NEWS

Franz Ferdinand has announced the August 27 release of fourth studio album Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action via Domino … The 10th album from Superchunk, I Hate Music, will be issued by Merge on August 20. Following the release, the band will hit the road for a supporting U.S. tour … Sleeper, the new release from Ty Segall, is due out August 20 via Drag City … The 1965 Beatles film Help! will be available on Blu-ray for the first time on June 25. It will include an hour of extra features, including a documentary about the making of the film, outtakes and original theatrical trailers … The 20th birthday of the Mother Hips will be commemorated with the release of Behind Beyond on July 9, which is the band’s first studio album since 2009 …  Drag City will issue a comedy record featuring never-before-heard material from the late Andy Kaufman. Andy And His Grandmother will be out July 16 … A whopping 17-disc boxed set containing a decade’s worth of Harry Nilsson recordings is set for a July 30 release on RCA/Legacy. The RCA Albums Collection features 14 expanded albums along with bonus material recorded between 1967-1977 … Elvis Presley’s last major studio sessions took place in 1973, and in honor of the 40th anniversary of this event, RCA/Legacy will issue a three-CD boxed set containing all 28 masters and 27 outtakes. Elvis At Stax: Deluxe Edition will be available August 6 … The self-titled debut album from Bosnian Rainbows will be out June 25 via Sargent House … Blind, Crippled And Crazy is the first new album from Delbert McClinton And Glen Clark in 40 years, due out from New West Records on June 18.

—Emily Costantino

Big Star: Nothing Can Hurt Me is the feature-length documentary on Big Star, due out in theaters, On Demand and iTunes on July 3. The soundtrack, featuring 22 unissued versions of classic Big Star songs, will be available from Omnivore Recordings on June 25 … Arts & Crafts is celebrating its 10th birthday this year with the release of X, a collaborative album featuring new music from the likes of Feist, Broken Social Scene, Stars, Ra Ra Riot and many more. It’s out on May 28 … The Dodos have signed to Polyvinyl Records, which will issue the band’s fifth studio album later this year … The first set of Cults’ 2013 tour dates have been announced, kicking off on May 17 in Brooklyn. The tour is in support of the duo’s upcoming sophomore release … On July 23, Gogol Bordello will issue its sixth full-length, Pura Vida Conspiracy, via ATO/Casa Gogol … Electric, the new studio album from Pet Shop Boys, will be issued via the band’s x2 label on July 15 … The first-ever boxed set to document the explosion of Britain’s indie pop scene in the ‘80s will be available on June 24 from Cherry Red Records. Scared To Get Happy contains five CDs containing 134 tracks by Primal Scream, Aztec Camera, Stone Roses, Pulp, the Jesus & Mary Chain and others … Warner Bros. will honor the legacy of ZZ Top with the June 10 release of ZZ Top: The Complete Studio Albums (1970-1990), a boxed set containing the original mixes for the band’s first 10 albums … Sam Phillips is back with her first album of new material since 2008; Push Any Button is due out August 13 via Littlebox Recordings … It’s been 50 years since the release of James Brown’s iconic album Live At The Apollo, and in honor of this milestone, UMe will issue James Brown—Best Of Live At The Apollo: 50th Anniversary on June 25 … Songs Cycled is the first new album of material from Van Dyke Parks in more than 20 years, set for a July 23 release via Bella Union.

The End Records has signed the Mission U.K. and will issue the band’s 12th studio album on September 9. A supporting North American tour is planned for the fall … The first-ever live album from Ben Folds Five is slated for a June 4 release via ImaVeePee/Sony. Ben Folds Five Live was recorded during the band’s first tour in more than 10 years in support of The Sound Of The Life Of The Mind … Crossfire Hurricane is a film documenting key periods of the Rolling Stones’ career, directed by Brett Morgan. It will be released by Eagle Rock on DVD and Blu-ray on May 21 … Frank Zappa’s original 1974 TV program, A Token Of His Extreme, will see its first official DVD release by Eagle Rock on June 4 … Man Or Astro-Man? has come out of its 12-year hiatus to bring us Defcon 5…4…3…2…1, due out May 21 via Communicating Vessels/Chunklet. The band is about to kick off a North American tour in support … Capitol/UMe will issue Live – The 50th Anniversary Tour, a two-disc concert album featuring the Beach Boys’ reunion tour in honor of the band’s 50th birthday, on May 21 … Desperation is the first new Oblivians record in more than 15 years, due out from In the Red on June 4 … The second album from Thundercat, Apocalypse, is set for a July 9 release on Brainfeeder … The next installment of Marshall Crenshaw’s subscription series will be available May 7. Stranger And Stranger is a three-song vinyl EP featuring one new original song, a Carpenters cover and a remake of his own song, “Mary Anne” … George Thorogood & The Destroyers will celebrate their 40th anniversary with ICON, a collection featuring hits and fan favorites. It’s out May 14 via UMe … Brazilian musician Eliane Elias honors Chet Baker on her new album, I Thought About You (A Tribute To Chet Baker), which will be released by Concord on May 28.

