Salford tenor Russell Watson releases his third and arguably best album, Reprise, in November, which includes Schubert's 'Ave Maria' and a fantastic performance of Dean Martin's 'That's Amore'. [pre-order the CD for only £8.99 with free p&p]

Robbie Williams releases his first album since signing to EMI for an estimated cool £85million. 'Escapology' includes the single 'Feel' and is every bit as good as 'Sing When You're Winning'. [pre-order the CD for only £8.99 including free postage]

808 State are back with their new album 'Outpost Transmission' which features guest vocals from Elbow's Guy Garvey, and Simian's Simon Lord . It consolidates all their musical strengths and is a reminder of how much the Manc legends influenced UK dance music.[buy the CD]

Twisted Nerve boss Andy Votel has released his debut proper album which not-surprisingly mixes a whole host of influences and sounds with collaborations from the likes of Elbow, Badly Drawn Boy, Jane Weaver, and J-Walk, as well as Malcolm Mooney, the original singer from legendary Krautrock luminaries Can. [buy the CD]

The third album from Manchester's Badly Drawn Boy, 'Have You Fed The Fish?', includes his biggest hit single, 'I Was Wrong, You Were Right'. Its an album that confirms Damon Gough's genius status! [buy the CD for only £8.99 including free postage]

Ian Brown has released a re-mixed version of his 2001 'Music of The Spheres' album, featuring a superb U.N.K.L.E. mix of 'F.E.A.R.' [buy the CD]

Altrincham-born David Gray has released his highly-anticipated follow-up to 'White Ladder', the 7-times Platinum album that took 3 years to reach number one. 'A New Day At Midnight' however is expected to top the charts on its release. [buy the CD for only £8.99 including free postage]

Somewhat quietly released in October was 'International', the greatest hits of New Order, which features all the classics as well as the recent hits, '60 miles an hour' and 'Here To Stay'. [buy the CD for only £8.99 including free postage]

Manchester dance act, J-Walk, release their superb debut album, 'A Night On The Rocks', which features guest vocals from Rae and Christian's Veba and Elbow's Guy Garvey'. The CD cover also captures Manchester gloriously at night. [buy the CD]

Ex-Verve frontman Richard Ashcroft's second solo album 'Human Conditions' delivers where chart-topping 'Alone With Everybody' left off. [buy the CD for only £8.99 including free postage]

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