I've been under the weather all week with the flu. Fortunately it's not of the "swine" variety, though the notoriety seems like it'd be sort of fun... Well, not really.

Anyway: I don't have to say much this week except for GO BEATLES! Oh, and that I forgot to include my favorite Beatles story in last week's e-mail. It come from Skip Hermens of CD World in Eugene, OR:

"We open at 9:00 am everyday…..so yesterday we opened a little early because we had some people waiting.

So in walks a woman about 50 years old or so….walks right to the Beatles display, gets both box sets, all the single titles & double titles plus 4 different Beatles puzzles that we had, the Beatles trivia game, both the RED & BLUE double cd sets & “Love” and a Beatles lunch box and a few others Beatles things – I can’t remember all of it…..runs to the counter with her arms full and it is about 9:07am…..she says to me…..as soon as your clock hits 9:09 – start ringing me up and at soon as the clock hits 9:10 stop at that point and she would buy everything that was rung up within that minute….909…..pretty freaking funny…..she spent $763.00!!!!"

Charts attached and below. I find the Vinyl chart especially interesting. Yo La Tengo killed it with Matador's excellent Buy Now, Get Early program. The chart is also populated with some choice re-issues -- especially if you're an Anglophile.

Onward,

-- jim.

THE BIG DEBUTS:

1 MUSE RESISTANCE WEA/WARNER BROS.
2 JENNINGS,MASON BLOOD OF MAN UMGD/UNIVERSAL RECORDS
3 MEGADETH ENDGAME WEA/ROADRUNNER
4 KID CUDI MAN ON THE MOON: THE END OF DA UMGD/DREAM WORKS RECORDS
5 PORCUPINE TREE INCIDENT WEA/ROADRUNNER
6 LIVING COLOUR CHAIR IN THE DOORWAY MRI/FULL EFFECT RECORDS
7 KNOPFLER,MARK GET LUCKY WEA/REPRISE
8 BLACK DAHLIA MURDER DEFLORATE METAL BLADE
9 FREHLEY,ACE ANOMALY ESSENTIAL MUSIC
10 Q-TIP KAMAAL THE ABSTRACT ZLG/BATTERY
11 EVERY TIME I DIE NEW JUNK AESTHETIC EPITAPH RECORDS
12 THRICE BEGGARS VAGRANT
13 BIG STAR KEEP AN EYE ON THE SKY WEA/RHINO
14 DODOS TIME TO DIE FRENCH KISS RECORDS
15 SUNNY DAY REAL ESTATE DIARY REMASTERED SUB POP
16 GRAND ARCHIVES KEEP IN MIND FRANKENSTEIN SUB POP
17 SUNNY DAY REAL ESTATE LP2 REMASTER SUB POP
18 SHADOWS FALL RETRIBUTION SHADOWS FALL
19 AVETT BROTHERS I & LOVE & YOU SBME/COLUMBIA
20 YORN,PETE & SCARLETT JOHANSSON BREAKUP WEA/RHINO
21 SYLVIAN,DAVID MANAFON SAMADHI SOUND
22 DYING FETUS DESCEND INTO DEPRAVI RELAPSE RECORDS
23 HORNSBY,BRUCE & THE NOISEMAKER LEVITATE UMGD/VERVE
24 BAND OF HEATHENS ONE FOOT IN THE ETHER BOH RECORDS
25 DRAKE SO FAR GONE UMGD/CASH MONEY RECORDS
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THE CIMS 200:

