Rhino and The Doors are marking the 40th Anniversary of this classic album with a global campaign that will celebrate the band and this seminal album. Fans will be able to experience L.A. Woman as never before through an innovative mix of App, CD, DVD, and vinyl formats, providing compelling unreleased content and new contextual insight into this landmark album. A new 2 CD version of the classic album by The Doors will be released on November 25.

For the bonus disc two first time releases include The Doors' versions of Willie Dixon's '(You Need Meat) Don't Go No Further' and Barrett Strong's 'Money (That's What I Want) as well as the Jim Morrison composition 'Orange County Suite.

There is also a brand new track with DJ Skrillex featuring Ray Manzarek, John Densmore and Robby Krieger, the three surviving members of The Doors. Ray calls it 'the first new Doors track of the 21st Century'.

'L.A. Woman' was the 6th album for The Doors and the last album Jim Morrison recorded before his death. The album was released in April, 1971. Morrison died in July, 1971.

The 40th anniversary edition has been completely remastered and features so slightly differing takes on the original album disc.

'Love Her Madly' has an extended fade-out making in 18 seconds longer than the original version; 'Cars Hiss By My Window' has had an additional verse added making it 4:58 instead of 4:12. 'L.A. Woman' includes the guitar intro 'My Country, 'Tis Of Thee' making it 7:59, 10 seconds longer.

In an interview with Australia’s Perth Now, Albarn’s Gorillaz collaborator Jamie Hewlett spilled the beans about the album, which will be made available on the band’s website as the ultimate prize on Gorillaz Advent Calendar. “On Christmas Eve, a video for one of the new songs from the iPad album will be released,” Hewlett said. “Then, on Christmas Day fans get the whole album downloaded to their computer for free as a gift.”

Albarn previously said that the unnamed album was inspired by America, during Gorillaz recent North American tour. “It sounds like an English voice that has been put through a vocoder of America,” he told NME.

The Strokes have finished recording their fourth album. The announcement came via frontman Julian Casablancas’ Twitter account: “Still not going to be out for a few months – mixing, etc, but JUST finally finished it yesterday actually!?”

The album, which has not yet been given a title, will be the New York rockers’ follow-up to First Impressions of Earth, released almost five years ago in January of 2006. Making the album hasn’t been the easiest process for the band. “There is disagreement as to whether the songs are ready,” Casablancas told Spin last year. “Some of the band think they are and others don’t. I’m somewhere in the middle.”

The band were able to come together and started recording in March of this year with Beck and White Stripes producer John Chicarelli. Casablancas said that fans should expect the new album to sound similar to the previous one, before admitting, “I may try to funk it up a little bit.”

Liam Gallagher and his new band, Beady Eye, release their first single as a free download today, November 10. Take a listen and download the song, titled “Bring the Light,” on the group’s website.

The single also will be available in 7” vinyl form for a limited time, with the track “Sons of the Stage” as the B-side. The four-piece group, which in addition to Gallagher includes former Oasis members Gem Archer and Andy Bell, along with ex-Oasis tour drummer Chris Sharrock, recorded their debut album this past summer. The yet-to-be-titled disc is scheduled for release in 2011.

Speaking earlier this year to London’s Sunday Times, Gallagher characterized Beady Eye’s sound as Beatles-esque, and went on to cite T. Rex and Jerry Lee Lewis as influences as well. In the same interview, Gallagher predicted the group would be “bigger [than Oasis].”

Dinosaur Jr. frontman J Mascis plans to release a new acoustic album next year. Set for a March 15 release, Several Shades Of Why will mark the legendary indie guitar shredder’s second unplugged album. 1996’s  Martin & Me featured acoustic tracks of Dinosaur Jr. staples and a cover of Carly Simon’s “Anticipation.”

Track listing for Several Shades of Why:

01 Listen to Me
02 Several Shades of Why
03 Not Enough
04 Very Nervous and Love
05 Is It Done
06 Make It Right
07 Where Are You
08 Too Deep
09 Can I
10 What Happened

Allman Brothers singer Gregg Allman has announced his first solo album in 14 years. On Low Country Blues, the rock legend will pay tribute to his blues roots, delivering songs made famous by Muddy Waters, B.B. King and Junior Wells. The album, produced by T-Bone Burnett, will be available on January 18.

“When you have new record it always feels different,” Allman said in a statement. “It’s been too long. I guess I was just born with a lot of gypsy in my soul.”

Low Country Blues, named for the area of Georgia where Allman lives, also will feature one original song, “Just Another Rider,” co-written by Gregg’s Allman Brothers bandmate Warren Haynes. Recorded in Los Angeles, the release features the work of Dr. John and guitarist Doyle Bramhall II.

