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New release CDs out Monday August 4th

New release CDs out Monday August 4th with free delivery from CD WOW!

The last post from baddad... it's been emotional folks!

Extreme - Saudades De Rock
Extremely good value at Just £9.99!!
Saudades De Rock is pronounced “sow-dodge”. It's Extreme's first studio album in 13 years and will coincide with their first world tour in over 12 years.
This is the iconic rock foursome's - vocalist Gary Cherone, guitarist Nuno Bettencourt, bassist Pat Badger and new drummer Kevin Figueiredo – fifth studio offering and was recorded at NRG Studios in Los Angeles with Bettencourt at the helm as producer and mixer.
The album boasts 13 tracks, including the infectious roar of 'Star', the groove-laden, swagger of 'King', a raw funk rock anthem called 'Learn To Love', and the expressive ballad 'Ghost'. If you loved them back then, this is a must buy record!

Randy Newman - Harps And Angels
This price set by an Angel, How Much? Only £7.99!!

'A Few Words In Defense Of Our Country' Slinky, bluesy piano work, witty, laconic, half-spoken vocals and a bitter-sweet story about mortality; it sounds like vintage Randy Newman, but it's actually a song from his new album, Harps And Angels  written, Newman alleges with tongue firmly in cheek, to counter foreign criticism of our (The US) current administration.
The rest of the album is pretty good too!

Also look out for these bargain new release CDs, all delivered anywhere in the world free of charge, in next week's chart:

• Natty - Man Like I: At a snazzy £7.99
• Jakob Dylan - Seeing Things: No you're not, it is actually £7.99
• Thompson Twins - Here's To Future Days (2CD): A great re-release at £7.99
• Ron Sexsmith - Exit Startegy Of The Soul: No escape from this great price, Just £7.99
• The Mission - The Mission at the BBC (3CD): go on a mission to find a better price than this! just £14.99
• Black Affair - Pleasure Pressure Point : No pressure for just £7.99

Fancy something a bit different... check out the essential New Releases and Upcoming Releases on your very favourite CD WOW!

Now 70! It's A Record Breaker. Again!

Various Artists - Now That's What I Call Music: vol 70

Now! 70 scorches to first week sales of 383,002, beating by just 243 sales the 382,759 copies that its immediate predecessor Now! 69 sold on its first week in the shops back in March. At the time that was a record for weekly sales, not just for the Now! series but for multi-artist compilations as a whole.

The achievement is made even more spectacular coming in a week where the top album, Coldplay - Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends recorded the lowest sale for a number one artist album for six years!
Viva La Vida already holds the record for the best sale of the year by an artist number one, selling 302,074 copies on its debut at the summit some six weeks ago.

It seems that the market leading compilation series will go from strength to strength, and with tracklistings like this, it's hardly surprising!

CD 1 Estelle feat. Kanye West - American Boy Dizzee Rascal feat. Calvin Harris & Chrome - Dance Wiv Me Mint Royale - Singin' In The Rain Sam Sparro - Black & Gold Duffy - Warwick Avenue Sara Bareilles - Love Song Gabriella Cilmi - Sweet About Me Ne-Yo - Closer Girls Aloud - Can't Speak French Kylie Minogue - In My Arms Sugababes - Denial Jonas Brothers - S.O.S. Alphabeat - 10,000 Nights The Ting Tings - That's Not My Name The Kooks - Always Where I Need To Be Pendulum - Propane Nightmares Black Kids - I'm Not Gonna Teach Your Boyfriend How To Dance With You Scouting For Girls - Heartbeat The Feeling - Turn It Up The Hoosiers - Cops & Robbers Paul Weller - Have You Made Up Your Mind Coldplay - Violet Hill

CD 2 Rihanna - Take A Bow Jordin Sparks with Chris Brown - No Air Will.I.am feat. Cheryl Cole - Heartbreaker Usher feat. Young Jeezy - Love In This Club Mariah Carey - Touch My Body Leona Lewis - Better In Time Chris Brown - With You Ironik - Stay With Me Taio Cruz - I Can Be The Script - We Cry Britney Spears - Break The Ice Timbaland feat. Keri Hilson & Nicole Scherzinger - Scream Flo Rida feat. T-Pain - Low Wiley - Wearing My Rolex DJ Q feat. MC Bonez - You Wot! Basshunter - All I Ever Wanted Scooter - Jumping All Over The World Ultrabeat vs Darren Styles - Discolights Alex Gaudino feat. Shena - Watch Out September - Cry For You Fragma - Toca's Miracle 2008

UK Albums Charts & Hot New Releases July 28th

Well, what an exciting week at the top of the chart this week!
In a close three-way tussle for chart supremacy at the top of the artist album chart, Basshunter - Now You're Gone, ABBA - Gold - Greatest Hits and Coldplay all took turns at topping the chart at various stages of the week.
Viva La Vida or Death & All His Friends eventually secured a return to #1 with sales of 26,205, the lowest total for a #1 album for more than six years, leading ABBA by just 363 sales, and Basshunter by 1,277.

