[Quimpersound] Quimper Sound Newsletter 1/20/06

Fri Jan 20 20:10:25 PST 2006

Quimper Sound Music & Media
W. Washington's Oldest Independent Record Store
Newsletter Vol.3 No.1 1/20/06

Greetings from Quimper Sound! First of all, a moment of silence for Wilson Pickett. As I mentioned on Sound Off he passed yesterday. Often overlooked, he was perhaps the greatest soul singer of his generation (and what a generation of soul singers it was). 
On a happier note, the labels are starting to see fit to begin letting some new releases trickle out. Of particular interest (to me, anyway) is the Tortoise/Bonnie Prince Billy collaboration - I'll be checking that out on Monday... Also, we just revamped the website a bit and it's worth checking out if you haven't been in a while. In our continuing attempt to make the site more user-friendly, I've added a 'Browse By Genre' search on the left navigation bar. This is a fun tool which allows you to browse specific sub-genres of music. For instance, under "Jazz - Instrumental" there are *54* sub-categories including "Accordion", "Avant Garde/Downtown", "Composer Songbook" and "Tribute Albums". This is a great way to just hang out and explore - with sound clips for most albums you'll be able to discover all kinds of music you might never have gotten a chance to listen to otherwise. On the home page we are now featuring special deals that can only be got online as well as advertising what's currently on sale in the store. Speaking of which, we now have a nice selection of *new* DVDs on sale downtown - at cost or below! These aren't rejects - there is a lot of good stuff - some titles include: Jesus Of Montreal, 24 Hour Party People, Sessions For Robert J (Clapton), Standards (Jarrett/Peacock/DeJohnette), The Manchurian Candidate and much more. Great deals. 
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 1/24
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: 1/24-*
-CDs:
1. P.O.D.: Testify [Rock]
2. Josh Turner: Your Man [Country] 
3. Yellowcard: Lights & Sounds [Rock] 
4. Rosanne Cash: Black Cadillac [Rock] 
5. Cat Power: Greatest* [Rock] *not a hits collection - all new material! 
6. Crystal Method: London Soundtrack [Dance/Electronic] 
7. Cunninlynguists: Piece Of Strange [Rap/Hip-Hop] 
8. Duhks: Your Daughters & Your Sons [Folk] 
9. Ladysmith Black Mambazo: Long Walk To Freedom [African] 
10. Lisa Loeb: Very Best Of [Rock] 
11. Marshall/Thile: Live Duets [Folk] 
12. Subdudes: Behind The Levee [Rock] 
13. Tha Alkaholiks: Firewater [Rap/Hip-Hop] 
14. Tortoise & Bonnie Prince Billy: Brave & The Bold [Rock]
15. Yvar Mikhashoff: 20th Century Opera Transcriptions [Classical] 
16. Wynton Marsalis: Wynton Marsalis Collection [Jazz] 
-Selected Artists with Re-Issues/Compilations/Hits:
No New Releases of Note 
-DVDs:
1. Can: Can [Documentary/Concert Film]
2. Il Divo: Encore [Documentary/Concert Film]

*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: 230
(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. Thelonious Monk Quartet with John Coltrane - At Carnegie Hall
2. Johnny Cash - Live At Folsom Prison
3. The Strokes - First Impressions of Earth
4. Jackson Browne - Vol. 1 - Solo Acoustic
5. Brokeback Mountain - Soundtrack
6. Neil Young - Prairie Wind
7. Walk The Line - Soundtrack
8. Johnny Cash - I Walk The Line
9. Memoirs of a Geisha - Film Score
10. Death Cab For Cutie - Plans

-Quimper Sound Top 5 Best Selling DVDs-
1. Wal-mart - The High Cost of Low Price [Documentary]
2. Les Claypool - 5 Gallons of Diesel [Concert Film]
3. Airplane! - [Feature Film]
4. The Lenny Bruce Performance Film [Concert Film] 
5. Pink Floyd - The Wall [Musical]

-Local Tickets For Sale This Week*-
Note: Season Passes and Individual Lectures for the School of Athens are sold out
1. Snowgrass - A Bluegrass Concert
      - Saturday, January 28, 7:00pm - Port Angeles Highschool Auditorium
      - General Admission: $8, Seniors/Children 12-17: $5, children under 12: free
2. Valentines Ball - American Legion Hall Restoration Project Benefit
      - Saturday, February 11, 8:00pm to Midnight
      - Couples: $15, Singles: $10

*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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