Fifty-two of Creedence Clearwater Revival’s greatest hits and live recordings will soon be available all in one place: Ultimate Creedence Clearwater Revival: Greatest Hits & All-Time Classics. It’s a three-disc set to be released by CCR’s original label, Fantasy (a division of Concord), on November 6 … Mellon Collie And the Infinite Sadness, Smashing Pumpkins’ 1995 double album, has earned diamond certification from the RIAA and will be fully remastered and re-released for the first time as part of EMI’s reissue campaign on December 4 … Sean Lennon and Greg Saunier (Deerhoof) have joined forces to create Mystical Weapons, which began as a series of improvised live shows. The duo’s self-titled debut will be out January 15 via Chimera Music … The James Bond franchise celebrates its 50th anniversary this year, and Capitol/EMI is commemorate the occasion on Tuesday with Best Of Bond…James Bond. The album is a collection of the film series’ digitally remastered music provided by the John Barry Orchestra, Louis Armstrong, Nancy Sinatra, Tom Jones, Paul McCartney & Wings, Duran Duran, Jack White & Alicia Keys and many more … A Wrenched Virile Lore is a remix album featuring songs from Mogwai’s 2011 release, Hardcore Will Never Die But You Will. It’s due out via Sub Pop on November 23 as a limited-edition LP and December 4 on CD … More than 30 years after appearing together in Grease, John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John have reunited to bring us This Christmas on November 13 via Universal. The proceeds from the album will equally benefit the Jett Travolta Foundation and the Olivia Newton-John Cancer And Wellness Centre … Federal Prism is a new record label launched by Dave Sitek, and it will release a series of limited-edition 12-inch vinyl, the first of which being Destroyer by Telepathe, featuring a remix by Trent Reznor, Alessandro Cortini and Atticus Ross … Vanguard/Dirt Farmer will issue The Levon Helm Band: The Midnight Ramble Sessions Volume 3, a collection of performances by the Levon Helm Band from 2005 to 2010, on November 20 … Matthew Ryan’s 15th album, In The Dusk Of Everything, is set for an October 30 release, with a supporting tour to follow including headlining dates and shows alongside the Gaslight Anthem … The first full-length live album from Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit, Live From Alabama, will be out November 20 via Lightning Rod/Thirty Tigers.
—Emily Costantino
