This past week, Capitol released Ultimate Hits: Rock And Roll Never Forgets by Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band.

It always debatable whether or not a compilation is ever “ultimate,” however, this 2 disc collection comes pretty close. It contains 26 remastered songs including all of Seger’s top ten hits, movie favorites from Beverly Hills Cop and Risky Business, as well as FM-radio staples and best-loved tracks from his million-selling albums.

Recent interview with Bob via WAXQ.FM Morning Show

Creed Taylor Incorporated, “one of the most influential independent labels in the history of modern jazz,” celebrates its 40th “anniversary” with Masterworks’ release of the CTI Records: The Cool Revolution box set. The now defunct CTI spent the 70′s securing a niche in jazz recording history and also helped launch the career of entertainer George Benson. By the way, the label’s very first production in 1970 was an album by an unknown free-form jazz quartet featuring a young crack guitarist by the name of Don Felder. . . . . .Sony Pictures Home Entertainment plans to release the 1981 animated cult film Heavy Metal in blu-ray technology on January 25. The nice side effect: fans of the soundtrack will be able to enjoy Don’s contribution “Heavy Metal – Takin’ a Ride” in 5.1 DTS-HD master audio. . . . Speaking of listening to Heavy Metal. Get tickets to Don’s upcoming California show on November 20 in Coachella at the Spotlight 29 Casino Showroom here.

Steve Lukather will perform on Saturday, April 3, in Vissingen, the Netherlands, where he will be the recipient of the Eddy Christiani Award. The prize honors players who have made inspriring developments in electrical guitar music on an international level.

Dust off your vinyl records for this year’s Record Store Day. And don’t just smear that gunk around with a damp cloth, “revirginize” them with this new spa treatment. Should be a snap for our readers who regularly wax their legs.

Jeff Beck alert! Listen to his new release Emotion and Commotion in its entirety for a week on an upcoming NPR exclusive first listen beginning April 6.

And finally, according to Fox Sports’ CEO, if you’re a classic rocker over the age of 60, well then, you better weigh what you did in your heyday, or else you don’t have a shot at performing during next year’s Super Bowl halftime show.

As we mentioned a couple of weeks ago, there’s a new Killers single cover version of Hotel California out hogging the airwaves in Europe this week.

The latin-tinged take was recorded in support of Artists Project Earth (APE) and is being heavily played to coincide with the Global Climate Change Conference which begins next week (Dec 7-18) in Copenhagen. The song will serve as the “soundtrack” to the conference.

Listen to the entire track and learn about APE and its climate initiatives

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New cover of Hotel California due – Bernie Leadon re-issue – Joe Walsh in German mag

You really can never leave: The Killers will release a single cover version of Hotel California on November 30th. Their latin-y take found on YouTube previously appeared on the covers album Rhythms del Mundo earlier this year ( UltimateGuitar.com) . . . . BGO Records has reissued RUN C&W’s albums in a two-disc set. Don’s Eagles ex-bandmate Bernie Leadon was involved in the project, which spawned “Into the Twangy-First Century” (1993) and “Row Vs. Wade” (1995) (WestCoastMusic ) . . . . . fans of Joe Walsh in Germany might want to pick up this month’s Gitarre & Bass magazine. G&B pinned him and his guitar tech down during the Eagles 2009 European Tour for a peek behind the scenes.