Hey Everybody,
Conan’s back and so are we! He’ll keep you entertained and we’ll keep you up to date on everything music related, especially the good stuff. Anyhow, we got a lot of bases to cover so we oughta get right down to it. Consider this the end of our opening monologue. Not funny, we know, we’ll let Conan take care of the giggles.
Many thanks to Kid Congo and the Pink Monkey Birds for their amazing performance at the shop on Sunday. And a big THANKS to those of you who came out to show your support as well. We hope you all enjoyed it even half as much as we did. In our opinion, it was one of the best in-stores we’ve ever had! By the way, the new Kid Congo record Dracula Boots is a definite contender for album of the year in our book and it just happens to be in stock now for your listening pleasure (in stock on CD only but more LPs are on the way soon). Don’t let this one become the tragically overlooked album of ‘09. Get on it now and then you’ll have bragging rights to say you heard it before it was popping up on everyone’s Best Of 2009 lists. It’s a scream!
Speaking of quality records, have we got some sweet jams for you. This week brings us many toe tappers including a very obscure synth/punk gem from ‘82 you won’t find anywhere else, a rippin’ psych LP on Thrill Jockey, a sweet weird punk 7″ comp on UFO dictator, the Gunslingers’ frontman’s solo LP, and a few key restocks. We’ve also been busy marking down many quality new and used items that have gone tragically overlooked to make sure we overuse that lovely phrase. Read on for all the juicy details.
The very obscure synth/punk gem from ‘82 is a split 7″ by two Chicago bands called Occupants and Shortwave Band. We stumbled across an original a while back and liked it so much we dug into its’ origin. After an extensive internet search, which got us nowhere, we tried the old fashioned way, talking to people. I know, I know, we try not to do it as much as we can (haha), but talking to a few key Chicago scenester lifers got us the info we needed to get in touch with one of the former members of Occupants. He also happened to be the man responsible for the label that put out the 7″ back in ‘82, Unheard of Records. We really wanted to discuss reissuing the material, but he said he had some unplayed dead stock originals at home. He did indeed! That’s what we have for you here, folks. Original copies of the Occupants / Shortwave Band 7″ split with sleeves reproduced from the original. The Occupants side of the split sounds a bit like a more amateurish Devo, catchy as heck and filled with all sorts of weird synthy sounds. The Shortwave Band is two members of the Occupants and their side is more free-form instrumental, minimal synth stuff. Not unlike Tuxedomoon or the lighter side of Cabaret Voltaire, with a Joe Meek I Hear A New World vibe. Anyhow, both sides are totally killer in their own way. You can hear samples of each side of the split EP here. We guarantee you won’t find these anywhere else. We can’t guarantee that they’ll be around long.
Next up we got a UFO Dictator 7″ compilation titled I’d Buy That For A Dollar Vol. 1. This super limited EP includes some radical weird punk jams by the likes of Black Orphan, Menthols, Legendary Wings, and Los Steaks. There’s only 300 hand numbered copies of Vol. 1. Need we say anymore? Can’t wait for the second volume!
Thrill Jockey, while legendary, isn’t exactly known for releasing psychedelic space rock records. Fortunately for us, Bettina and Crew have been mixing it up quite a bit lately. Double Dagger is now a member of the TJ roster as is Pontiak. Thrill Jockey stalwarts fret not, a new Tortoise record is on the way, but for now you’ll have to settle for the first ever vinyl issue of the epoc White Hills‘ Heads on Fire LP. This is an exemplary piece of psych rock wax that’ll knock you Earthless-lovin’, Hawkwind-adorin’, Heads-heads on your ass. Seriously, folks, this record will take you into outer-space and beyond. All we’re wondering is whether it’s going to end up in the reissue section of the best of ‘09 list or with the regular list since it has been available on CD previously. What a dilemma!
A while back we mentioned the Gunslingers, a totally incredible, psych-punk band from France. They played with Cave and Michael Yonkers at the last Plastic Crimewave-curated Million Tongues festival and really blew us all way. Their debut LP No More Invention is incredible. Scott Soriano of S-S Records gave it some serious praise in the last issue of Z-Gun (new issue soon, we hope!) and it’s definitely been getting regular play here in the shop. When band was in town, we managed to score some Gunslingers records directly from the band. We met the frontman, Gregory Raimo (aka GR), and bought the last copy he had of his latest solo record. After many emails, we’ve managed to score a handful of his latest solo LP, GR & Full-Blown Expansion. Now we’re having trouble deciding which record we like better. Although GR’s solo LP doesn’t rip testostertunes-style all the way through, it’s similarly psych-punk, but much more dynamic than No More Invention. We highly recommend this LP. Fans of Chrome, take note. Straight from France directly to you, that’s right.
