Coalition Of Indie Music Stores Chart for 7-19-06

• Pos. ARTIST | TITLE
• 1 YORKE*THOM|ERASER
• 2 MUSE|BLACK HOLES AND REVELATIO
• 3 CASH*JOHNNY|AMERICAN V: HUNDRE
• 4 GNARLS BARKLEY|ST. ELSEWHERE
• 5 STEVENS*SUFJAN|AVALANCHE: OUTT
• 6 PEACHES|IMPEACH MY BUSH
• 7 RISE AGAINST|SUFFERER & THE WI
• 8 RED HOT CHILI P|STADIUM ARCADI
• 9 DIXIE CHICKS|TAKING THE LONG W
• 10 RAE*CORINNE BAI|CORINNE BAILEY

Read the entire CIMS 200 and the weekly commentary after the jump.

Howdy all yawls,

I was flying back from Portland this past Sunday morning. I had to catch the 5:00 AM shuttle to the airport. Lucky for me, the no-tell motel I was staying in had hot coffee and a free New York Times waiting to start my journey.

I flipped thru the sections and the blaring headline made my stomach instantly convulse. Right there in the fluffy STYLE section it read "The Graying of the Record Store". The typeset was as big as "Pearl Harbor Bombed".

The article details how hard the owner of Norman’s Sound and Vision on Cooper Square in Manhattan was having staying open. "I used to make more in a day than I probably make in a week now" quoting the owner. The next paragraph called him the rock and roll version of the "Maytag repairman".

Norman Isaacs, the owner, went on to admit that "diversification" is not an option for him because of space. Now, I am sure Mr. Norman is a good dude and a great music fan. And I am not here to kick a man when he is down. But come on. I am hear to kick one Alex Williams, the writer of the story for taking the easy way out and being just downright lazy about his investigation. Eric Levin from AIMS/Criminal got a few good punch’s in but his big points were dwarfed by the fate of this little store. I am not honoring Alex by giving you a link to the story because he does not deserve it and you most likely already read it.

Earlier last week I started getting emails from some of you who fly Southwest. There is an article in this month’s "Spirit" magazine called "HiFi Nation" that BEAUTIFULLY describes what is happening in the nation’s best indie record stores. The tagline reads "Big music retailers may be suffering from the download blues, but the nation’s indie record stores continue to totally rock". Unfortunately, this article does not live anywhere on the internet and I have not gotten Southwest’s permission to send out a PDF. Hopefully I can send it to you later this week.

This article, written by Joe Nick Patoski, goes into great detail about what indie stores are doing to not only stay alive, but thrive. The photography, mostly at Good Records in Dallas, is amazing. Tons of kids living in these record stores. Being very proactive about in store events, frequent buyer programs, aggressive lifestyle buying, smart DVD sections, and even more in store events are the key. Twist and Shout is building a massive beautiful store in Denver from the ground up. EarX-tacy had the best year in their history last year. Park Avenue doubled his store size and wired it out so that Full Sail Recording Academy could plug into the building and record in stores as class projects. We put those in stores out nationwide.

You should take the time to check out these two articles about Plan 9 in Richmond, VA and their in store event with the Drive By Truckers last week that raised $8000 for a local charity. That is exactly what I am talking about when I say that aggressive retailers are not giving up.

http://www.styleweekly.com/article.asp?idarticle=12635

http://www.richmond.com/printer.cfm?article=4333884

The NYT article ended with a sad picture of Mr. Issacs waiting for his ceiling to fall down on his empty store. Less than 40 miles east, Karl Groeger, Jr and his Looney Tunes staff are on fire. Less than 40 miles west, Rob Roth and his Vintage Vinyl staff are rockin it. I can assure you that neither of these stores are waiting on the ceiling to cave in. I hope someone will forward this to Alex Williams of the New York Times. Maybe he will get off his ass next time and talk to some people who are trying. Quit going for the easy story Alex. You are supposed to be a journalist for God’s sake. No Pulizer for you pal.

