What Colin’s Listening to:
Right Now
Rock
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The Bookends, Calliope ( jem )
Carnation, Where Death Lies ( Season of Mist )
Charli XCX, how I’m feeling now ( Atlantic ) [ 2020 Release ]
The Cranberries, No Need to Argue ( Island ) [ from 1994; 2020 Remaster ] ***
Cults, Host ( Sinderlyn ) [ 2020 Release ]
Finntroll, Vredesvävd ( Century Media ) [ 2020 Release ]
Fit for a King, The Path ( Solid State Records ) [ 2020 Release ]
Flying Colors, Third Stage—Live in London ( 3 CD ) ( Music Theories )
[ 2020 Release; Progressive Rock Supergroup with
Guitarist Steve Morse (Deep Purple, Dixie Dregs),
Drummer Mike Portnoy (Transatlantic, The Winery Dogs, ex–Dream Theater),
Keyboardist/Vocalist Neal Morse (Transatlantic, ex–Spock’s Beard),
Bassist Dave LaRue (Dixie Dregs, Joe Satriani, Steve Vai),
with New Pop Singer/Songwriter Casey McPherson ]
Flying Colors,
Third Stage—Live in London ( 2 CD , 1 DVD , 1 Blu–ray DVD )
( Music Theories )
[ 2020 Release; Progressive Rock Supergroup with
Guitarist Steve Morse (Deep Purple, Dixie Dregs),
Drummer Mike Portnoy (Transatlantic, The Winery Dogs, ex–Dream Theater),
Keyboardist/Vocalist Neal Morse (Transatlantic, ex–Spock’s Beard),
Bassist Dave LaRue (Dixie Dregs, Joe Satriani, Steve Vai),
with New Pop Singer/Songwriter Casey McPherson;
Deluxe 5–Disc Photobook; Blu–ray DVD ]
Ace Frehley, Origins Vol. 2 ( Metal / Entertainment One )
[ 2020 Release; Former Guitarist/Vocalist of KISS ]
Gazpacho, Fireworker ( Kscope ) [ 2020 Release ]
Ryan Hamilton and The Harlequin Ghosts,
Nowhere to Go But Everywhere ( Wicked Cool Records )
Heathen, Empire of the Blind ( Nuclear Blast America ) [ 2020 Release ]
Lauryn Hill, The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill ( Sony Japan )
[ Debut from 1998; Blu–Spec CD2; Paper Sleeve ] ***
Alicia Keys, ALICIA ( RCA ) [ 2020 Release ]
L7, Smell the Magic ( Sub Pop Records ) [ from 1990; Remastered ] ***
Nick Mason’s Saucerful of Secrets, Live at the Roundhouse ( 3 CD ) ( SMG )
[ Drummer of Pink Floyd; Recorded Live at The Roundhouse, London ]
MAX, Colour Vision ( Colour Vision Records / Sony Music Entertainment )
[ 2020 Release; Explicit Lyrics ]
Movements, No Good Left to Give ( Fearless Records )
[ 2020 Release; Explicit Lyrics ]
Joan Osborne, Trouble and Strife ( Womanly Hips Records ) [ 2020 Release ]
Osees, Protean Threat ( Castle Face ) [ 2020 Release ]
PINK FLOYD:
Nick Mason’s Saucerful of Secrets, Live at the Roundhouse ( 3 CD )
( SMG )
[ Drummer of Pink Floyd; Recorded Live at The Roundhouse, London ]
Iggy Pop, Gimme Some Skin ( Cleopatra )
[ Originally Released 2014; The 7" Collection ] ***
Raven, Metal City ( Steamhammer ) [ 2020 Release ]
Semisonic, You’re Not Alone ( Pleasuresonic Recordings ) [ 2020 Release ]
Derek Sherinian, The Phoenix ( Century Media )
[ 2020 Release; Keyboardist of Dream Theater, Black Country Communion,
Sons of Apollo, and many more ]
Slaughter and the Dogs, Do It Dog Style ( 3 CD ) ( Captain Oi Import )
[ from 1978; Expanded ] ***
Cat Stevens, Tea for the Tillerman2 ( A&M Records )
[ Re–Recording of Tea for the Tillerman (1970) ]
Sun Kil Moon, Welcome to Sparks, Nevada ( 2 CD ) ( Caldo Verde ) [ 2020 Release ]
10 Years, Violent Allies ( Mascot Records ) [ 2020 Release ]
Richard & Linda Thompson,
Hard Luck Stories ( 1972 to 1982 ) ( 8 CD ) ( Island UK )
[ 2020 Box Set; Contains Sometime It Happens—The Early Years (1972),
I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight (1974), Hokey Pokey (1974),
Pour Down Like Silver (1975),
The Madness of Love—Live (Previously Unreleased from 1975–1977),
First Light (1978), Sunnyvista (1979) and Shoot Out the Lights (1982) ] ***
Trapeze, Trapeze ( 2 CD ) ( Purple Records )
[ Debut from 1970; Deluxe Edition ] ***
Trapeze, Medusa ( 3 CD ) ( Purple Records ) [ from 1970; Deluxe Edition ] ***
Trapeze, You Are the Music ... We’re Just the Band ( 3 CD ) ( Purple Records )
[ from 1972; Deluxe Edition ] ***
Trapt, Shadow Work ( The Label Group ) [ 2020 Release ]
Yusuf / Cat Stevens, Tea for the Tillerman2 ( A&M Records )
[ Re–Recording of Tea for the Tillerman (1970) ]
Various Artists, Dirt ( Redux ) ( Magnetic Eye ) [ Tribute to Alice in Chains’s Dirt (1992) ]
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Tributes
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Teodross Avery, Harlem Stories—The Music of Thelonious Monk ( WJ3 Records )
[ Tribute to Thelonious Monk ]
Various Artists, Dirt ( Redux ) ( Magnetic Eye ) [ Tribute to Alice in Chains’s Dirt (1992) ]
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DVD
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Flying Colors,
