New Arrivals This Week At Dumb Records

It’s another Tuesday here at Dumb Records and we are dumping out more records than ever… you’d think that Record Store Day is already here or something! As you may know, Record Store Day (the second of two “drop dates”) is happening on this Saturday. We will be open at 8:00 am to 8:00 pm on that day, but all of the other days right now we are open 10:30 am – 6:30 pm. Our arcade is open that same time. Of course on Saturday we’ll be dropping hundreds of exclusive releases that will be out for Record Store Day, but we also have plenty of other goodies in this week. This list is just some of that!

New LPs
Almost Famous – Music From The Motion Picture
Bastard Squad – The Alexian Sessions
Bastard Squad – Bastard Luck
Ben Folds Five – The Sound of the Life Of The Mind
Captain Beefheart And His Magic Band – Live At The Cawtown Ballroom 1974
Chevelle – Wonder What’s Next
Clipping – Wriggle
Danny Elfman – Edward Scissorhands Original Soundtrack
D.O.A. – Talk-Action=0
Donnie & Joe Emerson – Dreamin’ Wild
D.R.I. – Crossover
Fleetwood Mac – Recorded For BBC, 1967
Grave Digger – The Grave Digger
Guns N’ Roses – River Plate Stadium 1993
The Heartbreakers – Yonkers Demo 1976
Hüsker Dü – Live At Camden Palace 1985
Iron Bars – Iron Bars
The Jam – This Is The Modern World
The Jazz Messengers – At The Cafe Bohemia
Johnnie Frierson – Have You Been Good To Yourself
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard – Live In Asheville ‘19
Kraftwerk – Live In Koeln Sartory Saal 1975
Lee Moses – Time And Place
Link Wray Link Wray
Lin-Manuel Miranda – In The Heights Soundtrack
Maze – II
Megadeth – New York’s Alright
Mighty Baby – Mighty Baby
The Mind – Open Up The Window And Leave Your Boady
Morbid Angel – Altars of Madness
The Muffs – The Muffs
Muse – Origin of Symmetry
Nirvana – Live At The Pier 48, 1993
Nirvana – The Tripple J Broadcast
Rob Zombie – Halloween II Soundtrack
Roky Erickson – The Evil One
Sepultura – Caslemaniafest Live At Donington 1994
Shaved Women – Just Death
Sonny Rollins – Saxophone Colossus
Space Jam – Original Soundtrack
Sunn O))) – Kannon
Various – Brown Acid: The Fourth Trip
Various – Siler Girls & Indian Pipes
The Velvet Underground – The Boston Tea Party 1969
Wilco – A.M.
Willie Nelson – Spirit

Used LPs
Mr. Acker Bilk – Stranger On The Shore
Al Stewart – The Early Years
The American Breed – Bend Me, Shape Me
Barbi Benton – Barbi Benton
Black Oak Arkansas – Early Times
Bob James – Rameau
Boomtown Rats – In The Long Grass
Bon Jovi – 7800º Fahrenheight
Brook Benton – Bakin’ Love Is Good For You
Buck Owens – Dust On Mother’s Bible
The Cars – Panorama
Celeste Legaspi – Ako At Si Celeste
Charlie Barnet – Volume I
Charlie Parker / Miles Davis – Bird & Miles
The Dave Brubeck Quartet – Jazz: Red Hot And Cool
David Carroll – Dancer’s Delight
David Sanborn – Hideaway
Dinah Washington – I Don’t Hurt Anymore
Dokken – Tooth And Nail
The Doobie Brothers – Stampede
Donna Summer – Greatest Hits
Donovan – In Concert
Donovan – Donovan P. Leitch
Eubie Blake – And His Friends
Fleetwood Mac – Vintage Years
Four Tops – Anthology
Frances Faye – Caught In The Act
Frances Faye – Relaxin’ With Frances Faye
Frank Marino & Mahogany Rush – What’s Next
Fred Burton – Honky Tonk Percussion
Gladys Knight & The Pips – 2nd Anniversary
Hall & Oates – Live At The Apollo
Hot Tuna – Burgers
Jimi Hendrix – In Concert
John Barry – Midnight Cowboy
John Coltrane – Coltrane’s Sound
The Kinks – The Live Kinks
Lake – Lake
The Lettermen – For Christmas This Year
Les Brown – The Best of Les Brown
Lita Ford – Dancin’ On The Edge
Living Guitars – Finger Lickin’ Pickin’
The Living Series – A Salute To The Tijuana Brass
Men Without Hats – Folk Of The 80’s (Part III)
Nazareth – Snaz
Pat Travers Band – Crash And Burn
Paul Butterfield – Put It In Your Ear
Paul Butterfield – North South
Rita Coolidge – Fall Into Spring
Ronco Records – Star Trackin’ 76
The Rutles – The Rutles
The Shirelles – The Very Best Of
Siegel-Schwall – The Best of Siegel-Schwall
Stanley Clarke – School Days
Sylvia – Snapshot
Third World – All The Way Strong
Valerie Carter – Just A Stone’s Throw Away
Various – The Best of ‘66
Various – Let’s Twist
Various – We Wish You The Merriest
Various – Stone Love Dancehall Volume 2
The Yardbirds – Remember… The Yardbirds

