2021 New Music Releases
The early slate of 2021 new music releases was unusually full, after several albums were pushed back in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. At the same time, being off the road apparently gave others space to complete studio recordings as the year continues to unfold.
Alice Cooper found inspiration in his hometown – but that doesn't mean he slipped into easy nostalgia. He says Detroit Stories had to "have a lot of different flavors," admitting that he liked "breaking out of the mode where an Alice Cooper album sounds like an Alice Cooper album."
Former Van Halen bassist Wolfgang Van Halen also released his new band Mammoth WVH's debut album. He advanced the long-awaited LP with his first solo single, "Distance," which honored Wolfgang's late father Eddie Van Halen, then announced his first show.
The Foo Fighters returned with a nine-song follow-up to 2017's Concrete and Gold. Medicine at Midnight, their 10th album, was confirmed when the group debuted the lead track "Shame Shame" during a live performance on Saturday Night Live.
The Dead Daisies debuted a different lineup for their fifth album. Holy Ground was the first to feature former Black Sabbath and Deep Purple member Glenn Hughes. He's joined by ex-Whitesnake guitarist Doug Aldrich, guitarist David Lowy and onetime Journey drummer Deen Castronovo.
Steve Lukather and Joseph Williams also released tandem solo projects. Both albums featured guest turns by one another, as well as contributions from fellow Toto member David Paich. Ringo Starr also made an appearance on Lukather's record, performing on the lead single "Run to Me." Lukather has been a member of Ringo's All Starr Band since 2012.
Singer Jon Davison and bassist Billy Sherwood of Yes joined with one of the band's current onstage drummers, Jay Schellen, to form an offshoot prog-rock group called Arc of Life. Their self-titled debut also featured guitarist Jimmy Haun (who appeared on Yes' Union album) and keyboard player Dave Kerzner. Davison and Sherwood will also be featured on The Quest, a new album from Yes later in 2021.
More information on these and other rock albums can be found below. Remember to follow this continuously updated list of new music releases for details on records issued throughout the year.
Jan. 1
The Black Keys, Brothers: Deluxe Remastered Anniversary Edition
Sly & Robbie, Red Hills Road
Jan. 8
Barry Gibb, Greenfields: The Gibb Brothers’ Songbook, Vol. 1
Grateful Dead, Road Trips, Vol. 4 No. 5: Boston Music Hall 6/9/76 (3CD set)
Ian Hunter and Mott the Hoople, Gold (3CD set)
Janis Ian, Hope
Lickerish Quartet [Jellyfish], Threesome Vol. 2
Paul Weller, Wake Up the Nation: 10th Anniversary Edition
Sammy Hagar and the Circle, Lockdown 2020
Jan. 15
Accept, Too Mean to Die
Dr. Hook, Bankrupt / A Little Bit More (single-disc reissue)
Europe, Gold (3CD set)
Jeff Tweedy, Love Is the King (vinyl)
Matthew Sweet, Catspaw
Peter Paul and Mary, Peter, Paul & Mommy, Too (DVD)
Peter Schilling, Vis Visa
Stevie Nicks, Live in Concert: The 24 Karat Gold Tour (Blu-ray)
Jan. 22
Bob Mould, Distortion: 1996-2007 (8LP vinyl set)
Brian Eno, Film Music 1976-2020
Buzzcocks, 30: Live in the London (2LP red vinyl); Late for the Train: Live and In Session 1989-2016 (6CD set)
Fraternity [Bon Scott], Seasons of Change: The Complete Recordings 1970-1974 (3CD clamshell set)
Dead Daisies [Glenn Hughes], Holy Ground
Perry Farrell, The Glitz; The Glamour (7LP vinyl set)
Robin Trower, The Complete Atlantic Recordings (2CD set)
Steve Hackett, Under a Mediterranean Sky
Jan. 29
Bob Marley, Songs of Freedom: The Island Years (3CD set)
J Mascis [Dinosaur Jr.], Martin and Me (yellow vinyl); Fed Up and Feeling Strange: Live and In Person 1993-1998 (3CD set)
John Mayall, The First Generation 1965-1974 (35CD set)
Little Steven and the Disciples of Soul, Macca to Mecca!
