• RSD Black Friday

  

  RSD Black Friday
  

  Friday November 27th

  Doors Open @9am

  It's that time of year again for the Black Friday (Record Store Day) event! We will use the same setup as we have the last 3 months for the Record Store Day Drops. (More info below)

  The big statement we’d like to convey is that this ISN’T A NORMAL RECORD STORE DAY.  We cannot have huge crowds in the store, big lines, food and drink, or band performances.  These RSD Black Friday will be all about the music and the titles released this year.  It’s a great list so take a look if you haven’t yet.  Black Friday - List Of Titles

  Click this link to see all the RSD titles we will be stocking and at which location----> DOWN IN THE VALLEY RSD TITLE LIST (list will be live Nov.25th)
  

  Guidelines/Rules for RSD Black Friday
  

   

  1. Golden Valley and Maple Grove will be the two Down In The Valley locations with RSDBF titles on November 27th. Our Crystal store will be supporting our stores by being the outlet for everything non-RSDBF like smoking accessories, gifts, clothing, etc. If you aren’t coming for RSDBF titles, we suggest visiting our Crystal location to avoid wait times.
  2. There will be a limit to the number of customers in the store at one time. Golden Valley-15 / Maple Grove-10 as per our covid-related policy. We will rotate customers into the store on a one-out/one-in per individual. (Sorry, we cannot accommodate groups or children under the age of 12 this year)
  3. The physical line—We discourage everyone from creating a line before 7am this year for the safety of all DITV customers. When you show up, please wear a mask and stay 6 feet apart from your fellow RSD fans in line.  At around 8am, an employee will start placing you in a virtual line cue.  (In previous events, we usually see folks lining up at midnight the night before the event but we don’t want that this year)
  4. The Virtual Line— Once in the virtual line, our app will communicate with you via text message. You will be able to see your spot in line and the estimate wait time. This is no different than standing on the sidewalk as in year’s past except you can do that in your car, a nearby park, or wherever you choose.  Grab a coffee and visit a nearby park or read a book are a couple ideas.  You will be alerted 5 minutes before it is your time to come to the door. Also, while waiting, please look at the list and get your RSD picks organized to save time once inside.
  5. In The Store—Yes, you’ve arrived in the store! (with a mask on) This year we have increased the number of picks to: VIP Members- 8 titles / Non-VIP- 6 titles. We will not sell you multiple copies of the same RSD title.  Once inside, we ask you to limit your time in the store to 15 or 20 minutes and then check-out.  You can shop other items while in the store but we just ask that you do it expediently for the fairness of everyone that would like to shop that day. Remember that you were once one of the customers on the other side of the door.
  6. RSD Titles: We bought just as much RSDBF stock as last year and didn’t cut our orders at all. That means you can expect that our stores will have all the depth of titles you’ve procured in previous RSDBF years. Friday, we will post the titles that each Golden Valley and Maple Grove will be stocking as there are some small variations and we’d like to make it easier for you which store to choose to visit.  Keep in mind, Golden Valley will have more RSDBF stock but longer lines.  Maple Grove will have a smaller line but a smaller amount comparatively.  Either way we will still have hundreds of RSDBF records!  Also, many of you know that you can always find a lot of the highly-sought after RSDBF titles on Saturday, Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday following the event so if you don’t make it, don’t sweat it.

  We want everyone to have a great experience so please wear a mask, stay socially-distanced in lines/store, and be courteous to other customers.  We appreciate all our customers and will work our ass off to make this a great event (NON-EVENT) in this Covid-World of the new (Ab)normal.

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• New Release Round-Up 11-27-20

  

  
  RSD Black Friday is here, so start off your shopping season the right way by hitting your favourite record store and picking out some awesome gifts for your loved ones (and yourself).  As well as the fantastic variety of record store goodies we stock all year round there will of course be some special releases exclusive to record stores streeting that day. You can check out the list of those titles right here! And you can also head over to recordstoreday.com for more details.

  Happy Shopping
  
  
  

  

  Eleine - Dancing In Hell - Black Lodge Records
  After a huge success with their EP "All Shall Burn" late 2019, Eleine now releases their third full-length album "Dancing In Hell". With a natural step into the darker and heavier sound Eleine delivers an album that sets a new standard within the symphonic metal genre with hard hitting, melodic and seductive metal that has become the renowned Eleine sound. With "Dancing In Hell", Eleine share stories of inner demons, strength and loss. You've surely been pushed down and even alone from time to time in the fight you're in, whatever that might be, right? Imagine yourself standing in the center of your own personal hell, but you have a smile on your face because you know that united we have the strength to push through. In "Dancing In Hell", you will find a legion to lean against and be a part of. Get ready to feel empowered like never before.

  
     
  
  
  

  ALSO OUT THIS WEEK
  
  Miley Cyrus - Plastic Hearts
  Billie Joe Armstrong - No Fun Mondays
  Smashing Pumpkins - CYR
  Little Simz - Drop 6 EP
  Orville Peck - Show Pony EP
  William Prince - Gospel First Nation
  J. Lloyd - Kosmos
  Flogging Molly - Swagger: 20th Anniversary [Box Set]
  The Hold Steady - Heaven is Whenever: 10th Anniversary Deluxe Edition
  Widespread Panic - Coconut Image / Monkey Image Reissue [Limited Edition Vinyl Single]
  Clutch - The Weathermaker Vault Series Vol. 1
  Jesse Colin Young - Highway Troubadour
  Shakin' Stevens - Singled Out
  Various Artists - An Americana Christmas [Indie Exclusive Limited Edition Green/Red LP]
  Hatebreed - Weight Of The False Self
  Cadaver - Edder & Bile
  Dream Theater - Distant Memories - Live In London [Box Set]
  
  
  
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  For more information on these and other releases out this week, check out our New Releases charts by week section.
  
  

  UPCOMING RELEASES

  

  Shawn Mendes - Wonder - Island
  Grammy nominated Shawn Mendes returns with his fourth studio album Wonder, the follow up to 2018’s platinum Shawn Mendes.  Includes the first single, also entitled “Wonder” and 13 other tracks recorded over the course of 2020.  “Wrote an album. It’s called “Wonder”.  "It really feels like a piece of me has been written down on paper and recorded into song. I tried to be as real and as honest as I’ve ever been.  It’s a world and a journey and a dream and an album I’ve been wanting to make for a really long time.”

  
     
  
  
  

  

  Frank Black - Christmass - Demon
  Demon Records is proud to present a new series of vinyl reissues from American singer-songwriter Black Francis / Frank Black. The first release in this new series is 'Christmass', a collection of acoustic performances from Frank Black's 2006 US solo tour. Recorded both live on stage and in hotel rooms whilst on the road, the album includes tracks from across Black's career. Highlights include stripped back renditions of Pixies' classics 'Where Is My Mind?', 'Cactus' and 'Wave Of Mutilation' along with 'I Burn Today', 'Bullet' and 'Nadine' from Black's solo albums. This new definitive vinyl edition is pressed on two 140g 'cactus' green vinyl.

