What Colin’s Listening to:
Right Now
Rock
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A Certain Ratio, ACR LOCO ( Mute )
Alpha Wolf, a quiet place to die ( SharpTone Records ) [ 2020 Release ]
The Apartments, In and Out of the Light ( Talitres ) [ 2020 Release ]
Ayreon, Transitus ( 2 CD ) ( Music Theories ) [ 2020 Release ]
The Band of Heathens, Stranger ( BOH Records )
Big Country, Out Beyond the River—The Compulsion Years Anthology
( 5 CD , 1 DVD ) ( Cherry Red UK ) ***
Bill Callahan, Gold Record ( Drag City ) [ 2020 Release; of Smog ]
A Certain Ratio, ACR LOCO ( Mute )
Chris Coyle, Chris Coyle’s Plastic Soul ( Chris Coyle )
Death Angel, The Enigma Years 1987–1990 ( 4 CD ) ( HNE ) ***
Deftones, Ohms ( Warner Bros. ) [ 2020 Release ]
Einstürzende Neubauten, Alles in Allem ( Potomak ) [ 2020 Release ]
Fierce Heart, War for the World ( Dark Star Records ) [ 2020 Release ]
Grateful Dead, Dick’s Picks Vol. 25 ( 4 CD ) ( Real Gone Music )
[ Originally Released July 20, 2002; Recorded Live at Veteran’s Memorial Coliseum,
New Haven, CT, May 10, 1978 and at Springfield Civic Center Arena,
Springfield, MA, May 11, 1978 ] ***
Steve Hackett,
Selling England by the Pound & Spectral Mornings
—Live at Hammersmith ( 3 CD ) ( Century Media )
[ Recorded Live at The Apollo, Hammersmith, London, May 10, 2013;
Former Guitarist of Genesis ] ***
IDLES, Ultra Mono ( Partisan Records ) [ 2020 Release ]
Igorrr, Hallelujah ( Nuclear Blast America ) [ from 2012 ] ***
Kataklysm, Unconquered ( Nuclear Blast America ) [ 2020 Release ]
Machine Gun Kelly, Tickets to My Downfall ( Bad Boy / Interscope )
[ 2020 Release; Produced by Travis Barker of blink–182; Explicit Lyrics ]
The Moody Blues: Ray Thomas,
Words & Music ( 2 CD , 1 DVD ) ( Esoteric )
[ 2020 Remastered Compilation; Late, Flautist/Vocalist of The Moody Blues ] ***
Bob Mould, Blue Hearts ( Merge Records )
[ 2020 Release; Former Guitarist/Vocalist/Songwriter of the Great Hüsker Dü ]
The Ocean, Phanerozoic II—Mesozoic | Cenozoic ( Metal Blade )
[ 2020 Release ]
The Pretty Things, Bare as Bone, Bright as Blood ( Madfish UK )
[ 2020 (!) Release ]
Prince, Sign O’ the Times ( 2 CD ) ( Warner Bros. )
[ Classic from 1987; Remastered ] ***
Prince, Sign O’ the Times ( 3 CD ) ( Warner Bros. )
[ Classic from 1987; Deluxe Edition ] ***
Prince, Sign O’ the Times ( 8 CD , 1 DVD ) ( Warner Bros. )
[ Classic from 1987; Super Deluxe Edition ] ***
Lou Reed, New York ( 3 CD , 1 DVD , 2 LP ) ( Rhino / Warner Bros. )
[ from 1989; Deluxe Edition ] ***
The Rolling Stones, Steel Wheels Live ( 2 CD , 1 Blu–ray DVD )
( Eagle Rock Entertainment )
[ Live from Atlantic City, NJ, 1989; Blu–ray DVD ] ***
The Rolling Stones, Steel Wheels Live ( 3 CD , 2 DVD , 1 Blu–ray DVD )
( Eagle Rock Entertainment )
[ Live from Atlantic City, NJ, 1989; Blu–ray DVD ] ***
Diana Ross and The Supremes,
Sing and Perform “Funny Girl” ( 2 CD ) ( Real Gone Music )
[ from 1968; The Ultimate Edition ] ***
Slade, Cum on Feel the Hitz. The Best of Slade ( 2 CD )
( BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. ) ***
Sufjan Stevens, The Ascension ( Asthmatic Kitty ) [ 2020 Release ]
SuperM, The 1st Album ‘Super One’ ( SM Entertainment Co., Ltd. )
[ 2020 Release; One Version; Limited Edition ]
Sylvan Esso, Free Love ( Loma Vista ) [ 2020 Release ]
Ray Thomas, Words & Music ( 2 CD , 1 DVD ) ( Esoteric )
[ 2020 Remastered Compilation; Late, Flautist/Vocalist of The Moody Blues ] ***
Yellow Days, Day in a Yellow Beat ( Sony UK ) [ 2020 Release ]
Zhakiah, Where the light will thread ( Melodic Passion Records ) [ 2020 Release ]
Various Artists,
Looking Through a Glass Onion
—The Beatles Psychedelic Songbook 1966–1972 ( 3 CD ) ( Grapefruit )
[ Tribute to The Beatles ] ***
Various Artists,
Make More Noise—Women in Independent Music UK 1977–1987
( 4 CD , Book ) ( Cherry Red UK ) ***
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Tributes
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Christian McBride Big Band, For Jimmy, Wes and Oliver ( Mack Avenue )
[ Tribute to Organist Jimmy Smith, Guitarist Wes Montgomery and
Saxophonist/Composer Oliver Nelson; with Special Guests Organist Joey DeFrancesco
and Guitarist Mark Whitfield ]
Various Artists,
Looking Through a Glass Onion
