonchild / Frying Pan” (1966 singles; double 7-inch 45rpm gatefold edition, all sides cut from the original A&M mono masters; Sundazed)

PHIL COLLINS
“The Singles” (four-LP box set; Rhino)

RAY CONNIFF AND THE RAY CONNIFF SINGERS
“We Wish You a Merry Christmas” (1962 album; 180-gram audiophile white LP; Friday Music)

CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL
“Live in Europe” (1973 double LP; Fantasy)

DIANA KRALL
“Christmas Songs” (2005 album; Verve)

PINK FLOYD
“Wish You Were Here” (1975 album; Pink Floyd / Legacy)

ELVIS PRESLEY
“Blue Hawaii” (1961 album; 180-gram audiophile translucent blue LP, gatefold cover; Friday Music)

RADIOHEAD
“Kid A” (2000 album; double LP; XL Recordings)

SELENA
“Ones” (2002 double-LP compilation; 20 songs; EMI Latin)

SONIC YOUTH
“Experimental Jet Set, Trash and No Star” (1994 album), “A Thousand Leaves” (1998 album), “NYC Ghosts & Flowers” (2000 album; Read here; Geffen / UMe)

THE TRAVELING WILBURYS
“Traveling Wilburys Vol. 1” (1988 album), “Traveling Wilburys Vol. 3” (1990 album; Concord)

SHANIA TWAIN
“Shania Twain” (1993 album), “The Woman in Me” (1995 album), “Come on Over” (1997 album), “Up!” (2002 album; Green Version; Red Version; Mercury Nashville / UMe)

STEVE VAI
“Passion and Warfare (25th Anniversary Edition)” (1991 album; 180-gram clear LP, with four bonus tracks; Friday Music)

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OCT. 21, 2016

ERYKAH BADU
“Baduizm” (1997 album, featuring “On & On”), “Mama’s Gun” (2000 album, featuring “Bag Lady”; Motown / UMe)

THE COUNT BASIE ORCHESTRA
“A Very Swingin’ Basie Christmas!” (2015 album; Concord Jazz)

BLINK-182
“Dude Ranch” (1997 album), “Take Off Your Pants and Jacket” (2001 album; mastered by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio; See here; SRCVinyl)

TIM BUCKLEY
“Lady, Give Me Your Key: The Unissued 1967 Solo Acoustic Sessions” (13 songs; Hear/read here; Future Days Recordings)

DEPECHE MODE
“101” (1989 live album; Rhino / Warner)

BOB DYLAN
“John Wesley Harding” (double 180-gram vinyl LP edition of the mono version of 1968 album, pressed at 45RPM; Mobile Fidelity)

ENYA
“Watermark” (1988 album, featuring “Orinoco Flow”)

ELLA FITZGERALD
“Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Cole Porter Song Book” (1956 album; three-LP box set; Analog Spark)

ARETHA FRANKLIN
“Yeah!!!” (1965 live album; Pure Pleasure)

FUNKADELIC
“Maggot Brain” (1971 album; “chocofunkalatte” LP), “Let’s Take It to the Stage” (1975 album; blue LP; 4 Men With Beards)

IGGY POP
“The Idiot” (1977 album; white clear LP), “Lust For Life” (1977 album; yellow LP; 4 Men With Beards)

PRINCE
“Sign ‘O’ the Times” (1987 album; Warner)

SONIC YOUTH
“Murray Street” (2001 album; Geffen / UMe)

THE TRAGICALLY HIP
“The Tragically Hip” (1987 EP), “Up to Here” (1989 album), “Road Apples” (1991 album; Caroline International)

BLIND OWL WILSON
“Blind Owl Wilson” (a collection of his Canned Heat songs; Read here; Mississippi / MRP)

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OCT. 28, 2016

DUANE ALLMAN
“Skydog: The Duane Allman Retrospective” (14-LP, 129-song box set, with a 56-page booklet that includes rare photos, plus essays by journalist Scott Schinder and Duane’s daughter, Galadrielle Allman, who compiled the collection alongside reissue producer Bill Levenson; Rounder)

THE BEACH BOYS
“Live in Japan ’66” (Rox Vox)

BLUE ÖYSTER CULT
“Don’t Fear The Reaper: The Best of Blue Öyster Cult” (2000 compilation; 180-gram translucent blue vinyl; Friday Music)

JOE COCKER
“The Life of a Man: The Ultimate Hits 1968-2013” (Universal)

JOHN DENVER
“Back Home Again” (1974 album; 180-gram gold LP; Night Fever Music)

DJ SHADOW
“Endtroducing…. (Deluxe Edition)” (1996 album; six-LP box set; Mercury / UMe)

