David Bowie Ziggy Stardust (EMI) Ziggy hits the big 3-0 in style, deluxe and digitally remastered, with 12 Ryko bonus tracks on disc two. A killer at maximum volume. 10 (LC)

Louis Sclavis Dans la nuit (ECM/Universal) The clarinetist’s music for a 1929 silent film—not strictly jazz, but quite delightful! 9 (LD)

Armand Amar Amen. Soundtrack (Long Distance/Fusion III) Costa-Gavras’s latest, devastating film boasts an equally haunting, rather Nyman-esque score. 8.5 (RB)
The Charlatans Songs From the Other Side: A Compilation of B-sides From 1990–97 (Beggars Banquet/Select) No tacked-on “U.K.” for this import, a fair collection from one of Madchester’s finest. 7.5 (LC)

Parsley Sound Platonic Rate (Mo’ Wax/Select) This U.K. duo fashion unobtrusive, lightheaded psych-pop that begs the question, “What if the Byrds had beats and jammed at the bottom of the sea?” 7 (RB)

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