CDs + Vinyl:

Darin And Brooke Aldridge – Faster And Farther CD (Mountain Home)

New album from the sweethearts of bluegrass featuring guest vocals by Vince Gill and John Cowan.

Aquarian Blood – Last Nite In Paradise CD/LP (Goner)

Aquarian Blood is a crew of six (sometimes seven) Memphis degenerates from assorted generations playing hypnotic, synthy tracks whose main ruminations are cults, the paranormal, and other obscurities-whirlwind, weirdo punk soaked in the brain-goo pouring out of the ears of an acid freak.

Bee Gees – The Ultimate Bee Gees [Reissue/2009] 2xCD+DVD (UMe)

The Ultimate Bee Gees is a compilation album and DVD released to coincide with the 50th anniversary of the Bee Gees. Though every song in the Bee Gees catalogue since 1967 has been mixed in stereo, a few early tracks are presented here in the mono mixes heard on the original single releases, for the first time on a CD compilation. All songs were written by Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb and Maurice Gibb, except where noted.

Tony Bennett – The Singles Collection 1951-62 3xCD (Acrobat)

This triple-CD set comprises a substantial proportion of the A & B sides of the sixty or so singles Bennett released during the first decade and more of his career, with at least one side of most releases included, and naturally features all the 38 US and UK chart hits which he enjoyed during that period, including his signature song “I Left My Heart In San Francisco” plus the classic No. 1s “Because Of You,” “Cold Cold Heart,” “Rags To Riches” and “Stranger In Paradise.”

Elvin Bishop – Elvin Bishop’s Big Fun Trio CD (Alligator)

Elvin Bishop’s Big Fun Trio is an exciting new project from one of the most recognized and beloved roots music figures in the world. The music is rootsy, spirited and soulful, performed by serious musicians hell-bent on having a good time.

Black Flower – Artifacts CD/LP (Sdban Ultra)

Stirred up from deep within, from an abstract spiral of sound and movement, from a sensation of time and space absolving and converging at once, the Black Flower musicians have molded a tangible matter: the album Artifacts. Their second full album sounds international and ageless; Eastern influences, Ethio-dub, and jazz effortlessly merge producing psyche-delicious and accessible 21st century Ethio-dub-jazz.

The Bombpops – Fear Of Missing Out CD/LP (Fat Wreck Chords)

After two buzz-building EP’s, SoCal punk quartet The Bombpops deliver their highly anticipated debut full-length.

David Bowie – Diamond Dogs [Reissue/1974] CD/LP (Rhino/Parlophone)

David Bowie – Young Americans [Reissue/1975] CD/LP (Rhino/Parlophone)

David Bowie – Station To Station [Reissue/1976] CD/LP (Rhino/Parlophone)

Albums included in the Who Can I Be Now? 1974-1976 boxset are now available individually. These are the 2016 remastered editions.

David Bowie – David Live (2005 Mix) 2xCD/3xLP (Rhino/Parlophone)

David Bowie – Live At Nassau Coliseum ‘76 2xCD/2xLP (Rhino/Parlophone)

David Live is David Bowie’s first official live album, originally released by RCA Records in 1974. The set was recorded over five days in July of that year, on the initial leg of Bowie’s US Diamond Dogs Tour, at the Tower Theater in Upper Darby, PA (a suburb of Philadelphia). The album catches Bowie in transition from the Ziggy Stardust/Aladdin Sane glam-rock era of his career to the ‘plastic soul’ of Young Americans. Live At Nassau Coliseum was originally released as part of the 2010 Special Edition reissue of Station To Station, and was recorded in Uniondale, NY, March 23, 1976 during his Isolar Tour in support of Station To Station. (These albums were also included in the Who Can I Be Now? 1974-1976 boxset and are now available individually.)

Allman Brown – 1000 Years CD (Allman Brown)

The global internet sensation releases his long-awaited debut album featuring the hit singles ‘”Sons And Daughters’” and ‘”Rivers,’” as well as a new single, ‘”Palms.’” “Allman Brown possesses the kind of vocal prowess that transitions effortlessly from gently rasping to raw and powerful” (Indie Shuffle). “There’s a sensitivity to Allman Brown’s work that feels all too rare (Clash Magazine).

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CDs + Vinyl:

Advent – Pain & Suffering CD/LP (Bridge 9)

Brutally heavy, metal-infused hardcore.

Alice Babs & Duke Ellington – Serenade To Sweden [Reissue/1963] CD (Real Gone Music)

Real Gone Music is proud to present what is probably the rarest album in the voluminous Duke Ellington discography, his 1963 date with Swedish singer Alice Babs, Serenade To Sweden. That year, Ellington was hired by the Reprise label as an A&R man, free to sign any artist he wanted and to record them. His first choice was Babs, who, in Ellington’s words, was “the most unique artist I know…She sings opera, she sings lieder, she sings what we call jazz and blues, she sings like an instrument, she even yodels, and she can read any and all of it!”