—Emily Costantino

The seventh studio album from Jimmy Eat World, Damage, is set for a June 11 release on RCA. A supporting world tour will be announced soon … Fever Forms is the fifth album from the Octopus Project, which will be out via Peek-A-Boo on July 9 … Primus’ 1991 Sailing The Seas Of Cheese has been newly mixed and expanded as a deluxe edition. It will be released by UMe on May 21 … Full Time Hobby will issue Turbines, the fifth studio record from Tunng, on June 18 … On June 18, Light In The Attic will mark its 100th release with the reissue of Public Image Ltd’s debut album, First Issue … Starting in June, Hanson will embark on a world tour in support of its new record, Anthem, which is set for a June 18 release via its own 3CG label … The Complete Stax/Volt Singles Collection is a thee-CD set containing 70 Otis Redding tracks, many of which will appear in their original mono mix on CD for the very first time. It’s out via Shout! Factory on July 23 … Two live titles from the Moody Blues will be reissued on May 21 by Eagle Rock: Live At The Isle Of Wight 1970 and Live At Montreux 1991 … Fifteen Quiet Years is a collection of Rodan recordings, including the band’s 1994 BBC Peel session and all of the group’s out-of-print seven-inches and compilation tracks. It’s out via Quarterstick/Touch And Go on June 11 … Tony Bennett & Dave Brubeck’s 1962 White House Seminar American Jazz Concert will be available for the first time ever. Bennett & Brubeck: The White House Sessions, Live 1962 is out from RPM/Columbia/Legacy on May 28 … The final Blue Cheer concert will be released as Blue Cheer Rocks Europe, complete with two previously unreleased studio tracks, on May 28 via Rainman.

—Emily Costantino

Fans of Future Bible Heroes, rejoice: Along with the June 8 release of the band’s third album, Partygoing, Merge is also issuing a remastered compilation of all three FBH albums, including a bonus EP, called Memories Of Love, Eternal Youth, And Partygoing … Sigur Rós is currently on a massive worldwide tour in anticipation of the June 18 release of Kveikur, the band’s XL debut … Evil Friends is the Danger Mouse-produced new album from Portugal. The Man, due out June 4 via Atlantic … You can help celebrate the 40th anniversary of Pink Floyd’s masterpiece Dark Side Of The Moon starting midnight on March 24 (U.K. time) by tweeting your thoughts and comments about the album using the hashtag #DarkSide40. Centered around a global playback of the LP on pinkfloyd.com, each memory, thought and photo tweeted will count toward the creation of a dark side of the moon … Another 40th birthday happening this year is David Bowie’s Aladdin Sane, which has been remastered and is set for release April 16 via Virgin/UMe … On March 26, Suicidal Tendencies will issue its first album in 13 years, aptly titled 13, via the Suicidal label … The 17th studio album from the Stranglers, Giants, will be released May 28 via Maple Music. A supporting North American tour will follow … Bob Marley’s 1978 Kaya will be celebrated with the release of a 35th anniversary deluxe edition, due out via UMe on April 23 … The debut album from Savages, Silence Yourself, will be issued by Matador/Pop Noire on May 7 … Capitol/UMe will release the self-titled debut album from Blind Melon as a remastered and expanded edition, including the previously unreleased Sippin Time Sessions EP, on April 16 … June 11 marks the release of the new solo album from Jason Isbell, Southeastern, via Southeastern/Thirty Tigers … Time is the latest LP from Rod Stewart, marking his return to songwriting after nearly 20 years. It’s out via Capitol on May 7 … UMe will release 10 career-spanning Bing Crosby titles, including four expanded studio albums along with five newly compiled collections of rare studio and radio recordings, on March 19.