—The Beatles Psychedelic Songbook 1966–1972 ( 3 CD ) ( Grapefruit )
[ Tribute to The Beatles ] ***
Various Artists, Rockabye Baby!—Lullaby Renditions of Wu–Tang Clan
( Rockabye Baby Music ) [ Tribute to Wu–Tang Clan ]
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DVD
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Big Country, Out Beyond the River—The Compulsion Years Anthology
( 1 DVD , 5 CD ) ( Cherry Red UK ) ***
David Bowie, Inside Bowie and the Spiders 1969–72
( Bayview Films ) ***
Pink Floyd, Dark Side of the Moon—The Ultimate Critical Review
( Bayview Films ) ***
Prince, Sign O’ the Times ( 1 DVD , 8 CD ) ( Warner Bros. )
[ Classic from 1987; Super Deluxe Edition ] ***
Prince, Sign O’ the Times ( 1 DVD , 13 LP ) ( Warner Bros. )
[ Classic from 1987; Super Deluxe Edition ] ***
Lou Reed, New York ( 1 DVD , 3 CD , 2 LP ) ( Rhino / Warner Bros. )
[ from 1989; Deluxe Edition ] ***
The Rolling Stones, Steel Wheels Live ( 1 DVD ) ( Eaglevision Europe )
[ Live from Atlantic City, NJ, 1989 ] ***
The Rolling Stones, Steel Wheels Live ( 2 DVD , 1 Blu–ray DVD , 3 CD )
( Eagle Rock Entertainment )
[ Live from Atlantic City, NJ, 1989; Blu–ray DVD ] ***
Ray Thomas, Words & Music ( 1 DVD , 2 CD ) ( Esoteric )
[ 2020 Remastered Compilation; Late, Flautist/Vocalist of The Moody Blues ] ***
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Blu-ray DVD
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Matthew Modine, Adam Baldwin, Vincent d‘Onofrio,
Full Metal Jacket
( 4K Ultra HD + Blu–ray DVD + Digital ) ( Warner Brothers )
[ Classic 1987 Stanley Kubrick Film; Blu–ray DVD ] ***
Various Artists,
Stanley Kubrick: 3–Film 4K Collection
( 4K Ultra HD + Blu–ray DVD + Digital ) ( Warner Brothers )
[ Contains Classic Stanley Kubrick Films: 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968),
The Shining (1980) and Full Metal Jacket (1987); Blu–ray DVD ] ***
The Rolling Stones, Steel Wheels Live ( 1 Blu–ray DVD ) ( Eaglevision Europe )
[ Live from Atlantic City, NJ, 1989; Blu–ray DVD ] ***
The Rolling Stones, Steel Wheels Live ( 1 Blu–ray DVD , 2 CD )
( Eagle Rock Entertainment )
[ Live from Atlantic City, NJ, 1989; Blu–ray DVD ] ***
The Rolling Stones, Steel Wheels Live ( 1 Blu–ray DVD , 3 CD , 2 DVD )
( Eagle Rock Entertainment )
[ Live from Atlantic City, NJ, 1989; Blu–ray DVD ] ***
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Country
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Terri Clark, “It’s Christmas ... Cheers!” ( Mercury Nashville ) [ 2020 Release ]
Natalie Grant, No Stranger ( Curb ) [ 2020 Release ]
Reckless Kelly,
American Jackpot / American Girls ( 2 CD ) ( No Big Deal Records )
[ 2020 Release ]
Carrie Underwood, My Gift ( Capitol Nashville ) [ 2020 Release ]
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Jazz
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Chris Coyle, Chris Coyle’s Plastic Soul ( Chris Coyle )
Diana Krall, This Dream of You ( Verve ) [ 2020 Release ]
Christian McBride Big Band, For Jimmy, Wes and Oliver ( Mack Avenue )
[ Tribute to Organist Jimmy Smith, Guitarist Wes Montgomery and
Saxophonist/Composer Oliver Nelson; with Special Guests Organist Joey DeFrancesco
and Guitarist Mark Whitfield ]
Makaya McCraven, Universal Beings E&F Sides ( International Anthem )
[ 2020 Release ]
Snarky Puppy, Tell Your Friends ( Ground Up Music, LLC )
[ from 2010; 10 Year Anniversary ] ***
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Vocals
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Peggy Lee, Ultimate Christmas ( Capitol ) ***
The Puppini Sisters and The Pasadena Roof Orchestra,
Dance, Dance, Dance ( Absolute Label Services ) [ 2020 Release ]
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World
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SuperM, The 1st Album ‘Super One’ ( SM Entertainment Co., Ltd. )
[ 2020 Release; One Version; Limited Edition ]
+OMORROW X +OGETHER, DRAMA ( 1 CD , 1 Book ) ( UMe )
[ 2020 Release; Version C ]
Various Artists,
Folk Songs of the Kazakh and Kyrgyz Tribes
—Folk Music of China 8 ( Naxos ) ***
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Blues
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Elvin Bishop and Charlie Musselwhite, 100 Years of Blues ( Alligator Records )
