15 Favorite Albums

Last week, the imp that we all know as Bill Hunt (of The Digital Bits) posed a question amongst friends. It was interesting enough, I passed the question along, getting back some fun results. Since today is, once again, a VERY quiet release news day, I decided to stop my usual meanderings and pose the same question to you. And I want you to send the answers back to me. Now Bill had asked us to respond quickly because he wanted to see what stayed near the surface of our thoughts, which would indicate our true affections. Evil. I'm not going to make you do that. Take your time, think about it and flesh it out. But send us back your favourite 15 Albums.

This is a hard exercise. I'm not kidding. Frankly, it's impossible as 15 isn't enough. Bur since that is the way I (and Adam, amongs others) were limited, you are too. Besides, it WILL be fun to see what results we get back.

Send your selections to 15 Favorite Albums.

There is no new release news. It's silent out there. We'll be back on Friday...in OCTOBER!! But before we go, I'd like to draw your attention to the news that Gang of Four's new album, called Content, is expected by Yep Roc Records on January 25. But more cool than that is access to a free track from the album. You can grab "Never Pay For the Farm" at the link. Enjoy it, Go4 fans! If you'd just prefer to stream it, click this link. For more Gang of Four info, go to their official site.

I want to alert TAP readers to the fact that I have finally put together a FaceBook fan page that you can access and join by clicking on the badge below.  What this offers is the exact same thing as my Twitter feeds provide and that is first buzz on upcoming releases and free offered downloads, many announcements  that beat our main post, sometimes by days.  We also provide a Google BUZZ page that expands on most of the Twitter/FB feeds. On Buzz, you can even hear the music stream if a stream is offered.  There are still things that I'm working on in the FB page, like calender notes as well as links to great sites like The Second Disc.  I invite you to join us at our FB page and bookmark it.  Visit it daily and you'll be rewarded with much news and info.  Of course, you'll still want to come to the main MusicTAP page for our noisy commentaries.  Remember, with our Twitter feeds, you can elect to receive the news bursts as text on your mobile phone keeping you effortlessly up to date with stuff.  Lots of choices.  Find one, or two, that fits.

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Rhino Records will release vinyl of the debut Brit alt album, Nowhere (1990) , by Ride. The upcoming reissue is expected to be available on 180g LP on November 16.

Universal Japan continues their release of SACDs with some great new offerings. These new SACDs will become available on November 24. Now remember, some of these have been released before but there are some stunningly new titles (I KNEW that these mixes were completed, probably years ago). And like the previous two waves, if you want one of these, DO NOT HESITATE as they are Limited Edition. When they are gone, they're gone...probably for good. The lineup is as follows:

• Good Bye Yellow Brick Road - Elton John
• Gasoline Alley - Rod Stewart (YEA!!)
• Liege & Lief - Fairport Convention
• John Barleycorn Must Die - Traffic
• Fire & Water - Free (YEA!!!)
• The Girl In the Other Room - Diana Krall
• The Look of Love - Diana Krall
• When I Look In Your Eyes - Diana Krall
• Symphony No 4 (Bruckner) - Karl Bohm
• Violin Concertos (Sibelius and Walton) - Aikiko Suwanai
• Symphonis No 5 & No 7 (Beethoven) - Carlos Klieber

ZZ Top 180g LP reissues of Degüello (1979), and Rio Grande Mud (1972) have a date change. Mark your calendars for the releases on December 7.

Frank Sinatra Audio will release The Very Best of The Rat Pack on CD scheduled for November 16.

The Carl Barât (Libertines/Dirty Pretty Things) S/T solo album is expected on October 4 in the UK. We're hoping that the US follow is short. I'm a HUGE fan of Libertines, Dirty Pretty Things, Babyshambles, Pete Doherty, and Carl Barât, as most of TAP's readers already know. I'm hoping that this is a good album.

Our super friends over at The Second Disc has noted that Sound Affects (1980) by The Jam is being released in the UK on November 1 as a Deluxe Edition, which should creep over here eventually.

Sanctuary Records currently have Death Walks Behind You (1970), a great album by Atomic Rooster (if you haven't heard it...ohh, you really should) on the DD list scheduled for October 12. Hopefully it is joined by a physical CD release. I'm just happy to see this stuff begin to show up. Sanctuary will also release the DD of Ever After...Live (2000) from The Mission UK (known simply as The Mission in Europe) on October 12 as well.

Universal Republic Records have a new, as yet untitled, Hinder album in the pipeline with a scheduled date of December 14.

I'm gonna throw this out there for those that want this kind of stuff (I'd like one). On October 11, The Man With the Lantern picture found on Led Zeppelin IV will be available as a hoodie, Small thru XLarge).

Decca US will release Sting: Live in Berlin on CD with a planned date of November 23.

Best Christmas Ever is a new Holiday offering by the great Ronnie Spector that is expected on November 9 via Bad Girl Sounds. The album is actually a 5-track EP with "My Christmas Wish," "The Time of Year (Happy Holidays)," "Light On Candle," "Best Christmas Ever," and "It's Christmas Once Again".