Well, Summer is almost outta here, and Fall is fast approaching, so we’d like to share what was poppin’ in the last few months and let you know what’s up for the not-so-distant future. It was a great spring and summer for in-store performances; David Lowery and Johnny Hickman of Cracker fame, Madeline releasing her new album Black Velvet, Apache Relay, and just recently Orca Team, were a few of the highlights. It was the certainly the summer of the ukulele, ours were flying off the shelves and then Eddie Vedder went out and recorded Ukulele Songs, go figure! We still have a few limited copies of Ukulele Songs left on vinyl, which comes with a very cool songbook and poster. Our limited show prints from artists Matt Pfahlert and Print Mafia as well as our Out of Print book cover t-shirts were all the rage this summer too, and our used vinyl section has been growing by the week. Don’t forget Vinyl Saturdays every Saturday, when all used vinyl in the store is 20% off. And as always, join us on Twitter (centralsqrecs) and Facebook to keep up on the minute-to-minute, and we’ll keep you posted on in-stores, parties, and music-related info. Here is a list of our summer hits, and some gems we have acquired on vinyl (limited time only!). Come see us!
Summer Top 10 (no particular order)
1. Jamie xx/Gil Scott-Heron We’re New Here
2. Bon Iver Bon Iver
3. Fleet Foxes Helplessness Blues
4. Miracle Fortress Was I the Wave?
5. Kurt Vile Smoke Ring For My Halo
6. Gregg Allman Low Country Blues
7. Black Joe Lewis & the Honeybears Scandalous
8. Gillian Welch Harrow and the Harvest
9. Various Artists Tribute Rave On: Songs of Buddy Holly
10. Adele 21
Vinyl Gems
Charles Browning A Choirboy’s Lament
Max Romeo Open the Iron Gate
Brewer & Shipley Tarkio
Metallica Whiplash (w/ Neckbrace Remix)
Bob Dylan Live in Adelaide, Australia 1978 (bootleg)
Rolling Stones No Stone Unturned
Grateful Dead San Francisco (bootleg)
Grateful Dead High Time in Old Town (bootleg)
Frank Zappa & Mothers of Invention Absolutely Free (Verve 1st pressing)