What Colin’s Listening to:
Right Now
Rock
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Asking Alexandria, Like a House on Fire ( Sumerian Records ) [ 2020 Release ]
Carach Angren, Frankensteina Strataemontanus ( Season of Mist ) [ 2020 Release ]
Cenitex, Death in Pieces ( Agonia Records )
COIN, Dreamland ( Committee for Sound ) [ 2020 Release ]
Coriky, Coriky ( Dischord )
[ 2020 Release; Punk Supergroup with Guitarist/Vocalist Ian MacKaye (Minor Threat , Fugazi),
Drummer/Vocalist Amy Farina (The Warmers),
Bassist/Vocalist Joe Lally (Fugazi , The Messthetics) ]
Days of Season, A New Day ( EP ) ( Days of Season ) [ 2020 Release ]
Depeche Mode,
SPiRiTS IN THE FOREST ( 2 CD , 2 DVD ) ( Columbia Records Group )
[ 2020 Release ]
Depeche Mode,
SPiRiTS IN THE FOREST ( 2 CD , 2 Blu–ray DVD ) ( Columbia Records Group )
[ 2020 Release ]
Elbow, Live at the Ritz ( Verve )
[ An Acoustic Performance Recorded Live at The Ritz, Manchester, October 2019 ]
Exocrine, Maelstrom ( Unique Leader (Orch) )
Falconer, From a Dying Ember ( Metal Blade ) [ 2020 Release ]
Green Lung, Woodland Rites ( 2 CD ) ( Svart Records )
Grey Daze, Amends ( 1 CD , 1 LP ) ( Loma Vista )
[ Posthumous 2020 Release by Vocalist Chester Bennington (Linkin Park);
CD and Bone White Vinyl with Black Splatter LP ]
Kansas,
The Absence of Presence ( 1 CD , 1 Blu–ray DVD ) ( Inside Out Music )
[ 2020(!) Release ]
Khruangbin, Mordechai ( Dead Oceans ) [ 2020 Release ]
The Lickerish Quartet, Threesome Vol. 1 ( Label Logic )
[ 2020 Release; with Keyboardist Roger Joseph Manning, Jr. (Jellyfish),
Vocalist/Guitarist Eric Dover (Jellyfish) and Bassist Tim Smith ]
“Little Steven” Van Zandt, Voice of America ( 1 CD , 1 DVD ) ( UMe )
[ from 1984; Recorded Live for Rockpalast, 1984 ] ***
“Little Steven” Van Zandt, Freedom—No Compromise ( 1 CD , 1 DVD ) ( UMe )
[ from 1987 ] ***
Lynyrd Skynyrd,
Original Soundtrack of “Street Survivors”—The True Story of the Lynyrd Skynyrd Plane Crash
( Cleopatra ) [ 2020 Film ]
Nektar, Book of Days ( 2 CD ) ( Purple Pyramid ) [ from 2008; Deluxe Edition ] ***
Elliott Niezel, Beach Trap ( Sainta Barbara Enterprises )
Paysage d‘Hiver, Im Wald ( 2 CD ) ( Kunsthall Produktion ) [ 2020 Release ]
Protest the Hero, Palimpsest ( Spinefarm ) [ 2020 Release ]
Public Practice, Gentle Grip ( Wharf Cat Records )
Revenge, Strike.Smother.Dehumanize ( Season of Mist ) [ 2020 Release ]
She Hates Emotions, Melancholic Maniac ( Rough Trade / Out of Line )
Stygian Crown, Stygian Crown ( Cruz del Sur Music ) [ 2020 Debut ]
White Lion, All You Need Is Rock ‘n’ Roll—The Complete Albums 1985–1991
( 5 CD ) ( Cherry Red UK )
[ Contains Fight to Survive (1985), Pride (1987), Big Game (1989),
Mane Attraction (1991), and Live Tracks ] ***
Xibalba, Años en Infierno ( Southern Lord ) [ 2020 Release; Explicit Lyrics ]
Frank Zappa and The Mothers, The Mothers 1970 ( 4 CD ) ( Zappa Records )
[ 2020 Compilation; 50th Anniversary of the 1970 Mothers
with 70 Unreleased Tracks; Clamshell Box ] ***
Various Artists,
Land of Sensations & Delights—Psych Pop Sounds of White Whale Records ( 1965–1970 )
( Craft Recordings ) ***
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Tributes
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The Jerry Granelli Trio,
The Jerry Granelli Trio Plays the Music of Vince Guaraldi & Mose Allison
( RareNoise Records )
[ Drummer Jerry Granelli with Pianist Jamie Saft and Bassist Bradley Christopher Jones;
Tribute to Vince Guaraldi and Mose Allison ]
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DVD
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Depeche Mode,