Some key restocks include the incredible Mirrors Something the Would Never Do reissue LP, Oh Sees Zork’s Tape Bruise LP + CD, and both of the most recent World’s Lousy with Ideas 7″ and LP compilations. There’s a new issue of Yeti and loads of other stuff coming in this week that we’ll discuss in detail next week. Also, we’ve gone mental and marked down a bunch of stuff in the shop down to unheard of prices. The markdowns include sweet new and used LPs and CDs. Loads of used LPs added to the $1 bin as well. Come on by and see for yourself.
A few last minute, thanks for reading the entire update, mentions:
- We have tickets to the Micachu show at Schubas on Monday July 13th to giveaway. Enter to win at the shop.
- Record Store Day Vinyl Saturday is coming up. Although we can’t guarantee anything, please let us know if you’re interested in any of the Exclusive Releases.
- Pre-order the new Dinosaur Jr Farm CD or LP from us and receive a free and immediate download to the band’s tour exclusive 7″ featuring a live version of Farm epic I Don’t Wanna Go There, as well as a 17″x22″ poster featuring album artwork from acclaimed artist Marq Spusta.
- Permanent Records T-shirts in various colors and logo variations are now for sale on our website!
- If you’re not seeing the pictures of the items for sale in the newsletter, you might need adjust the allow images settings in your email account.
That’s it for this week, duders. Now, on to the goods…
I found a peanut,
The P-Rex Crew
Sonic Youth – The Eternal CD / 2xLP Pre-Order Pick-Up
CD and LP pre-orders are now available for pick up!
Bring in perforated card to pick up yours this Tuesday, 6/9!
If you missed the pre-order you can still get album:
CD $11.99 / LP $29.99
(Album only. No bonus items included.)
New Releases
| Format | Artist | Title | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| CD | daniel a.i.u. higgs | plays the mirror of… | $13.99 |
| CD | headdress | lunes | $12.99 |
| CD | six finger satellite | half control | $12.99 |
| CD | sonic youth | the eternal | $11.99 |
| 7″ | de cylinders | I wanna get married | $6.99 |
| 7″ | jetz | catch me | $6.99 |
| 7″ | rudi | I spy | $6.99 |
| 7″ | occupants/shortwave | split | $7.99 |
| 7″ | various artists | I’d buy that for a dollar vol. 1 | $5.99 |
| 10″ | white/lichens & :take: | three:four split series vol. 1 | $14.99 |
| LP | dog faced hermans | hum at life | $9.99 |
| LP | elvis costello | secret, profane | $21.99 |
| LP | GR and the full-blown explosion | s/t | $14.99 |
| LP | guided by voices | under the bushes under the stars (2xLP) | $23.99 |
| LP | headdress | lunes | $12.99 |
| LP | sonic youth | the eternal (2xLP) | $29.99 |
| LP | tape | luminarium | $13.99 |
| LP | various | this is happening without your permission | $13.99 |
| LP | white hills | heads on fire | $13.99 |
| BOOK | yeti | #7 w/ cd | $11.99 |
* All New Releases should be considered in-stock at time this newsletter was delivered unless noted otherwise.