  
     
  
  
  

  

  Green Druid - At The Maw Of Ruin - Earache Records
  2020 release from this metal band spawned in the mile-high city of Denver Colorado, the first city to legalize marijuana. Green Druid was nominated for 'Best Metal Band' at the 303 Magazine Awards. Album closer is a cover of UK trip-hop pioneers Portishead's 'Threads'.

  
     
  
  
  

  

  Amy Winehouse - 12x7: The Singles Collection - Republic
  A 7” singles box set comprising all of Amy Winehouse's singles from the Frank, Back To Black and Lioness: Hidden Treasures albums. Tracks include ‘Stronger Than Me’, ‘Rehab’ and ‘Love Is A Losing Game’, all of which won the Ivor Novello Award for Amy in 2004, 2007 and 2008. The set also includes the Grammy Award winning ‘Body and Soul’, a duet with Tony Bennett. The singles are housed in individual picture sleeves and pressed on black vinyl. The box also features a 20-page lyrics booklet and a set of art cards.
  
  Also Available: The Collection [5CD Box Set]

  
   
  
  
  

  

  Yusuf / Cat Stevens - Tea For The Tillerman: 50th Anniversary Edition - A&M
  Tea For The Tillerman is arguably Cat Stevens’ best known and most cherished album. Originally released in November 1970, Universal Music will be celebrating it’s 50th anniversary in style on 20th November 2020 with a multi-format release suite, including a very special 5CD/BD/1LP/12” Live E.P. Super Deluxe Edition reissue of one of music’s most classic albums.  The Super Deluxe set features a brand new 2020 Remaster of the record, as well as a brand new 2020 Mix (overseen by Yusuf Islam producer / engineer David Hefti), with audio mixed from the original 1970 Island Records multi-track master tape. The 2020 Mix also appears on the 1LP which is 100% exclusive to this box set. CD3 features Yusuf’s brand new interpretations of these wonderful songs, Tea For The Tillerman², which is released on stand-alone formats on 18th September 2020. Yusuf has chosen to include it here in order to present the very most complete edition of the original album, and to show how these songs have evolved over their 50 year lifespan. CD4 features demos, outtakes and alternate versions, including two wholly previously unreleased tracks (“Can This Be Love?” and “It’s So Good”), while CD5 features 25x live performances including 5 previously unreleased tracks recorded Live At The Troubadour, 4 previously unreleased live performances from the 8th December 1970 show at Fillmore East, and 6 previously unreleased live from British, French and German TV performances in 1970/71. The Live At The Troubadour performance is also included in full on the live 12” E.P. (exclusive to this box). The Super Deluxe box set is rounded out with a BluRay featuring HD 24bit/96khz audio of the 2020 Mix, as well as 8x previously unreleased live TV performances, 7 tracks performed live at KCNET studios, Los Angeles, and the official “Father And Son” video.
  
   
  
  
  

  

  Yusuf / Cat Stevens - Mona Bone Jakon: 50th Anniversary Edition - A&M
  Back in 1970 and following a period of illness and recuperation, singer-songwriting troubadour Cat Stevens re-emerged with a new record deal with Island Records and a spiritual and artistic rebirth. ‘Mona Bone Jakon’, his first album for Island, showcased a markedly different change in direction for Cat, unveiling with it a remarkable set of new compositions that included classics like ‘Trouble’, ‘Maybe You’re Right’ and the UK hit single ‘Lady D’Arbanville’. To commemorate the album’s 50th anniversary comes this definitive super deluxe box set of ‘Mona Bone Jakon’. Sounding as fresh as the day it was recorded, the original album is represented here by a brand new 2020 remaster of ‘Mona Bone Jakon’ by Geoff Pesche at Abbey Road, overseen by original producer Paul Samwell-Smith 2020 on CD, as well as a new 2020 Mix by David Hefti on both CD and LP. The set also includes an exclusive third CD of previously unreleased demos, and a fourth featuring 18 live performances from 1970/71. This box is rounded out with a live 12” etched vinyl E.P. of a rare audience recording of ‘Live At Plumpton Jazz & Blues Festival’ from August 1970, and with a BluRay disc featuring the original promo video of ‘Lady D’Arbanville’, plus eight live TV performances, and the HD audio of the new Mona Bone Jakon 2020 Mix. Also included is a 98-page beautifully illustrated hardcover book with extensive new sleevenotes. Finally there’s also a selection of memorabilia including Island Records press kit, two Island press photos, a replica 1970 Plumpton Jaxx and Blues flyer, a Cat Stevens tour sticker and ‘dustbin’ greetings card and pop art print in a card envelope.

  
   
  
  
  

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• New Release Round-Up 11-20-20

  

  Nick Cave - Idiot Prayer: Nick Cave Alone At Alexandra Palace - Bad Seed Ltd
  Idiot Prayer: Nick Cave Alone At Alexandra Palace is a concert film and live album by musician Nick Cave. It was filmed by cinematographer Robbie Ryan and features Cave performing solo on piano at Alexandra Palace in London. Idiot Prayer serves as the final film in a trilogy-along with 20,000 Days on Earth (2014) and One More Time with Feeling (2016)-and was described by Cave as "it's luminous and heartfelt climax."

  
     

  
  
  
  

  

  Tank and The Bangas - Friend Goals EP - Verve
  Grammy-nominated Tank and The Bangas are back with Friend Goals, the follow-up to their critically acclaimed major label debut album Green Balloon. This 6-track EP features collaborations from CHIKA, PJ Morton, and Duckwrth.

  
     

  
  
  
  

  

  Various Artists - Southeast Of Saturn - Third Man Vinyl
  It makes sense that Detroit had a buzzy, thriving space-rock scene in the ‘90s. What American city’s denizens had a more urgent need to disengage and think outside the grim, post-industrial rustbelt realities? With space-rock (and its close sonic cousin shoegaze) being at once expansive and introspective, it naturally appealed to the young, intelligent artists who gravitated toward its vertiginous orbit. The music of Southeast Of Saturn did not arise organically from metro Detroit’s fertile soil. Locally, garage-rock, goth-rock, neo-hippie groups, and the usual preponderance of adequate bar bands dominated the landscape. Thirsty Forest Animals guitarist Andrew Peters summarizes the prevalent attitude among the Motor City’s space-rock contingent: “I don’t think we really noticed the local Detroit scene earlier on. We were more into the bands you would see in the NME / Melody Maker, zines, and records - mostly from the UK - on the walls at Play It Again”. If anything was a major factor locally, it was Play It Again, the independent record store in the suburbs of Detroit that nurtured the scene with its amazing curation of imports and killer used records picked up on owner Alan Kovan’s British record buying trips.  Penned “Detroit Space-Rock”, the scene centered around Burnt Hair Records, Burnt Hair CEO Larry Hoffman’s Life According To Larry radio show, Zoot’s Coffeehouse and bands, such as Windy & Carl, Asha Vida, Füxa, Auburn Lull, and Majesty Crush. It was a modern movement of a more traditional “space-rock” sound, influenced less by The Stooges and MC5 and more by Spacemen 3, Loop, My Bloody Valentine and krautrock bands like Can and Neu!. Even the best-known artists on Southeast Of Saturn - Windy & Carl, Majesty Crush, Füxa - never achieved mainstream success, but within the rock underground, they inspired a cultish devotion that burns to this day.  If you missed their evanescent output the first time around, this compilation will get you up to speed over its 19 mind-altering tracks.