Martin Gore [Depeche Mode], The Third Chimpanzee (five-song EP)
Steven Wilson, The Future Bites
Tommy James and the Shondells, Celebration: The Complete Roulette Recordings 1966-73 (6CD set)
Various artists, For the Good Times: The Songs of Kris Kristofferson [Roger McGuinn, Roy Orbison, Jerry Lee Lewis, Isaac Hayes, others]
Feb. 5
Arcade Fire, Reflektor (vinyl reissue)
Curved Air, The Albums 1970-1973 (4CD clamshell box)
Downes Braide Association [Yes' Geoff Downes], Halcyon Hymns
Dusty Springfield, The Complete Atlantic Singles 1968-1971
Fine Young Cannibals, Fine Young Cannibals; The Raw and the Cooked (expanded edition reissues)
Foo Fighters, Medicine at Midnight
Feb. 12
Arc of Life [Yes' Jon Davison and Billy Sherwood], Arc of Life
The Band, Stage Fright: 50th Anniversary Edition
Black Sabbath, Vol 4: Super Deluxe Edition
Carole King, Tapestry (vinyl reissue)
Dio, Evil or Divine: Live in New York City
Huey Lewis and the News, Plan B; Soulsville (reissues)
Love and Death [Korn's Brian "Head" Welch], Perfectly Preserved
Pretty Reckless, Death By Rock and Roll [with Kim Thayil, Matt Cameron, Tom Morello]
Todd Rundgren, Nearly Human (expanded deluxe edition)
Tommy Bolin, Shake the Devil: The Lost Sessions
Feb. 19
Edie Brickell and New Bohemians, Hunter and the Dog Star
Frank Zappa, Zappa: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (3CD set)
Hearty Har [sons of John Fogerty], Radio Astro
Nilsson, Gold (3CD set)
Various artists, Staring at the Rudeboys: The British Ska Revival 1979-1989 [3CD set with the Specials, Madness, others]
Whitesnake, The Blues Album
Feb. 26
Alice Cooper, Detroit Stories
Black Crowes, Shake Your Money Maker (expanded 30th anniversary reissue)
Bob Dylan, Bob Dylan – 1970 (3CD set)
Bonnie Tyler, The Best Is Yet to Come
Georgia Satellites, Ultimate Georgia Satellites (3CD set)
Ike and Tina Turner, Come Together; ’Nuff Said (single-disc reissue)
Jackie DeShannon, Laurel Canyon; Put a Little Love In Your Heart; To Be Free; Songs (two-disc reissue)
Joseph Williams [Toto], Denizen Tenant
Lynyrd Skynyrd, Nothing Comes Easy: 1991-2012 (5CD clamshell box)
Melvins, Working With God
Neil Young, Way Down in the Rust Bucket
Residents, Freak Show (3CD reissue)
Steve Lukather, I Found the Sun Again
Various artists, Oh! You Pretty Things: Glam Queens and Street Urchins 1970-76 [3CD set, with Roxy Music, Electric Light Orchestra, Lou Reed, Sweet, others]
March 5
Black Sabbath, Heaven and Hell; Mob Rules (deluxe edition reissues)
Kings of Leon, When You See Yourself
Neil Young, Archives Vol. II: 1972-1976 (10CD set)
Soul Station [Paul Stanley], Now and Then
Teenage Fanclub, Endless Arcade
March 12
Madness, Our House: The Very Best of Madness
Rob Zombie, The Lunar Injection Kool Aid Eclipse Conspiracy
Saga, Symmetry (vinyl release)
March 19
Andrew Farriss [INXS], Andrew Farriss
Chris Cornell, No One Sings Like You Anymore
Ringo Starr, Zoom In [five-song EP with Paul McCartney, Joe Walsh, Dave Grohl, others]
Steve Earle and the Dukes, J.T.
Sting, Duets [Eric Clapton, Annie Lennox, Sam Moore, others]
Ten Years After, A Sting in the Tale (deluxe edition reissue)
March 26
Joe Strummer, Assembly
Jon Anderson, Olias of Sunhillow (2CD expanded reissue)
Level 42, The Complete Polydor Years Vol. 1: 1980-1984 (10CD set)
Liquid Tension Experiment, LTE3
Neil Young, Young Shakespeare
Smith/Kotzen [Adrian Smith and Richie Kotzen], Smith/Kotzen
Spirit, Son of America (3CD expanded reissue)
Tower of Power, 50 Years of Funk & Soul: Live at the Fox Theater (2CD set)
April 2
Al Stewart, Year of the Cat (3CD/1DVD 45th-anniversary deluxe reissue)
Beat Farmers, Tales of the New West (deluxe edition reissue)
Damned, Punk Oddities & Rare Tracks 1977-1982
Eagles, The Millennium Concert
Mark Bryan [Hootie and the Blowfish], Midlife Priceless
Richie Furay [Buffalo Springfield/Poco], 50th Anniversary Return to the Troubadour (2CD live set)
Tony Joe White, … Continued (reissue)
Various artists, The Best of Bond … James Bond [2CD reissue with Paul McCartney, Tina Turner, Duran Duran and others]