Just two new entries in this weeks top 10;

Bachelors - I Believe; The Very Best Of (#7):
One of the things about buying compilations of hit songs from the 60's is that you never know if you will get the real deal until you put the CD on! There are a lot of re-recordings of Bachelors songs around, but the good news is, not on this new album from Decca/Universal. This package of 25 songs contains 23 original Decca singles, 17 of which made the top twenty.
All the massive hits are there, Diane, I Believe, Marie, No Arms Can Ever Hold You and more, but there are also some beautifully worked less well known songs for the purists.

Primal Scream - Beautiful Future (#9):
Enduring indie stalwarts follow 2006's Riot City Blues with this, their ninth album and first for B-Unique. Having made their name by always trying something different with every new release, on this album they mash up soul, dark electro, rock 'n' roll riffs and classic pop songwriting.
Produced by Paul Epworth (Bloc Party) and Bjorn Yttling of Peter, Bjorn & John, it includes the single 'Can't Go Back' and features input from Lovefoxx of CSS, folk legend Linda Thompson and Queens Of The Stone Age's Josh Homme.

Here is the Top 10 run down for you, most for just £7.99 with free delivery!

1. Coldplay - Viva La Vida or Death & All His Friends (£7.99) (Limited Edition is £8.99)
2. Basshunter - Now You're Gone (£7.99)
3. ABBA - Gold - Greatest Hits (£7.99)
4. Duffy - Rockferry (£7.99)
5. Sharleen Spiteri - Melody (£7.99)
6. The Ting Tings - We Started Nothing (£7.99)
7. Bachelors - I Believe; The Very Best Of
8. Chris Brown - Exclusive: The Forever Edition (£6.99) (CD/DVD Edition is £10.99)
9. Primal Scream - Beautiful Future (£7.99)
10. Nickelback - All The Right Reasons (£7.99)

In yet another quiet week for new releases the only other new entries in the top 50, at bargain prices with free delivery from CD WOW! were:

• #32 CSS - Donkey (£7.99)
• #37 Billy Idol - Idolize Yourself; The Very Best Of (£7.99)
• Also available as:
• #37 Billy Idol - Idolize Yourself; The Very Best Of (CD/DVD Edition) (£7.99)

New release CDs out Monday July 28th

New release CDs out Monday July 28th with free delivery from CD WOW!
How dark this weeks covers are!? A bit like the sumer clouds overhead... but not today, it's sunny!!

Kid Rock - Rock 'n' Roll Jesus
Get into that Rock 'n' Roll Religion for Just £7.99!!
'Rock 'n' Roll Jesus' is the follow-up to Kid Rock's self-titled 2003 effort. This release from the Detroit-born rapper/rocker is an album full of southern rock, hip-hop and honkytonk, created with the help of long-time backing band, Twisted Brown Trucker. Rock uses his lyrical style to take on issues from race relations to religion to rock 'n' roll excess. Singles include 'Too Hott'.

Nine Inch Nails - The Slip (CD + DVD)
Nail me down, How Much? Only £10.99!!

A mere three months after NIN's instrumental double-disc opus Ghosts I-IV comes this physical version of their sixth "proper" studio album, which frontman Trent Reznor gave away free to fans on the band's website as a gesture of thanks for their support. Short, direct and uncluttered, it has been hailed by fans and critics alike as possibly the best thing they have ever done.

Also look out for these bargain new release CDs, all delivered anywhere in the world free of charge, in next week's chart:

• Alice Cooper - Along Came A Spider: A Webby £9.99
• Various - Hed Kandi Beach House: A Summery £11.99
• Soulfly - Conquer: At a winning £7.99 also available as Conquer (CD+DVD) at £10.99
• Ida Maria - Fortress Around My Heart: Locked away for a mere £7.99
• Joe Bonamassa - Live From Nowhere In Particular: get your sat nav out and find him for just £10.99
• Jakob Dylan - Seeing Things: He must be for just £7.99

Fancy something a bit different... check out the essential New Releases and Upcoming Releases on your very favourite CD WOW!