Restock
| Format | Artist | Title | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| CD | arthur russell | world of echo | $14.99 |
| CD | bat for lashes | two suns | $14.99 |
| CD | big business | mind the drift | $13.99 |
| CD | birthday party | hee haw | $11.99 |
| CD | birthday party | prayers on fire | $11.99 |
| CD | british sea power | man of aran (DVD) | $12.99 |
| CD | crystal castles | s/t | $14.99 |
| CD | death | for the whole | $13.99 |
| CD | doom | born like this | $15.99 |
| CD | grizzly bear | veckotimest | $13.99 |
| CD | handsome family | honey… | $12.99 |
| CD | john coltrane | blue train | $9.99 |
| CD | pavement | brighten the corners dlx. ed. (2xCD) | $14.99 |
| CD | phoenix | wolfgang… | $11.99 |
| CD | slayer | reign in blood | $13.99 |
| CD | spoon | girls can tell | $13.99 |
| CD | st. vincent | actor | $11.99 |
| CD | terry riley | in c | $13.99 |
| CD | thin lizzy | bad reputation | $11.99 |
| CD | thin lizzy | jailbreak | $11.99 |
| CD | white rabbits | its frightening | $11.99 |
| CD | yeah yeah yeahs | it’s blitz | $14.99 |
| LP | air | moon safari | $13.99 |
| LP | bad brains | s/t | $13.99 |
| LP | beastie boys | check your head | $29.99 |
| LP | belle & sebastian | boy with arab strap | $15.99 |
| LP | brian eno / david byrne | everything… | $21.99 |
| LP | dog faced hermans | mental blocks… | $9.99 |
| LP | dr. dre | chronic | $17.99 |
| LP | flipper | blow’n chunks | $13.99 |
| LP | great lake swimmers | lost channels | $17.99 |
| LP | grizzly bear | veckotimest | $21.99 |
| LP | locrian | greyfield shrines | $14.99 |
| LP | peaches | I feel cream (2xLP) | $15.99 |
| LP | pixies | bossanova | $12.99 |
| LP | pixies | doolittle | |
| LP | pixies | trompe le monde | $12.99 |
| LP | pulp | this is hardcore | $29.99 |
| LP | slint | spiderland | $14.99 |
| LP | st. vincent | actor | |
| LP | white rabbits | it’s frightening | $15.99 |
| DVD | monks | transatlantic | $24.99 |
* All Restocks should be considered in-stock at time this newsletter was delivered unless noted otherwise.
Featured Listening Station Titles (On Sale NOW!!)
Station One
| Format | Artist | Title | Sale Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| CD | Connie Converse | How Sad, How Lovely | $12.99 |
| CD | Camera Obscura | My Maudlin Career | $9.99 |
| CD | Woods | Songs of Shame | $11.99 |
| CD | Six Finger Satellite | Half Control | $12.99 |
| CD | Pink Mountaintops | Outside Love | $11.99 |
| CD | British Sea Power | Man Of Aran | $12.99 |
| CD | Comet Gain | Broken Record Player | $10.99 |
| CD | 39 clocks | Zoned | $12.99 |
| CD | Vaselines | Enter the… | $13.99 |
| CD | Akron Family | Set ‘Em Wild, Set ‘Em Free | $11.99 |
| CD | Mika Miko | We Be Xuxa | $10.99 |
| CD | Peaches | I Feel Cream | $11.99 |
Station Two
| Format | Artist | Title | Sale Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| CD | Intelligence | Fake Surfers | $11.99 |
| CD | Jeffery Lewis + Junkyard | Em Are I | $11.99 |
| CD | Ann Peebles | I Can’t Stand The Rain | $11.99 |
| CD | Blank Dogs | Under And Under | $11.99 |
| CD | Al Green | Gets Next To You | $11.99 |
| CD | Black Moth Super Rainbow | Eating Us (Limited Edition) | $11.99 |
| CD | Clues | Clues | $12.99 |
| CD | Tyvek | Tyvek | $11.99 |
| CD | Iron & Wine | Around the Well | $12.99 |
| CD | James Blackshaw | The Glass Bead Game | $12.99 |
| CD | Jarvis Cocker | Further Complications | $11.99 |
| CD | Lindstrom | Prins Thomas II | $14.99 |
Upcoming In-store Events
| Artist/Event | Date | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Smith Westerns (tba) | 6/13/09 | 6pm |
| Ty Segall / Charlie & The Moonhearts / CoCoComa | 6/22/09 | 6pm |
| Francis Harold and the Holograms | 7/4/09 | 6pm |
| Double Dagger | 7/10/09 | 6pm |
| Daugthers of the Sun (tenative) | 7/11/09 | 6pm |
* All shows are FREE and ALL AGES unless noted otherwise.
- Prices and availability may vary on some titles (especially vinyl). Please email us with any inquiries.
- Live in Chicago and want to put something on hold? We can hold items for up to one week. Just ask! For all of you out-of-town shoppers, we take credit cards and can ship items your way in a jiffy! Shoot us an email or give us a call with your requests.
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See you soon, Chicago!!