April 9
Cheap Trick, In Another World
Fleetwood Mac, Live: Super Deluxe Edition
Lynyrd Skynyrd, Live at Knebworth '76
Sweet Oblivion feat. Geoff Tate [Queensryche], Relentless
April 16
Elvis Costello and the Attractions, Armed Forces (Vinyl)
Greta Van Fleet, The Battle at Garden’s Gate
Jethro Tull, A (A La Mode): 40th Anniversary Edition
John Lennon, John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band: The Ultimate Collection
Living [Duff McKagan], The Living: 1982
Michael Nesmith [Monkees], Different Drum: The Lost RCA Victor Recordings
Paul McCartney, McCartney III Imagined [Digital release, with St. Vincent, Beck, Phoebe Bridgers, Josh Homme, others]
Robin Trower, Maxi Priest and Livingstone Brown, United State of Mind
Tom Petty, Finding Wildflowers: Limited Edition
April 23
Bad Brains, Bad Brains (vinyl reissue)
Dr. Hook, Pleasure & Pain / Sometimes You Win (single-disc reissue)
Motorhead, Louder Than Noise … Live in Berlin
Peter Frampton, Frampton Forgets the Words
Steve Cropper, Fire It Up
The Who, The Who Sell Out: Super Deluxe Edition
38 Special, Strength In Numbers / Rock & Roll Strategy (single-disc reissue)
Various artists, Riding the Rock Machine: British '70s Classic Rock [3CD clamshell box with the Who, Rainbow, Jethro Tull, Mott the Hoople, Electric Light Orchestra, the Faces, Uriah Heep and others]
April 30
Dickey Betts & Great Southern, Official Bootleg Vol. 1 (2CD live set)
Gary Moore, How Blue Can You Get
Howard Jones, In the Running (3CD/1DVD expanded reissue)
Jon Anderson, Animation (expanded reissue)
Marianne Faithfull, She Walks in Beauty [Nick Cave, Brian Eno]
Mick Fleetwood & Friends, Celebrate the Music of Peter Green and the Early Years of Fleetwood Mac
Pink Floyd, Live at Knebworth 1990
Renaissance, Ashes Are Burning: An Anthology Live in Concert (2CD/1DVD/Blu-ray)
Saga, The Best of Saga (2CD set)
Teenage Fanclub, Endless Arcade (vinyl release)
May 7
Judy Collins, White Bird: Anthology of Favorites (Stephen Stills, Willie Nelson, Joan Baez)
Nancy Wilson [Heart], You and Me
New Order, Education Entertainment Recreation (1CD/Blu-ray)
Procol Harum, Missing Persons (Alive Forever) (three-song EP)
Tony Joe White, Smoke from the Chimney
Tom Petty, Finding Wildflowers (vinyl)
Van Morrison, Latest Record Project: Volume 1
Weezer, Van Weezer
May 14
Black Keys, Delta Kream
Charlie Benante [Anthrax], Silver Linings
Crosby Stills Nash & Young, Deja Vu (expanded anniversary reissue)
Del Amitri, Fatal Mistakes
Grand Funk Railroad, Live: The 1971 Tour (reissue)
Grateful Dead, Road Trips Vol. 2 No. 3: Wall of Sound (2CD)
Juliana Hatfield, Blood
Paul Weller, Fat Pop, Vol. 1
Levara, Levara [Steve Lukather, Steve Perry, Joseph Williams]
Myles Kennedy, The Ides of March
Steve Goodman, It Sure Looked Good On Paper: The Steve Goodman Demos
Steve Miller Band, Live! Breaking Ground August 3, 1977
Stone Poneys [Linda Ronstadt], Evergreen Vol. 2
Various Artists, Ram On: 50th Anniversary Tribute to Paul & Linda McCartney's 'Ram' (Dave Spinozza, Davey Johnstone, Carnie Wilson)
May 21
Bob Malone [John Fogerty], Good People
Chrissie Hynde, Standing in the Doorway: Chrissie Hynde Sings Bob Dylan (digital release)
Gary Numan, Intruder
Micky Dolenz [Monkees], Dolenz Sings Nesmith
Mike Tramp [White Lion], Everything Is Alright
Monster Magnet, A Better Dystopia
May 28
Blackberry Smoke, You Hear Georgia
Can, Live in Stuttgart 1975 (vinyl reissue)
David Bowie, The Width of a Circle (2CD)
Lou Gramm [Foreigner], Questions and Answers: The Atlantic Anthology 1987-1989 (3CD)
Kansas, Point of Know Return Live & Beyond
Various artists, Beyond the Pale Horizon: The British Progressive Pop Sounds of 1972 (3CD set with Free, Thin Lizzy, Argent, the Moody Blues, Status Quo, others)
June 4
The Alarm, History Repeating 1981-2021 (2CD)
Billy Gibbons [ZZ Top], Hardware
Chicago, Chicago Transit Authority (vinyl reissue)
Crowded House, Dreamers Are Waiting
Def Leppard, Def Leppard: Volume Three
