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Rolling Stones In Mono 16 lp box
Destroyer 666 Defiance
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Sam Cooke One Night Stand! Live the Harlem Square Club
Music hounds! It’s that time of year once again, when we pore over the phenomenal releases or reissues of 2016 (and there were LOTS) to select le creme de la creme.
Enter your top five favorite records with some brief descriptions, and we’ll post your musings here. Let us know about your favorite tracks also for inclusion in what’s sure to be the Awesomist Playlist Of All Time. 2016 itself may not have felt like halcyon days, but the recordings have been undoubtedly wondrous.
Entrants will also be entered for a randomly selected drawing for a Pure Pop gift certificate, so get on that keyboard clackity clack! Submit to mike@purepoponline to share your magic.
Can’t wait to hear from you!
-Your Friends at Pure Pop
Still plenty of exclusive limited titles are available including the Phish title. Contact us thru the website album request to inquire about availability of titles and/or purchasing online thru paypal.
Record Store Day/Black Friday is November 23
Check out twitter starting Wednesday morning, #RSDPurePop, for pricing/quantity questions. Will start pricing stuff at 9am on Wednesday, will try to check in every hour or so.
What goes on at Black Friday/RSD at Pure Pop?
First, there are many exclusive/limited releases, for more info you can check out recordstoreday.com
Second, there is a sale on all other items in the store
10% off new vinyl/new books
15% off used vinyl/new cds/tapes/dvds/etc
20% off used cds/dvd/tapes
So how do I get my hands on my favorite RSD release?
Well, there will be a line. It won’t be as big as the main RSD in April but there is a Phish title, so expect some people. Below is a general explanation of how the day will work.
Pure Pop opens at 10am on Friday the 23rd. We will be collecting wish lists at 9am sharp – make sure to get yours in by then! If there are only a couple of releases you really want, we DO NOT recommend trying to be the first in line – it won’t make a difference if you fill out a wish list. As long as you’re here no later than 8:55am with your wishlist, you have just as much a chance as anyone else to get the one or two releases that you want. If you want 7 things really, really badly, then we suggest getting to Pure Pop early so you can be the first in line to get in. There is usually already a small line around 6:30am or so. Besides the two items on your wishlist, everything else is first come, first serve. WE DO NOT DO PRE-ORDERS OR HOLDS PRIOR TO RSD titles. This is just general nationwide RSD policy.
So, what’s a wish list? In order for us to try to get you the release you want, we have a “wish list” – you fill out up to 8 releases that you want in order of how much you want them (1 being: you’d kill to get it, 8 being: you wouldn’t be torn up if you missed it). We collect the wish lists at 9am sharp and shuffle them. Starting from the random wish list on the top of the pile, we pick out the top 2 items you wrote down that are available and hold it for you, so you’re guaranteed to get at least something on your list. BUT we cannot guarantee everyone will get their #1 and #2 choices. We have a very limited supply of RSD releases! As we go through the lists and things sell out, we move on to the #3, #4, #5 choices and so on.
Here’s an example of how the wish list works: Say we get 10 copies of the Grateful Dead vinyl. Johnny’s wish list is 20th in the pile of randomly shuffled lists and the Grateful Dead vinyl is at the top of his list. Before we get to Johnny’s list however, ten other people had the Grateful Dead on their top 2 and we put them aside for those lucky people, so we are now sold out of the Grateful Dead. Sorry Johnny, but we’ll have to move on to your number 2 and 3 on the list instead. Even though Johnny didn’t get his number 1 pick, at least he got his 2nd and 3rd! and since it was really up to pure chance, he’s not too bummed and didn’t waste time by lining up outside the store at 3am.
Printable wishlist here
Pure Pop tries to get as many titles as possible, but we cannot guarantee any title will be here until it arrives. We will have most of the official RSD titles when we open at 10am. Feel free to contact us about a specific item or any other issue by calling 802-658-2652 or email [email protected], twitter #RSDPurePop
See you on Friday at 9am!!!
Hey Folks!
Time again to get some special releases that are only available at your favorite indie record stores.
We will be opening on Friday at 10 a.m. People will enter on a first come, first serve basis. As always, we do like to provide everyone in line the opportunity to get their most desired items. We will conduct a wish list drawing similar to what we did on Record Store Day.
If you are in line by 9:30 a.m., you will be able to hand in a wish list of up to 10 items that you would like to purchase. We will randomly draw from the collected wish lists & reserve the top 2 items available from each drawn wish list. These 2 items will be reserved for you behind the counter.
So please remember, first in line means first in the store but doesn’t guarantee that you will get all the items you desire. First in line does mean that you will get first access to items that are not reserved thru the wish list drawing.
Thanks again for your understanding. The wish list drawing went really well on Record Store Day, it allows everyone a chance to get their hands on the items they desire without having to camp out in line for 4 hours.
I know many people are away for the holiday week. If you are unable to make it to the store on Friday, we will start taking requests by phone/email on items beginning at 11 am.
There is a list below that Meg prepared that details all the special releases that Pure Pop has received for Black Friday.