Third Stage—Live in London ( 1 DVD , 1 Blu–ray DVD , 2 CD )
( Music Theories )
[ 2020 Release; Progressive Rock Supergroup with
Guitarist Steve Morse (Deep Purple, Dixie Dregs),
Drummer Mike Portnoy (Transatlantic, The Winery Dogs, ex–Dream Theater),
Keyboardist/Vocalist Neal Morse (Transatlantic, ex–Spock’s Beard),
Bassist Dave LaRue (Dixie Dregs, Joe Satriani, Steve Vai),
with New Pop Singer/Songwriter Casey McPherson;
Deluxe 5–Disc Photobook; Blu–ray DVD ]
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Blu-ray DVD
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Robert De Niro, Ray Liotta, Joe Pesci,
Good Fellas
( 4K Ultra HD + Blu–ray DVD + Digital ) ( Warner Bros. )
[ Classic 1990 Martin Scorsese Film; Blu–ray DVD ] ***
Alejandro Jodorowsky,
Alejandro Jodorowsky Collection ( 6 4K UltraHD Blu–ray DVD ) ( ABKCO )
[ from Fando y Lis (1968), El Topo (1970), The Holy Mountain (1973)
and Psychomagic, A Healing Art (2019); Blu–ray DVD ] ***
Flying Colors,
Third Stage—Live in London ( 1 Blu–ray DVD ) ( Music Theories )
[ 2020 Release; Progressive Rock Supergroup with
Guitarist Steve Morse (Deep Purple, Dixie Dregs),
Drummer Mike Portnoy (Transatlantic, The Winery Dogs, ex–Dream Theater),
Keyboardist/Vocalist Neal Morse (Transatlantic, ex–Spock’s Beard),
Bassist Dave LaRue (Dixie Dregs, Joe Satriani, Steve Vai),
with New Pop Singer/Songwriter Casey McPherson; Blu–ray DVD ]
Flying Colors,
Third Stage—Live in London ( 1 Blu–ray DVD , 1 DVD , 2 CD )
( Music Theories )
[ 2020 Release; Progressive Rock Supergroup with
Guitarist Steve Morse (Deep Purple, Dixie Dregs),
Drummer Mike Portnoy (Transatlantic, The Winery Dogs, ex–Dream Theater),
Keyboardist/Vocalist Neal Morse (Transatlantic, ex–Spock’s Beard),
Bassist Dave LaRue (Dixie Dregs, Joe Satriani, Steve Vai),
with New Pop Singer/Songwriter Casey McPherson;
Deluxe 5–Disc Photobook; Blu–ray DVD ]
, Live at the Roundhouse ( SMG )
[ Drummer of Pink Floyd; Filmed Live at The Roundhouse, London; Blu–ray DVD ]
PINK FLOYD:
Nick Mason’s Saucerful of Secrets, Live at the Roundhouse ( SMG )
[ Drummer of Pink Floyd; Filmed Live at The Roundhouse, London; Blu–ray DVD ]
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Country
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Lauren Alaina, Getting Over Him ( EP ) ( 19 Recordings / Mercury Nashville )
[ 2020 Release ]
Johnny Cash, The Original Sun Albums 1957–1964
( 8 CD , Hardback Book ) ( Charly UK )
[ 2020 Box Set; Contains Johnny Cash with His Hot and Blue Guitar! (1957),
Johnny Cash Sings the Songs That Made Him Famous (1958), Greatest! (1959),
Johnny Cash Sings Hank Williams (1960), Now Here’s Johnny Cash (1961),
All Aboard the Blue Train with Johnny Cash (1962),
Original Sun Sound of Johnny Cash (1964),
plus a Bonus Disc of Rarities ] ***
Roy Clark, Greatest Hits ( Craft Recordings ) [ 1995 Compilation ] ***
Kelly Lang, Old Soul ( Leopard Entertainment ) [ 2020 Release ]
Keith Urban, THE SPEED OF NOW Part 1 ( Capitol Nashville ) [ 2020 Release ]
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Jazz
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Blake Aaron, Color and Passion ( Innervision Records )
Teodross Avery, Harlem Stories—The Music of Thelonious Monk ( WJ3 Records )
[ Tribute to Thelonious Monk ]
Cindy Blackman Santana, Give the Drummer Some ( Copperline )
Jim Campilongo & Luca Benedetti, Two Guitars ( Blue Hen Records )
John Coltrane, Giant Steps ( 2 CD ) ( Atlantic Catalog Group )
[ Classic from 1960; 60th Anniversary Edition ] ***
Pierre Dørge & New Jungle Orchestra, Bluu Afroo ( SteepleChase )
Mark Egan – Danny Gottlieb, Electric Blue ( Wavetone )
[ Bassist Mark Egan and Drummer Danny Gottlieb ]
Joe Farnsworth, Time to Swing ( Smoke Sessions Records )
[ Drummer Joe Farnsworth with Trumpeter Wynton Marsalis, Pianist Kenny Barron
and Bassist Peter Washington ]
Brad Mehldau Trio, Suite: April 2020 ( Nonesuch )
Rymden, Space Sailors ( Jazzland AS )
[ Bassist Dan Berglund, Pianist/Keyboardist Bugge Wesseltoft
and Drummer Magnus Öström ]
Isaiah J. Thompson, Rina Yamazaki, Ben Paterson,
The Huntington International Jazz Festival Presents
—The Winners of the Ellis Marsalis International Jazz Piano Competition
( Nu Jazz Entertainment )
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Vocals
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Alicia Keys, ALICIA ( RCA ) [ 2020 Release ]
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Celtic
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Richard & Linda Thompson,
Hard Luck Stories ( 1972 to 1982 ) ( 8 CD ) ( Island UK )
