Street Date Oct. 1: ‘American Idol,’ The Rolling Stones

Also: LeAnn Rimes, Negativland, Elvis Costello, Wynton Marsalis.

Also: LeAnn Rimes, Negativland, Elvis Costello, Wynton Marsalis.

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Various artists - “American Idol: Greatest Moments” (RCA)



Reality television continues to worm its way deeper into American culture, this time in the form of a compilation album that features songs sung by finalists from the “American Idol” talent-search program. Included is show-winner Kelly Clarkson’s “A Moment Like This,” the single for which sits at the top of Billboard’s Hot 100 chart after recently selling 263,000 copies in one week. Clarkson and the show’s other finalists kick off a tour on Oct. 8.



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The Rolling Stones - “Forty Licks” (Virgin)



While the legendary British rockers tour the globe yet again, Virgin releases this two-disc compilation that features 36 classic Stones hits and four new tracks. Among the new tunes is the collection’s first single, “Don’t Stop.” The group’s official website features the album’s complete--and impressive--track list, as well as streaming clips of all 40 tracks.



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LeAnn Rimes - “Twisted Angel” (Curb)



The young--yet veteran--country star co-wrote four songs on this collection. According to Curb records, the album includes “anthemic arena-rockers (the autobiographical first single ‘Life Goes On’ and ‘Suddenly’wink, insightful songs full of hope and optimism (’Sign of Life’ and ‘You Made Me Find Myself’wink, R&B/funk (’Trouble With Goodbye’wink, swamp-blues (’Twisted Angel’wink and even seductive, dance-floor techno (’Tic Toc’wink.”



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Negativland - “Deathsentences of the Polished and Structurally Weak” (Seeland)



The latest package from these California noise purveyors includes a 64-page, full-color book and a 45-minute CD soundtrack. That book features notes, shopping lists, letters and other writings that supposedly were found inside wrecked cars at junkyards. The CD includes Negativland’s trademark mix of found sounds and electronic gurgles. More details are available on Negativland’s official website.



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Elvis Costello - “Cruel Smile” (Island)



According to Costello’s official website, this collection features b-sides, rare recordings and live versions of tracks from his recent album “When I Was Cruel.” The CD includes several previously unreleased tracks as well as some tracks that were previously issued overseas, but never before released in the U.S.

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Wynton Marsalis - “All Rise” (Sony Classical)



Perhaps Marsalis’ most-ambitious work to date, “All Rise” is a two-disc, 12-movement, jazz-orchestral piece. The performance features over 200 performers, including Maralis and the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra, along with the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, The Paul Smith Singers, California State University of Northridge’s Northridge Singers and the Morgan State University Choir. Recorded just days after the Sept. 11 attacks, the group’s work “blends the sounds of jazz, blues, classical and indigenous music from around the world to represent humanity’s enduring ascendance over time,” according to a press release.



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Other new releases:



3rd Storee - “Get with Me” (Def Jam)

Diane Arkenstone - “Jewel in the Sun” (Paras)

The Blow - “Bonus Album” (K)

Blue States - “Man Mountain” (ESL)

Cassius - “Au Reve” (Astralwerks)

Cex - “Tall, Dark and Handcuffed” (Tigerbeat6)

Carla Cook - “Simply Natural” (MaxxJazz)

D+ - “Mistake” (K)

Digger - “Keystone” (Hopeless)

DJ Vadim - “USSR: The Art of Listening” (Ninja Tune)

Julie Doiron and the Wooden Stars - “Julie Doiron and the Wooden Stars” (Jagjaguwar)

Downthesun - “Downthesun” (Roadrunner)

Dennis Driscoll - “Voices in the Fog” (K)

Dzihan & Kamien - “Gran Riserva” (Six Degrees)

Elf Power - “Nothing’s Going to Happen” (Orange Twin)

Flaming Stars - “Sunset & Void” (Alternative Tentacles)

Floetry - “Floetic” (DreamWorks)

Good - “Young and the Hopeless”

Good Charlotte - “The Young & the Hopeless” (Epic)

Charlie Haden & Michael Brecker - “American Dreams” (Verve)

Half-Handed Cloud - “We Haven’t Just Been Told, We Have Been Loved” (Sounds Familyre)

Harv - “Tost” (Northside)

Heroine Sheiks - “Siamese Pipe” (Rubric)

Homunculus - “Words” (Howling)

Honeyrider - “Sunshine Skyway” (Orange Sky)

Ellis Hooks - “Undeniable” (Zane)

The Instruments - “Billions of Phonographs” (Orange Twin)

Isyss - “The Way We Do” (Arista)

Mark Knopfler - “The Ragpicker’s Dream” (Warner Bros.)

Diana Krall - “Live in Paris” (Verve)

Ellen Kushner & the Shirim Orchestra - “The Golden Dreydl: A Klezmer Nutcracker for Chanukah” (Rykodisc)

Lanterna - “Sands” (Badman)

Matthias Lupri - “Same Time Twice” (Summit)

Keiko Matsui - “The Ring” (Narada Jazz)

Miguel Migs - “Colorful You” (Astralwerks)

Nitty Gritty Dirt Band - “Will the Circle Be Unbroken, Vol. III” (Capitol Nashville)

Don Nix - “Going Down” (Evidence)

Fred Numf - “Universal Language 2” (Black Hole)

Oneida - “Each One, Teach One” (Jagjaguwar)

Osunlade - “Presents ... Offering” (R2)

Pork Tornado - “Pork Tornado” (Rykodisc)

The Pulses - “The Pulses” (Dirtnap)

Chuck Pyle - “Affected by the Moon” (Bee ‘n’ Flowers)

Bill Ricchini - “Ordinary Time” (Megaforce)

Kim Richey - “Rise” (Lost Highway)

Bob Rivers - “White Trash Christmas” (Atlantic)

Christophe Schweizer - “Physique” (OmniTone)

Shearwater - “Everybody Makes Mistakes” (Misra)

Sissel - “Sissel” (Decca)

The Snakes - “The Snakes” (Committee to Keep Music Evil)

Sound Effects - “Sounds of Horror” (Nesak International)

Squarepusher - “Do You Know Squarepusher?” (Warp)

Stavesacre - “Stavesacre” (Nitro)

Stroke 9 - “Rip It Off” (Universal)

Superbees - “High Volume” (Acetate)

Thievery Corporation - “The Richest Man in Babylon” (ESL)

Jenny Toomey - “Tempting” (Misra)

Russell Watson - “Encore” (Decca)

Xzibit - “Man Vs. Machine” (Loud)

Various artists - “The Rebirth of the Heavy” (Music Cartel)



Soundtracks and scores:



“Ballistic: Ecks Vs. Sever” (Varese)

“Naqoyqatsi" (Sony Classical)

“The Tuxedo” (Varese)

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