No likely significant new releases this week. A couple of weeks after Christmas just ain't prime time to drop a big one. Living Colour has a vintage 1989 live album that could be halfway worth hearing. That's about the most promising new release.
If you don't already have three different copies of all the classic early albums, there are a couple of remastered and supposedly bonus having Elvis Presley albums. Hey if you don't have a copy of these albums, you should definitely have them.
Here's the complete list of this week's major new releases, courtesty AMG:
Angra
Temple of Shadows
Artheia
Neo-Classical Metal, Progressive Metal, Heavy Metal
Pierre Boulez
Mahler: Lieder
DeUtsche Grammophon
Post-Romantic Vocal Music
The Chosen Few
The Chosen Few in Miami [Bonus Tracks]
Sanctuary/Trojan
Funk, Soul, Reggae-Pop
Commander Cody and the Lost Planet Airmen
True Adventures
Fuel 2000
Country Boogie, Roots Rock, Country-Rock, Rock & Roll
Miles Davis
A Tribute to Jack Johnson
Columbia
Jazz-Rock, Fusion
Felix da Housecat
Playboy: The Mansion Soundtrack
Koch
House, Club/Dance, Left-Field House
The Gladiators
Father and Sons
Ras / Sanctuary
Roots Reggae, Contemporary Reggae
Billie Holiday
Billy Remembers Billie
Verve
Vocal Jazz, Traditional Pop, Swing, Torch Songs, Ballads, Classic Female Blues, Standards
Elmore James
The Best of the Modern Years
Blue Note
Electric Blues, Slide Guitar Blues, Electric Chicago Blues
Etta James
The Best of the Modern Years
Blue Note
R&B
Living Colour
Live At CBGB's Tuesday 12/19/89
Epic/Legacy
Alternative Metal
The Fiery Furnaces
EP
Sanctuary
Indie Rock, Garage Rock Revival
Junior Kimbrough
Sunday Nights: The Songs of Junior Kimbrough
Fat Possum (Ryko)
Indie Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock, Blues-Rock, Modern Electric Blues
David "Fathead" Newman
I Remember Brother Ray
High Note
Soul-Jazz, Mainstream Jazz
Shivaree
Who's Got Trouble?
Zoe
Adult Alternative Pop/Rock, Alternative Country-Rock
Keiko Matsui
The Stone Monkey
Narada
Smooth Jazz, Crossover Jazz, Contemporary Jazz, Jazz-Pop, Fusion, Contemporary Instrumental
Jason Miles
Miles to Miles: In the Spirit of Miles Davis
Narada
Crossover Jazz, Post-Bop, Contemporary Jazz, Fusion, Jazz-Pop, Hard Bop
Original Score
The Aviator [Original Score]
Decca
Original Score, Film Music
Original Soundtrack
Bride & Prejudice
Casablanca
Soundtracks
Original Soundtrack
Coach Carter
Capitol
Soundtracks, Hardcore Rap, Pop-Rap, Urban
Original Soundtrack
Hotel Rwanda
Commotion
Film Music
Original Soundtrack
In Good Company
Hollywood
Soundtracks
Original Soundtrack
A Love Song for Bobby Long
Sindrome
Soundtracks, Adult Alternative Pop/Rock, Alternative Country-Rock, Roots Rock, Film Music, New Orleans Blues
Original Soundtrack
Meet the Fockers
Varese
Soundtracks
Orlando Consort
Antoine Busnois: Missa O Crux lignum; Motets; Chansons
Harmonia Mundi Franc
Renaissance Vocal and Choral Music
Elvis Presley
Elvis Presley [2005 US Bonus Tracks]
RCA/BMG Strategic Marketing Group Pop/Rock, Pop, Rockabilly, Rock & Roll, Traditional Country
Elvis Presley
Elvis [1956] [US 2005 Bonus Tracks]
BMG Heritage
Pop/Rock, Rock & Roll, Vocal Pop, Pop, Rockabilly
Elvis Presley
Loving You [Bonus Tracks]
BMG Heritage
Pop/Rock, Pop, Rockabilly, Rock & Roll
Rico Rodriguez
Trombone Man: Anthology 1961-1971
Sanctuary/Trojan
Ska, Rocksteady
Roomful of Blues
Standing Room Only
Alligator
Modern Electric Blues, Jump Blues, Swing
David Sanborn
Closer
Verve
Smooth Jazz, Crossover Jazz, Contemporary Jazz
Scooter
Mind the Gap [Deluxe Edition]
Sheffield Lab
Club/Dance, Euro-Dance, Trance
Corky Siegel's Chamber Blues
Corky Siegel's Traveling Chamber Blues Show
Alligator
Acoustic Blues, Chicago Blues
Soul Asylum
After the Flood: Live from the Grand Forks Prom June 28, 1998
Legacy
American Underground, College Rock, Adult Alternative Pop/Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock, Hard Rock
Andreas Staier
Haydn: Concertos pour piano
Harmonia Mundi Franc
Classical Orchestral Music
Toad the Wet Sprocket
Welcome Home: Live at the Arlington Theatre, Santa Barbara 1992
Columbia/Legacy
Adult Alternative Pop/Rock, Pop/Rock, Folk-Rock, College Rock
Trembling Blue Stars
Seven Autumn Flowers [Bonus Tracks]
Bar/None
Indie Pop, Indie Electronic
Various Artists
Elektra: The Album
Wind-up
Soundtracks, Post-Grunge, Alternative Metal
T-Bone Walker
The Best of the Black & White and Imperial Years
Blue Note
Texas Blues, Electric Texas Blues
Johnny "Guitar" Watson
The Best of the Modern Years
Blue Note
Texas Blues, Electric Texas Blues, Modern Electric Blues, West Coast Blues
Article comments
1 - mrbenning
What's with the greatest hits and live releases from early nineties alt-rock acts? There's been a string of 'em lately.
Collective Sould just had a greatest hits. Live just had a greatest hits. STP, Pearl Jam, REM, etc, all had recent greatest hits releases.
2 - Tom Johnson
Mr. Benning, greatest-hits comps are what record companies live for. They're cheap to compile and produce since the music is already paid for, so they're basically just profit-makers. And if you didn't realize, 10 years after something first came out is when the whole nostalgia marketing starts aiming at those late-20-somethings who lived on this stuff as teens.
And Al, the Living Colour release is excellent. I've had it for a few months, as it's been available at Sony's Live From The Vaults, along with the Toad the Wet Sprocket and Soul Asylum releases.