Gregg Allman, Low Country Blues

1. “Floating Bridge” (Sleepy John Estes)
2. “Little By Little” (Junior Wells)
3. “Devil Got My Woman” (Skip James)
4. “I Can’t Be Satisfied” (Muddy Waters)
5. “Blind Man” (Bobby Bland)
6. “Just Another Rider” (Gregg Allman and Warren Haynes)
7. “Please Accept My Love” (B.B. King)
8. “I Believe I’ll Go Back Home” (Traditional)
9. “Tears Tears Tears” (Amos Milburn)
10. “My Love is Your Love” (Samuel Maghett)
11. “Checking on My Baby” (Otis Rush)
12. “Rolling Stone” (Traditional)

Keith Richards is releasing the first-ever collection of his solo records today on Mindless Records. The album features remastered tracks (both solo and with The X-Pensive Winos) from Talk is Cheap, Live at the Hollywood Palladium and Main Offender.

The album also includes “Hurricane,” an acoustic track previously available only to fans who donated to Hurricane Katrina relief during the most recent Rolling Stones tour.

Also, this week only, anyone who purchases a copy of Vintage Vinos on KeithRichards.com will receive an exclusive download of the live video for “Take it So Hard” from the out-of-print Live at the Hollywood Palladium.

Keith Richards, Vintage Vinos track list:

1. “Take it So Hard”
2. “Big Enough”
3. “You Don’t Move Me”
4. “Struggle”
5. “Make No Mistake”
6. “Too Rude” (live)
7. “Time is on My Side” (live)
8. “Happy” (live)
9. “Connection” (live)
10. “Wicked as it Seems”
11. “Eileen”
12. “Hate it When You Leave”
13. “Locked Away”
14. “Hurricane”

Concord Records is celebrating the 80th birthday of the legendary Ray Charles with a special gift for his legions of fans: Rare Genius: The Undiscovered Masters. This treasure trove of newly discovered recordings, highlighted by a duet with fellow icon Johnny Cash.

Metallica have announced that they will release a new live EP in November, titled Live at Grimey’s. The album was recorded during a live performance at Grimey’s record store in Nashville in 2008. The CD and 10” vinyl in a gatefold jacket will be available only at independent record stores in the U.S. on ‘Black Friday,’ November 26.

Track listing for Live at Grimey’s:

1. “No Remorse”
2. “Fuel”
3. “Harvester of Sorrow”
4. “Welcome Home (Sanitarium)”
5. “For Whom the Bell Tolls”
6. “Master of Puppets”
7. “Sad but True”
8. “Motorbreath”
9. “Seek and Destroy”

Neil Young’s new album, Le Noise is streaming in its entirety now on NPR.com. As previously reported the new album will be released September 28.

On Nov. 16, Legacy Recordings and Experience Hendrix will release "West Coast Seattle Boy - The Jimi Hendrix Anthology," featuring more than four hours of rare and previously unreleased Hendrix music on a five-disc (four CDs, one DVD) deluxe box set.

The huge, career-spanning set of 45 unreleased recordings traces Hendrix's journey from little-known R&B sideman to international rock star. It begins in 1964 and continues through 1970, the year of his death. Among the early songs are his R&B singles with the Isley Brothers, Little Richard, Don Covay, King Curtis and others.

Included are demos and alternate versions of songs from "Are You Experienced," "Axis: Bold As Love" and "Electric Ladyland." According to Legacy, the collection features Hendrix's never-before-heard version of Bob Dylan's "Tears Of Rage," solo acoustic recordings of Electric Ladyland favorites, such as "Long Hot Summer Night" and "1983 (A Merman I Shall Turn To Be)"; and never-released live performances, among them the Band Of Gypsys' Fillmore East concert on New Year's Eve 1969. There are also new Hendrix songs, "Hear My Freedom," "Hound Dog Blues," "Lonely Avenue" and others.

"West Coast Seattle Boy" includes "Jimi Hendrix Voodoo Child," a new 90-minute documentary directed by multiple Grammy Award winner Bob Smeaton. It's an autobiographical journey told in Hendrix's own words as read by Parliament-Funkadelic's Bootsy Collins, providing insight into the Hendrix legend.

The set includes photos from the Hendrix family archive of the guitarist's personal drawings, postcards home to his father, song drafts, sketches and lyrics.

For more information, visit the Hendrix web site.

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Legendary Kinks frontman Ray Davies has been teaming up with some famous friends for a new album. Bruce Springsteen, Jon Bon Jovi, Frank Black, Spoon, Billy Corgan, the late Alex Chilton of Big Star, Lucinda Williams, Mumford & Sons, Amy MacDonald and Paloma Faith are all confirmed to appear. The album will feature re-imaginations of classic Kinks songs.

No word on a specific release date, but the album is expected to be out by the end of this year.