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Gospel and Religious
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Natalie Grant, No Stranger ( Curb ) [ 2020 Release ]
Zhakiah, Where the light will thread ( Melodic Passion Records ) [ 2020 Release ]
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Xmas
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Terri Clark, It’s Christmas ... Cheers! ( Mercury Nashville ) [ 2020 Release ]
Peggy Lee, Ultimate Christmas ( Capitol ) ***
Carrie Underwood, My Gift ( Capitol Nashville ) [ 2020 Release ]
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Classical
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Ludovico Einaudi, Undiscovered ( 2 CD ) ( Decca )
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Soundtracks, Cast Recordings and Television
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Various Artists, Original Motion Picture Soundtrack of “Hackers” ( 2 CD )
( Varèse Sarabande ) [ 1995 Film ] ***
Various Artists,
Music from the Prime Original Series “The Marvelous
Mrs. Maisel”—Season 3 ( UMe ) [ 2019 Prime Video TV Series ]
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LP / VINYL
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A Certain Ratio, ACR LOCO ( Mute )
[ Limited Edition Color Vinyl; Each Color Is of Varying Rarity and Will Be Randomly
Packed with No External Cue as to Which Color Is Available Within the Package ]
Alpha Wolf, a quiet place to die ( SharpTone Records ) [ 2020 Release ]
The Apartments, In and Out of the Light ( Talitres ) [ 2020 Release ]
Ayreon, Transitus ( 2 LP ) ( Music Theories ) [ 2020 Release; Red Vinyl ]
The Band of Heathens, Stranger ( BOH Records )
Bill Callahan, Gold Record ( Drag City ) [ 2020 Release; of Smog ]
A Certain Ratio, ACR LOCO ( Mute )
[ Limited Edition Color Vinyl; Each Color Is of Varying Rarity and Will Be Randomly
Packed with No External Cue as to Which Color Is Available Within the Package ]
Coil, Astral Disaster Sessions Un/finished Musics Vol. 2 ( Lion Productions )
[ Sessions for Astral Disaster (1999) ] ***
Deftones, Ohms ( Warner Bros. ) [ 2020 Release ]
Einstürzende Neubauten, Alles in Allem ( Potomak ) [ 2020 Release ]
Elbow, Asleep in the Back ( 2 LP ) ( Polydor ) [ from 2001 ] ***
Elbow, Cast of Thousands ( Polydor ) [ from 2003 ] ***
Elbow, Leaders of the Free World ( Polydor ) [ from 2005 ] ***
Fitz and the Tantrums, Pickin’ Up the Pieces ( Dangerbird Records, LLC )
[ from 2010; Pink Vinyl ] ***
Funkadelic, Uncle Jam Wants You ( Charly UK ) [ from 1979 ] ***
Neil Gaiman, Neil Gaiman’s Stardust Record Collection ( 5 LP ) ( Demon / Edsel )
[ Signed Boxset ] ***
Grateful Dead, DickÕs Picks Vol. 26 ( 4 LP ) ( Real Gone Music )
[ Originally Released October 1, 2002; Recorded Live at Electric Theater, Chicago, IL,
April 26, 1969 and at The Labor Temple, Minneapolis, MN, April 27, 1969;
Limited & Hand-Numbered 4–LP 180–Gram Vinyl Edition ] ***
Guns n’ Roses, Greatest Hits ( 2 LP ) ( Geffen ) [ 2004 Compilation ] ***
IDLES, Ultra Mono ( Partisan Records ) [ 2020 Release ]
Igorrr, Hallelujah ( 2 LP ) ( Nuclear Blast America ) [ from 2012 ] ***
Kataklysm, Unconquered ( Nuclear Blast America ) [ 2020 Release ]
The Local Natives with Sylvan Esso, Dark Days ( 7" Single ) ( Loma Vista )
[ 2020 Release ]
Bob Mould, Blue Hearts ( Merge Records )
[ 2020 Release; Former Guitarist/Vocalist/Songwriter of the Great Hüsker Dü ]
Napalm Death, Throes of Joy in the Jaws of Defeatism ( Century Media Int’l )
[ 2020 Release; Black Vinyl + Poster ]
Neon Trees, I Can Feel You Forgetting Me ( Thrill Forever, LLC ) [ 2020 Release ]
The Ocean, Phanerozoic II—Mesozoic | Cenozoic ( Pelagic Records ) [ 2020 Release ]
The Pretty Things, Bare as Bone, Bright as Blood ( Madfish UK ) [ 2020 (!) Release ]
Prince, Sign O’ the Times ( 2 LP ) ( Warner Bros. )
[ Classic from 1987; 180g Peach Coloured Vinyl; Remastered ] ***
Prince, Sign O’ the Times ( 4 LP ) ( Warner Bros. )
[ Classic from 1987; Deluxe Edition ] ***
Prince, Sign O’ the Times ( 13 LP , 1 DVD ) ( Warner Bros. )
[ Classic from 1987; Super Deluxe Edition ] ***
Lou Reed, New York ( 2 LP , 3 CD , 1 DVD ) ( Rhino / Warner Bros. )
[ from 1989; Deluxe Edition ] ***
Omar Rodríguez–López, The Clouds Hill Tapes Pts. I, II & III ( 3 LP ) ( Clouds Hill )