[ 2020 Box Set; Contains Sometime It Happens—The Early Years (1972),
I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight (1974), Hokey Pokey (1974),
Pour Down Like Silver (1975),
The Madness of Love—Live (Previously Unreleased from 1975–1977),
First Light (1978), Sunnyvista (1979) and Shoot Out the Lights (1982) ] ***
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Reggae
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David “Ziggy” Marley, More Family Time ( Tuff Gong Worldwide )
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Gospel and Religious
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Koryn Hawthorne, I AM ( RCA Inspiration / Frontline )
We The Kingdom, Holy Water ( Sparrow ) [ 2020 Release ]
Kevin Williams, Favorite Songs of Bill & Gloria Gaither on Guitar
( Green Hill Productions ) [ The Gaither Collection ]
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Classical
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Simone Dinnerstein, A Character of Quiet ( Orange Mountain )
Alexis Weissenberg, Bach: Goldberg Variations ( King’s College )
[ Arranged for Harp ] ***
Various Artists, Maurice Ravel—The Complete Works ( 21(!) CD )
( Warner Classics ) [ Box Set ] ***
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LP / VINYL
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The Avett Brothers, The Third Gleam ( EP ) ( Loma Vista ) [ 2020 Release ]
Black Veil Brides, Re–Stitch These Wounds ( Sumerian Records )
[ Ultra Clear Vinyl with Neon Yellow & Black Splatter ]
Joe Bonamassa, A New Day Now ( 2 LP ) ( J&R Adventures )
[ 2020 Release; 20th Anniversary, Newly Re–Mixed
& Re–Recorded Version of A New Day Yesterday (2000) ]
The Bookends, Calliope ( jem )
Carnation, Where Death Lies ( Season of Mist )
Charli XCX, how I’m feeling now ( Atlantic ) [ 2020 Release; Neon Orange Vinyl ]
Conditions, Fluorescent Youth ( Good Fight )
[ from 2010; 10th Anniversary Edition ] ***
The Cranberries, No Need to Argue ( 2 LP ) ( Island )
[ from 1994; 2020 Remaster; Deluxe Edition ] ***
Cults, Host ( Sinderlyn ) [ 2020 Release ]
The Doors, 13 ( Elektra Catalog Group ) [ 1970 Compilation ] ***
Fit for a King, The Path ( Solid State Records ) [ 2020 Release ]
Fleetwood Mac, Then Play On ( 2 LP ) ( BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. )
[ from 1969; Last Album with Founding Member and Guitarist,
the Late, Great Peter Green ] ***
Flying Colors, Third Stage—Live in London ( 3 LP ) ( Music Theories )
[ 2020 Release; Progressive Rock Supergroup with
Guitarist Steve Morse (Deep Purple, Dixie Dregs),
Drummer Mike Portnoy (Transatlantic, The Winery Dogs, ex–Dream Theater),
Keyboardist/Vocalist Neal Morse (Transatlantic, ex–Spock’s Beard),
Bassist Dave LaRue (Dixie Dregs, Joe Satriani, Steve Vai),
with New Pop Singer/Songwriter Casey McPherson; Orange Vinyl ]
Ace Frehley, Origins Vol. 2 ( 2 LP ) ( Metal / Entertainment One )
[ 2020 Release; Former Guitarist/Vocalist of KISS; Blue & White Vinyl ]
Gazpacho, Fireworker ( 2 LP ) ( Kscope ) [ 2020 Release ]
Ryan Hamilton and The Harlequin Ghosts,
Nowhere to Go But Everywhere ( Wicked Cool Records )
Heathen, Empire of the Blind ( 2 LP ) ( Nuclear Blast America ) [ 2020 Release ]
L7, Smell the Magic ( Sub Pop Records ) [ from 1990; Remastered ] ***
Nick Mason’s Saucerful of Secrets, Live at the Roundhouse ( 2 LP ) ( Sony Legacy )
[ Drummer of Pink Floyd; Recorded Live at The Roundhouse, London ]
MAX, Colour Vision ( Colour Vision Records / Sony Music Entertainment )
[ 2020 Release; Explicit Lyrics ]
Mercyful Fate, Nuns Have No Fun ( Metal Blade Records )
[ First Official Release Recorded in 1982 as Nuns Have No Fun; Four–Track; 45 RPM ;
Limited Black/White Colored Vinyl ] ***
Ministry, Every Day Is Halloween—Greatest Tricks ( Cleopatra ) ***
Moby, Play ( 2 LP ) ( Mute UK ) [ Classic from 1999 ] ***
Movements, No Good Left to Give ( Fearless Records )
[ 2020 Release; Explicit Lyrics; Clear Vinyl with Black & White Smoke ]
Napalm Death, Throes of Joy in the Jaws of Defeatism ( Century Media )
[ 2020 Release; Explicit Lyrics ]
J. S. Ondara,
Folk n’ Roll Vol. 1—Tales of Isolation ( 2 LP ) ( Verve Forecast ) [ 2020 Release ]
Joan Osborne, Trouble and Strife ( Womanly Hips Records ) [ 2020 Release ]
Osees, Protean Threat ( Castle Face ) [ 2020 Release ]
PINK FLOYD:
Nick Mason’s Saucerful of Secrets, Live at the Roundhouse ( 2 LP )
( Sony Legacy )
[ Drummer of Pink Floyd; Recorded Live at The Roundhouse, London ]
Iggy Pop, Gimme Some Skin ( 7 Individual 45 RPM Singles ) ( Cleopatra )
[ Originally Released 2014; The 7" Collection; with Full–Color Booklet, Detailed
Liner Notes, a Custom 7" Vinyl Adaptor, and Collectible Patch! ] ***
