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Up The Irons

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We just brought in our newest game to our downtown arcade and It’s Iron Maiden Pinball! This machine has a whole host of mods and upgrades. Even tho this game was produced in 2018 you probably have never seen one like this before. Plus we fixed a couple other games while we were at it. At the time of this writing, every game is actually working in the arcade! That can certainly change hour by hour as pinballs and vintage arcades are challenging to keep working at all times, a true labor of love.

Here are the hot vinyl releases this Friday!
– THE LUMINEERS with their fifth studio album “Automatic” and we will have the indie exclusive orchid/tangerine splatter version!
– SABRINA CARPENTER “Short N’ Sweet” is a top seller around here of course, but on Friday the DELUXE (double blue vinyl) version is out featuring five extra tracks!
– RED CLAY STRAYS “Made By These Moments” yes, this was an album that came out last year but copies sold out everywhere immediately and it’s been already due for a re-press! Out on cream colored vinyl.
– ICE SPICE with her album “Y2k” was released digitally last year, this Friday is the physical release.
– CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL have all of their albums being re-issued on color vinyl, “Green River” is the one we have featured and ordered the most copies of (on green vinyl).

This week Pepperoni picked Billy Strings

“Have I got the pick for you all this week. My first bluegrass pick? This is Billy Strings, a young up and coming country bluegrass jam band guitarist extraordinaire. I didn’t realize he was based out of Michigan until just now. The sticker on the cover says this was a 2020 grammy winner for best bluegrass album. Do you like your subs toasted at Head West, or do you like to smell all of the incense flavors at Penny Lane? Well if you do, then this BILLY STRINGS album “Home” might be just for you!”

There is a 10″ Record Bandit in All of Us

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This week we’ve been featuring some of our more obscure products such as these really nice used Fluance turntables and vintage record cases

This Friday’s Hot New Vinyl Releases!
– KENDRICK LAMAR. His new album “GNX” was released digitally late last year, but is being released on vinyl this week! We will have copies of the indie store exclusive blue version! He’s also performing in the halftime show!?
– DAVE MATTHEWS BAND “Where Are You Going: The Singles” (GREATEST HITS). If you are a fan of Dave then THIS is for you!
– SHARON VAN ETTEN with her seventh studio album “Amber Galaxy” on amber swirly galaxy vinyl!
– WILCO with their 5th studio album originally released in 2004 “A Ghost Is Born” is getting the deluxe re-issue treatment, on double LP!
– TORTURE. The heaviest band to ever play at our store maybe has a new album “Enduring Freedom” on red vinyl!
– PHISH continue their live record series with “LP on LP 05″ and LP on LP 06”! We’ll have ’em both!

Pepperoni picked CCR this week

“How ’bout some Creedence this week?? This is their greatest hits – “Chronicle”, it’s a double LP with 20 songs and just about all you need for that good Creedence Clearwater Revival swamp rock! Suzie Q, Proud Mary, Mad Moon Rising, Travelin’ Band, Green River, etc. this record has got all you need! This is the transparent blue with black smoke version too. Come pick it up at Dumb Records or Dumber Records today!”

You Don’t Know About Moondog???

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Starting to feel like we’re getting back into the swing of things this year with all the holidays behind us, the snow and frigid temperatures, and Brian going on a honey moon. I guess we do have a big hole in front of our store.

Let’s take a look at what Friday releases are ahead of us this week!

– THE WEEKND new album “Hurry Up Tomorrow” – his 6th studio album – just on black vinyl but it’s really cheap, like $19.98!?!? That’s almost unheard of for a new record now! This is a “secured release” so the big label is making sure we do not get it until some point during the day Friday so bear with us.
– MADVILLAIN “Madvillainy Demos” – one of the best selling albums here of all time is getting its demos released!
– RUSH have their later albums being re-issued to vinyl! Two that we are highlighting here are 1989’s “Presto” and 1991’s “Roll The Bones”
– STEELY DAN’s 1975 studio album “Katy Lied” getting re-issued for it’s 50th anniversary!

This week Pep picked Alvvays

“This week I am picking Canadian indie-pop band Alvvays’ 2014 self-titled album, “Alvvays”. This is one of those times where I am not picking an album because I know it’s going to hit the #1 year end top seller, no I am picking it because I truly believe that this album is so good that it needs to be in my record store on the shelves at all times. A record that everyone who works here can 100% agree on. Anyone ever comes in and asks me to recommend them an album that they can listen to that is good, right here it is. Look no further than Alvvays self-titled from 2014, it is all you need. And it’s released by Polvyinyl Records out of Champaign!”

Why is it funny the Aquabats are on top of my Spotify Wrapped?