—Emily Costantino

The 25th anniversary of R.E.M.’s 1988 album Green will be celebrated with a two-disc deluxe edition via Rhino. Out May 14, it includes the remastered LP along with an entire disc of live tracks recorded during the band’s 1989 tour … Anastasis, the most recent work from Dead Can Dance, will be released as a deluxe live edition on April 22. The band will continue its year-old world tour with a just-announced show in London in July … TUK TUK Records will issue Dengue Fever’s lost 2009 album, In The Ley Lines, on March 26 … Os Mutantes has recently announced its signing with Krian Music Group, which will release new album Fool Metal Jack on April 30. The band will tour the U.S. this spring … The second solo album from the Beta Band’s Steve Mason, Monkey Minds In The Devil’s Time, will be out via Double Six on April 9 … On June 11, Smith Westerns will issue third album Soft Will via Mom + Pop. Prior to the release, the band will play Coachella in April … The Bobby Whitlock Story: Where There’s A Will, There’s A Way is a single-CD collection of Bobby Whitlock’s first two solo albums, which feature appearances from George Harrison, Eric Clapton, Delaney & Bonnie and more. It’s set for a June release via Light In The Attic … The first double-CD chronology by Midnight Oil, Essential Oils, is due out from Columbia/Legacy on April 30. It contains 36 songs handpicked by the band, spanning its entire career … Blue Corn Music will reissue two Steve Forbert albums, Alive In Arrival and Jackrabbit Slim, together March 26 … Paul Anka’s 55th anniversary as a musician will be commemorated April 9 with the release of Duets (Legacy), a collection of collaborations with the likes of George Benson, Michael McDonald, Dolly Parton, Michael Jackson, Willie Nelson and many more.

—Emily Costantino

On May 16, the National will kick off a North American and European summer tour in support of the band’s as-yet-untitled new studio album, also due out in May … The 21st anniversary of Tool’s debut EP, Opiate, will be commemorated March 26 with the release of a limited-edition package complete with bonus material … The Polyphonic Spree is set to issue new album Yes, It’s True on May 28 via the Good label … Ready To Die is the brand-new Iggy And The Stooges record, due from Fat Possum on April 30 … Drag City will release the new album from Scout Niblett, It’s Up To Emma, on May 21 … On April 30, Alanis Morissette’s first live release in 10 years, Live At Montreaux 2012, will be issued by Eagle Rock on DVD, Blu-ray and CD … Arts & Crafts is celebrating its 10th birthday with a retrospective album, Arts & Crafts: 2003-2013, April 16. It features hit songs and rarities from Broken Social Scene, Stars, Feist, Los Campesinos!, Ra Ra Riot and more … New Moodio is the “lost record” Eleventh Dream Day recorded in 1991, and it will finally become available May 15 via Comedy Minus One … Mick Harvey’s latest solo effort, Four (Acts Of Love), is set for a June 11 release via Mute … On May 6, Cherry Red will issue Feels Like A New Morning, the third album from the Blow Monkeys since their 2008 reunion … After 23 years, the Del-Lords are back with a new record, Elvis Club, which will be out from GB Music on May 14 … UMe has gathered the top solo hits from Belinda Carlisle to create Belinda Carlisle: Icon, which is due out March 19.

—Emily Costantino

The fifth album from Phoenix, Bankrupt!, is out via Loyaute/Glassnote on April 23. The band will tour North America this spring, including a headlining slot at Coachella … The Uncluded is the combined forces of Aesop Rock and Kimya Dawson, who have appeared on each other’s latest records. The duo’s debut album, Hokey Fright, will be released on May 7 via Rhymesayers … Ipecac will issue a 13-track covers album by the Melvins, Everybody Loves Sausages, on April 30 … The Devil Put Dinosaurs Here is the new album from Alice In Chains, set for release this May. A North American tour is planned for the spring … The 10th anniversary of Four Tet will be celebrated on May 14 with Domino’s reissue of Rounds, which will include a live set recorded in Copenhagen … On April 23, the fourth album from the Veils, Time Stays (Pitch Beast), will be released …  The two-disc DVD Maiden England ’88 features Iron Maiden’s two sold-out performances at Birmingham N.E.C Arena in the U.K. during the band’s 1988 tour. It’s available March 26 via UMe … Peter Frampton’s 1999 performance in the Motor City will be available for the first time on Blu-ray, complete with bonus interviews and previously unseen rehearsal footage. Live In Detroit is out via Eagle Rock on March 26 … Eagle Rock will also issue We Live Here: Live In Japan, a live DVD from Pat Metheny Group, on March 12 … The long-awaited sophomore release from Ceramic Dog, Your Turn, is due out from Northern Spy on April 30 … Rounder has announced the signing of Tom Jones and will release his new album, Spirit In The Room, on April 23.