  
     

  
  
  
  

  

  Mary J. Blige - My Life: Deluxe Edition - Republic
  Digitally remastered and expanded edition. The 3x platinum My Life was nominated for a Grammy for Best R&B Album in 1995. In ensuing years, Rolling Stone included the album on their 50 Essential Female Albums (#17), 100 Greatest Albums of the '90s (#63) and 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (#279) lists. My Life is the second studio album by American R&B recording artist Mary J. Blige, originally released on November 29, 1994.
  
  

  ALSO OUT THIS WEEK
  
  mxmtoon - dawn/dusk
  The War On Drugs - Live Drugs
  The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Live In Maui
  Elvis Presley - From Elvis In Nashville
  Sylvan Esso - WITH [Indie Exclusive Limited Edition 2 LP]
  BTS - BE (Deluxe Edition)
  The Dirty Knobs - Wreckless Abandon
  King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard - Live In San Francisco '16
  Neil Diamond - Classic Diamonds With The London Symphony Orchestra
  Eric Clapton - Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2019
  Seatbelts - Cowboy Bebop (Original Series Soundtrack)
  Local Natives - Sour Lemon EP
  Rilo Kiley - Rilo Kiley
  Iron Maiden - Nights Of The Dead, Legacy Of The Beast: Live In Mexico City
  Jamie Cullum - The Pianoman At Christmas
  Autechre - Plus
  Dame Shirley Bassey - I Owe It All To You
  Five Finger Death Punch - A Decade Of Destruction, Vol. 2
  Annie Lennox - A Christmas Cornucopia: 10th Anniversary Edition
  John Fogerty - Fogerty's Factory
  Mary J. Blige - My Life: Deluxe Edition
  Pink Floyd - Delicate Sound Of Thunder: Remastered
  Dirty Projectors - 5EPs
  Various Artists - '80s TV Classics - Music From G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero
  
  
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  For more information on these and other releases out this week, check out our New Releases charts by week section.
  
  

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• New Release Round-Up 11-13-20

  

  Chris Stapleton - Starting Over - Mercury Nashville
  2020 release from the acclaimed country music singer/songwriter. Starting Over has 14 new tracks and is Chris Stapleton's first studio album of new material since 2017. Features the single "Starting Over". Chris has received five Grammy Awards, seven ACM Awards, ten CMA Awards, and five Billboard Music Awards to date and with his first three album he has sold over eight million albums to date, including his debut album Traveller which has sold over four million copies.
  
     
  
  
  

  

  Elton John - Jewel Box - Mercury
  An in-depth exploration of Elton John and Bernie Taupin’s extensive catalogue including early rarities and deep cuts personally curated by Elton John. The release the fans have been waiting for. With an eye watering amount of previously unheard and unreleased tracks this is a treasure trove for Elton John fans. The eight disc box set will be a beautiful hardcover book with discs housed in the back, wrapped in an outer slipcase. The collection spans the period 1965 to 2019. Also Available: And This Is Me [2LP], Rarities & B Sides [3LP] and Deep Cuts [4LP].
  
     
  
  
  

  

  The Menzingers - From Exile - Epitaph
  Philadelphia-based indie rockers, The Menzingers made great use of their free time during this summer's stay at home order by recording a "re-imagined" acoustic version of their brilliant 2019 album "Hello Exile." Since forming as teenagers in 2006, The Menzingers have shown their strength as rough-and-tumble storytellers, turning out songs equally rooted in frenetic energy and lifelike detail. On From Exile, the band took their lyrical narrative to a whole new level and share their reflections on moments from the past and present: high-school hellraising, troubled relationships, aging and alcohol and political ennui. And while their songs often reveal certain painful truths, they ultimately maintain the irrepressible spirit that's always defined the band. These acoustic interpretations show once again how beautifully crafted these songs really are.
  
     
  
  
  

  

  Andrea Bocelli - Believe - Decca
  The internationally renowned and beloved Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli releases his breathtaking new album, Believe, celebrating the power of music to soothe the soul. It follows his record-breaking ‘Music for Hope’ performance at Easter from the historic Duomo cathedral in Milan which was watched live by millions around the globe. It features a previously unreleased track from the late, great Italian composer Ennio Morricone, as well as ‘Gratia Plena’ –  from the critically acclaimed new movie, Fatima –, two duets with award-winning mezzo-soprano Cecilia Bartoli, and for the first time ever Andrea Bocelli has recorded his own interpretations of ‘Ave Maria’ and ‘Padre Nostro’ along with familiar favourites such as ‘Hallelujah’, ‘You’ll Never Walk Alone’ and ‘Amazing Grace’. Believe, co-produced by Steven Mercurio and Haydn Bendall, is a collection of uplifting songs that have inspired and sustained Bocelli over the years.     
  
     
  
  
  

  

  Boris - Amplifier Worship - Third Man Vinyl
  

  Formed in 1992, Boris boldly explores their own vision of heavy music, where words like “explosive” and “thunderous” barely do justice. Using overpowering soundscapes embellished with copious amounts of lighting and billow smoke, Boris has shared with audiences across the planet an experience for all five senses in their concerts, earning legions of zealous fans along the way. First released in 1998, catalog staple Amplifier Worship will see its first-ever reissue with minimalistic album art from the first-press Japanese CD on November 13, 2020 via Third Man Records. The Stoughton gatefold jacket will house both officially remastered LPs, pressed at Third Man Pressing. This will also serve as Amplifier Worship’s long-awaited debut across digital streaming services. Amplifier Worship is Boris’s most intense and unrelenting album to date. Not for the faint of heart, the group incorporates mythic doom-drones, up-tempo psych-sludge and even a refreshing ribbit into their signature concoction of celestial and heavy music. Amplifier Worship is a critical chapter in the Boris canon. The album is a testament to the group's bullishness in pushing metal to it’s uncomfortable and unfamiliar edges. And it is also undoubtedly one of their best. 

  
  
     
  
  
  

  

  Boris - Absolutego - Third Man Vinyl
  Formed in 1992, Boris boldly explores their own vision of heavy music, where words like "explosive" and "thunderous" barely do justice. Using overpowering soundscapes embellished with copious amounts of lighting and billow smoke, Boris has shared with audiences across the planet an experience for all five senses in their concerts, earning legions of zealous fans along the way. Absolutego is a trek over a staggering mountain of sound. The tension builds with wave after wave of massive feedback, drums leading into a crushing crescendo of full-band repetition and clarity before descending deeper until finally reaching a surreal divebomb purring drone finale. This song takes notes out of the Melvins playbook and pushes the sound to it's absolute logical and visceral extreme. It sets a solid foundation for why Boris is considered to be one of the most important metal bands of the 21st century.
  