Pos. ARTIST|TITLE

1 YORKE*THOM|ERASER

2 MUSE|BLACK HOLES AND REVELATIO

3 CASH*JOHNNY|AMERICAN V: HUNDRE

4 GNARLS BARKLEY|ST. ELSEWHERE

5 STEVENS*SUFJAN|AVALANCHE: OUTT

6 PEACHES|IMPEACH MY BUSH

7 RISE AGAINST|SUFFERER & THE WI

8 RED HOT CHILI P|STADIUM ARCADI

9 DIXIE CHICKS|TAKING THE LONG W

10 RAE*CORINNE BAI|CORINNE BAILEY

11 CUT CHEMIST|AUDIENCES’ LISTENI

12 RACONTEURS|BROKEN BOY SOLDIERS

13 SONIC YOUTH|RATHER RIPPED

14 KNOPFLER/HARRIS|ALL THE ROADRU

15 WOLFMOTHER|WOLFMOTHER

16 DASHBOARD CONFE|DUSK & SUMMER

17 KEANE|UNDER THE IRON SEA

18 ALL THAT REMAIN|FALL OF IDEALS

18 A.F.I.|DECEMBERUNDERGROUND

20 FORMAT|DOG PROBLEMS

20 FURTADO*NELLY|LOOSE

22 SPEKTOR*REGINA|BEGIN TO HOPE

23 EARLY NOVEMBER|MOTHER MECHANIC

24 GEIGER*TEDDY|UNDERAGE THINKING

25 TOOL|10000 DAYS

26 MURDOCH*ALEXI|TIME WITHOUT CON

27 STRAPPING YOUNG|NEW BLACK

27 SPRINGSTEEN*BRU|WE SHALL OVERC

29 PIMP C|PIMPALATION

30 COSTELLO*ELVIS|RIVER IN REVERS

31 GUSTER|GANGING UP ON THE SUN

32 FLAMING LIPS|AT WAR WITH THE M

33 UNDEROATH|DEFINE THE GREAT LIN

34 BUCKCHERRY|15

35 BUSTA RHYMES|BIG BANG THE

36 BURY YOUR DEAD|BEAUTY & THE BR

37 GRAFFIN*GREG|COLD AS THE CLAY

37 CAMERA OBSCURA|LET’S GET OUT O

39 YOUNG*NEIL|LIVING WITH WAR

39 WIDESPREAD PANI|EARTH TO AMERI

41 PEARL JAM|PEARL JAM

41 BLUE OCTOBER|FOILED

41 TUNSTALL*KT|EYE TO THE TELESCO

44 BAND OF HORSES|EVERYTHING ALL

45 INDIA.ARIE|TESTIMONY:VOL.1,LIF

46 KEB MO’|SUITCASE

47 THREE DAYS GRAC|ONE-X

48 WALKER*BUTCH|RISE & FALL OF BU

48 PHISH|LIVE IN BROOKLYN

48 ZERO 7|GARDEN

51 FRANKENREITER*D|MOVE BY YOURSE

51 DRAGONFORCE|INHUMAN RAMPAGE

53 PANIC! AT THE D|FEVER YOU CAN’

54 SEETHER|ONE COLD NIGHT

54 CASE*NEKO|FOX CONFESSOR BRINGS

56 YUNG JOC|NEW JOC CITY

57 JR WRITER|HISTORY IN THE MAKIN

58 HUBBARD*RAY WYL|SNAKE FARM

58 FRAY|HOW TO SAVE A LIFE

58 SNOW PATROL|EYES OPEN

61 JENNINGS*MASON|BONECLOUDS

61 HARPER*BEN|BOTH SIDES OF THE G

63 LOS LONELY BOYS|LOS LONELY BOY

63 SIMON*PAUL|SURPRISE

65 INDIGENOUS|CHASING THE SUN

66 RHYMEFEST|BLUE COLLAR

66 MONK*THELONIOUS|COMPLETE 1957

68 NOW THAT’S WHAT|VOL. 22-NOW TH

68 BLACK*FRANK|FAST MAN RAIDER MA