—Emily Costantino

Steve Earle & The Dukes (And Duchesses) are issuing The Low Highway on April 16 via New West … The fifth studio album from the Strokes, Comedown Machine, is set for a March 26 release on RCA … Volume 3, the new record from She & Him, is out via Merge on May 7. The duo will embark on a month-long tour this summer in support … Nonesuch is issuing Iron & Wine’s fifth album, Ghost On Ghost, on April 16 … Black Flag has announced its reunion with plans for a new album and a worldwide tour, including several headlining festival dates … On April 16, the Thermals are releasing Desperate Ground via Saddle Creek … The 21st studio album from Eric Clapton, Old Sock, is due out via the Bushbranch label on March 12 … THR!!!ER is the fifth full-length from !!!, set for an April 30 release via Warp … Metropolis will release Kunst (that’s German for “art”), the new record from KMFDM, on February 26 … Jay Farrar’s Son Volt has announced the March 5 release of Honky Tonk (Rounder), with a supporting U.S. tour to follow … Mark Lanegan & Duke Garwood have teamed up to create Black Pudding, which is due out via Ipecac on April 16 … April 23 marks the release date of Har Mar Superstar’s Bye Bye 17 via the Cult label … A Date With The Everly Brothers is a collection of the Chapin Sisters’ take on their favorite Everlys’ songs, set for release via Lake Bottom Records on April 23 … A deluxe seven-disc collection of songs chronicling the career of Duane Allman, Skydog: The Duane Allman Retrospective, will be available from Rounder on March 5 … Scissor Sisters’ performance at London’s Lovebox Festival in 2011 will be released for the first time on DVD. Live In Victoria Park–London 2011 is due out February 19 via MVD … The Korda label will issue the new album from the Ocean Blue, Ultramarine, on March 19 … Here Tonight: The White Light Demos is a collection of recordings by the late Gene Clark that would go on to become his first solo album. It’s out via Omnivore on March 26.

—Emily Costantino

This year, the Postal Service will reunite to celebrate its 10-year anniversary. To commemorate the occasion, Ben Gibbard and Jimmy Tamborello will reissue a deluxe edition of their sole studio album Give Up on April 9 via SubPop, which includes 15 bonus tracks. The duo is playing its first live shows in a decade … The Terror is the 13th studio album from the Flaming Lips, set for an April 2 release via Warner Bros. The band kicks off a worldwide tour in March, with several dates alongside the Black Keys … The reunited classic lineup of Guided By Voices has announced the April 30 release of English Little League on GBV Inc … On May 22, Steve Martin And The Steep Canyon Rangers (featuring Edie Brickell) kick off their highly anticipated North American tour in support of the new collaborative album between Martin and Brickell, Love Has Come For You, out via Rounder on April 23 … Nick Drake producer Joe Boyd has been paying tribute to the late musician with “Way To Blue,” a series of concerts featuring Robyn Hitchcock, Vashti Bunyan, Lisa Hannigan, Teddy Thompson and more. A selection of these performances will comprise Way To Blue: The Songs Of Nick Drake, which will be released this spring on Story Sound … The 80th birthday of Willie Nelson will be celebrated with a new studio album from Legacy. Let’s Face The Music And Dance is out April 15 …  Scissor Sisters: Live In Victoria Park—London 2011 is a live DVD featuring footage from Scissor Sisters’ performance at the Lovebox Festival. It’s out February 19 … Eagle Rock will issue Live At Wembley Stadium on March 12, the 25th anniversary edition DVD of Queen’s 1986 concerts. It features previously unreleased footage and bonus material … On April 16, the sixth David Grubbs album, The Plain Where The Palace Stood, will be out via Drag City … OMD’s new album, English Electric, is set for an April 9 release … Late ex-Byrds songwriter Gene Clark is remembered on Here Tonight: The White Light Demos, which will be out via Omnivore on March 26 … New Zealand label Flying Nun has teamed up with Captured Tracks to distribute its back catalog, starting with reissues from Toy Love on February 19.