SPiRiTS IN THE FOREST ( 2 DVD , 2 CD ) ( Columbia Records Group )
[ 2020 Release ]
“Little Steven” Van Zandt, Voice of America ( 1 DVD , 1 CD ) ( UMe )
[ from 1984; Recorded Live for Rockpalast, 1984 ] ***
“Little Steven” Van Zandt, Freedom—No Compromise ( 1 DVD , 1 CD ) ( UMe )
[ from 1987 ] ***
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Blu-ray DVD
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Depeche Mode,
SPiRiTS IN THE FOREST ( 2 Blu–ray DVD , 2 CD ) ( Columbia Records Group )
[ 2020 Release ]
INXS, Live Baby Live—Live at Wembley Stadium ( Eagle Rock Entertainment )
[ 2020 Release; Originally Released 2014; Recorded Live at Wembley Stadium,
London, July 13th 1991; Blu–ray DVD ] ***
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Country
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Mary–Chapin Carpenter, The Dirt and the Stars ( Lambent Light Rec. )
Johnny Cash, The Complete Mercury Albums ( 1986–1991 ) ( 7 CD ) ( Mercury Nashville )
[ Contains Class of ‘55—Memphis Rock & Roll Homecoming (1986—with Carl Perkins, Roy Orbison
and Jerry Lee Lewis), Johnny Cash Is Coming to Town (1987), Water from the Wells of Home (1988),
Classic Cash—Hall of Fame Series (1988), Boom Chicka Boom (1990)
and The Mystery of Life (1991); Box Set ] ***
Will Hoge, Tiny Little Movies ( EDLO Records )
Corb Lund, Agricultural Tragic ( New West )
Tenille Townes, The Lemonade Stand ( Sony Music Nashville ) [ 2020 Release ]
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Jazz
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Jean–Paul “Bluey” Maunick, Tinted Sky ( Shanachie ) [ 2020 Release ]
Chris “Big Dog” Davis, Focus ( Shanachie )
The Jerry Granelli Trio,
The Jerry Granelli Trio Plays the Music of Vince Guaraldi & Mose Allison
( RareNoise Records )
[ Drummer Jerry Granelli with Pianist Jamie Saft and Bassist Bradley Christopher Jones;
Tribute to Vince Guaraldi and Mose Allison ]
Euge Groove, Sing My Song ( Shanachie )
Maceo Parker, Soul Food—Cooking with Maceo ( The Funk Garage )
Sonar with David Torn, Tranceportation ( Volume 2 ) ( RareNoise Records ) [ 2020 Release ]
Bobby Watson, Keepin’ It Real ( Smoke Sessions Records )
[ Alto Saxophonist Bobby Watson with Trumpeters Josh Evans and Giveton Gelin,
Pianist Victor Gould, Bassist Curtis Lundy and Drummer Victor Jones ]
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Gospel and Religious
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The Staple Singers, Unlock Your Mind ( Omnivore Recordings ) [ from 1978 ] ***
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New Age
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Hiroshi Yoshimura, Green ( Light in the Attic ) [ from 1986 ] ***
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Classical
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Zubin Mehta and The Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra,
Zubin Mehta and The Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra
( 38(!) CD ) ( Decca ) ***
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Soundtracks, Cast Recordings and Television
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Lynyrd Skynyrd,
Original Soundtrack of “Street Survivors”—The True Story of the Lynyrd Skynyrd Plane Crash
( Cleopatra ) [ 2020 Film ]
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LP / VINYL
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Active Child, In Another Life ( Sony Masterworks ) [ 2020 Release ]
America, America ( Music on Vinyl ) [ from 1971; Limited Flaming Gold Colored Vinyl ] ***
Asking Alexandria, Like a House on Fire ( 2 LP ) ( Sumerian Records ) [ 2020 Release ]
