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There’s a timeless pop sound, with some country twang and jazz accents, that make Rosanne Cash’s new album sound like it could date from any of the past six decades. But the songs present a troubled view of what it means to be a woman in this world in 2018, and the tracks abound in minor chords, sharply bent notes and arresting vocals that cast shadows on the luminescent production. Here, on CD or 180-gram pink vinyl (gatefold, with download card) are "The Only Thing Worth Fighting For," "The Undiscovered Country," "Gods of Harlem," "Rabbit Hole," "Not Many Miles to Go," "My Least Favorite Life," the title song and more. Deluxe edition CD adds three bonus songs, and the super-deluxe box brings you Rosanne’s new album on CD and vinyl plus a live recording on CD, a 7" vinyl disc, a case-bound book, a lithograph, poetry and correspondences from Rosanne and more. That’s four ways you can welcome the greatly anticipated follow-up to Cash’s triple-Grammy-winning triumph "The River and the Thread" (2014)! Blue Note.602567893264 Diana first released these supreme holiday recordings in ’94, but they’ve been widely unavailable since. Along with her warm, wonderful renditions of Paul McCartney’s "Wonderful Christmastime" and Stevie Wonder’s "Overjoyed," she sings "Winter Wonderland," "White Christmas," "Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!," "Silent Night" and more! Motown.602567925934 Did you know that this Hollywood star, so loved for his off-kilter sense of humor (and endlessly impersonated speaking style), is also a fully qualified jazz pianist? He’s been proving it at L.A. and NYC nightclubs since the ’90s, but now he and his band have a record deal, and we have Jeff’s first jazz album. Recorded live before a studio audience, this delight features plenty of off-the-cuff Goldblum banter plus "Cantaloupe Island," "My Baby Just Cares for Me" (with Haley Reinhart), "Straighten Up and Fly Right" (with Imelda May), "Me and My Shadow" (with Sarah Silverman, another multi-talented star), "This Bitter Earth" and more on CD or double vinyl! Decca.602567931591 Teaming with her longtime producer Frank Peterson, the superstar soprano brings spirituality, hope and joy to an uncertain world with this new album of classical and crossover songs. The London Symphony Orchestra and choirs from around the world back her beautiful voice on "Canto Per Noi," "Fly to Paradise," "Follow Me," "Gia Nel Seno," "Miracle," "Better Is One Day" and more! Decca Gold.602567935032 The multi-platinum country star has been dreaming about this for years: recording an album of his favorite hymns—hymns he’s been singing since childhood and which he now sings to his family each night. The DVD features a behind-the-scenes interview; both the CD and DVD include "Long Black Train," "I Saw the Light," "Without Him," "Amazing Grace," "Doxology" and more! MCA Nashville/Gaither.602567964438 Do you think the world is ready for a return to rock dominance in this age of synths, looped beats and teams of big-name producers? The meteoric rise to fame of this Michigan band is an emphatic "yes," as these Zeppelin-style rockers have emerged as saviors to millions of people who don’t want their music made on computers. "When the Curtain Falls" is already being blasted everywhere; that joins "Age of Man," "The Cold Wind," "Watching Love," "You’re the One" and the rest of this hotly anticipated new album. CD or vinyl! Republic.602577012082 Their last studio album (2016’s "Destiny") was a Grammy-nominated triumph. Now, this platinum-selling, internationally adored ensemble return with a new record full of original songs, traditional Irish favorites and choice covers: "Homeland," "Be Still," "Follow Me," "Shenandoah," "Long Journey Home," "Faith’s Song," "Garden of Eden," the title track and more! Manhattan.602577040054 Gwen topped the holiday charts with this 2017 Christmas album—and now she’s expanded it to deluxe size with five new tracks. The title