Street Date July 2: Aerosmith, Oasis
ByJun 30, 2002 10:00 PM
[B]Also:[EB] Green Day, Chicago, Cyndi Lauper and more.
[B]Also:[EB] Green Day, Chicago, Cyndi Lauper and more.
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Aerosmith - “O, Yeah! Ultimate Greatest Hits” (Sony)
Steven Tyler and company deliver the latest in their lengthy list of greatest-hits compilations. Two new tracks have been added to make the collection a bit more enticing: current hit-single “Girls of Summer” and “Lay It Down.” Next month, the group heads out on tour with Kid Rock and Run DMC.
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Oasis - “Heathen Chemistry” (Epic)
The fifth studio album from Oasis includes tracks penned by brothers Liam and Noel Gallagher, as well as contributions from two of the band’s newer members, guitarist Gem Archer and bassist Andy Bell. Mark “Spike” Stent (Bjork, Madonna, U2), who also co-produced the 2000 Oasis album “Standing On the Shoulders of Giants,” produced the group’s latest. Oasis has lined up a three-week tour of major North American markets for August.
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Green Day - “Shenanigans” (Warner Bros.)
This collection of B-sides and rarities also includes two previously unreleased tracks: “DUI” and “Ha Ha You’re Dead.” It comes on the heels of the 2001 greatest-hits package “International Superhits!” Among the tracks are covers of the Kinks’ “Tired of Waiting” and the Ramones’ “Outsider.” The Northern California punk rockers, who recently wrapped up a co-headlining jaunt with Blink-182, are touring the U.K. in July.
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Chicago - “The Very Best of Chicago: Only the Beginning” (Rhino)
Thirty-nine tracks--including “If You Leave Me Now,” “Hard to Say I’m Sorry,” “Saturday in the Park” and “25 or 6 to 4"--are included on this two-CD set, which also includes a 16-page booklet featuring detailed liner notes written by journalist Bill DeYoung. Rhino has secured the rights to re-release the entire Chicago catalog, beginning on July 16 with remastered versions of the band’s first three albums. The band is currently on tour in celebration of its 35th anniversary.
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Cyndi Lauper - “Shine” (Rella)
Lauper is releasing this EP to tide over fans who have been waiting for a full album that the singer completed last year but has not yet chosen a label for its release. The album’s artwork and tracklisting are posted on Lauper’s official http://www.cyndilauper.com/single_det.php?shname=shine >website. Lauper is currently the opening act on Cher’s http://www.soundspike.com/story/215>farewell tour.
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Other new releases:
The Beach Boys - “Classics: Selections by Brian Wilson” (Capitol)
Jim Brock - “Pasajes” (Gaff)
Norman Brown - “Just Chillin’” (Warner Bros.)
David Broza - “Painted Postcard” (Rounder)
Dena Cali - “Dena Cali” (Treydan)
Candiria - “The Coma Imprint” (Lakeshore)
Ron Carter - “Stardust” (Blue Note)
Cinerama - “Torino” (Manifesto)
Jamie Clarke’s Perfect - “Nobody Is Perfect” (Steamhammer)
DJ Hardware - “Let the Drums Speak” (Artemis)
Walter Egan - “Apocalypso Now” (Gaff)
Eris - “Eris” (Lakeshore)
Euge Groove - “Play Date” (Warner Bros.)
Luis Fonsi - “Fight the Feeling” (MCA)
Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey - “All Is One: Live in NYC” (Knitting Factory)
Freedom Call - “Eternity” (Steamhammer)
Larry Goldings - “Sweet Science” (Palmetto)
Blake Hazard - “Little Airplane” (Kimchee)
Impales - “Mondo Medicale” (Deathvomit)
Jazzanova - “In Between” (Atlantic)
The Jesus & Mary Chain - “21 Singles” (Rhino)
Gordon Lightfoot - “Dream Street Rose” (Rhino)
Gordon Lightfoot - “Old Dan’s Records” (Rhino)
Maddwest - “Maddwest” (2K Sounds)
Billy Martin - “Black Elk Speaks” (Amulet)
MC Eiht - “Underground Hero” (Riviera)
Jim McCarty Blues Band - “Outside Woman” (Silica)
Mr. Gone - “Fresh Out the Box” (Lakeshore)
Neuroticfish - “Les Chansons Neurotiques” (Dancing Ferret)
Pentagram - “Riders on the Storm” (Peaceville)
Lee “Scratch” Perry - “ Baffling Smoke Signal: The Upsetter Shop Vol. 3” (Rounder)
Pitch Black - “Pitch Black” (Revelation)
Ras Shiloh - “From Rasta to You” (VP)
Jessica Simpson - “This Is The Remix [EP]” (Sony)
Rose Tattoo - “Pain” (Steamhammer)
Melvin Taylor - “Rendezvous with the Blues” (Evidence)
Vehemence - “God Was Created” (Metal Blade)
Voodoo Glow Skulls - “Steady as She Goes” (Victory)
Sanda Weigl - “Gypsy Killer” (Knitting Factory)
X-Press 2 - “Muzikizum” (Columbia)
Yesterday’s Kids - “Can’t Hear Nothin’” (Lookout)
Various artists - “Big Pimpin’” (Capitol/Priority)
Various artists - “Drop the Needle: The Illy B Eats Remixes” (Amulet)
Various artists - “Irv Gotti Presents ... The Inc.” (Def Jam)
Various artists - “Like, Omigod! The ‘80s Pop Culture Box (Totally) [Box set]”
Soundtracks and scores:
“Like Mike” (Sony)
“Men in Black II” (Columbia)