     
  
  
  

  ALSO OUT THIS WEEK
  
  AC/DC - Power Up
  John Parish & Polly Jean Harvey - Dance Hall At Louse Point
  Lambchop - Trip
  Various Artists - Strum & Thrum: The American Jangle Underground 1983 - 1987
  The Cranberries - No Need To Argue: Remastered
  Sara Bareilles - More Love - Songs from Little Voice Season One
  Nas - King's Disease
  Keith Richards & The X-Pensive Winos - Live At The Hollywood Palladium: Remastered
  Johnny Cash - Johnny Cash And The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
  Alice In Chains - Facelift
  Randall Bramblett - Pine Needle Fire
  Jess Gillam - TIME
  Parker McCollum - Hollywood Gold EP
  George Benson - Weekend In London
  Benee - Hey U X
  Yves Jarvis - Sundry Rock Song Stock
  Phil Campbell & The Bastard Sons - We're The Bastards
  Marika Hackman - Covers
  Starcrawler - Lizzy B/ w Bet My Brains [Vinyl Single]
  Billie Holiday / Sonhouse All Stars - Billie (The Original Soundtrack)
  Katatonia - Dead Air
  
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  For more information on these and other releases out this week, check out our New Releases charts by week section.
  
  

  UPCOMING RELEASES

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• New Release Round-Up 11-06-20

  

  Neil Young & Crazy Horse - Return To Greendale - Reprise
  Return To Greendale is the latest installment in Neil Young’s Performance Series (#16) and features a concert (audio & on film) from the historic and unique 2003 tour supporting the release of the Neil Young with Crazy Horse album Greendale. On the 2003 tour, Neil Young and Crazy Horse were joined on stage by a large cast of singers and actors to perform the story Neil Young wrote about the small town of Greendale and how a dramatic event affects the people living there. The ten songs from the powerful original album are performed in sequence, with the cast speaking the sung words - adding to the intensity of the performance. The live album Return to Greendale is released this week in several formats: Double vinyl, a 2 CD set, and a limited-edition deluxe box set that includes a Blu-ray of the full concert, a DVD of Inside Greendale (the making of the album documentary), 2 LPs and 2 CDs. The film of the ambitious live show captures the vibrancy of Neil Young and Crazy Horse on stage in a unique multi-media experience. It seamlessly blends together the live performance, the actors portraying each song, with the story occasionally enhanced by scenes from the Greendale - The Movie. Both the live concert film and the Inside Greendale documentary are directed by Bernard Shakey and produced by L. A. Johnson.
  
     
  
  
  

  

  Heather Trost - Petrichor - Third Man Vinyl LLC
  It’s hard to not get jaded about music itself when one deals with the ins and outs on a daily basis of what remains of the music industry. And then, well, you know how it is--when presented with music that’s actually fresh and unique, or simply fucking good, not only are we reunited with the reason we all are grinding away here, but it’s very difficult to not resort to superlatives. So we will do our best to stick to the facts here. But just do yourself a huge favor, and let this album wash over you, right now. Third Man Records is chuffed to present to you the New Mexico-based artist Heather Trost’s second or third solo full-length. Petrichor is fresh, unique, and really fucking good. Sonically, this modern psychedelic pop music is as experimental as it is accessible. Petrichor was recorded between 2018 and 2019 by Heather Trost and her husband Jeremy Barnes (Neutral Milk Hotel) at their home studio. The two are community activists, urban gardeners, and full-time musicians.
  
     
  
  
  

  

  Paul McCartney And The Frog Chorus - We All Stand Together - Capitol
  To celebrate the 100^th anniversary of Rupert the Bear, MPL has restored and remastered in 4K the BAFTA winning Rupert and the Frog Song a 1984 short animated film, directed by Geoff Dunbar. To accompany the film a reimagined picture disc for 'We All Stand Together' is also set to be released.  The track hit #3 on the UK Singles chart and then charted again a year later in 1985.  The 7" shaped picture disc with the iconic image of Rupert The Bear and Paul McCartney is packaged in a die cut sleeve to highlight the shaped vinyl and includes an exclusive folded poster in the sleeve and outer mailer.

  ALSO OUT THIS WEEK
  
  Laura Veirs - My Echo
  Kylie Minogue - Disco
  Pylon - Pylon Box [4LP Box Set]
  Pylon - Gyrate
  Pylon - Chomp
  Olafur Arnalds - some kind of peace
  Donovan Woods - Without People
  Sun Ra Arkesttra - Swirling
  TOMORROW X TOGETHER - Minisode 1 : Blue Hour
  David Bowie - Metrobolist (aka The Man Who Sold The World)
  Public Enemy - What You Gonna Do When The Grid Goes Down?
  Adulkt Life - Book Of Curses
  Brandi Carlile - The Firewatcher's Daughter [White 2LP]
  Tunng - Tunng presents…DEAD CLUB
  John Lee Hooker - Live At Montreux 1983 & 1990
  Charlie Parker - The Savoy 10-inch LP Collection
  Brothertiger - Out Of Touch
  The Who - WHO: Deluxe & Live At Kingston
  Amine - Limbo
  Sir Woman - Bitch EP
  Oneohtrix Point Never - Magic Oneohtrix Point Never
  
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  For more information on these and other releases out this week, check out our New Releases charts by week section.
  
  

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• New Release Round-Up 10-30-20

  

  Sam Smith - Love Goes - Capitol
  Sam Smith continues their all-conquering journey to super stardom as they release their third album ‘Love Goes’. This follows an incredible run of global smashes including ‘Dancing with a Stranger’, with Normani which has amassed over 13 million copies and over 2.5 billion streams, became the #1 airplay in the US & UK and has achieved platinum status in 15 countries. ‘How Do You Sleep?’ and the accompanying game-changing video has already reached sales of over 8 million and remained in the Spotify Global Top 20 after 4 months. 2018 also saw Smith release their global hit with Calvin Harris ‘Promises’ which the pair performed at the BRIT Awards; Sam reached 13 million YouTube subscribers – one of only 8 UK artists to achieve this accolade – and they ended 2019 peaking at 8 on the Global Spotify monthly listeners chart. They have over 10 billion total streams on Spotify alone, with 2 singles (Too Good At Goodbyes and Stay With Me) being one of only 100 tracks to ever achieve over 1bn total streams on Spotify. During their career Sam has sold over 28 million albums worldwide and notched up seven UK No. 1 records to date including ‘Writing’s On The Wall’ – the first Bond theme to reach the position, gaining them a Guinness World Record. In addition, Sam has also received four Grammy Awards, three BRITs and an Academy Award and a Golden Globe for Best Original Song (Writing’s On The Wall).
  
     
  
  
  

  

  U2 - All That You Can’t Leave Behind: 20th Anniversary - Interscope Records
  Limited 11 vinyl LP set. Includes fully remastered studio album plus 20 page booklet. 9 track b-sides, out-takes and alternate versions. Elevation Live From Boston 19 track set. 5 x 12" featuring 11 remix singles including 4 previously unreleased. 32 page hardback book by long-time U2 collaborator Anton Corbijn featuring previously unseen photos. Double-sided poster. Digitally remastered 20th Anniversary edition. The forever-evolving U2 looked back to their anthemic, passionate '80s classics on their 10th studio album, even as they took what they'd learned in the '90s and had maximum fun with studio production (aided ably here by Brian Eno and Daniel Lanois). It didn't hurt that Bono and co. Had their best batch of songs in years at the ready; all this combined to catapult All That You Can’t Leave Behind to #1 in 32 countries.
  