[ 2020 Release; Former Guitarist of The Mars Volta ]
The Rolling Stones, Steel Wheels Live ( 4 LP ) ( Eaglevision Europe )
[ Live from Atlantic City, NJ, 1989; Black 180gm Vinyl ] ***
The Rolling Stones, Steel Wheels Live ( 4 LP ) ( Eagle Rock Entertainment )
[ Live from Atlantic City, NJ, 1989; Tangerine/Sky Blue Vinyl ] ***
Say Anything, ... is a Real Boy ( 2 LP ) ( Doghouse ) [ from 2004 ] ***
Sufjan Stevens, The Ascension ( 2 LP ) ( Asthmatic Kitty ) [ 2020 Release ]
Sylvan Esso, Free Love ( Loma Vista ) [ 2020 Release ]
The Toadies, Rubberneck ( Kirtland Records ) [ from 1994 ] ***
Yellow Days, Day in a Yellow Beat ( 2 LP ) ( Sony UK ) [ 2020 Release ]
Yes, Songs from Tsongas ( 4 LP ) ( earMUSIC )
[ from 2014; Recorded Live at Tsongas Center, Lowell, MA, May 15, 2004;
35th Anniversary Concert ] ***
Terri Clark, It’s Christmas ... Cheers! ( Mercury Nashville ) [ 2020 Release ]
Brett Eldredge, Bring You Back ( Warner Music Nashville ) [ from 2013 ] ***
Reckless Kelly, American Jackpot / American Girls ( 2 LP ) ( No Big Deal Records )
[ 2020 Release ]
Arlo McKinley, Die Midwestern ( Oh Boy Records ) [ 2020 Release ]
John Prine, Souvenirs ( 2 LP ) ( Oh Boy Records ) [ from 2000 ] ***
The Dave Brubeck Quartet, Dave Digs Disney ( Analog Spark ) [ from 1957 ] ***
Armando “Chick” Corea, Plays ( 3 LP ) ( Concord Records Jazz )
Herbie Hancock, My Point of View ( Blue Note )
[ from 1963; Blue Note Tone Poet Series ] ***
Diana Krall, This Dream of You ( 2 LP ) ( Verve ) [ 2020 Release ]
Christian McBride Big Band, For Jimmy, Wes and Oliver ( 2 LP ) ( Mack Avenue )
[ Tribute to Organist Jimmy Smith, Guitarist Wes Montgomery and
Saxophonist/Composer Oliver Nelson; with Special Guests Organist Joey DeFrancesco
and Guitarist Mark Whitfield ]
Makaya McCraven, Universal Beings E&F Sides ( International Anthem )
[ 2020 Release ]
Horace Silver, Further Explorations ( Blue Note )
[ from 1958; Blue Note Tone Poet Series ] ***
Snarky Puppy, Tell Your Friends ( 2 LP ) ( Ground Up Music, LLC )
[ from 2010; 10 Year Anniversary ] ***
Stanley Turrentine with Les McCann, That’s Where It’s At ( Blue Note )
[ from 1962; Blue Note Tone Poet Series ] ***
Adrian Younge & Ali Shaheed Muhammad, Marcos Valle ( Jazz Is Dead )
[ Tribute to Brazilian Vocalist/Composer Marcos Valle ]
Peggy Lee, Ultimate Christmas ( 2 LP ) ( Capitol ) ***
The Puppini Sisters and The Pasadena Roof Orchestra,
Dance, Dance, Dance ( Absolute Label Services ) [ 2020 Release ]
Bob Marley & The Wailers,
Live at the Rainbow: 4th June 1977 ( 2 LP ) ( Tuff Gong )
[ 1978 Release; Recorded Live at The Rainbow Theatre, London, June 4, 1977 ] ***
Terri Clark, It’s Christmas ... Cheers! ( Mercury Nashville ) [ 2020 Release ]
Peggy Lee, Ultimate Christmas ( 2 LP ) ( Capitol ) ***
Roger Eno and Brian Eno, Luminous ( Deutsche Grammophon ) [ 2020 Release ]
Various Artists, Original Soundtrack of “Borderlands” ( 2 LP )
( Laced Records ) [ 2009 Video Game ] ***
The Dave Brubeck Quartet, Dave Digs Disney ( Analog Spark )
[ from 1957 ] ***
Various Artists, “Forrest Gump”—The Soundtrack ( 3 LP ) ( SrcVinyl )
[ 1994 Film; Bubba Gump Shrimp Pink Vinyl ] ***
City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, Music of “Game of Thrones” ( 2 LP )
( Diggers Factory ) [ 2011–2019 HBO TV Series; Bone Color Vinyl ] ***
Various Artists,
Music from the Prime Original Series “The Marvelous
Mrs. Maisel”—Season 3 ( UMe ) [ 2019 Prime Video TV Series ]
Arlo McKinley, Die Midwestern ( Oh Boy Records ) [ 2020 Release ]
The War and Treaty, Hearts Town ( Rounder )
Einstürzende Neubauten, Alles in Allem ( Potomak ) [ 2020 Release ]
Eric Hilton, Infinite Everywhere ( Montserrat House ) [ of Thievery Corporation ]
Sylvan Esso, Free Love ( Loma Vista ) [ 2020 Release ]
Tricky, Fall to Pieces ( !K7 ) [ 2020 Release; Formerly of Massive Attack ]
Yelle, l‘Ère du Verseau ( Recreation Center ) [ 2020 Release ]
Big K.R.I.T., K.R.I.T. Wuz Here ( 2 LP ) ( BMG Rights Management (US) LLC )
[ Mixtape from 2010 ] ***
Paris, Safe Space Invader ( Guerrilla Funk ) [ 2020 Release ]
Run the Jewels, Run the Jewels ( Run the Jewels, Inc. )
[ Debut from 2013; Explicit Lyrics ] ***
The Weeknd, After Hours ( 2 LP ) ( XO Records ) [ 2020 Release; Explicit Lyrics ]
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Folk