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We had a great black friday time with everyone. It seemed everyone knew the assignment and lined up at both downtown and the mall. Some weirdos even lined up the night before in 20 degree weather. I don’t know why, it’s so much more comfortable lining up at the mall and there’s Auntie Anne’s.

We gave out lots of free shirts and tote bags and there was no pushing and shoving. Everybody did a good job.

Here are your hot Friday vinyl releases!
– SABRINA CARPENTER has a Christmas record out! The “Fruitcake” EP, we will be getting the exclusive “fruit punch” colorway!
– RUN THE JEWELS 2, 10th Anniversary edition on double black vinyl!
– STEVIE WONDER’s “Ultimate Stevie Wonder” hits compilation! (This one would make a good Christmas gift wouldn’t it).
– TOM WAITS’s 1974 album “The Heart Of Saturday Night” getting a 50th anniversary re-issue!
– THE ROLLING STONES “Welcome To Shepherd’s Bush” – this is a live show from 1999, on double black LP!
– 20th anniversary re-issue of OLD CROW MEDICINE SHOW’s “O.C.M.S.”
– HOZIER “Unreal Unearth Unending” – Deluxe edition of their newest album, there is a 3LP version that has it ALL, then looks like a single LP version with just the bonus tracks.

This week Pepperoni picked this essential Christmas album

“It’s December. Our Christmas music bins at both stores are already picked clean. We are out of Charlie Brown, and the only thing left in the dollar bin is the Lettermen’s Christmas album and the other is a North Central High School 1969 record of just bells. So ho-ho-ho, I guess I better act fast with a good holiday pick! Why not pick Mariah Carey’s Merry Christmas – you hear this song everywhere you go right now. It’s playing on the radio on every station, playing on the speakers at the gas station as you pump gas, inside every grocery store on the speakers, it’s even playing inside the mall as you walk into our mall store. So why not order 20 copies of it so you all can buy the vinyl and listen to it at home too! Great!”

Did you know we have green elephant and Pepperoni tree ornaments now??? They don’t have to be ornaments but they sure are cute! They’re locally made and hand painted. They’re going to be pretty limited. We ran through the first batch really fast and more are on the way!

The String Cheese Accident

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Here’s your latest update on us fumbling celebrity musician guests. Last weekend Kyle Hollingsworth of the String Cheese Incident visited our store with his family. Unfortunately he was playing in the arcade without paying so was ushered out by our founding owner without knowing who he was. So this time we don’t even have an employee to blame. At least he posted this cool photo of our brat elephant, thanks Kyle! If you want to visit us again, we’ll try our best to not suck.

This Friday’s new vinyl drop!
– New mixtape from DENZEL CURRY – “King Of The Mischievous South, Vol. 2” on regular black and exclusive violet vinyl.
– The fifth album from American country artist LUKE COMBS, “Fathers & Sons” on exclusive white vinyl.
– The 18th studio album from Australian rock group NICK CAVE & THE BAD SEEDS called “Wild God” there were a bunch of different color options for this one and we got like one of each.
– Re-issue of punk band DEAD MOON’s 2004 album “Dead Ahead” (on black vinyl)
– Re-issue of 2018 studio album from tour-cancelling Jack Black silly band TENACIOUS D, “Post-Apocalypto”
– 30th anniversary of recently re-united duo of brothers that don’t like each other OASIS album “Definitely Maybe” on double pink splattery vinyl and the whole works

Tonight, we have a show that’s kinda mixed genre with a little black metal and emo sprinkled in but still basically another loud kung fu pit thing featuring Sign Language from Cincinnati, Broken Vow from New England, Rejoice from Ohio, Montclaire from CT, and local support Subversion

Thursday night we have another show which changes things up, a mostly solo artist show featuring indie folk americana artists Doby Watson and Teri Quinn along with local artists Ricki Marvel, Jess Knight of Looming, and folk punk band Yardwaste.

This week Pepperoni has picked Fearless

“It’s been a minute – join me once again as we continue our journey down Taylor Swift’s discography through my pick’s of the week (we are nearing completing all of her albums, don’t worry). This week’s pick is Taylor’s 2008 album “Fearless” – more specifically the “Platinum Edition” of the album that was originally released on CD and DVD with the 6 additional bonus tracks that came out in 2009. Now we all know that Taylor’s version of this album came out in 2021 and it was the first of her re-release “Taylor’s Version” series. Taylor’s version first and foremost of course, but this one is for all of the completists out there that need that Platinum Edition on vinyl. It’s even still got the link to her myspace page on the back cover. Did you know Taylor was just 18 years old when this album was released?”

The Fart of July

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This week we’re closed on the 4th of July but we got lots to do this weekend!