—Emily Costantino

The Next Day is David Bowie’s 30th studio album and his first release in 10 years.Debut single “Where Are We Now?” was released last week, coinciding with Bowie’s birthday. The album is scheduled for a March release via Iso/Columbia … On January 15, an eight-track mini-album by New Order, Lost Sirens, will be available for digital download from Rhino … The Misfits will issue their first proper live album since the ‘80s, DEA.D. ALIVE!, on February 5 via Misfits Records … The 30th anniversary of NOFX will be celebrated February 19 with the release of a limited-edition LP boxed set containing the band’s entire catalogue … The second album from Charles Bradley, Victim Of Love, is due out via Dunham/Daptone on April 2 … Inspiration Information, the out-of-print 1974 release from Shuggie Otis, will be reissued alongside Wings Of Love, which contains 14 previously unreleased tracks. Epic/Legacy will issue the pair April 16 … Deep Purple’s Live In Paris 1975 has been remixed and remastered and is ready to be released via earMusic/Eagle Rock on January 29. A new album from the band is also in the works, due out April 30 … ABKCO will issue Eric Burdon’s new record, ‘Til Your River Runs Dry, on January 29. A special performance with the Roots on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon will take place January 28 … The sole studio recording from supergroup Mad Season (consisting of members of Alice In Chains, Pearl Jam, Screaming Trees and the Walkabouts) has been expanded as a deluxe edition and is set for an April 2 release via Legacy. Above Deluxe Edition will include unreleased tracks from the band’s unfinished second album as well as a DVD of its final performance, Live At The Moore … On February 12, the Bryan Ferry Orchestra will issue The Jazz Age, a collection of timeless songs from the roaring ’20s, to mark the 40th anniversary of Ferry’s music career.

—Emily Costantino

Columbia will issue Depeche Mode’s as-yet-untitled 13th album in March, with further details to be disclosed in the coming weeks. In support, the band will kick off a European tour May 7 … Fleetwood Mac’s landmark album Rumours will get the deluxe treatment by Rhino, with expanded and deluxe versions of the record—including unreleased session recordings and live performances—to be released January 29. The current lineup of the band is celebrating the release with a 34-date U.S. tour … The self-titled third release from Junip is due out April 23 on Mute … On March 19, Phosphorescent’s new album, Muchacho, will be released by Dead Oceans … The first-ever greatest-hits album from Jewel is a career-spanning collection of 16 tracks and also features two newly recorded versions of songs alongside guest vocalists Kelly Clarkson and the Pistol Annies, plus a brand new song. Greatest Hits is out via Rhino on February 5 … Mudhoney has been very busy lately: a new album, Vanishing Point, is set for an April 2 release through Sub Pop, but while you wait, you can own documentary film I’m Now: The Story Of Mudhoney and the Mudhoney: Live In Berlin, 1988 DVD … Confessions is the new release from Buckcherry, due out February 19 via Century Media. Later this month, the band will kick off a headlining tour before joining Kid Rock as special guests on his “Rebel Soul” tour beginning February 2 … February 13 is when Josh Ritter will kick off his U.S. tour supporting new album The Beast In Its Tracks, which is out March 5 via Pytheas … In The Red has announced the re-release of two Ty Segall albums: the lone self-titled album by the Traditional Fools, as well as Segall and Mikal Cronin’s Reverse Shark Attack. Both will be out January 22 … Son Of Rogue’s Gallery: Pirate Ballads, Sea Songs & Chanteys is a two-disc recording of sea shanties featuring Tom Waits, Keith Richards, Iggy Pop, Nick Cave, Patti Smith, Sean Lennon and more. Produced by Hal Willner and executive produced by Johnny Depp and Gore Verbinski, the album will be out February 19 via Anti-.

