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Like everyone, I'm prone to enthuse how utterly electric the jiggling phenomenon known as Beyoncé is. Yet the honeymoon's expiring, and those first doubts are creeping in. She is mutating into Mariah Carey, or, worse, Tina Turner. She does one magic single, then we turn a blind eye to three rubbish ones. She has the cold eyes of a mugger. She has another film out, and is tapping into the profitable gospel market.

Extraordinary hotel-room musings in vinyl-only form

1989 box set rejigged again

Two-CD compilation of best of 1970-76

Chilled follow-up to debut Passo Fundo

Incandescent instrumental rock from Austin, Texas

Confrontational solo artist conceives simultaneous, equally inspired albums

First time on CD for long-neglected folk timepiece from '65

After the superb Mutant Disco and No Wave compilations, stage two of the Ze reissue programme

Thanks to the star guests on albums such as The Healer and Mr Lucky, John Lee Hooker sold more records in the final decade of his life than he had in the previous 40 years. Face To Face was in the making when he died in 2001, and includes collaborations with Johnny Winter, Robert Cray, Canned Heat, George Thorogood and Van Morrison. The delay in its release suggests a certain posthumous touching-up was required, and his voice was clearly in decline.