Now Hear This! - December 2022

Tom Petty & TheHeartbreakers Live at The Fillmore 1977 Warner/Rhino Buy Now Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers famously played 20 nights at the legendary Fillmore venue in San Francisco in 1997. 6 of the shows were professionally recorded and this release features some of the high points of the residency. Includes re-arranged and distinctive versions of their hits, deep cuts, and many covers. The 3 LP set includes 33 tracks, 18 of which are covers. Ultravox Rage In Eden: 40th Anniversary Chrysalis Records Buy Now Originally released in October 1981 and like the bands previous two albums, Rage In Eden was produced by Conny Plank (Kraftwerk, Can, Neu!), this time recorded at Conny's studio in Cologne over a 3-month period during the summer of '81. The album features hit singles “The Thin Wall” and “The Voice.” Jacquees Sincerely For You Republic Buy Now Future, 21 Savage and more are set to appear on Jacquees‘ third album. Sincerely For You includes 17 tracks with other features from Tory Lanez, 6LACK, Summer Walker, Dreezy and John P. Kee. In addition to making a guest appearance, Future is also listed as one of the executive producers of the album alongside Birdman, Ronald “Slim” Williams and Jacquees himself. Meechy Darko Gothic Luxury Loma Vista Buy Now Darko, one-third of Brooklyn hip-hop group Flatbush Zombies, is well aware that the “crazy shit, crazy-colored hair and psychedelics” of his group are imprinted in the brains of many fans. But on his solo debut, Gothic Luxury, there is a through line of brutal honesty and catharsis which prove him to be one of the rawest and most candid rappers in the game. Jimi Hendrix Los Angeles Forum - April 26 1969 Legacy Buy Now Before a raucous, sold-out house, Hendrix, drummer Mitch Mitchell and bassist Noel Redding tore through a unique set featuring highlights such as "I Don't Live Today," "Purple Haze," and an astonishing medley of "Voodoo Child” and Cream's "Sunshine Of Your Love".  Newly mixed by Hendrix's longtime engineer Eddie Kramer, captures the original Jimi Hendrix Experience in their unrivaled, peak form. Beatles Revolver 2022 Legacy Buy Now This Special Edition of The Beatles’ Revolver features a new mix by Giles Martin and Sam Okell, the original mono mix, a 4-track EP, 28 session takes and home demos, a 100-page book with a foreword by Paul McCartney, an essay by Questlove, detailed track notes, photos and ephemera including handwritten lyrics, tape boxes and extracts from Klaus Voormann’s graphic novel on the making of the cover art. Willie Nelson Live at Budokan Legacy Buy Now Willie’s first ever Japan shows were recorded and filmed for broadcast in 1984, eventually seeing release only as a laser disc in Japan. However the video was never seen anywhere else and the audio was never released at all… until now. Includes 29 songs across two CDs. Also included is 27 of the songs on a DVD with the new audio mix and the picture restored to high definition. Guns N Roses Use Your Illusion I & II Geffen Buy Now Super Deluxe 12 LP box on 180-gram vinyl with 97 total tracks (63 previously unreleased) includes the complete Live in New York & Las Vegas concerts. Blu-ray disc features the full New York concert in HD with Atmos, 5.1 & stereo audio. 100-page hardcover book with unreleased photos and images. Bonus items include replica Conspiracy Inc fan club kit, 10 double-design lithos, 4 backstage passes, and much more. Disturbed Divisive Reprise Buy Now Disturbed’s eighth offering is a 10-track affair that frontman David Draiman has describes as “about 90% heavy as fuck” and “10% of caring, loving goodness.” Favoring refinement over revolution, the nu-metalers have reasserted their claim to the modern metal throne. Divisive will surely delight their existing fans, while picking up a few more along the way. They Might Be Giants Book Idlewild Recordings Buy Now Book is a beacon of light amid a pretty unanimously rough period of time with the band's John Linnell describing its songs as "humorously germane to the catastrophe going on around us." Presented on 180-gram audiophile vinyl LP with package design by Paul Sahre. Featuring "I Broke My Own Rule," "I Lost Thursday," and "I Can't Remember the Dream," Brandi Carlile In The Canyon Haze (In These Silent Days: Deluxe Elektra Buy Now Produced by Carlile and her trusty sidekicks, twins Phil and Tim Hanseroth (and featuring her wife, Catherine Carlile), and recorded at their home barn studio, the expanded record features new reimagined Laurel Canyon-inspired versions of each song from In These Silent Days plus a special rendition of David Bowie’s “Space Oddity.” Celldweller Satellites F!XT Buy Now Spin into the void with Celldweller's 5th studio album Satellites. The album features 8 genre-defying tracks across soundscapes of metal and industrial, with aggressive EDM synths and heavy guitars with brutal, melodic, and infectious vocal hooks. John Cougar Mellencamp Scarecrow Island Buy Now This newly remixed & remastered edition features a full disc of rare & previously unreleased tracks, most of which are not available digitally. The bonus material includes two previously unreleased full-length songs, three album track rough mixes, three partial-song demos, two b-sides, and a previously unreleased cover of "Shama Lama Ding Dong." KISS Creatures of the Night UMe Buy Now The 40th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition Box Set boasts 103 total tracks (including 75 tracks previously unreleased). Includes rarities, soundboard live recordings from the Creatures ’82-’83 Tour and 7 rare tour sound effects. The Blu-ray Audio disc showcases a first-ever Atmos & 5.1 surround mix. An 80-page book includes extensive liner notes, rare posters, a track-by-track newspaper and much more! Adeem The Artist White Trashy Thirty Tigers Buy Now Adeem’s twang-studded gospel represents a worldview too often excluded from modern country music, one that converts shame into celebration. It turns out, folks like the sound of embracing the parts of ourselves we’re told to bury. White Trash Revelry delivers Adeem’s beloved comedic sensibilities with vulnerable moments and highly specific personal details. The album’s namesake revelry is around every corner. Melissa Carper Ramblin' Soul Thirty Tigers Buy Now The contemporary queen of Western Swing (dubbed “HillBillie Holiday” by friend and collaborator Chris Scurggs) changes her approach slightly in this follow-up to 2021’s jazzy Daddy’s Country Gold. It’s a smart move with the folksy direction allowing Carper to expand her musical map without sacrificing the old-timey feel that fits her like the jean jacket in the cover photo. The Beach Boys Sail On Sailor Capitol Buy Now This 6CD set features a 48-page book with extensive liner notes, rare photos and more, all celebrating the landmark 1972 albums Carl And The Passions and Holland. Includes outtakes and session highlights from the original Mount Vernon and Fairway EP from Holland, plus a previously unreleased concert from Carnegie Hall, 1972. Also included are dozens of studio and live additional tracks, sessions and alternate versions. LISTEN HERE LISTEN HERE Billy Strings Me/And/Dad Concord Buy Now "As long as I can remember I wanted to make a record with my dad,” Billy Strings says. This is a collection of 14 classics that Billy and his dad, Terry Barber, know like the back of their hands. It's the music that made Billy the musician and human he is today. It represents a lifelong goal finally achieved and a way for the Grammy-winning musician to honor the man who taught him how to play guitar. L.S. Dunes Past Lives Fantasy Buy Now Unshackled from the expectations and aesthetics of their already successful careers (includes members from My Chemical Romance, Thursday, Coheed & Cambria and Circa Survive), L.S. Dunes super-charge their heavy anthems with punk energy into a sound unlike anything that has come before it. Past Lives is an electrifying and emotional ride. 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