track (with Blake Shelton), already a modern-day holiday classic, and "Feliz Navidad" (with Latin superstar Mon Laferte) join "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town," "Winter Wonderland," "Jingle Bells," "Let It Snow," "My Gift Is You," "Secret Santa" and more! Interscope.602577058974 First new music by Edie and her Bohemians in 12 years—and it’s just as much of a whirlwind of musical ideas and styles as we hoped it would be! Edie has been very busy in recent years, of course (with Steve Martin among others), but this is the first album with her beloved Bohemians since 2006: "What Makes You Happy," "Obvious," "Trust," "Far Away," "Green Magic" and more. Verve Forecast.603497855773 They were a blues band, then they were one of the biggest and most talked-about rock bands in the world. Now, Fleetwood Mac are turning 50 (!), and releasing three editions of this new "best-of" celebrating their half century of always-evolving greatness. The 3-CD and 5-LP sets bring you the full 50 tracks, while the single-CD distillation collects 20—and those are "Don’t Stop," "Go Your Own Way," "Dreams," "The Chain," "Landslide," "Rhiannon," "Sara" (single versions of those last two), "Everywhere," "Little Lies," "Never Going Back Again" (live), "Tusk," "Gypsy," "Hold Me," "Big Love," "Seven Wonders," "Save Me," "Peacekeeper," "Albatross," "Man of the World" and "Oh Well—Pt. 1." The 50-track editions add a wealth of key cuts from the Peter Green era, from the Buckingham/Nicks/McVie/Fleetwood rise to superstardom and from 1982–2013 including live tracks and rarities: "Black Magic Woman," "The Green Manalishi," the single versions of "Think About Me," "Fireflies," "Over My Head," "Say You Love Me," live versions of "Never Going Back Again," "Silver Springs," the band’s original single version of "Sentimental Lady" (a solo hit for Bob Welch in ’78) and more. As for the title here: we agree—don’t ever stop, Fleetwood Mac! Warner Bros./Rhino.603497856466 Don Dokken, George Lynch and their L.A. mates rose to the top of the heavy-metal world with these ’80s hits and key album cuts: "Alone Again," "Burning Like a Flame," "Breaking the Chains," "Tooth and Nail," "Just Got Lucky," "It’s Not Love," "The Hunter," "Walk Away" and more! Atlantic/Flashback.603497856602 Watch on DVD or listen on CD as Chicago revisit decades of hits on classics, as performed live for PBS’s Soundstage series. The audio and video are top-flight, and so are these 2017 performances of "Saturday in the Park," "Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is," "Questions 67 and 68," "Hard to Say I’m Sorry/Getaway," "Hard Habit to Break," "You’re the Inspiration," "Feelin’ Stronger Every Day," "If You Leave Me Now," "I’m a Man," "Call on Me" and more! Rhino.603497856657 So many treats to unwrap as we hear the first-ever Monkees Christmas album! This new holiday delight features Mickey Dolenz, Michael Nesmith, Peter Tork—and archival recordings of the late Davy Jones. Classics join new tunes penned for the Monkees by Andy Partridge (XTC), Rivers Cuomo (Weezer) and Grammy-winning songwriter Adam Schlesinger: "Snowfall," "Silver Bells," "The Christmas Song," "Mele Kalikimaka," "Merry Christmas, Baby," "What Would Santa Do," "Wonderful Christmastime" and more! Rhino.603497856800 A band doesn’t score hits with heaviness alone. Whitesnake have always had the songs to back up the decibels, and those songs shine in unplugged, acoustic form in these new collections of recordings from the past 20-plus years. The single-CD edition includes "Love Is Blind," "All the Time in the World," "One of These Days," "Wherever You May Go," "Fare Thee Well," "Summer Rain," "Forever More," "Love Is Blind" and more. Double-vinyl version adds to those "Sailing Ships," "Too Many Tears," "The Deeper the Love," "Love Ain’t No Stranger," "Can’t Go On," "Don’t Fade Away," "Fool for Your Loving," "Is This Love" and more, recorded live in Tokyo in ’97. The 2-CD deluxe edition contains all of the above plus "Ain’t No Love