  Also available: CD, Deluxe 2CD, 2LP and Limited Edition 5CD Super Deluxe Box Set
  
    
  
  
  

  

  Eels - Earth To Dora - PIAS
  2020 release from the alt-rock band Eels, led by singer/songwriter Mark Everett (AKA E). Earth To Dora is the follow-up to the band's 2018 release The Deconstruction.
  
     
  
  
  

  

  Busta Rhymes - Extinction Level Event 2: The Wrath Of God - Conglomerate Ent
  The first album in eight years from hip-hop icon Busta Rhymes. The album is a sequel to his 1998 album E.L.E. (Extinction Level Event): The Final World Front. Includes the single "The Don and The Boss", a collaboration with dancehall superstar Vybz Kartel.
  
     
  
  
  

  

  Jeremiah Johnson - Unemployed Highly Annoyed - Ruf Records
  Jeremiah Johnson blends the sounds of the south, with Mississippi River blues and a touch of country flair. Emotionally charged roots rock, powered by the common man's passion for life and all the struggles in-between. Songs with meaning, a powerfully persuasive voice and master class musicianship.
  
     
  
  
  

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  Ariana Grande - Positions
  Elvis Costello - Hey Clockface
  Mr. Bungle - The Raging Wrath Of The Easter Bunny Demo
  Hamilton Leithauser - Live! at Café Carlyle
  Record Store Day Presents Decibel Completely Extreme Volume One
  I Prevail - Post Traumatic
  John Petrucci - Terminal Velocity
  Cam - The Otherside
  Trippie Redd - Pegasus
  Troye Sivan - In A Dream EP
  Black Stone Cherry - The Human Condition
  Nils Frahm - Empty
  GWAR - Scumdogs Of The Universe: 30th Anniversary
  The Crow (Original Soundtrack) [Rocktober 2020 LP]
  Yes - The Royal Affair Tour (Live in Las Vegas)
  Bob Mould - Distortion: 1989-2019
  Bob Mould - Distortion: 1989-1995
  The Heshoo Beshoo Group - Armitage Road
  Ron Dante - Ron Dante's Funhouse
  
  
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• New Release Round-Up 10-23-20

  

  Gorillaz - Song Machine, Season One - Warner Records
  Song Machine, Season One is Gorillaz’ newest concept which started in January 2020, releasing brand new material episodically - as and when it happens – and has continued throughout the year.  The ongoing and ever-evolving process has seen our favourite characters joined by an expanding roster of collaborators captured live in Kong Studios and beyond. The result is an expansive collection of 17 tracks embracing a myriad of sounds, styles, genres and attitudes from a breath-taking line-up of guest artists including Beck, Elton John, Fatoumata Diawara, Georgia, Kano, Leee John, Octavian, Peter Hook, Robert Smith, Roxani Arias, ScHoolboy Q, Slaves, Slowthai, St Vincent and 6LACK, as well as CHAI, EARTHGANG, Goldlink, Joan As Police Woman, JPEGMAFIA, Moonchild Sanelly, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Skepta and Tony Allen. 
  
     
  
  
  

  

  Ben Harper - Winter Is For Lovers - ANTI
  Winter Is For Lovers was a lifetime in the making... a solo lap-steel guitar piece incorporating elements of delta blues, flamenco, and even Satie-like minimalism, this work resonates with lyrical virtuosity, originality and soul. In some ways Winter Is For Lovers is a love letter to Ben Harper’s longtime fans who have always revered his guitar virtuosity; it’s the record they always wanted him to make. For many other music lovers, this record is a revelation, an unknown side to a celebrated artist showing a sense of meticulousness, depth and music history that will add new dimensions to an already renowned career. As a child, before Ben Harper was even playing music, he sat at the feet of folk luminaries like Rev Gary Davis, John Fahey, Ry Cooder and others in his grandparents Folk Music Center in Claremont, CA, soaking up their influence and passion for pure guitar music. As a teenager, while discovering his own musical gifts, he was repairing guitars and being mentored by many of these artists, most notably, Taj Mahal. While his musical path has taken him to worldwide fame playing rock and roll, and many other idioms, that pure guitar music has always been central to his musical heart. Ultimately, Winter Is For Lovers is a very personal statement from Ben Harper, drawing from the bountiful garden of his earliest musical impressions and propelling him into the future with an elegiac masterpiece.
  
     
  
  
  

  

  Beastie Boys - Beastie Boys Music - Capitol
  Beastie Boys Music is a companion piece to the critically acclaimed documentary Beastie Boys Story and the group's best seller Beastie Boys Book. The album features 20 Beastie Boys classics spanning the band's 30+ year career.
  
  
  
  
  

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  Bruce Springsteen - Letter To You
  clipping. - Visions of Bodies Being Burned
  The Mountain Goats - Getting Into Knives
  I Don't Know How But They Found Me - RAZZMATAZZ
  boy pablo - Wachito Rico
  Joe Bonamassa - Royal Tea
  Drive-By Truckers - Live From Austin, TX
  Action Bronson - Only For Dolphins
  Melody Gardot - Sunset In The Blue
  Pearl Jam - MTV Unplugged
  Faithless - All Blessed
  Drew Holcomb & The Neighbors - Live At The Tennessee Theatre
  Sparkle Division - To Feel Embraced
  The Phoenix Foundation - Friend Ship
  Nothing but Thieves - Moral Panic
  Blue October - This Is What I Live For
  Plants And Animals - The Jungle
  Luke Combs - What You See Ain't Always What You Get: Deluxe Edition
  Dan Penn - Living On Mercy
  Wallows - Remote EP
  
  
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• New Release Round-Up 10-16-20

  

  Tom Petty - Wildflowers & All the Rest - Warner Records
  Digitally remastered and expanded edition of the 1994 album by Tom Petty. Contains the original album (remastered) with 15 tracks spread over two LPs. LP 3 contains All The Rest, the 10 songs from the Wildflowers sessions that were left off the album, five of which are previously unreleased.
  
     
  
  
  

  

  Tyler Bryant & The Shakedown - Pressure - Spinefarm
  Singer/guitarist Tyler Bryant wrote "Crazy Days" to help him deal with the insanity that is 2020. There were zero plans to have it be the lead-off single for a fourth album, Pressure, whose 13 blues-infused, timeless rock songs create a full-circle journey that both embraces and distracts Guest vocals include Charlie Starr of Blackberry Smoke. and Rebecca Lovell of the duo Larkin Poe.
  For their only show of 2020 the band wanted to put together a little something special, A one-of-a-kind virtual concert on Oct 16th featuring songs from Pressure, as well as some Shakedown favorites. Click Here For Details.
  