—Emily Costantino

The 15th studio album from Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Push The Sky Away, is set for release in February. The first track, “We No Who U R,” will be available for download tomorrow … Guster: Live Acoustic is the new live album from Guster, comprised of recordings from this year’s acoustic tour. It’s out January 8 … Henry Wagons of Australian band Wagons is issuing his debut solo mini-album on January 22 via Thirty Tigers. Expecting Company? features guest appearances by Alison Mosshart, Sophia Brous, Gossling, Jenn Grant, Robert Forster and Patience Hodgson … On May 14, the collaborative project between the Album Leaf’s Jimmy LaValle and Sun Kil Moon’s Mark Kozelek, Perils From The Sea, will be released on Caldo Verde … BMG will issue the new Matt Pond album, The Lives Inside The Lines In Your Hand, on February 5. A supporting U.S. tour will be announced in the coming weeks … People, Hell & Angels features 12 previously unreleased Jimi Hendrix recordings, and it will be out via Experience Hendrix LLC and Legacy on March 5 … Shout! Factory has announced the January 22 release of The Very Best Of The Pogues, a collection of 18 tracks by the Pogues including an eight-page book with new liner notes … To celebrate the impending 50th anniversary of the Yardbirds, the band will issue Making Tracks on December 11. The two-DVD set will feature footage from multiple performances over the past two years … The 10th record from Low, The Invisible Way, is set for a March 19 release via Sub Pop … The Mavericks have reunited after seven years to bring us In Time, due out January 29 on The Valory Music Co. … The 30th birthday of Stevie Ray Vaughan And Double Trouble’s Texas Food will be commemorated January 29 with a special anniversary edition, featuring a previously unreleased live set recorded in Philadelphia in 1983 … Never-before-heard music from Townes Van Zandt will finally be heard February 5 via Omnivore. Sunshine Boy: The Unheard Studio Sessions & Demos 1971-1972 contains 28 tracks including versions of songs from Van Zandt’s most prolific songwriting period … My World Is Gone, the 13th album from Otis Taylor, will be released via Telarc on February 12.

—Emily Costantino

Eagle Rock will issue the first-ever live video release from Patti Smith, Live At Montreux 2005, on November 13 … Local Natives’ much-anticipated sophomore album, Hummingbird, is set for release January 29 via Frenchkiss/Infectious. The band will tour Europe and North America this winter in support … A limited-edition, deluxe boxed set containing all of Death Cab For Cutie’s early album and EPs, called The Barsuk Years, is available for pre-order from Artist In Residence now … Christopher is the fourth album from the Ruby Suns, due out via Sub Pop on January 29 … The debut solo album from Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr is called The Messenger, and it will be out February 26 on Sire/ADA … On January 29, Amor de Dias will release sophomore album The House At Sea via Merge … Petra Haden has announced the January 22 release of Petra Goes To The Movies, her Anti- debut … The 25th anniversary of INXS’ multi-platinum album Kick is being celebrated with the release of three special editions, which are available now exclusively at inxs.com … You Are What You Absorb, the new solo album from Palmyra Delran of the Friggs, is set for a March 5 release …March 26 will mark the release of An Appointment With Mr. Yeats, the first new album in five years by the Waterboys … After a 43-year hiatus, saxophonist and composer Wayne Shorter has returned to Blue Note Records to create new quartet album Without A Net, which will be out February 5.

Blackball Records will issue the 20th anniversary editions of Jawbreaker’s 1992 albums Bivouac and Chesterfield King on December 11 … International Magic Live At The O2 is a two-disc DVD package featuring several live performances by Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds as well as the 20-minute video trilogy Ride The Tiger, directed by Mike Bruce. It’s available now, coinciding with the kickoff of the band’s co-headlining U.S. tour with Snow Patrol … School Of Seven Bells will release the Put Your Sad Down EP on November 13. The duo is co-headlining a brief tour of the Northeast alongside Twin Sister starting November 26 … The 15th birthday of the Prodigy’s The Fat Of The Land will be celebrated January 4, with XL’s release of an anniversary deluxe edition … January 8 is the issue date for Dropkick Murphys new album, Signed And Sealed In Blood, via Born And Bred … The A Very Special Christmas album series, which benefits the Special Olympics, will celebrate its 25th anniversary this year. To commemorate the occasion, two new LPs will be released this season: A Very Special Christmas 25th Anniversary, Bringing Joy To The World and A Very Special Christmas, Bringing Peace On Earth. The records feature contributions from Christina Aguilera, Michael Buble, Cheap Trick, Dave Mattthews and many more … Nuggets: Original Artyfacts From The First Psychedelic Era, 1965-68 was a double-LP of 27 psychedelic masterpieces originally compiled by Lenny Kaye in 1972. Now, 40 years later, Rhino has remastered the collection—comprised of songs by the likes of the Electric Prunes, Thirteenth Floor Elevators, Amboy Dukes, Magic Mushrooms and many more—and it will be available as a stand-a-lone CD November 27.

