Why don’t we start with what show is coming up. Looks like we have hardcore kids streaming in from all over, Alabama even to play a show here Thursday.

Here’s your hot Friday releases:

– FLIGHT OF THE CONCHORDS and their self-titled 2008 album: it’s getting a gold vinyl re-issue!
– HOZIER’s self-titled album is now 10 years old and the deluxe edition is now being released on vinyl! On black double LP.
– We’ve got a line of re-issues from 90’s shoegaze band SLOWDIVE including “Soulvaki”, “Pygmalion”, and “Just For A Day.”
– Also re-issues from REGINA SPEKTOR including albums “Begin To Hope,” “Far,” and “What We Saw From The Cheap Seats.”

This week Pep picked the Police

“I bet you all didn’t expect me to be picking THE POLICE this week! This is their second full length album, “Reggatta De Blanc” originally released in 1979! NO, it doesn’t have “Roxanne” on it, but it DOES have “Message In A Bottle” and “Walking On The Moon” on it! My favorite track? “No Time This Time”. I always thought The Police were great at blending that 70’s rock with a little bit of punk and a healthy dose of reggae mixed in. Enjoy!”

We have also added a new pinball in the arcade this week!

Wow our midnight Ghost record release party was a huge hit! A whole ton of people came out for it and everything! We’re really excited how all this went and we’re for sure looking for more opportunities to party with everyone in the future.

Here are this week’s new vinyl releases!
– STAR WARS LOFI!?!? On some wild looking splatter vinyl!??
– American country artist ERIC CHURCH’s eighth studio “Evangeline Vs. The Machine” – is it gray vinyl or is it black I can’t tell.
– A re-issue of PRIMUS’s 1990 album “Frizzle Fry” on purple and white split vinyl!
– Canadian punk band PROPAGANDHI are back with their first album in 8 years – “At Peace” – we can’t remember if we ordered black vinyl or the pink kind.
– PINK FLOYD LIVE AT POMPEII – going along with a re-issue of the 1972 live film, which I saw they are showing at the iMax theater here!

This week Pep picked Tracy Chapman

“My pick this week is Tracy Chapman’s 1988 self-titled debut album! This was (finally) recently re-issued on vinyl, and thank goodness it was because original copies have been highly sought after ever since we opened our store. The album features a blending of folk and roots music, with lyrical content gearing towards political and social issues. “Fast Car” was the biggest hit on the album that made it to the billboard charts.”

Lots of folks waited in line at both stores eagerly awaiting Record Store Day last Saturday

We certainly had the biggest RSD of all time. Thanks to everyone who came out.

Back to business now, here is Pepperoni’s Pick of the week:

“Blue album or Pinkerton? I actually already picked the blue album as my pick over a year ago, but now, I am finally picking Pinkerton. In my opinion they are both great and both have their hits. It’s no Beverly Hills, but this one has “El Scorcho”, “Pink Triangle”, “The Good Life”… really a masterpiece from start to finish.”

Here’s this Friday’s HOT New Vinyls!

– CHILDISH GAMBINO has a new double LP “Bando Stone And The New World” apparently this is his last album? apparently this is a soundtrack for a movie that doesn’t exist and it’s some sort of listening experience? what is going on?
– SAM BARBER “Restless Mind” new album from 22 year old American country artist, I don’t actually know what color of vinyl we are getting.
– FALLING IN REVERSE re-issue for for their 2015 album “Just Like You” on pink splatter vinyl.
– BEIRUT with their seventh studio album “A Study Of Losses” on transparent blue vinyl.
– And then re-issues of some popular Record Store Day releases of the past including STRESS EATER (aka Czarface) album “Everybody Eats” on black vinyl.
– and “SOUTH PARK: The 25th Anniversary Concert” out on a tri-fold cover and 3LP black vinyl.

We’re very busy getting everything ready for Record Store Day coming up on April 12th, only 10 days away! We’re trying our best to make this the biggest event ever!

Meanwhile, here are the hot new releases coming out this Friday!

– ETHEL CAIN “Preacher’s Daughter” – this is an album that was actually released in 2022 but the physical release is this Friday and our phone’s have been ringing off the hooks about it. Is this one a big deal? We will have some regular copies and some indie exclusive copies – I can’t figure out what color the exclusive vinyl is (maybe black still?) but I do know the exclusive comes with a poster.
– TRACY CHAPMAN – her 1988 album is finally being re-issued on vinyl! This has been mostly unavailable to us for as long as we have been doing the record store. Some copies pressed on orange and some black
– DJO – “Steve” from Stranger Things fame actually makes really good pop music and his second album “The Crux” is out this Friday. (Black vinyl).
– MOMMA “Welcome To My Blue Sky” this is a release from our friends at Polyvinyl Record Co. and we have some type of exclusive flexi we are giving out along with purchases of this new album!
– BLACK COUNTRY NEW ROAD new album “Forever Howlong”
– ELTON JOHN and BRANDI CARLILE have a collaborative album “Who Believes In Angels” and we have the pink and yellow pinwheel vinyl coming in.

This week Pepperoni picked this Queen record

“This week I am picking Queen’s 1980 album “THE GAME”. It’s got “Crazy Little Thing Called Love” on it, it’s got “Don’t Try Suicide” on it, it’s got ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST on it, what else do you want me to say about this!?!?”

Right after a huge and successful vintage fair weekend, our record farmer Brian decided to celebrate by having a collapsed lung all week. He’s still in the hospital but will get better. In the mean time we’re having a sale!

With all that going on, we’re still able to squeeze out some Hot Friday Releases!

– CHARLI XCX “Brat And It’s Completely Different But It’s Still Brat” this is the remixed version of “Brat.” featuring 17 tracks from the deluxe version… remixed! How much brat can you take? On brat green vinyl.
– THE CURE “Songs Of A Lost World: Live At The Troxy” – that’s right, The Cure performing their latest album… live!
– MOTÖRHEAD “Ace of Spades” 35th anniversary on sky blue and white swirl vinyl!
– Oh and all of us are the most excited for LESS THAN JAKE reissuing their 90’s records “Losing Streak” and “Pezcore”! These have been unavailable to us before now and is some classic 90’s ska!