A Bluffers Guide To... Uriah Heep

So there I was listening to the new Uriah Heep album Wake The Sleeper and it reminded me of what a great band they were, so here my friends is the seventh of my short “Bluffers Guide to …” series!
Once again in a few short paragraphs here is all you need to know to bluff your way through a conversation on Uriah Heep as long as you steer away pretty quickly...

Uriah Heep are an English rock band that were first formed in 1969, when producer Gerry Bron invited key board player Ken Hensley to join a band on his own Bronze record label. They have been cited by many critics as being the forefathers of Progressive Metal music as their fusion of musical styles, melodic songs and multi part harmonising vocals moved the Progressive Rock of the time in a new direction.

The band were named after Uriah Heep who was a character in the Dickens novel David Copperfield, and their first release Very ‘eavy, Very ‘umble was a reference to his favourite saying, very ‘umble.

This first album was a heavy guitar and organ sound with theatrical vocals but it was not until their second album Salisbury that they started to develop the Progressive Metal sound that was to become their signature. It’s 16 minute title track included a 24 piece orchestra and introduced the fantasy orientated lyrical themes that would follow the band through their various formations.
In between their formation in 1969 and 1980 the band changed line up on numerous occasions but consistent in them were Ken Hensley on Keys and Mick Box on Guitar.
For most of this time they also had Gerry Bron on vocals until he was replaced in 1976. The peak of their recording during this period was 1972’s Demons & Wizards and The Magician’s Birthday.

In the late 1970’s and 1980 the releases favoured a more typical hard rock sound of that era and the replacement of vocalist Lawton for the Conquest album was not well received by most of the dedicated fans.

In 1986 the line up settled and the band still record and release some studio albums, Wake The Sleeper being the latest and more regular live albums, the latest being 2005’s Between Two Worlds.

They still regularly tour with the same line up making it now 22 years of gigging and recording and music spanning the last five decades, a very rare achievement for any band!

Although always popular in Europe the band never really made it big in the US but funnily have one of their biggest fan bases there now. Today they are huge in Scandinavia, Holland, Russia where they play stadium sized gigs, as well as in the UK.

For those of you not familiar with the music of Uriah Heep you could do far worse than a copy of the 3 CD set Loud, Proud & Heavy: The Very Best of Uriah Heep available right now from your favourite on line retailer CD WOW!Two years before the formation of Uriah Heep another British rock band were forming that are also still present on the gig circuit today and have sold in excess of 60 million albums worldwide and they are called Jethro Tull, but they will be the subject of another Bluffers Guide…That should get you through those awkward silences....

Oasis bare their soul... Breaking News!

Oasis - New album to be titled: Dig Out Your Soul!

Well folks, October 6th is the date.
The long wait from the band who brought us two of the 1990's definitive albums, Definitely Maybe and (What's the Story) Morning Glory? is almost over. Their first new material since last years Lord Don't Slow Me Down from the on the road film, and their seventh new studio album, has been officially announced on the Oasis web site.

The album will be preceded by a single, 'The Shock Of The Lightning' on September 29th. Although the single penned by Noel and sung by Liam is unmistakeably Oasis, it may well represent the most recognisable Oasis song on the new album which is a different kettle of fish altogether.

Dig Out Your Soul will contain tracks contributed by all four members but principle songwriter Noel explains “I wanted to write music that had a groove; not songs that followed that traditional pattern of verse, chorus and middle eight. I wanted a sound that was more hypnotic; more driving. Songs that would draw you in, in a different way. Songs that you would maybe have to connect to - to feel.”
Recorded at Abbey Road Studios and mixed in Los Angeles the album sees Dave Sardy return to the producers chair following his work on their 2005 album Don't Believe the Truth, and will be the first release on their own Big Brother Recordings label. In tradition with most other Oasis album covers it features some stunning artwork.

Here is the tracklist for Dig Out Your Soul: 

1. Bag It Up
2. The Turning
3. Waiting Fot The Rapture
4. The Shock Of The Lightning
5. I'm Outta Here
6. (Get Off Your) High Horse Lady
7. Falling Down
8. To Be Where There's Life
9. Ain't Got Nothin'
10. The Nature Of Reality
11. Soldier On

Other releases by Oasis are:

• Definitely Maybe (1994) £7.99
• (What's the Story) Morning Glory? (1995) £6.99
• Be Here Now (1997) £6.99
• Standing on the Shoulder of Giants (2000) £6.99
• Heathen Chemistry (2002) £7.99
• Don't Believe the Truth (2005) £7.99

Pre-Order your copy of Oasis - Dig Out Your Soul Here Just £7.99 From your friends at CD WoW! Right Now!!