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The War and Treaty, Hearts Town ( Rounder )
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Electronic / Dance
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Einstürzende Neubauten, Alles in Allem ( Potomak ) [ 2020 Release ]
Sylvan Esso, Free Love ( Loma Vista ) [ 2020 Release ]
Tricky, Fall to Pieces ( !K7 ) [ 2020 Release; Formerly of Massive Attack ]
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Rap
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Big K.R.I.T., K.R.I.T. Wuz Here ( BMG Rights Management (US) LLC )
[ Mixtape from 2010 ] ***
Paris, Safe Space Invader ( Guerrilla Funk ) [ 2020 Release ]
Various Artists, Rockabye Baby!—Lullaby Renditions of Wu–Tang Clan
( Rockabye Baby Music ) [ Tribute to Wu–Tang Clan ]
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Updated August 24, 2020
Right Now
Rock- A Certain Ratio, ACR LOCO ( Mute )
Alpha Wolf, a quiet place to die ( SharpTone Records ) [ 2020 Release ]
The Apartments, In and Out of the Light ( Talitres ) [ 2020 Release ]
Ayreon, Transitus ( 2 CD ) ( Music Theories ) [ 2020 Release ]
The Band of Heathens, Stranger ( BOH Records )
Big Country, Out Beyond the River—The Compulsion Years Anthology
( 5 CD , 1 DVD ) ( Cherry Red UK ) ***
Bill Callahan, Gold Record ( Drag City ) [ 2020 Release; of Smog ]
A Certain Ratio, ACR LOCO ( Mute )
Chris Coyle, Chris Coyle’s Plastic Soul ( Chris Coyle )
Death Angel, The Enigma Years 1987–1990 ( 4 CD ) ( HNE ) ***
Deftones, Ohms ( Warner Bros. ) [ 2020 Release ]
Einstürzende Neubauten, Alles in Allem ( Potomak ) [ 2020 Release ]
Fierce Heart, War for the World ( Dark Star Records ) [ 2020 Release ]
Grateful Dead, Dick’s Picks Vol. 25 ( 4 CD ) ( Real Gone Music )
[ Originally Released July 20, 2002; Recorded Live at Veteran’s Memorial Coliseum,
New Haven, CT, May 10, 1978 and at Springfield Civic Center Arena,
Springfield, MA, May 11, 1978 ] ***
Steve Hackett,
Selling England by the Pound & Spectral Mornings
—Live at Hammersmith ( 3 CD ) ( Century Media )
[ Recorded Live at The Apollo, Hammersmith, London, May 10, 2013;
Former Guitarist of Genesis ] ***
IDLES, Ultra Mono ( Partisan Records ) [ 2020 Release ]
Igorrr, Hallelujah ( Nuclear Blast America ) [ from 2012 ] ***
Kataklysm, Unconquered ( Nuclear Blast America ) [ 2020 Release ]
Machine Gun Kelly, Tickets to My Downfall ( Bad Boy / Interscope )
[ 2020 Release; Produced by Travis Barker of blink–182; Explicit Lyrics ]
The Moody Blues: Ray Thomas,
Words & Music ( 2 CD , 1 DVD ) ( Esoteric )
[ 2020 Remastered Compilation; Late, Flautist/Vocalist of The Moody Blues ] ***
Bob Mould, Blue Hearts ( Merge Records )
[ 2020 Release; Former Guitarist/Vocalist/Songwriter of the Great Hüsker Dü ]
The Ocean, Phanerozoic II—Mesozoic | Cenozoic ( Metal Blade )
[ 2020 Release ]
The Pretty Things, Bare as Bone, Bright as Blood ( Madfish UK )
[ 2020 (!) Release ]
Prince, Sign O’ the Times ( 2 CD ) ( Warner Bros. )
[ Classic from 1987; Remastered ] ***
Prince, Sign O’ the Times ( 3 CD ) ( Warner Bros. )
[ Classic from 1987; Deluxe Edition ] ***
Prince, Sign O’ the Times ( 8 CD , 1 DVD ) ( Warner Bros. )
[ Classic from 1987; Super Deluxe Edition ] ***
Lou Reed, New York ( 3 CD , 1 DVD , 2 LP ) ( Rhino / Warner Bros. )
[ from 1989; Deluxe Edition ] ***
The Rolling Stones, Steel Wheels Live ( 2 CD , 1 Blu–ray DVD )
( Eagle Rock Entertainment )
[ Live from Atlantic City, NJ, 1989; Blu–ray DVD ] ***
The Rolling Stones, Steel Wheels Live ( 3 CD , 2 DVD , 1 Blu–ray DVD )
( Eagle Rock Entertainment )
[ Live from Atlantic City, NJ, 1989; Blu–ray DVD ] ***
Diana Ross and The Supremes,
Sing and Perform “Funny Girl” ( 2 CD ) ( Real Gone Music )
[ from 1968; The Ultimate Edition ] ***
Slade, Cum on Feel the Hitz. The Best of Slade ( 2 CD )
( BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. ) ***
Sufjan Stevens, The Ascension ( Asthmatic Kitty ) [ 2020 Release ]
SuperM, The 1st Album ‘Super One’ ( SM Entertainment Co., Ltd. )
[ 2020 Release; One Version; Limited Edition ]
Sylvan Esso, Free Love ( Loma Vista ) [ 2020 Release ]
Ray Thomas, Words & Music ( 2 CD , 1 DVD ) ( Esoteric )
[ 2020 Remastered Compilation; Late, Flautist/Vocalist of The Moody Blues ] ***
