Coalition of Independent Music Stores Top 200 for Week Ending 9-10-06
Pos. ARTIST | TITLE- 1 DYLAN*BOB|MODERN TIMES
- 2 AUDIOSLAVE|REVELATIONS
- 3 LAMONTAGNE*RAY|TILL THE SUN TU
- 4 IRON MAIDEN|MATTER OF LIFE AND
- 5 BEYONCE|B’DAY
- 6 ROOTS|GAME THEORY
- 7 WARD*M.|POST-WAR
- 8 OLD CROW MEDICI|BIG IRON WORLD
- 9 YORN*PETE|NIGHTCRAWLER
- 10 YORKE*THOM|ERASER
Read the full CIMS newsletter adnd top 200 after the jump.
Howdy all,
The dog days of Summer are finally here in beautiful Bama. And with the winding down of the heat comes the windup of new releases. It looks like Justin T, Mars Volta and John Mayer are all doing great business this week for us. In fact, I am hearing JT is selling like a CD used to. That is great news.
I am not sure how the digital world is gonna shake out. We have spent a ton of time looking at it this year and hope to have our version of a solution eventually. It is not clear which path the customers are really going to sink into. One thing is for sure however. Vinyl. Yep, Vinyl. Our stores are reporting that vinyl sales are way up this year for them. New vinyl, used vinyl. A recent survey showed that vinyl is nearly 7% of sales for our combined CIMS accounts. That is amazing for a format that was written off as dead.
How come? What we are finding is that kids and adults are loving the personal and tactile experience of vinyl again. One of the best developments is the USB turntable. We sell them into indie stores and it is one hot item.
Why? Well, kids don’t have stereos. They have computers with speakers. If they want to play vinyl, which they definitely do, they have few options other than dragging Dad’s old dusty turntable and stereo out out of the closet. With the USB turntable, they just plug it into the side of their computer and, presto, they are playing vinyl. And ripping it into garageband and whatever else. They are finding out that not only is vinyl fun to look at, it SOUNDS better than those tin- earred little mp3 files they are used to listening to. And they are finding that sides do matter.
I went over to a twenty something photographer buddy’s loft the other night to do some camera geeking. He has over 100,000 files in his iTunes. But, he also had an old fashioned record rack from a record store full of vinyl. You could flip thru it and see all of the covers. He said it was always the hit of the party to cut off the digital files and have everyone pick vinyl sides to play.
The best part is that the kids have figured out that you can’t roll a joint on a download. But vinyl, that is another story……
Coalition of Independent Music Stores Top 200 for Week Ending 9-10-06 Pos. ARTIST|TITLE
