Best Sellers Week Ending Mar. 11

1. Bruce Springsteen - - Wrecking Ball
2. Andrew bird - - Break It Yourself
3. Lyle Lovett - - Release Me
4. Farrar, Johnson, Parker, Yames - - New Multitudes
5. Carolina Chocolate Drops - - Leaving Eden
6. Black Keys - - El Camino
7. Magnetic Fields - - Love at the Bottom of the Sea
8. Tennis - - Young & Old
9. Sleigh Bells - - Reign of Terror
10. White Rabbits - - Milk Famous

Euclid Happenings Mar. 7

ITEM: Record Store Day continues to build excitement as the list of limite
d edition special releases is trickling out in dribs and drabs. The official list isn't up yet, but Consequence of Sound has a pretty good round-up for you. Don't forget we'll be celebrating Record Store Day all weekend long, from Apr. 20-22, with live music, storewide sale, djs, food, drink, and lots more fun.

ITEM: We are so gosh darn chuffed with the new shelving units our man Rob built to hold all the used jazz CDs we've acquired of late. They are attractive and useful, too. So now all the used jazz from A to Z and even the various artists at the end are sitting there in one area for your perusal. You'll find titles we haven't had in years, as well as all the great classics from Blue Note, Columbia, Concord, Fantasy, Milestone, and other labels. There's never been a better time to check out our jazz section than right now. We'll be expanding the jazz vocals any day now, too!



ITEM: Congratulations to St. Louisian Justin Kinkel-Schuster (formerly of Theodore), who has a brand-new record out on the Misra label, distributed by Bloodshot. His new band is called Water Liars, and the album is called Phantom Limb, though it was originally supposed to be the band called Phantom Limb. Confusing, of course, but the music isn't. You can check out a track and read some nice words about them here.

ITEM: Speaking of checking out tracks, we switched out the listening stations last week, and there are a lot of cool new things to sample. How about Lambchop, Chuck Mead, Andrew Bird, Bowerbirds, Carolina Chocolate Drops, Sinead O'Connor, and Moe., just for a few examples? Just walk in the door, turn right, and stop in front of the window for your chance to put headphones on and try it before you buy it.

Best Sellers Week Ending Mar. 4

1. Farrar/Johnson/Parker/Yames - - New Multitudes
2. Sleigh Bells - - Reign of Terror
3. Lyle Lovett - - Release Me
4. Adele - - 21
5. Galactic - - Carnivale Electricos
6. Paul McCartney - - Kisses on the Bottom
7. Black Keys - - El Camino
8. Carolina Chocolate Drops - - Leaving Eden
9. Various Artists - - Chimes of Freedom
10. Dr. Dog - - Be the Void

Best Sellers Week Ending Feb. 26

1. Sleigh Bells - - Reign of Terror
2. Adele - - 21
3. Leonard Cohen - - Old Ideas
4. Galactic - - Carnivale Electricos
5. Skrillix - - Bangarang
6. Lana Del Rey - - Born to Die
7. Various Artists - - 2012 Grammy Nominees
8. Gretchen Peters - - Hello Cruel World
9. SBTRKT - SBTRKT
10. Archers of Loaf - - Vee Vee

Euclid Happenings Feb. 22

Photo by Jim Varvaris

Just a few quick notes to keep you informed about Euclid Records:

ITEM: We've gotten in a sample of the cover for our forthcoming entry in the Euclid Sessions 45 series. It's the Baseball Project, featuring Steve Wynn and Scott McCaughey, recorded live in our New Orleans store. The songs are "El Hombre," an exclusive number about the guy who used to man 1st base in St. Louis, and the updated "Harvey Haddix," with shoutouts to all the perfect games pitched since the song was first recorded. It will be released on Record Store Day, Apr. 21, and the cover is a beautiful lenticular 3-D design by artist Amelie Mancini.

ITEM: Speaking of Record Store Day, details are slowly coming together. We're going to be celebrating all weekend long, from Friday, Apr. 20 through Sunday, Apr. 22. Of course, we'll have our storewide spectacular sale, our ever-popular sidewalk bargains, food and drink for sale from our great neighbors, and tons of live music. So far, we've got confirmations from JC Brooks & The Uptown Sound, Judge Nothing, Troubadour Dali, Sleepy Kitty, Superfun Yeah Yeah Rocketship, The Painkillers, Finns Motel, Black Fast, Sink the Bismark, Jans Project, Magic City, Doom Town and The Tower Groove Revue. But Euclid Joe is manning the phones and the e-mails looking to make it even bigger and better yet!