TW LW Artist Title Label
1 D BEATLES ABBEY ROAD EMM/CAPITOL
2 D BEATLES SGT. PEPPER'S LONELY HEARTS CL EMM/CAPITOL
3 D BEATLES REVOLVER EMM/CAPITOL
4 D BEATLES BEATLES EMM/CAPITOL
5 D JAY-Z BLUEPRINT 3 WEA/ATLANTIC
6 D BEATLES RUBBER SOUL EMM/CAPITOL
7 D BEATLES MAGICAL MYSTERY TOUR EMM/CAPITOL
8 D BEATLES LET IT BE EMM/CAPITOL
9 D BEATLES HELP! EMM/CAPITOL
10 D BEATLES HARD DAY'S NIGHT EMM/CAPITOL
11 D BEATLES BEATLES FOR SALE EMM/CAPITOL
12 D BEATLES PLEASE PLEASE ME EMM/CAPITOL
13 D BEATLES VOL. 1-2-PAST MASTERS EMM/CAPITOL
14 D BEATLES WITH THE BEATLES EMM/CAPITOL
15 D PHISH JOY ATO
16 D BEATLES BEATLES IN STEREO EMM/CAPITOL
17 D YO LA TENGO POPULAR SONGS MATADOR
18 D BEATLES YELLOW SUBMARINE EMM/CAPITOL
19 D BOYS LIKE GIRLS LOVE DRUNK SBME/COLUMBIA
20 D BEATLES BEATLES IN MONO EMM/CAPITOL
21 D RAEKWON ONLY BUILT 4 CUBAN LINX 2 EMM/ICEH2O RECORDS
22 1 BLACK CROWES BEFORE THE FROST... SILVER ARROW RECORDS
23 D RODRIGO Y GABRIELA 11:11 ATO
24 8 MODEST MOUSE NO ONE'S FIRST & YOU'RE NEXT SBME/EPIC
25 4 ARCTIC MONKEYS HUMBUG DOMINO
26 6 HEAP,IMOGEN ELLIPSE SBME/RCA
27 12 WILCO WILCO (THE ALBUM) WEA/NONESUCH
28 3 DRIVE BY TRUCKERS FINE PRINT (A COLLECTION OF OD NEW WEST
29 10 DEAD WEATHER HOREHOUND WEA/WARNER BROS.
30 9 MATISYAHU LIGHT SBME/EPIC
31 14 KINGS OF LEON ONLY BY THE NIGHT SBME/RCA
32 5 HOUSTON,WHITNEY I LOOK TO YOU SBME/RCA
33 7 FOGERTY,JOHN BLUE RIDGE RANGERS RIDES AGAIN UMGD/VERVE
34 D POLVO IN PRISM MERGE
35 D HAWTHORNE,MAYER STRANGE ARRANGEMENT EMM/STONES THROW
36 13 BAZAN,DAVID CURSE YOUR BRANCHES BARSUK RECORDS
37 22 GRIZZLY BEAR VECKATIMEST WARP RECORDS
38 23 YAMES,YIM TRIBUTE TO ATO
39 15 NUTINI,PAOLO SUNNY SIDE UP WEA/ATLANTIC
40 24 SPEKTOR,REGINA FAR WEA/LONDON/SIRE
41 D LERCHE,SONDRE HEARTBEAT RADIO UMGD/ROUNDER
42 18 PHOENIX WOLFGANG AMADEUS PHOENIX GLASSNOTE
43 16 MEW NO MORE STORIES COLUMBIA/3 ENT.
44 D HEALTH GET COLOR LOVE PUMP UNITED
45 D STONE ROSES STONE ROSES: 20TH ANNIVERSARY SBME/LEGACY
46 49 OWL CITY OCEAN EYES UMGD/UNIVERSAL RECORDS
47 41 (500) DAYS OF SUMMER SOUNDTRACK WEA/LONDON/SIRE
48 D STONE ROSES 20TH ANNIVERSARY LEGACY EDITIO SBME/LEGACY
49 28 LEWIS,BLACK JOE & THE HONEYBEA TELL 'EM WHAT YOUR NAME IS! UMGD/LOST HIGHWAY
50 36 YONDER MOUNTAIN STRING BAND SHOW FROG PAD RECORDS
51 17 CHEVELLE SCI-FI CRIMES SBME/EPIC
52 20 NELSON,WILLIE AMERICAN CLASSIC EMM/BLUE NOTE
53 33 FUN. AIM & IGNITE SBME/RCA
54 D HAND,JAMES SHADOW ON THE GROUND UMGD/ROUNDER
