Like every year, the record companies are busy readying new stocking stuffers to hit the stores and build some hype just in time for the holidays. This coming month we'll see a wide range of releases from up and comers and old timers alike (many "best ofs" and "remasters"). We even get, not one, not two, but THREE John Lennon releases. Here's a sampling of what's coming:

November 2
Bessie Smith: Empress of the Blues: 1923-1933 (Jazz Legends)
The Rolling Stones: Live Licks (Virgin)
The Presidents of the United States of America: Freaked Out and Small (Pusa Inc)
Susan Tedeschi: Live From Austin TX (New West)
John Lennon: Acoustic (Capitol)
John Lennon: Rock 'n' Roll (Capitol)
King's X: Live All Over the Place (Metal Blade)
Medeski, Martin & Wood: Farmers Reserve (Amulet)
Medeski, Martin & Wood: Notes from the Underground (Amulet)

November 9
Aimee Mann & the Young Snakes: Aimee Mann and the Young Snakes (Lemon)
The Innocence Mission: Now the Day Is Over (Badman)
Kings of Leon Aha Shake Heartbreak (BMG)
Badly Drawn Boy: About a Boy (Beggars XL)
Badly Drawn Boy: Have You Fed the Fish? (Beggars XL)

November 16
Eminem: Encore (Aftermath)
Los Lonely Boys: Lonely Boys (Sony)
Willie Nelson: End of Understanding (Fruit Tree)
Willie Nelson: Face of a Fighter (Synergy)
The Libertines: Up the Bracket (Toshiba EMI)
Neil Young: Greatest Hits (Warner Brothers)
Muddy Waters: 1950-1952 (Classics R&B)

November 23
Alison Krauss & Union Station: Lonely Runs Both Ways (Rounder)
Gwen Stefani: Love, Angel, Music, Baby (Interscope)
John Lennon: Mind Games (Mobile Fidelity Koch)
U2: How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb (Interscope)

November 30
Dashboard Confessional: Vindicted (TVT)
Madness: Singles Box, Vol. 1 (EMI)