Bee Gees, Best of Bee Gees ( Capitol ) [ 1969 Compilation ] ***
Bee Gees, Main Course ( Capitol ) [ from 1975 ] ***
Bee Gees, Children of the World ( Capitol ) [ from 1976 ] ***
Bee Gees, Here at Last ... Bee Gees Live ( 2 LP ) ( Capitol ) [ from 1977 ] ***
Bee Gees, Spirits Having Flown ( Capitol ) [ from 1979 ] ***
Carach Angren, Frankensteina Strataemontanus ( 2 LP ) ( Season of Mist ) [ 2020 Release ]
Coriky, Coriky ( Dischord )
[ 2020 Release; Punk Supergroup with Guitarist/Vocalist Ian MacKaye (Minor Threat , Fugazi),
Drummer/Vocalist Amy Farina (The Warmers),
Bassist/Vocalist Joe Lally (Fugazi , The Messthetics) ]
Dead or Alive, Nukleopatra ( 2 LP ) ( Demon / Edsel ) [ from 1995 ] ***
Einstürzende Neubauten, Alles in Allem ( 3 LP ) ( Potomak ) [ 2020(!) Release ]
Exocrine, Maelstrom ( Unique Leader (Orch) )
Falconer, From a Dying Ember ( Metal Blade ) [ 2020 Release ]
Fanny, Fanny ( Real Gone Music ) [ from 1970; Limited White Vinyl Edition ] ***
Green Lung, Woodland Rites ( Svart Records )
Grey Daze, Amends ( 1 LP , 1 CD ) ( Loma Vista )
[ Posthumous 2020 Release by Vocalist Chester Bennington (Linkin Park);
CD and Bone White Vinyl with Black Splatter LP ]
The GTOs, Permanent Damage ( Greyscale )
[ Debut from 1969; Produced by Frank Zappa ] ***
Elbow, Live at the Ritz ( Verve )
[ An Acoustic Performance Recorded Live at The Ritz, Manchester, October 2019 ]
HAIM, Women in Music Pt. III ( Columbia ) [ 2020 Release; Explicit Lyrics ]
Indigo Girls, Look Long ( 2 LP ) ( Rounder ) [ 2020 Release ]
Damien Jurado, What’s New, Tomboy? ( Mama Bird Recording Co. )
Kansas, The Absence of Presence ( 2 LP ) ( Inside Out Music ) [ 2020(!) Release ]
Khruangbin, Mordechai ( Dead Oceans ) [ 2020 Release ]
Lynyrd Skynyrd,
Original Soundtrack of “Street Survivors”—The True Story of the Lynyrd Skynyrd Plane Crash
( Cleopatra ) [ 2020 Film ]
The Orange Peels, Square ( 3 LP ) ( Minty Fresh ) [ from 1997; Cubed ] ***
Paysage d‘Hiver, Im Wald ( 4 LP ) ( Kunsthall Produktion ) [ 2020 Release ]
Post Malone, Hollywood’s Bleeding ( 2 LP ) ( Republic )
[ 2019 Release; Pink Vinyl; Explicit Lyrics ]
Protest the Hero, Palimpsest ( 2 LP ) ( Spinefarm )
[ 2020 Release; Ultra Clear Vinyl with Red Splatter ]
Public Practice, Gentle Grip ( Wharf Cat Records )
The Rolling Stones, Living in a Ghost Town ( 10" Single ) ( Interscope )
[ 2020 Release; Orange Vinyl ]
The Rolling Stones, Exile on Main Street ( 2 LP ) ( Interscope )
[ Classic from 1972; Remastered and Cut at Revelatory Half–Speed
at Abbey Road Mastering, London ] ***
The Rolling Stones, It’s Only Rock‘n’ Roll ( Interscope )
[ from 1974; Remastered and Cut at Revelatory Half–Speed
at Abbey Road Mastering, London ] ***
The Rolling Stones, Black and Blue ( 2 LP ) ( Interscope )
[ from 1976; Remastered and Cut at Revelatory Half–Speed
at Abbey Road Mastering, London ] ***
The Rolling Stones, Some Girls ( Interscope )
[ Classic from 1978; Remastered and Cut at Revelatory Half–Speed
at Abbey Road Mastering, London ] ***
The Rolling Stones, Emotional Rescue ( Interscope )
[ from 1980; Remastered and Cut at Revelatory Half–Speed
at Abbey Road Mastering, London ] ***
The Rolling Stones, Undercover ( Interscope )
[ from 1983; Remastered and Cut at Revelatory Half–Speed
at Abbey Road Mastering, London ] ***
The Rolling Stones, Dirty Work ( Interscope )
[ from 1986; Remastered and Cut at Revelatory Half–Speed
at Abbey Road Mastering, London ] ***
The Rolling Stones, Steel Wheels ( Interscope )
[ from 1989; Remastered and Cut at Revelatory Half–Speed
at Abbey Road Mastering, London ] ***
The Rolling Stones, Voodoo Lounge ( 2 LP ) ( Interscope )