  
  
  

  

  Various Artists - Blue Note Re:imagined - Blue Note Records
  Legendary labels Decca Records and Blue Note have joined forces for Blue Note Re:imagined; a brand-new collection of 16 classic Blue Note tracks, reworked and newly recorded by a selection of the UK scene’s most exciting young talents. Representing a bridge between the ground-breaking label’s past and future, the project features contributions from a rollcall of internationally acclaimed jazz, soul and R&B acts including Shabaka Hutchings, Ezra Collective, Nubya Garcia, Mr Jukes, Steam Down, Skinny Pelembe, Emma-Jean Thackray, Poppy Ajudha, Jordan Rakei and Brit Award-winning Jorja Smith.
  
     
  
  
  

  

  The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners (Original Soundtrack) - Decca
  Relive the soundtrack from "The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners" VR zombie experience. The gripping complete collection brings to life the horrifying journey through walker-infested New Orleans. This 2-CD set features 56 Bayou-inspired songs and compositions by Michael David Peter & Joshua Mosely, with muddy re-imaginings of songs like "When The Levee Breaks", "In The Pines" and "When The Saints Go Marching In". Immerse and ask yourself: are you a saint or a sinner?  Also available on Red/Green/Clear Smoke colored 3LP with Alternative Cover

  
  
     
  
  
  

  ALSO OUT THIS WEEK
  
  beabadoobee - Fake It Flowers
  The Struts - Strange Days
  Tommy Lee - Andro
  BTS - SKOOL LUV AFFAIR: Special Addition
  Pluralone - I Don't Feel Well
  Japandroids - Massey Fucking Hall
  Jeremy Ivey - Waiting Out The Storm
  Cordovas - Destiny Hotel
  Matt Berninger - Serpentine Prison
  Autechre - Sign
  Helena Deland - Someone New
  Eagles - Live From The Forum MMXVIII
  Kevin Morby - Sundowner
  Katie Melua - Album No. 8
  Steep Canyon Rangers - Arm In Arm
  Woodkid - S16
  NCT - NCT - The 2nd Album RESONANCE Pt. 1 [The Future Ver.]
  Deep Sea Diver - Impossible Weight
  Pixies - Hear Me Out / Mambo Sun [Indie Exclusive Limited Edition Yellow 12in Vinyl Single]
  Sasha Sloan - Only Child
  Various Artists - Def Jam Forward
  
  
  
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• New Release Round-Up 10-09-20

  

  Touche Amore - Lament - Epitaph
  Touche Amore has been burrowing through angst, alienation, cancer, and heartbreak throughout four adored studio albums. After over a decade of working through darkness, the band’s gorgeously gruff fifth album, Lament, finds the light at the end of the tunnel. Through 11 songs, TOUCHÉ AMORÉ looks back at its past and uses hard-won optimism to point its fans toward light, and love.
  
  
  
  
  

  

  John Lennon - GIMME SOME TRUTH. THE ULTIMATE MIXES. - Capitol
  GIMME SOME TRUTH. THE ULTIMATE MIXES. is the definitive new best of John Lennon – 36 tracks on four 180-gram LPs completely remixed from the original master tapes, giving these classic songs a new life for generations to come and sounding better than ever before. Lift-off lid box contains 4LPs, 8 page booklet, fold-out double-sided poster, 2 post cards and GIMME SOME TRUTH. bumper sticker.
  
  
  
  
  

  

  Brothers Osborne - Skeletons - EMI Nashville
  Brothers Osborne release their third studio album, Skeletons. They are 2x CMA Award winners for Vocal Duo Of The Year and winners for the 2018 ACM New Artist of the Year. With 12 new tracks, including current hit- "All Night". Brothers Osborne's two previous albums Pawn Shop and Port Saint Joe produced seven singles that charted on the Hot Country Songs chart and included #1 Platinum single, "Stay A Little Longer".
  
  
  
  
  

  

  Linkin Park - Hybrid Theory: 20th Anniversary Edition - Warner Records
  Released in October 2000, Linkin Park’s groundbreaking debut album ​Hybrid Theory​ is a melting pot of heavy alternative rock, hip-hop and electronic flourishes that inspired a new genre of music and a generation of dedicated fans, who continue to be loyal followers of the band. Additionally, the band’s sound influenced many young bands who related to the intense and emotional musical style. ​Hybrid Theory​ was the best-selling album of 2001 in the US and has since exceeded 11 million album sales in the US, qualifying for the rare Billboard “Diamond” award. Hybrid Theory’s​ success was supported by intensive touring, and three successful singles: “One Step Closer,” “Crawling,” and “In The End.” The band won their first Grammy Award for “Crawling” as Best Rock Performance. To celebrate 20 years since the original release, ​Hybrid Theory: 20th Anniversary Edition ​will be released this week. The flagship format is a super-deluxe edition box set that includes unreleased and hard-to-find material on CD, vinyl and DVD. The box set also includes a lavishly illustrated 80-page book with contributions from the band and many previously unseen photographs, plus a replica tour laminate, an oversize poster of Chester Bennington, and 3 lithographs of new artwork supplied by Mike Shinoda, Joe Hahn and Frank Maddocks (the art director on the original release, and this anniversary edition).
  
  
  
  
  

  

  Kacey Musgraves - The Kacey Musgraves Christmas Show - MCA Nashville
  All the comedy, music, and memorable moments from the spectacular “Kacey Musgraves Christmas Show” available on CD and beautiful, White Vinyl!
  
  
  
  
  

  

  Tears For Fears - The Seeds Of Love: Remastered - Mercury
  The Seeds Of Love is the third studio album by Tears For Fears. The album was released in September 1989, entering the UK Album Chart at no.1 and would be certified Platinum by the BPI within three weeks. In the US, the album peaked at no.8, and was also certified Platinum. The album also reached the top ten in various other countries around the world. The album contained the Singles: Sowing the Seeds, Woman in Chains, Advice for the Young at Heart and Badman’s song, upon release it was seen (and still is) as one of the greatest albums of the 80’s. This Deluxe edition contains not only the original album, but a new 5.1 mix by Steven Wilson which was done in conjunction with Roland Orzabal, as well as all the relevant B-Sides, alternate mixes and around 60 minutes of previously unheard demos and live rehearsals. The set is housed in a shoe box style box (similar to the other 2 releases) with an extensive booklet, with new interviews by Super Deluxe editor Paul Sinclair with the band and other players on the album. It also contains the tour programme of the era as well.
  
  
  
  
  

  

  North Americans - Roped In - Third Man Vinyl
  Patrick McDermott began his North Americans project with two albums: 2013’s No_No, and 2015’s Legends. Both records were dense affairs, with blocks of sound shifting and moving like melting glaciers to create a gorgeous, impenetrable, collection of digital drones. Though they sounded nothing like what would come a bit later, both records showcased McDermott’s understanding of mood and composition. On 2018’s Going Steady, McDermott blended his love of American Primitive guitar playing with playful pieces that never overstayed their welcome. He also began collaborating with a wide range of artists: from Julianna Barwick to guitar prodigy Hayden Pedigo, as well as Cloud Nothings’ Dylan Baldi, and more. Now, two years later, McDermott is releasing Roped In, a gorgeous, intimate, and often spare album that pulls back from the collaborative nature established on Going Steady for a collection of fragile drone pieces anchored by McDermott’s intricate but direct guitar playing and haunting pedal steel work from Portland, Oregon’s Barry Walker. Where Going Steady was brimming with ideas and micromovements, Roped In is relatively sparse, built on patience and the kind of once-in-a-lifetime collaborative energy between McDermott and Walker, and accented by occasional collaborations from harpist Mary Lattimore and guitarist William Tyler. “I wanted to focus on the simplicity of the music,” McDermott says. “I didn’t want to be beholden to this massive goal of [making music] to see how progressive and experimental it could be. I was attempting to cherish the pureness of this type of music.”
  
