Television The Blow Up (ROIR) Marking its first time on CD and vinyl, this 1978 live show is quite simply the best guitar record--ever. 10 (JC)

Phil Woods Rites of Swing (Candid/Song) A reissue of this altoman's 1961 five-part suite with great solos from the likes of Benny Bailey, Curtis Fuller and Tommy Flanagan. 8.5 (LD)

Destroyer Streethawk: A Seduction (Misra) Former New Pornographer Daniel Bejar delivers what could be the lost Soft Boys record. 8 (JC)

Various Funkrock (BBE/Fusion III) Seventies crossover gems from Sly Stone, Babe Ruth, Santana, Can, Buddy Miles and more. Warning: may promote moustache growth. 8 (RB)

Creeper Lagoon Take Back the Universe and Give Me Yesterday (Dreamworks/Universal) Big pop-rock melodies with a part-time psychedelic streak and endearing, world-weary lyrics characterize this San Fran quartet's hit-and-miss second disc. 7 (LC)

Funkstar Deluxe Keep On Moving (Hypnotic/Attic) Only the Danes would even dare to produce just-add-water house remixes of Bob Marley, Bob Dylan, and James Brown--doubly blasphemous because they are so damn catchy. 6.5 (KE)

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