[ from 1994; Remastered and Cut at Revelatory Half–Speed
at Abbey Road Mastering, London ] ***
The Rolling Stones, Bridges to Babylon ( 2 LP ) ( Interscope )
[ from 1997; Remastered and Cut at Revelatory Half–Speed
at Abbey Road Mastering, London ] ***
The Rolling Stones, A Bigger Bang ( 2 LP ) ( Interscope )
[ from 2005; Remastered and Cut at Revelatory Half–Speed
at Abbey Road Mastering, London ] ***
She Past Away, X ( 2 LP ) ( Metropolis Records )
Lennon Stella, Three. Two. One. ( Columbia ) [ 2020 Release ]
Stygian Crown, Stygian Crown ( Cruz del Sur Music ) [ 2020 Debut ]
Hank von Hell, Dead ( Sony UK ) [ Former Lead Vocalist of Turbonegro ]
Xibalba, Años en Infierno ( Southern Lord ) [ 2020 Release; Explicit Lyrics ]
Mary–Chapin Carpenter, The Dirt and the Stars ( 2 LP ) ( Lambent Light Rec. )
Johnny Cash, The Complete Mercury Albums ( 1986–1991 ) ( 7 LP ) ( Mercury Nashville )
[ Contains Class of ‘55—Memphis Rock & Roll Homecoming (1986—with Carl Perkins, Roy Orbison
and Jerry Lee Lewis), Johnny Cash Is Coming to Town (1987), Water from the Wells of Home (1988),
Classic Cash—Hall of Fame Series (1988), Boom Chicka Boom (1990)
and The Mystery of Life (1991); Box Set ] ***
Will Hoge, Tiny Little Movies ( EDLO Records )
Alan Jackson, The Greatest Hits Collection ( 2 LP ) ( Sony Legacy )
[ 1995 Collection ] ***
Miranda Lambert, Platinum ( 2 LP ) ( Sony Legacy ) [ from 2014 ] ***
Corb Lund, Agricultural Tragic ( New West )
Kip Moore, Wild World ( 2 LP ) ( MCA Nashville ) [ 2020 Release ]
Dolly Parton, The Very Best of Dolly Parton ( 2 LP ) ( Sony Legacy ) ***
Lennon Stella, Three. Two. One. ( Columbia ) [ 2020 Release ]
Carrie Underwood, Some Hearts ( 2 LP ) ( Sony Legacy )
[ Debut from 2005 ] ***
The Jerry Granelli Trio,
The Jerry Granelli Trio Plays the Music of Vince Guaraldi & Mose Allison
( RareNoise Records )
[ Drummer Jerry Granelli with Pianist Jamie Saft and Bassist Bradley Christopher Jones;
Tribute to Vince Guaraldi and Mose Allison ]
Sonar with David Torn, Tranceportation ( Volume 2 ) ( RareNoise Records )
Hiroshi Yoshimura, Green ( Light in the Attic ) [ from 1986 ] ***
Erik Hall, Music for 18 Musicians ( Steve Reich ) ( Western Vinyl )
Various Artists,
“Death Stranding”—Songs from the Video Game ( 3 LP ) ( Mondo )
Lynyrd Skynyrd,
Original Soundtrack of “Street Survivors”—The True Story of the Lynyrd Skynyrd Plane Crash
( Cleopatra ) [ 2020 Film ]
Mary–Chapin Carpenter, The Dirt and the Stars ( 2 LP ) ( Lambent Light Rec. )
Indigo Girls, Look Long ( 2 LP ) ( Rounder ) [ 2020 Release ]
Corb Lund, Agricultural Tragic ( New West )
Active Child, In Another Life ( Sony Masterworks ) [ 2020 Release ]
Einstürzende Neubauten, Alles in Allem ( 3 LP ) ( Potomak ) [ 2020(!) Release ]
Deantoni Parks, Deantoni Parks / Technoself Live at Clouds Hill ( Clouds Hill )
[ from 2015 ] ***
Tobacco, Hungry Eyes ( 7" Single ) ( Ghostly Int’l ) [ Color Vinyl ]
Hiroshi Yoshimura, Green ( Light in the Attic ) [ from 1986 ] ***
Post Malone, Hollywood’s Bleeding ( 2 LP ) ( Republic )
[ 2019 Release; Pink Vinyl; Explicit Lyrics ]
Naeem Juwan, Startisha ( 37d03d )
Prof, Powderhorn Suites ( 2 LP ) ( Rhymesayers ) [ 2020 Release; Gold Vinyl ]
Earl Sweatshirt, Feet of Clay ( EP ) ( Warner Bros. ) [ 2019 Release ]
Yung Gravy & bbno$, Baby Gravy 2 ( Baby Gravy )
[ 2020 Release; Purple Vinyl; Explicit Lyrics ]
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Oldies
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Various Artists,
Land of Sensations & Delights—Psych Pop Sounds of White Whale Records ( 1965–1970 )
( Craft Recordings ) ***
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Folk