in the Heart of the City," "Here I Go Again," "Lay Down All Your Love," "Can You Hear the Wind Blow" and more live NYC performances from 2008. Finally, the super-deluxe edition takes the deluxe-edition tracks and adds live performances in Warsaw, Stockholm, Cologne, Paris, Wolverhampton, Bulgaria and more (many of those are on the DVD) plus a CD full of demos ("Surrender," "I Will Love You," "So Long," "It’s So Hard," "River Song"), rehearsal versions ("If You Want Me," "Give Me All Your Love," "Slow and Easy") and more! Rhino.603497858323 Hey hey, it's a bargain! This low-priced Monkees "best-of" includes their ’60s hits "Words," "The Girl I Knew Somewhere," "Listen to the Band," ’80s hits "That Was Then, This Is Now," "Heart and Soul," ’60s LP/single tracks "Mary, Mary," "The Girl I Knew Somewhere," "You Told Me," "Goin’ Down" and more. Atlantic/Flashback.604988085228 The singer on Red Saunders’ biggest hit, 1952’s "Hambone," also sang with Gene Krupa and the Four Lads among others. You’ll hear her with all of the above and more across these 57 tracks; two versions of "Hambone" plus "Let Me Off Uptown" with Roy Eldridge join "Happy Tears," "Come Home," "Bop Boogie," "Risin’ Sun," "Squeeze Me," "No Such Luck," "I’ll Be Seeing You," "Turn Back Baby," "Hey There," "Rocks in My Bed" and more vintage recordings of Hawkins’ wonderfully smoky voice, most new to CD! Jasmine.604988085921 If the warm sound of pop’s greatest crooners and orchestra leaders doing Christmas classics seems like the right accompaniment to your holiday gathering (and how could it not?), jump on this set of 53 tracks of exactly that: "The Christmas Song" Nat King Cole, "Sleigh Ride" Bing Crosby, "O Little Town of Bethlehem" Jo Stafford, "White Christmas" Ink Spots, "Deck the Halls" Roger Williams, "Silent Night" Roy Rogers, "What Child Is This?" Helen O’Connell, "I Just Can’t Wait ’Til Christmas" Teresa Brewer, "Joy to the World" Billy Vaughn, "Snowfall" Henry Mancini, "On This Christmas Eve" Mills Brothers and more! Jasmine.604988087123 These 60 tracks are split between sacred and secular—and all through the set (or should that be "and all through the night"?) you’ll be hearing tracks that have never been on CD before. Serious star power here: "Silver Bells" Pat Boone, "Blue Christmas" Billy Eckstine, "Spring in December" Andrews Sisters, "The Eyes of God" Four Lads, "Mary’s Baby" Fred Waring & His Pennsylvanians, "Santa Mouse" Jerry Vale, "The First Noel" Keely Smith, "Winter Wonderland" Sammy Kaye, "Christmas Is the Day" Anita Kerr Singers, "The Spirit of Christmas" Kitty Kallen, "White Christmas" Kate Smith and more! Jasmine.604988098921 The first Italian-American doo-wop group predated Dion & the Belmonts by a year. They finally get their due as we hear their pop hit "Tonite, Tonite" (that’s the original spelling) plus "Do Baby Do," "Valerie," "She’s Real Cool," "Kid Stuff," "Penny," "I Promise," "But You Lied," "Thrill Me" and more. You get 28 tracks: every A- and B-side plus alternate takes including one of "Tonite, Tonite"! Jasmine.604988099928 "Fools, rebel rousers and & girls on death row," says the subtitle here, and that, indeed, gives you an idea of the stories you’ll hear in these songs by one of pop’s most intriguing cult figures. Lee’s early productions are his most collectible, and that’s what’s here: "Della," "Don’t Cry No More," "It’s an Actuality," "Fort Worth" (last two are demos), "Pretty Jane," "Want Me" (last two as Mark Robinson, with Duane Eddy), his productions of Duane Eddy’s "Rebel-Rouser" and Sanford Clark’s "The Fool" (with Al Casey)…a mandatory acquisition for Hazlewood fans! Jasmine.604988104028 The first entry in Jasmine’s new series chronicles the arrival of ska in the UK—it’s like being where the action is (was), at the infamous Roaring Twenties Club on Carnaby Street, and digging their killer playlist: "They Got to Go" Prince Buster, "No More Doggin’" Rosco Gordon, "Come to Me Softly" Jimmy James, "Be Still" Derrick Morgan, "Rico’s Farewell" Rico & Happy, "The Call of the Gators" Willis Jackson…25 in all! Jasmine.604988104127 These 25 vintage cuts were crucial ones in the UK club scene, where jazz (among other things) melted into the roots of mod, R&B and soul. These hot and cool sides include many CD debuts: "One Mint Julep" Sarah Vaughan, "Flamingo" Earl Bostic, "Senor Blues" Jeri Southern, "Downstairs" Plas Johnson, "Me and My Lover" Billy Higgins/Teddy Edwards Quartet, "All or Nothing at All" Billie Holiday, "Moody’s Mood for Love" King Pleasure with Teacho and Band and more! Jasmine.604988310429 These two LPs (plus bonus tracks with Claude Cloud & His Thunderclaps) present 28 fabulous slices of smokin’ sax from a man who rocked many a pair of socks off! Includes "The Big Beat," "Let’s Ball," "Oo, Wee," "Look Out," "Sam’s Blues," "Real Gone," "Bang-Up," "Bluer Than Blue," "Blue Mist," "To a Wild Rose," "Road Runner" and more. Jasmine.604988313024 This legendary figure in the evolution of R&B into rock ’n’ roll was in his early 20s when he wrote, produced, led the band and played guitar on most of these 60 tracks. The watershed classic "Rocket 88" (Jackie Brenston & His Delta Cats) joins Ike’s "Cuban Getaway," "Trail Blazer," "Do You Mean It," "Go To It" and "Heartbroken and Worried" plus "Hand in Hand" Elmore James, "Boogie Woogie Woman" B.B. King, "If You Love Me," "Alone and Blue" Little Milton, "Dry Up, Baby" Bobby Bland and more! Jasmine.604988370928 These Town Hall Party favorites were teen rockabilly stars who recorded prolifically for Columbia from 1955–61. Their most comprehensive collection includes an unissued live "Just Because" (a duet of Lorrie Collins and Ricky Nelson) plus "The Rockaway Rock," "I’m in My Teens," "Hop, Skip and Jump," "Party," "Hoy Hoy," "Just Because," "Mercy," "Rock Boppin’ Baby," "Whistle Bait" and more! Jasmine.605633137521 Here are the piano-pounding pioneers and their roof-raising blues classics—25 in all: "Cow Cow Blues" Cow Cow Davenport, "Honky Tonk Train Blues" Meade Lux Lewis, "Barrelhouse Boogie" Pete Johnson & Albert Ammons, "32-20 Blues" Roosevelt Sykes, "Pinetop’s Boogie Woogie" Clarence "Pinetop" Smith, "Vicksburg Blues" Little Brother Montgomery and more! World Network.607396641222 With their shape-shifting experiments in country-rock, folk-rock, psychedelia and pop, this Texas band have been intoxicating fans and critics since 2003. Their fifth album arrives three years after their ardently acclaimed "Half a Native" LP; get it on CD or vinyl: "This Place Reminds Me of You," "Blood Runs Blue," "Haunt You," "Inside Out," "Miles and Miles" and more! New West.607396643127 This restlessly eclectic Philly singer-songwriter/guitarist has blended rock ’n’ roll, grunge, garage, R&B and country on his Toy Soldiers recordings and acclaimed 2017 solo release "Heavy Meta." He bursts right out of the gate with "It’s All Gonna Be OK," the first song released from this new album. Its spacey echo and urgent guitars arrest from the moment you hit PLAY; that joins "Who Are You? Point to It!," "Always Elsewhere," "Party Tumor," "The Password" and more on CD or vinyl! New West.607396643622 This revered country singer, songwriter and hit-maker has mixed memories of Christmas. As a boy, some years there were presents and some years there weren’t, but Rodney found making his first Christmas album to be nothing but a gift. He’s tremendously proud of these original songs and productions—and he should be! Behold this new holiday gem on CD or vinyl: "Very Merry Christmas," "All for Little Girls and Boys," "Come Christmas," "When the Fat Guy Tries the Chimney On for Size," the title track and more. New West.607396644827 The great bluesy rock ’n’ roller has written his own Christmas album—and, as the track titles suggest, there’s something here for the jolly as well as the most blatantly "Bah Humbug" of us. "Socks" and "Ugly Sweater Blues" are just realities of the season, aren’t they?; those tunes join "Every Single Christmas," "What’s That Sound?," "Santa’s Got a Mean Machine," "All the Gifts I Need" and more on CD or yuletide green vinyl! New West.607396645022 To celebrate their 20 years of acclaimed released, New West created three distinct volumes here: one created by George Fontaine, Sr., one selected by fans and one selected by past present artists on the label. 