12” Singles
David Sanborn – Tintin
Mariah Carey – Someday

Black Artists Matter Issue of Activator Magazine Available Now

We’re only a couple of days in and already just about need to be re-stocked with this issue, but this is a post to let you know that we do have the most recent “Black Artists Matter” issue of Activator Magazine. This is the second year that Activator has compiled this local zine full of art, poetry, interviews, and more featuring black artists in the area. It’s in full color too, they’ve really gone all out this time around.

In addition to this – the July issue of Activator is also on the way! AND Activator hooked us up with printed out “Live Music Calendars” for the month of July! They are amazing! Consider going and signing up to become a donor for their online Patreon page! We’ll be sure to let you know as soon as we have the July issue in stock.

Levitt AMP Music Series Tonight: Tito Puente Jr., Cuarteto Bendito (Latin/Dance)

Let’s boogie! It’s a Thursday and it’s latin dance night at the Levitt AMP Music Series here downtown! This is show number 6 in the 10-part weekly free music series going on here downtown on the y-block (on 4th and Capitol) thanks to our city getting a grant through the Levitt Foundation.

Tonight’s headlining act is: Tito Puedo, Jr. – a latin jazz musician and also son of legendary timbale player Tio Puedo. Before Tito goes on at 7:00 pm though – there is going to be a dance lesson on stage by Julio Barrenzuela! And before that at 6:00 pm the opening act is
Cuarteto Bendito – a newly formed trio from here in Springfield specializing in Latin Jazz.

All of that sounds like a pretty fun time to us! That kicks off out on the lawn at 6:00 pm. Check out the schedule for the remaining shows in the Levitt series on the Levitt website right here.

Record Store Day Drop #2 10 Days Away, Limited Run Shirts For First 50 People In Line

Record Store Day (the second of two “drop dates” this summer) is just ten days away on Saturday, July 17th, and we are having some fun with this one. We had mentioned in our original post that the first 50 people in line would get a free exclusive t-shirt. Today we are back with photos of those shirts. There it is pictured above. If you want one you better get in line early for when we open at 8:00 am on that day.

Is there a way for any out-of-towners or people unable to make it to Record Store Day to get these shirts? No, there’s not. These are limited run, exclusive shirts. They are very special.

You can find a facebook event with more info on Record Store Day Drop #2 right here. Also check out the Record Store Day website right here for the full list of all of the exclusive releases coming out for that day right here. In addition to the exclusives we will be holding a 10% sale on our whole store other than exclusive RSD releases, half off dollar records, live music, and free coffee!

New Arrivals This Week At Dumb Records

It’s another tornado drill Tuesday… and today the tornado drill got to you before we could deliver the list to you here of this week’s records… oh well. This week just like every week we have a fresh stack of new and used LPs, 12″ singles (we also put out CDs and cassettes on to the shelves but we stopped listing those for now). Our store is open every day from 11:00 am to 6:30 pm. Don’t forget Record Store Day 2021 Drop #2 is coming up in just about 10 days on Saturday, July 17th!