Harry Nilsson, Who Is Harry Nilsson (And Why Is Everybody Talkin’ About Him)? (DVD)
Paul Gilbert [Mr. Big], Werewolves of Portland
Peter Frampton, Somethin’s Happening / Frampton
Rod Stewart, Rod Stewart: 1975-1978 (five-LP vinyl set)
Velvet Underground, Three Card Trick (three-disc DVD set)
June 11
Asia, The Reunion Albums 2007-2012 (five-CD set)
Black Sabbath, Sabotage (expanded anniversary reissue)
Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band, ‘Live’ Bullet (vinyl reissue)
Dennis DeYoung [Styx], 26 East, Vol. 2
Joe Bonamassa, Now Serving: Royal Tea Live From the Ryman
Kiss, Off the Soundboard: Tokyo 2001
Mammoth WVH, Mammoth WVH
The Shins, Oh, Inverted World (20th anniversary reissue)
June 12
RSD Drops:
AC/DC, "Through the Mists of Time/Witch's Spell" (12" Picture Disc)
Black Sabbath, Mob Rules; Heaven & Hell (Picture Disc LP)
Cat Stevens/Yusuf, Songs From 'Harold & Maude' (LP)
Canned Heat, Blues Band (Trans Gold Vinyl/Limited Anniversary Edition)
Col. Bruce Hampton, Arkansas (2LP)
The Cure, Faith (Picture Disc)
Def Leppard, Live In Oxford (2LP)
The Doors, Morrison Hotel Sessions (2LP)
Elton Joh, Regimental Sgt. Zippo (LP)
Emerson Lake & Palmer, Tarkus (12" Picture Disc)
The Fixx, Reach the Beach (LP)
Flaming Lips, The Soft Bulletin Companion (2LP)
Genesis, Live at Knebworth 1990 (LP)
Grateful Dead, Olympia Theatre, Paris, France 5/3/72 (6LP)
Iggy Pop, Live at the Channel Boston (2LP)
Janis Joplin, Pearl (12" Picture Disc)
Jefferson Airplane, Acid, Incense and Balloons: RSD-Collected Gems From the Golden Era of Flight (LP)
Jim Croce, “You Don't Mess Around With Jim/Operator (That's Not The Way It Feels)” (7" Vinyl)
Jim Messina [Buffalo Springfield], The Dragsters (LP and CD)
Joe Strummer [The Clash], "Junco Partner (Acoustic)" (12" Picture Disc)
Joey Ramone [The Ramones], Don't Worry About Me (LP)
Joni Mitchell, Archives, Vol. 1 (1963-1967): Highlights (LP)
Keith Richards, "Wicked As It Seems (Live)" (7" Vinyl)
Kenny Loggins, At the Movies
Michael Schenker Group [UFO], Live In Manchester 1980 (2LP)
Motley Crue, 40th Anniversary Cassette Box Set
Motorhead, St Valentine's Day Massacre (10" Picture Disc)
The Police, Live! Vol. 1: Boston 1979; Live! Vol. 2: Atlanta 1983 (2LP)
Robert Palmer, Sneaking Sally Through the Alley (180-Gram Emerald Green Audiophile Vinyl/Limited Edition)
Robert Plant, Live at Knebworth 1990 (LP)
Rolling Stones, Hot Rocks (50th Anniversary 2LP)
Rolling Stones, A Bigger Bang: Live on Copacabana Beach
Small Faces, Complete Greatest Hits! (LP)
Steely Dan, Two Against Nature (2LP); Everything Must Go (LP)
Styx, The Same Stardust (Vinyl EP)
Suzi Quatro, Live & Kickin [2021 Mix] (2LP)
Tears For Fears, Live at Massey Hall (2LP)
Tom Petty, Angel Dream
Tommy Bolin [Deep Purple], Energy II (LP)
U2, "Fire" (40th Anniversary 12" Picture Disc)
UFO, "Mother Mary/This Kid's" (10" Vinyl)
Uriah Heep, The Magician's Birthday (LP)
Warren Zevon, Preludes (2LP)
The Who, Face Dances (expanded anniversary reissue)
The Zombies, Oddities & Extras (LP)
June 18
Allman Brothers Band, Bear’s Sonic Journals: Fillmore East, February 1970 (3CD deluxe-edition set)
Frank Zappa, Zappa ’88: The Last U.S. Show
Grand Funk Railroad, The Complete Warner Recordings
Joe Vitale [Barnstorm, Joe Walsh], Roller Coaster Weekend / Plantation Harbor
Small Faces, The Complete Atlantic Recordings
Styx, Crash of the Crown
Ten Years After, 1967-1974 (10CD set)
June 25
Grateful Dead, Grateful Dead ["Skull & Roses"] (expanded anniversary reissue)
Jerry Garcia Band, GarciaLive Volume 16: November 15th, 1991 Madison Square Garden (three-CD set)
Joni Mitchell, The Reprise Albums [1968-1971] (four-CD set)
Peter Murphy, Cascade (vinyl reissue)
Toto, With a Little Help From My Friends
Various artists, Banquet: Underground Sounds of 1969 (3CD clamshell box set with Yes, Fleetwood Mac, Deep Purple, Jethro Tull, Moody Blues, others)
Various artists, Good As Gold: Artefacts of the Apple Era 1967-1975 (five-CD set with Badfinger, Jackie Lomax, Tim Hardin, Stealers Wheel, others)