76 pages of notes come with the 3 CDs, and 40 with the triple 180-gram red vinyl, including illuminating essays and never-before-seen photos. So many brilliant and varied roots-music gems here: "Old Friends" Chuck Prophet, "Stay Inside" Vic Chesnutt, "George Jones Talkin’ Cell Phone Blues" Drive-By Truckers, "Three Easy Pieces" Buffalo Tom, "Every Night Is Friday (Without You)" Old 97’s, "Try" Jason Isbell, "Capable of Anything" Ben Folds, "Meet Me in the Alleyway" Steve Earle, "Champagne and Reefer" Devil Makes Three, "Frankie Please" Rodney Crowell, "Lucky Penny" J.D. McPherson, "Closer to the Bone" Kris Kristofferson, "Adios to California" John Hiatt, "Wide River to Cross" Buddy Miller and more! New West.611587114228 This great folk/roots label from Pennsylvania has been putting out new and archival recordings to great acclaim for more than two decades. A 32-page booklet joins three exclusive new tracks—Bruce Springsteen’s take on "If I Had a Hammer," Tim Robbins’ "Well May the World Go" and Tom Morello’s politically charged rewrite of "Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap"—and unissued recordings of Donovan, Jesse Winchester, John Wesley Harding and John Stewart plus "Oh Sacred World" Pete Seeger, "I Wish the Wars Were All Over" Joan Baez, "There Is No Good Reason" Natalie Merchant & Friends, "What I Know" Tom Rush, "Kisses Sweeter Than Wine" Jackson Browne/Bonnie Raitt, "Looking for the Moon" Tom Paxton, "John Riley" Roger McGuinn/Judy Collins, "Bring It with You When You Come" David Bromberg/Levon Helm…amazing, star-studded collection full of previously unheard recordings! 57 tracks. Appleseed.614187076026 These two bluegrass stalwarts debut their new band with this album that pushes the Appalachian-music envelope—starting with a bluegrass spin on Steve Miller’s "Dance, Dance, Dance." The other tracks here range from soulful to haunting to mournful: "Little Black Train," "Georgia Buck," "Broken Bones," "Milwaukee Blues," "Anna Lee" and more! New Day.617884936129 These songs that have given Lynda hope and renewed faith again and again, and now she wants to share those songs and those feelings with her fans. She’s one of the best-loved Homecoming artists, and her new album and DVD include inspirational performances of "One Day at a Time," "The Longer I Serve Him," "One Day," "Until Then," "Something Beautiful," "God on the Mountain" and more! Gaither.617884936426 Classics, soon-to-be classics, country-laced gospel, traditional hymns…you’ll find it all in this new collection: "Be an Overcomer" Hoppers, "Blessed Assurance" Guy Penrod, "In the Garden" Joey + Rory, "He Ain’t Never Done Me Nothin’ but Good" Isaacs, "Amazing Grace" Bradley Walker, "Jesus Loves Me" Gaither Vocal Band/Gatline Brothers/Oak Ridge Boys and more! Gaither.617884939427 Original songs join sentimental favorites as this virtuoso tenor brings his jazzy flair to the most wonderful time of the year. He croons like no other crooner as you hear (or watch on the DVD, which adds four bonus songs) "The Little Drummer Boy," "Feliz Navidad," "Go Tell It on the Mountain," "Sleigh Ride," "Angels We Have Heard on High," "It Must Be Christmas," "Catching Santa" and more! Gaither.620953613227 Emphasizing reeds and rhythm, Tom Clines’ band had a unique sound that won lots of fans in the late ’20s/early ’30s. That joyous sound is fronted on many of these sides by the bass saxophone of Adrian Rollini, and Jack Carney is the vocalist as you hear "You Darlin’," "You for Me," "Perhaps," "So Sympathetic," "Bye Bye Blues," "I’m Needin’ You," "The Free and Easy," "Miss Wonderful"…25 tracks, 32-page booklet! Rivermont.634457259324 The Louisiana swamp-rock legend returns with a new album steeped in the