With election frenzy in the air building to a thick, stifling fog, the Standard Recording Company.

“The Late Show with David Letterman” presents Nas tonight; “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno” hosts Low vs. Diamond.

John James can be reached via cyberspace at yeahyeah@cinci.rr.com.

Dust off that old turntable and coax it back to life with a yearlong feeding courtesy of Sub Pop Records, reviving their legendary Sub Pop Singles Club this week. Out of commission since its original operation from 1988 to 1993 and its short-lived Volume 2 run from 1998 through 2002, the return to where all the sizzle began is in celebration of the label’s 20th anniversary.

This coming Tuesday, one of dance floor/hip-hop’s most recognizable imprints gets squished through a modern day Play-Doh Pumper Number Nine with thick, slick, funky results. Back in the day, spotting the tasty Delicious Vinyl.

Tastefully packaged in a cardboard Digipak that mimics an old family photo album, the five-song EP is on the hip old timey Ramseur Records.

Last year's beautiful love letter to the life and passion of Joe Strummer has just been released on DVD, packed with bonus material not seen in the original film.

One of the most beloved albums of the 1970s, Billy Joel’s The Stranger, gets a labor-of-love reissue next week from Columbia Records’ Legacy imprint. Celebrating 30 years since its original release and double Grammy win, the remastered edition in a book-style case boasts a live concert CD recorded at Carnegie Hall from June 1977, and in special limited edition featuring a bonus DVD with promotional videos from the album’s title track and “Just the Way You Are,” and 10 songs filmed for the BBC’s “Old Grey Whistle Test” television show from the following March.