Coalition Of Indie Music Stores Chart for 9-20-06

• 1 DYLAN*BOB|MODERN TIMES
• 2 MARS VOLTA|AMPUTECHTURE
• 3 TV ON THE RADIO|RETURN TO COOK
• 4 TIMBERLAKE*JUST|FUTURESEX/LOVE
• 5 MAYER*JOHN|CONTINUUM
• 6 YO LA TENGO|I AM NOT AFRAID OF
• 7 MASTODON|BLOOD MOUNTAIN
• 8 BLACK KEYS|MAGIC POTION
• 9 LAMONTAGNE*RAY|TILL THE SUN TU
• 10 LOS LOBOS|TOWN & THE CITY

Read the entire CIMS 200 and a great commentary after the jump.

Howdy folks,

Well, last week was surely a shot in the arm. A slate of strong releases made it seem like 2001. Well, almost. The "sold" quantity of the hit titles that I see indie record stores moving has shrunk dramatically since that long ago year. Yeah, illegal downloads are killing us right? Well, in my opinion, this loss of hit business at the indie level has nothing to do with nothing but price.

In this week’s Sunday inserts. Best Buy offered the following titles for

$9.99 along with extra goodies:

1) Fergie – plus exclusive digital download track

2) New Found Glory – plus exclusive digital download track

3) Diana Krall Exclusive track on the CD

4) Lupe Fiasco 3 Exclusive track on the CD

5) Elton John – plus exclusive digital download track

6) Bone Thugs – 3 Exclusive track on the CD

7) Chingy -plus exclusive digital download track

8) Jonny Lang – plus exclusive digital download track

9) DJ Shadow – plus 2 exclusive digital download tracks

10) Mushroomhead- 2 Exclusive track on the CD

11) Peter Frampton Exclusive DVD with cd in one package

12) Kasabian Exclusive DVD

13) Jesse McCartney – Exclusive track on the CD

14) Aaron Neville – Exclusive track on the CD

15) Clay Aiken Exclusive Fan pack

OK, that is every release this week including many that really matter to indie retail. The label community takes very good care of us on the value added side just as they do Best Buy. However, $15.98 and a free download obviously does not attract a customer like $9.99 and a free download does.

In some cases were the songs are stripped right on the CD, Best Buy has a better version of the core product dollars BELOW our cost. So, no wonder our hit business is in the shitter. The point being that after the demise of MAP and with major support from the record labels, Best Buy has defined the value of a new release at $9.99. Not $18.98. And the public is shifting all hit business to them and the other big boxes who price similarly. It is not an increase in business (duh) but a shift by customers to the lower price.

My point is that business is business and everyone is doing what they have to do including the indie retail community. Our programs for developing artists have NEVER been so popular. We are helping labels with dozens of new acts a month. But, if we can’t figure out a way to be price competitive on titles like some of the ones above, some will not survive to help with the developing artists. Period.

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While I am on the subject of what is happening at other retailers, it would be a fine time to bring up the Scissor Sisters/Transworld bru-haha. At NARM this year, Sister’s front man Jake S made a joke about how high the prices were at FYE on his recent shopping trip. This was in the middle of an all out dance party and everyone had a good laugh. Well, except for the FYE guys apparently. They are now refusing to stock the new Scissor Sisters release coming from Universal. Aw guys, have a heart!

CIMS has decided to offer up some valuable program space in fourth quarter to the Scissor Sisters for free to help them out. Bands are made up of musicians, not diplomats. Most musicians I know just can’t be held accountable all of the time for comments, especially in mid rock.

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And this newsletter would not be complete without pimpin one of our own would it? Today, in Newsday, one of the New York market’s biggest newspapers, is a feature story on Long Island’s Looney Tunes. It is well worth reading. See at:

http://www.newsday.com/entertainment/ny-looney0919,0,4789917.story?page=1

1 DYLAN*BOB|MODERN TIMES

2 MARS VOLTA|AMPUTECHTURE

3 TV ON THE RADIO|RETURN TO COOK

4 TIMBERLAKE*JUST|FUTURESEX/LOVE

5 MAYER*JOHN|CONTINUUM

6 YO LA TENGO|I AM NOT AFRAID OF

7 MASTODON|BLOOD MOUNTAIN

8 BLACK KEYS|MAGIC POTION

9 LAMONTAGNE*RAY|TILL THE SUN TU

10 LOS LOBOS|TOWN & THE CITY

11 RACONTEURS|BROKEN BOY SOLDIERS

12 CITIZEN COPE|EVERY WAKING MOME

13 BRAZILIAN GIRLS|TALK TO LA BOM

13 SEGER*BOB|FACE THE PROMISE

15 AUDIOSLAVE|REVELATIONS

16 BLACK LABEL SOC|SHOT TO HELL

17 GNARLS BARKLEY|ST. ELSEWHERE

18 KWELLER*BEN|BEN KWELLER

19 MUSE|BLACK HOLES AND REVELATIO

20 ROOTS|GAME THEORY

20 TUNSTALL*KT|EYE TO THE TELESCO

22 PEYROUX*MADELEI|HALF THE PERFE

23 RAPTURE|PIECES OF THE PEOPLE W

24 G. LOVE|LEMONADE

25 CARBON LEAF|LOVE LOSS HOPE REP

26 MARLEY*DAMIAN|WELCOME TO JAMRO

27 PETTY*TOM|HIGHWAY COMPANION

28 IRON MAIDEN|MATTER OF LIFE AND

29 WARD*M.|POST-WAR

30 OLD CROW MEDICI|BIG IRON WORLD

31 R.E.M.|BEST: IRS YEARS 82-87 2

32 PHOENIX|IT’S NEVER BEEN LIKE T

32 CAT POWER|GREATEST

34 RANDY ROGERS BA|JUST A MATTER

35 GOMEZ|HOW WE OPERATE

36 NORMA JEAN|REDEEMER

37 WHAT MADE MILWA|TRYING TO NEVE

38 COLVIN*SHAWN|THESE FOUR WALLS

39 OUTKAST|IDLEWILD

39 NICKEL CREEK|WHY SHOULD THE FI

41 YORN*PETE|NIGHTCRAWLER

42 CHAMBERS*KASEY|CARNIVAL

43 LOS LONELY BOYS|SACRED

44 YORKE*THOM|ERASER

44 BARENAKED LADIE|BARENAKED LADI

46 BEYONCE|B’DAY

47 HINDER|EXTREME BEHAVIOR

48 MATCHES|DECOMPOSER

49 LAMB OF GOD|SACRAMENT

50 CLARK*GUY|WORKBENCH SONGS

51 ALBUM LEAF|INTO THE BLUE AGAIN

52 SCHNEIDER*BOB|CALIFORNIAN

53 METHOD MAN|4:21 THE DAY AFTER

54 COTTON*DANIELIA|SMALL WHITE TO

55 GUSTER|GANGING UP ON THE SUN

56 HEAVENS|PATENT PENDING

56 HARPER*BEN|BOTH SIDES OF THE G

58 PAPA ROACH|PARAMOUR SESSIONS

59 DEL CASTILLO|BROTHERHOOD

60 JUNIOR BOYS|SO THIS IS GOODBYE

61 MATISYAHU|YOUTH

62 FORD*DAVID|I SINCERELY APOLOGI

62 THILE*CHRIS|HOW TO GROW A WOMA

64 SUGARCULT|LIGHTS OUT

64 BASEMENT JAXX|CRAZY ITCH RADIO

66 LAMONTAGNE*RAY|TROUBLE

67 AUSTIN CITY LIM|AUSTIN CITY LI

67 ROSS*RICK|PORT OF MIAMI

69 MATISYAHU|LIVE AT STUBBS-AUSTI

69 COSTA*MATT|SONGS WE SING

69 RED HOT CHILI P|STADIUM ARCADI

72 CURSIVE|HAPPY HOLLOW

72 PALOL NUTINI|LIVE SESSIONS (EP

74 THIEVERY CORPOR|VERSIONS

75 CALEXICO|GARDEN RUIN

75 FLAMING LIPS|AT WAR WITH THE M

77 THIEVERY CORPOR|COSMIC GAME

77 RATATAT|CLASSICS

77 PINBACK|NAUTICAL ANTIQUES

80 EVERCLEAR|WELCOME TO THE DRAMA

81 J DILLA|SHINING

82 EASY STAR ALL-S|RADIODREAD: CO

82 SPEKTOR*REGINA|BEGIN TO HOPE

82 WOLFMOTHER|WOLFMOTHER

82 DRAFT|IN A MILLION PIECES

86 CASH*JOHNNY|AMERICAN V: HUNDRE

87 ROBERTS*SAM|CHEMICAL CITY

88 KWELLER*BEN|SUNDRESS EP

88 INGRAM*JACK|LIVE-WHEREVER YOU

90 AUBELE*FEDERICO|GRAN HOTEL BUE

91 NICKELBACK|ALL THE RIGHT REASO

91 SNOW PATROL|EYES OPEN

93 METHENY/MEHLDAU|METHENY MEHLDA

93 SECRET MACHINES|TEN SILVER DRO

95 GOV’T MULE|HIGH & MIGHTY

95 DEADBOY & ELEPH|WE ARE NIGHT S

95 BLUE OCTOBER|FOILED

98 MARAH|IF YOU DIDN’T LAUGH YOU’

99 EXPLOSIONS IN T|EARTH IS NOT A

99 EDWARDS*KATHLEE|BACK TO ME

99 RAE*CORINNE BAI|CORINNE BAILEY

102 SLAYER|CHRIST ILLUSION