Various artists, Party for Joey: A Sweet Relief Tribute to Joey Spampinato (Keith Richards, Bonnie Raitt, Benmont Tench, Don Was, Los Lobos, NRBQ, others)
July 2
Earl Slick [David Bowie, John Lennon, David Coverdale], Fist Full of Devils
Joni Mitchell, The Reprise Albums (1968-1971) (four-LP vinyl set)
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Angel Dream (Songs From the Motion Picture 'She's the One') (post-RSD release)
July 9
Led Zeppelin, Beach Boys, the Who, Neil Young, Elton John, others, Almost Famous soundtrack (deluxe box-set reissue)
Little Steven and the Disciples of Soul, Summer of Sorcery Live! at the Beacon Theatre (three-CD audio version)
Rolling Stones, A Bigger Bang: Live on Copacabana Beach
Wallflowers, Exit Wounds
July 16
Blondie, Vivir En La Habana (EP and concert film)
Chicago, Chicago at Carnegie Hall (expanded anniversary reissue)
Fleetwood Mac, Live: Deluxe Edition (vinyl)
Foghat, 8 Days On The Road
Gary Kemp [Nick Mason's Saucerful of Secrets], INSOLO
Iggy and the Stooges, Born in a Trailer: The Session and Rehearsal Tapes 1972-73 (4CD clamshell box)
John Mayer [Dead and Company], Sob Rock
Laura Nyro, Trees of the Ages: Laura Nyro Live in Japan
Tedeschi Trucks Band, Layla Revisited: Live at LOCKN'
Umphrey's McGee, You Walked Up Shaking in Your Boots But You Stood Tall and Left a Raging Bull
July 17
RSD Drops:
Allman Brothers Band, The Final Note (2LP)
Bob Dylan "Jokerman/I And I" (12" Vinyl Remixes)
Canned Heat, Living the Blues (2LP)
The Clash, If Music Could Talk (2LP)
Crosby Stills Nash & Young, Deja Vu Alternates (LP)
The Cure, Wild Mood Swings (2LP Picture Disc)
Dave Davies [The Kinks], Bug (2LP)
Dio, God Hates Heavy Metal (12" Picture Disc)
Dire Straits, Encores (LP)
The Dirty Knobs [Mike Campbell], Humdinger/Feelin High (7" Vinyl)
Foo Fighters, Hail Satan
Hall and Oates, Voices (LP)
Hawkwind, Greasy Truckers Party (2LP)
Hot Tuna, America's Choice (LP)
Jerry Garcia Band, Jerry Garcia Band (5LP 30th Anniversary Reissue)
Joey Molland [Badfinger], Be True to Yourself (LP)
John Fogerty, Blue Ridge Rangers (12" Vinyl EP)
John Prine, Stay Independent: The Oh Boy Years Curated by Indie Record Stores (LP); Live at the Other End, December 1975 (4LP and 2CD)
Jon Anderson [Yes], Olias Of Sunhillow (45th Anniversary Edition LP)
Judas Priest, Best Of (2LP)
Lou Reed, Set the Twilight Reeling (2LP)
The Monkees, Missing Links Volume 1; Volume 2; Volume 3 (LP)
Mr. Big, Lean Into It (LP)
Pearl Jam, Alive (12" Vinyl and Cassette)
Queen + Adam Lambert and Freddie Mercury, Live Around the World (Vinyl EP) "Love Me Like There's No Tomorrow" (Pink 7" Vinyl)
The Ramones, Live at the Wireless Capitol Theatre, Sydney, Australia, July 8, 1980 (LP)
Randy Newman, Roll With the Punches: The Studio Albums (LPs)
Rory Gallagher, Cleveland Calling Pt. 2 (2LP)
Sammy Hagar and the Circle, "Heavy Metal (Live)" (12" Picture Disc)
The Sweet, Platinum Rare (2LP)
Tesla, Mechanical Resonance (LP)
July 23
The Brothers, March 10, 2020/Madison Square Garden/New York, NY
David Crosby, For Free
Dream Theater, Lost Not Forgotten Archives: A Dramatic Tour of Events – Select Board Mixes
Jackson Browne, Downhill From Everywhere
Mudhoney, Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge (30th anniversary deluxe edition)
Paul McCartney, McCartney III Imagined [Physical release, with St. Vincent, Beck, Phoebe Bridgers, Josh Homme, others]
R.E.M., Cassette Set
Stone Temple Pilots, Tiny Music ... Songs From the Vatican Gift Shop (expanded anniversary reissue)
Yngwie Malmsteen, Parabellum
July 30
Aretha Franklin, ARETHA (4CD set)
Beach Boys, Feel Flows: The 'Sunflower' and 'Surf's Up' Sessions 1969-1971
Blues Traveler, Traveler's Blues
Dee Snider [Twisted Sister], Leave a Scar
Mose Allison, The Complete Atlantic / Elektra Albums 1962-83 (6CD clamshell box)
Level 42, The Complete Polydor Years, Vol. 2: 1985-89 (10CD set)
Los Lobos, Native Sons
Prince, Welcome 2 America
Son Volt, Electro Melodier
Aug. 6