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Mary–Chapin Carpenter, The Dirt and the Stars ( Lambent Light Rec. )
Corb Lund, Agricultural Tragic ( New West )
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Electronic / Dance
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Depeche Mode,
SPiRiTS IN THE FOREST ( 2 CD , 2 DVD ) ( Columbia Records Group )
[ 2020 Release ]
Depeche Mode,
SPiRiTS IN THE FOREST ( 2 CD , 2 Blu–ray DVD ) ( Columbia Records Group )
[ 2020 Release ]
Hiroshi Yoshimura, Green ( Light in the Attic ) [ from 1986 ] ***
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Rap
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Prof, Powderhorn Suites ( Rhymesayers ) [ 2020 Release ]
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Right Now
Rock- Asking Alexandria, Like a House on Fire ( Sumerian Records ) [ 2020 Release ]
Carach Angren, Frankensteina Strataemontanus ( Season of Mist ) [ 2020 Release ]
Cenitex, Death in Pieces ( Agonia Records )
COIN, Dreamland ( Committee for Sound ) [ 2020 Release ]
Coriky, Coriky ( Dischord )
[ 2020 Release; Punk Supergroup with Guitarist/Vocalist Ian MacKaye (Minor Threat , Fugazi),
Drummer/Vocalist Amy Farina (The Warmers),
Bassist/Vocalist Joe Lally (Fugazi , The Messthetics) ]
Days of Season, A New Day ( EP ) ( Days of Season ) [ 2020 Release ]
Depeche Mode,
SPiRiTS IN THE FOREST ( 2 CD , 2 DVD ) ( Columbia Records Group )
[ 2020 Release ]
Depeche Mode,
SPiRiTS IN THE FOREST ( 2 CD , 2 Blu–ray DVD ) ( Columbia Records Group )
[ 2020 Release ]
Elbow, Live at the Ritz ( Verve )
[ An Acoustic Performance Recorded Live at The Ritz, Manchester, October 2019 ]
Exocrine, Maelstrom ( Unique Leader (Orch) )
Falconer, From a Dying Ember ( Metal Blade ) [ 2020 Release ]
Green Lung, Woodland Rites ( 2 CD ) ( Svart Records )
Grey Daze, Amends ( 1 CD , 1 LP ) ( Loma Vista )
[ Posthumous 2020 Release by Vocalist Chester Bennington (Linkin Park);
CD and Bone White Vinyl with Black Splatter LP ]
Kansas,
The Absence of Presence ( 1 CD , 1 Blu–ray DVD ) ( Inside Out Music )
[ 2020(!) Release ]
Khruangbin, Mordechai ( Dead Oceans ) [ 2020 Release ]
The Lickerish Quartet, Threesome Vol. 1 ( Label Logic )
[ 2020 Release; with Keyboardist Roger Joseph Manning, Jr. (Jellyfish),
Vocalist/Guitarist Eric Dover (Jellyfish) and Bassist Tim Smith ]
“Little Steven” Van Zandt, Voice of America ( 1 CD , 1 DVD ) ( UMe )
[ from 1984; Recorded Live for Rockpalast, 1984 ] ***
“Little Steven” Van Zandt, Freedom—No Compromise ( 1 CD , 1 DVD ) ( UMe )
[ from 1987 ] ***
Lynyrd Skynyrd,
Original Soundtrack of “Street Survivors”—The True Story of the Lynyrd Skynyrd Plane Crash
( Cleopatra ) [ 2020 Film ]
Nektar, Book of Days ( 2 CD ) ( Purple Pyramid ) [ from 2008; Deluxe Edition ] ***
Elliott Niezel, Beach Trap ( Sainta Barbara Enterprises )
Paysage d‘Hiver, Im Wald ( 2 CD ) ( Kunsthall Produktion ) [ 2020 Release ]
Protest the Hero, Palimpsest ( Spinefarm ) [ 2020 Release ]
Public Practice, Gentle Grip ( Wharf Cat Records )
Revenge, Strike.Smother.Dehumanize ( Season of Mist ) [ 2020 Release ]
She Hates Emotions, Melancholic Maniac ( Rough Trade / Out of Line )
Stygian Crown, Stygian Crown ( Cruz del Sur Music ) [ 2020 Debut ]
White Lion, All You Need Is Rock ‘n’ Roll—The Complete Albums 1985–1991
( 5 CD ) ( Cherry Red UK )
[ Contains Fight to Survive (1985), Pride (1987), Big Game (1989),
Mane Attraction (1991), and Live Tracks ] ***
Xibalba, Años en Infierno ( Southern Lord ) [ 2020 Release; Explicit Lyrics ]
Frank Zappa and The Mothers, The Mothers 1970 ( 4 CD ) ( Zappa Records )
[ 2020 Compilation; 50th Anniversary of the 1970 Mothers
