sideonedummyrecords:

Our vinyl section got some much needed attention today. Our warehouse manager, Alex tightened up our vinyl stock and it’s looking pretty damn awesome. We could stare at it for hours. Good job, Alex.

Sincerely,
Alex The Warehouse Manager

I earns my money today.

And so it begins. Moving.

thenewrecord:

We know you’ve all been waiting for this moment and the time has finally come… for our first contest!!

Anti Records, Dualtone Records, Vanguard Records, Kill Rock Stars Records, Brushfire Records and Barnone Records each sent us some records to include in this giveaway. A full list of the vinyl is below! 

Here’s how you can win…
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The winner will be chosen next Wednesday (11/26)! You got one week!

Tom Waits “Bad As Me” LP
Bahamas “Pink Strat” CD
Bret Dennen “b side to the d side” 7inch 
The Front Bottoms “slow dance to soft rock/grip n tie” Double 10inch 
Milagres “Glowing Mouth” LP 
Kill Rock Stars “Compilation” LP 
The Raincoats “S/T” LP 
Elliott Smith “from a basement on the hill” 2XLP 
Horse Feathers “Thistled Spring” LP 
Gospel Music “How to Get to Heaven from Jacksonville, FL” LP 
The Thermals “Personal Life” LP 
Emperor X “Western Teleport” LP Release 
The Sunbird “Come Back to Us” LP 
Zee Avi “Ghost Bird” LP 
G. Love “Fixin’ to Die” LP 
Devotchka “100 Lover” LP 
Booker T. Jones “The Road From Memphis” LP 

As always, make sure you’re following us on all of the above sites. It’s just rude if you ain’t.

I’m currently experiencing what it may or may not feel like to be a zombie. No feelings. No thoughts. Just work. All work. Nothing but work. By this time next week, I would have shipped off 3,500+ Horrible Crowes “Elsie” records out the door. Keep in mind that over 1K of those are shipped individually as in online orders that ship 1 or 2 at a time and require tons of other tiny procedures before they ship. I’m a record packaging and shipping machine right now. But it’s all worth it when the stuff you’re getting out there is amazing stuff.

A taste of some of the towers that I’ll be building on Monday.

All this work makes it worth it when the stuff you’re getting out there in the hands of fans, music lovers, radio DJs, friends, other artists, reviewers, editors, etc starts to get noticed because things like this are always nice to be a part of…

Thanks to Taylor, Patricio and Jenn for all your hard work in the warehouse this week. Bring on September 6th.

P.S. I haven’t been entirely honest. There has been one big thing on my mind but that in itself deserves it’s own proper post which I’ll get around too soon. Might be one of the most important posts I’ll ever make.

The Horrible Crowes ~ “Elsie” on Blood Red vinyl

Lately I’ve been wanting to head down to Amoeba and buy like $100-200 worth of records but my wallet just ain’t feeling it. So I just add vinyl from work to my collection. This one not only looks good but sounds better.

Package options:

• CD Only

• LP Only (Black or Blue vinyl)

• CD with Shirt

• LP with Shirt (Black or Blue vinyl)

• CD + Shirt + Zine + Flexi Vinyl

• LP + Shirt + Zine + Flexi Vinyl

• I Want It All Package (CD, Black or Blue LP, Zine, Flexi Disc, Making of Shed VHS and Shirt)

• VHS Only

And we make sure everyone gets a title fight sticker for free.

So if I’m MIA this is why. Shoot me…but not after I get these orders out.

If you come near me these days I probably will smell like vinyl and if you don’t understand what I’m talking about when my mouth opens, it’s probably because I’m not speaking English or Spanish but VINYLNESE!

These 3 releases have been kicking my butt (with new Fake Problems 7”s on the way too) but you know what? They’re getting out the door nonetheless. I have noticed that lately I’ve been working a little too much. Work has been taking away from time that I should and want to be spending with other people (family, my woman and my friends) but it’s just my nature. I’m very anal about making sure people get their stuff on time. But you gotta balance all that stuff out, I gotta make sure people get their Alex time too. I’m working on it.

Let me just add as well: Hooray for Interns! They’ve been ruling here in the warehouse giving me a much needed hand. I swear SideOneDummy picks out the best interns out there. Thanks, you guys!

My order for Charles Bradley’s new record on Daptone Records arrived today. Currently downloading the record. Perfect timing. This weekend’s cruising is gonna have a nice soundtrack to go along with it. Also, the packaging was insane. This box could have survived the sinking of the Titanic. The shipping nerd in me was impressed.

Fake Problems - Real Ghosts Caught on Tape

Twister, anyone? It’s all fun n’ games till you’re responsible for shipping these and you gotta make sure the right color is sent to the right people. Keeps me on my toes.

So I just bought this.

I don’t even own a record player.

Must be boredom.