103 JURASSIC 5|FEEDBACK

104 HATEBREED|SUPREMACY

105 MAGNOLIA ELECTR|FADING TRAILS

106 TOOL|10000 DAYS

107 GONZALEZ*JOSE|VENEER

107 XIU XIU|THE AIR FORCE

107 BUCKNER*RICHARD|MEADOW

110 STONE SOUR|COME WHAT(EVER) MAY

110 AGUILERA*CHRIST|BACK TO BASICS

112 SUBDUDES|BEHIND THE LEVEE

112 KNOPFLER/HARRIS|ALL THE ROADRU

114 LOS AMIGOS INVI|SUPERPOP VENEZ

114 DIFRANCO*ANI|REPRIEVE

116 MORRISON*VAN|PAY THE DEVIL

117 NATHANSON*MATT|AT THE POINT

118 IMA ROBOT|MONUMENT TO THE MASS

119 DENNEN*BRETT|SO MUCH MORE

119 RICHIE*LIONEL|COMING HOME

119 LAMONTAGNE*RAY|LIVE FROM BONNA

122 MURDER BY DEATH|IN BOCCA AL LU

122 HEM|FUNNEL CLOUD

122 FRANTI*MICHAEL |YELL FIRE!

122 WOLF PARADE|APOLOGIES TO THE Q

122 DIXIE CHICKS|TAKING THE LONG W

127 NADA SURF|WEIGHT IS A GIFT

127 FRISELL/CARTER/|BILL FRISELL R

129 LONG WINTERS|PUTTING THE DAYS

130 TORTOISE|LAZARUS TAXON

130 DANITY KANE|DANITY KANE

132 FRAMPTON*PETER|FINGERPRINTS

132 FRAY|HOW TO SAVE A LIFE

134 BLACK ANGELS|PASSOVER

134 SON VOLT|OKEMAH & THE MELODY O

134 MOUNTAIN GOATS|GET LONELY

134 DAZ|SO SO GANGSTA

134 BREAKING BENJAM|PHOBIA

139 I LOVE YOU BUT |FEAR IS ON OUR

139 PANIC! AT THE D|FEVER YOU CAN’

139 BLIND GUARDIAN|TWIST IN THE MY

142 SPRINGSTEEN*BRU|WE SHALL OVERC

142 CRAY*ROBERT|LIVE FROM ACROSS T

144 THERMALS|BODY THE BLOOD THE MA

144 SHINS|OH INVERTED WORLD

144 KINGS OF LEON|AHA SHAKE HEARTB

144 YOUNG DRO|BEST THANG SMOKIN’

148 STILLS|WITHOUT FEATHERS

148 SHINS|CHUTES TOO NARROW

148 PETTY*TOM & THE|GREATEST HITS

148 STRIKE ANYWHERE|DEAD FM

152 STRING CHEESE I|ONE STEP CLOSE

152 IRON & WINE|OUR ENDLESS NUMBER

152 DEATH CAB FOR C|PLANS

155 GRIZZLY BEAR|YELLOW HOUSE

155 BEACH BOYS, THE|PET SOUNDS

155 KEANE|UNDER THE IRON SEA

155 WEDNESDAY 13|FANG BANG

159 SEXTON*CHARLIE|CRUEL & GENTLE

159 PLAIN WHITE T’S|EVERY SECOND C

159 SWOLLEN MEMBERS|BLACK MAGIC

159 DUHKS|MIGRATIONS

163 LOS LONELY BOYS|LOS LONELY BOY

163 BENEVENTO/RUSSO|PLAY PAUSE STO

163 STEVENS*SUFJAN|AVALANCHE: OUTT

163 MURDOCH*ALEXI|TIME WITHOUT CON

163 ZERO 7|GARDEN

163 DIRTY PRETTY TH|WATERLOO TO AN

169 GWAR|BEYOND HELL

169 RODRIGUEZ*CARRI|SEVEN ANGELS O

169 NOUVELLE VAGUE|BANDE A PART

169 I’M YOUR MAN|SOUNDTRACK

169 BAND OF HORSES|EVERYTHING ALL

169 GREEN*PAT|CANNONBALL

169 MOTORHEAD|KISS OF DEATH

176 SOUTH AUSTIN JU|DARK & WEARY W

176 MIDLAKE|TRIALS OF VAN OCCUPANT

176 YUNG JOC|NEW JOC CITY

176 JENNINGS*LYFE|PHOENIX

176 CROSSFADE|FALLING AWAY

181 ELECTRIC SIX|SWITZERLAND

181 HEARTLESS BASTA|ALL THIS TIME

181 SEXTON/MCNALLY|SOUTHSIDE SESSI

181 NELSON*WILLIE|LIVE FROM AUSTIN

181 PERSEPHONE’S BE|NOTES FROM THE

181 30 SECONDS TO M|BEAUTIFUL LIE

187 NEW PORNOGRAPHE|TWIN CINEMA

187 FRIEDMAN*KINKY|LAST OF THE JEW

189 GOLDEN SMOG|ANOTHER FINE DAY

189 MTUKKUDZI*OLIVE|WONAI

189 UNDER THE INFLU|UNDER THE INFL

189 R.E.M.|BEST: IRS YEARS 82-87

193 ELI YOUNG BAND|LEVEL

193 BUCKCHERRY|15

193 KILLERS|HOT FUSS

193 BT|THIS BINARY UNIVERSE

193 VOTOLATO*ROCKY|MAKERS

193 HELLOGOODBYE|ZOMBIES! ALIENS!

193 HUBBARD*RAY WYL|SNAKE FARM

193 SILVERSUN PICKU|CARNAVAS

193 PRIMAL SCREAM|RIOT CITY BLUES

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