New LPs
Angel Olsen – Phases
Aphex Twin – Cheetah
Getting The Fear – Death Is Bigger
Dinosaur Jr. – Give A Glimpse of What Yer Not
Institute – Re-Adjusting The Locks
The Flaming Lips – Greatest Hits Vol. 1
Jess Joy – Patreearchy
John Carpenter – Halloween Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Justin Timberlake – The 20/20 Experience
Kaina – Next To The Sun
Kanye West – Jesus Is King
Kishi Bashi – Emigrant EP
Maserati – Maserati VII
Modest Mouse – No One’s First, And You’re Next
Monster Magnet – A Better Dystopia
The Mothers of Invention – Burnt Weeny Sandwich
Nina Simone My Baby Just Cares For Me
OXY – Along Alo: 1981-1989
Pavement – Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain
Pharmakon – Devour
Ramones – It’s Alive
Red Hot Chili Peppers – The Getaway
Sharon Van Etten – I Don’t Want To Let You Down
Stan Getz & The Oscar Peterson Trio
Travis Scott – Birds In The Trap Sing McKnight
Various – Strum & Thrum
Walt Disney – Music From Sleeping Beauty
Walt Disney – Tarzan Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Yoko Ono – Feeling The Space
Yoko Ono – Fly

Used LPs
Al Martino – This Is Love
Barrett Deems And The Hottet – Deemus
Barry White – Can’t Get Enough
Basil Valdez – Basil
Billie Holiday – Lady Day
Bobby Vinton – All-Time Greatest Hits
Carman – The Champion
Cedar Walton Quartet – First Set
Cher – Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves
Chiliwack – Opus X
Claude Thornhill – The Uncollected 1947
David Frizzell & Shelly West – Carryin’ On The Family Names
Don Williams – Country Boy
Donovan – Hurdy Gurdy Man
The Eagles – Hotel California
Electric Light Orchestra – Time
Ella Fitzgerald – Sings The Gershwin Song Book Vol. 2
James Galway – The Magic Flute of James Galway
Ferante & Teicher – You Light Up My Life
Freddy Fender – If You Don’t Love Me
George Strait – If You Ain’t Lovin’ You Ain’t Livin’
George Thorogood & The Destroyers – Live
Glenn Yarbrough – The Lonely Things
Grace Slick – Software
Guy & Ralna – Love Songs
Hannibal Marvin Peterson – Naima
Hank Williams – On Stage Recorded Live
Head East – Gettin’ Lucky
Horrible Things – Everybody Else
Ipi ’N Tombia – The Warrior
Ivan Moravec – Chopin 24 Preludes
James Last – Music From Across The Way
Jefferson Airplane – Volunteers
Jerry White – Honky Tonkin’
Jimmy Dorsey – So Rare
Johnny Mathis – I’ll Search My Heart
Johnny Rodriguez – My Third Album
Julian Bream – The Art of Julian Bream
Lady Flash – Beauties In The Night
Leftover Crack – Constructs Of The State
Leon Patillo – The Sky’s The Limit
Martha Reeves – Gotta Keep Moving
Melissa Manchester – For The Working Girl
Mike Reno And Moxy – Thinking About You
The Mike Theodore Orchestra – Cosmic Wind
Miles Davis – Tutu
Monty Python’s Flying Circus – Another Monty Python Record
Nancy Sinatra – Sugar
Nazareth – Hot Tracks
New Christy Minstrels – Merry Christmas!
The Night Train Revue –
Oldmate – It Is What It Is
Paul Shaffer – Coast To Coast
Patti Labelle & The Bluebelles – The Very Best of Patti Labelle
Pele – Enemies
Perry Como – So Smooth
Q5 – Steel The Light
Rare Earth – Grand Slam
Rare Earth – Willie Remembers…
Rita Coolidge – It’s Only Love
Roy Orbison – Greatest Hits
Sleepy LaBeef – The Rockabilly Giant
Spooky Tooth – You Broke My Heart
Stormie Omartian – Exercise For Life
Susan Raye – Wheel of Fortune
The Three Degrees – Standing Up For Love
Tubes – The Completion Backward Principle
Various – Country Christmas Vol. 2
Various – Fame: Original Soundtrack
Various – The Winter Scene
Wayne Newton – The Little Drummer Boy
Weird TV – Weird TV