Please note that will be having a sale on all non-Black Friday titles.*
10% vinyl/new cds/dvds/t-shirts/posters
20 % used cds
*does not include already discounted/sale items
First, we got the new stuff
Hard Stuff/Metal
Palms (Isis & Deftones members)
Anvil
Coffins
Atriarch
Locrian
Mumakil
Amon Amarth
August Burns Red
Queensryche
Transplants
Electronic
Zomby
Baths
College
Congo Natty
Disclosure
Grime 2.0
Miles
Mount Kimbie
Siriusmo
Thundercat
Ed Records Vol 4
Experimental
Nate Young(NNA)
Ryan Power(NNA)
Deep Magic
Wolf Eyes
Richard Youngs
Jazz
George Benson
Robert Walter’s 20th Congress
Reggae
Cornell Campbell
Jimmy Cliff
Sizzla
Rock
About Group
Almost
Amiina
Bass Drum of Death **Manager’s pick**
Ben Folds Five-LIve
Bosnian Rainbows
Cocorosie
Daughter
Daughn Gibson
Goo Goo Dolls
Hausu
Hockey
Jane’s Addiction-Live
Pokey LaFarge
LetLive
Light Heat
Lightning Dust
Little Green Cars
Middle Class Rut
Nymph
Owen
Ocean Blue
Salvia Plath
Sebadoh
Smith Westerns
Speedy Ortiz
Spinto Band
Thriftstore Masterpiece
Anna Von Hausswolff
David Yow
Singer/Songwriter/Americana
Cheyenne Mize
Aoife O’Donovan
Bob Schneider
Soul/R&B
Booker T
Mavis Staples
Then we have a few re-issues or 1st time issues of older stuff
Boubacar Traore-1st
S.E. Rogie-Sounds of
Public Image Ltd.-First Issue
Allman Brothers-Brothers & Sisters
Kris Kristofferson-Kristofferson
De La Soul-3 Feet High & Rising
House of Pain-House of Pain
John Prine-Missing Years
Lightnin Slim-High & Lowdown
Tim Buckley-Starsailor
Rudimentary Peni-Archaic
Stone Temple Pilots-Purple
Faith No More-Angel Dust
New Releases
Sigur Ros Kveikur
Ltd Deluxe version with bonus 10″ $29.99, regular $23.99
Heloise & the Savior Faire Diamond Dust $16.97
Brooklyn-bases Electro-Pop Band with local roots
Lake Superior Steam Engine $14.97
Montpelier Blues-Garage-Rock duo
Persian Claws Persian Claws $19.97
Garage-Rockabilly-Surf feat. Bill Mullins (Barbacoa,etc)
Jimmy Eat World Damage $21.97
Mantles Long Enough to Leave $16.97
Hyetal Modern Worship $22.97
Shannon & the Claws Dreams in the Rat House $15.97
**employee recommended**
Gaslight Anthem Singles Collection 2008-2011 $62.97
9 7″ singles in wooden collector’s chest
Camera Obscura Desire Lines $18.97
Tunng Turbines $22.97
Primal Scream More Light $19.97
John Medeski Different Time $19.97
Delbert McClinton & Glen Clark Blind Crippled & Crazy $26.97
Lemuria Distance is So Big $16.97
High on Fire Spitting Fire Live $19.97
High on Fire Spitting Fire Live 2 $19.97
Efterklang Piramida Concert $24.97
Eddie Spaghetti Value of Nothing $17.97
Donna the Buffalo Tonight, Tomorrow & Yesterday $19.97
The Builders & the Butchers Western Medicine $22.97
Clairy Browne & the Bangin Rackettes Baby Caught the Bus $21.97
**Employee Recommended**
Aceyalone Leanin on Stick $16.97
Re-issues
Frank Zappa Over-Nite Sensation $22.97
Frank Zappa Freak Out $36.97
Manfred Mann Album $19.97
Sundazed re-issued his 1st five albums, only one in-stock at the moment
Hot Sellers back in stock
Daft Punk Random Access Memories $36.97
Justin Timberlake 20/20 Experience $27.97
Kendrick Lamar Good Kid: M.A.A.D. City $19.97
Sorry for the delay.
