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Recorded to acetate, these performances were shelved in ’51 and faded from memory—until they were rescued (from the trash!) by a WSM employee and, eventually, given to Hank’s daughter Jett. These fabled recording have been freshly transferred, restored and mastered from the original 16" discs and come with new Colin Escott liner notes. The first recorded document of Hank’s Nashville-era Drifting Cowboys, these long-lost treasures include "Wedding Bells," "Lovesick Blues," "There’s a Bluebird on Your Windowsill," "I’m a Long Gone Daddy," "Lost Highway," "I’ll Have a New Life," "A Mansion on the Hill," "There’ll Be No Teardrops Tonight," "The Prodigal Son," "Pan American," "I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry," "I Saw the Light," "I Can’t Get You off My Mind" and more. 49 tracks that every Hank Williams fan and country-music lover should own, on 2 CDs or triple vinyl! BMG.4050538484212 This dance-pop superstar has been evolving her sound for decades, which is why she’s lived on the charts on both sides of the Atlantic all across that time. This career-crossing collection includes her U.S. hits "I Should Be So Lucky," "Can’t Get You Out of My Head," "Love at First Sight," UK Top 10s "Slow," "Wow," "Better the Devil You Know," "Step Back in Time," "Confide in Me," "Spinning Around," "On a Night Like This," "In Your Eyes," "Shocked" and more from 1987–2019. The 2-CD editions have a lot more hits than the double-vinyl sets (black or limited-edition green vinyl); deluxe edition comes in a limited-edition casebound book, and all editions include the new song "New York City"! BMG.5013929475519 Paul McCartney’s brother (who changed his name in a show of autonomy) won fame for his satirical recordings but went in a more straight-ahead musical direction on his 1972 LP "Woman." Here’s his 1974 LP, produced by Michael’s illustrious brother (Paul also played on this album and co-wrote most of the songs with Mike). You’ll also hear Linda McCartney, members of Wings and the Chieftains’ Paddy Moloney as you encounter Michael’s stellar cover of Roxy Music’s "Sea Breezes" plus "Leave It," "The Casket," "Rainbow Lady," "Simply Love You" and more. This charmingly eccentric pop outing has been remastered and comes to 180-gram gatefold vinyl as well as (for the first time in 20 years) CD. The CD release is an expanded edition: the album plus "Sweet Baby," "Dance the Do," "Do Nothing All Day," "Girls on the Avenue" and other outtakes, extras and bonus songs plus a DVD featuring interviews with Michael and the 1974 promo film for "Leave It" (a Top 40 UK hit)! Esoteric.5026328004280 First, Brazilian music flooded into America during the bossa-nova boom of the mid-’60s. Then, the Brazilian musicians themselves crossed over into the States to play with the American jazz greats and also to escape an oppressive regime. The extensive notes here tell their fascinating story as you hear the finest ’70s fusions of American jazz and Brazilian music: "Samba De Flora" Airto, "Batucada (The Beat)" Sergio Mendes & Brazil ’66, "Skyscrapers" Deodato, "Bahia Soul" Luiz Bonfa, "Moon Dreams" Flora Purim, "Catavento" Milton Nascimento, "Consolation" Tamba 4 and more. CD contains a big 40-page booklet; double vinyl comes with download code, full sleeve notes, exclusive photography and double inner sleeves. A golden age, a stellar set! Soul Jazz.5065001717901 When Abdullah performed at Nelson Mandela’s inauguration, Mandela referred to him as "our Mozart." Indeed, this revered pianist is one of South Africa’s most treasured musicians, and this new album is a major event for Ibrahim and the entire jazz world: "Dreamtime," "Nisa," "Jabula," "Devotion," "Skippy," "Tuang Guru" and more group and solo performances. CD or 180-gram vinyl! Gearbox.600753454541 Bluegrass became pop music for a while when the soundtrack to this 2000 Coen Brothers film became one of the 10 top-selling soundtracks ever. Enjoy the complete T-Bone Burnett-produced soundtrack whether you choose the 180g  Picture Disc 2LP set or Deluxe 2CD set. The Deluxe 2CD set also includes 14 bonus tracks on top of the original soundtrack, 12 of which are unissued recordings made during the original sessions for the film! Includes "O Death" Ralph Stanley; "Down to the River to Pray" Alison Krauss; "Keep on the Sunny Side" Whites; "Big Rock Candy