Welcome to this week's Release Round-Up, featuring a selection of the new titles available today!  As an Amazon affiliate, we earn from qualifying purchases.

First Choice, Love Having You Around: The Gold Mind Recordings (1977-1980) (SoulMusic/Second Disc)  (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada)

SoulMusic Records and The Second Disc celebrate Philadelphia girl group First Choice with Love Having You Around: The Gold Mind Recordings (1977-1980). This 4CD collection features expanded editions of the trio's three original albums for Salsoul's Gold Mind imprint, plus a specially-curated bonus disc featuring various remixes and reinventions of their timeless, floor-filling repertoire. This clamshell box set features a 28-page, full-color booklet with photos, memorabilia, and four new essays including Craig Seymour's fresh interview with Rochelle Fleming; TSD's Joe Marchese's exploration of the group's ties to The Sound of Philadelphia; Tim Dillinger's look at First Choice's extraordinary legacy of remixes and contributions to the dance music landscape; and SoulMusic Records founder David Nathan's personal reflections of the period in which the group flourished. Nick Robbins has remastered all of the audio. Read more here!

Jimi Jamison, Jimmy Wayne Jamison (Iconoclassic) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada)

Iconoclassic Records celebrates the life of former Survivor singer Jimi Jamison with its second release of previously unreleased material from the late artist: a country-flavored recording from 2007, entitled Jimmy Wayne Jamison. After a return to Survivor in the 21st century, Jamison thrilled fans with 2007's Crossroads Moment, a rock album reuniting the singer with Jim Peterik, Survivor's co-founder and best-known creative engine, who'd not been a part of the group since 1996 (and so did not share time with the returning Jamison). But the throwback AOR sound of Crossroads was "hiding" a collection of material recorded before those sessions with much of the same team. While some of the material might be familiar to Jamison/Peterik devotees, all 11 recordings on Jimmy Wayne Jamison are previously unreleased, just like Iconoclassic's unearthed debut solo album from the singer. Matt Wardlaw of Ultimate Classic Rock pens new liner notes, including interviews and track-by-track commentary from Peterik and Iconoclassic president Jeremy Holiday, who A&R'd the original sessions to this album and Crossroads Moment. The booklet also includes rare photos of Jamison in the studio.  Read more here!

Bing Crosby, Ultimate Christmas (UMe)

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This new collection brings together 28 original yuletide classics from Bing Crosby on one CD, two LPs, or digital formats. Tracks include "White Christmas," "It's Beginning to Look Like Christmas," "Mele Kalikimaka," and "Silver Bells."

Sheena Easton, Do You (Expanded Edition) (Cherry Pop)

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Sheena's 1985 collaboration with uber-producer and CHIC co-founder Nile Rodgers gets the deluxe treatment as part of Cherry Pop's ongoing reissue series. The 2CD expanded edition adds a whopping 21 bonus tracks, 14 of which are previously unreleased. Among the unreleased tracks are full-length version of key album cuts including "Jimmy Mack" and "Magic of Love," the alternate "Break Mix" of "Do It for Love," and the extended "Don't Turn Your Back." Various TV mixes are also included on this comprehensive set. For vinyl fans, Do You: The Uncut Nile Rodgers Sessions arrives with those eight extended versions.

Charlie Parker, Ornithology: The Best of Bird (Craft Recordings)

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A newly-curated introduction to the brief but brilliant career of the legendary alto sax player, offering a mix of 11 studio cuts and live highlights plus new liner notes by Ashley Kahn.

Fanny, The Reprise Years (1970-1973) (Cherry Red) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada)

A killer 4CD anthology for the pioneering female rock band of the early '70s, The Reprise Years features their four studio albums (three produced by Richard Perry and one by Todd Rundgren) plus 38 bonus tracks (eight of which are making their CD debuts) and liner notes written by original band members Jean and June Millington and Alice de Buhr.

George Duke, From Me to You: The Definitive Collection (1977-2000) (Cherry Red/Robinsongs) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada)

The late keyboard legend and producer was a versatile sideman who'd played with everyone from Frank Zappa to Cannonball Adderley. This impressive 5CD set is a generous sampler of his prime career as a solo artist - a discography brimming with funk, fusion and soul - as heard on the Epic, Elektra and Warner labels. Features immortal singles like "Reach for It," "Dukey Stick," "Brazilian Love Affair" and "Sweet Baby," his irresistible collaboration with bassist Stanley Clarke.

Various Artists, Return of Halloween Nuggets (Rockbeat/Liberation Hall)

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And finally, a fun set of cratedigger oddities for spooky season: sides by The Shandells, Teddy Durant, a rare Bettye LaVette track and even some film trailer audio.