ITEM: The recent arrival used LP bins are stuffed to the gills with fantastic rarities and popular favorites. Check out the rock section for an overwhelming selection of limited edition live concerts from the likes of the Doors, Bob Dylan, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, Patti Smith, and many more. Soul and jazz fans shouldn't be disappointed, either, when they dig through the crates and find gems of all sorts. Not only does music sound warmer and more realistic on vinyl, but there are a lot of things you simply cannot obtain any other way.

ITEM: Of course, CDs can't be beat for convenience, and we've got plenty of incredible stuff for you in those departments, too. Classical fans should be pleased to see how many more items we've got on the used wall, with more still to come. The jazz used walls are absolutely jam-packed right now, and we've ordered more shelving to fit the hundreds of other titles we've recently purchased. As for rock, soul, blues, and all the rest of your favorite styles, we continue to buy top quality titles every single day, so come on by and browse.

ITEM: Just a few of the upcoming releases some of us are excited about here at Euclid Records. Feb. 28: Lyle Lovett, Carolina Chocolate Drops, New Multitudes (by Jay Farrar, Anders Parker, Will Johnson, and Yim Yames), Amy Ray, and more. March 6: Bruce Springsteen, Todd Snider, Andrew Bird, Kaiser Chiefs, Magnetic Fields, Bill Frisell, White Rabbits, and more.

Best Sellers Week Ending Feb. 19

1. Adele - - 21
2. Adele - - 19
3. Black Keys - - El Camino
4. Gretchen Peters - - Hello Cruel World
5. Civil Wars - - Barton Hollow
6. Heartless Bastards - - Arrow
7. Darrell Scott - - Long Ride Home
8. Punch Brothers - - Who's Feeling Young Now?
9. Amos Lee - - As the Crow Flies
10. Kathleen Edwards - - Voyageur

Euclid Happenings Feb. 15

As usual, things are happening around Euclid Records that you might want to know about. Feel free to share this with your friends. The best advertising is always word of mouth, you know.

ITEM: We're still processing the huge collection that Euclid Joe brought back from the East Coast a few weeks back. Jazz fans should be scouring the walls, as they are bursting with incredible CDs that we don't see every day. World music fans, we've been putting out more and more classic African, Brazilian, Latin, and other CDs, with lots more to go. Our classical CD section is now more than twice as large as it used to be, too. And it's not as though we've been ignoring the other genres, either. We're still buying used CDs, DVDs, and LPs all the time, and you can always find something to fit your musical palate in Euclid Records.

ITEM: As a result of the huge buy, we've been adding shelves and moving things around. Blues fans, don't worry - the used blues CD section has been shifted to a new set of shelves down at the end of one of the new rock aisles. Ask Neil, Steve, Jack, Jim, Ted, or Anna. They'll show you where your music is. The pop vocals got shifted to a new home on the wall at the end of the classical section (where the blues used to be). We're not nearly done, either, so if you can't find something where it's always been before, just ask.

ITEM: It's not too early to start getting pumped up about Record Store Day. April 21 is the date for this year's celebration of our beloved source of musical inspiration, the independently owned emporiums around the country which put the vinyl LPs and compact discs directly in the hands of those who love music of all sorts. We've been busy contacting bands for live performances, trying to put together a line-up that can live up to the past few years of excitement. And, of course, the record companies have been working up a selection of limited edition spectaculars, as well. We're only 65 days away from the party. Mark your calendars and watch this space for more information as it comes together.



ITEM: Congratulations to some of the records our Euclid customers have been buying over the last year or so. The big winners at the Grammy awards were Adele, Foo Fighters, Bon Iver, and Tony Bennett w/ Amy Winehouse. We're not saying we had any input, but these were all among the best sellers here for 2011. Grammy voters just might have been peeking at our charts, do you think?

ITEM: Some records we're excited about in the near future. Next Tuesday, Feb. 21, new releases from Sleigh Bells, Sinead O'Connor (reportedly her best ever), Galactic, Lambchop, Field Music, and lots more. Then, on Tuesday, Feb. 28, out come Lyle Lovett, the Cranberries, New Multitudes (the Woody Guthrie project by Jay Farrar, Will Johnson, Anders Parker, and Yim Yames), the Carolina Chocolate Drops, and more.