Mountain" Van Dyke Parks; "Angel Band" Stanley Brothers; "In the Jailhouse Now" Soggy Bottom Boys; "I Am Weary, Let Me Rest" Cox Family; "You Are My Sunshine" Norman Blake; "Hogfoot" John Hartford, and more. Lost Highway.602547255228 Stapleton’s Mercury Records solo debut, "Traveller," earned him his first two career Grammy wins in 2015, including Best Country Album and Best Country Solo Performance for the album’s title track. In addition to renditions of Dean Dillon and Linda Hargrove’s "Tennessee Whiskey" and Don Sampson’s "Was It 26," the album features 12 original songs, including fan-favorite "Sometimes I Cry". Enjoy on CD or gatefold 2LP. Mercury.602577438547 Blondie’s Chris Stein produced this 1982 LP, which saw Iggy retreat from the pop sheen of his Arista years back to the weird, wild spirit of his Stooges days. It’s still a wonderfully produced, hi-fi recording, even as the lyrics and tones take one strange turn after another across "Run Like a Villain," "Angry Hills," "Eat or Be Eaten," "Life of Work," "The Villagers" and more. The remastered reissue of this oft-overlooked cult favorite arrives here on CD or vinyl (first time on vinyl since ’82)! Caroline.602577635311 Doesn’t a rock opera—especially one as groundbreaking and beloved as "Tommy"—deserve the grandeur of a full symphony orchestra? Roger Daltrey thought so, and he toured "Tommy" in 2018 with his band as well as an orchestra, introducing a bold new orchestration by composer/arranger David Campbell (who has worked with Metallica, Bob Dylan, Radiohead and Carole King). Recorded in Budapest and Bethel, NY, this dynamic performance features the Budapest Scoring Orchestra and conductor Keith Levenson: "It’s a Boy," "The Acid Queen," "Pinball Wizard," "Tommy Can You Hear Me?," "I’m Free," "Sensation," and more on 2 CDs or double vinyl! Polydor.602577656446 The owner of one of the most fabulous falsettos on Earth, Philip Bailey has moved from soul and R&B to gospel, jazz and pop as a solo artist over the years. On his much-talked-about new album, Philip knocks down the boundaries between all the genres above, teaming with guests Robert Glasper, Chick Corea, Christian McBride and Kamasi Washington as you hear "Billy Jack" (written by Curtis Mayfield), "You’re Everything," "Sacred Sounds," "Long As You’re Living," "Stairway to the Stars" and more. An inspired new project, out now on CD or double vinyl! Verve.602577850196 The new film from Danny Boyle (Trainspotting) and Richard Curtis (Love Actually) imagines a world in which no one knows of The Beatles. What a nightmare! However, one struggling singer-songwriter, who is seemingly the only person alive that knows of the Fab 4’s tunes remembers. He performs McCartney’s "Yesterday" in front of friends which starts a chain reaction of events leading him to stardom on back of the Beatles catalog. There are several Beatles songs performed by actor Himesh Patel in the film, and while final tracklisting for this soundtrack has not been published at press time, some of the songs in the film are: "Yesterday," "Let It Be," "I Want To Hold Your Hand," "Something," and "Hey Jude." Visit ccmusic.com for more details and to confirm full tracklisting. Capitol.603497852277 The producers and mastering engineers of this new Woodstock collection made it their mission to interfere with the original tapes as little as possible so as to preserve their authenticity. They describe the results thusly: "These tapes are the sonic equivalent of heirloom tomatoes: slightly imperfect, but delicious." The performances, of course, are legendary (these are 2019 mixes): "Freedom" Richie Havens, "Reason to Believe" Tim Hardin, "Coming into Los Angeles" Arlo Guthrie, "Soul Sacrifice" Santana, "On the Road Again" Canned Heat, "Bad Moon Rising" Creedence Clearwater Revival, "Piece of My Heart" Janis Joplin, "Dance to the Music/Music Lover/I Want to Take You Higher" Sly & the Family Stone, "My Generation" the Who, "With a Little Help from My Friends" Joe Cocker, "The Weight" the Band, "Spinning Wheel" Blood, Sweat & Tears, "Suite: Judy Blue Eyes" Crosby, Stills & Nash, "Somebody to Love" Jefferson Airplane, "Dark Star" Grateful Dead, "Love March" Butterfield Blues Band and more. The 3-CD and 5-LP sets boast 42 tracks, but the real boasting here is for the 50th Anniversary Experience: 162 tracks across 10 CDs, making it the first Woodstock collection