Yellow Days, Day in a Yellow Beat ( Sony UK ) [ 2020 Release ]
Zhakiah, Where the light will thread ( Melodic Passion Records ) [ 2020 Release ]
Various Artists,
Looking Through a Glass Onion
—The Beatles Psychedelic Songbook 1966–1972 ( 3 CD ) ( Grapefruit )
[ Tribute to The Beatles ] ***
Various Artists,
Make More Noise—Women in Independent Music UK 1977–1987
( 4 CD , Book ) ( Cherry Red UK ) ***
Tributes- Christian McBride Big Band, For Jimmy, Wes and Oliver ( Mack Avenue )
[ Tribute to Organist Jimmy Smith, Guitarist Wes Montgomery and
Saxophonist/Composer Oliver Nelson; with Special Guests Organist Joey DeFrancesco
and Guitarist Mark Whitfield ]
Various Artists,
Looking Through a Glass Onion
—The Beatles Psychedelic Songbook 1966–1972 ( 3 CD ) ( Grapefruit )
[ Tribute to The Beatles ] ***
Various Artists, Rockabye Baby!—Lullaby Renditions of Wu–Tang Clan
( Rockabye Baby Music ) [ Tribute to Wu–Tang Clan ]
DVD- Big Country, Out Beyond the River—The Compulsion Years Anthology
( 1 DVD , 5 CD ) ( Cherry Red UK ) ***
David Bowie, Inside Bowie and the Spiders 1969–72
( Bayview Films ) ***
Pink Floyd, Dark Side of the Moon—The Ultimate Critical Review
( Bayview Films ) ***
Prince, Sign O’ the Times ( 1 DVD , 8 CD ) ( Warner Bros. )
[ Classic from 1987; Super Deluxe Edition ] ***
Prince, Sign O’ the Times ( 1 DVD , 13 LP ) ( Warner Bros. )
[ Classic from 1987; Super Deluxe Edition ] ***
Lou Reed, New York ( 1 DVD , 3 CD , 2 LP ) ( Rhino / Warner Bros. )
[ from 1989; Deluxe Edition ] ***
The Rolling Stones, Steel Wheels Live ( 1 DVD ) ( Eaglevision Europe )
[ Live from Atlantic City, NJ, 1989 ] ***
The Rolling Stones, Steel Wheels Live ( 2 DVD , 1 Blu–ray DVD , 3 CD )
( Eagle Rock Entertainment )
[ Live from Atlantic City, NJ, 1989; Blu–ray DVD ] ***
Ray Thomas, Words & Music ( 1 DVD , 2 CD ) ( Esoteric )
[ 2020 Remastered Compilation; Late, Flautist/Vocalist of The Moody Blues ] ***
Blu-ray DVD- Matthew Modine, Adam Baldwin, Vincent d‘Onofrio,
Full Metal Jacket
( 4K Ultra HD + Blu–ray DVD + Digital ) ( Warner Brothers )
[ Classic 1987 Stanley Kubrick Film; Blu–ray DVD ] ***
Various Artists,
Stanley Kubrick: 3–Film 4K Collection
( 4K Ultra HD + Blu–ray DVD + Digital ) ( Warner Brothers )
[ Contains Classic Stanley Kubrick Films: 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968),
The Shining (1980) and Full Metal Jacket (1987); Blu–ray DVD ] ***
The Rolling Stones, Steel Wheels Live ( 1 Blu–ray DVD ) ( Eaglevision Europe )
[ Live from Atlantic City, NJ, 1989; Blu–ray DVD ] ***
The Rolling Stones, Steel Wheels Live ( 1 Blu–ray DVD , 2 CD )
( Eagle Rock Entertainment )
[ Live from Atlantic City, NJ, 1989; Blu–ray DVD ] ***
The Rolling Stones, Steel Wheels Live ( 1 Blu–ray DVD , 3 CD , 2 DVD )
( Eagle Rock Entertainment )
[ Live from Atlantic City, NJ, 1989; Blu–ray DVD ] ***
Country- Terri Clark, “It’s Christmas ... Cheers!” ( Mercury Nashville ) [ 2020 Release ]
Natalie Grant, No Stranger ( Curb ) [ 2020 Release ]
Reckless Kelly,
American Jackpot / American Girls ( 2 CD ) ( No Big Deal Records )
[ 2020 Release ]
Carrie Underwood, My Gift ( Capitol Nashville ) [ 2020 Release ]
Jazz- Chris Coyle, Chris Coyle’s Plastic Soul ( Chris Coyle )
Diana Krall, This Dream of You ( Verve ) [ 2020 Release ]
Christian McBride Big Band, For Jimmy, Wes and Oliver ( Mack Avenue )
[ Tribute to Organist Jimmy Smith, Guitarist Wes Montgomery and
Saxophonist/Composer Oliver Nelson; with Special Guests Organist Joey DeFrancesco
and Guitarist Mark Whitfield ]
Makaya McCraven, Universal Beings E&F Sides ( International Anthem )
[ 2020 Release ]
Snarky Puppy, Tell Your Friends ( Ground Up Music, LLC )
[ from 2010; 10 Year Anniversary ] ***
Vocals- Peggy Lee, Ultimate Christmas ( Capitol ) ***
The Puppini Sisters and The Pasadena Roof Orchestra,
Dance, Dance, Dance ( Absolute Label Services ) [ 2020 Release ]
World- SuperM, The 1st Album ‘Super One’ ( SM Entertainment Co., Ltd. )
[ 2020 Release; One Version; Limited Edition ]
+OMORROW X +OGETHER, DRAMA ( 1 CD , 1 Book ) ( UMe )
[ 2020 Release; Version C ]
Various Artists,
Folk Songs of the Kazakh and Kyrgyz Tribes
—Folk Music of China 8 ( Naxos ) ***
Blues- Elvin Bishop and Charlie Musselwhite, 100 Years of Blues ( Alligator Records )
