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December 28, 2007 
 Happy New Year!
 from all of us at your Vinyl Fever

 NEW RELEASE
 Radiohead- In Rainbows

Name Your Color RADIOHEAD: IN RAINBOWS
this is the actual, physical CD of the infamous download recently made available directly from the band. You won't be able to just *name your price* for the disc, but we'll have the sonically superior CD here this week for a more than reasonable $12.99. AND, it has added material!
*vinyl version $17.99


Over the Rainbow 


 THE BEST CONTEST PRIZE EVER
 Win A Trip To Woodstock To See Levon Helm Play Live In His Barn!

Levon can play ANYTHING! Yeah, that's right- airfare, accommodations and tickets to see the legendary Band drummer/ vocalist, with his band, at his home! Have you heard about the Midnight Ramble?

A gracious host, Levon invites you to his home studio in Woodstock, N.Y.

Inside "The Barn," which is really a large recording studio attached to Levon's home, you'll see a stage, a cozy fireplace and plenty of seating. The ambiance of the place will give you a feeling that is personal and intimate, casual and friendly, and you know you are about to be part of something very special.

Music legends galore have played, jammed and recorded there and he is happily continuing that tradition. He based his Ramble Sessions on the southern medicine shows of his youth and has invited some of the most notable blues entertainers and musicians of our time to perform at The Rambles.

The intimacy of the shows performed at Levon's hearth offer a hospitality and warmth found in no other venue, not to mention the excellence of the performances themselves, hosted by a man whose gifts are legendary. Though always an enthusiastic and passionate performer, today with sheer joy and gratitude, he effortlessly captivates his audience young and old, with a rhythmic power all his own. During a career that has spanned almost five decades, Levon Helm has nurtured a tradition of professionalism with a deep respect for his craft and remains refreshingly genuine in a world that often compromises integrity. He is a master storyteller who weaves his tales with the magic thread of universality that ties us all. He beckons us to come in, sit awhile and enjoy. We see ourselves in his stories and we are home.

18 others will win an autographed copy of his latest record- the fabulous Dirt Farmer- his first solo record in 25 years and one on many Best of 2007 lists!


Enter To Win By Clicking Here 


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

Gift Cards Remember the Gift Card Exchange Program we ran last year? Well, we're doing it again this year, by popular demand! So, say Aunt Bobbie Jo over in Plant City ain't hip to the Vinyl Fever, and 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- here are 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 for the New Year 


 WIN TICKETS TO SEE DRESDEN DOLLS
 at Tampa Theatre January 10th

The Dresden Dolls bring their Brechtian-punk- cabaret style to the Tampa Theatre stage. Their darkly theatrical sound combines piano, drums and vocals in most unorthodox fashion, half Goth and half Weimar- style burlesque. Their diverse influences coalesce into dramatic, evocative and powerful songwriting, accompanied by colorful and highly-stylized live performances.

Just send us your name, a phone number and put *DOLLS* in the subject line of an email to contest@vinylfevertampa.com and we'll pick a winner.


Historic Tampa Theatre 


 OUR FIRST IN-STORE OF 2008
 The Vera Violets: Friday night, 1/18 (after hours)

vera violets The Vera Violets have a new CD and they'll be playin' it for us LIVE! C'mon by and hear the Vera Violets' lush, sweet, psychedelia, after hours, at ~ 9:30 Friday night, January 18th. You know this band is serious- they have a website, a myspace page and even a fan page! Stop in and see and hear what the fuss is all about!

Vera Video 


 Interesting Times
 That you should know about

Pablo Casals 12-28-1915 - Roebuck "Pops" Staples was born
12-28-1876 - Pablo Casals born
12-28-1903 - Earl "Fatha" Hines born
12-28-1962 - Mark Vann born
12-29-1942 - Rick Danko born
12-30-1937 - John Hartford born
12-31-1930 - Odetta born
12-31-1908 - Jonah "Eggy" Jones born
1-1-1863 - Emancipation Proclamation in effect
1-2-1936 - Roger Miller born


More Times 


 Listening Post Features for December
 Come lean on our posts

Ana Popovic 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.

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


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 


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 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