Brian May, Back to the Light: Deluxe Edition
Colin Hay, I Just Don’t Know What to Do With Myself
Drive-By Truckers, Plan 9 Records July 13th, 2006
Ellen Foley, Fighting Words
George Harrison, All Things Must Pass (50th anniversary reissue)
Kim Wilde, Pop Don't Stop: The Greatest Hits (5CD/2DVD or 2CD set)
Mose Allison, The Complete Atlantic / Elektra Albums 1962-83 (6CD set)
Nico, Drama of Exile (vinyl reissue)
Night Ranger, ATBPO
Various artists, Rip It Up: The Best of Specialty Records [Little Richard, Sam Cooke, Lloyd Price]
Aug. 13
Joan Armatrading, Consequences
Scritti Politti, Cupid & Psyche 85 (remastered reissue); Anomie & Bonhomie (vinyl reissue)
Sheryl Crow, Live From the Ryman and More
Willie Nile, The Day the Earth Stood Still
Aug. 20
Chrissie Hynde, Standing in the Doorway: Chrissie Hynde Sings Bob Dylan (physical release)
Eric Clapton, Eric Clapton (50th anniversary reissue)
George Lynch [Dokken, Lynch Mob], Seamless
KK's Priest [K.K. Downing, Tim "Ripper" Owens and Les Binks], Sermons of the Sinner
Killers, Imploding the Mirage
Martin Gore [Depeche Mode], The Third Chimpanzee Remixed
Various artists, Disco 75 (3CD set with the O'Jays, Jackson Five, KC and the Sunshine Band, Average White Band, others)
Aug. 27
The Beach Boys, Feel Flows: The 'Sunflower' & 'Surf's Up' Sessions 1969-71 (vinyl edition)
Brian Setzer, Gotta Have the Rumble
Lynch Mob, The Elektra Years: 1990-92
Marshall Crenshaw, The Wild, Exciting Sounds of Marshall Crenshaw: Live in the 20th and 21st Century (2CD set)
Neal Morse Band, Innocence & Danger
Robben Ford, Pure
Toad the Wet Sprocket, Starting Now
Sept. 3
Bob Marley and the Wailers, The Capitol Session ’73 (1CD/1DVD set)
Booker T. and the MG's, The Complete Stax Singles Vol. 1 (1962-1967); Vol. 2 (1968-1974) (red vinyl reissues)
Gerry Rafferty, Rest in Blue
Iron Maiden, Senjutsu (2CD or 3LP set)
Rory Gallagher, Rory Gallagher: 50th Anniversary Edition (2CD or 4CD sets)
Van Der Graaf Generator, The Charisma Years 1970-1978 (17CD, 3Blu-ray set)
Sept. 10
Bonnie Raitt, The Glow; Green Light (reissues)
Elvis Costello and the Attractions, This Year’s Model (vinyl reissue); Various artists, Spanish Model
Hall and Oates, Whole Oates / War Babies (reissue)
Hawkwind, Somnia
Laura Nyro, Go Find the Moon: The Audition Tape
Marillion, Fugazi: Deluxe Edition (3CD/1Blu-ray set)
Metallica, Metallica: Remastered Expanded Edition; Various artists, The Metallica Blacklist
Ray Charles, True Genius (6CD set)
Steve Hackett, Surrender of Silence
Timothy B. Schmit [Eagles], Playin' It Cool (reissue)
Tony Kaye [Yes], End of Innocence
Sept. 17
Billy Idol, The Roadside EP
Bob Dylan, Springtime in New York: The Bootleg Series Vol. 16 (1980-85) (2CD, 2LP or 5CD deluxe set)
Bonnie Tyler, The East West Years 1995-98
Lindsey Buckingham, Lindsey Buckingham
Marianne Faithfull, The Montreux Years
Melissa Etheridge, One Way Out
Nick Lowe, The Convincer (20th anniversary vinyl reissue)
Ozzy Osbourne, No More Tears (30th anniversary expanded edition)
Paul Carrack [Mike + the Mechanics, Squeeze], One On One
Ronnie Wood, Mr. Luck – A Tribute to Jimmy Reed: Live at the Royal Albert Hall
Sept. 24
Donald Fagen, 'The Nightfly' Live
Ringo Starr, Change the World (four-song EP with Toto's Steve Lukather and Joseph Williams, and Joe Walsh)
Sex Pistols, 76-77 (4CD set)
Spirit, Sunrise and Salvation
Steely Dan, Northeast Corridor: Steely Dan Live!
Various artists, The Best of Bond … James Bond (vinyl-edition reissue with Paul McCartney, Tina Turner, Duran Duran and others)
Various artists, I'll Be Your Mirror: A Tribute to the Velvet Underground & Nico (Iggy Pop, St. Vincent, Michael Stipe, others)
Oct. 1
Black Sabbath, Technical Ecstasy (expanded 4CD reissue)
Doobie Brothers, Liberte
Grateful Dead, Fox Theatre, St. Louis, MO (12/10/71) (3CD set)
Metallica and various artists, The Metallica Blacklist (vinyl release)
Neil Young, Carnegie Hall 1970
Roger Taylor [Queen], Outsider
The The, The Comeback Special: Live at the Royal Albert Hall
Yes, The Quest
Oct. 8
