SPOTLIGHT RELEASE
 From One Indie Store to Another-

PAUL McCARTNEY - Amoeba's Secret VINYL EP
This four-track record was recorded live at the infamous, secret (if only for a minute) in-store performance of Sir Paul's at Los Angeles indie record store Amoeba Music in Hollywood, this past June 27. This is a vinyl release only and will not be released as a CD or digitally! Also available: MEMORY ALMOST FULL, as vinyl, CD, and/or deluxe CD/DVD formats.

Being There 

 YOUR CRISP NEW RELEASES
 We All Rock!

New-

CDs: Birdman - Bow Wow & Omarion - Dave Matthews Band - Eccentric Soul: Outskirts - Fresh Air: Laughs - John Lennon (reissues) - Pink Floyd (box set) - Punk Rock: A Santa Cause (v.1 & 2) - Radiohead (box set) - Beanie Sigel - Wu-Tang Clan

Vinyl:
Eric Clapton (4LP box) - Ghostface - Bob Marley (green vinyl) - My Chemical Romance - Paramore - U2 (Joshua Tree reissue 2LP)

DVDs: Dave Matthews Band - Gov't Mule - Harry Potter (Order of the Phoenix) - High School Musical 2

Last Week's Stuff-
CDs: 2Pac - Trace Adkins - Beowulf Soundtrack - Black Rebel Motorcycle Club EP- Andrea Bocelli (CD/DVD) - James Brown - Nick Cave & Warren Ellis (import soundtrack) - Daft Punk (also deluxe edition) - David Bowie (10CD box set!) - Nick Drake box (3CD+DVD+BOOK) - Nelly Furtado - Genesis - Ghostface - Godsmack - Ben Harper (see above!) - Wyclef Jean - Libertines - Live Earth Soundtrack - Marshall Tucker Band (2CD+DVD) - N.W.A. - Os Mutantes - Scarface - Too Short - Rufus Wainwright - Paul Weller (import) - Wreckers

Vinyl: Cut Chemist 12" - DJ Vadim - Nick Drake box (3LP+DVD+BOOK) - Eccentric Soul: Deep City - Eccentric Soul: Outskirts - Jay-Z - Manu Chao - N.W.A. - NOFX (2LP+CD) - Peanut Butter Wolf (Xmas) - Simian Mobile Disco 12" - Serj Tankian (2LP+CD) - U2 (180gr reissues) - Warsaw

DVDs: Brian Eno - Gov't Mule - Larry the Cable Guy - Pirates of the Caribbean - SNL: Complete Season 2 - Sigur Ros - Superbad - Rufus Wainwright

with the blessing of the faux snow 

 GIFT UP!
 We accept chain competitor's gift certificates and cards

Of course
we prefer
you get a Vinyl Fever gift certificate
in the first place,
but if Grandma
doesn't know any better
and gives you a giftcard
from one of those big box or chain stores
that sells music,
we'll still let you use it here for full value!
Just bring it to the counter
so that we can confirm the value
via phone or internet and
we'll have your credit a-waiting.

Buy One of Ours Now for Grandma 

 CONCERT TICKET GIVEAWAY
 Now Up: The Roches

The Roches are performing a Holiday concert at Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center on Friday, December 21 and we have a pair of tickets to give away! That's a $60.00 value!! Just send us your name, a phone number and write *ROCHES* in the subject line of an email to contest@vinylfevertampa.com and we'll pick a winner. Don't forget that you can be excellently prepared for the show by picking up the classic Roches Christmas CD right here at yours truly for the ueber-low price of $6.99!

People really do win!- I just wanted to drop a line and say thanks for the Joe Bonamassa tickets I won in the newsletter giveaway. I was in the midst of trying to convince a friend of mine (who'd never heard of JB) to go to the show when you guys called me with free tix. So, it was much easier to convince him when the ticket price dropped by about $30. I thought the show was great (my friend is also a convert), except for the mature ushers who seemed to lead about 1/3 of the crowd to the wrong seats, which resulted in much shuffling during the show.
Anyhow, thanks again,
Tony

Twisted Holiday 

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 For your convenience

Friday, 12/14: 10am-9pm
Saturday, 12/15: 9am- 9pm
Sunday, 12/16: 11am- 8pm
Monday 12/17 thru Thursday, 12/20: 10am- 9pm
Friday, 12/21: 9am- 9pm
Saturday, 12/22: 9am- 9pm
Sunday, 12/23: 9am- 8pm
Monday, 12/24: 9am- 5pm
Tuesday, 12/25: CLOSED
Wednesday, 12/26: 11am- 9pm (back to normal)

