Monroe Street Artwork Unveiling Saturday, May 22nd

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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.

Kristin Walker “Etheric Bodies”

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Okay, back to the new local music! This one is from Kristin Walker – featured on the cover of this month’s Activator Magazine – local musician and artist, formerly of bands Moondead and a few other full bands from the Black Sheep era. Kristin has released five songs under the title Etheric Bodies, which you can stream on the bandcamp player below. Pick up a copy of Activator Magazine to check out an interview with Kristin where she talks more about these songs! Also head on over to Kristin’s bandcap page where you can purchase the download of the songs and check out more of her music.

We are real slow to be adding to our Springfield album archive page for this year – but we are catching up and this one is number 10 for releases we have had featured on our site this year!

Farmers Market Downtown Kicks Off Today For 2021 Season

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Lovely! We are ready for nicer weather, summer, more things happening outdoors downtown, and the return of the Old Capitol Farmers Market! That’s right – the Farmers Market here in downtown Springfield officially kicks back off today – or did just a little bit ago at 8:00 am!

The Farmers Market takes place on the corner of 4th and Adams Streets here downtown, and up and down Adams Street just west of the Old State Capitol building just about one block away from us. There was an article in the paper a few days ago – “Farmers Markets Return For Summer Season With Samples, Live Music, and Social Distancing”. The Farmers Market takes place every Wednesday and Saturday morning from now until October 27th in the fall! This is the 22nd year the Farmers Market has been in operation! More info on the market as well as COVID guidelines can be found on the Downtown Springfield Inc. website right here.

*Virtual* Springfield PrideFest Taking Place This Saturday

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It’s that time of year once again where one of the biggest gatherings and festivals *would be* happening here downtown right next to us (but unfortunately is not once again this year due to COVID-19). HOWEVER, Springfield PrideFest is still taking place this year just *virtually* on the web. We were happy to donate a gift basket which is being auctioned off as part of this event.

The virtual PrideFest is taking place from 1:00 to 7:00 pm this Saturday, May 15th at UISpac.com. The virtual festival does include music from Thornhill, interviews, contest drawings, and a live drag show at 5:30 pm. More info on the event can also be found on that link. Also follow Springfield PrideFest on facebook to stay updated on going-ons relating to Springfield PrideFest!

New Arrivals This Week At Dumb Records

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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

Activator May 2021 Issue Available Now

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Happy Monday! It’s May – and we are now very stocked up with the new issue of Activator Magazine here at Dumb Records.

This one is packed with content – this one features local musician / artist Kristin Walker on the cover. Kristin recently released a new solo EP called Etheric Bodies. In addition to the interview with Kristin – you can also find a list of new local releases and some reviews for those, also an interview with Tebe Zalango from Decatur, The Dry Look from Champaign, Tim Reynolds (of the bands Horrible Things, Hospital Job, and Time Thieves), Balki Bros, Vincent Sebastian, and another “sound-check” segment checking in with different local musicians. All of that and more! No “Dumb Perspective” segment this week, sorry Brian Galecki was way too busy record farming and putting together youtube videos.

You can pick up a copy of Activator Magazine here at Dumb Records for free and various other locations around town – we usually have a few back issues in stock as well. Also check out the Activator Patreon page for bonus exclusive content and consider donating!

Downtown Springfield Taking Applications For “Social Media Ambassadors” for “Rep The City” Program

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Are you young? Like 25 years of age or younger young? Do you know someone who is – an particularly someone who knows how to use social media? Well, Downtown Springfield Inc. just may be looking for you for a new fun program they are doing this summer called “Rep The City”! They are searching for “social media ambassadors” 25 years of age or younger to come downtown and post about some of the cool things we have going on down here, – and discounts for different downtown businesses and special events are included.

That flier pictured above is in our store right now and as you can see has one of those scanny doo-dads on the bottom left hand corner – which is a link to the online application, which can be found right here. More information about the program for now can be found on the application – there will likely be more of an official announcement from Downtown Springfield Inc. once ambassadors are chosen on what the program is and what’s going on this summer.

April Fish Tales Pinball Contest Results!