Here is the rest of what we got for RSD:
Rough Guide/New Orleans LP
Michael Buble 7″
Grouplove 7″
Kimbra EP
Sam Means 7″
Rhymesayers LP
Beach House 7″
Hives 7″
Redding/Franklin 7″
Bragg/Wilco Box
Rough Guide/Psychedelic Africa LP
Mike Watt 7″
Mates of State EP
Refused LP
Dave Hause 7″
Flaming Lips/Mastodon 7″
Pujol 7″
Gary Clark Jr EP
Medicine LP
Starfucker LP
Phish Junta LP/Junta LP(Pollock edition)
Rainer Maria LP
Watkins/Everly Bros 7″
Fun EP
Adrian Younge LP
Va/Smuggler’s Way 7″
Black Keys El Camino Dlx LP
Nightwish 12″
Laura Marling 7″
Cleaners from Venus cd & LP
Common LP
Dale Earnhardt Jr Jr EP
M Ward 7″
Cursive reissue EP
Matt Pond PA LP(2 titles)
Richard Buckner 7″
Dr John LP
Deerhoof/Of Montreal 7″
Grateful Dead LP
Medicine LP
Misfits LP
Switchfoot CD
Shabazz Palaces EP
Hey Mercedes LP
Blitzen Trapper 7″
MC5/Afrika Bambataa 7″
Saturday Looks Good to Me LP
Caitlin Rose 7″
Horrible Crowes 7″
Carolina Chocolate Drops 7″
Arcade Fire EP
Xiu Xiu/Dirty Beaches 7″
Regina Spektor 7″
Icky Blossums 7″
Tinariwen LP
Metallica EP
Jimmy Fallon 7′
Chuck Persons 7′
Medicine CD
Rough Guide/African Roots Revival LP
Mastodon/Feist 7″
Destroyer 7″
Tegan & Sara 7′
Nicolas Jaar EP
Animal Collective EP
Flogging Molly 7′
Bruno Mars EP
The Cure LP
T.Rex 7′ box
Fleetwood Mac reissue LP
Mynabirds 7′
Wilco Whole Love dlx LP
Arctic Monkeys 7′
Red Hot Chili Peppers reissue LP
Flaming Lips LP
So, I think that is it. Probably missed a couple things.
As far as I can tell , the only big name release that we won’t have is the Eddie Vedder single. It got announced really late, really limited & I was unable to get any.
See you tomorrow or tonight.
Remember, Phish Junta-Friday Night at Midnight.
Everything else available at opening at 10am on Saturday.
No advantage for being early or first in line, we will do a random draw for line order for both the Phish & 10am Saturday.
1st time thru line at 10am, you are allowed to select 2 items til the initial line is cleared, then you can come back for more.
Here are some items that have arrived:
(big list, so I will use a bit of shorthand, please go to recordstoreday.com for more info)
Here’s some more:
St Vincent 7″
McClusky reissue LP
Sigur Ros LP
King Crimson cd box
Steven Wilson LP
Winterpills LP
Phenomenal Handclap/Peaches EP
Lydia Loveless 7″
Justin Townes Earle 7″
Pussy Galore 7′
Small Faces 7″ (2 titles)
the Neanderthals 7″
The Martian Denny 7″
Gene Clark 7″
Dillard & Clark 7″
Chocolate Watch Band 7″
Captain Beefheart 7″
Bloos Magoos 7″
Blues Project 7″
Byrds 7″
Paul Revere & Raiders 7′
Lee Hazlewood LP
Pelican/Playing Enemy split
Doomriders/Sweet Cobra split
311 12″
All Out War LP
Marco Benevento 7″
Brendon Benson 7″
Blood for Blood 7″
Cause for Alarm 7″
Childish Gambino 12′
The Cult 7″
The Green LP
Juicehead X 7″
Mariachi El Bronx 12″
Neon Indian 10″
Sinead O’Connor LP
Odd Future LP
Oberhofer 7″
Rainbow reissue LP
Chris Robinson 7′
Snapcase reissue LP
Straylight Run reissue LP
Taking Back Sunday EP
We’re getting there, one more long list in the A.M.
Remember, Phish Junta-Friday Night at Midnight.
Everything else available at opening at 10am on Saturday.
No advantage for being early or first in line, we will do a random draw for line order for both the Phish & 10am Saturday.
1st time thru line at 10am, you are allowed to select 2 items til the initial line is cleared, then you can come back for more.
Here are some items that have arrived:
(big list, so I will use a bit of shorthand, please go to recordstoreday.com for more info)
Paul Weller 7″
Now Now 7″
Ra Ra Riot 7″
Visioneers LP
Death Cab for Cutie LP
Ugly Custard LP
Hush Arbors/Arboureturn LP & Cd
Devo LP
Luna reissue Lp 2 titles
Duke Garwood LP
Jonathan Wilson LP
VA Eight Trails LP
Amanda Palmer 7″
Tortoise 7″
Freakwater LP
DJ Food 12″
Black Twig Pickers 7″
Marsalis Quartet LP
VA Complex LP
Horse Feathers LP
Gravenhurst 12″
Variety Lights 12″
Diva Dompe 7″
Talibam! 7″
Pelican LP
Botch LP
Circle Lp
Woody Guthrie tribute 10″
Townshend/Who 10″
Empire Records LP
Breakfast Club LP
Pretty in Pink LP
Mendelssohn LP
Grace Potter live at Sun CD/LP
Jamiroquai LP
Brubeck reissue Lp
Esperanza Spalding LP
Tomahawk LP box
Little Richard reissue Lp
Florence & the Machine 7′
James Brown 7′
Mynah Birds 7″
Neon Trees 7″
Lana Del Rey 7″
Miike Snow 7″
Minus the Bear 7″
Paul McCartney 7″
Garbage 7″
School of Seven Bells 7″
Edward Sharpe 7″
Abba 12″
Of Monsters & Men 12″
More later……