Gospel and Religious- Natalie Grant, No Stranger ( Curb ) [ 2020 Release ]
Zhakiah, Where the light will thread ( Melodic Passion Records ) [ 2020 Release ]
Xmas- Terri Clark, It’s Christmas ... Cheers! ( Mercury Nashville ) [ 2020 Release ]
Peggy Lee, Ultimate Christmas ( Capitol ) ***
Carrie Underwood, My Gift ( Capitol Nashville ) [ 2020 Release ]
Classical- Ludovico Einaudi, Undiscovered ( 2 CD ) ( Decca )
Soundtracks, Cast Recordings and Television- Various Artists, Original Motion Picture Soundtrack of “Hackers” ( 2 CD )
( Varèse Sarabande ) [ 1995 Film ] ***
Various Artists,
Music from the Prime Original Series “The Marvelous
Mrs. Maisel”—Season 3 ( UMe ) [ 2019 Prime Video TV Series ]
LP / VINYL- A Certain Ratio, ACR LOCO ( Mute )
[ Limited Edition Color Vinyl; Each Color Is of Varying Rarity and Will Be Randomly
Packed with No External Cue as to Which Color Is Available Within the Package ]
Alpha Wolf, a quiet place to die ( SharpTone Records ) [ 2020 Release ]
The Apartments, In and Out of the Light ( Talitres ) [ 2020 Release ]
Ayreon, Transitus ( 2 LP ) ( Music Theories ) [ 2020 Release; Red Vinyl ]
The Band of Heathens, Stranger ( BOH Records )
Bill Callahan, Gold Record ( Drag City ) [ 2020 Release; of Smog ]
A Certain Ratio, ACR LOCO ( Mute )
[ Limited Edition Color Vinyl; Each Color Is of Varying Rarity and Will Be Randomly
Packed with No External Cue as to Which Color Is Available Within the Package ]
Coil, Astral Disaster Sessions Un/finished Musics Vol. 2 ( Lion Productions )
[ Sessions for Astral Disaster (1999) ] ***
Deftones, Ohms ( Warner Bros. ) [ 2020 Release ]
Einstürzende Neubauten, Alles in Allem ( Potomak ) [ 2020 Release ]
Elbow, Asleep in the Back ( 2 LP ) ( Polydor ) [ from 2001 ] ***
Elbow, Cast of Thousands ( Polydor ) [ from 2003 ] ***
Elbow, Leaders of the Free World ( Polydor ) [ from 2005 ] ***
Fitz and the Tantrums, Pickin’ Up the Pieces ( Dangerbird Records, LLC )
[ from 2010; Pink Vinyl ] ***
Funkadelic, Uncle Jam Wants You ( Charly UK ) [ from 1979 ] ***
Neil Gaiman, Neil Gaiman’s Stardust Record Collection ( 5 LP ) ( Demon / Edsel )
[ Signed Boxset ] ***
Grateful Dead, DickÕs Picks Vol. 26 ( 4 LP ) ( Real Gone Music )
[ Originally Released October 1, 2002; Recorded Live at Electric Theater, Chicago, IL,
April 26, 1969 and at The Labor Temple, Minneapolis, MN, April 27, 1969;
Limited & Hand-Numbered 4–LP 180–Gram Vinyl Edition ] ***
Guns n’ Roses, Greatest Hits ( 2 LP ) ( Geffen ) [ 2004 Compilation ] ***
IDLES, Ultra Mono ( Partisan Records ) [ 2020 Release ]
Igorrr, Hallelujah ( 2 LP ) ( Nuclear Blast America ) [ from 2012 ] ***
Kataklysm, Unconquered ( Nuclear Blast America ) [ 2020 Release ]
The Local Natives with Sylvan Esso, Dark Days ( 7" Single ) ( Loma Vista )
[ 2020 Release ]
Bob Mould, Blue Hearts ( Merge Records )
[ 2020 Release; Former Guitarist/Vocalist/Songwriter of the Great Hüsker Dü ]
Napalm Death, Throes of Joy in the Jaws of Defeatism ( Century Media Int’l )
[ 2020 Release; Black Vinyl + Poster ]
Neon Trees, I Can Feel You Forgetting Me ( Thrill Forever, LLC ) [ 2020 Release ]
The Ocean, Phanerozoic II—Mesozoic | Cenozoic ( Pelagic Records ) [ 2020 Release ]
The Pretty Things, Bare as Bone, Bright as Blood ( Madfish UK ) [ 2020 (!) Release ]
Prince, Sign O’ the Times ( 2 LP ) ( Warner Bros. )
[ Classic from 1987; 180g Peach Coloured Vinyl; Remastered ] ***
Prince, Sign O’ the Times ( 4 LP ) ( Warner Bros. )
[ Classic from 1987; Deluxe Edition ] ***
Prince, Sign O’ the Times ( 13 LP , 1 DVD ) ( Warner Bros. )
[ Classic from 1987; Super Deluxe Edition ] ***
Lou Reed, New York ( 2 LP , 3 CD , 1 DVD ) ( Rhino / Warner Bros. )
[ from 1989; Deluxe Edition ] ***
Omar Rodríguez–López, The Clouds Hill Tapes Pts. I, II & III ( 3 LP ) ( Clouds Hill )
[ 2020 Release; Former Guitarist of The Mars Volta ]
The Rolling Stones, Steel Wheels Live ( 4 LP ) ( Eaglevision Europe )
[ Live from Atlantic City, NJ, 1989; Black 180gm Vinyl ] ***
The Rolling Stones, Steel Wheels Live ( 4 LP ) ( Eagle Rock Entertainment )
[ Live from Atlantic City, NJ, 1989; Tangerine/Sky Blue Vinyl ] ***
Say Anything, ... is a Real Boy ( 2 LP ) ( Doghouse ) [ from 2004 ] ***
Sufjan Stevens, The Ascension ( 2 LP ) ( Asthmatic Kitty ) [ 2020 Release ]
Sylvan Esso, Free Love ( Loma Vista ) [ 2020 Release ]