12” Singles
Bits & Pieces – Don’t Stop The Music
Brother And Sister – Midnight Desire
Eminem – Like Toy Soldiers
Frank Hooker – Ooh Sugar Wooga
New Jersey Drive – Soundtrack Sampler
Saint Tropez – Fill My Life With Love
Spinners – Long Live Soul Music
Stephanie Mills – What Cha Gonna Do With My Lovin’
Sugga & Spice – Boyz Just Wanna Get Skeezed!
Viola Wills – Up On The Roof
Wu-Tang Clan – Rules / In The Hood
8 Ball And MJG – Get Low
8 Ball – Creeses And Pieces

June Bubbles Arcade Contest Results

Now that it’s July, that means it’s not June anymore. And now that it’s not June anymore that means our June Bubbles arcade contest is officially over. Great! Here are our final results:

  1. Chris O – 81,900
  2. Nia T – 71,500
  3. Corbin – 68,020
  4. Levi – 64,300
  5. Lanny D – 55,320
  6. Eddie O – 51,080
  7. Zach H – 47,250
  8. Tyler S – 44,270
  9. Kolton – 44,170
  10. Connor S – 41,100
  11. Shelby W. – 40,760

Congratulations to everyone who participated in this contest! We have prizes for all of the top 11 scorers. Almost all of those prizes are ready (whoops we still have to get our bubble gum and big bubble gift basket together)!!

What will are next contest be? We don’t know. The next contest just might be our big downtown Springfield business pinball tournament later this year! We will see!

Sketbort! Pop-Up Shop Today At Dumb Records

Happy Saturday! It might be a busy one here at Dumb Records today. We are open 10:00 am – 6:30 pm. We just debuted a new pinball machine yesterday and also the Legacy of Giving Music Festival is going on downtown all day. And it’s the Saturday Old State Capitol Farmer’s Market!

But another thing we are doing today is hosting a pop-up shop all day long for Sketbort! Skateboards (a local / Taylorville) small skate company. There will be skateboards and skating gear for sale. Sketbort! is also part of the push behind “Taylorville Needs A Skatepark” – a campaign to get a new skatepark in Taylorville. The pop-up will be going on all day today.

*Once again, we would like to note here that we will be closed tomorrow for the 4th of July!

One Year Anniversary of Dumb Records Arcade Being Open To The Public + New Game Debut

Good morning and happy 4th of July weekend! We just realized something very special – exactly one year ago on July 2nd, 2020, we opened up our Dumb Records arcade to the world. We haven’t had it open for a full year exactly – since we did have it shut down again for all of December and January this past winter, but this is still one year from when we opened it.

Almost completely coincidentally we are debuting a brand new game today! That game is an original Stern 1982 pinball called “ORBITOR 1.” It is really wacky. Check out a video below. This is one that you are really going to have to just come play in person.

Our arcade is still open along with regular store hours (every day 11:00 am – 6:30 pm). Entry is $5 or free with store purchase of $10 or more. – One more side note: we will be closed this upcoming Sunday for 4th of July!

Legacy Of Giving Music Festival Kicking Off Tonight

Downtown music festival season is officially here! One of the major downtown music festivals, Legacy of Giving is kicking off tonight right at 5:00 pm. The music tonight goes all the way until midnight, and then tomorrow it’s an all-day festival going from noon until midnight!

Since our original post about the festival earlier last weekend, they have uploaded the full schedule for Friday and Saturday to the Legacy of Giving facebook page. And as you can see on the poster above, there are too many bands playing for us to even list off here. The headlining acts look to be EnamelThe Longmeyer BandThe Station, and This One’s Pink. There are probably about 50 bands listed on that poster playing throughout the weekend. Update – there are actually 60 bands playing 5 different stages for 10 different charities! The festival also features food trucks, a kids area, a vendor fair, a disc golf tournament, and much much more.

The festival also features a disc golf tournament, many different vendors, kids areas, and much more. You can find more information on the festival at logmusicfest.org.