68 ANGELS & AIRWAV|WE DON’T NEED

71 SOUL ASYLUM|SILVER LINING

71 REPLACEMENTS|DON’T YOU KNOW WH

71 DEATH CAB FOR C|PLANS

74 KOOL KEITH|RETURN OF DR. OCTAG

75 ICE CUBE|LAUGH NOW CRY LATER

76 HINDER|EXTREME BEHAVIOR

77 CLEAVES*SLAID|UNSUNG

78 HOT CHIP|WARNING

78 HUNTER*JAMES|PEOPLE GONNA TALK

80 JESUS & MARY CH|PSYCHOCANDY

80 BUSH*SAM|LAPS IN SEVEN

82 KNIGHT*CHRIS|ENOUGH ROPE

82 STEVENS*SUFJAN|ILLINOIS

82 SET YOUR GOALS|MUTINY

85 O’REAGAN*TIM|TIM O’REAGAN

85 PEEPING TOM|PEEPING TOM

87 CATTLE DECAPITA|KARMA.BLOODY.K

88 RIHANNA|GIRL LIKE ME

88 THA DOGG POUND|CALI IZ ACTIVE

88 MATISYAHU|YOUTH

88 SLIGHTLY STOOPI|WINTER TOUR ‘0

88 KINGS OF LEON|DAY../JUNKETBOY

93 MR. LIF|MO’MEGA

93 BOONDOX|HARVEST

95 PET SHOP BOYS|FUNDAMENTAL

95 PINK FLOYD|DARK SIDE OF THE MO

97 KEEN*ROBERT EAR|LIVE AT THE RY

97 NICKELBACK|ALL THE RIGHT REASO

99 JOHNSON*JACK & |CURIOUS GEORGE

99 LOSTPROPHETS|LIBERATION TRANSM

101 ISAAK*CHRIS|BEST OF CHRIS ISAA

101 TAKING BACK SUN|LOUDER NOW

101 BUILT TO SPILL|YOU IN REVERSE

101 GORILLAZ|DEMON DAYS

105 EARLE*STEVE|LIVE AT MONTREUX 2

105 DJ SPOOKY|IN FINE STYLE: DJ SP

107 LIVING END|STATE OF EMERGENCY

107 T.I.|KING

109 AUSTIN CITY LIM|AUSTIN CITY LI

109 THIEVERY CORPOR|VERSIONS

109 GOMEZ|HOW WE OPERATE

109 DRIVE BY TRUCKE|BLESSING & A C

109 CASH*JOHNNY|PERSONAL FILE

109 30 SECONDS TO M|BEAUTIFUL LIE

115 BETRAYED|SUBSTANCE

115 CASH*JOHNNY|LEGEND OF JOHNNY C

117 SHE WANTS REVEN|SHE WANTS REVE

117 D.M. & JEMINI|GHETTO POP LIFE

117 CELLADOR|ENTER DECEPTION

120 ESCOVEDO*ALEJAN|BOXING MIRROR

120 ELLIOTT*RAMBLIN|I STAND ALONE

120 FUTUREHEADS|NEWS & TRIBUTES

123 PUSSYCAT DOLLS|PCD

123 YEAH YEAH YEAHS|SHOW YOUR BONE

125 CLAYPOOL*LES FR|OF WHALES AND

125 GODSMACK|IV

125 MOLINA*JUANA|SON

128 YORN*PETE|NIGHTCRAWLER

128 TAPES ‘N TAPES|LOON

128 MARLEY*DAMIAN|WELCOME TO JAMRO

131 SHADOW WAX|INVITATION KARMA CR

131 SHADOWS FALL|FALLOUT FROM THE

131 LITTLE WILLIES|LITTLE WILLIES

131 BE YOUR OWN PET|BE YOUR OWN PE

131 PHILLIPS*GRANT-|NINETEENEIGHTI

131 PINK FLOYD|PIPER AT THE GATES

131 GILMOUR*DAVID|ON AN ISLAND

131 FOUR TET|DJ-KICKS

139 FULL BLOWN CHAO|WITHIN THE GRA

