Today will be a heavy day for new vinyl stock. A large list of what's expected is below.

In addition, yesterday saw the arrival of the following CD and Blu-Ray box sets:

- Waylon Jennings - The Journey: Destiny's Child (6 CDs; Bear Family)
- Louis Prima, Keely Smith, Sam Butera - The Capital Years (8 CDs; Bear Family)
- Various Artists - A Shot in the Dark: Nashville Jumps: Blues & Rhythm on Nashville Indepedent Labels (8 CDs; Bear Family)
- Various Artists - Motown: The Complete Singles, Vols. 2: 1962 (Limited to 8000 copies), 6: 1966 (Limited to 6000 copies; out of print), and 10: 1970 (Limited to 8000 copies) (5 CDs and 1x7" each; Hip-O Select)
- Miles Davis - Complete In A Silent Way Sessions
- Rolling Stones - Singles, 1963 - 1965, Singles, 1965 - 1967, and Singles, 1968 - 1971

- Star Trek, The Original Series, Season 1 (Blu-ray)
- Star Trek, The Original Series, Season 2 (Blu-ray)

Some interesting used CDs came in as well (you know, in addition to the hundreds of interesting things we see every week):

The Nigeria '70 3 disc set--two CDs and a DVD which has a documentary on the country's music. As far as I can make out, the two disc version is still in print but this 3 disc one is not. It's on Strut, so is a UK import as well.

Three volumes of the Verve France: Free America series came in. Here's an article on the series in Jazz Times and another in All About Jazz. The titles we received were Art Ensemble of Chicago's Certain Blacks, and one title each from Clifford Thornton and Frank Wright. These CDs were obviously released in France and are numbered, limited to 3500 numbered copies. We've put a premium price on these; they're in perfect shape.

As for the vinyl, I think the following will be in boxes that arrive today:

- Devendra Banhart - Oh Me Oh My The Day Goes By
- Vashti Bunyan - Just Another Diamond Day (LP + 7")
- Serge Gainsbourg - Histoire de Melody Nelson (180g)
- Girl Talk - Night Ripper (2LP, limited ed)
- Simon Joyner - Songs for the New Year
- The Knife - Silent Shout
- Lady Gaga - The Fame
- Pelican - March Into the Sea
- Set Fire to Flames - Telegraphs In Negative / Mouths Trapped in Static (2LP)
- Velvet Underground - Loaded (180g), VU and Nico (180g), VU and Nico (Mono)
- Scott Walker - Scott, Scott 2, Scott 3, and Scott 4
- Mazzy Star - She Hangs Brightly
- Deep Listening Band - Then & Now Now & Then (2LP, Ltd to 500)
- Tim Buckley - Greetings From L.A.
- Budos Band - s/t
- Elmore James - The Sky is Crying
- Johnny Cash - The Sun Singles (6 x 7" box set)
- Boris - Japanese Heavy Rock Hits (Ltd. ed. 7")

As well as restocks of:

- Them Crooked Vultures - s/t
- Beach Boys - Pet Sounds
- Husker Du - Zen Arcade
- Soundgarden - Badmotofinger
- Stars of the Lid - And Their Refinement of The Decline (2LP), Avec Laudenum, The Tired Sounds Of... (2LP)
- Pavement - Slanted and Enchanted (180g)
- Jimi Hendrix - Are You Experienced (2LP), Band of Gypsies (140g), and Axis: Bold As Love
- John Coltrane - A Love Supreme

We also managed to find one more copy of Nadja's out of print 2LP 180g Radiance of Shadows. Limited to 750 copies.

These are also in the wind and may arrive today but could be as late as next week:

- Cinematic Orchestra - Everyday
- Red Hot Chili Peppers - Freakey Styley and Uplift Mojo...
- Radiohead - The Bends
- Radiohead - Kid A

Some nice blues:

- Mississippi Fred McDowell - Mama Said I'm Crazy
- Joe Callicott - Ain't A Gonna Lie to You
- Scott Dunbar - From Lake Mary
- Heartless Bastards - Stairs and Elevators
- Sweet Tea - s/t
- Elmo Williams - Takes One to Know One

And restocks of:

- MF Doom - MM Food
- Dinosaur Jr. - Beyond
- Kraftwerk - Autobhan
- Kraftwerk - Radio Activity
- Kraftwerk - Man Machine
- Kraftwerk - Tour De France
- Kraftwerk - Europe Express

Time for another visit to the CD New Arrivals Bin. Here are the standout or rarely-seen items that are currently there. Click for reviews where appropriate.