Rainbow, Live in Munich 1977 ( 3 LP ) ( earMUSIC )
[ Originally Released in 2006; Recorded Live at Olympiahalle, Munich,
Germany, October 20, 1977 ] ***
Raven, Metal City ( Steamhammer ) [ 2020 Release ]
Semisonic, You’re Not Alone ( Pleasuresonic Recordings ) [ 2020 Release ]
Derek Sherinian, The Phoenix ( Century Media )
[ 2020 Release; Keyboardist of Dream Theater, Black Country Communion,
Sons of Apollo, and many more ]
Cat Stevens, Tea for the Tillerman2 ( A&M Records )
[ Re–Recording of Tea for the Tillerman (1970) ]
10 Years, Violent Allies ( Mascot Records ) [ 2020 Release ]
Yusuf / Cat Stevens, Tea for the Tillerman2 ( A&M Records )
[ Re–Recording of Tea for the Tillerman (1970) ]
Various Artists, Dirt ( Redux ) ( Magnetic Eye )
[ Tribute to Alice in Chains’s Dirt (1992); Yellow Vinyl ]
The Avett Brothers, The Third Gleam ( EP ) ( Loma Vista ) [ 2020 Release ]
Jimmy Buffett, Life on the Flip Side ( 2 LP ) ( Mailboat Records ) [ 2020 Release ]
Brett Eldredge, Sunday Drive ( Warner Music Nashville ) [ 2020 Release ]
Brett Eldredge, Sunday Drive ( Warner Music Nashville )
[ 2020 Release; Canary Yellow Locals Only ]
Brett Eldredge, Illinois ( Warner Music Nashville ) [ from 2015 ] ***
John Prine, John Prine ( Atlantic Catalog Group ) [ Debut from 1971 ] ***
John Prine, Diamonds in the Rough ( Atlantic Catalog Group ) [ from 1972 ] ***
John Prine, Sweet Revenge ( Atlantic Catalog Group ) [ from 1973 ] ***
John Prine, Common Sense ( Atlantic Catalog Group ) [ from 1975 ] ***
Josh Turner, Country State of Mind ( MCA Nashville ) [ 2020 Release ]
Cindy Blackman Santana, Give the Drummer Some ( 2 LP ) ( Copperline )
Jim Campilongo & Luca Benedetti, Two Guitars ( Blue Hen Records )
John Coltrane, Giant Steps ( 2 LP ) ( Atlantic Catalog Group )
[ Classic from 1960; 60th Anniversary Edition; 180 Gram Vinyl ] ***
Terrace Martin, 9th Wonder, Kamasi Washington, Robert Glasper, et al,
Dinner Party ( Sounds of Crenshaw ) [ 2020 Release ]
Brad Mehldau Trio, Suite: April 2020 ( Nonesuch )
Various Artists,
How the River Ganges Flows
—Sublime Masterpieces of Indian Violin, 1933–1952
( Third Man Records ) ***
Joe Bonamassa, A New Day Now ( 2 LP ) ( J&R Adventures )
[ 2020 Release; 20th Anniversary, Newly Re–Mixed
& Re–Recorded Version of A New Day Yesterday (2000) ]
Two Feet, Pink ( Republic ) [ 2020 Release; Explicit Lyrics ]
Christopher Tin and The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra,
To Shiver the Sky ( 2 LP ) ( Decca Gold ) [ 2020 Release ]
The Avett Brothers, The Third Gleam ( EP ) ( Loma Vista ) [ 2020 Release ]
Jimmy Buffett, Life on the Flip Side ( 2 LP ) ( Mailboat Records ) [ 2020 Release ]
J. S. Ondara,
Folk n’ Roll Vol. 1—Tales of Isolation ( 2 LP ) ( Verve Forecast ) [ 2020 Release ]
Joan Osborne, Trouble and Strife ( Womanly Hips Records ) [ 2020 Release ]
John Prine, John Prine ( Atlantic Catalog Group ) [ Debut from 1971 ] ***
John Prine, Diamonds in the Rough ( Atlantic Catalog Group ) [ from 1972 ] ***
John Prine, Sweet Revenge ( Atlantic Catalog Group ) [ from 1973 ] ***
John Prine, Common Sense ( Atlantic Catalog Group ) [ from 1975 ] ***
Matt Berry, Phantom Birds ( Acid Jazz ) [ Red Vinyl ]
Bright Light Bright Light, Fun City ( YSKWN! ) [ 2020 Release ]
Charli XCX, how I’m feeling now ( Atlantic ) [ 2020 Release; Neon Orange Vinyl ]
Global Communication, 76:14:00 ( 2 LP ) ( Evolution )
[ from 1994; Fully Remastered from the Original DAT Tapes ] ***
Terrace Martin, 9th Wonder, Kamasi Washington, Robert Glasper, et al,
Dinner Party ( Sounds of Crenshaw ) [ 2020 Release ]
MAX, Colour Vision ( Colour Vision Records / Sony Music Entertainment )
[ 2020 Release; Explicit Lyrics ]
Moby, Play ( 2 LP ) ( Mute UK ) [ Classic from 1999 ] ***
Yung Lean, Starz ( 2 LP ) ( Year0001 ) [ 2020 Release ]
Run the Jewels, RTJ4 ( 2 LP ) ( BMG Rights Management (US) LLC )
[ 2020 Release ]
Oliver Tree, Ugly Is Beautiful ( WEA Int’l ) [ 2020 Release ]
George Watsky, Placement ( George Watsky ) [ 2020 Release; Explicit Lyrics ]
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Folk
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Joan Osborne, Trouble and Strife ( Womanly Hips Records ) [ 2020 Release ]
Richard & Linda Thompson,
Hard Luck Stories ( 1972 to 1982 ) ( 8 CD ) ( Island UK )
[ 2020 Box Set; Contains Sometime It Happens—The Early Years (1972),
I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight (1974), Hokey Pokey (1974),
Pour Down Like Silver (1975),
The Madness of Love—Live (Previously Unreleased from 1975–1977),
First Light (1978), Sunnyvista (1979) and Shoot Out the Lights (1982) ] ***