DRAKE
“If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late” (2015 album; Cash Money / Young Money / OVO Sound / Republic)

BOB DYLAN
“Bob Dylan” (1962 album), “The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan” (1963 album), “The Times They Are a-Changin'” (1964 album), “Another Side of Bob Dylan” (1964 album), “Bringing It All Back Home” (1965 album), “Highway 61 Revisited” (1965 album), “John Wesley Harding” (1967 album; original master recordings; Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab)

DAN HARTMAN
“Instant Replay” (1978 album; 180-gram audiophile red vinyl; Friday Music)

LARKIN POE
“Reskinned” (2014 album “Kin,” with five new tracks and three new mixes, with a download card; RH Music)

MANNHEIM STEAMROLLER
“Christmas Extraordinaire” (2001 album; American Gramaphone)

MAXWELL
“Maxwell’s Urban Hang Suite” (1996 album; two-LP collection pressed on Metallic Gold 12″ 150-gram vinyl with an 8-page booklet that includes rare images from the original album and single photo shoots), “BLACKsummers’night” (2009 album; Metallic Silver collectible pressed on 150-gram vinyl; Columbia / Legacy)

ROY ORBISON
“The Ultimate Collection” (26 tracks; Legacy)

SAINT ETIENNE
“Foxbase Alpha (Deluxe Edition)” (1991 album; with a second LP of bonus material; See here; Heavenly Recordings)

MERL SAUNDERS & JERRY GARCIA
“Keystone Companions: The Complete Fantasy Recordings of Merl Saunders & Jerry Garcia” (six-LP box set; Fantasy)

SWEETBACK (members of Sade’s band)
“Sweetback” (1996 album; two-LP 12-inch 150-gram vinyl; See here; Legacy)

VARIOUS ARTISTS
“The Motown 7s Box: Rare and Unreleased Vinyl, Volume 3” (seven two-sided 45rpm singles; U.K. – UMC)

WEEZER
“The Blue Album” (1994 album), “Pinkerton” (1996 album), “The Green Album” (2001 album), “Maladroit” (2002 album), “Make Believe” (2005 album), “The Red Album” (2008 album; Geffen / UMe)

BOBBY WOMACK
“Fly Me to the Moon” (1969 album), “The Womack ‘Live'” (1970 album; Premium Cool)

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NOV. 4, 2016

JANN ARDEN
“Living Under June” (1995 album; A&M / UMe)

BON JOVI
“Bon Jovi” (1984 album), “7800° Fahrenheit” (1985 album), “Slippery When Wet” (1986 album), “New Jersey” (1988 album), “Keep the Faith” (1992 album), “These Days” (1995 album), “Crush” (2000 album), “Bounce” (2002 album), “Have a Nice Day” (2005 album), “Lost Highway” (2007 album), “The Circle” (2009 album), “What About Now” (2013 album; Island / UMe)

JOHNNY CASH
“The Christmas Spirit” (1963 album; 180-gram audiophile red LP; Friday Music)

JOHN DENVER
“Rocky Mountain Christmas” (1975 album; 180-gram audiophile white LP; Friday Music)

DAN FOGELBERG
“Souvenirs” (1974 album; 180-gram audiophile translucent blue LP, gatefold cover; Friday Music)

HEART
“Dog & Butterfly” (1978 album; 180-gram audiophile translucent gold LP, gatefold cover), “Bebe Le Strange” (1980 album; 180-gram white LP; Friday Music)

MITCH HEDBERG
“Mitch Hedberg: The Complete Vinyl Collection” (four-LP box set contains three original albums, never-before-heard recordings, bonus videos and a book by Lynn Shawcroft; Comedy Central)

SARAH McLACHLAN
“Fumbling Towards Ecstasy” (1993 album; Arista / Legacy)

STEVIE NICKS
“Bella Donna” (1981 album), “The Wild Heart” (1983 album; Rhino / Atlantic)

PANIC! AT THE DISCO
“Vices & Virtues” (2011 album; Fueled by Ramen)

CHARLIE PARKER
“Bird (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)” (1988 album; 180-gram audiophile translucent blue LP; Friday Music)

PINK FLOYD
“The Dark Side of the Moon” (1973 album; Pink Floyd / Legacy)

ELVIS PRESLEY
“From Elvis Presley Boulevard, Memphis, Tennessee” (1976 album; 180-gram audiophile translucent gold LP, gatefold cover; Friday Music)

QUEEN
“Queen On Air” (three-LP set of BBC recordings, 1973-77; Hollywood)

