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The New Releases page has been updated to include music CD, DVD and Blu-ray releases for October.

Highlights for October include:

• Van Morrison’s new studio album “Born to Sing – No Plan B” (Oct 2)
• The Beatles’ “Magical Mystery Tour” on DVD, Blu-ray and deluxe box set (Oct 9)
• “The Doors – Live at the Bowl ’68” on DVD, Blu-ray and CD (Oct 22)
• Peter Gabriel’s “So” 25th anniversary edition in standard, deluxe and Immersion formats + DVD/Blu-ray documentaries on the album (Oct 22/23)
• Neil Young’s “Psychedelic Pill” (Oct 30)
• “Velvet Underground and Nico” 40th anniversary edition in standard, deluxe and super-deluxe formats editions (Oct 30)

The New Releases page has been updated to include music CD, DVD and Blu-ray releases for September.

Highlights for September include:

• Bob Dylan’s new album “Tempest” (Sep 11)
• “Michael Jackson Live at Wembley” DVD + 25th anniversary editions of Michael Jackson’s “Bad” (Sep 18)
• “Paul Simon – Live in New York City” on CD, DVD and Blu-rau (Sep 18)
• the Beach Boys greatest hits collection and 12 classic albums remastered (Sep 24 in the UK*)
• “Freddie Mercury – The Great Pretender” on DVD and Blu-ray (Sep 25)
• remastered editions of 12 more original Frank Zappa albums(Sep 25).

*Fans in North America will have to wait until October 9 for the Beach Boys releases, but pre-order links are provided on the New Releases page.

Columbia Records has announced an international line-up of events that will enable Bob Dylan fans to preview his new album “Tempest” before its official release date of September 11. Today saw the album’s opening track, “Duquesne Whistle,” receive its world premiere on NPR Online.

The video for “Duquesne Whistle” debuts at 9 a.m. GMT (4 a.m. EDT) on August 29 on The Guardian website. The video was directed by Nash Edgerton, who previously directed the video for “Beyond Here Lies Nothing” from Dylan’s “Together Through Life” album.

Two days later, on August 31, the website listentobobdylan.com will feature a map of locations in the U.S. and nine other countries (Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, Netherlands, Sweden and the United Kingdom) where selected songs from “Tempest” will be streamed to mobile devices. The tracks will be randomly streamed when users are within the Tempest-tagged geographic areas, utilising the free web-based Sound Graffiti app.

Special Bob Dylan Tempest stores will open for a seven-day period in New York, Los Angeles and London on September 10, giving fans the chance to buy the album one day ahead of its official release date. The stores will also feature other Bob Dylan releases and exclusive merchandising. The Bob Dylan Tempest stores will be located at:

• 819 Washington Street, New York, NY 10014
• 7763 Melrose Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90046
• 47 Beak Street, London, W1F 9SE.

The CD and vinyl editions of “Tempest” are available for pre-order now from:

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Scott McKenzie sadly passed away on Saturday (August 18) aged 73. The singer, best known for the 1967 smash hit “San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Flowers in Your Hair),” had been in and out of hospital since being diagnosed with Guillain-Barre Syndrome in 2010.

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