blues. Along with covers of Lightnin’ Hopkins, Jimmy Reed, Muddy Waters and John Lee Hooker, he does five originals including two of the first he ever wrote (before "A Rainy Night in Georgia" and "Polk Salad Annie"). Here, on CD or white vinyl, are Tony Joe’s nice ’n’ swampy renditions of "Baby Please Don’t Go," "Boom Boom," "Stockholm Blues," "Awful Dreams," "Big Boss Man," "Cool Town Woman," the title track and more! Yep Roc.634457264526 When a gang of masked surf rockers ring your doorbell on Christmas eve, let ’em in—unless you want to miss the hottest party on the block. These 27 tracks include every holiday cut Los Straitjackets have made: album tracks, rare singles and comp cuts including "Sleigh Ride," "Let It Snow," "Jingle Bell Rock," "Holiday Twist," "Linus & Lucy," "We Three Kings," "Deck the Halls," "Christmas in Las Vegas," "Jingle Bells," "Silver Bells" and more, many long out of print! Yep Roc.638126750754 This pioneering all-female rock band from the late-’60s San Francisco scene shared stages with the Band, the Grateful Dead and many more, but never got the chance to make an album—’til now. In 2016, four of the band’s original members reunited to write new songs to rediscover their old ones. This new album is the wonderful result of that rejuvenation, a blend of rock, folk, blues and gospel, all tinted by a psychedelic sheen. There’s a pop sensibility but a garage-rock rush, too, to "Feel Good," "The Well," "Life in Your Hands," "Daydreamin’," "As the Rain," "Pepper in the Pot" and more on CD or double vinyl. And who came out to celebrate the long-awaited return of Ace of Cups? Guests Taj Mahal, Charlie Musselwhite, Bob Weir, Buffy Sainte-Marie, Peter Coyote, Jorma Kaukonen, Jack Casady, David Grisman and more! High Moon.643157444893 Fresh off their Dove Award nomination for Southern Gospel Album of the Year (2017), the Guardians celebrate three decades of their favorite songs with this new 13-track album, their second for Stowtown. They sound glorious on "Ready for Revival," "He Loves," "Uncommon Praise," "You Can Depend on Jesus," "He’s Blessing Me," their "How Big Is God?" medley and more! Provident/Stowtown.643157445142 Generations of country, bluegrass and gospel artists unite on this 20-track Xmas comp. These stars shine brightly here: "English Carol Medley" Browns, "Who Is He in Yonder Stall?" Collingsworth Family, "Carol of the Bells" Southern Raised, "Love Lighting the Dark" Taylors, "Joy to the World" Ann Downing, "Christmas Prelude" Trey Ivey, "We Wish You a Merry Christmas" Perrys and more! Small Town.664140402621 Arising out of the Lower East Side of NYC, the Holy Modal Rounders operated on the psychedelic side of the folk scene—and this 1968 LP arrived at the height of the era’s heyday. Country, folk and blues are twisted together and pulled apart in terrifically trippy fashion across "Bird Song," "Werewolf," "My Mind Capsized," "Dame Fortune," "The Duji Song" and more cult-classic cuts! Wounded Bird.664140487925 This folk-rocker scored a string of hits in his native Canada from 1966–71, earning a Juno nod along the way. After that, Tom left the music biz; this CD turns back the clock to his prime with 20 key cuts. Previously available as a Rhino Handmade edition, this comp includes his Canadian hits "Sunny Goodge Street," "1941," "Girl of the North Country" and "The Rainmaker" plus "High Hope," "Night in the City," "Ain’t Nobody Home" and more! Wounded Bird.664140600423 Starting with his 1969 LP "Knight of the Blue Communinion," this vocalist/harmonica player/performance artist built a cult following that would lead to more LPs, shows with John Cale and the New York Dolls, collaboration with David Lynch and a TV gig hosting `"New Wave Theatre." Here are his’70s Warner Bros. LPs "Terminal Love," "Peter Ivers" and "Nirvana Peter" featuring "Alpha Centauri," "Sweet Enemy," "Terminal Love," "Deborah," "Peter," "I’ve Got a Sex Crush," "Audience of One," "Child in a Chair" and more compelling Peter Ivers oddities. Wounded Bird.