New Release Round-Up 12-23-14

French EDM Pioneers Daft Punk release their Limited Edition Deluxe Box Set which contains their fantastic Live Albums Alive 1997 and Alive 2007 and a whole host of bonus content including a 50 page Hard cover book, stickers and a Slipmat.  As well as the Deluxe Box Set, both albums are also available as separate Limited Edition Vinyl Reissues, Alive 1997 which will be deleted on day of release, so be quick. And Alive 2007 of which is released on vinyl for the first time.

The latest offering from the internationally renowned and top-selling British Alternative Rock band Elbow is this very special 5-song EP, World Cafe Live recorded at WXPN's NON-COMMvention at World Café Live in Philadelphia, May 2014. This is an absolute 'MUST' for all elbow fans and a great companion piece to the successful and critically acclaimed 'The Take Off and Landing of Everything' which was released this past March.

Lashes To Ashes Lust To Dust: Vinyl Retrospective features a collection of the four essential early HIM studio albums encompassing the group's trailblazing early catalog, on heavy weight 180gram virgin vinyl, as well as the band's debut 1996 EP '666 Ways To Love: Prologue' on 180gram heavy weight vinyl for the first time ever. Includes an exclusive Heartagram Logo slipmat, and a USB drive with 37 bonus tracks, 80 tracks all together, all Re-Mastered.

33 Songs for the 33 years since the last official Funkadelic release! First You Gotta Shake the Gate has something for every type of Funkateer; a little old school, a bit of new school, R&B, classic Funk, Hip-Hop, and even some Hard Rock. Featuring the talents of George Clinton, Sly Stone, Blackbyrd McKnight, Lili Hadyn, Danny Bedrosian, Soul Clap and many more!

The Bellingham, Washington-based Death Cab for Cutie offer up some Vinyl Reissues of their amazing first three albums Something About Airplanes, We Have the Facts and We're Voting Yes and The Photo Album.

Plus, The Czars, Billy Idol, Cliff Martinez, Clarence Clarity, Madvillain, Marianne Faithfull, Alice Cooper, Prince Of Darkness [Vinyl Soundtrack], Thelonious Monk and Supertramp.

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Hanni El Khatib releases The Teeth, the latest single from his highly anticipated new album Moonlight which is due early next year.

For more information on these and other releases out this week, check out our New Releases charts by week section and don't forget that many of these titles are also available on vinyl.

New Release Round-Up 12-15-14

D’Angelo surprises us all with the release of his first album in nearly 15 years, Black Messiah. The follow-up to 2000′s Voodoo marks the long-awaited return of R&B’s prodigal son.

Dark Side Of The Mule presents Gov't Mule's 2008 Mule-O-Ween show in which they performed a bevy of Pink Floyd covers including "Fearless," "Money," "Have A Cigar" and "Wish You Were Here." The album is available as a standard 1 CD and a Deluxe Version which includes a DVD of the performance.

Nicki Minaj's third full-length studio release is a more personal and more timeless album and some of the most superlative work of her career.  The Pinkprint features guest appearances from Beyoncé, Chris Brown, Drake, Ariana Grande, Skylar Grey, Jeremih, Lil Wayne, Lunchmoney Lewis, and Meek Mill.

Following the release of her Top 10 hit, ‘Boom Clap’ - which has now sold over 1 Million copies in the US- and recent win at this year’s Teen Choice Awards (‘Best R&B/Hip-Hop Song’ for “Fancy”), Charli XCX releases her highly-anticipated sophomore album Sucker.  

Radiohead guitarist Jonny Greenwood delivers his soundtrack to Oscar-nominated filmmaker Paul Thomas Anderson's new feature film, Inherent Vice. In addition to nine compositions by Jonny Greenwood, the soundtrack features "Spooks," an unreleased Radiohead tune performed by members of Supergrass, as well as other recordings from the movie's era.

Plus there are other great, new releases including Neil Young who releases the vinyl version of his recent album Storytone.  5 Seconds of Summer capture their recent tour on Livesos. The recent NBC spectacle Peter Pan LIVE! is released on CD and a DVD. The soundtrack to Angelina Jolie's WWII epic Unbroken is released and features the track Miracles which was written and recorded by Coldplay especially for the soundtrack. YG returns with his latest effort  Blame it on the Streets. And Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds start their first round of vinyl reissues. Round 1 features the first 4 albums: From Her To Eternity, The Firstborn Is Dead, Kicking Against The Pricks, & Your Funeral...My Trial.  Each is presented on 180 Gram Vinyl and include a free download card.

Plus, My Chemical Romance, Starbomb, Young Buffalo, Trip Shakespeare, Necro, Native America, Saves The Day, Take That, Killswitch Engage, One Direction, Misfits And The Kinks

CURRENT SINGLES

Fall Out Boy release their limited edition Picture Disc single Immortals which is taken from the recent Disney hit Big Hero 6.  Ryan Adams continues his run of 7 Inch singles from his Paxam Singles series.  This week it is the turn of Do You Laugh When You Lie? which also features 'By The Way' and 'I'm In Love With You' as B Sides. And Bob Geldof organized an all-star cast for the 1985 recording of "Do You Know It's Christmas?" to raise funds for famine-relief efforts in Ethiopia. On the 30th anniversary of the release, the musician/philanthropist reworked the song to support West African nations in their fight against the Ebola virus. The 2014 version features cover artwork by Tracey Emin and a stunning line-up of pop superstars, including Bono, Chris Martin, One Direction, Bastille, Sam Smith, Ed Sheeran, Emeli Sande Ellie Goulding and more. All proceeds from the sales go to The Band Aid Charitable Trust.

For more information on these and other releases out this week, check out our New Releases charts by week section and don't forget that many of these titles are also available on vinyl.