Hey, that’s our street! Looks like something is happening on the street we are on downtown! That’s a “Monroe Street Artwork Unveiling” on Saturday, May 22nd which is one week from this upcoming Saturday. Info from the Downtown Springfield Inc. facebook event:

Downtown Springfield Inc, Springfield High School, and the Strong Towns Facebook Group is excited to announce the unveiling of artwork murals that will be displayed in the windows of store fronts along Monroe Street, between 3rd and 6th Streets.

This has been a great opportunity for art students at Springfield High School under their teachers Beth Pianezza and Tara Starling to feature their artwork in the local community. Strong Towns Bookclub will be including quotes from Strong Towns: A Bottom-Up Revolution to Rebuild American Prosperity by author Charles L. Marohn Jr. adjacent to the students’ artwork.

This project was made possible by the following sponsors; Springfield Area Arts Council, Solomon Colors, Springfield Electric, Bank of Springfield, DSI Board Member Erin Svendsen, and Crawford Murphy & Tilly. Without them and Gregory Shelton with Solution Printing, Inc., none of this would have been possible!We’ll unveil the project today! Please join us on the corner of 6th and Monroe outside the Ferguson Building, 524 E. Monroe Street at 10AM.

As far as we know, our storefront is not part of this artwork unveiling. But we do still have a giant green elephant outside of our store and we think that counts as art and we are sure this new artwork will all look great on our street.

Happy Tuesday – it’s another week at our record store and the records continue to fly and and and out of the store. We are just having a lot of fun over here. Don’t forget we are also uploading videos onto our youtube channel every week now where we show the unboxing of some records, talk about some of our picks, and goof off. Our store is open from 11:00 am to 6:00 pm every day now at 418 E Monroe Street. We still have a green elephant in front of our store. Our online store is still at shopdumbrecords.com. Okay, now let’s dive into what’s new!

New LPs
Alfie Templeman – Forever Isn’t Long Enough
American Football – EP
Amon Düül II – Hijack
Can – Future Days
Chvrches – Love Is Dead
Dan P. – My Living Room
Deicide – The Stench of Redemption
Don Davis – The Matrix Soundtrack
Dowsing – Okay
Eric Church – Heart
Escape The Fate – Chemical Warfare
Hey-Smith – Life In The Sun
Iceage – Seek Shelter
Iron And Wine – Archive Series Volume No. 5
Joe Strummer – Assembly
The Lillingtons – Can Anybody Hear Me?
Miles Davis – Round About Midnight
NOFX – Single Album
Patti Smith Group – Radio Ethiopia
Smoking Popes – Into The Agony
Space Cats – Something New
Teenage Bottlerocket – Warning Device
Yeah Yeah Yeahs – It’s Blitz!

Used LPs
Alan Price – Lucky Day
Anne Murray – What About Me
Argent – In Deep
Argent – Nexus
The Banjo Kings – Volume One
B.B. King – Midnight Believer
Bill Black’s Combo – Plays The Blues
Bill Black’s Combo – Movin’
Bill Bruford – Feels Good To Me
B.J. Thomas – New Looks
Bob Crosby – Bob Crosby And His Orchestra 1938
Bobby Vinton – Melodies Of Love
Brian Auger’s Oblivion Express – Live Oblivion Vol. 1
Bruce Forman Quartet – Full Circle
Buddy Johnson – Walkin’
Buck Wilkin – Buck Wilkin
Carole King – Thoroughbred
Cats – Broadway Cast Recording
Champion Jack Dupree – Blues From The Gutter
Charles Aznavour – Bravo! Bravo!
Chicago – Chicago VII
Chick Webb & His Orchestra – A Legend 1929-1936
Cleo Laine – A Beautiful Thing
Dr. Jerry Falwell – The Living Christmas Tree
Flip Wilson – You Devil You
Flora Purim – Open Your Eyes, You Can Fly
Gene Pitney – The Fabulous Gene Pitney
Gladys Knight & The Pips – Early Hits
Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds – Hallway Symphony
Homer & Jethro – Fractured Folk Songs
Kate Smith – Her Very Best
Kate Smith – God Bless America
The Kirby Stone Four – The Kirby Stone Touch
Janis Ian – Janis Ian
Jimmy Lewis & The Checkers – Year, Right
Jimmy Mosher Quintet – Satyric Horn
Joan Armatrading – How Cruel
Joe Bushkin – Joe Bushkin In Concert, Town Hall
Joe South – Introspect
John Abercrombie – Current Events
John Davidson – Goin’ Places
Johnny Horton – Battle of New Orleans
Johnny Mathis – The Sweetheart Tree
Johnny Rivers – Meanwhile Back At The Whisky A Go Go
Jr. Walker And The All Stars – Home Cookin’
Le Quartet Bash – Le Quartet Bash
Los Yonics – Los Yonics
Louis Armstrong – Louis Armstrong Special
Louis Armstrong – Immortal Sessions Volume I
Mac Davis – Baby Don’t Get Hooked On Me
The Manhattan Transfer – The Extensions
Mark Knopfier – Local Hero
Mantovani – Conducts The World’s Great Light Classics
Mason Williams – Hand Made
Mike Adkins – He Is Near
Mike Adkins – Thank You For The Dove
The Mills Brothers – Paper Doll
McGuirre Sisters – With The DeJohn Sisters
Murray The K – Live From Brooklyn Fox
Nancy Adams – And The Deer Creek Fundamentalists
Nancy Wilson – Like In Love
The New Christy Minstrels
Olivia Newton-John – Come On Over
Paul Stookey – Paul And
Paul Revere & The Raiders – Featuring Mark Lindsay
Pete Fountain – A Taste of Honey
Philip Aaberg – High Plains
The Platters – 30 Golden Hits
Procol Harum – Grand Hotel
Ralph Towner – Batik
Richie Beirach & John Abercrombie – Emerald City
Robert Rheims – Christmas In Carols
Roger Williams – Only For Lovers
Roger Williams – Magic Moods
Sam Rivers – The Quest
The San Sebastian Strings – For Lovers
Scum – Scum
Shanice Wilson – Discovery
Shakin’ Stevens – Get Shakin’
Sidney Becket – At The Brussells Fair
The Supremes – Sing Rodgers And Hart
Sylvia – Drifter
Tammy Wynette – Til I Can Make It On My Own
The Temptations – Do The Temptations
T. Texas Tyler – The Hits of T. Texas Tyler
Todd Rundgren Initiation
Various – Highlight On Lady Rock
Various – 1962 Barbershop Chorus
Vikki Carr – Hoy (Today)

12” Singles
Army Of The Pharaohs – Tear It Down
Diana Ross – The Boss / Lovin’ Livin’ & Givin’
Do Or Die – Can U Make It Hot
Herculeez & Big Tyme – Hollywood
Jay Z – What More Can I Say
Scarface – Recognize
Soul Position – Blame It On The Jäger
Tina Charles – Dance Little Lady Dance