with 70 Unreleased Tracks; Clamshell Box ] ***
Various Artists,
Land of Sensations & Delights—Psych Pop Sounds of White Whale Records ( 1965–1970 )
( Craft Recordings ) ***
Tributes- The Jerry Granelli Trio,
The Jerry Granelli Trio Plays the Music of Vince Guaraldi & Mose Allison
( RareNoise Records )
[ Drummer Jerry Granelli with Pianist Jamie Saft and Bassist Bradley Christopher Jones;
Tribute to Vince Guaraldi and Mose Allison ]
DVD- Depeche Mode,
SPiRiTS IN THE FOREST ( 2 DVD , 2 CD ) ( Columbia Records Group )
[ 2020 Release ]
“Little Steven” Van Zandt, Voice of America ( 1 DVD , 1 CD ) ( UMe )
[ from 1984; Recorded Live for Rockpalast, 1984 ] ***
“Little Steven” Van Zandt, Freedom—No Compromise ( 1 DVD , 1 CD ) ( UMe )
[ from 1987 ] ***
Blu-ray DVD- Depeche Mode,
SPiRiTS IN THE FOREST ( 2 Blu–ray DVD , 2 CD ) ( Columbia Records Group )
[ 2020 Release ]
INXS, Live Baby Live—Live at Wembley Stadium ( Eagle Rock Entertainment )
[ 2020 Release; Originally Released 2014; Recorded Live at Wembley Stadium,
London, July 13th 1991; Blu–ray DVD ] ***
Country- Mary–Chapin Carpenter, The Dirt and the Stars ( Lambent Light Rec. )
Johnny Cash, The Complete Mercury Albums ( 1986–1991 ) ( 7 CD ) ( Mercury Nashville )
[ Contains Class of ‘55—Memphis Rock & Roll Homecoming (1986—with Carl Perkins, Roy Orbison
and Jerry Lee Lewis), Johnny Cash Is Coming to Town (1987), Water from the Wells of Home (1988),
Classic Cash—Hall of Fame Series (1988), Boom Chicka Boom (1990)
and The Mystery of Life (1991); Box Set ] ***
Will Hoge, Tiny Little Movies ( EDLO Records )
Corb Lund, Agricultural Tragic ( New West )
Tenille Townes, The Lemonade Stand ( Sony Music Nashville ) [ 2020 Release ]
Jazz- Jean–Paul “Bluey” Maunick, Tinted Sky ( Shanachie ) [ 2020 Release ]
Chris “Big Dog” Davis, Focus ( Shanachie )
The Jerry Granelli Trio,
The Jerry Granelli Trio Plays the Music of Vince Guaraldi & Mose Allison
( RareNoise Records )
[ Drummer Jerry Granelli with Pianist Jamie Saft and Bassist Bradley Christopher Jones;
Tribute to Vince Guaraldi and Mose Allison ]
Euge Groove, Sing My Song ( Shanachie )
Maceo Parker, Soul Food—Cooking with Maceo ( The Funk Garage )
Sonar with David Torn, Tranceportation ( Volume 2 ) ( RareNoise Records ) [ 2020 Release ]
Bobby Watson, Keepin’ It Real ( Smoke Sessions Records )
[ Alto Saxophonist Bobby Watson with Trumpeters Josh Evans and Giveton Gelin,
Pianist Victor Gould, Bassist Curtis Lundy and Drummer Victor Jones ]
Gospel and Religious- The Staple Singers, Unlock Your Mind ( Omnivore Recordings ) [ from 1978 ] ***
New Age- Hiroshi Yoshimura, Green ( Light in the Attic ) [ from 1986 ] ***
Classical- Zubin Mehta and The Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra,
Zubin Mehta and The Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra
( 38(!) CD ) ( Decca ) ***
Soundtracks, Cast Recordings and Television- Lynyrd Skynyrd,
Original Soundtrack of “Street Survivors”—The True Story of the Lynyrd Skynyrd Plane Crash
( Cleopatra ) [ 2020 Film ]
LP / VINYL- Active Child, In Another Life ( Sony Masterworks ) [ 2020 Release ]
America, America ( Music on Vinyl ) [ from 1971; Limited Flaming Gold Colored Vinyl ] ***
Asking Alexandria, Like a House on Fire ( 2 LP ) ( Sumerian Records ) [ 2020 Release ]
Bee Gees, Best of Bee Gees ( Capitol ) [ 1969 Compilation ] ***
Bee Gees, Main Course ( Capitol ) [ from 1975 ] ***
Bee Gees, Children of the World ( Capitol ) [ from 1976 ] ***
Bee Gees, Here at Last ... Bee Gees Live ( 2 LP ) ( Capitol ) [ from 1977 ] ***
Bee Gees, Spirits Having Flown ( Capitol ) [ from 1979 ] ***