VINCE STAPLES
“Prima Donna” (2016 album; Def Jam)

JAMES TAYLOR
“James Taylor (Best Live)” (1994 album; 180-gram audiophile clear LP; Friday Music)

TOM TOM CLUB
“Tom Tom Club” (1981 album; translucent green vinyl edition; Real Gone Music)

LUTHER VANDROSS
“This Is Christmas” (1995 album; Epic / Legacy)

VARIOUS ARTISTS
“The Classic Big Band Christmas Album” (18 songs; Legacy)

VARIOUS ARTISTS
“The Classic Christmas ’80s Album” (15 tracks, featuring Wham!, The Bangles, Whitney Houston, Run-D.M.C., The Waitresses, etc.; Legacy)

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NOV. 11, 2016

THE BAND
“The Last Waltz” (six-LP box set; 1976 album; Rhino / Warner)

BELINDA CARLISLE
“The Collection” (two LPs, 17 songs; Demon)

PAUL DESMOND
“Desmond Blue” (1962 album; Analog Spark)

ENYA
“Shepherd Moons” (1991 album), “The Memory of Trees” (1995 album; Reprise)

DOBIE GRAY
“Dobie Gray Sings for ‘In’ Crowders That Go ‘Go Go'” (1965 album; Varèse Sarabande)

WAYLON JENNINGS
“Dreaming My Dreams” (1975 album; Fat Possum)

THE ROLLING STONES
“Havana Moon” (three-LP, one-DVD combo; filmed at the end of their América Latina Olé Tour 2016; Eagle Rock)

SOCIAL DISTORTION
“Independent Years: 1983-2004” (four-LP box set; The Bicycle Music Company)

TEMPLE OF THE DOG
“Temple of the Dog (25th Anniversary Edition)” (1991 album, with 12-inch removable 3D lenticular cover and download code; A&M / UMe)

VARIOUS ARTISTS
“12 Inch Dance: 80s Groove” (two LPs, 12 extended remixes; Track list; U.K. – Rhino)

FRANK ZAPPA / THE MOTHERS OF INVENTION
“Lumpy Gravy” (1967 album), “We’re Only in It for the Money” (restored original 1968 mix, pressed on 180-gram vinyl), “Weasels Ripped My Flesh” (1970 album; newly pressed from the master analog tape), “Joe’s Garage” (1979 album; three LPs; Zappa)

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NOV. 18, 2016

TORI AMOS
“Boys for Pele (Deluxe Edition)” (1996 album; Rhino / Atlantic)

THE BEATLES
“Live at the Hollywood Bowl” (CD version released on Sept. 9; Apple / Capitol)

JOHN CAFFERTY & THE BEAVER BROWN BAND
“Eddie and the Cruisers” (1983 soundtrack album; Audio Fidelity)

GUY CLARK
“Old No. 1” (1975 debut album; blue vinyl; 4 Men With Beards)

CROWDED HOUSE
“Crowded House” (1986 album; cut from the original analogue tapes at Abbey Road Studios on 180-gram LP), “Temple of Low Men” (1988 album), “Woodface” (1991 album), “Together Alone” (1993 album), “Afterglow” (1999 album; Capitol / UMe)

LOVE AND ROCKETS
“Love and Rockets” (1989 album; 200-gram vinyl; 150-gram white vinyl; Drastic Plastic)

OLD 97’S
“Wreck Your Life” (1996 album; Bloodshot)

MARIE OSMOND
“Music Is Medicine” (2016 album; Amazon-exclusive autographed LP; OliveMe)

PINK FLOYD
“Animals” (1977 album; Pink Floyd / Legacy)

QUEEN
“Greatest Hits I,” “Greatest Hits II” (double LPs; Hollywood)

R.E.M.
“Out of Time (25th Anniversary Edition)” (1991 album; with download card; Deluxe three-LP set, featuring 19 previously unreleased demos; Bicycle Concord)

SOUNDGARDEN
Badmotorfinger” (1991 album; A&M / UMe)

VARIOUS ARTISTS
“Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Volume 3” (limited-edition black and blue swirl LP; Time Life)

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NOV. 25, 2016

WILLIAM “CAT-IRON” CARRADINE
“Cat-Iron Sings Blues and Hymns” (available on LP for the first time since its original pressing in 1958; limited to 500 copies on translucent yellow vinyl, just like the original; Hear here; Exit Stencil Recordings)

COTTON MATHER
“Kontiki” (1997 album; color vinyl LP; Star Apple Kingdom)

EARTH, WIND & FIRE
“Greatest Hits” (1998 compilation; two LPs; 180-gram audiophile translucent gold LP, gatefold cover; Friday Music)

