Top likely candidate among new releases this week, Public Enemy's New Whirl Odor hits general release after a month as a Best Buy exclusive.

Burt Bacharach has a new album, At This Time. Buyer beware, however. The Amazon listing does not list this as "copy-protected" but note the first customer comment that indicates that it apparently is.

Johny Fogerty is back on Fantasy records, and thus The Long Road Home: Ultimate John Fogerty Creedence Collection is his first comprehensive career hits album, including his solo stuff.

70 year old Bobby Bare is releasing his first album in 20 odd years, The Moon Was Blue. This guy was big cheese in his day. Also, I'm glad to see someone covering "Yesterday When I Was Young," which is an underappreciated classic composition.

Ozzy Osbourne has a new album of covers, imaginatively titled Under Cover. The song selection is at least somewhat interesting. The idea of Ozzy covering King Crimson in particular strikes me funny, but then he might actually could do some good with "21st Century Schizoid Man."

Here's the complete list of this week's major new album releases, courtesy AMG:

Bobby Bare The Moon Was Blue Dualtone
Americana, Country-Folk, Progressive Country, Traditional Country, Outlaw Country

Nirvana Sliver: The Best of the Box Geffen
Grunge, Alternative Pop/Rock

Santana All That I Am Arista
Latin Rock, Pop/Rock, Album Rock
WARNING: THIS CD IS PURPOSELY FACTORY CORRUPTED

ARTE Quartet Terry Riley: Assassin Reverie New World
Modern Saxophone Quartet Music

Trey Anastasio Shine Sony
American Trad Rock, Jam Bands

Burt Bacharach At This Time Sony
Soft Rock, Pop, Adult Contemporary

blink-182 Greatest Hits Geffen
Punk-Pop, Punk Revival, Post-Grunge

June Carter Cash Church in the Wildwood Dualtone
Country Gospel, Country-Folk

June Carter Cash Ring of Fire: The Best of June Carter Cash Dualtone
Country-Folk, Traditional Country

Rosanne Cash Interiors [Bonus Tracks] Sony
Neo-Traditionalist Country, Singer/Songwriter, Contemporary Country

Rosanne Cash King's Record Shop [Bonus Tracks] Sony
Neo-Traditionalist Country, Singer/Songwriter, Contemporary Country

Rosanne Cash Seven Year Ache [Bonus Tracks] Sony
Neo-Traditionalist Country, Singer/Songwriter, Contemporary Country, Progressive Country, Country-Pop

Sang Mi Chung Ignacy Jan Paderewski Centaur
19th Century Polish Piano Music

Terri Clark Life Goes On Mercury Nashville
Neo-Traditionalist Country, Contemporary Country, Country-Pop

Miranda Cuckson Music by Ross Lee Finney Centaur
20th Century American Violin Music

Fatlip The Loneliest Punk Delicious Vinyl/The Lab
Underground Rap, Alternative Rap

John Fogerty The Long Road Home: Ultimate John Fogerty Creedence Collection Fantasy
Roots Rock, Rock & Roll, Heartland Rock

Grandaddy Excerpts from the Diary of Todd Zilla EP V2
Indie Rock, Neo-Psychedelia, Alternative Pop/Rock

The Grateful Dead Fillmore West 1969: The Complete Recordings Grateful Dead
Psychedelic

Nikolaus Harnoncourt Handel: Messiah [Hybrid SACD] RCA
Baroque Oratorio

Isaac Hayes Ultimate Isaac Hayes: Can You Dig It Stax
Smooth Soul, Soul, Funk, Blaxploitation

Diana Krall/Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra Christmas Songs Verve
Vocal Jazz, Mainstream Jazz, Standards, American Popular Song, Swing

Kate & Anna McGarrigle The McGarrigle Christmas Hour Nonesuch
Singer/Songwriter, Christmas

Montgomery Gentry Something to Be Proud Of: The Best of 1999-2005 Sony
Contemporary Country, New Traditionalist

Neal Morse ? Metal Blade
Neo-Prog

Southwest Chamber Music Carlos Chavez: Complete Chamber Music, Vol. 3 Cambria
20th Century Mexican Chamber Music

Original TV Soundtrack According to Jim Hollywood
Modern Electric Chicago Blues, Blues-Rock, Modern Electric Blues

Original Soundtrack Chicken Little [Original Soundtrack] Disney
Teen Pop, Soundtracks, Pop/Rock, Motown, Alternative Pop/Rock

Ozzy Osbourne Under Cover Sony
British Metal, Heavy Metal, Hard Rock, Pop-Metal

Public Enemy New Whirl Odor Slam Jamz
Political Rap, Hardcore Rap, East Coast Rap, Hip-Hop

Slipknot 9.0: Live Roadrunner
Alternative Metal, Heavy Metal, Rap-Metal

Speech Vagabond Bluhammock
Alternative Rap, Hip-Hop

Texas Tornados Live from Austin, TX New West
Americana, Roots Rock, Conjunto, Tex-Mex

Kathy Troccoli Comfort Reunion
Adult Contemporary, CCM

2Pac Live My Life K-Town
Gangsta Rap, West Coast Rap

Various Artists The Complete Verve Remixed Verve
Downtempo, Club/Dance, Jazz-House, Hip-Hop

Various Artists Dawning of a New Era Trojan US
Rocksteady, Ska

Various Artists La Guitara Vanguard
Chinese Folk, Classical Guitar, Standards, Post-Bop, Worldbeat, New Acoustic, Acoustic Blues

Dwight Yoakam Live from Austin, TX New West
Alternative Country, New Traditionalist, Bakersfield Sound, Country-Rock, Neo-Traditionalist Country