to include live recordings of every performer at the festival. Among the additional tracks in that big set: "High Flying Bird" Richie Havens, "If I Were a Carpenter" Tim Hardin, "Raga Manj Kmahaj" Ravi Shankar, "Beautiful People" Melanie, "Wheel of Fortune" Arlo Guthrie, "I Shall Be Released" Joan Baez, "Savor" Santana, "I Had a Dream" John Sebastian, "Invocation" Incredible String Band, "Woodstock Boogie" Canned Heat, "Theme for an Imaginary Western" Mountain, "Mama Tried" Grateful Dead, "Green River" Creedence Clearwater Revival, "To Love Somebody" Janis Joplin, "Pinball Wizard" the Who, "Plastic Fantastic Lover" Jefferson Airplane, "Feelin’ Alright" Joe Cocker, "Love" Country Joe & the Fish, "Help Me" Ten Years After, "Tears of Rage" the Band, "Mean Town Blues" Johnny Winter, "You’ve Made Me So Very Happy" Blood, Sweat & Tears, "Wooden Ships" Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, "The Star-Spangled Banner" Jimi Hendrix and more magical memories of the greatest music festival of all time! Atlantic.603497852468 This new "best-of" stretches all across the solo career of one of the most charismatic singers in the annals of pop and rock, pairing Stevie’s best-loved hits and collaborations with oft-overlooked cuts. "Leather and Lace" with Don Henley and "Stop Draggin’ My Heart Around" with Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers join "Edge of Seventeen," "Stand Back," "Rooms on Fire," "Talk to Me," "If Anyone Falls," "I Can’t Wait," "Long Way to Go," "Every Day," "Secret Love," live recordings of "Dreams," "Gold Dust Woman" and more. The 3-CD edition takes those 18 tracks and adds "Cheaper Than Free" with Dave Stewart, "Blue Water" with Lady Antebellum, "I Will Run to You" (also with Petty), "Whenever I Call You ‘Friend’" with Kenny Loggins, "Borrowed" with LeeAnn Rimes, live versions of "Rhiannon," "Angel," "Landslide" (with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra)…50 tracks from all across her solo years! Rhino.603497864461 Prine started veering rock ’n’ roll on this 1973 album, and the result was one of the toughest "folk" albums ever recorded.607396530717 Here’s the first album in 10 years featuring production by Buddy (who has produced Robert Plant, Emmylou Harris, Steve Earle and more) and songs by Julia (who’s been covered by Emmylou, Solomon Burke, Lee Ann Womack, Levon Helm and more). Listen, on CD or 150-gram vinyl, to these stirring songs about the ups and downs of love, the horrors of war and more: "Spittin’ on Fire," "War Child," "Secret," "Everything Is Your Fault," "I’m Gonna Make You Love Me," the title song and more! New West.634457265110 That’s the perfect title for the new EP by these mask-donning surf rockers, who put their magic touch on "Fishin’ Hole" (from "The Andy Griffith Show"), "Ashokan Farewell" (from Ken Burns’ "The Civil War"), "Game of Thrones" and "Dancing with the Stars/Sex in the City". It’s all whammy bars and reverb across the vintage-sounding delights here on CD or vinyl (with download)! Yep Roc.634457267916 The Grammy-winning Americana icon returns with a new album full of bluegrass twang but also shades of psychedelia and messages from another, less hate-filled time. Yes, indeed, Jim sings of empathy, love, forgiveness and humility (talk about "what the world needs now") as you hear "Some Horses Run Free," "I’ll Forgive You if You Don’t," "Listen," "For Keeps," "The Secrets of the Pyramids," "One Away" and more on CD or vinyl! Yep Roc.673855010311 Jeff Mangum lifted the art of lo-fi indie-rock recording to a new level with his 1996 debut as Neutral Milk Hotel. Psychedelic echoes, alt-rock energy and Mangum’s uniquely gripping songwriting combined to fascinate critics and win legions of fans with "Song Against Sex," "You’ve Passed," "Someone Is Waiting," "Where You’ll Find Me Now," "Three Peaches" and more. CD or vinyl (with download)! Merge.673855013619 As anthemic as it is inscrutable, as urgent as it is melancholy, Neutral Milk Hotel’s second album (1998) is one of the great masterpieces of ’90s indie-rock. Discover the many corners of its mad genius as you hear it on CD or vinyl (with download): "King of Carrot Flowers Pts. 1-3," "Two-Headed Boy Pts. 1 & 2," "Holland, 1945," "Ghost," "Oh Comely," the title track and more! Merge.673855016917 The genres are all over the place—from acoustic blues, folk and country to synth-powered pop to pure