Carach Angren, Frankensteina Strataemontanus ( 2 LP ) ( Season of Mist ) [ 2020 Release ]
Coriky, Coriky ( Dischord )
[ 2020 Release; Punk Supergroup with Guitarist/Vocalist Ian MacKaye (Minor Threat , Fugazi),
Drummer/Vocalist Amy Farina (The Warmers),
Bassist/Vocalist Joe Lally (Fugazi , The Messthetics) ]
Dead or Alive, Nukleopatra ( 2 LP ) ( Demon / Edsel ) [ from 1995 ] ***
Einstürzende Neubauten, Alles in Allem ( 3 LP ) ( Potomak ) [ 2020(!) Release ]
Exocrine, Maelstrom ( Unique Leader (Orch) )
Falconer, From a Dying Ember ( Metal Blade ) [ 2020 Release ]
Fanny, Fanny ( Real Gone Music ) [ from 1970; Limited White Vinyl Edition ] ***
Green Lung, Woodland Rites ( Svart Records )
Grey Daze, Amends ( 1 LP , 1 CD ) ( Loma Vista )
[ Posthumous 2020 Release by Vocalist Chester Bennington (Linkin Park);
CD and Bone White Vinyl with Black Splatter LP ]
The GTOs, Permanent Damage ( Greyscale )
[ Debut from 1969; Produced by Frank Zappa ] ***
Elbow, Live at the Ritz ( Verve )
[ An Acoustic Performance Recorded Live at The Ritz, Manchester, October 2019 ]
HAIM, Women in Music Pt. III ( Columbia ) [ 2020 Release; Explicit Lyrics ]
Indigo Girls, Look Long ( 2 LP ) ( Rounder ) [ 2020 Release ]
Damien Jurado, What’s New, Tomboy? ( Mama Bird Recording Co. )
Kansas, The Absence of Presence ( 2 LP ) ( Inside Out Music ) [ 2020(!) Release ]
Khruangbin, Mordechai ( Dead Oceans ) [ 2020 Release ]
Lynyrd Skynyrd,
Original Soundtrack of “Street Survivors”—The True Story of the Lynyrd Skynyrd Plane Crash
( Cleopatra ) [ 2020 Film ]
The Orange Peels, Square ( 3 LP ) ( Minty Fresh ) [ from 1997; Cubed ] ***
Paysage d‘Hiver, Im Wald ( 4 LP ) ( Kunsthall Produktion ) [ 2020 Release ]
Post Malone, Hollywood’s Bleeding ( 2 LP ) ( Republic )
[ 2019 Release; Pink Vinyl; Explicit Lyrics ]
Protest the Hero, Palimpsest ( 2 LP ) ( Spinefarm )
[ 2020 Release; Ultra Clear Vinyl with Red Splatter ]
Public Practice, Gentle Grip ( Wharf Cat Records )
The Rolling Stones, Living in a Ghost Town ( 10" Single ) ( Interscope )
[ 2020 Release; Orange Vinyl ]
The Rolling Stones, Exile on Main Street ( 2 LP ) ( Interscope )
[ Classic from 1972; Remastered and Cut at Revelatory Half–Speed
at Abbey Road Mastering, London ] ***
The Rolling Stones, It’s Only Rock‘n’ Roll ( Interscope )
[ from 1974; Remastered and Cut at Revelatory Half–Speed
at Abbey Road Mastering, London ] ***
The Rolling Stones, Black and Blue ( 2 LP ) ( Interscope )
[ from 1976; Remastered and Cut at Revelatory Half–Speed
at Abbey Road Mastering, London ] ***
The Rolling Stones, Some Girls ( Interscope )
[ Classic from 1978; Remastered and Cut at Revelatory Half–Speed
at Abbey Road Mastering, London ] ***
The Rolling Stones, Emotional Rescue ( Interscope )
[ from 1980; Remastered and Cut at Revelatory Half–Speed
at Abbey Road Mastering, London ] ***
The Rolling Stones, Undercover ( Interscope )
[ from 1983; Remastered and Cut at Revelatory Half–Speed
at Abbey Road Mastering, London ] ***
The Rolling Stones, Dirty Work ( Interscope )
[ from 1986; Remastered and Cut at Revelatory Half–Speed
at Abbey Road Mastering, London ] ***
The Rolling Stones, Steel Wheels ( Interscope )
[ from 1989; Remastered and Cut at Revelatory Half–Speed
at Abbey Road Mastering, London ] ***
The Rolling Stones, Voodoo Lounge ( 2 LP ) ( Interscope )
[ from 1994; Remastered and Cut at Revelatory Half–Speed
at Abbey Road Mastering, London ] ***
The Rolling Stones, Bridges to Babylon ( 2 LP ) ( Interscope )
[ from 1997; Remastered and Cut at Revelatory Half–Speed
at Abbey Road Mastering, London ] ***
The Rolling Stones, A Bigger Bang ( 2 LP ) ( Interscope )
[ from 2005; Remastered and Cut at Revelatory Half–Speed