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Electronic / Dance
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Matt Berry, Phantom Birds ( Acid Jazz )
Bright Light Bright Light, Fun City ( YSKWN! ) [ 2020 Release ]
Charli XCX, how I’m feeling now ( Atlantic ) [ 2020 Release ]
MAX, Colour Vision ( Colour Vision Records / Sony Music Entertainment )
[ 2020 Release; Explicit Lyrics ]
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Rap
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Lauryn Hill, The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill ( Sony Japan )
[ Debut from 1998; Blu–Spec CD2; Paper Sleeve ] ***
Yung Lean, Starz ( Year0001 ) [ 2020 Release ]
Run the Jewels, RTJ4 ( BMG Rights Management (US) LLC )
[ 2020 Release ]
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Right Now
Rock- The Bookends, Calliope ( jem )
Carnation, Where Death Lies ( Season of Mist )
Charli XCX, how I’m feeling now ( Atlantic ) [ 2020 Release ]
The Cranberries, No Need to Argue ( Island ) [ from 1994; 2020 Remaster ] ***
Cults, Host ( Sinderlyn ) [ 2020 Release ]
Finntroll, Vredesvävd ( Century Media ) [ 2020 Release ]
Fit for a King, The Path ( Solid State Records ) [ 2020 Release ]
Flying Colors, Third Stage—Live in London ( 3 CD ) ( Music Theories )
[ 2020 Release; Progressive Rock Supergroup with
Guitarist Steve Morse (Deep Purple, Dixie Dregs),
Drummer Mike Portnoy (Transatlantic, The Winery Dogs, ex–Dream Theater),
Keyboardist/Vocalist Neal Morse (Transatlantic, ex–Spock’s Beard),
Bassist Dave LaRue (Dixie Dregs, Joe Satriani, Steve Vai),
with New Pop Singer/Songwriter Casey McPherson ]
Flying Colors,
Third Stage—Live in London ( 2 CD , 1 DVD , 1 Blu–ray DVD )
( Music Theories )
[ 2020 Release; Progressive Rock Supergroup with
Guitarist Steve Morse (Deep Purple, Dixie Dregs),
Drummer Mike Portnoy (Transatlantic, The Winery Dogs, ex–Dream Theater),
Keyboardist/Vocalist Neal Morse (Transatlantic, ex–Spock’s Beard),
Bassist Dave LaRue (Dixie Dregs, Joe Satriani, Steve Vai),
with New Pop Singer/Songwriter Casey McPherson;
Deluxe 5–Disc Photobook; Blu–ray DVD ]
Ace Frehley, Origins Vol. 2 ( Metal / Entertainment One )
[ 2020 Release; Former Guitarist/Vocalist of KISS ]
Gazpacho, Fireworker ( Kscope ) [ 2020 Release ]
Ryan Hamilton and The Harlequin Ghosts,
Nowhere to Go But Everywhere ( Wicked Cool Records )
Heathen, Empire of the Blind ( Nuclear Blast America ) [ 2020 Release ]
Lauryn Hill, The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill ( Sony Japan )
[ Debut from 1998; Blu–Spec CD2; Paper Sleeve ] ***
Alicia Keys, ALICIA ( RCA ) [ 2020 Release ]
L7, Smell the Magic ( Sub Pop Records ) [ from 1990; Remastered ] ***
Nick Mason’s Saucerful of Secrets, Live at the Roundhouse ( 3 CD ) ( SMG )
[ Drummer of Pink Floyd; Recorded Live at The Roundhouse, London ]
MAX, Colour Vision ( Colour Vision Records / Sony Music Entertainment )
[ 2020 Release; Explicit Lyrics ]
Movements, No Good Left to Give ( Fearless Records )
[ 2020 Release; Explicit Lyrics ]
Joan Osborne, Trouble and Strife ( Womanly Hips Records ) [ 2020 Release ]
Osees, Protean Threat ( Castle Face ) [ 2020 Release ]
PINK FLOYD:
Nick Mason’s Saucerful of Secrets, Live at the Roundhouse ( 3 CD )
( SMG )
[ Drummer of Pink Floyd; Recorded Live at The Roundhouse, London ]
Iggy Pop, Gimme Some Skin ( Cleopatra )
[ Originally Released 2014; The 7" Collection ] ***
Raven, Metal City ( Steamhammer ) [ 2020 Release ]
Semisonic, You’re Not Alone ( Pleasuresonic Recordings ) [ 2020 Release ]
Derek Sherinian, The Phoenix ( Century Media )
[ 2020 Release; Keyboardist of Dream Theater, Black Country Communion,
Sons of Apollo, and many more ]
Slaughter and the Dogs, Do It Dog Style ( 3 CD ) ( Captain Oi Import )
[ from 1978; Expanded ] ***
Cat Stevens, Tea for the Tillerman2 ( A&M Records )
[ Re–Recording of Tea for the Tillerman (1970) ]
Sun Kil Moon, Welcome to Sparks, Nevada ( 2 CD ) ( Caldo Verde ) [ 2020 Release ]
10 Years, Violent Allies ( Mascot Records ) [ 2020 Release ]
Richard & Linda Thompson,
Hard Luck Stories ( 1972 to 1982 ) ( 8 CD ) ( Island UK )
[ 2020 Box Set; Contains Sometime It Happens—The Early Years (1972),
I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight (1974), Hokey Pokey (1974),
Pour Down Like Silver (1975),
The Madness of Love—Live (Previously Unreleased from 1975–1977),
First Light (1978), Sunnyvista (1979) and Shoot Out the Lights (1982) ] ***
Trapeze, Trapeze ( 2 CD ) ( Purple Records )
[ Debut from 1970; Deluxe Edition ] ***
Trapeze, Medusa ( 3 CD ) ( Purple Records ) [ from 1970; Deluxe Edition ] ***
Trapeze, You Are the Music ... We’re Just the Band ( 3 CD ) ( Purple Records )
