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.

Neil Young, Oceanside/Countryside (Reprise/NYA) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada)

Neil Young is unveiling another once-lost album with the release of Oceanside Countryside which arrives on CD today following its vinyl release.The LP was recorded from May to December 1977; the first side comprised solo Young performances, while most of the second featured a full band. It never saw release, though.  Instead, Comes a Time hit store shelves in October 1978.  Both albums shared the same country-rock DNA as well as three songs ("Goin' Back," "Human Highway," and "Field of Opportunity") and some of the same musicians; Ben Keith (steel guitar), Rufus Thibodeaux (fiddle), Karl T. Himmel (drums), and Wrecking Crew veteran Joe Osborn (bass) are heard on both LPs. In addition, Tim Drummond plays bass and Levon Helm plays drums on O/C's "The Old Homestead." Oceanside Countryside includes some tracks that are on the CD of the same name in Archives Vol. III, but the versions are not always identical and the track list here reflects the originally intended running order. Available on CD and LP.  Read more here.

Prince, Purple Rain: Audiophile Blu-ray (Warner) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada)

This Blu-ray Audio Disc brings together a brand-new Dolby Atmos mix of Prince's seminal Purple Rain along with the late artist's original stereo mix in high-resolution 96/24 audio.

Ian North, Neo: Expanded Edition (Iconoclassic) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada)

Iconoclassic premieres Ian North (Milk 'n Cookies)'s 1979 solo LP Neo in an expanded edition with two bonus tracks recorded at The Vortex in London.  Recorded at Ian Gillan's studio, Neo features Steve Byrd and John McCoy, both of whom were recruited by the Deep Purple singer for his band Gillan.  Vic Anesini has newly remastered the audio from the original master tapes, and the 16-page color booklet boasts new liner notes from Ian North's Milk 'n Cookies bandmate Justin Strauss.​ Read more here.

Rilo Kiley, The Execution of All Things: Frozen Lake Edition (Saddle Creek)

CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada
LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada / Saddle Creek Store (with bonus 7")

Rilo Kiley - singer/keyboardist Jenny Lewis, lead guitarist Blake Sennett, bassist Pierre "Duke" de Reeder, and drummer Jason Boesel - is reuniting for a tour, and revisiting 2002's The Execution of All Things on vinyl for the first time with updated artwork (a die-cut sleeve and poster) billed as the "Froken Lake Edition." The standard vinyl product will be pressed on cloudy clear vinyl, while a limited edition, capped at 3,000 copies and sold directly from the Saddle Creek label will add a transparent 7" with three B-sides from the album sessions. It's due out April 25, just weeks before the tour begins. Get more details here!

Sex Pistols, Live in the U.S.A. 1978 (Virgin/UMC)

3CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada
Live at The Winterland Ballroom, San Francisco, CA - 1/14/1978 Blue LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada

Sex Pistols' Live in the U.S.A. 1978 marks the first complete and official releases of three of the punk quartet's seven American concerts in January 1978. Presented for the first time in sequence are the tour's opener at the South East Music Hall in Atlanta, Georgia on January 5, a particularly raucous performance at Dallas, Texas' Longhorns Ballroom five days later, and the premature conclusion of both the tour and the band at the Winterland Ballroom in San Francisco on January 14, which ended with an essential onstage resignation by frontman John Lydon. The 3CD set features each album individually packaged in its own cardboard wallet, with a booklet of rare photographs. Each album has also had staggered standalone releases on vinyl (pressed on red, white and blue vinyl, respectively) as well as digitally, available February 28, March 28, and April 25 - today being the release of the final LP, Live at the Winterland Ballroom.  Read more here.

Melanie, Lullabies from Heaven: Melanie's Children's Album (Cleopatra) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada)

The latest release in Cleopatra's ongoing Melanie archival series spans fourteen recordings made between 1963 and 2016 including such children's favorites as "Puff, the Magic Dragon," "The Teddy Bears' Picnic," "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star," and "Rain, Rain Go Away."  The singer-songwriter is joined by her children and grandchildren, who assembled this release and added vocals and instrumentation following Melanie's death in January 2024.  It adds up to one of the most touching releases in this expansive, career-spanning series.  Available on CD, LP, and digital/streaming.

Eugene Ormandy and The Philadelphia Orchestra, The RCA Victor Recordings 1935-42 (Sony Classical) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada)

Following the latest in the label's series of massive boxes celebrating the legacy of Eugene Ormandy, Sony Classical issues a smaller collection - "just" 21 CDs! - gathering up the late conductor's recordings with The Philadelphia Orchestra prior to their signing with Columbia Records.  Ormandy began recording for RCA in 1936 and the pace quickened two years later when he graduated to sole musical director of the Orchestra.  These landmark recordings feature such soloists as Marian Anderson, Jascha Heifetz, Arthur Rubinstein, Lauritz Melchior, and Sergei Rachmaninoff; everything has been newly mastered and annotated for this set.