at Abbey Road Mastering, London ] ***
She Past Away, X ( 2 LP ) ( Metropolis Records )
Lennon Stella, Three. Two. One. ( Columbia ) [ 2020 Release ]
Stygian Crown, Stygian Crown ( Cruz del Sur Music ) [ 2020 Debut ]
Hank von Hell, Dead ( Sony UK ) [ Former Lead Vocalist of Turbonegro ]
Xibalba, Años en Infierno ( Southern Lord ) [ 2020 Release; Explicit Lyrics ]
Mary–Chapin Carpenter, The Dirt and the Stars ( 2 LP ) ( Lambent Light Rec. )
Johnny Cash, The Complete Mercury Albums ( 1986–1991 ) ( 7 LP ) ( Mercury Nashville )
[ Contains Class of ‘55—Memphis Rock & Roll Homecoming (1986—with Carl Perkins, Roy Orbison
and Jerry Lee Lewis), Johnny Cash Is Coming to Town (1987), Water from the Wells of Home (1988),
Classic Cash—Hall of Fame Series (1988), Boom Chicka Boom (1990)
and The Mystery of Life (1991); Box Set ] ***
Will Hoge, Tiny Little Movies ( EDLO Records )
Alan Jackson, The Greatest Hits Collection ( 2 LP ) ( Sony Legacy )
[ 1995 Collection ] ***
Miranda Lambert, Platinum ( 2 LP ) ( Sony Legacy ) [ from 2014 ] ***
Corb Lund, Agricultural Tragic ( New West )
Kip Moore, Wild World ( 2 LP ) ( MCA Nashville ) [ 2020 Release ]
Dolly Parton, The Very Best of Dolly Parton ( 2 LP ) ( Sony Legacy ) ***
Lennon Stella, Three. Two. One. ( Columbia ) [ 2020 Release ]
Carrie Underwood, Some Hearts ( 2 LP ) ( Sony Legacy )
[ Debut from 2005 ] ***
The Jerry Granelli Trio,
The Jerry Granelli Trio Plays the Music of Vince Guaraldi & Mose Allison
( RareNoise Records )
[ Drummer Jerry Granelli with Pianist Jamie Saft and Bassist Bradley Christopher Jones;
Tribute to Vince Guaraldi and Mose Allison ]
Sonar with David Torn, Tranceportation ( Volume 2 ) ( RareNoise Records )
Hiroshi Yoshimura, Green ( Light in the Attic ) [ from 1986 ] ***
Erik Hall, Music for 18 Musicians ( Steve Reich ) ( Western Vinyl )
Various Artists,
“Death Stranding”—Songs from the Video Game ( 3 LP ) ( Mondo )
Lynyrd Skynyrd,
Original Soundtrack of “Street Survivors”—The True Story of the Lynyrd Skynyrd Plane Crash
( Cleopatra ) [ 2020 Film ]
Mary–Chapin Carpenter, The Dirt and the Stars ( 2 LP ) ( Lambent Light Rec. )
Indigo Girls, Look Long ( 2 LP ) ( Rounder ) [ 2020 Release ]
Corb Lund, Agricultural Tragic ( New West )
Active Child, In Another Life ( Sony Masterworks ) [ 2020 Release ]
Einstürzende Neubauten, Alles in Allem ( 3 LP ) ( Potomak ) [ 2020(!) Release ]
Deantoni Parks, Deantoni Parks / Technoself Live at Clouds Hill ( Clouds Hill )
[ from 2015 ] ***
Tobacco, Hungry Eyes ( 7" Single ) ( Ghostly Int’l ) [ Color Vinyl ]
Hiroshi Yoshimura, Green ( Light in the Attic ) [ from 1986 ] ***
Post Malone, Hollywood’s Bleeding ( 2 LP ) ( Republic )
[ 2019 Release; Pink Vinyl; Explicit Lyrics ]
Naeem Juwan, Startisha ( 37d03d )
Prof, Powderhorn Suites ( 2 LP ) ( Rhymesayers ) [ 2020 Release; Gold Vinyl ]
Earl Sweatshirt, Feet of Clay ( EP ) ( Warner Bros. ) [ 2019 Release ]
Yung Gravy & bbno$, Baby Gravy 2 ( Baby Gravy )
[ 2020 Release; Purple Vinyl; Explicit Lyrics ]
Oldies- Various Artists,
Land of Sensations & Delights—Psych Pop Sounds of White Whale Records ( 1965–1970 )
( Craft Recordings ) ***
Folk- Mary–Chapin Carpenter, The Dirt and the Stars ( Lambent Light Rec. )
Corb Lund, Agricultural Tragic ( New West )
Electronic / Dance- Depeche Mode,
SPiRiTS IN THE FOREST ( 2 CD , 2 DVD ) ( Columbia Records Group )
[ 2020 Release ]
Depeche Mode,
SPiRiTS IN THE FOREST ( 2 CD , 2 Blu–ray DVD ) ( Columbia Records Group )
[ 2020 Release ]
Hiroshi Yoshimura, Green ( Light in the Attic ) [ from 1986 ] ***
Rap- Prof, Powderhorn Suites ( Rhymesayers ) [ 2020 Release ]
*** From the vaults