1 DYLAN*BOB|MODERN TIMES
2 AUDIOSLAVE|REVELATIONS
3 LAMONTAGNE*RAY|TILL THE SUN TU
4 IRON MAIDEN|MATTER OF LIFE AND
5 BEYONCE|B’DAY
6 ROOTS|GAME THEORY
7 WARD*M.|POST-WAR
8 OLD CROW MEDICI|BIG IRON WORLD
9 YORN*PETE|NIGHTCRAWLER
10 YORKE*THOM|ERASER
11 GNARLS BARKLEY|ST. ELSEWHERE
12 OUTKAST|IDLEWILD
13 PINBACK|NAUTICAL ANTIQUES
14 PETTY*TOM|HIGHWAY COMPANION
15 CASH*JOHNNY|AMERICAN V: HUNDRE
15 MUSE|BLACK HOLES AND REVELATIO
17 RACONTEURS|BROKEN BOY SOLDIERS
17 CURSIVE|HAPPY HOLLOW
19 SCHNEIDER*BOB|CALIFORNIAN
20 METHOD MAN|4:21 THE DAY AFTER
21 G. LOVE|LEMONADE
22 HATEBREED|SUPREMACY
23 LAMB OF GOD|SACRAMENT
24 RAE*CORINNE BAI|CORINNE BAILEY
25 RODRIGUEZ*CARRI|SEVEN ANGELS O
26 YOUNG DRO|BEST THANG SMOKIN’
27 RATATAT|CLASSICS
28 J DILLA|SHINING
28 GRIZZLY BEAR|YELLOW HOUSE
30 DIXIE CHICKS|TAKING THE LONG W
31 EASY STAR ALL-S|RADIODREAD: CO
32 SPEKTOR*REGINA|BEGIN TO HOPE
33 AGUILERA*CHRIST|BACK TO BASICS
34 MOUNTAIN GOATS|GET LONELY
34 LOS LONELY BOYS|SACRED
36 DIFRANCO*ANI|REPRIEVE
37 FRANTI*MICHAEL |YELL FIRE!
37 RED HOT CHILI P|STADIUM ARCADI
39 SNOW PATROL|EYES OPEN
40 GOV’T MULE|HIGH & MIGHTY
40 ROSS*RICK|PORT OF MIAMI
42 STRIKE ANYWHERE|DEAD FM
43 BEACH BOYS, THE|PET SOUNDS
43 TORTOISE|LAZARUS TAXON
43 JURASSIC 5|FEEDBACK
46 KNOPFLER/HARRIS|ALL THE ROADRU
47 HEM|FUNNEL CLOUD
47 FRAY|HOW TO SAVE A LIFE
49 HINDER|EXTREME BEHAVIOR
49 SLAYER|CHRIST ILLUSION
51 BLIND GUARDIAN|TWIST IN THE MY
52 WOLFMOTHER|WOLFMOTHER
53 SPRINGSTEEN*BRU|WE SHALL OVERC
54 VA-TASTE OF TEX|SONGS ‘BOUT TE
54 GOATWHORE|HAUNTING CURSE
56 NOUVELLE VAGUE|BANDE A PART
57 GREEN*PAT|CANNONBALL
58 GOLDEN SMOG|ANOTHER FINE DAY
58 FLAMING LIPS|AT WAR WITH THE M
58 PERSEPHONE’S BE|NOTES FROM THE
61 DJ KRUSH|STEPPING STONE-SELF R
61 WHAT MADE MILWA|TRYING TO NEVE
61 DANITY KANE|DANITY KANE
61 TOOL|10000 DAYS
65 KWELLER*BEN|SUNDRESS EP
65 PANIC! AT THE D|FEVER YOU CAN’
67 BAND OF HORSES|EVERYTHING ALL
67 BREAKING BENJAM|PHOBIA
69 BLUE OCTOBER|FOILED
69 STEVENS*SUFJAN|AVALANCHE: OUTT
69 TOO SHORT|BLOW THE WHISTLE
72 CASE*NEKO|FOX CONFESSOR BRINGS
72 ZERO 7|GARDEN
72 JENNINGS*LYFE|PHOENIX
75 OK GO|OH NO
76 TUNSTALL*KT|EYE TO THE TELESCO
77 GWAR|BEYOND HELL
77 HEARTLESS BASTA|ALL THIS TIME
77 UNDER THE INFLU|UNDER THE INFL
77 I’M YOUR MAN|SOUNDTRACK
77 DEATH CAB FOR C|PLANS
82 HORSE THE BAND|PIZZA
83 MASTODON|BLOOD MOUNTAIN
83 KEANE|UNDER THE IRON SEA
85 ROGUE’S GALLERY|ROGUE’S GALLER
86 BLUNT*JAMES|BACK TO BEDLAM
86 MEW|AND THE GLASS HANDED KITES
86 MOTORHEAD|KISS OF DEATH
86 DIRTY PRETTY TH|WATERLOO TO AN
90 SNIDER*TODD|DEVIL YOU KNOW
90 WHITE*TONY JOE|UNCOVERED
90 KNIFE|SILENT SHOUT
90 THERMALS|BODY THE BLOOD THE MA
90 PRIMAL SCREAM|RIOT CITY BLUES
95 YEAH YEAH YEAHS|SHOW YOUR BONE
95 CAMERA OBSCURA|LET’S GET OUT O
97 MARLEY*DAMIAN|WELCOME TO JAMRO
97 YUNG JOC|NEW JOC CITY
97 BUILT TO SPILL|YOU IN REVERSE
100 MURDOCH*ALEXI|TIME WITHOUT CON
100 SPOON|TELEPHONO + SOFT EFFECTS
102 BT|THIS BINARY UNIVERSE
102 NICKELBACK|ALL THE RIGHT REASO
102 CUT CHEMIST|AUDIENCES’ LISTENI
102 YOUNG*NEIL|LIVING WITH WAR
106 FLOGGING MOLLY|WHISKEY ON A SU
106 MARLEY*BOB & TH|LEGEND