  
  
  
  

  ALSO OUT THIS WEEK
  
  Juice WRLD - Legends Never Die
  Travis - 10 Songs
  Five Finger Death Punch - A Decade Of Destruction, Vol. 2
  Lewis Del Mar - August
  Buffalo Tom - Birdbrain
  Black Pumas - Black Pumas: Deluxe Edition [Gold/Black & Red Splatter 2LP+7in]
  METZ - Atlas Vending
  The Replacements - Pleased To Meet Me [Deluxe Edition Box Set]
  Mrs. Piss - Self-Surgery
  Future Islands - As Long As You Are
  Doves - The Universal Want
  Twin Peaks - Side A EP [Limited Edition Pink 10in Vinyl]
  Bahamas - Sad Hunk
  Lupin - Lupin [Limited Edition Red LP]
  Yo La Tengo - Sleepless Night EP [Vinyl]
  Ultravox - Vienna [Deluxe Edition: Half Speed Master]: 40th Anniversary
  Groove Armada - Edge Of The Horizon
  Roisin Murphy - Roisin Machine
  Loudon Wainwright III - I'd Rather Lead A Band
  The Doors - Morrison Hotel: 50th Anniversary
  Blue Oyster Cult - The Symbol Remains
  
  
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• The Nude Party - Midnight Manor - Live Set

  

  New West Records and The Nude Party are proud to present a live set of seven songs performed specifically for your enjoyment. In our current time of uncertainty these road dogs aren't able to do what they do best and thats performing live for you. Postponed are the days of live shows and in-store performances so in the spirit of celebration they did the next best thing.

  Siit back, relax and enjoy watching the Nude Party perform seven songs from their latest release, Midnight Manor.

  Set List ***All songs from the album Midnight Manor released on October 2, 2020

  Shine Your Light
  Nashville Record Company
  Time Moves On
  Pardon Me Satan
  Cure Is You
  Things Fall Apart
  Lonely Heather
  
  

  
  
  

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• New Release Round-Up 10-02-20

  
  
  Roger Waters - Us + Them - Sony Legacy
  Roger Waters: Us + Them, chronicles the acclaimed 2017-2018 tour of the iconic Pink Floyd artist. As the founding member, lyricist, composer and creative force behind Pink Floyd, US + THEM presents Waters powerful music in stunning form and highlights its’ message of human rights, liberty and love. Based around his acclaimed, sold-out US + THEM worldwide tour of 2017-18, comprising a total of 156 shows to 2.3 million people across the globe, it features classic songs from The Dark Side of the Moon, The Wall, Animals, Wish You Were Here as well as his most recent album, Is This The Life We Really Want?  Waters powerfully demonstrates that he is at heart, a musical activist and one of the most passionate political commentators of his time. He has dedicated his life to fighting against those who seek to control our lives and destroy our planet. Welcome To The Machine and Another Brick In The Wall Part II, are a stark reminder of the bleak warnings that he gave decades ago about alienation, displacement, greed, suffering, destruction and loss. And yet the humanity of the songwriter cannot be more plainly seen than in Wish You Were Here, because, although he presents a grim picture of the state of the world, ultimately his message is one of hope through unity and love.
  
  Lana Del Rey - Violet Bent Backwards Over The Grass - Interscope Records
  Violet Bent Backwards Over The Grass is the title poem of the book and the first poem I wrote of many. Some of which came to me in their entirety, which I dictated and then typed out, and some that I worked laboriously picking apart each word to make the perfect poem. They are eclectic and honest and not trying to be anything other than what they are and for that reason I’m proud of them, especially because the spirit in which they were written was very authentic. — Lana Del Rey….The recording includes 14 poems performed by Lana Del Rey accompanied by music from Grammy Award-Winning songwriter/producer Jack Antonoff.
  
  

  

  
  The Nude Party - Midnight Manor - New West Records
  Midnight Manor, the much anticipated sophomore album of the six-piece rock outfit The Nude Party is out this week via New West Records. Following two years of non-stop touring in support of their eponymous debut release, the band returned to their farmhouse in New York's Catskill Mountains to record the follow up to their acclaimed 2018 self-titles debut. Like The Band's sacred home-recording habitat The Big Pink, The Nude Party's communal dwelling provided the landscape and proximity to focus on deepening their bonds through music. It was at the Manor that the band of childhood friends could shift their energies from the archetypical emotional journeys of mid-twenty-somethings towards rebuilding their road-worn relationships with one another, leading them to write Midnight Manor - an album that lead singer Patton Magee describes as "a stone skipping over troubled waters." With Midnight Manor, The Nude Party shine a light on their past while at the same time moving towards a brighter future.
  
     
  
  
  

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  Bon Jovi - 2020 - Island
  Bon Jovi's album 2020 is the 15th studio album from the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame band. The album features the new single "Limitless" as well as "Unbroken," which was featured in the documentary "To Be Of Service".
  
  

  

  
  Brent Cobb - Keep 'Em On They Toes - Ol' Buddy Records
  For his fourth album, Keep 'Em On They Toes, Brent Cobb is giving his songs the space they need to speak for themselves, a reflection of his own decision to write about the way he sees the world. “My last couple of albums have been about people and places, and I wanted this album to be about thoughts and feelings,” he says.  Keep ‘Em on They Toes, Cobb captures the mindset of a man who values a simpler time despite living in a modern world. “To me, listening to this album feels like I’m sitting there with somebody, having a conversation,” Cobb says. “I would hope that it feels like sitting with an old friend you haven’t seen in a while. There’s nothing like being alone and listening to an album that is quiet and conversational – like those old records by Jerry Lee Lewis, Roger Miller, or Willie Nelson. I hope my music is that way to somebody now.”
  
     
  
  
  

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  Tallah - Matriphagy - Earache Records
  Debut album on Earache Records from US Alt-Metal act Tallah. An original dose of f***ed up and disturbing alt-metal insanity. For fans of Korn, Code Orange, Slipknot, Deftones & Vein. Exhilaratingly fresh whilst incorporating nostalgic 90s nu-metal vibes
  
     
  
  
  

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  Shania Twain - The Woman In Me: Diamond Edition - Mercury Nashville
  Shania Twain's `The Woman In Me' album reached Diamond status in 1997, selling over 20 million copies to date. Remastered in celebration of the 25th anniversary. Available on vinyl, Deluxe 2CD and Super Deluxe 3CD.
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
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  Herb Alpert - Herb Alpert Is... - Herb Alpert Presents
  This new release from Herb Alpert Presents is the definitive retrospective on the illustrious career of one of America's most unique musical voices, Herb Alpert! Containing 63 tracks culled from 6 decades of the trumpeter's classic recordings, Herb Alpert Is... is the perfect companion piece to the new 2020 feature length documentary of the same name. Presented in a coffee table style LP record book containing five 12-inch, audiophile quality 180-gram vinyl records and 180 pages of vintage photos, extensive song credits, and a 7,500 word essay written by Bud Scoppa. The record book is housed in a custom slipcase with a screened printed smoked acrylic window.
  