139 DEL CASTILLO|BROTHERHOOD

139 LIVE|SONGS FROM BLACK MOUNTAIN

139 PETTY*TOM & THE|GREATEST HITS

143 CASH*JOHNNY|MAN COMES AROUND

143 BLUNT*JAMES|BACK TO BEDLAM

143 STREETS|HARDEST WAY TO MAKE AN

143 JOHNSON*JACK|IN BETWEEN DREAMS

143 SECRET MACHINES|TEN SILVER DRO

143 RADIOHEAD|O.K. COMPUTER

143 BLIGE*MARY J.|BREAKTHROUGH

143 FROM A SECOND S|DELENDA

151 YOUNG*NEIL|GREATEST HITS

151 ARCTIC MONKEYS|WHATEVER PEOPLE

151 THOMPSON*RICHAR|1000 YEARS OF

154 DROPPING DAYLIG|BRACE YOURSELF

154 BOARDS OF CANAD|TRANS CANADA H

154 PRAIRIE HOME CO|SOUNDTRACK

154 OUTBREAK|FAILURE

154 ALVIN*DAVE|WEST OF THE WEST

154 JOHNSON*JACK|ON & ON

154 BELLE & SEBASTI|LIFE PURSUIT

161 RADIN*JOSHUA|WE WERE HERE

161 ONEIDA|HAPPY NEW YEAR

161 DJ LOGIC|ZEN OF LOGIC

161 BEIRUT|GULAG ORKESTAR

161 VINTAGE VERVE|VINTAGE VERVE

161 CSS|CANSEI DE SER SEXY

161 SHINS|OH INVERTED WORLD

161 JESUS & MARY CH|DARKLANDS

161 DITTY BOPS|MOON OVER THE FREEW

161 WAILIN’ JENNYS|FIRECRACKER

171 MCCOURY*DEL BAN|PROMISED LAND

171 HEAD AUTOMATICA|POPAGANDA

171 NE-YO|IN MY OWN WORDS

171 WILLIAMS*HANK I|STRAIGHT TO HE

175 PINK MARTINI|HANG ON LITTLE TO

175 FATBOY SLIM|GREATEST HITS: WHY

175 CARLILE*BRANDI|BRANDI CARLILE

175 BANHART*DEVENDR|CRIPPLE CROW

175 LESS THAN JAKE|IN WITH THE OUT

175 GRANDADDY|JUST LIKE THE FAMBLY

175 HEAP*IMOGEN|SPEAK FOR YOURSELF

182 KOTTONMOUTH KIN|KOAST II KOAST

182 MORRISON*VAN|PAY THE DEVIL

182 KRISTOFFERSON*K|PILGRIM: CELEB

182 BENEVENTO/RUSSO|PLAY PAUSE STO

182 BRAND NEW HEAVI|GET USED TO IT

182 PINK MARTINI|SYMPATHIQUE

182 SWORD|AGE OF WINTERS

182 CASH*JOHNNY|AT FOLSOM PRISON

182 SUBLIME|GOLD

182 SOUND TEAM|MOVIE MONSTER

182 BEATLES|BEATLES, THE (LIMITED

182 ALL-AMERICAN RE|MOVE ALONG

182 FEIST|LET IT DIE

182 GUNS N’ROSES|GREATEST HITS

196 OAKENFOLD*PAUL|LIVELY MIND

196 LEWIS*JENNY WIT|RABBIT FUR COA

196 CLAP YOUR HANDS|CLAP YOUR HAND

196 SWEET*MATTHEW|GIRLFRIEND

196 PHOENIX|IT’S NEVER BEEN LIKE T

196 BRIGHTBLACK MOR|BRIGHTBLACK MO

196 JOHNSON*JACK|BRUSHFIRE FAIRYTA

196 APPLE*FIONA|EXTRAORDINARY MACH

196 POSTAL SERVICE|GIVE UP

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