ERROLL GARNER
“Ready Take One” (newly released album of 14 previously unheard studio performances from 1967, 1969 and 1971; two-LP 12-inch high resolution 150-gram vinyl; Legacy Recordings)

MÖTLEY CRÜE
“The End” (12-LP box set; Eleven Seven Music)

TOM PETTY AND THE HEARTBREAKERS
“The Complete Studio Albums Volume 2 (1994-2014)” (12-LP 180-gram vinyl box set)

NEIL YOUNG
“Official Release Series Discs 8.5-12” (five-LP box set; Reprise)

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DEC. 2, 2016

BECK
“Odelay” (1996 album), “Sea Change” (2002 album), “Guero” (2005 album; Read here; UMe)

THE BYRDS
“Sweetheart of the Rodeo” (1968 album; 180-gram audiophile translucent gold LP; Friday Music)

SAM COOKE
“One Night Stand! Sam Cooke Live At Harlem Square Club” (recorded in 1963 but not released until 1985; mastered from the original tapes by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio; Analog Spark)

FERGIE
“The Dutchess” (2006 album; Interscope / UMe)

BEN FOLDS FIVE
“The Unauthorized Biography of Reinhold Messner” (1999 album; Analog Spark)

MICKEY HART
“Planet Drum (25th Anniversary Edition)” (1991 album; won the Grammy for Best World Music Album in the first year of that category’s existence; two LPs; UMe)

ELVIS PRESLEY
“The Wonder of You: Elvis Presley With The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra “ (gatefold packaging and pressed on 150-gram vinyl; RCA / Legacy)

QUIET RIOT
“Metal Health” (1983 album; 180-gram audiophile red LP; Friday Music)

TODD RUNDGREN & UTOPIA
“Todd Rundgren & Utopia Live 1978: Live at the Old Waldorf” (two-LP, limited gold vinyl edition; Real Gone Music)

STEVIE WONDER
“Talking Book” (1972 album; Motown / UMe)

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DEC. 9, 2016

BLIND MELON
“Soup” (1995 album; Analog Spark)

THE DECEMBERISTS
“The Crane Wife (10th Anniversary Edition)” (2006 album; five-LP, one-Blu-ray box set; Capitol / UMe)

EVANESCENCE
“The Ultimate Collection” (six-LP box set, with 52-page book; The Bicycle Music Company)

EVE 6
“Eve 6” (1998 album; Independent Label Services, Inc.)

BEN FOLDS FIVE
“Songs For Silverman” (2005 album; Analog Spark)

OUR LADY PEACE
“Clumsy” (1997 album; mastered by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio; includes a 12-page booklet; SRCVinyl)

DEC. 16, 2016

GUSTER
“Lost and Gone Forever” (1999 album; with download card; Nettwerk)

THE KINKS
“The Mono Collection” (10-LP box set; Sanctuary)

DEC. 23, 2016

BOSTON
“Boston” (1976 album; 180-gram red vinyl, gatefold cover; Friday Music)

JAN. 13, 2017

HEART
“Passionworks” (1983 album; 180-gram purple LP, gatefold cover; Friday Music)

THE KILLERS
“Hot Fuss” (2004 album; Island)

ELVIS PRESLEY
“For LP Fans Only” (1959 album; 180-gram audiophile translucent gold LP, gatefold cover), “Promised Land” (1975 album; 180-gram audiophile translucent gold LP, gatefold cover; Friday Music)

SLY & THE FAMILY STONE
“Anthology-Greatest Hits” (translucent gold vinyl, gatefold cover; Friday Music)

THIN LIZZY
“Thunder and Lightning” (1983 album; Friday Music)

JAN. 20, 2017

FUNKADELIC
“Standing on the Verge of Getting It On” (1974 album; marbled seashore blue LP in a deluxe gatefold tip-on jacket; 4 Men With Beards)

FEB. 10, 2017

BON JOVI
“Bon Jovi: The Albums” (24-LP box set; Mercury / Island / UMe)

THE WHO
“My Generation (Deluxe Edition)” (1965 album; three LPs; Read here; UMe)

FEB. 24, 2017

PRINCE
“Lovesexy” (1988 album), “Batman” (1989 album), “Graffiti Bridge” (1990 album), “The Love Symbol Album” (1992 album), “Come” (1994 album; Warner)

MARCH 3, 2017

GEORGE MICHAEL
“Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1” (1990 album; Columbia / Legacy)

MARCH 17, 2017

JOE COCKER
“Mad Dogs & Englishmen” (1970 album; double LP; A&M / UMe)

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