[ from 1972; Deluxe Edition ] ***
Trapt, Shadow Work ( The Label Group ) [ 2020 Release ]
Yusuf / Cat Stevens, Tea for the Tillerman2 ( A&M Records )
[ Re–Recording of Tea for the Tillerman (1970) ]
Various Artists, Dirt ( Redux ) ( Magnetic Eye ) [ Tribute to Alice in Chains’s Dirt (1992) ]
Tributes- Teodross Avery, Harlem Stories—The Music of Thelonious Monk ( WJ3 Records )
[ Tribute to Thelonious Monk ]
Various Artists, Dirt ( Redux ) ( Magnetic Eye ) [ Tribute to Alice in Chains’s Dirt (1992) ]
DVD- Flying Colors,
Third Stage—Live in London ( 1 DVD , 1 Blu–ray DVD , 2 CD )
( Music Theories )
[ 2020 Release; Progressive Rock Supergroup with
Guitarist Steve Morse (Deep Purple, Dixie Dregs),
Drummer Mike Portnoy (Transatlantic, The Winery Dogs, ex–Dream Theater),
Keyboardist/Vocalist Neal Morse (Transatlantic, ex–Spock’s Beard),
Bassist Dave LaRue (Dixie Dregs, Joe Satriani, Steve Vai),
with New Pop Singer/Songwriter Casey McPherson;
Deluxe 5–Disc Photobook; Blu–ray DVD ]
Blu-ray DVD- Robert De Niro, Ray Liotta, Joe Pesci,
Good Fellas
( 4K Ultra HD + Blu–ray DVD + Digital ) ( Warner Bros. )
[ Classic 1990 Martin Scorsese Film; Blu–ray DVD ] ***
Alejandro Jodorowsky,
Alejandro Jodorowsky Collection ( 6 4K UltraHD Blu–ray DVD ) ( ABKCO )
[ from Fando y Lis (1968), El Topo (1970), The Holy Mountain (1973)
and Psychomagic, A Healing Art (2019); Blu–ray DVD ] ***
Flying Colors,
Third Stage—Live in London ( 1 Blu–ray DVD ) ( Music Theories )
[ 2020 Release; Progressive Rock Supergroup with
Guitarist Steve Morse (Deep Purple, Dixie Dregs),
Drummer Mike Portnoy (Transatlantic, The Winery Dogs, ex–Dream Theater),
Keyboardist/Vocalist Neal Morse (Transatlantic, ex–Spock’s Beard),
Bassist Dave LaRue (Dixie Dregs, Joe Satriani, Steve Vai),
with New Pop Singer/Songwriter Casey McPherson; Blu–ray DVD ]
Flying Colors,
Third Stage—Live in London ( 1 Blu–ray DVD , 1 DVD , 2 CD )
( Music Theories )
[ 2020 Release; Progressive Rock Supergroup with
Guitarist Steve Morse (Deep Purple, Dixie Dregs),
Drummer Mike Portnoy (Transatlantic, The Winery Dogs, ex–Dream Theater),
Keyboardist/Vocalist Neal Morse (Transatlantic, ex–Spock’s Beard),
Bassist Dave LaRue (Dixie Dregs, Joe Satriani, Steve Vai),
with New Pop Singer/Songwriter Casey McPherson;
Deluxe 5–Disc Photobook; Blu–ray DVD ]
, Live at the Roundhouse ( SMG )
[ Drummer of Pink Floyd; Filmed Live at The Roundhouse, London; Blu–ray DVD ]
PINK FLOYD:
Nick Mason’s Saucerful of Secrets, Live at the Roundhouse ( SMG )
[ Drummer of Pink Floyd; Filmed Live at The Roundhouse, London; Blu–ray DVD ]
Country- Lauren Alaina, Getting Over Him ( EP ) ( 19 Recordings / Mercury Nashville )
[ 2020 Release ]
Johnny Cash, The Original Sun Albums 1957–1964
( 8 CD , Hardback Book ) ( Charly UK )
[ 2020 Box Set; Contains Johnny Cash with His Hot and Blue Guitar! (1957),
Johnny Cash Sings the Songs That Made Him Famous (1958), Greatest! (1959),
Johnny Cash Sings Hank Williams (1960), Now Here’s Johnny Cash (1961),
All Aboard the Blue Train with Johnny Cash (1962),
Original Sun Sound of Johnny Cash (1964),
plus a Bonus Disc of Rarities ] ***
Roy Clark, Greatest Hits ( Craft Recordings ) [ 1995 Compilation ] ***
Kelly Lang, Old Soul ( Leopard Entertainment ) [ 2020 Release ]
Keith Urban, THE SPEED OF NOW Part 1 ( Capitol Nashville ) [ 2020 Release ]
Jazz- Blake Aaron, Color and Passion ( Innervision Records )
Teodross Avery, Harlem Stories—The Music of Thelonious Monk ( WJ3 Records )
[ Tribute to Thelonious Monk ]
Cindy Blackman Santana, Give the Drummer Some ( Copperline )
Jim Campilongo & Luca Benedetti, Two Guitars ( Blue Hen Records )
John Coltrane, Giant Steps ( 2 CD ) ( Atlantic Catalog Group )
[ Classic from 1960; 60th Anniversary Edition ] ***
Pierre Dørge & New Jungle Orchestra, Bluu Afroo ( SteepleChase )
Mark Egan – Danny Gottlieb, Electric Blue ( Wavetone )
[ Bassist Mark Egan and Drummer Danny Gottlieb ]
Joe Farnsworth, Time to Swing ( Smoke Sessions Records )
[ Drummer Joe Farnsworth with Trumpeter Wynton Marsalis, Pianist Kenny Barron
and Bassist Peter Washington ]
Brad Mehldau Trio, Suite: April 2020 ( Nonesuch )
Rymden, Space Sailors ( Jazzland AS )
[ Bassist Dan Berglund, Pianist/Keyboardist Bugge Wesseltoft
and Drummer Magnus Öström ]
Isaiah J. Thompson, Rina Yamazaki, Ben Paterson,
The Huntington International Jazz Festival Presents
—The Winners of the Ellis Marsalis International Jazz Piano Competition
( Nu Jazz Entertainment )
Vocals- Alicia Keys, ALICIA ( RCA ) [ 2020 Release ]
Celtic- Richard & Linda Thompson,
Hard Luck Stories ( 1972 to 1982 ) ( 8 CD ) ( Island UK )
[ 2020 Box Set; Contains Sometime It Happens—The Early Years (1972),