UK Albums Charts & Hot New Releases 21st July

Well it's all change at the top of the chart this week!
After five weeks at #1 Coldplay - Viva La Vida or Death & All His Friends has been knocked off the top spot, by a new entry!

Basshunter - Now You're Gone:
Although the second single 'All I Ever Wanted' did not reach the #1 spot as the first single, and title track from this album 'Now You're Gone' did, the album has matched the heights reached by the single, and in a closely fought battle has triumphed over Coldplay who had to settle for the runners up spot.
Basshunter, 23 year old James Altberg from Halmstad in Sweden, becomes only the third Swedish act to score a number one UK album the other two being Ace Of Base, and of course....... ABBA who are still featuring in this weeks chart at #5 with Gold - Greatest Hits no doubt riding high on the back of the Original Cast Recording of Mamma Mia, The Movie still in the top 20 at #19!!

Sharleen Spiteri - Melody:
I am sure that the Scottish songstress will be more than happy with her #3 debut entry into the top 10, and as brought to you just last week by my good self Sharleen Spiteri has sold a staggering 20 Million albums worldwide but this is her first Solo release, who is she? Well the lead singer from Texas of course! The band, not the U.S. state that is.
The album has of course got a familiarity about it as Sharleen's soulful voice guides you through a superb collection of Motown and 60's influenced stories.

Billy Joel - Piano Man; The Very Best Of:
This international collection of highlights from Billy Joel's career takes its choicest bits from Columbia's three hugely successful Greatest Hits compilations. Although it just skims the surface of his huge catalogue of material, it is hard to argue with the end results.
All of the radio hits are dutifully represented, from 'River of Dreams' and 'We Didn't Start the Fire' to 'Piano Man' and 'Scenes from an Italian Restaurant,' this skillfully paced compilation, is about as good an introduction as you are likely to find! The Special Edition also includes a ten-track DVD!

Here is the Top 10 run down for you, most for just £7.99 with free delivery!

1. Basshunter - Now You're Gone (£7.99)
2. Coldplay - Viva La Vida or Death & All His Friends (£7.99) (Limited Edition is £8.99)
3. Sharleen Spiteri - Melody (£7.99)
4. Duffy - Rockferry (£7.99)
5. ABBA - Gold - Greatest Hits (£7.99)
6. The Ting Tings - We Started Nothing (£7.99)
7. Chris Brown - Exclusive: The Forever Edition (£6.99) (CD/DVD Edition is £10.99)
8. The Ting Tings - We Started Nothing (£7.99)
9. Billy Joel - Piano Man, The Very Best Of (Limited Disc Box Slider Edition) (£7.99) (Special Edition CD/DVD is £8.99)
10. Madonna - Hard Candy (£7.99)

In an otherwise quiet week the only other new entries in the top 50, at bargain prices with free delivery from CD WOW! were:

• #15 The Hold Steady - Stay Positive (£7.99)
• #23 Nas - Nas (£7.99)
• #49 Texas - The Greatest Hits (Slidepak) (£6.25)

UK Albums Charts & Hot New Releases

Staying firmly at the top of the UK album chart this week is the now familiar Coldplay - Viva La Vida or Death & All His Friends.
That's 5 weeks at the top spot and sales in excess of 1 million on both sides of the Atlantic. Viva La Vida has topped the charts in 36 countries around the world, beating Coldplay's previous record of 32 number ones for X&Y!

This week sees two new entries into the top ten;
Black Kids - Partie Traumatic as predicted by my good self last week is the highest new entry at #5. The band, much hyped last year, started life in 2000 as a Christian Ska Band. In their own words '..we wanted to make an album that had 10 singles on it..' They may just have done it!

Beck - Modern Guilt was another album hotly tipped by yours truly, and has hit this weeks #9 spot, not bad for the guy who has enlisted the assistance of Brian 'Danger Mouse' Barton in producing this fine record. The pairing shows a common interest resulting in a mixture of Psych-rock, Folk, Electronica and Orchestration.