The Toadies, Rubberneck ( Kirtland Records ) [ from 1994 ] ***
Yellow Days, Day in a Yellow Beat ( 2 LP ) ( Sony UK ) [ 2020 Release ]
Yes, Songs from Tsongas ( 4 LP ) ( earMUSIC )
[ from 2014; Recorded Live at Tsongas Center, Lowell, MA, May 15, 2004;
35th Anniversary Concert ] ***
Terri Clark, It’s Christmas ... Cheers! ( Mercury Nashville ) [ 2020 Release ]
Brett Eldredge, Bring You Back ( Warner Music Nashville ) [ from 2013 ] ***
Reckless Kelly, American Jackpot / American Girls ( 2 LP ) ( No Big Deal Records )
[ 2020 Release ]
Arlo McKinley, Die Midwestern ( Oh Boy Records ) [ 2020 Release ]
John Prine, Souvenirs ( 2 LP ) ( Oh Boy Records ) [ from 2000 ] ***
The Dave Brubeck Quartet, Dave Digs Disney ( Analog Spark ) [ from 1957 ] ***
Armando “Chick” Corea, Plays ( 3 LP ) ( Concord Records Jazz )
Herbie Hancock, My Point of View ( Blue Note )
[ from 1963; Blue Note Tone Poet Series ] ***
Diana Krall, This Dream of You ( 2 LP ) ( Verve ) [ 2020 Release ]
Christian McBride Big Band, For Jimmy, Wes and Oliver ( 2 LP ) ( Mack Avenue )
[ Tribute to Organist Jimmy Smith, Guitarist Wes Montgomery and
Saxophonist/Composer Oliver Nelson; with Special Guests Organist Joey DeFrancesco
and Guitarist Mark Whitfield ]
Makaya McCraven, Universal Beings E&F Sides ( International Anthem )
[ 2020 Release ]
Horace Silver, Further Explorations ( Blue Note )
[ from 1958; Blue Note Tone Poet Series ] ***
Snarky Puppy, Tell Your Friends ( 2 LP ) ( Ground Up Music, LLC )
[ from 2010; 10 Year Anniversary ] ***
Stanley Turrentine with Les McCann, That’s Where It’s At ( Blue Note )
[ from 1962; Blue Note Tone Poet Series ] ***
Adrian Younge & Ali Shaheed Muhammad, Marcos Valle ( Jazz Is Dead )
[ Tribute to Brazilian Vocalist/Composer Marcos Valle ]
Peggy Lee, Ultimate Christmas ( 2 LP ) ( Capitol ) ***
The Puppini Sisters and The Pasadena Roof Orchestra,
Dance, Dance, Dance ( Absolute Label Services ) [ 2020 Release ]
Bob Marley & The Wailers,
Live at the Rainbow: 4th June 1977 ( 2 LP ) ( Tuff Gong )
[ 1978 Release; Recorded Live at The Rainbow Theatre, London, June 4, 1977 ] ***
Terri Clark, It’s Christmas ... Cheers! ( Mercury Nashville ) [ 2020 Release ]
Peggy Lee, Ultimate Christmas ( 2 LP ) ( Capitol ) ***
Roger Eno and Brian Eno, Luminous ( Deutsche Grammophon ) [ 2020 Release ]
Various Artists, Original Soundtrack of “Borderlands” ( 2 LP )
( Laced Records ) [ 2009 Video Game ] ***
The Dave Brubeck Quartet, Dave Digs Disney ( Analog Spark )
[ from 1957 ] ***
Various Artists, “Forrest Gump”—The Soundtrack ( 3 LP ) ( SrcVinyl )
[ 1994 Film; Bubba Gump Shrimp Pink Vinyl ] ***
City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, Music of “Game of Thrones” ( 2 LP )
( Diggers Factory ) [ 2011–2019 HBO TV Series; Bone Color Vinyl ] ***
Various Artists,
Music from the Prime Original Series “The Marvelous
Mrs. Maisel”—Season 3 ( UMe ) [ 2019 Prime Video TV Series ]
Arlo McKinley, Die Midwestern ( Oh Boy Records ) [ 2020 Release ]
The War and Treaty, Hearts Town ( Rounder )
Einstürzende Neubauten, Alles in Allem ( Potomak ) [ 2020 Release ]
Eric Hilton, Infinite Everywhere ( Montserrat House ) [ of Thievery Corporation ]
Sylvan Esso, Free Love ( Loma Vista ) [ 2020 Release ]
Tricky, Fall to Pieces ( !K7 ) [ 2020 Release; Formerly of Massive Attack ]
Yelle, l‘Ère du Verseau ( Recreation Center ) [ 2020 Release ]
Big K.R.I.T., K.R.I.T. Wuz Here ( 2 LP ) ( BMG Rights Management (US) LLC )
[ Mixtape from 2010 ] ***
Paris, Safe Space Invader ( Guerrilla Funk ) [ 2020 Release ]
Run the Jewels, Run the Jewels ( Run the Jewels, Inc. )
[ Debut from 2013; Explicit Lyrics ] ***
The Weeknd, After Hours ( 2 LP ) ( XO Records ) [ 2020 Release; Explicit Lyrics ]
Folk- The War and Treaty, Hearts Town ( Rounder )
Electronic / Dance- Einstürzende Neubauten, Alles in Allem ( Potomak ) [ 2020 Release ]
Sylvan Esso, Free Love ( Loma Vista ) [ 2020 Release ]
Tricky, Fall to Pieces ( !K7 ) [ 2020 Release; Formerly of Massive Attack ]
Rap- Big K.R.I.T., K.R.I.T. Wuz Here ( BMG Rights Management (US) LLC )
[ Mixtape from 2010 ] ***
Paris, Safe Space Invader ( Guerrilla Funk ) [ 2020 Release ]
Various Artists, Rockabye Baby!—Lullaby Renditions of Wu–Tang Clan
( Rockabye Baby Music ) [ Tribute to Wu–Tang Clan ]
*** From the vaults