Barbara Acklin - Greatest Hits
Barbara Lynn - The Jamie Singles Collection
The Hustle and the Best of Van McCoy
Don Bryant - s/t
Maxine Brown - Something You Got
Syl Johnson - Back for a Taste
Delfonics - Best Of
Various - Blue Rock Records Story
Millie Jackson - Feelin' Bitchy (Import)
Wheedle's Groove - Seattle's Finest in Funk and Soul
Banda Uniao Black - s/t
Willie Mitchell - Ooh Baby, You Turn Me On
Joe Meek - Freak Beat
Ike and Tina Turner - Live, Raw and Funky
Trampps - s/t




Various - 2131 South Michigan Ave - 60s Garage and Psychedelia (on Sundazed)
Magazine - Real Life



Vincent Gallo - Recordings of Music for Film
Yo La Tengo - Prisoners of Love (2cd best of) and Popular Songs
Dead Man's Bones - Featuring the Silverlake Conservatory of Music Children's Choir
St. Vincent - Actor
Grand Archives - Keep In Mind Frankenstein
Le Loup - Family
Hope Sandoval and the Warm Inventions (singer from Mazzy Star) - Through the Devil Softly
Antlers - Hospice
Dan Mangan - Nice, Nice, Very Nice
Flying Saucer Attack - Outdoor Miner / Psychic Driving
Future of the Left - Travels With Myself and Another
Orenda Fink - Ask the Night
Megafaun - Gather, Form & Fly and Bury the Square
FanFarlo - Reservoir
Taken By Trees - East of Eden
The XX - s/t
Hidden Cameras - OriginOrphan
Scotland Yard Gospel Choir - And the Horse They Rode In On and s/t
John Cale - Island Years



Boards of Canada - Hi Scores
Fripp and Eno - No Pussyfooting



Mance Lipscomb - You Got To Reap What You Sow
Robert Pete Williams - Great Louisiana Bluesman
Keb Darge and Cut Chemist Present: Lost & Found: Rockabilly and Jump Blues



Anti-Pop Consortium - Flourescent Black
Jay-Z - The Black Album

Technically, I'm still on vacation but I popped by the store tonight and processed a few new LPs: Susumu Yokota's 2LP ambient electronic masterpiece Grinning Cat, and some jazz: Sonny Rollins' Way Out West and Lee Morgan's The Cooker, which Allmusic Guide calls "an essential acquisition".

We also received Nigeria Rock Special - Psychedelic Afro-Rock and Fuzz Funk from 1970 (2LP- Allmusic Guide says, "this is dangerously addictive, one of those pleasures that you'll repeat often!").

Tyrone Davis' 1969 LP, Can I Change My Mind also came in, as did Colleen's debut, Everyone Alive Wants Answers ("One of those rare, truly evocative abstract pieces of art where every observer takes away their own interpretation, and is left feeling a little more special about their experience as a result," says Pitchfork. They gave it an 8.4 outta 10).

Tomorrow night (Saturday) should see a small heap of Soul / R&B, Blues, Funk, and Rockabilly CDs. Titles from great labels like Kent, Ace, (old) Rhino, Duke-Peacock, Vanguard, Goldband, Crypt, Arock, and Okeh. Most will be various compilations but there'll also be collections for Linda Hopkins, Barry Goldberg, Jimmy Witherspoon, Tyrone Davis, and others.

Speaking of Soul, I'm hoping to have some Candi Staton and Bettye Swann vinyl arrive in the next week or two. They'll be double LPs imported from the UK and on the expensive side but worth every penny. Each collection got a 10 outta 10 from NME and Vice and five stars from The Guardian and MOJO. I was originally just bringing them in for myself as I can't find them anywhere in the city but I brought a few extras for the soul lovin' vortexans. However, chances aren't high that I'll bring them in again as it's always a pain dealing with customs and whatnot.

In the same order should be some Moondog, Simone White, and Elmore Judd.

And speaking of Funk, the first two Betty Davis LPs should be back in stock soon. Sold out within hours last time I brought them in.

Last but not least I'm trying to get my hands on some Bishop Perry Tillis. Only a 1000 got pressed and they quickly sold out when WFMU's Beware of the Blog mentioned them. Check him out below. Certainly among the rawest guitar blues gospel you'll ever hear. From that same label, also limited to 1000 copies, I have some Skip James and a terrific comp of gospel blues called Life is a Problem.

Some cat brought in a ton of 70s funk on CD, most of it Japanese imports. Ohio Players, Don Blackman, Curtom Soul, Foxy Brown and Super Fly OSTs, Norman Feels, The Artistics, Rufus & Chaka, Love Jones, Lloyd Price, Thelma Jones, 9th Creation... and more.