On Vacation

We will be away from the "shop" until the 15th. Orders placed before 11:00 am cst today (12/9) will be filled before we go. I will have internet access to answer questions, but will not be able to ship anything until the 15th. Sorry if this messes anybody up, but you gotta travel when you can.

Trivia for Coupons

Since it's the first one (of hopefully many) we'll start out easy.

Famous blues man Howlin' Wolf would have celebrated his 100th birthday this year. What was the Wolf's real name?

First response with the correct answer wins 10% off any item in the store, redeemable at anytime.
Please include your answer and email (or some online contact). It won't do any good to answer correctly if I can't get the discount to you.

Now I would like say don't use the Internet to find the answer, but who am I kidding! By any means necessary.
Good Luck!

Best Record Shop

So Rolling Stone recently released their list of the Top 25 Record Stores in the U.S.
 Here's a link  Top 25

I have actually been fortunate enough to have been to 3 of the shops on this list. One I made a special stop on a vacation to go (Amoeba Music in Hollywood), one is about 4 hours east of me in Louisville ( Ear X-tacy), and the other is in my home town (Goner Records in Memphis). Of course I'm a little miffed that they didn't pick my shop (Braino's Vinyl and Whatnot on etsy.com), but I guess I'll get over it. I'm new to blogging and just thought about the fact that you can't hear the sarcasm in that least statement, but hopefully you picked up on it and don't think I'm a pompous jerk.

So what are the shops in your neck of the woods? Where do go when you want a harder to find album? What are your favorite music shops?

I now live in rural western Kentucky, so there is not too many to choose from, but there is a really nice music/headshop called Terrapin Station in Murray, KY. They have a pretty good selection of used and new vinyl as well as a lot of new and used CDs. They are also really good about special ordering music at no extra charge. Their other merchandise includes posters, music DVDs, some clothing, and books. Check it out if you are ever in the area.

Hey. Hi. Hello.

This is my first attempt at blogging. I really just wanted a place to talk to the people who visit my shop. See what their thoughts were vinyl and/or music. What were they listening to? What's in their collection? The list could go on. There are very few experiences that top finding out about some new band or album that you find out you love. My hope is that this can be a place where people can exchange ideas and info about (but not exclusive to) music. So that's where I coming from. I never thought that I would be 'a blogger', but here goes nothing ...