55 19 HELM,LEVON ELECTRIC DIRT EMM/VANGUARD
56 53 BLACK EYED PEAS E.N.D. (ENERGY NEVER DIES) UMGD/A&M
57 11 INSANE CLOWN POSSE BANG! POW! BOOM! PSYCHOPATHIC
58 26 BONDY,A.A. WHEN THE DEVIL'S LOOSE FAT POSSUM
59 31 MCCLINTON,DELBERT & DICK50 ACQUIRED TASTE NEW WEST
60 D MUMLERS DON’T THROW ME AWAY GALAXIA
61 52 MGMT ORACULAR SPECTACULAR SBME/COLUMBIA
62 61 MUNICIPAL WASTE MASSIVE AGGRESSIVE EMM/EARACHE
63 D VIVIAN GIRLS EVERYTHING GOES WRONG IN THE RED
64 39 THIRD EYE BLIND URSA MAJOR MRI
65 21 CROSS CANADIAN RAGWEED HAPPINESS & ALL THE OTHER THIN UMGD/UNIVERSAL RECORDS
66 42 MOS DEF ECSTATIC DOWNTOWN RECORDS
67 29 BLITZEN TRAPPER BLACK RIVER KILLER EP SUB POP
68 40 MAXWELL BLACKSUMMERS'NIGHT SBME/COLUMBIA
69 47 CAVE SINGERS WELCOME JOY MATADOR
70 D FINE FRENZY BOMB IN A BIRDCAGE EMM/VIRGIN
71 D FEELIES GOOD EARTH BAR NONE RECORDS
72 30 FRUIT BATS RUMINANT BAND SUB POP
73 50 MATTHEWS,DAVE BAND BIG WHISKEY & THE GROOGRUX KIN SBME/RCA
74 55 BON IVER FOR EMMA FOREVER AGO JAGJAGUWAR
75 D FEELIES CRAZY RHYTHMS BAR NONE RECORDS
76 D SAOSIN IN SEARCH OF SOLID GROUND EMM/VIRGIN
77 25 FOSTER,RADNEY & THE CONFESSION REVIVAL DEVILS RIVER
78 71 FRANTI,MICHAEL & SPEARHEAD ALL REBEL ROCKERS UMGD/UNIVERSAL RECORDS
79 34 FLEET FOXES FLEET FOXES SUB POP
80 32 MICHAELSON,INGRID EVERYBODY UMGD/ORIGINAL SIGNAL
81 46 DINOSAUR JR. FARM JAGJAGUWAR
82 44 EARLE,STEVE TOWNES NEW WEST
83 51 GREEN DAY 21ST CENTURY BREAKDOWN WEA/REPRISE
84 72 YACHT SEE MYSTERY LIGHTS DFA
85 157 JAROSZ,SARAH SONG UP IN HER HEAD EMM/SUGAR HILL
86 D 3 INCHES OF BLOOD HERE WAITS THY DOOM EMM/CENTURY MEDIA
87 2 USED ARTWORK WEA/REPRISE
88 48 PASSION PIT MANNERS COLUMBIA/3 ENT.
89 43 SON VOLT AMERICAN CENTRAL DUST UMGD/ROUNDER
90 D CIRCULATORY SYSTEM SIGNAL MORNING CLOUD RECORDINGS
91 37 SONGZ,TREY READY WEA/ATLANTIC
92 60 DIRTY PROJECTORS BITTE ORCA DOMINO
93 134 RADIOHEAD KID A EMM/CAPITOL
94 149 WARD,M. HOLD TIME MERGE
95 D DOE,JOHN & THE SADIES COUNTRY CLUB YEP ROC
96 27 REVEREND HORTON HEAT LAUGHIN' & CRYIN' WITH THE REV YEP ROC
97 59 JET SHAKA ROCK EMM/ELEVEN SEVEN MUSIC
98 107 SHARPE,EDWARD & THE MAGNETIC Z UP FROM BELOW VAGRANT
99 D O’ROURKE,JIM VISITOR DRAG CITY
100 56 IRON & WINE AROUND THE WELL SUB POP
101 80 YEAH YEAH YEAHS IT'S BLITZ Artist
102 141 DYLAN,BOB TOGETHER THROUGH LIFE SBME/COLUMBIA
103 140 STRAIT,GEORGE TWANG UMGD/MCA NASHVILLE
104 D BLK JKS AFTER ROBOTS SECRETLY CANADIAN
