The lone likely pick among actual new music is The Hives Tyrannosaurus Hives album, their follow up to the righteous "Hate To Say I Told You So."

There's a two disc best of Van Halen, Best of Both Worlds. As you might guess from the title, it contains both David Lee Roth and Sammy Hagar era recordings. The switch to Hagar represented one of the most obvious lobotomies in the history of pop music. Plus, it's more than half from the Hagar ie retard era.

Much more promising, but much more expensive, the Faces have a box set out, Five Guys Walk Into a Bar. It's mostly unreleased and alternative takes and live cuts and such. Plus, it's a Rhino deal, so you know it's done right. Rod Stewart was actually a legitimate rock star back before "Do Ya Think I"m Sexy?" Honest.

This week's major releases, from All Music Guide:

The Hives Tyrannosaurus Hives Interscope
Garage Punk, Punk Revival, Alternative Pop/Rock

Van Halen The Best of Both Worlds Warner Brothers
Album Rock, Arena Rock, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Pop/Rock, Pop-Metal

Antequera Alfonso X: Cantigas de Santa Maria; Eno nome de Maria Alpha
Medieval Vocal Music

By Divine Right Sweet Confusion spinART
Indie Rock, Pop Underground

Faces Five Guys Walk Into A Bar... Rhino
Album Rock, Hard Rock, Proto-Punk, Rock & Roll, Blues-Rock

Frank Chacksfield Beyond the Sea/The New Limelight Decca
Orchestral Pop, Mood Music

Diabolus in Musica Guillaume Dufay: Missa Se la Face ay Pale Alpha
Renaissance Choral Music

Dillinger Escape Plan Miss Machine Relapse
Experimental Rock, Post-Hardcore

Bill Doggett 1952-1953 Jazz Classics
R&B, Jump Blues

Joe Ely Settle for Love Hightone
Rock & Roll, Americana, Country-Rock, Singer/Songwriter

Faithless No Roots Arista
Adult Alternative Pop/Rock, Club/Dance

F*ck Those Are Not My Bongos Future Farmer
Indie Rock, Post-Rock/Experimental

Hazen Street Hazen Street DC Flag
Alternative Metal

Herman's Hermits Retrospective Abkco
British Invasion, Merseybeat, Pop

The Horns of Happiness A Sea as a Shore Secretly Canadian
Indie Pop, Neo-Psychedelia

The Jacksons The Jacksons Story Hip-O
Motown, Pop-Soul, Soul, Disco, Urban

The Bruce Katz Band A Deeper Blue Severn
Jazz Blues, Modern Electric Blues

Gustav Leonhardt Girolamo Frescobaldi, Louis Couperin: Works for Harpsichord Alpha
Baroque Harpsichord Music

Less Than Jake B Is for B-Sides Sire
Post-Grunge, Industrial Metal, Thrash

Kirk Lightsey The Nights of Bradley's Sunnyside
Post-Bop, Mainstream Jazz

Lloyd Southside Def Jam
Contemporary R&B, Urban

Low A Lifetime of Temporary Relief: 10 Years of B-Sides & Rarities Chairkickers Music
Sadcore, Slowcore, Indie Rock, Dream Pop

Maria Mena White Turns Blue Columbia
Adult Alternative Pop/Rock, Pop/Rock

Charles Mingus The Great Concert of Charles Mingus Prestige
Hard Bop, Modern Creative, Post-Bop

Mis-Teeq Mis-Teeq Warner Brothers
Dance-Pop, Urban, 2-Step/British Garage