Album

Trashcan Sinatras – Weightlifting

Long-awaited fourth album from Scottish crooners

Growing – The Soul Of The Rainbow And The Harmony Of Light

Awe-inspiring ambient rock from Washington state

Jimmy Eat World – Futures

Emo front-runners 'sell out' in style

Elton John – Dream Ticket

Subtitled "Four Destinations, Four DVDs", this Reg-fest takes in live shows from Madison Square Garden (2000), the Great Amphitheatre at Ephesus, Turkey (2001) and London's Royal Opera House (2002), respectively accompanied by full band, candlelight and orchestra. But it's Disc 4 (promos and clips spanning '68 to present) that wins out, not least for 1972's great "Mona Lisas And Mad Hatters". At seven hours, though, this one's strictly for insomniac diehards. ROB HUGHES DVD EXTRAS: None.

Various Artists – The Hit List: 24 Hot 100 American Chartbusters Of The 1970s

What American radio was playing instead of Mud, Slade and Stephanie De Sykes

The Cramps – How To Make A Monster

Psychobilly sickos' flotsam compiled

The Missing Link

The British Todd Rundgren explores his soft-rock roots

Hugh Cornwell – Beyond Elysian Fields

Fourth solo disc in new career that's almost as long as his old one

Meat Loaf With The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra – Bat Out Of Hell Live

Pomp-rock Phantom Of The Opera refuses to die

Wu-Tang Clan – Disciples Of The 36 Chambers: Chapter 1

Live album recorded earlier this year in California
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