105 75 SILVERSUN PICKUPS SWOON DANGERBIRD RECORDS
106 100 CAGE THE ELEPHANT CAGE THE ELEPHANT RED INK
107 123 SMITH,MINDY STUPID LOVE EMM/VANGUARD
108 D DAY,HOWIE SOUND THE ALARM SBME/EPIC
109 45 CAILLAT,COLBIE BREAKTHROUGH UMGD/UNIVERSAL RECORDS
110 54 BENSON,BRENDAN MY OLD FAMILIAR FRIEND ATO
111 67 OSWALT,PATTON MY WEAKNESS IS STRONG WEA/WARNER BROS.
112 86 MOBY WAIT FOR ME EMM/MUTE
113 129 AIRBORNE TOXIC EVENT AIRBORNE TOXIC EVENT UMGD/ISLAND
114 D PLANT/KRAUSS RAISING SAND UMGD/ROUNDER
115 69 CRAY,ROBERT THIS TIME EMM/VANGUARD
116 73 EMINEM RELAPSE UMGD/INTERSCOPE
117 78 ANTLERS HOSPICE FRENCH KISS RECORDS
118 90 CASTRO,TOMMY HARD BELIEVER ALLIGATOR
119 150 DEER TICK BORN ON FLAG DAY PARTISAN RECORDS
120 222 GAINSBOURG,SERGE HISTOIRE DE MELODY NELSON LIGHT IN THE ATTIC
121 D POLAR BEAR CLUB CHASING HAMBURG EMM/BRIDGE 9
122 D JAY-Z BLUEPRINT COLLECTOR'S EDITION UMGD/DEF JAM
123 62 MATT & KIM GRAND ONE LABEL
124 89 LADY GAGA FAME UMGD/INTERSCOPE
125 102 METRIC FANTASIES METRIC MUSIC INTERNATIONAL
126 179 OTEP SMASH THE CONTROL MACHINE VICTORY RECORDS
127 D RADIOHEAD HAIL TO THE THIEF EMM/CAPITOL
128 D RADIOHEAD AMNESIAC 2CD/DVD LTD EDITION EMM/CAPITOL
129 D SLIPKNOT SLIPKNOT (10TH ANNIVERSARY EDI WEA/ROADRUNNER
130 D CLEAN MISTER POP MERGE
131 87 BOTTLE ROCKETS LEAN FORWARD BLOODSHOT
132 96 SONIC YOUTH ETERNAL MATADOR
133 58 PITBULL REBELUTION SBME/J RECORDS
134 94 HENRY,JOE BLOOD FROM STARS ANTI/EPITAPH
135 143 HEALEY,JEFF SONGS FROM THE ROAD RUF RECORDS
136 166 ST. VINCENT ACTOR 4AD
137 186 NELSON,WILLIE/ASLEEP AT THE WH WILLIE & THE WHEEL BISMEAUX
138 185 OLD CROW MEDICINE SHOW O.C.M.S. SBME/NETTWERK
139 250 KINGS OF LEON BECAUSE OF THE TIMES SBME/RCA
140 D TAKEN BY TREES EAST OF EDEN ROUGH TRADE
141 92 SHE & HIM VOLUME ONE MERGE
142 119 MARS VOLTA OCTAHEDRON WEA/WARNER BROS.
143 115 MRAZ,JASON WE SING WE DANCE WE STEAL THIN WEA/ATLANTIC
144 117 CAMERA OBSCURA MY MAUDLIN CAREER 4AD
145 113 LADYHAWKE LADYHAWKE UMGD/DECCA
146 181 DAVIS,MILES KIND OF BLUE SBME/LEGACY
147 209 DATAROCK RED SBME/RCA
148 D WILD BEASTS TWO DANCERS DOMINO
149 57 MUTEMATH ARMISTICE WEA/WARNER BROS.
150 66 RAGAN,CHUCK GOLD COUNTRY SIDE 1 DUMMY RECORDINGS
151 68 HARRISON,GEORGE LET IT ROLL: THE SONGS OF GEOR EMM/CAPITOL
152 74 APPLES IN STEREO #1 HITS EXPLOSION YEP ROC
153 91 CHEAP TRICK SGT. PEPPER LIVE GENERIC RED LABEL
154 98 ASSJACK ASSJACK WEA/ATLANTIC/CURB
155 105 RADIOHEAD IN RAINBOWS ATO
