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The New Releases page has been updated to include music CD, DVD and Blu-ray releases for May.

Highlights for May include:

• the North American debut of “George Harrison – Living in a Material World” on DVD, Blu-ray and deluxe edition box (May 1)
• deluxe editions of several Small Faces classic albums (May 15-29)
• “Diana Ross – Live In Central Park” on DVD (May 15)
• Paul McCartney’s “RAM” in standard, special and deluxe editions (May 22)
• Tom Jones’ brand new “Spirit In The Room” album (May 29).

The New Releases page has been updated to include music CD, DVD and Blu-ray releases for April.

Highlights for April include:

• Elvis Presley’s “Such A Night in Pearl Harbor” (Apr 2 – UK)
• Johnny Cash’s “Bootleg Vol. IV – The Soul of Truth” (Apr 3)
• Jethro Tull’s Ian Anderson’s “Thick as a Brick 2″ (Apr 3)
• “Whole Lotta Jerry Lee Lewis” 4-CD box set (Apr 10)
• Grateful Dead’s “All the Years Combine” 14-DVD box set (Apr 17)
• Janis Joplin’s “The Pearl Sessions” – (Apr 17).

The New Releases page has been updated to include music CD, DVD and Blu-ray releases for March.

Highlights for March include:

• Bruce Springsteen’s “Wrecking Ball” in standard and deluxe editions (Mar 5)
• Janis Joplin with Big Brother and the Holding Company “Live at the Carousel Ballroom 1968 (Mar 13)
• a great value reissue of the 4-CD Elvis box set “The Complete ’68 Comeback Special” (Mar 13)
• the Madonna “Complete Studio Albums – 1983-2008″ box set (Mar 20)
• Lionel Richie’s new duets album “Tuskegee” in standard and deluxe editions (Mar 26).

The New Releases page has been updated to include music CD, DVD and Blu-ray releases for January.

Highlights for January include:

• “Elvis Country – Legacy Edition” – Jan 3
• a number of releases in the Original Album Classics series from the likes of Johnny Cash, Elvis, Journey, the Byrds, Bob Dylan and David Bowie – Jan 17
• the Doors’ “L.A. Woman – 40th Anniversary Edition” and “Mr. Mojo Risin’” DVD and Blu-ray releases – Jan 24
• Dion DiMucci’s “Tank Full of Blues” – Jan 24
• Leonard Cohen’s “Old Ideas” on CD and vinyl – Jan 31.

The New Releases page has been updated to include music CD, DVD and Blu-ray releases for December.

It’s a quieter month than usual as many top titles were released last month to coincide with the start of the Christmas shopping spree. Check the November 2011 releases page for those titles.

Highlights for December include:

• Paul McCartney’s “Love We Make” on DVD and Blu-ray – Dec 6 (US/CA), Nov 28 (UK)
• “The Very Best Of Neil Diamond” – Dec 6 (US/CA)
• the Queen “Live at Wembley Roadie Box Set” and “Orb Gift Box” – Dec 13 (US/CA)
• The Yardbirds 5-CD “Glimpses – 1963-1968″ box set – Dec 27 (US), Dec 6 (CA), Dec 5 (UK)
• the “Kinks in Mono” box set – Dec 27 (US), Nov 29 (CA), Nov 21 (UK).