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This is just a post to let you know that our Fish Tales Pinball contest has happened, and it’s over, and we have winners! Congrats to Chris O, with the number one high score of 100,664,040. Cole J came in a close second with 100,337,690, and Greg from USPS was also close behind with 97,456,220. Brian G blew all of those scores out of the water in the “staff” section though with a score of 154,168,600 (good thing staff is not in the running for the real contest).

When will we do another arcade contest? Maybe next month in June. For this month, enjoy our brand new game – CROSSBOW (1983).

Now At The Dumb Arcade: CROSSBOW (Exidy, 1983)

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Look at that, we can make pictures circles now. In case you haven’t heard, our Dumb Records arcade now has a new game. That game is CROSSBOW – manufactured by a company called Exidy and released in 1983. As you can see, this game has a built in crossbow. Here’s a description of what goes on from Wikepedia:

The player protects a band of adventurers from afar by shooting objects that threaten them. The adventurers enter from the left-hand side of the screen and attempt to cross the screen unharmed. If the player helps them reach the opposite side of the screen safely, the adventurers survive to the next scenario, and new adventurers are occasionally granted between scenarios.

In addition to the obstacles, the adventurers are vulnerable to the player’s shots. The first time the player shoots an adventurer, an on-screen message is shown: “DON’T SHOOT YOUR FRIENDS!” Thereafter, shooting an adventurer will cause him/her to emit a cry of pain, and to walk at a slower pace the rest of the way. A second shot will kill the adventurer.

Scenarios are chosen by shooting a destination on a map screen, which include: town, desert, volcano, cave, bridge, jungle, and castle. The goal is to reach the final scenario, past the castle, in which the player confronts the Master of Darkness, who presumably created the dangers in the game. Defeating the Master of Darkness requires shooting him in the eyes when they turn red (and deadly). The player is treated to a brief congratulation and a challenge to defeat the Master of Darkness again, “IF YOU DARE”. Following this screen the player starts over with however many adventurers survived the confrontation.

We are now up to 13 games in the arcade including six pinball machines, 1 racing game, now 2 shooting games, and 4 other standing arcade machines. Our arcade is open during store hours right now from 11:00 am to 6:00 pm. Don’t forget we are still doing a limited offer of renting out the space for private parties during after hours.

New Arrivals This Week At Dumb Records

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Good morning! It’s another Tornado Drill Tuesday, AND there was an actual tornado drill that happened last night – what is going on here?? The amount of killer new and used vinyl we have coming in on the shelves at Dumb Records however is NOT a drill – this is the real deal. We got new and used LPs, 12″ singles, some 7″s, CD’s, cassettes, and all of that flying in all of the time. The list below is only a fraction of what’s new in this week. Our store is open from 11:00 am to 6:00 pm every day now, and open early at 10:00 am on Saturdays. Our online store is still at shopdumbrecords.com – where you can also get a heads up on some things as they are hitting the shelves of the store. Okay let’s dive into what’s new!

New LPs
Brenden Kelly & The Wandering Birds – I’d Rather Die Than Liver Forever
Bruce Lee Band – Rental! Eviction
Carrie Underwood – My Savior
Charles Mingus – Mingus Ah Um
The Copyrights – Learn The Hard Way
Dan P. And The Bricks – When We Were Fearless
The Dinosaurs – The Dinosaurs
Direct Hit – Brainless God
Dogbreth – Second Home
E-40 – Federal
Eddie Harris – Plug Me In
Funkadelic – Standing On The Verge: The Best of Funkadelic
Girl In Red – If I Could Make It Go Quiet
Glassjaw – Worship And Tribute
The Haskels – The Haskels
J Dilla – The Diary Of…
KISS – Kissworld: The Best of Kiss
Leadbelly – Where Did You Sleep Last Night?
Lightnin’ Rod – Hustlers Convention
Manchester Orchestra – The Million Masks of God
Medical Tourists – Medical Tourists
Melvins – Ozma
M.O.T.O. – Motoerectus
PJ Harvey – Uh Huh Her
Reagan Youth – Youth Anthems
Run D.M.C. – King of Rock
Saucers – Third Saucer From The Sun
Teenage Fanclub – Endless Arcade
Thing – Thing
Toots & The Maytals – Funky Kingston
Turnover – Altogether
Various – Saturday Night: South African Disco Pop Hits!
We Are The Union – Who We Are