This Saturday we’re hosting a show with alt rock shoegaze Rain Garden from Chicago and local acts Ricki Marvel and Kate Laine

Here are this week’s Friday Releases
– GRATEFUL DEAD re-issues keep coming. This week “Reckoning” and “Dead Set” are being reissued on double black vinyl.
– IT WAS A SHORT SUMMER CHARLIE BROWN – they didn’t press nearly enough of these for RSD this past year, and now we were told the exclusive version that was coming out Friday was once again cancelled or delayed… however we should have a few black vinyl copies coming in.
– THE DECEMBERISTS reissues keep coming as well, this week it’s their 2005 album “Picaresque” on indie exclusive vinyl (we don’t know the exact color).
– EAGLES GREATEST HITS VOL 2 getting a 180g reissue. Hotel California is on this one, NOT their first greatest hits.
– THE ERGS 20th Anniversary pressing of “Dorkrockcorkrod” possibly the best pop punk album ever made, fight me!

This week Pepperoni picked the Descendents

“I DON’T WANT TO GROW UP! – The second studio album by 80’s punk group DESCENDENTS originally released in 1985. It’s silly, it’s catchy, some might even say Descendents were the first ever pop punk band and without them we wouldn’t have bands like Blink-182, Green Day, or Alkaline Trio!?”

Completely Out of Toilet Paper

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This Friday we can finally come up for air after being drowned in unending hardcore shows. An actual mixed bill show with no hardcore bands in sight! That means none of those kids will be here so you can actually stretch out in the venue and just soak in the riffs.

This show will feature brand new Glenwood HS metal band Martyr, Peoria indie rock The Blank Stairs (sorry Brain misspelled your name on the flier), Indianapolis psych-rock Cairo Jag, and local rockers Crash Planet

New vinyl releases this Friday!

– CAGE THE ELEPHANT with their sixth studio album, “Neon Pill” going to be available on black and indie exclusive milky vinyl.
– BILLIE EILISH is here with a NEW album, “Hit Me Hard And Soft” on exclusive blue vinyl.
– A re-issue of BEN FOLDS FIVE 1997 album “Whatever And Ever Amen” (black vinyl)
– Wow! Compilation “NOW THAT’S WHAT I CALL K-POP” (this is great because a lot of K-pop artists we are not able to get on vinyl)
– SLASH of Guns N Roses fame is here with a new album “Orgy Of The Damned”
– Aaaaand a new album from AVETT BROTHERS – their self-titled? Available black and exclusive light blue.

We will also have copies of the last SHELLAC album which features the late Steve Albini

This week Pepperoni has picked SZA

“My pick this week is R&B / neo soul singer SZA’s 2017 debut album “Ctrl.” (Feels like a very new album still, but it was 7 whole years ago)! Still, one of the best selling albums to come out in the last decade, this double LP is also in the Rolling Stone’s top 500 albums and was also nominated for four Grammys! With features from artists Travis Scott, Kendrick Lamar, and more.”

Saturday is gonna be a big day for downtown with Springfield Pridefest, The Famer’s Market, and the Old Capital Art Fair all going on at the same time. Then Saturday night we’re back to the same ol hardcore. For this show we have SPY and Jivebomb from Baltimore, Destiny Bond from Denver, and locals Shroud and Sock ‘Em. I guess this one is a little more notable since it costs $20. Good luck to all the bands.

John Denver with his SHIRT OFF???

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Well hello there, just another week with your ol’ pal Dumb Records. We’re up to our ears with hardcore shows as usual and Steve Albini died. Levitt just announced their new summer lineup of free shows happening every Thursday this summer just a block away from us out on the big lawn, and we just got a huge restock on our turntables, CD players, and whatnots. We’re making some small overdue updates to our PA system. Oh and Stern Pinball just announced their newest title John Wick, which we probably won’t be getting. We also might have just moved in a new arcade machine.

Pepperoni has gone and picked Bloody Sabbath this week

“What’s up, I have to say a special welcome to all of the Deftones fans out there that are new followers to our page, I have no idea why my Deftones pick last week went so viral but I guess there’s a lot of you Deftones fans out there. Have any of you heard of a band called Black Sabbath? I’ve picked close to all of their albums at this point! (The ones with Ozzy anyways, should I pick the others???) This was their 5th studio album “Sabbath Bloody Sabbath” originally released in 1973. This is actually the 50th anniversary edition pressed on clear vinyl with black smoke that we have in stock. The title track was a hit, but I love this whole album, especially how weird and synthy they get on “Who Are You?” A must have for any fans of the band or early hard rock or metal!”

Sorry for the cropped pic, here are the new releases coming out Friday May 10th!