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 Interesting things that happened
 As Sagittarius Meets Capricorn

12-13-30 - Buck White born;
12-14-18 - Jacob do Bandolim born;
12-15-1791 - The Bill of Rights became effective;
12-16-07 - Marie turns 18!;
12-16-07 - Beethoven turns 237;
12-17-56 - Roy Huskey Jr. born;
12-18-28 - Harold Land born;
12-19-56 - Robert Henry "Bobby" Timmons born;
12-21-18 - Panama Francis born;
12-21-40 - Frank Zappa born

Things Too 

 Listening Post Features for December
 Come lean on our posts

Various Artists - Causes 1-Waxploitation
100% of the proceeds will go to three non-profit organizations: Doctors Without Borders, Human Rights Watch, and Oxfam America.

Waxploitation launches its inaugural Causes album series with Causes 1 which includes exclusive and rare tracks donated by Animal Collective, The Black Keys, Bloc Party, Bright Eyes, Cornelius, The Cure, David Sylvian, Death Cab for Cutie, (International) Noise Conspiracy, The Shins remixed by Clint Mansell, Spoon, Teargas & Plateglass, Thievery Corporation and Travis.

Eulogies - Eulogies
"Eulogies simmers with emotion and brims with understated hooks, registering nearest the sensible introspection of Wheat's Hope and Adams, Nada Surf's The Weight is a Gift, or Death Cab for Cutie's Transatlanticism." - Pitchfork

Ana Popovic - Still Making History
Breakthrough release produced by Grammy Award winning producer John Porter and featuring the blazing fretboard work by Yugoslavian born vocalist / guitarist Ana Popovic, whose skills on the guitar often draws comparison to the likes of Stevie Ray Vaughan, Jimi Hendrix and Eric Clapton.

Patrick Watson - Close To Paradise
Combining elements of cinematic, melodic post rock with electronic flourishes, Canada's Patrick Watson has quickly gained fans both among the public and in the notoriously jaded music business. The group, named for its front man and chief songwriter, has gained exposure on television through two separate song placements on Grey's Anatomy as well as a widely-seen video on You Tube ("The Great Escape" has been seen over 430,000 times). The widely acclaimed album is currently tearing up the charts in Europe and Scandinavia, and has reached gold status in Canada. This is unashamedly melodic alternative rock.

The Hives - The Black and White Album
The Hives are back with The Black and White Album! Featuring the hits "Tick Tick Boom," Won't Be Long" and "T.H.E.H.I.V.E.S. (We Rule The World)" and recorded around the world with a cast of producers including Dennis Herring, Pharrell Williams and Jacknife Lee.

Doctors Without Borders 

 *NEW MUSIC NOW* AT VINYLFEVERTAMPA.COM
 THIS WEEK'S FEATURE: SIA

You know SIA, you love SIA. She's cheeky, has one of the most unique voices in alternative music today, and has been featured regularly on previous releases by Zero 7. She even had that huge song "Breathe Me" from her previous solo album featured in the finale of the HBO series Six Feet Under. Now she is releasing a new CD on January 8, called SOME PEOPLE HAVE REAL PROBLEMS. Check out a few tracks in our pop-up jukebox at vinylfevertampa .com.

Sample MP3s, audio / video streams, and e-cards by clicking on the NEW MUSIC NOW banner at vinylfevertampa .com. Featuring:

RED FEATURE: KELLER WILLIAMS - his new CD, 12, coming Dec 18;
FONTANA FEATURE : KISS - get more info on the 4- DVD KISSOLOGY 3, out 12/18;
CAROLINE FEATURE: PANDA BEAR - Listen to "Comfy in Nautica" from PERSON PITCH;
WHITE STRIPES: Enjoy a couple of vids from ICKY THUMP;
MATT COSTA: Listen to "Mr. Pitiful" from UNFAMILAIR FACES, coming January 22;
SHELBY LYNNE: Sample a few tracks from JUST A LITTLE LOVIN', due 1/29;
THE MARS VOLTA: Watch the first vid from THE BADLAM IN GOLIATH, also due 1/29;
EELS: January 15= ESSENTIAL EELS VOL1, and USELESS TRINKETS;
NICK DRAKE: Watch "Pink Moon" from the recently reissued FRUIT TREE BOX SET
NO MORE KINGS: Look & listen to "Sweep the Leg" from the self-titled release;
TOOL: Get the details on the trippy VICARIOUS DVD, due 12/18

Sia Later