I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight (1974), Hokey Pokey (1974),
Pour Down Like Silver (1975),
The Madness of Love—Live (Previously Unreleased from 1975–1977),
First Light (1978), Sunnyvista (1979) and Shoot Out the Lights (1982) ] ***
Reggae- David “Ziggy” Marley, More Family Time ( Tuff Gong Worldwide )
Gospel and Religious- Koryn Hawthorne, I AM ( RCA Inspiration / Frontline )
We The Kingdom, Holy Water ( Sparrow ) [ 2020 Release ]
Kevin Williams, Favorite Songs of Bill & Gloria Gaither on Guitar
( Green Hill Productions ) [ The Gaither Collection ]
Classical- Simone Dinnerstein, A Character of Quiet ( Orange Mountain )
Alexis Weissenberg, Bach: Goldberg Variations ( King’s College )
[ Arranged for Harp ] ***
Various Artists, Maurice Ravel—The Complete Works ( 21(!) CD )
( Warner Classics ) [ Box Set ] ***
LP / VINYL- The Avett Brothers, The Third Gleam ( EP ) ( Loma Vista ) [ 2020 Release ]
Black Veil Brides, Re–Stitch These Wounds ( Sumerian Records )
[ Ultra Clear Vinyl with Neon Yellow & Black Splatter ]
Joe Bonamassa, A New Day Now ( 2 LP ) ( J&R Adventures )
[ 2020 Release; 20th Anniversary, Newly Re–Mixed
& Re–Recorded Version of A New Day Yesterday (2000) ]
The Bookends, Calliope ( jem )
Carnation, Where Death Lies ( Season of Mist )
Charli XCX, how I’m feeling now ( Atlantic ) [ 2020 Release; Neon Orange Vinyl ]
Conditions, Fluorescent Youth ( Good Fight )
[ from 2010; 10th Anniversary Edition ] ***
The Cranberries, No Need to Argue ( 2 LP ) ( Island )
[ from 1994; 2020 Remaster; Deluxe Edition ] ***
Cults, Host ( Sinderlyn ) [ 2020 Release ]
The Doors, 13 ( Elektra Catalog Group ) [ 1970 Compilation ] ***
Fit for a King, The Path ( Solid State Records ) [ 2020 Release ]
Fleetwood Mac, Then Play On ( 2 LP ) ( BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. )
[ from 1969; Last Album with Founding Member and Guitarist,
the Late, Great Peter Green ] ***
Flying Colors, Third Stage—Live in London ( 3 LP ) ( Music Theories )
[ 2020 Release; Progressive Rock Supergroup with
Guitarist Steve Morse (Deep Purple, Dixie Dregs),
Drummer Mike Portnoy (Transatlantic, The Winery Dogs, ex–Dream Theater),
Keyboardist/Vocalist Neal Morse (Transatlantic, ex–Spock’s Beard),
Bassist Dave LaRue (Dixie Dregs, Joe Satriani, Steve Vai),
with New Pop Singer/Songwriter Casey McPherson; Orange Vinyl ]
Ace Frehley, Origins Vol. 2 ( 2 LP ) ( Metal / Entertainment One )
[ 2020 Release; Former Guitarist/Vocalist of KISS; Blue & White Vinyl ]
Gazpacho, Fireworker ( 2 LP ) ( Kscope ) [ 2020 Release ]
Ryan Hamilton and The Harlequin Ghosts,
Nowhere to Go But Everywhere ( Wicked Cool Records )
Heathen, Empire of the Blind ( 2 LP ) ( Nuclear Blast America ) [ 2020 Release ]
L7, Smell the Magic ( Sub Pop Records ) [ from 1990; Remastered ] ***
Nick Mason’s Saucerful of Secrets, Live at the Roundhouse ( 2 LP ) ( Sony Legacy )
[ Drummer of Pink Floyd; Recorded Live at The Roundhouse, London ]
MAX, Colour Vision ( Colour Vision Records / Sony Music Entertainment )
[ 2020 Release; Explicit Lyrics ]
Mercyful Fate, Nuns Have No Fun ( Metal Blade Records )
[ First Official Release Recorded in 1982 as Nuns Have No Fun; Four–Track; 45 RPM ;
Limited Black/White Colored Vinyl ] ***
Ministry, Every Day Is Halloween—Greatest Tricks ( Cleopatra ) ***
Moby, Play ( 2 LP ) ( Mute UK ) [ Classic from 1999 ] ***
Movements, No Good Left to Give ( Fearless Records )
[ 2020 Release; Explicit Lyrics; Clear Vinyl with Black & White Smoke ]
Napalm Death, Throes of Joy in the Jaws of Defeatism ( Century Media )
[ 2020 Release; Explicit Lyrics ]
J. S. Ondara,
Folk n’ Roll Vol. 1—Tales of Isolation ( 2 LP ) ( Verve Forecast ) [ 2020 Release ]
Joan Osborne, Trouble and Strife ( Womanly Hips Records ) [ 2020 Release ]
Osees, Protean Threat ( Castle Face ) [ 2020 Release ]
PINK FLOYD:
Nick Mason’s Saucerful of Secrets, Live at the Roundhouse ( 2 LP )
( Sony Legacy )
[ Drummer of Pink Floyd; Recorded Live at The Roundhouse, London ]
Iggy Pop, Gimme Some Skin ( 7 Individual 45 RPM Singles ) ( Cleopatra )
[ Originally Released 2014; The 7" Collection; with Full–Color Booklet, Detailed
Liner Notes, a Custom 7" Vinyl Adaptor, and Collectible Patch! ] ***
Rainbow, Live in Munich 1977 ( 3 LP ) ( earMUSIC )
[ Originally Released in 2006; Recorded Live at Olympiahalle, Munich,
Germany, October 20, 1977 ] ***
Raven, Metal City ( Steamhammer ) [ 2020 Release ]
Semisonic, You’re Not Alone ( Pleasuresonic Recordings ) [ 2020 Release ]
Derek Sherinian, The Phoenix ( Century Media )
[ 2020 Release; Keyboardist of Dream Theater, Black Country Communion,
Sons of Apollo, and many more ]