Lynn Anderson – The Definitive Collection 2xCD (Real Gone Music)

She is one of the Top Ten charting female country singers of all time, the first to win an American Music Award, the first to headline and sell out Madison Square Garden, and was a regular on TV including everything from The Lawrence Welk Show to The Tonight Show to Starsky & Hutch. The Defiinitive Collection gathers 40 tracks, 38 hits, including her classic Chart and Columbia sides, lovingly remastered by Vic Anesini at Battery Studios and annotated by Joe Marchese.

Big Wreck – Grace Street CD (Rounder)

Canadian multi-platinum-selling rockers Big Wreck continue to build on the creative momentum of their two previous JUNO Award-nominated releases, Ghosts and Albatross. New album Grace Street contains heavy grooving tracks such as lead-off single “One Good Piece of Me” and “Digging In” along with the atmospheric “A Speedy Recovery” and the epic seven-minute instrumental “Skybunk Marché.” Other tracks feature added touches, such as Miles Davis-style muted trumpet, wine glasses, a sample of a child’s heartbeat and a Leslie speaker guitar solo recorded on a mountainside adjacent to Richardson’s B.C. studio. At the core of Grace Street are live, off-the-floor performances by founding front man Ian Thornley on guitar and keyboards, accompanied by drummer Chuck Keeping and bassist Dave McMillan.

Black Sabbath – The Ultimate Collection 2xCD/4xLP (Rhino)

The 31-track The Ultimate Collection features Black Sabbath classic songs including “Paranoid,” “Iron Man,” “War Pigs,” “N.I.B.” and “The Wizard” as well other choice cuts from their discography. [Vinyl edition 180gm.]

Black Star Riders – Heavy Fire CD/LP (Nuclear Blast)

New release from this hard rock band featuring Scott Gorham (Thin Lizzy), Ricky Warwick (The Almighty), Damon Johnson (Thin Lizzy, Brother Cane), Robbie Crane (Ratt), and Jimmy DeGrasso (Megadeth, Alice Cooper).

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CDs + Vinyl:

Lauren Alaina – Road Less Traveled CD (Mercury Nashville)

New album from the country star. The title track is a triumphant anthem written with Meghan Trainor and Jesse Frasure, Lauren’s empowering message of embracing your own individuality is made even more poignant by her impressive vocals.

ALO – Love Songs CDEP (Brushfire)

In honor of Tour D’Amour XI, a fresh four-song studio-recorded EP featuring covers of some of ALO’s favorite love songs.

Annihilator – Triple Threat 2xCD/2xCD+DVD/2xCD+Blu-ray (UDR)

A double and triple-disc collection of Annihilator’s music presented in a variety of scenarios: The main CD comprises a set of Annihilator’s classics performed acoustically; the second CD features the band’s vicious set from the 2016 Bang Your Head Festival; while the Blu-ray and DVD adds hi-res audio and visual content featuring a mini documentary and more.

Au Champ Des Morts – Dans La Joie CD (Debumur Morti)

Au Champ Des Morts unveils an extremely assertive personality, forged in analog sound and integrity, deeply rooted solid musical foundations including post black metal, old school black metal, early hard rock and cold wave. “The music surges with driving strength, trailing fire and black smoke, propelled by piston-like percussion and a penetrating, emotionally affecting melody that’s dark as night — with a bleak aura that’s made even more desperate by the scalding intensity of the vocals.” — No Clean Singing

Beheaded – Beast Incarnate CD/LP (Unique Leader)

Death metal from Fgura, Malta.

Belle Biv DeVoe – Three Stripes CD (E1)

New album from the R&B group. Includes the single “One More Try” featuring Boyz II Men.

Betraying The Martyrs – Resiliant CD (Sumerian)

French deathcore.

Debashish Bhattacharya – Hawaii To Calcutta: A Tribute To Tau Moe CD (Riverboat)

The story of the Hawaiian slide guitar’s arrival in India is every historian’s dream – a twisting tale of great wonder and subtle mystery. Hawaii To Calcutta: A Tribute To Tau Moe is Pandit Debashish Bhattcharya’s dedication to Tau Moe, veritable musical folk legend and one of the first to introduce the instrument to India’s enthusiastic shores.

Theo Bleckmann – Elegy CD (ECM)

The German-born New Yorker, after appearing on two ECM albums by Meredith Monk and another by Julia Hülsmann, makes his striking label debut as a leader with Elegy. This album showcases Bleckmann as a composer as much as a singer, with several instrumental pieces voiced by what he calls his ambient band of kindred-spirit guitarist Ben Monder, keyboardist Shai Maestro and the subtle rhythm team of Chris Tordini and John Hollenbeck.

Deni Bonet – Bright Shiny Objects CD (Zip)

Quirky, melodic, violin-based pop-rock.

Julie Byrne – Not Even Happiness CD/LP (Ba Da Bing)

New release from the singer/songwriter. Sometimes it can take years to find your calling. Not so for Julie Byrne, whose power of lyrical expression and musical nous seems inborn. Her second album, Not Even Happiness, has evolved at its own pace. It spans recollections of bustling roadside diners, the stars over the high desert, the aching weariness of change, the wildflowers of the California coast, and the irresolvable mysteries of love.

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