156 116 REATARD,JAY WATCH ME FALL MATADOR
157 118 OBERST,CONOR & THE MYSTIC VALL OUTER SOUTH MERGE
158 136 AVETT BROTHERS EMOTIONALISM EMERGENT
159 142 SAADIQ,RAPHAEL WAY I SEE IT SBME/COLUMBIA
160 156 REIGNING SOUND LOVE & CURSES IN THE RED
161 195 MARLEY,BOB & THE WAILERS LEGEND UMGD/ISLAND
162 D LEDISI TURN ME LOOSE UMGD/VERVE
163 77 EELS HOMBRE LOBO: 12 SONGS OF DESIR VAGRANT
164 81 BINGHAM,RYAN ROADHOUSE SUN UMGD/LOST HIGHWAY
165 82 MASTODON CRACK THE SKYE WEA/REPRISE
166 85 FORD,ROBBEN SOUL ON TEN UMGD/CONCORD
167 103 PORTUGAL THE MAN SATANIC SATANIST EQUAL VISION RECORDS
168 106 DARK WAS THE NIGHT (RED HOT CO DARK WAS THE NIGHT (RED HOT CO 4AD
169 112 JACKSON,MICHAEL NUMBER ONES SBME/EPIC
170 147 MANCHESTER ORCHESTRA MEAN EVERYTHING TO NOTHING SBME/COLUMBIA
171 191 FLATLANDERS HILLS & VALLEYS NEW WEST
172 194 KINGS OF LEON YOUTH & YOUNG MANHOOD SBME/RCA
173 D MY MORNING JACKET CELEBRACION DE LA CIUDAD NATAL JUNKETBOY
174 D LIL WAYNE THA CARTER III UMGD/CASH MONEY RECORDS
175 D OS MUTANTES HAIH OR AMORTECEDOR ANTI/EPITAPH
176 79 REBELUTION BRIGHT SIDE OF LIFE MEGA FORCE
177 101 POSTMARKS MEMOIRS AT THE END OF THE WORL UNFILTERED
178 110 AUERBACH,DAN KEEP IT HID WEA/NONESUCH
179 138 COSTELLO,ELVIS SECRET PROFANE & SUGARCANE UMGD/CONCORD
180 133 ENTRANCE BAND ENTRANCE BAND UMGD/UNIVERSAL RECORDS
181 162 LED ZEPPELIN MOTHERSHIP WEA/RHINO
182 175 KINGS OF LEON A-HA SHAKE HEARTBREAK SBME/RCA
183 241 EASY STAR ALL-STARS EASY STAR'S LONELY HEARTS DUB EASY STAR RECORDS
184 246 RAMONA FALLS INTUIT BARSUK RECORDS
185 D BIRCH,DIANE BIBLE BELT EMM/S-CURVE RECORDS
186 D BLANK,AMANDA I LOVE YOU DOWNTOWN RECORDS
187 D MAY,IMELDA LOVE TATTOO UMGD/VERVE
188 D NOFX COASTER FAT WRECK CHORDS
189 D CARLILE,BRANDI LIVE AT EASY STREET JUNKETBOY
190 D DEFINITIVE JUX PRESENTS VOL. 5-DEFINITIVE JUX PRESENTS DEFINITIVE JUX/TVT
191 D GET UP KIDS SOMETHING TO WRITE HOME ABOUT: VAGRANT
192 63 DRIVE-BY TRUCKERS LIVE FROM AUSTIN TX NEW WEST
193 83 LEWIS,JULIETTE TERRA INCOGNITA THE END RECORDS
194 84 FINN,LIAM CHAMPAGNE IN SEASHELLS EP YEP ROC
195 93 FABOLOUS LOSO'S WAY UMGD/UNIVERSAL RECORDS
196 99 BEHEMOTH EVANGELION METAL BLADE
197 104 FLAMING LIPS SOFT BULLETIN WEA/WARNER BROS.
198 137 BAT FOR LASHES TWO SUNS EMM/ASTRALWERKS
199 135 CULT LOVE BEGGARS BANQUET
200 124 NELSON,WILLIE LOST HIGHWAY UMGD/LOST HIGHWAY
CIMS Top 200 sales chart by StreetPulse, Inc All Rights Reserved