Luciano Pavarotti, The World's Favourite Tenor Arias / Mamma (with Henry Mancini) (Decca)

The World's Favourite Tenor Arias: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada
Mamma (with Henry Mancini): Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada

Decca reissues two classics from the late legend Luciano Pavarotti in newly remastered editions. Pavarotti's 1975 album The World's Favourite Tenor Arias is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year; it drew on recordings made between 1969 and 1973 in London, Vienna, and Berlin with conductors Leone Magiera, Richard Bonynge, Zubin Mehta, Nicola Rescigno, and Herbert von Karajan.  The 10-track sampler offers a taste of the Pavarotti artistry with classic and familiar arias from Puccini's La Boheme and Tosca; Bizet's Carmen; Verdi's Aida, Il Trovatore, and Rigoletto; Leoncavallo's Pagliacci; and more.  1984's Mamma paid tribute to the Italian popular songs of Pavarotti's youth; he had previously won a Grammy in 1980 for the collection of Neapolitan songs, O Sole Mio.  Both Pavarotti and arranger-conductor Henry Mancini were in fine, playful form; the latter even brought a twist of his beloved Pink Panther theme to "In Un Palco Della Scala." Both titles are available on CD and LP.

Kenny Burrell with Art Blakey, On View at the Five Spot Cafe: The Complete Masters (Blue Note/UMe)

2CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada
3LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada

A celebrated jazz guitarist, cornerstone of the Blue Note roster in the late '50s and early '60s and still-standing link to a thriving era in American jazz, Kenny Burrell will be celebrated this spring with a deluxe revisitation of his first live release.  On View at the Five Spot Café: The Complete Masters collects the original 1960 album, recorded in New York City with a killer quintet line-up, along with nine additional tracks from the same club dates - six of which are being released for the first time. Available on two CDs or three LPs - the latter an entry in the label's ongoing Tone Poet reissue series - the expanded On View has been remastered by Kevin Gray from original analog masters recorded by Rudy Van Gelder. It's packaged in a tri-fold tip-on jacket that comes with a booklet featuring unseen photos, liner notes by Syd Schwartz, and an interview between Burrell (93 years old and counting!) and Blue Note's president, producer/musician Don Was.​ This title arrives today after a brief delay.  Read more here!

Willie Nelson, Oh What a Beautiful World (Legacy) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada)

Oh What a Beautiful World - by the numbers, Willie Nelson's 77th studio album (!) and 154th album overall (!!) - finds the legendary singer tackling the songbook of Rodney Crowell.  The singer-songwriter's work has been a touchstone of Nelson's career since 1983, when he recorded his first Crowell composition; his most recent was cut in 2024 for The Border.  Produced by Buddy Cannon, Oh What a Beautiful World offers 12 Crowell tunes spanning 50 years of songwriting - including the title track performed as a duet between the two men. Available on CD, LP, and digitally.

Smokey Robinson, What the World Needs Now (Gaither) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada)

Smokey Robinson's newest studio album finds him singing such warm favorites as "Lean on Me," "What a Wonderful World," "Be Thankful for What You Got," and "What the World Needs Now Is Love."  Available on CD, LP, and digital/streaming.

Sting, 3.0 LIVE (A&M/Interscope/Cherrytree)

CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada
LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada

Sting 3.0 LIVE hits stores today after a 2LP release for Record Store Day. The RSD version featured new live recordings of favorites like "Every Breath You Take," "Message in a Bottle," "Wrapped Around Your Finger," "All This Time," "Shape of My Heart" and "Fields of Gold," along with a few tunes never released by Sting on a live set, including "Fortress Around Your Heart," "Be Still My Beating Heart," "I Wrote Your Name (Upon My Heart)" and other songs lacking the word "heart" in the title. Unfortunately, the general retail version on CD and LP in the U.S. only features the first nine songs of the RSD collection - literally just the first LP. You'll have to import the Japanese version to get the deluxe edition on two CDs. (In an even more unusual and slightly dated strategy, digital versions will get a recording of "Fragile" that's not on any physical edition.)  Get the full tracklisting(s) and more here!

Jeff Goldblum and The Mildred Snitzer Orchestra, Still Blooming (Decca) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada)

Hot off his role as The Wizard in the first Wicked film, Jeff Goldblum releases his new studio album Still Blooming.  The pianist brings his fleet touch on the keys to such tunes as "Stella by Starlight," "The Best Is Yet to Come," and "We'll Meet Again," and welcomes such guests as Wicked co-stars Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo as well as Scarlett Johansson. Available on CD, LP, and digitally.

Billy Idol, Dream Into It (Dark Horse/BMG) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada)

Dream Into It, Billy Idol's ninth studio album and first full-length recording in over a decade, welcomes Joan Jett and Alison Mosshart; Tommy English has produced the nine-song collection.  Available on CD, LP, and digitally.