Some vinyl came in yesterday. Here's a bit of a run down:

Brain Sound - An Attempt To Record Coincidence (limited to 500 copies; 180g)
"Pictured in all its tantalizing, eye-popping glory in Hans Pokora's 1001 Record Collector Dreams, this hellishly-rare Austrian avant garde LP from 1972 is nothing short of astonishing." - Forced Exposure

Various Artists - An Anthology of Noise and Electronic Music Vol 1 and Vol 2 (3 LP each)
Bardo Pond - Bufo Alvarius (w/ CD)

Mono - You Are There
"They are rock songwriters whose lyrics are guitar lines sung, shrieked, and wailed to the accompaniment of a masterful rhythm section. Mono are a rock band -- and a damn fine one -- and they only get better with time." -- Allmusic Guide

Ben Frost - By the Throat
"This formidable and far-reaching body of work might be one of 2009's most singularly impressive listening experiences, and very likely the only record you'll hear this year whose repertoire consists of both luscious classical chamber compositions and the hunting calls of killer whales." -- Boomkat

Spider John Koerner - March 1963 (180g)
""Spider" John Koerner has been an influential practitioner of traditional folk music and country blues since the days of the late-'50s/early-'60s folk revival. Both in his group, Koerner, Ray & Glover, and on his own, he has helped popularize early folk and blues music through his performances and recordings, directly affecting the careers of Bob Dylan and Bonnie Raitt, and influencing many others." -- Allmusic Guide

As well as restocks of

Candi Staton - s/t
Betty Swann - s/t

I'm glad you asked. Some treats in on all formats:

Celer - Dwell in Possibility (vinyl, ltd to 420 copies; "Over a relatively short period of time, Celer's catalogue has amounted to a major presence in the field of ambient music, and this fine limited edition LP will only add to the duo's prestige within the genre." - Boomkat)
Z'EV - As / If / When (vinyl)
Max Richter - 24 Postcards (vinyl)
V/A - Ecstatic Music of the Jemaa El Fna (vinyl, Sublime Frequencies)
For centuries, the Jemaa El Fna (Rendezvous of the Dead) has remained the stage for one of the most spectacular social forums on the planet. By day, this central square in the city of Marrakesh, one of Morocco's great imperial cities, fosters a kaleidoscope of entertainment for its local inhabitants; storytellers, acrobats, magicians and snake charmers all create intriguing displays of bewitching spectacle. As the sun sets, the evening grows frantic with the pulse of the crowd; it is then that the night musicians set up. Free from the restrictions and expectations of light entertainment for a tourist crowd, these musicians manifest ecstatic performances that animate the audience and players alike. The groups represented on this album; Troupe Majidi, Amal Saha, and Mustapha Mahjoub, are working and carrying the torch of their musical heroes nightly in the square. These songs come from the repertoire of Morocco's greatest musical exports: Nass El Ghiwane, Lemchaheb, Jil Jilala, Larssad, and many others from the Chaabi (Moroccan popular music) canon and are given a raw, emotional and fiery interpretation. Instruments are powered by car batteries and blown out through megaphone speakers. These recordings represent a rare opportunity to hear this music at such close proximity taking in all the power and passion of the performances. The raw fidelity captures an unflinching immersion of what is simply some of the greatest street music on earth.

On CD we've got the latest releases from:

Broken Social Scene
Band of Horses
Court Yard Hounds
Keith Jarret / Charlie Haden
Hold Steady
Japandroids
Rolling Stones
KD Lang
The National
Jack Johnson


&

Jasper TX - Black Sheep
Grouper - Dragging a Dead Deer Up a Hill

&

Two nice Mosaic Box Sets, both ltd to 5000 each:

Curtis Amy
McCoy Tyner

The latest from Hollywood is also in on DVD and Blu-Ray: Alice In Wonderland and Avatar.