A huge shout goes out to Lil Wayne who's Tha Carter III @ £6.99 (is also available as Tha Carter III (2CD Edition) @ £10.99) becomes the best selling album of the year in the U.S. returning to the top spot after being dethroned by Coldplay for just two weeks.
The album sold 156,000 copies to take the #1 spot, bringing its total tally to an amazing 1,682,000. Coldplay thus far have a total of 1,246,000.
If it was a 100yds dash then Lil Wayne would have it, but in a marathon run who has the legs?

Here is the Top 10 run down for you, most for just £7.99 with free delivery!

1. Coldplay - Viva La Vida or Death & All His Friends (£7.99) (Limited Edition is £8.99)
2. Duffy - Rockferry (£7.99)
3. Chris Brown - Exclusive: The Forever Edition (£7.99) (CD/DVD Edition is £10.99)
4. The Ting Tings - We Started Nothing (£7.99)
5. Black Kids - Partie Traumatic (£7.99)
6. Darren Styles - Skydivin' (2CD) (£8.99)
7. Amy Winehouse - Back To Black (The Deluxe Edition) (£10.99)
8. Nickelback - All The Right Reasons (CD/DVD Edition) (£10.99)
9. Beck - Modern Guilt (£7.99)
10. Rihanna - Good Girl Gone Bad (£7.99)

In the quietest week for new entries in the top 40 that I can remember there were no further new entries!! But don't forget to get all of your New Release CD's at some great prices and all with free shipping from CD WOW! 

That's all for now!

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Death Magnetic is the ninth studio album from stalwart heavy metal rockers Metallica. Scheduled for release in September this release comes five years after the much discussed St Anger album, some loved it and some didn't!
The album is said to be a return to former glory with ten blistering new songs and 75 minutes in length. The band actually recorded 11 songs for the album but they wouldn't all fit on!
The lead single, the name of which has not yet been confirmed, is described as the most downbeat track on the album, and to sound like their 1990 epic breakthrough single 'One', will be released to the Rock Band Game before the single is available to buy.

Other Studio albums from Metallica include:

• Kill Em All A Kill at Only £7.99
• Ride The Lightning Ride them high at Only £7.99
• Master Of Puppets Some say their best album. Your pulling my strings.... Just £7.99
• ...And Justice For All £10.99 buys you this classic album
• Metallica For me their best album a Snip at £6.99
• Load Take a Load of these home, this one is £10.99
• Reload More of the songs that could have been on Load, again at £10.99
• St Anger It makes me mad..... One more at £10.99

UK Albums Charts & Hot New Releases from £6.25!

Staying firmly at the top of the UK album chart this week is the now familiar Coldplay - Viva La Vida or Death & All His Friends surely topping the million sales mark both sides of the Atlantic this week!

This week sees just one new entry into the top ten...
Seth Lakeman - Poor Man's Heaven hits the #8 spot, his fourth album is a foot stomping celebration of Cornwall and it's coast line and continues his development as a songwriter. Fans of The Levellers and Clannad should check this one out!

The Glastonbury effect is seen with re-entries for The Ting Tings, Amy Winehouse and Neil Diamond!

Here is the Top 10 run down for you, most for just £7.99 with free delivery!

1. Coldplay - Viva La Vida or Death & All His Friends (£7.99) (Limited Edition is £8.99)
2. Duffy - Rockferry (£7.99)
3. Chris Brown - Exclusive: The Forever Edition (£7.99) (CD/DVD Edition is £10.99)
4. Neil Diamond - Home Before Dark (£7.99) (CD/DVD Edition is £10.99)
5. Darren Styles - Skydivin' (2CD) (£8.99)
6. The Ting Tings - We Started Nothing (£7.99)
7. Amy Winehouse - Back To Black (The Deluxe Edition) (£10.99)
8. Seth Lakeman - Poor Man's Heaven (£7.99)
9. Rihanna - Good Girl Gone Bad (£7.99)
10. Neil Diamond - The Best Of (Slidepack) (£6.25)

In a busy week for new entries in the top 40, at bargain prices and all with free shipping from CD WOW! There were a further 5 new entries:

• My Chemical Romance - The Black Parade Is Dead! (#12) (£11.99)
• Eddy Grant - Very Best Of (#14) (£8.99)
• The Subways - All Or Nothing (#17) (£7.99) (CD/DVD Edition is £10.99)
• Dirty Pretty Things - Romance At Short Notice (#35) (£7.99)
• G Unit - TOS (#39)

That's all for now!