[Quimpersound] Quimper Sound Newsletter 11/19/06

Sun Nov 19 17:24:30 PST 2006

Quimper Sound & the Analog Lounge
Washington's Oldest Independent Record Store

Newsletter Vol.3 No.35 11/19/06

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Greetings from Quimper Sound & the Analog Lounge. Lots of great new releases
this week as the industry gears up for Black Friday. A special mention goes
to 'An Inconvenient Truth' being released on DVD this week. There's a
mysterious shortage of copies available (conspiracy?) but we'll be doing our
best to keep it stocked. We *will* be getting enough to cover our existing
special orders right away with more coming in on Wednesday... hopefully.

We'll be putting up our annual 'Employee Top 10' lists as well as our gift
guides on the website this week and next. Starting this week we'll be moving
to our Winter Hours: 9-8pm Sunday through Thursday, 9-9pm Friday & Saturday.
Speaking of hours, a reminder that we'll be open at *7AM* Friday after
Thanksgiving (the 24th) - come in and get some great coffee to fuel up for
the day and, you know, finish your holiday shopping in one fell swoop...

Oh! A modest contest. First one to email me (steve at quimpersound.com) the
names of deceased artists who have "new releases" listed this week gets a
free Quimper Sound Travel Mug! (*Note: this is not a trick question - the
Beatles don't count...)

As always, feedback is much appreciated - keep it coming to:
feedback at quimpersound.com - thanks! And now, on with the show . . .

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-Contents-

1. New Releases <>  Coming  11/21

2. Special <>  Orders We've Filled 

3. Best Selling <>  CDs

4. Best Selling <>  DVDs

5. Local Tickets <>  On Sale

6. New Features of  <> Quimper Sound & The Analog Lounge!

7. Interested <>  in Performing?

8. Useful Links <> 

9. Privacy <>  Statement 

10.  <http://www.quimpersound.org/blog/> Sound Off

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-Selected New Releases of Note: 11/21-*

-CDs:

1. Beatles: Love [Pop] 

2. Jay-Z: Kingdom Come [Rap]

3. Loreena McKennitt: An Ancient Muse [Rock]

4. Snoop Dogg: Blue Carpet Treatment [Rap]

5. Tupac: Pac's Life [Rap]

6. U2: U2 18 Singles (Hits + 2 new) [Rock]

7. Abba: Number Ones [Rock]

8. Guy Clark: Workbench Songs [Country]

9. Il Divo: Siempre [Classical Crossover]

10. Jamiroquai: High Times: Singles 92-06 [Dance/Elec.] 

11. Kottonmouth Kings: Hidden Stash III [Rock]

12. Oasis: Stop The Clocks (Hits) [Rock]

13. P.O.D.: Greatest Hits [Rock]

14. Reel Big Fish: Greatest Hits [Rock]

15. Tom Waits: Orphans (3-disc Rarities box) [Rock/Folk] 

16. Frank Zappa: MOFO Project [Rock]

17. Derek Bailey: Aida [Jazz]

- DVDs:

1. Inconvenient Truth [Feature Film]

2. How The Grinch Stole Christmas [Classic TV Version - Remastered]

*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.

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- Special Orders We've Filled-

Special Orders Filled So Far in 2006: Over 3075! 

(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.)

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- Quimper Sound Top 10 Best Selling CDs-

1. Cale/Clapton - Road To Escondido 

2. Bob Dylan - Modern Times

3. Be Good Tanyas - Hello Love

4. Sting - Songs From the Labyrinth 

5. Neil Young - Living With War 

6. Shawn Colvin - These Four Walls 

7. Akon - Konvicted 

8. Michael Franti - Yell Fire!

9. Tech N9ne - Everready (Religion) 

10. Beck - The Information

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- Quimper Sound Top 5 Best Selling DVDs-

1. Inconvenient Truth [Feature Film] 

2. Cars [Feature Film]

3. The Devil and Daniel Johnston [Rockumentary]

4. Louise Brooks - Pandora's Box [Music Videos]

5. Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man [Rockumentary]

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- Local Tickets For Sale This Week*-

1. 2006-07 School of Athens Lecture Series -
     - MOTT GREENE: Science and Democracy: Can This Marriage Be Saved?
      - Sunday, January 14, 1:00pm - $10 
      - Rose Theatre <http://www.rosetheatre.com/thisweek.html> , Port
Townsend - 360/385-1039 - movies at rosetheatre.com
<mailto:%20movies at rosetheatre.com>  

2. 2006-07 School of Athens Lecture Series -
     - TERRENCE DEACON: Emergent Evolution: Self-organization, Protolife,
and How DNA Got Its "Aboutness"
      - Sunday, February 11, 1:00pm - $10 
      - Rose Theatre <http://www.rosetheatre.com/thisweek.html> , Port
Townsend - 360/385-1039 - movies at rosetheatre.com
<mailto:%20movies at rosetheatre.com>  

3. 2006-07 School of Athens Lecture Series -
     - JANET DALLETT: Listening to the Rhino: Violence and Healing in a
Scientific Age 
      - Sunday, March 11, 1:00pm - $10 
      - Rose Theatre <http://www.rosetheatre.com/thisweek.html> , Port
Townsend - 360/385-1039 - movies at rosetheatre.com
<mailto:%20movies at rosetheatre.com>  

4. 2006-07 School of Athens Lecture Series -
     - LORI B. ANDREWS: Cloning and Beyond: Making Laws for Making Babies
      - Sunday, April 8, 1:00pm - $10 
      - Rose Theatre <http://www.rosetheatre.com/thisweek.html> , Port
Townsend - 360/385-1039 - movies at rosetheatre.com
<mailto:%20movies at rosetheatre.com>  

*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.

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-Quimper Sound & The Analog Lounge now features:-

1. Full Service Espresso Bar - complete with a fine selection of Teas, Chai,
Sodas and Candace's Cookies and Biscotti - featuring gourmet fair trade,
shade grown organic coffee & espresso from Grounds For Change. In fact, all
the espresso/coffee/tea and dairy (w/the exception of the whipped cream) is
organic.

2. Expanded CD/DVD inventory - about 30% new titles

3. Vinyl Vault - So many new titles on vinyl that we had to by a new rack!

4. Listening station - we now have two turntables and two CD players set up
in the Vault for your listening pleasure. 

5. Great place to hang out 'cause:
      a) Open late: 9am-9pm Sun-Th. 9am-10pm Fri. & Sat.
      b) Tables, Chairs, Couch, Love seat...
      c) "Kiddie Mosh Pit" - including books, toys and a DVD player 

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-Interested in Performing?-

Now that Fall is coming around, we want to start offering our modest stage
up to folks who might want a low-key outlet for their performance jones. If
you or someone you know wants a place to work out some new tunes, show-off
for their friends or just generally have a good time making music send me a
note at: booking at quimpersound.com <mailto:%20booking at quimpersound.com>  I'm
open to spoken word, magic, whatever - as long as it's a good fit with the
vibe of the store... 

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-Useful Links- 

http://www.quimpersound.com <http://www.quimpersound.com/>  

http://www.ptguide.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)

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-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.

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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. 

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Quimper Sound 
230 Taylor St.
Port Townsend, WA 98368
www.quimpersound.com  <http://www.quimpersound.com/> 
(360)385-2454

Open 7 Days A Week.
Winter Hours:
Sunday through Thursday: 9-8
Friday - Saturday 9-9 

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