– A new album from RAINBOW KITTEN SURPRISE, their fourth studio album called “Love Hate Music Box” out on black and clear vinyl (sorry the picture looks blue)
– the third full length album from American hardcore band KNOCKED LOOSE, “You Won’t Go Before You’re Supposed To” available on black and “indie exclusive” vinyl (we are not sure what color of indie exclusive we are getting)
– We have a 10th anniversary edition of STURGILL SIMPSON’s “Metamodern Sounds In Country Music” just black vinyl with new artwork.
– ALKALINE TRIO’s 2001 album “From Here To Infirmary” out on red and black splatter vinyl.
– KINGS OF LEON with their ninth studio album “Can We Please Have Fun”
– YELLOWCARD with “Ocean Avenue Acoustic” on “orange inside of yellow” vinyl.

Gosh it’s time for May shows already?? This Friday we have Indiana hardcore bands D.R.L.N. and Velocity, supported by local hardcore bands Innervision and Adieux. Also first show for new local hardcore band Worldview (these things just keep breeding I guess).

Then Saturday night we have a completely different lineup of hardcore bands DEMSFIGHTINWORDS from Chicago, PREMEDETATED from Quebec??, Come Correct from Ohio, Reaver from Alton and local band Keep.

It’s been a while since I’ve TICKLED MY IVORIES

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We were pleasantly surprised this week when I happened to flip open the most recent Springfield Tourist guide and found our picture in it really big! Wow was not expecting that! You know sometimes we forget just how hardcore our town is, we do have Lincoln’s actual body after all.

We’ve got a whole MESS of releases coming out this Friday to highlight!
– Jazz saxophonist KAMASI WASHINGTON is out with a double album called “Fearless Movement” on red and blue vinyl.
– Dance-pop artist DUA LIPA with her third studio album “Radial Optimism”
– Folk singer-songwriter FRANK TURNER with his tenth studio album “Undefeated”
– A re-issue of the 2021 EP “Typical of Me” by LAUFEY
– GREEN DAY’s 2000 album “Warning” is being re-issued on green vinyl!
– CAMERA OBSCURA’s first new album in nine years, “Look To The East, Look To The West”
– The Vitamin String Quartet plays the music of Taylor Swift! On exclusive blue swirly vinyl! (Fingers crossed we get this one in)
– The Lemon Twigs “A Dream Is All We Know” – truly beautiful music, available on black vinyl.
– Not pictured: Melanie Martinez’s “K-12” is getting a re-issue and we should have a few copies.

This week Pepperoni has picked this DEFTONES album

“Alright, I am finally picking an album by DEFTONES, this is a band that people ask if we have all of the time so I hope all of you Deftones fans are happy now. Most of these are the 20th anniversary pressing on transparent red vinyl. (This is their self-titled album from 2003). No it’s not the album with the girl on it, it’s the record with the skull on it. What are Deftones anyways, are they like nümetal or more like hard rock?”

This Friday we have another loud kung fu show with California hardcore bands Ceramik and Bare Minimum, and local hardcores Prevention, Volition, and Propaganda

Total Eclipse of the Fart

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Sorry I missed a week. I was off on a weeklong vacation with my family riding a ferris wheel into the ocean (Galveston). Also Brian got engaged on Rex Manning Day, nerd.

We got so much going on this week! Friday night this show is happening with New Mexico hardcore Bleak, Cincinnati emo shoegazers Sign Language, South Carolina hardcore Your Spirit Dies and local hardcores Pucker Up and Volition

Then on Saturday we have a local hip-hop/R&B showcase with Almost Homeless and friends, presented by Paperboy Entertainment

Wow Big Releases and re-issues Friday!

– BEYONCE: “COWBOY CARTER” You all know what it is, Beyoncé’s “Country” “Album”, we listened to the full thing and I don’t even think it’s all that country TBH, just sounds like another Beyonce album and it’s good. Physical release is tomorrow.
– SUNNY DAY REAL ESTATE with the 30th anniversary release of their iconic emo album “Diary” on “pearl” vinyl
– NOAH KAHAN with some deluxe triple-LP version of his album “Stick People” pressed on “black ice” vinyl.
– Metal band DEATH have re-issues of just about all of their albums on fancy splatter vinyl, we just have their album “Human” featured here.
– GIRL IN RED with a new album “I’m Doing It Again, Baby”
– LINKIN PARK “Papercuts” a 20-track singles collection spanning the band’s career. We should be getting black and also the indie-exclusive version.

For some reason Pepperoni picked this album this week

“Here is my pick this week, this is the only KISS album you need in your collection.”

oh and Record Store Day is next week???