Cat Stevens, Tea for the Tillerman2 ( A&M Records )
[ Re–Recording of Tea for the Tillerman (1970) ]
10 Years, Violent Allies ( Mascot Records ) [ 2020 Release ]
Yusuf / Cat Stevens, Tea for the Tillerman2 ( A&M Records )
[ Re–Recording of Tea for the Tillerman (1970) ]
Various Artists, Dirt ( Redux ) ( Magnetic Eye )
[ Tribute to Alice in Chains’s Dirt (1992); Yellow Vinyl ]
The Avett Brothers, The Third Gleam ( EP ) ( Loma Vista ) [ 2020 Release ]
Jimmy Buffett, Life on the Flip Side ( 2 LP ) ( Mailboat Records ) [ 2020 Release ]
Brett Eldredge, Sunday Drive ( Warner Music Nashville ) [ 2020 Release ]
Brett Eldredge, Sunday Drive ( Warner Music Nashville )
[ 2020 Release; Canary Yellow Locals Only ]
Brett Eldredge, Illinois ( Warner Music Nashville ) [ from 2015 ] ***
John Prine, John Prine ( Atlantic Catalog Group ) [ Debut from 1971 ] ***
John Prine, Diamonds in the Rough ( Atlantic Catalog Group ) [ from 1972 ] ***
John Prine, Sweet Revenge ( Atlantic Catalog Group ) [ from 1973 ] ***
John Prine, Common Sense ( Atlantic Catalog Group ) [ from 1975 ] ***
Josh Turner, Country State of Mind ( MCA Nashville ) [ 2020 Release ]
Cindy Blackman Santana, Give the Drummer Some ( 2 LP ) ( Copperline )
Jim Campilongo & Luca Benedetti, Two Guitars ( Blue Hen Records )
John Coltrane, Giant Steps ( 2 LP ) ( Atlantic Catalog Group )
[ Classic from 1960; 60th Anniversary Edition; 180 Gram Vinyl ] ***
Terrace Martin, 9th Wonder, Kamasi Washington, Robert Glasper, et al,
Dinner Party ( Sounds of Crenshaw ) [ 2020 Release ]
Brad Mehldau Trio, Suite: April 2020 ( Nonesuch )
Various Artists,
How the River Ganges Flows
—Sublime Masterpieces of Indian Violin, 1933–1952
( Third Man Records ) ***
Joe Bonamassa, A New Day Now ( 2 LP ) ( J&R Adventures )
[ 2020 Release; 20th Anniversary, Newly Re–Mixed
& Re–Recorded Version of A New Day Yesterday (2000) ]
Two Feet, Pink ( Republic ) [ 2020 Release; Explicit Lyrics ]
Christopher Tin and The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra,
To Shiver the Sky ( 2 LP ) ( Decca Gold ) [ 2020 Release ]
The Avett Brothers, The Third Gleam ( EP ) ( Loma Vista ) [ 2020 Release ]
Jimmy Buffett, Life on the Flip Side ( 2 LP ) ( Mailboat Records ) [ 2020 Release ]
J. S. Ondara,
Folk n’ Roll Vol. 1—Tales of Isolation ( 2 LP ) ( Verve Forecast ) [ 2020 Release ]
Joan Osborne, Trouble and Strife ( Womanly Hips Records ) [ 2020 Release ]
John Prine, John Prine ( Atlantic Catalog Group ) [ Debut from 1971 ] ***
John Prine, Diamonds in the Rough ( Atlantic Catalog Group ) [ from 1972 ] ***
John Prine, Sweet Revenge ( Atlantic Catalog Group ) [ from 1973 ] ***
John Prine, Common Sense ( Atlantic Catalog Group ) [ from 1975 ] ***
Matt Berry, Phantom Birds ( Acid Jazz ) [ Red Vinyl ]
Bright Light Bright Light, Fun City ( YSKWN! ) [ 2020 Release ]
Charli XCX, how I’m feeling now ( Atlantic ) [ 2020 Release; Neon Orange Vinyl ]
Global Communication, 76:14:00 ( 2 LP ) ( Evolution )
[ from 1994; Fully Remastered from the Original DAT Tapes ] ***
Terrace Martin, 9th Wonder, Kamasi Washington, Robert Glasper, et al,
Dinner Party ( Sounds of Crenshaw ) [ 2020 Release ]
MAX, Colour Vision ( Colour Vision Records / Sony Music Entertainment )
[ 2020 Release; Explicit Lyrics ]
Moby, Play ( 2 LP ) ( Mute UK ) [ Classic from 1999 ] ***
Yung Lean, Starz ( 2 LP ) ( Year0001 ) [ 2020 Release ]
Run the Jewels, RTJ4 ( 2 LP ) ( BMG Rights Management (US) LLC )
[ 2020 Release ]
Oliver Tree, Ugly Is Beautiful ( WEA Int’l ) [ 2020 Release ]
George Watsky, Placement ( George Watsky ) [ 2020 Release; Explicit Lyrics ]
Folk- Joan Osborne, Trouble and Strife ( Womanly Hips Records ) [ 2020 Release ]
Richard & Linda Thompson,
Hard Luck Stories ( 1972 to 1982 ) ( 8 CD ) ( Island UK )
[ 2020 Box Set; Contains Sometime It Happens—The Early Years (1972),
I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight (1974), Hokey Pokey (1974),
Pour Down Like Silver (1975),
The Madness of Love—Live (Previously Unreleased from 1975–1977),
First Light (1978), Sunnyvista (1979) and Shoot Out the Lights (1982) ] ***
Electronic / Dance- Matt Berry, Phantom Birds ( Acid Jazz )
Bright Light Bright Light, Fun City ( YSKWN! ) [ 2020 Release ]
Charli XCX, how I’m feeling now ( Atlantic ) [ 2020 Release ]
MAX, Colour Vision ( Colour Vision Records / Sony Music Entertainment )
[ 2020 Release; Explicit Lyrics ]
Rap- Lauryn Hill, The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill ( Sony Japan )
[ Debut from 1998; Blu–Spec CD2; Paper Sleeve ] ***
Yung Lean, Starz ( Year0001 ) [ 2020 Release ]
Run the Jewels, RTJ4 ( BMG Rights Management (US) LLC )
[ 2020 Release ]
*** From the vaults