theater—but the 69 tracks on Stephin Merritt’s most ambitious recording project to date combine to make a wonderfully satisfying whole. Sweepingly romantic, bitterly cynical, playfully funny…these songs and productions look at love from every angle and delight all along the way: "Absolutely Cuckoo," "I Don’t Believe in the Sun," "All My Little Words," "A Chicken with Its Head Cut Off," "Reno Dakota," "I Don’t Want to Get over You," "The Luckiest Guy on the Lower East Side," "A Pretty Girl Is Like," "Nothing Matters When We’re Dancing," "(Crazy for You but) Not That Crazy," "Asleep and Dreaming," "Busby Berkeley Dreams" and more. Get all 69 songs on 3 CDs or 6 10" vinyl discs, which come in a sturdy 10" slipcase with a full-size 24-page booklet featuring a song-by-song study of the album! Merge.673855019512 As accessibly catchy and classic-sounding as they were, Britt Daniel’s songs grew more eclectic and hard to pin down on this 2001 album. Shades of new wave and ’90s alt-rock appear, but Spoon continue to refine their own sound across "Everything Hits at Once," "Me and the Bean," "Lines in the Suit," "Chicago at Night," "Believing Is Art" and more. CD or vinyl (with download)! Merge.673855032412 On their 2008 debut, She & Him cover the Beatles ("I Should Have Known Better") and end with a lovely rendition of "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot"—but the album is dominated by sunny, breezy pop songs written by Deschanel and produced by Ward. Those include "Sentimental Heart," "Why Do You Let Me Stay Here?," "This Is Not a Test," "Change Is Hard," "Take It Back," "I Was Made for You" and more! Merge.673855035413 Their sophomore release (2010) sent She & Him and their spot-on retro pop delights to the pop Top 10. Includes "Thieves," "In the Sun," "Don’t Look Back," "Ridin’ in My Car," "Sing," "If You Can’t Sleep" and more! Merge.673855047416 Deschanel and Ward returned with another sunshine-pop gem in 2013, joined by guests Mike Watt (bass), NRBQ’s Joey Spampinato (bass) and members of Devotchka and Rilo Kiley. This rose to #15 pop: "Never Wanted Your Love," "I Could’ve Been Your Girl," "I’ve Got Your Number, Son," "Somebody Sweet to Talk To," "Snow Queen" and more lovely songs in lush arrangements! Merge.673855052014 Bob continued his prolific, acclaimed post-Hüsker Dü career with this 2014 album, a tuneful but heavy rocker with an equally heavy heart. Created in the wake of his father’s death, "Beauty & Ruin" pairs crushing riffs with brooding lyrics across "Low Season," "Little Glass Pill," "I Don’t Know You Anymore," "Kid with the Crooked Face," "The War" and more on CD or vinyl (with download)! Merge.673855055510 Superchunk’s infectiously passionate front-man made his solo debut with this acclaimed 2015 release. Keyboards and guitars merge across these nostalgic songs, as an ’80s synth-pop sound dominates the proceedings (though there are some fine rockers and ballads here). Here, on CD or vinyl (with download), are "Your Hologram," "Lost Again," "Mystery Flu," "Real Darkness," "Barely There" and more! Merge.673855056517 Even as their production became more opulent and adventurous, Spoon’s songs remained as sharply detailed as ever on this rapturously received album from 2005. As soulful as it is stylish, "Gimme Fiction" still thrills with "The Beast and Dragon, Adored," "The Two Sides of Monsieur Valentine," "I Turn My Camera On," "Sister Jack," "They Never Got You," "My Mathematical Mind" and more. Remastered from the original tapes, this 2015 10th-anniversary edition brings you 12 previously unreleased demos, nine additional bonus tracks via digital download, a photo-packed book detailing the making of the album and, if you get the double 180-gram vinyl, a 24" x 36" poster! Merge.730003320514 Crossing over from jazz to pop, R&B and dance music, Patrice leapt to stardom when she moved from Prestige to Elektra in ’78. The first definitive chronicle of the prime years that followed features her R&B hits "When I Found You," "Haven’t You Heard" (12" version), "Givin’ It Up Is Givin’ Up" (with D.J. Rogers), "Look Up" (long version), "Never Gonna Give You Up" (long version), "Forget Me Nots" (12" version), "Feels So Real (Won’t Let Go)" (12" version) and more. The packaging includes rare photos and a new interview with Patrice, and the CD and the triple-vinyl edition both boast newly remastered sound! Strut.