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The New Releases page has been updated to include this month’s music CD, DVD and Blu-ray releases from classic artists.

Highlights for October include:

• the 7-CD “Rush – The Studio Albums 1989-2007” box set (1 Oct)
• Paul McCartney’s “New” album in standard and deluxe editions (15 Oct)
• “Paul Simon – The Complete Albums Collection” 14-CD collection and single CD “Over the Bridge of Time” retrospective (15 Oct)
• “Eric Clapton Unplugged – Expanded and Remastered” (15 Oct)
• Willie Nelson’s “To All The Girls” (15 Oct)
• Deep Purple’s 10-CD “The Complete Albums 1970-1976” and “Perfect Strangers Live” concert titles (15 Oct)
• Van Morrison’s “Moondance” in expanded, deluxe and standard editions (22 Oct)
• “Springsteen And I” on DVD and Blu-ray (29 Oct)
• Jethro Tull’s “Benefit – Deluxe” collector’s edition (29 Oct)
• “The Eagles – The Studio Albums 1972-1979” 6-LP vinyl box set (29 Oct).

“Beautiful – The Carole King Musical” has made its worldwide debut at San Francisco’s Curran Theater, where it will play until October 20.

The musical will begin its Broadway previews at the Stephen Sondheim Theater on November 21, ahead of its official opening on January 12.

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The Byrds’ Gene Clark is the subject of a new documentary, “The Byrd Who Flew Alone – The Triumphs And Tragedy Of Gene Clark,” due for release in November.

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“Over The Bridge Of Time: A Paul Simon Retrospective (1964-2011)” is the first single-CD collection ever to contain both Simon & Garfunkel recordings and Paul Simon’s solo hit singles.

The album is released worldwide on October 15, the same date as the 15-disc career-spanning “Paul Simon – The Complete Albums Collection” which features Simon’s 12 studio albums and two full-length live concert recordings.

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

Highlights for September include:

• Rod Stewart’s “Rarities” (3 Sep)
• the 6-CD “Marc Bolan at the BBC” and 2-CD “Marc Bolan – Best of the BBC Recordings” (3 Sep)
• the 13-CD “The Clash – Sound System” box set (10 Sep) and reissues of original albums (17 Sep)
• Madonna’s “MDNA Tour” on CD, DVD and Blu-ray (10 Sep)
• the 6-CD “The Shadows – The Early Years: 1959-1966” box set (17 Sep)
• Elvis Costello & The Roots “Wise Up Ghost” in standard and deluxe editions (17 Sep)
• The Band’s “Live at the Academy Of Music 1971” standard and deluxe editions (17 Sep) and “The Last Waltz” box set (24 Sep)
• Elton John’s new studio album “Diving Board” in standard, deluxe and super deluxe editions (24 Sep)
• Sting’s new album “The Last Ship” in standard and deluxe editions (24 Sep).