Take 5: Jackson 5, Bob Dylan, Roxy Music, more

Jackie, left, Marlon, Michael, Tito and Jermaine Jackson. (Credit: Motown)

USA TODAY's music staff offers a weekend tip sheet of sound recommendations spanning the media landscape.

CDs

A&M Records celebrates half-century mark

The three-CD A&M 50: The Anniversary Collection highlights some of the best music from the legendary label started by Herb Alpert and Jerry Moss (the "A" and the "M") in a Hollywood garage in 1962. The pair ran the label, which was renowned for artist development, for 27 years. In addition to trumpeter Alpert & the Tijuana Brass, the 60-song set includes the music of Joe Cocker, Quincy Jones, Billy Preston, Cat Stevens, The Carpenters, Peter Frampton, Styx, Bryan Adams, Joe Jackson, The Police, Sting, Janet Jackson, Sheryl Crow and Soundgarden. — Jones

CDs

Newly found Jackson 5 music issued

Two CDs full of classic unreleased Jackson 5 material have been unearthed from Motown's vault. Come and Get It: The Rare Pearls, a 32-track set, put out digitally this week to coincide with Michael Jackson's Aug. 28 birthday, will be in stores with special deluxe packaging Sept. 18. The set is produced by Deke Richards, leader of "The Corporation," the Jackson 5's original hit songwriting/production team. It includes songs in the vein of early hits like The Love You Save, funk-fueled tracks and some that may have foreshadowed Michael's solo career. Also included are the J5's takes on several soul classics (Three Dog Night's Mama Told Me Not to Come) and Motown hits (The Temptations' Since I Lost My Baby).— Jones

STREAMING

Bob Dylan, Cat Power, Animal Collective at NPR.com

Cat Power's Sun and Animal Collective's Centipede Hz are among four new albums on tap at NPR's "First Listen," which also offers Deerhoof's Breakup Song and Stars' The North, along with track listings and album information. All will be available until they're released Tuesday. Also streaming at NPR.org/music and on NPR music apps is Bob Dylan's Duquesne Whistle, from his Tempest album out Sept. 11. — Gundersen

BOX SETS

In every dream home, a Roxy Music collection

Arty, alt-y and altogether enchanting, Great Britain's Roxy Music helped many a sophisticated rock fan endure the disco era by pointing the way to punk and New Wave. Led by the ever-so-stylish Bryan Ferry, with strong backing from Andy Mackay, Paul Thompson, Phil Manzanera and, in the early days, Brian Eno, the group recorded eight studio albums that blended suave rock and lounge music with experimental sounds and a dollop of glam. Now, to celebrate the group's 40th anniversary, those albums have been collected in The Complete Studio Recordings 1972-1982, a 10-CD box set that also includes two discs of singles and B-sides (many on CD for the first time). Though more popular in the U.K. than in the USA, the group still rang up an impressive number of distinctive classic rock staples, including Love Is the Drug, Both Ends Burning, More Than This, Avalon and the sublime cover of John Lennon's Jealous Guy. — Shriver

MUSIC GIFTS

Iggy Pop is now a bobblehead

It's never too early to start hoarding holiday gifts — and kitsch choices for music lovers abound. We've all seen a shirtless Iggy Pop prancing around on stage, but what about bobbing on your desk? The Iggy Stooges frontman joins the elite group of bobbleheads this week. There are only 1,000 Iggy Pop bobbleheads to be had ($24.95, pre-order now at aggronautix.com), but there are plenty of other options to consider, such as the Black Keys Dress-Up Kit or Green Day's box set of all three of their new albums. Nothing says Christmas like Michael Bublé, and this year you can treat your loved ones with a Christmas album, a fleece scarf and glove set and a coffee mug. Or, for the hipsters, the Tegan and Sara vinyl collection or '80s-style T-shirt. Rap fans can snag a Waka Flocka Flame Brick Squad WFF sweatshirt and rockers can add a My Chemical Romance varsity jacket to their list. Lord of the Rings fans can polish off their collection with the Complete Recordings, featuring the entire score plus a 48-page book. — Lopez