Atavistic Records releases The Complete Machine Gun Sessions by the Peter Brötzmann Octet, chronicling the recording of the group’s 1968 album. 
Atavistic Records releases The Complete Machine Gun Sessions by the Peter Brötzmann Octet, chronicling the recording of the group’s 1968 album.
Expansion Team Records releases the album Robo Sapiens by Malibu (a pseudonym for former Jellyfish member Roger Joseph Manning Jr.); the album was released several months earlier in Japan.
Rhino Records releases the album The Rootin’ Tootin’ Luton Tapes by Split Enz, a collection of demos, alternate takes, and unreleased songs recorded during the band’s infamous lost year in the U.K. A special fan club edition adds an entire extra disc of material.
A veteran of the musical stage on both sides of the Atlantic, Doctor Who/Torchwood cast member John Barrowman‘s album Another Side is released.
Epic Records releases an expanded, remastered edition of the Alan Parsons Project‘s 1978 album Pyramid, with additional tracks from the original recording sessions.
Epic Records releases an expanded, remastered edition of the Alan Parsons Project‘s 1985 album Stereotomy, with additional tracks from the original recording sessions.
Epic Records releases an expanded, remastered edition of the Alan Parsons Project‘s 1980 album The Turn Of A Friendly Card, with additional tracks from the original recording sessions.
Capitol Records releases the album The Conversation by Tim Finn, an album whose songs are performed by a trio of core players (including fellow Split Enz alumni Eddie Rayner and Miles Golding).
The independently-released album Parliament Of Fooles is released by Rubber Universe, a collective of musicians paying tribute to the musical of The Alan Parsons Project without actually covering any of the band’s songs. Project vocalist Eric Woolfson and guitarist Ian Bairnson make guest appearances.
Atlantic Records releases the debut Little Boots album Hands, featuring the singles “New In Town”, “Stuck On Repeat”, and “Remedy”.
Adrenaline Records releases the album Bedtime With The Beatles, Part Two by Jason Falkner, an album of relaxing instrumental covers of Beatles classics.
RealWorld Records releases the album Big Blue Ball, an all-star project overseen by Peter Gabriel and Karl Wallinger, with contributions from Sinead O’Connor and Jah Wobble among others.
Epic Records releases an expanded, remastered edition of the Alan Parsons Project‘s 1984 album Ammonia Avenue, with additional tracks from the original recording sessions.
Epic Records releases an expanded, remastered edition of the Alan Parsons Project‘s 1980 album Eve, with additional tracks from the original recording sessions.
Epic Records releases an expanded, remastered edition of the Alan Parsons Project‘s 1987 album Gaudi, with additional tracks from the original recording sessions.
Sony Records releases Ben Folds’ third solo album Way To Normal, featuring the single “You Don’t Know Me” (a collaboration with Regina Spektor).
Former Alan Parsons Project songwriter and vocalist Eric Woolfson releases the solo album Eric Woolfson Sings The Alan Parsons Project That Never Was.
8-Bit Weapon releases the EP Electric High.
Sire Records releases Regina Spektor‘s fifth album, Far.
Yep Roc Records releases the Liam Finn/Eliza Jane Barnes EP collaboration Champagne In Seashells.
Sony Records releases the 7 Worlds Collide album The Sun Came Out, an all-star project with contributions from Neil Finn, Johnny Marr, Jeff Tweedy, Tim Finn, and others.
Japanese label Noise McCartney Records releases the album All Quiet On The Noise Floor by Jason Falkner, the ex-Jellyfish guitarist’s fourth solo album.
Capitol Records releases the album North, South, East, West…Anthology by Tim Finn, a greatest hits album stretching back to his time as the lead singer of Split Enz, and including new material as well.
8-Bit Weapon and ComputeHer release the holiday EP collaboration It’s A Chiptune Holiday!.
Film Score Monthly releases the complete soundtrack from the 1977 thriller Black Sunday, with music by John Williams – the last post-Jaws soundtrack composed by Williams that had never seen an official release. (This was also Williams’ last soundtrack assignment before starting work on George Lucas’ Star Wars.)
Soundtrack specialty label Intrada releases Australian composer Brian May’s soundtrack from the 1984 movie Cloak & Dagger. This is the movie’s first soundtrack release.
Fantasy Records releases the sixth Crowded House studio album, Woodface, featuring the singles “Saturday Sun” and “Either Side Of The World”. This is the last album to feature the band’s American members, Mark Hart and Matt Sherrod.
Warner Bros. Records releases the DEVO album Something For Everybody, the band’s first new album in 20 years.
