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December 20, 2007 
 We Are Here For You

As traffic gets more difficult heading into this weekend before Christmas, remember that our location on Henderson Blvd. is a bit outside the mess (one reason we moved here!). We have use of the parking lot next door to us (another reason we moved here!), and we've extended our hours for your convenience (scroll down a bit for details).

We've always strived to be more than a record store and in addition to all the great music you're used to finding here (that you definitely can't find elsewhere in Tampa Bay), some of the more popular ephemera we've been selling this Holiday season includes all the great Kid Robot limited editions and USB (and standard) turntables (along with all the accoutrements that go along, like discwasher kits and replacement cartridges), screen-printed concert posters , tons of new t-shirts, and we just got in a new batch of the 33 1/3 book series (pocket size critiques and documentaries of classic albums).

Vinyl Fever gift certificates can be purchased online, here and WE'LL BE DONATING 5% OF OUR GIFT CERTIFICATE SALES to local charities.

 GIFT UP!
 We Accept Chain Competitors' Gift Certificates and Cards

gift boxes Remember the Gift Card Exchange Program we ran last year? Well, we're doing it again this year, by popular demand. So, say Aunt Tillie over in Plant City ain't hip to Vinyl Fever, so she buys you a Best Buy gift card but they don't sell Sharon Jones & The Dap- Kings on vinyl, so you're wishing she gave you a Vinyl Fever gift certificate instead. Well, you can pretend she did & bring it in & we'll trade you out for the same amount!

Its easy & painless, but here's the guidelines:

1) The gift card must be from a chain competitor - we don't trade on other indie shops because we want you to support them, too. The chain competitors that we will trade on include Best Buy, Target, Circuit City, Borders, Barnes & Noble, etc. Hit us up on a good day and we'll even take Staples!
2) The gift card value must be verifiable via phone or internet. That means the card must have an 800- number or website on the back.
3) It must not expire within 6 months from the date of exchange.

Cool? Cool!


Buy One Here in The First Place 


 YOUR SHINY NEW RELEASES
 Like the Moon and the Stars and the Sun

Lupe Fiasco New-

CDs: ATMOSPHERE - MARY J. BLIGE - CASH MONEY (ANNIVERSARY COMPILATION) - CHINGY - RIVERS CUOMO - LUPE FIASCO - KIRK FRANKLIN - JAHEIM - KILLERS CD5 - MIGHTY MIGHTY BOSSTONES- DAMIEN RICE - CHRIS ROCK - SWEENEY TODD SOUNDTRACK - TRIBUTE TO DANIEL JOHNSTON (two discs: one cd covers by Beck, Bright Eyes, Tom Waits, etc., other cd the original versions) - KELLER WILLIAMS

VINYL: 9TH WONDER - MARY J. BLIGE 12" - ERYKAH BADU 12" - MINUS THE BEAR (super limited) - TRAVELING WILBURYS box - WARSAW (early incarnation of JOY DIVISION) - NEIL YOUNG 12"

DVDs: BLADE RUNNER (several different collector's editions) - BRAVEHEART special edition - EVIL DEAD - KISS (Kissology Vol. 3: Limited Edition - 5 DVD) - ONCE - SIMPSONS: THE MOVIE - TOOL

Last Week's Stuff-

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



on and on 


 YOUR 2007 FAVORITES
 Some Best Sellers From This Past Year Include

Amy Winehouse - White Stripes - Feist - The Shins - Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings - Bruce Springsteen - Charlie Louvin - Spoon - Robert Plant & Alison Krauss - Wilco - MIA - Ryan Adams - Iron & Wine - Of Montreal - Gram Parsons - Arcade Fire - ...

catching up quickly: Levon Helm


 


 EXPANDED HOURS
 For your convenience

they know whats good for them 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)


VINYL FEVER GIFT CERTIFICATES AVAILABLE 24/7 HERE 


 Interesting things that happened
 As Sagittarius Met Capricorn

Cab Calloway 12-19-56 - Robert Henry "Bobby" Timmons born;
12-21-18 - Panama Francis born;
12-21-40 - Frank Zappa born
12-25-1907 - Cab Calloway born
12-25-87 - Julian Lage born


Things More 


 Listening Post Features for December
 Come lean on our posts

Eulogies 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.

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.


Doctors Without Borders 


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

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 


Vinyl Fever TAMPA
4110 Henderson Blvd.
33629

(Normally, though this week ain't normal!) Monday: 11a- 8p
Tuesday- Thursday: 11a- 9p
Friday- Saturday: 10a- 9p
Sunday: 12n-7p

Vinyl Fever Tampa


phone: 813.289.8399
web: http://www.vinylfeverTAMPA.com
 A Time For Giving
 Free with related purchase

autographed CHEVELLE posters;
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a dynamite LED ZEPPELIN 12x12 litho of the new album cover;
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KILLERS pic sleeve 7" featuring Lou Reed (and a Joy Division cover on the b-side!) with purchase of new album Sawdust, out now;
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NEIL YOUNG promo only early LIVE version of Sugar Mountain CD single;
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JIMI HENDRIX & THE BLUES ("Martin Scorcese Presents...") FREE DVD for folks who purchase the new, definitive Live At Monterey CD or LP;
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PIPETTES enhanced CD (enhanced w/ video, that is);
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COHEED AND CAMBRIA 7" w/ non-LP acoustic demo b-side;
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Trojan Records DJ SPOOKY 'Un-Mixed' CD;
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a waaay-cool PEARL JAM litho on heavy card stock, of concert poster featured on their new DVD, Immagine In Cornice;
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Ani DiFranco gave us a handful of CDs with 11 tracks (!!) from her Official Bootleg Series to give away with the purchase of her new 2-CD retrospective, out now;


Give & Take