A five-track non-commercial EP of unreleased material from

Spiritualized entitled Supplementary Dosage, featuring live

versions of "Cop Shoot Cop," "Shine a Light" and "Electric Mainline," as well as

an instrumental version of "Cool Waves" and a cover of the theme form the X

Files TV show, has just been released. Look for copies at your favorite local

re-sale record store soon. They'll be easy to find, just look for the "Promo Only.

Not For Sale." stamp on the back... Elton John's tribute to Diana

Spencer, Princess of Wales, "Candle in the Wind '97," has been certified by the

Guinness Book of World Records as the world's all-time biggest selling single.

The single achieved the feat by shipping 31.8 million copies, overtaking Bing

Crosby's 1942 holiday classic "White Christmas," which recorded 30 million in

estimated sales...

The

reunited/relapsed Jane's Addiction will host a "dress rehearsal" for

their upcoming tour this Thursday (Oct. 23) at L.A.'s Olympic Auditorium. The

show, which will preview the band's elaborate Polynesian-themed stage and

light rig, will be opened by Fishbone... Boston rockers Aerosmith have settled a lawsuit brought by ex-

manager Tim Collins. The only comment from the group was a terse statement,

which read, "All matters between Tim Collins and Aerosmith have been

resolved." According to the Boston Globe, the undisclosed settlement

with Collins, fired last summer prior to the release of the band's Nine

Lives album after 14 years with the band, could be worth "millions of dollars"

over the next 15 years...

The Smashing Pumpkins unveiled a pair of

new songs during their appearance at the Bridge School Benefit shows last

weekend. "To Shiela" and "Never Apart" are two recent compositions that the

band's publicist, Gayle Fine, said "could likely" end up on their still-untitled

album-in-progress... Former Sex Pistols singer John Lydon, a.k.a. Johnny Rotten,

filmed an episode of the syndicated TV jurisprudence show Judge Judy

on Tuesday (Oct. 21). At issue is a $5,000 suit filed by Lydon's ex-drummer,

Robert Williams, citing breach of contract and civil battery. The show

will air during November sweeps. Lydon's publicist, Eric Gardner, said the

singer was "thrilled" at the chance to battle Williams on camera. "'I love this

country' was his exact response," according to Gardner...

Rapper Warren

G. has filed a trademark infringement suit against country superstar

Garth Brooks over the use of a lower-case letter "g" as a merchandising

symbol, according to an Associated Press report. Brooks' lawyer said his

client's circle-enclosed "g," featured prominently on-stage during a recent

concert in Central Park, is clearly discernible from the rapper's stenciled "g" with

the words "funk music" superimposed...

Former Grateful Dead bassist Phil Lesh will play host at an

unusual event called "Philharmonia: A Family Musical Gathering and Sing-

Along," on Dec. 7. The event, at San Francisco's Maritime Hall, is a benefit for

the Unbroken Chain Foundation, and will be hosted by Lesh and is scheduled

to feature special guests Edie Brickell, David Grisman,

Bruce Hornsby, Graham Nash and Bob Weir singing,

along with the audience, a selection of Dead tunes and other favorites...

Finally, Cracker are set to enter a New York studio this week to begin

recording their fourth album with producer Don Smith (Keith Richards).

The tentative title of the album, not yet scheduled for release, is Gentleman's

Blues. Songs scheduled for inclusion include "Lullabye" (also on the

soundtrack to the distributor-less indie film River Red, in which singer

David Lowery has a small part), the title track and "World Is Mine."

(ATN's Senior Writer Gil Kaufman and Staff Writer Chris Nelson compiled

this report.)

[Wed., Oct. 22, 1997, 9 a.m. PDT]