CIMS' VINYL TOP 50:

TW LW Artist Title Label
1 D YO LA TENGO POPULAR SONGS MATADOR
2 1 AVETT BROTHERS SLIGHT FIGURE OF SPEACH SBME/VOLCANO
3 3 BIG STAR FEEL WEA/RHINO
4 7 YEAH YEAH YEAHS IT'S BLITZ Artist
5 2 BLACK CROWES BEFORE THE FROST... UNTIL THE SILVER ARROW RECORDS
6 5 PEARL JAM FIXER Artist
7 D STONE ROSES STONE ROSES: 20TH ANNIVERSARY SBME/LEGACY
8 D POLVO IN PRISM MERGE
9 25 GRIZZLY BEAR VECKATIMEST WARP RECORDS
10 8 MODEST MOUSE NO ONE'S FIRST & YOU'RE NEXT SBME/EPIC
11 22 MARS VOLTA OCTAHRIGUEZ RODRIGUEZ LOPEZ PRODUCTIONS
12 D HEALTH GET COLOR LOVE PUMP UNITED
13 6 WILCO SUMMERTEETH WEA/NONESUCH
14 12 BEASTIE BOYS CHECK YOUR HEAD LIMITED COLLEC Artist
15 20 BON IVER FOR EMMA FOREVER AGO JAGJAGUWAR
16 16 DEAD WEATHER HOREHOUND WEA/WARNER BROS.
17 30 SMITHS STRANGEWAYS HERE WE COME WEA/RHINO
18 11 FLAMING LIPS SOFT BULLETIN WEA/WARNER BROS.
19 15 ARCTIC MONKEYS HUMBUG DOMINO
20 14 YAMES,YIM TRIBUTE TO ATO
21 27 SMITHS QUEEN IS DEAD WEA/RHINO
22 35 SMITHS SMITHS WEA/RHINO
23 10 FLEET FOXES FLEET FOXES SUB POP
24 18 SMITHS MEAT IS MURDER WEA/RHINO
25 23 RADIOHEAD IN RAINBOWS ATO
26 9 WILCO WILCO (THE ALBUM) WEA/NONESUCH
27 13 REIGNING SOUND LOVE & CURSES IN THE RED
28 19 RADIOHEAD KID A EMM/CAPITOL
29 83 WILCO YANKEE HOTEL FOXTROT WEA/NONESUCH
30 D INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS SOUNDTRACK WEA/WARNER BROS.
31 D O’ROURKE,JIM VISITOR DRAG CITY
32 D LAMONTAGNE,RAY TILL THE SUN TURNS BLACK LEGACY/RSM
33 39 BEACH BOYS PET SOUNDS EMM/CAPITOL
34 79 VIVIAN GIRLS EVERYTHING GOES WRONG IN THE RED
35 D RADIOHEAD BENDS EMM/CAPITOL
36 D MARLEY,BOB & THE WAILERS LEGEND UMGD/HIP-O RECORDS
37 D LEGENDS OF BENIN LEGENDS OF BENIN FORCEX
38 D WOODSTOCK: 3 DAYS OF PEACE & M WOODSTOCK: 3 DAYS OF PEACE & M WEA/ATLANTIC
39 D J DILLA JAY STAY PAID EMM/NATURE SOUNDS
40 17 PHOENIX WOLFGANG AMADEUS PHOENIX GLASSNOTE
41 21 DIRTY PROJECTORS BITTE ORCA DOMINO
42 28 MGMT ORACULAR SPECTACULAR SBME/COLUMBIA
43 44 FRUIT BATS RUMINANT BAND SUB POP
44 45 IRON & WINE AROUND THE WELL SUB POP
45 46 MEW NO MORE STORIES ARE COLUMBIA/3 ENT.
46 42 CAMERA OBSCURA MY MAUDLIN CAREER 4AD
47 54 PASSION PIT MANNERS (COLUMBIA PARK) COLUMBIA/3 ENT.
48 91 PISSED JEANS KING OF JEANS SUB POP
49 D BAND OF HORSES CEASE TO BEGIN SUB POP
50 D VAMPIRE WEEKEND VAMPIRE WEEKEND XL
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