[Quimpersound] Quimper Sound Newsletter 2/17/06

Fri Feb 17 21:35:34 PST 2006

Quimper Sound Music & Media
W. Washington's Oldest Independent Record Store
Newsletter Vol.3 No.6 2/17/06

Greetings from Quimper Sound! Lots of great new releases as well as things to tell you about this week. First of all, lately we've had a lot of folks come into the store looking for a copy of The Stranger. Unfortunately they've reduced the quantity they send us by half. Presumably this is because of rising oil prices and the corresponding increase in shipping costs. I've complained to the Stranger circulation dept. - but I don't think anything will change anytime soon. So, if you want your weekly Stranger fix, know that they arrive Thursday around noon and now are usually gone by Saturday morning. Secondly, we've bought a lot of good used CDs this week, so I recommend combing those racks soon before the really good stuff gets cherry picked. On a related note, we have a rack of CDs we call "scuffers" - these are good CDs that have some marks on them. They are guaranteed to play as new (and you can always test drive them at our listening station) but because of their cosmetic condition are priced between $1-4 bucks. Right now, for instance, there are great $4 CDs by the Talking Heads, Dave Matthews, K.D. Lang, Prince, Sade, Tracy Chapman... you get the idea. A couple of new "Web-only" specials up on the website as well. Finally, many of you have noticed our new "Friends Don't Let Friends..." signs up in the store. The reason for me getting up on my soapbox on the CD burning issue is explained on our blog, here. Hated to do it, but I couldn't keep silent any longer - feel free to leave your comments there for everyone to read if you have an opinion on the issue. As always, feedback is much appreciated - keep it coming to: feedback at quimpersound.com - thanks! And now, on with the show . . .

-Contents-
1. New Releases Coming 2/21
2. Special Orders We've Filled 
3. Best Selling CDs
4. Best Selling DVDs
5. Local Tickets On Sale
6. Useful Links
7. Privacy Statement 
8. Sound Off

-Selected New Releases of Note: 2/21-*
-CDs:
1. Arctic Monkeys: Whatever People Say I Am [Rock] *Most hyped new act in a long time.
2. Dilated Peoples: 20/20 [Hip-Hop] *These guys are the real deal - looking for some mature hip-hop, this is it.
3. Arab Strap: Last Romance [Rock]
4. Chicago Underground Duo: In Praise Of Shadows [Jazz] *The Chicago Underground collective has put out some of the most challenging and rewarding improv in the last decade
5. Coldcut: Sound Mirrors [Hip-Hop/Dance] *Features guest spots by the likes of Jon Spencer, Saul Williams, Amiri Baraka and more...
6. Chieftains: Essential Chieftains [Celtic]
7. Cracker: Get On With It-Best Of Cracker [Rock]
8. Eels: Live At Town Hall [Rock] *Please be good!
9. Om: 10-A Decade Of Future Music [Dance/Electronic] *Immanuel got an advance copy of this - it's great!
10. Robinella: Solace For The Lonely [Rock] *We got an advance copy of this and it's really nice - ask us in the store and we'll play it for you.
11. Derek Trucks: Songlines [Rock]
12. Groundation: Dub Wars [Reggae] *Michael's favorite reggae group out with a new release!
13. Wayne Horvitz: Whispers, Hymns & A Murmur [Jazz] *Quimper Sound is proud to be able to present Wayne and his group Sweeter Than The Day at the Upstage on April 22nd. This will be *the* jazz event of the season. Stay tuned for more details!
-DVDs:
No New Releases of note. 

*These titles are scheduled to be released on this day but sometimes release dates are pushed back with little or no advance warning.  Use this list at your own risk...

-Special Orders We've Filled-
Special Orders Filled So Far in 2006: 498
(if there is anything you've been itching to get but haven't seen, don't hesitate to ask us about it. We fill most special orders within a couple of days (often "next day") and never charge a fee.)

-Quimper Sound Top 10 Best Selling CDs-
1. KT Tunstall - Eye To The Telescope
2. Jack Johnson - Curious George
3. Cat Power - The Greatest
4. Neil Young - Prairie Wind
5. Matisyahu - Live At Stubbs
6. Rosanne Cash - Black Cadillac
7. Il Divo - Ancora 
8. Various Artists - Our New Orleans: A Benefit Album for the Gulf
9. She Wants Revenge - She Wants Revenge
10. Various Artists - I Believe To My Soul 

-Quimper Sound Top 5 Best Selling DVDs-
1. Eric Clapton - Crossroads [Concert Film]
2. 3 Feet Under [Geo Duckumentary] 
3. Barbara Cook - Bell Telephone Hour Appearances 1960-1965 [Concert Film]
4. Bob Dylan – No Direction Home [Rockumentary]
5. Rent [Musical]

-Local Tickets For Sale This Week*-
Note: Season Passes and Individual Lectures for the School of Athens are sold out
1. Roy Rogers Norton Buffalo
      - Thursday, February 23rd, 8:30pm - $25
      - The Upstage Restaurant - 360-385-2216 - upstage at olympus.net 
2. Key City Presents: The Tenth Annual Port Townsend Playwrights Festival
      - February 24-25th, March 3-5th & 10-12th
      - 7:00pm Thursdays through Saturdays, Sundays 2:30pm - $10 General, $8 Student 
      - 419 Washington St, Port Townsend - www.keycityplayers.org - (360) 385-7396 
3. Centrum Presents - Jovino Santos Neto Quintet
      - Saturday, February 25th, 7:30pm-9:30pm - reserved seating $20
      - Wheeler Theater, Fort Worden State Park - www.centrum.org
4. Swing Fling Tea Dance
      - Sunday, March 5th, 2pm-5pm - $5
      - Pre Dance Swing Workshop 2pm-3pm - Dance to Stardust 3pm-6pm
      - General Admission: $10 - Youth: $7 - Family: $25 - 12 & under free with parent 
      - Port Angeles Eagles Club - 110 S Penn St
5. 71st Annual Rhododendron Festival Coronation
      - Saturday, March 18th, 5pm - $5
      - Chimacum High School Auditorium

*This is a list of local events to which Quimper Sound is currently selling tickets. Quimper Sound sells tickets to local events as a community service and never charges a fee. Because we give all the proceeds back to the performers we can only accept cash or checks made out to the performers themselves. All tickets are General Admission unless otherwise noted.

-Useful Links-
http://www.quimpersound.com
http://www.ptguide.com (city guide to Port Townsend - Historic Victorian Seaport)
http://musicmavericks.publicradio.org/  (Your tax dollars at work - in a good way!)
http://www.centrum.org/ (Washington's home for the arts and creative education)

-Privacy Statement-
Quimper Sound collects email addresses on a voluntary basis and only for the purposes of sending you this newsletter or other store-related updates.
Except for some friends, family and select business associates (whom I took the liberty to sign up myself) every email address used was submitted on a form at Quimper Sound. If you think there has been some mistake, send email to steve at quimpersound.com and I will personally see that your address is removed - I hate spam as much as you do.
Your address will never be sold, given away or hinted at. We respect your privacy.

Your Rose Theatre ticket stub may now be redeemed at Quimper Sound for $1 off any purchase of $10 or more. This offer is valid for one month from movie date, one stub per purchase. While it's not valid on gift certificates or tickets - there are no other restrictions. 

Quimper Sound
901 Water St.
Port Townsend, WA 98368
www.quimpersound.com 
(360)385-2454

Open 7 Days A Week.
Winter Hours:
Monday - Thursday 9-6pm,
Friday - Saturday 9-7pm
Sunday - 10-6pm

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