     
  
  
  

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  Queen + Adam Lambert - Live Around The World
  Sufjan Stevens - The Ascension
  Dawes - Good Luck With Whatever
  Corey Taylor - CMFT
  Aloe Blacc - All Love Everything
  Yung Lean - Starz
  The Jaded Hearts Club - You've Always Been Here
  BlackPink - THE ALBUM
  Gabriel Garzon-Montano - Aguita
  Ella Fitzgerald - Ella: The Lost Berlin Tapes
  Mariah Carey - The Rarities
  Melanie C - Melanie C
  Joachim Cooder - Over That Road I'm Bound
  LANY - Mama's Boy
  Chris Smither - More From The Levee
  NRBQ - In Frequencies
  Jonsi - Shiver
  Dolly Parton - A Holly Dolly Christmas
  Brian Fallon - Local Honey [Limited Edition Pink LP]
  Rodrigo Y Gabriela - Mettavolution Live [2LP]
  Frank Zappa - Halloween 81: Live At The Palladium, NYC (Highlights)
  William Shatner - The Blues
  Oasis - (Whats The Story) Morning Glory: 25th Anniversary [Silver 2LP]
  
  
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• New Release Round-Up 09-25-20

  

  Deftones - Ohms - Warner Records
  Recorded at Henson Studios and Trainwreck Studios, Ohms is an other-worldly body of work meticulously crafted by the 5 piece band. It is a magnificent tour de force and their first album in 4 years since the critically acclaimed Gore LP in 2016. The band, which includes Chino Moreno, Frank Delgado, Stephen Carpenter, Abe Cunningham, and Sergio Vega, has produced a dense LP with every member firing on all cylinders. The album also boasts a familiar collaborator in veteran producer and engineer Terry Date, who worked on 1995’s Adrenaline, 1997’s Around the Fur and 2000’s White Pony. All of the above assembles and sets the stage to deliver Ohms; 10 tracks of raw escapism and unparalleled grooves that have made Deftones' sound singular for over two decades.

  
  
     
  
  

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  Prince - Sign O’ The Times: Remastered - Warner Records
  Prince's iconic album, Sign O’ The Times, has been remastered for the very first time by Prince's original mastering engineer Bernie Grundman. Primarily recorded between the end of 1985 and beginning of 1987, the era saw the dissolution of his band The Revolution, the end of his engagement to Susannah Melvoin, and the creation (and ultimate abandonment) of the albums Dream Factory, Camille, and Crystal Ball. By the end of that period of transformation, Prince emerged with one of his most urgent and wide-ranging releases to date - an epochal double album that would be hailed as a creative, critical, and commercial triumph.
  
  

  

  The Buckleys - Daydream - Petrol Records
  The Buckleys, a three-piece band featuring siblings Sarah, Lachlan, and Molly, embody a brand of “hippie country” representing the infectious personality and spirited conscience that the band maintains. The debut album, Daydream, features the singles “Money,” “Leave Me Hanging On,” and the title track “Daydream” which scored a #1 single at Australian country radio, followed by “I’m Comin’ For Ya (Love),” which hit #3. Nominated for New Talent Of The Year Award at the 2020 Country Music Awards Australian.

  
    
  
  

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  SuperM - SuperM The 1st Album 'Super One' - SM Entertainment Co
  The album features 15 tracks highlighting the group’s energetically hopeful vibe, conveying the members’ collective message that we’re all “Super” and we can overcome any hardship together as “One”. The album, which will be released this week, includes 1 booklet, 1 CD-R booklet, 1 ID card, 1 ID card holder, 1 postcard, 1 folded poster, and 2 photo cards. This is an official release from SM Entertainment and Capitol Records.

  
  
     
  
  

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  Paris - Safe Space Invader - Guerrilla Funk
  In this era of reckoning for American policing, increases of racism fostered by the most incompetent president in modern times, and a global pandemic that has affected all areas of life as we once knew it, voices of dissent in entertainment have become more relevant than ever. Enter Paris, arguably one of the most politically outspoken artists in hip-hop history, with his latest album, Safe Space Invader.  Entirely self-produced and released on his own Guerrilla Funk Recordings imprint, Safe Space Invader is a brutal commentary on Black life in 2020 America, touching on the topics of police brutality, racism, gentrification, economic inequality and cancel culture, among others.

  
  
     
  
  

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  Diana Krall - This Dream Of You - Impulse Records
  Diana Krall's new self-produced album, This Dream Of You, was mixed by Al Schmitt, who worked closely with her to achieve the notable intimacy and immediacy. Performances from 2016-2017 sessions, on which she collaborated with late friend/longtime creative partner Tommy LiPuma. A record for right now but also feels like a movie you might share with someone you know will stay with it until the final reel. As she says, "If But Beautiful is the overture, then `Singing In The Rain' is the end title.

  
  
     
  
  

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  Nocturnus - The Key (Full Dynamic Range Edition) - Earache Records
  One of the first bands to overtly combine death metal with atmospheric keyboards, Nocturnus' debut album introduced more technical and progressive elements into the traditional death metal formula without losing any of the brutality. The audio for this vinyl is taken from the original tapes in Full Dynamic Range, allowing the music's nuances to shine through and giving the album a more immersive and dynamic sound than ever before.

  
  
     
  
  

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  Bob Mould - Blue Hearts
  Idles - Ultra Mono
  The Rolling Stones - Steel Wheels Live: Live From Atlantic City, NJ, 1989
  Public Enemy - What You Gonna Do When The Grid Goes Down?
  Omar Rodriguez-Lopez - The Clouds Hill Tapes Pt I, II & III
  Sylvan Esso - Free Love
  Surfer Blood - Carefree Theatre
  Reckless Kelly - American Jackpot / American Girls
  Blitzen Trapper - Holy Smokes Future Jokes
  Machine Gun Kelly (MGK) - Tickets To My Downfall
  Dashboard Confessional - Mtv Unplugged 2.0 [LP]
  Thurston Moore - By The Fire
  A Certain Ratio - ACR Loco
  The Hives - Live At Third Man Records
  Roger Eno and Brian Eno - Luminous
  Will Butler - Generations
  Tricky - Fall To Pieces
  TOMORROW X TOGETHER - Drama
  The War and Treaty - Hearts Town
  Carrie Underwood - My Gift
  Lou Reed - New York: Deluxe Edition [3CD/DVD/2LP]
  The Weeknd - After Hours
  Peggy Lee - Ultimate Christmas
  
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