106 NEUTRAL MILK HO|IN THE AEROPLA
109 BUCKCHERRY|15
109 STEVENS*SUFJAN|ILLINOIS
109 MATISYAHU|YOUTH
109 JUCIFER|IF THINE ENEMY HUNGER
109 BRICKELL*EDIE &|STRANGER THING
109 HARPER*BEN|BOTH SIDES OF THE G
115 NEW ORLEANS SOC|SING ME BACK H
115 PEEPING TOM|PEEPING TOM
115 BEIRUT|GULAG ORKESTAR
115 DEICIDE|STENCH OF REDEMPTION
115 SILVERSUN PICKU|CARNAVAS
115 FEIST|LET IT DIE
115 RECKLESS KELLY|RECKLESS KELLY
122 RAZORLIGHT|RAZORLIGHT
122 CLEAVES*SLAID|UNSUNG
122 PINK FLOYD|DARK SIDE OF THE MO
122 30 SECONDS TO M|BEAUTIFUL LIE
122 SONIC YOUTH|RATHER RIPPED
127 WEEPIES|SAY I AM YOU
127 SIGUR ROS|SAEGLOPUR EP
127 KEB MO’|SUITCASE
127 HUBBARD*RAY WYL|SNAKE FARM
127 CAT POWER|GREATEST
127 STONE SOUR|COME WHAT(EVER) MAY
127 SEBADOH|III
127 RISE AGAINST|SUFFERER & THE WI
127 FURTADO*NELLY|LOOSE
136 LIVING LEGENDS|VOL. 1-LEGENDAR
136 JOHNSON*JACK|IN BETWEEN DREAMS
136 COMETS ON FIRE|AVATAR
136 LAMONTAGNE*RAY|TROUBLE
136 CITIZEN COPE|CLARENCE GREENWOO
136 A.F.I.|DECEMBERUNDERGROUND
136 AGAINST ME!|AMERICANS ABROAD!
143 CASH*JOHNNY|MAN COMES AROUND
143 OLD CROW MEDICI|O.C.M.S.
143 KING*KAKI|UNTIL WE FELT RED
143 LONG WINTERS|PUTTING THE DAYS
143 BACHMANN*ERIC|TO THE RACES
143 HELLOGOODBYE|ZOMBIES! ALIENS!
143 COSTELLO*ELVIS|RIVER IN REVERS
143 MIDLAKE|TRIALS OF VAN OCCUPANT
143 DR DOG|TAKERS & LEAVERS
143 LAST KISS|SOUNDTRACK
143 HEAP*IMOGEN|SPEAK FOR YOURSELF
143 RAITT*BONNIE|BONNIE RAITT & FR
155 THIEVERY CORPOR|VERSIONS
155 TOURE*ALI FARKA|SAVANE
155 DYLAN*BOB|HIGHWAY ’61 REVISITE
155 KILLERS|HOT FUSS
155 GYM CLASS HEROE|AS CRUEL AS SC
155 DMX|YEAR OF THE DOG AGAIN
155 DIRTY DOZEN BRA|WHAT’S GOING O
155 UNEARTH|III: IN THE EYES OF FI
163 MORRISON*VAN|PAY THE DEVIL
163 PINK MARTINI|HANG ON LITTLE TO
163 AC/DC|BACK IN BLACK
163 ESCOVEDO*ALEJAN|BOXING MIRROR
163 MSTRKRFT|LOOKS
163 JOHNSON*JACK & |CURIOUS GEORGE
163 PHARRELL|IN MY MIND
163 GUSTER|GANGING UP ON THE SUN
163 SUBLIME|SUBLIME
163 CASSIE|CASSIE
163 THREE DAYS GRAC|ONE-X
174 HOT SNAKES|THUNDER DOWN UNDER
174 GONZALEZ*JOSE|VENEER
174 COSTA*MATT|SONGS WE SING
174 JENNINGS*SHOOTE|ELECTRIC RODEO
174 ENO*BRIAN|COMPOUNDS & ELEMENTS
174 PERRY*LEE SCRAT|PANIC IN BABYL
174 SHINS|CHUTES TOO NARROW
174 POSTAL SERVICE|GIVE UP
174 MOORE*SAM|OVERNIGHT SENSATIONA
174 KINGS OF LEON|DAY../JUNKETBOY
184 TAPES ‘N TAPES|LOON
184 NEW YORK DOLLS|ONE DAY IT WILL
184 BEATLES|REVOLVER (BRITISH)
184 ANGELS & AIRWAV|WE DON’T NEED
184 WIDESPREAD PANI|EARTH TO AMERI
189 LEWIS*JENNY WIT|RABBIT FUR COA
189 HUNTER*JAMES|BELIEVE WHAT I SA
189 BLACK ANGELS|PASSOVER
189 PEARL JAM|PEARL JAM
189 ALICE IN CHAINS|ESSENTIAL ALIC
189 GOOD GOD! A GOS|GOOD GOD! A GO
189 JOHNSON*JACK|BRUSHFIRE FAIRYTA
189 COCKBURN*BRUCE|LIFE SHORT CALL
189 SIMPSON*JESSICA|PUBLIC AFFAIR
189 PRINCE|ULTIMATE
189 FLAMING LIPS|YOSHIMI BATTLES T
189 T.I.|KING
189 CROSSFADE|FALLING AWAY
189 RED JUMPSUIT AP|DON’T YOU FAKE
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Don VanCleave
Coalition of Independent Music Stores
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Birmingham, AL 35222
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