—Emily Costantino

Fifty-two of Creedence Clearwater Revival’s greatest hits and live recordings will soon be available all in one place: Ultimate Creedence Clearwater Revival: Greatest Hits & All-Time Classics. It’s a three-disc set to be released by CCR’s original label, Fantasy (a division of Concord), on November 6 … Mellon Collie And the Infinite Sadness, Smashing Pumpkins’ 1995 double album, has earned diamond certification from the RIAA and will be fully remastered and re-released for the first time as part of EMI’s reissue campaign on December 4 … Sean Lennon and Greg Saunier (Deerhoof) have joined forces to create Mystical Weapons, which began as a series of improvised live shows. The duo’s self-titled debut will be out January 15 via Chimera Music … The James Bond franchise celebrates its 50th anniversary this year, and Capitol/EMI is commemorate the occasion on Tuesday with Best Of Bond…James Bond. The album is a collection of the film series’ digitally remastered music provided by the John Barry Orchestra, Louis Armstrong, Nancy Sinatra, Tom Jones, Paul McCartney & Wings, Duran Duran, Jack White & Alicia Keys and many more … A Wrenched Virile Lore is a remix album featuring songs from Mogwai’s 2011 release, Hardcore Will Never Die But You Will. It’s due out via Sub Pop on November 23 as a limited-edition LP and December 4 on CD … More than 30 years after appearing together in Grease, John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John have reunited to bring us This Christmas on November 13 via Universal. The proceeds from the album will equally benefit the Jett Travolta Foundation and the Olivia Newton-John Cancer And Wellness Centre … Federal Prism is a new record label launched by Dave Sitek, and it will release a series of limited-edition 12-inch vinyl, the first of which being Destroyer by Telepathe, featuring a remix by Trent Reznor, Alessandro Cortini and Atticus Ross … Vanguard/Dirt Farmer will issue The Levon Helm Band: The Midnight Ramble Sessions Volume 3, a collection of performances by the Levon Helm Band from 2005 to 2010, on November 20 … Matthew Ryan’s 15th album, In The Dusk Of Everything, is set for an October 30 release, with a supporting tour to follow including headlining dates and shows alongside the Gaslight Anthem … The first full-length live album from Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit, Live From Alabama, will be out November 20 via Lightning Rod/Thirty Tigers.

—Emily Costantino

Live Kisses is a film documenting one of Paul McCartney’s most intimate concerts, as he performed tracks from Kisses On The Bottom alongside an all-star cast of musicians last February. You can own it on DVD, Blu-ray or Digital Video on November 13 … Coincidentally, November 13 is also the day the Beatles’ original studio remasters will be available on vinyl for the first time. Originally released on CD in 2009 and for digital download from iTunes in 2010, all 14 albums will be available separately or as a limited-edition boxed set accompanied by a 252-page hardbound book … Brian Eno will make his Warp Records debut with LUX, his first solo album since 2005. Its CD and digital release is November 13, and it will be available on vinyl a month later … Liars, Tom Furse (Horrors), Com Truise and others contributed their take on tracks from the Twilight Sad’s No One Can Ever Know to FatCat’s No One Can Ever Know–The Remixes. It’s out November 20, at the tail end of the Twilight Sad’s North American … After Big Dipper got back together for a reunion tour in 2008, the band decided to record some new material. The result is Big Dipper Crashes On The Platinum Planet, which is due out via Almost Ready on November 27 and will feature cover art by Robert Pollard … The End will release Fear’s new album, The FEAR Record, on November 6 … Bish Bosch is Scott Walker’s first studio album in six years, and it’s out via 4AD on December 4 … On October 30, Twisted Sister’s A Twisted Xmas–Live In Las Vegas will be released via Eagle Rock … Marshall Crenshaw has launched a new music-distribution model by cutting out the record-company middle men with a subscription service that will send his music directly to fans. It begins November 23 with the first release of his EP series, I Don’t See You Laughing Now … Four out-of-print Loop albums will be re-released on October 30: Heaven’s End, Fade Out, Gilded Eternity and The World In Your Eyes via Reactor … Mecca Normal members (and regular MAGNET contributors David Lester and Jean Smith are hitting the road this month to play new material, which they will then record in the studio with Kramer (Galaxie 500, Bongwater). Both will also be reading from their respective books.

—Emily Costantino