Buncha soul CDs in, along with a heap of other stuff from various genres:

Shirley Brown - The Soul of a Woman and Diva of Soul and For the Real Thing
Denise LaSalle - Right Place, Right Time
William Bell - Wow/Bound to Happen
Mad Lads - Complete Early Volt
Anson Funderburge and the Rockets featuring Sam Myers - Live at Grand Emporium
Carla Thomas - Love Means / Memphis Queen
Johnnie Taylor - Raw Blues / Little Bird and There's No Good in Goodbye
Tyrone Davis - Simply
ZZ Hill - s/t
Bobby Taylor and the Vancouvers - s/t
Eddie Floyd - Down to Earth / California Girl
King Floyd - Choice Cuts

Speaking of Soul, Kent is releasing Doris Duke's Southern/Deep Soul classic, I'm a Loser on vinyl in June. We have it on order but if it's a title you're keen on, give me a .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) so I make sure I've ordered enough.

Got a bit of stuff in today, some of it rather limited:

Bruce Springsteen - Wrecking Ball (live) - 10" - (UK pressing of this ltd vinyl release featuring "Wrecking Ball" and "The Ghost Of Tom Joad" (with TOM MORELLO), both recorded at Giants Stadium on his last tour.)
Andrew Bird - Mysterious Production of Eggs
Decemberists - Her Majesty The Decemberists... (180g)
Grouper / Pumice - New Zealand Tour Single (7", obviously out of print and I only managed to find 2 of 'em)
Husker Du - Makes No Sense / Love is All Around (7"; Husker covering the theme from Mary Tyler Moore. Aww yeah.)
Thorr's Hammer - Dommedagsnatt (The very first album Southern Lord released, marking the very 1st time that Stephen O'Malley (BURNING WITCH, SUNN0))), KHANATE) & Greg Anderson (SUNN0))), GOATSNAKE) & Teeth of Lions Rule the divine.)
Earth - Radio Live (Deluxe 180 gram, vinyl-only release comes in a cloth-like textured heavy-weight cardboard sleeve with metallic silver foil printing. Limited to 3000. From a live radio broadcast on KFJC & tracks from a live performance in Vienna.)
Jack Rose - Kensington Blues
Dead Meadow - Three Kings (2LP + DVD - Feature-length live movie w/ short vignettes combined w/ the soundtrack of the movie.)
Caribou - Odessa (UK release for RSD featuring 3 new mixes of the title track - Junior Boys, David Wrench, & Nite Jewel - plus the original album version. Limited to 500.)

And we got the new Mike Patton in on CD.

I also lowered the price on two recent box sets: Magnetic Fields' 69 Love Songs and Wilco's Kicking Television. There was an error on the original invoice when they came in which resulted in a slightly higher price than they shoulda been.

A few titles that were supposed to arrive on Record Store Day have come in late. We now have limited qtys of:

- Deftones 7"
- Moby Grape 7"
- Velvet Underground Live 1969 Vols I and II LPs
- Sonic Youth - Evol on pink vinyl
- Soft Machine - Live at Henie Onstad Art Centre 1971 (We're the only store in Canada who received this. I believe it's limited to 500 world, with 350 of those released to the USA)

We also found a few more copies of our in-house CD Compilation, which had fallen down behind something. There's about 10 of them. Free to anyone who requests one while supplies last. More details here.

And we still have the following titles available:

- Pavement
- Neko Case
- Roky Erickson and Okkervill River
- Peter Gabriel 7" and Peter Gabriel LP
- Jeff Beck
- Fragments (4AD sampler)
- CocoRosie 7"
- Mastodon (colored vinyl)
- Pantera's 3 LPs
- Paolo Nutini's CD
- Ted Leo / Pharmacists 7"
- Yeah Yeah Yeahs 7"

Lastly, I leave tomorrow for Los Angeles for a much needed vacation. I will be gone until mid May. If you've special ordered something it more than likely will be waiting for me upon my return. If it's something you need desperately for a gift or something, let me know and I'll try to have remaining staff ferret it out of the boxes that will be piling up. Note that yes, this will be a pain in the ass to do so if you can wait, we'd appreciate it. One of the titles that will come in while I'm away is 69 Love Songs by Magnetic Fields. I ordered the title promptly so have no doubt we'll be getting it (it's limited to a few thousand) so don't fret if you asked for one and see it at another store on the 4th.

Of course, while away, I don't think I'll be updating the site too much or answering store related email. If you've written and require an answer immediately, call the store and ask ... but note that staff will not be answering any questions about new vinyl or special orders.

Have a good few weeks, folks!