The Syn [Yes' Chris Squire], Flowerman: Rare Blooms from the Syn
Jeff Scott Soto [Journey], The Duets Collection: Vol. 1 (Eric Martin, Deen Castronovo)
Violent Femmes, Why Do Birds Sing? (2CD deluxe reissue)
Oct. 15
Al Stewart, Time Passages (3CD/1DVD deluxe set)
The Alarm, History Repeating 1981-2021 (2CD set)
Beatles, Let It Be: Special Edition
The Cult, Born Into This (2CD 'Savage' edition)
The dB's, I Thought You Wanted To Know: 1978-1981
David Crosby, If I Could Only Remember My Name (expanded anniversary edition)
Melvins, Five Legged Dog (4LP career-spanning acoustic retrospective)
Nick Lowe, Labour of Lust; The Impossible Bird; Dig My Mood (vinyl reissues)
Jason Isbell, Georgia Blue (digital release)
Judas Priest, 50 Heavy Metal Years of Music
Tom Morello, The Atlas Underground Fire [Bruce Springsteen and Eddie Vedder]
Santana, Blessings and Miracles
The Velvet Underground (soundtrack and documentary by Todd Haynes)
Oct. 22
Carole King and James Taylor, Live at the Troubadour (vinyl reissue)
Dream Theater, A View From the Top of the World
Duran Duran, Future Past
Elton John, The Lockdown Sessions
Replacements, Sorry Ma, Forgot to Take Out the Trash (4CD/1LP deluxe-edition reissue)
Rolling Stones, Tattoo You (expanded anniversary reissue)
Sixx:A.M., Hits
Superchunk, Here’s to Shutting Up (anniversary reissue)
Oct. 29
Beatles, The Beatles and India: Documentary (DVD/Blu-ray)
Beau Brummels, Turn Around: The Complete Recordings 1964-70 (8CD set)
Emerson Lake and Palmer, Out of This World: Live (1970-1997)
Joe Bonamassa, Time Clocks
Joni Mitchell, Archives – Volume 2: The Reprise Years (1968-1971) (5CD set)
Motorhead, Everything Louder Forever: The Very Best of Motorhead (2CD/4LP)
Nektar, The Other Side (CD/DVD edition)
Peter Cetera, Love, Glory Honor and Heart: The Complete Full Moon and Warner Bros. Recordings (1981-1992)
Pink Floyd, A Momentary Lapse of Reason: Remixed & Updated
R.E.M., New Adventures in Hi-Fi (expanded anniversary reissue)
Steppenwolf, Magic Carpet Ride: The Dunhill/ABC Years: 1967-1971 (remastered 8CD set)
Various artists, Breakthrough: Underground Sounds of 1971 (4CD set with Yes, Electric Light Orchestra, Emerson Lake and Palmer, Jethro Tull, Thin Lizzy, others)
War, Greatest Hits 2.0 (expanded 2CD set)
Whitesnake, Restless Heart (4CD super-deluxe reissue)
Nov. 5
ABBA, Voyage
Alan Parsons, The Neverending Show: Live in the Netherlands
Billy Joel, The Vinyl Collection, Vol. 1 (9LP set)
Black Keys, El Camino (deluxe anniversary edition)
Dion, Stomping Ground (Bruce Springsteen, Eric Clapton, Billy Gibbons, Boz Scaggs, Mark Knopfler, Peter Frampton, Joe Bonamassa)
Jethro Tull, Benefit (expanded 50th anniversary edition)
Ozzy Osbourne, Diary of a Madman (40th anniversary digital reissue)
Pretenders, Pretenders; Pretenders II (expanded 3CD anniversary reissue sets)
Radiohead, KID A MNESIA (combined expanded reissue)
Steve Perry, The Season
Nov. 12
Cat Stevens, Teaser and the Firecat (expanded 4CDs/Blu-ray/2LP/7" anniversary clamshell box)
Elvis Presley, Elvis Back in Nashville (4CD set)
Eric Clapton, The Lady in the Balcony: Lockdown Sessions
Genesis, The Last Domino? (2CD retrospective)
L.A. Guns, Checkered Past
NRBQ, Dragnet
Nirvana, Nevermind (expanded super-deluxe edition)
Rod Stewart, The Tears of Hercules
Various artists, Highway Butterfly: The Songs of Neal Casal (3CD set with Bob Weir, Susan Tedeschi and Derek Trucks, Steve Earle, Phil Lesh, others)
Nov. 19
Brian Wilson, At My Piano
Bruce Springsteen, The Legendary 1979 No Nukes Concerts (2CD/DVD, 2CD/Blu-ray and 2LP)
Colin Blunstone [Zombies], One Year (expanded 50th Anniversary reissue)
The Darkness, Motorheart
Frank Zappa, 200 Motels (50th anniversary super-deluxe edition)
King Crimson, Music Is Our Friend
Kiss, Destroyer (expanded 4CD edition)
Oasis, Knebworth 1996
Robert Plant and Alison Krauss, Raise the Roof
Steppenwolf, Magic Carpet Ride: The Dunhill / ABC Years 1967-1971 (8CD box set)
Sting, The Bridge
Nov. 26
Black Label Society, Doom Crew Inc.