Used LPs
Alan Price – Alan Price
Aretha Franklin – Aretha Now
Bob James – Foxy
The Booze Bros. Revue – Rockin’ Rhythm n’ Booze
Bruce Forman – 20/20
Buffy Sainte-Marie – Moonshot
The Butterfield Blues Band – Sometimes I Just Feel Like Smilin’
The Cadets – The Cadets Greatest Hits
Carly Simon – Coming Around Again
Cavallaro – Cavallaro With The Latin Beat
Champion Jack Dupree – The Women Blues of Champion Jack Dupree
Count Basie And His Orchestra – Echoes Of An Era
Cheap Trick – In Color
Dave Davies – Dave Davies
David Liebman Quintet – If They Only Knew
David Moreno – Spanish Guitars
Dionne Warwick – The Best Of
Don Gibson – The Very Best of Don Gibson
Donovan – Fairytale
Eddy Arnold – I Want To Go With You
Elmore James – Greatest Hits
Eric Burdon And The Animals – Eric Is Here
Floyd Cramer – The Piano Magic of Floyd Cramer
Genya Ravan – They Love Me
Glenn Miller – Pure Gold
Gloria Gaynor – Experience
George Shearing And The Montgomery Brothers
The Guess Who – Road Food
Isaac Hayes & Dionne Warwick – A Man And A Woman
Isaac Stern – None But The Lonely Heart
Jack DeJohnette’s Directions – New Rags
Jack Paar – The Best of What’s His Name
James & Bobby Purify – The Pure Sound of the Purifys
John Coltrane – Coltrane Plays The Blues
John Coltrane – Impressions
Johnny Cash – Story of a Broken Heart
Jon Anderson – Animation
Kitty Wells – Greatest Hits
Kohn Kay & Steppenwolf – Rock & Roll Rebels
Joni Mitchell – Blue
Linda Ronstadt & The Stoney Poneys – Stoney End
Lou Rawls – Let Me Be Good To You
Luther Vandross – Never Too Much
Maria Muldaur – Open Your Eyes
Maria Muldaur – Waitress In A Donut Shop
Martin Denny – A Taste of Honey
Mitchell Trio – The Slightly Irreverent Mitchell Trio
The Monkees – Greatest Hits
Neil Young & Crazy Horse – Rust Never Sleeps
New Riders Of The Purple Sage – Feelin’ Alright
Oregon – Winter Light
Paul Davis – Singer of Songs – Teller of Tales
Paul Revere And The Raiders – Goin’ To Memphis
Percy Faith – Great Moments of Percy Faith
Peter Warren – Solidarity
The Pointer Sisters – The Pointer Sisters
Ray Charles – The Ray Charles Story Volume Four
Rebel Heels – One By One By One
Renato Rossini – My Guitar
Rick Nelson – Million Sellers
Rick Nelson – Memphis Sessions
Robert Plant – The Principle of Moments
Robin Lane & The Chartbusters – s/t
Roxy Music – Country Life
Sam Rivers – Sizzle
Sandy Nelson – Rock N’ Roll Revival
The Statler Brothers – The Best of the Statler Brothers
Steve Martin – Comedy Is Not Pretty
Suzi Quatro – Suzi… And Other Four Letter Words
Teena Marie – Emerald City
Tennessee Ernie Ford – Bless Your Pea Pickin’ Heart
Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers – Southern Accents
Tony Mottola – The Tony Touch
Valerie Wellington – Million Dollar Secret
Various – The Best of Country Music
Wayne Raney – Real Hot Boogie
Wild Child Butler – Lickin’ Gravy

12” Singles
Cool Breeze – Cre-a-tine
Get Some Crew – Run Forrest Run
Ice-T I’m Your Pusher / Girls LGBNAF
Ms. Jade – Dream
Timbaland & Magoo – Roll Out
Xzibit – X
2Pac – Papa’z Song / Peep Game