Corrosion of Conformity, Sleeping Martyr: 2000-2005 (3CD set)
David Bowie, Brilliant Adventure (1992-2001) (11CD set)
David Lee Roth, Diamond Dave (pink vinyl reissue)
Deep Purple, Turning to Crime
Electric Prunes, Then Came the Dawn: Complete Recordings 1966-1969 (6CD set)
Howard Jones, At the BBC (5CD clamshell box)
Jason Isbell, Georgia Blue (physical release)
Renaissance, Scheherazade and Other Stories (expanded 3CD clamshell box)
Black Friday: Record Store Day
RSD EXCLUSIVE
Billy F. Gibbons, Hardware (CD)
Carole King, In Concert - Live at the BBC 1971 (LP)
Canned Heat with Memphis Slim, Memphis Heat (LP)
Dave Davies, Kinked (LP)
Dio, Holy Diver; The Last In Line (LP Picture Discs)
Dire Straits, Encores: Live (LP)
Fleetwood Mac, Alternate Live (2LP)
Hall and Oates, Fall In Philadelphia: The Definitive Demos 1968-71 (LP)
Iron Maiden, Iron Maiden (LP Picture Disc)
Jimi Hendrix Experience, Paris '67 (LP)
Joe Strummer and the Mescaleros, Johnny Appleseed (12-inch)
Jorma Kaukonen, Christmas: Candy Cane Edition; Christmas: Christmas Tree Edition (LPs)
King's X, Please Come Home, Mr. Bulbous (LP)
Leonard Cohen, Songs of Love and Hate: 50th Anniversary (LP)
Little Feat, Electrif Lycanthrope: Live at Ultra-Sonic Studios 1974 (2LP/CD)
Lou Reed with Kris Kristofferson, The Bottom Line Archive Series (3LP)
Motorhead, The Lost Tapes Vol. 1: Live In Madrid 1995 (2LP)
Ozzy Osbourne, No More Tears (LP Picture Disc)
Poison, Flesh & Blood (LP)
Staples Singers, The 25th of December (LP)
Stray Cats, Live at Rockpalast (3LP)
Tesla, Mechanical Resonance (LP)
Todd Rundgren, Healing (LP)
RSD FIRST
Aerosmith, 1971: The Road Starts Hear (LP/Cassette)
Alice Cooper, Brutal Planet (2LP)
Blackberry Smoke, Stoned (LP)
Canned Heat, Friends in the Can (LP)
Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit, Georgia Blue (2LP)
Judas Priest, Best of Judas Priest (2LP)
LA Guns, Walking the Dead (LP)
Modern English, After the Snow (LP)
Mr. Big, Lean Into It (LP)
Nancy Wilson, You and Me (2LP)
U2, Gloria: 40th Anniversary (LP)
RSD LIMITED RUN/REGIONAL
Bee Gees, Three Kisses of Love (LP)
David Crosby & Graham Nash, Wind on the Water (LP)
Night Ranger, Somewhere in California (LP)
Dec. 3
Can, Live in Brighton 1975
Depeche Mode, 101 (expanded high-definition reissue)
The Doors, L.A. Woman (anniversary deluxe reissue)
Ozzy Osbourne, Hellraiser (EP)
Paul Weller [The Jam, Style Council], An Orchestrated Songbook
The Waterboys, The Magnificent Seven (1989-90) (5CD/DVD set)
Dec. 10
The Band, Cahoots (expanded 50th anniversary reissue)
Gene Clark, Collected (3CD set)
Green Day, BBC Sessions
Hawkwind, Dust of Time: An Anthology (6CD or 2CD sets)
Neil Young and Crazy Horse, Barn
T. Rex, The Alternative Singles Collection (2CD set)
Dec. 17
Chuck Berry, Live From Blueberry Hill
John Fogerty, The Blue Ridge Rangers (remastered reissue)
Nektar, Retrospektive 1969-1980 (2CD set)
Jan. 7
David Bowie, Toy
Jan. 14
Elvis Costello & the Imposters, The Boy Named If
Jan. 28
Anthony Phillips, Archive Collection Vols. I and II (remastered 5CD clamshell box)
Faster Pussycat, Babylon: The Elektra Years 1987-1992 (4CD set)
Hawkwind, Sonic Attack (40th anniversary blue vinyl LP/7" single)
Jethro Tull, The Zealot Gene
John Mayall, The Sun is Shining Down
Feb. 11
Scorpions, Rock Believer
Slash with Myles Kennedy and the Conspirators, 4
Spoon, Lucifer on the Sofa
Feb. 25
Beth Hart, A Tribute to Led Zeppelin
Guns N’ Roses, Hard Skool (EP)
Tears for Fears, The Tipping Point
March 11
Bryan Adams, So Happy It Hurts
April 8
Georgia Satellites, Lightnin’ in a Bottle: The Official Live Album
Jack White, Fear of the Dawn
April 29
Ted Nugent, Detroit Muscle
May 27
Liam Gallagher [Oasis], C'mon You Know
July 22
Jack White, Entering Heaven Alive
TBA / Rumored:
Ace Frehley, Origins, Vol. 3; untitled original project
Adler (untitled, details here)
Alex Lifeson (untitled collaboration with Envy of None, details here)
Bad Company (untitled, details here)
Chris Robinson (untitled, details here)
Extreme (untitled, details here)
George Clinton, One Nation Under Sedation
Jerry Lee Lewis (untitled, details here)
Journey (untitled, details here)
Kinks (untitled reunion LP, details here)
Krokus (untitled, details here)
Lemmy Kilmister (untitled solo debut, details here)
Mick Mars (untitled solo debut, details here); (untitled John Corabi collaboration, details here)
Neil Young, Ragged Glory (expanded edition)
Pink Floyd, Animals (5.1 surround-sound reissue)
Robert Plant (untitled, details here)
Skid Row (untitled, details here)
Todd Rundgren, Space Force
ZZ Top (untitled, details here)