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Criminal Records
466 Moreland 1154-A Euclid Avenue
404.215.9511
Week ending 2/28/2009

1) Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit
2) Morrissey Years of Refusal
3) M. Ward Hold Time
4) Animal Collective Merriweather Post Pavillion
5) Trail of Dead The Century of Self
6) Dan Averbach Auerbach Keep It Hid
7) Abe Vigoda Reviver
8) Anthony & the Johnsons The Crying Light
9) Dexter Romweber Duo Ruins of Berlin
10) Various Artists Dark Was the Night

Moods Music
1131 Euclid Ave.
404-589-9379
Week ending 2/27/09

1) Mabanua Done Already
2) The Foreign Exchange Leave It All Behind
3) Slakah the Beatchild Soul Movement Vol. 1
4) Samon Kawamura Unfold
5) Lalah Hathaway Self Portrait
6) V The Revelation Is Now Televised
7) Ledisi Soul Singer
8) Omar The Collection
9) Pete Rock The Surviving Elements
10) DJ Jamad Afromentals Presents: Fro Evah
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Criminal Records
466 Moreland Avenue
404.215.9511

For week ending 2/20/2009

2. Morrissey Years of Refusal
3. M. Ward Hold Time
4. Animal Collective Merriweather Post Pavillion
5. Trail of Dead The Century of Self
6. Dan Averbach Keep It Hid
7. Abe Vigoda Reviver
8. Anthony & The Johnsons The Crying Light
9. Dexter Romweber Duo Ruins of Berlin
10. Various Artists Dark Was The Night

Decatur CD
356 W. Ponce de Leon Ave.
404.371.9090

For week ending 2/20/2009

1. Various Artists Dark Was The Night
2. Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit
3. Beirut March of the Zapotec
4. M. Ward Hold Time
5. Vertiver Tightly Knit

Wuxtry Records
2096 N. Decatur Road
404.329.0020

For week ending 2/20/2009

1. Bob Dylan Tell Tale Signs
2. Don Iver Blood Bank
3. Beastie Boys Paul’s Boutique 20th Anniversary Edition
4. The Killers Day & Age
5. Miles Davis Kind of Blue

Big Oomp Records
1120 Ralph David Abernathy Blvd. SW Ste. 2
404.755.5100

For week ending 2/20/2009

1. O.J. Da Juiceman Otha Side of The Trap

2. Beyonce I am Sasha Fierce
3. Jamie Foxx Intuition
4. Ludacris Theater of The Mind
5. DJ Unk Second Season

Sound Shop
816 Oak St. SW
404.752.9494

For week ending 2/20/2009

1. Charlie Wilson Uncle Charlie

2. Jamie Foxx Intuition
3. Anthony Hamilton Point of It All
4. Bobby Valentino Rebirth
5. India Arie Testimony Vol.2
6. T.I. Paper Trail
7. Beyonce I am Sasha Fierce
8. Keisha Cole A Different Me
9. Plies Da Realest
10. Musiq Soulchild ONMYRADIO

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Last week, Atlanta found out it’s losing yet another mom-and-pop record store when Ella Guru owner Don Radcliffe announced he’s closing up shop at the end of February. “I didn’t quite make it 10 years,” Radcliffe offers with an awe-shucks smirk.

The news of Ella Guru’s demise seemed all the more poignant as it arrived the same week Bruce Springsteen blathered on in the New York Times that he made a mistake by selling his new greatest hits CD exclusively through Wal-Mart. But Radcliffe laughs it off, saying that big-box retailers aren’t to blame as much as the larger cultural shift in how music reaches listeners – i.e., the Internet.

“People just don’t consume music the way they used to,” he says. “I love the brick and mortar thing. I got into this business so I could have one-on-one interactions with customers, but if I don’t have enough customers, what’s the point of keeping a retail store open?”

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Today’s Air Loaf features Max Arbes and CL’s Chad Radford chatting about Criminal Record’s move to its new location, one-tenth of a mile from its former spot between Junkman’s Daughter and Aurora Coffee, as well as the future of indie record stores in Atlanta.

Air Loaf is broadcast weekdays on 1690 WMLB-AM at approximately 8:10 a.m., 12:20 p.m. and 6:20 p.m.

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Intown Atlanta’s record store scene just got a little better. This week Ella Guru Records moved from its former strip mall digs in Toco Hills to a cool new spot on Elizabeth Ave. between Inman Park and L5P.

The new store is located at 280 Elizabeth St., Suite B101, next door to ATL Scooters. For more information call (404) 223-0095.

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Moods Music
1131 Euclid Ave.
404-653-0724

For week ending 6/27/2008

1. Anthony David Acey Duecy
2. Unwrapped Vol. 5
3. Dwele Sketches Of A Man
4. Ledisi Lost & Found
5. Sy Smith Conflict
6. Conya Doss Still
7. Liv Warfield Embrace Me
8. Eric Roberson Left
9. Al Green Lay It Down
10. Hil St Soul Black Rose

Decatur CD
356 W. Ponce de Leon Ave.
404-371-9090

For week ending 6/26/2008

1. Alejandro Escovedo Real Animal
2. Coldplay Viva La Vida
3. Emmylou Harris All I Intended to Be
4. Sigur Ros Með suð í eyrum við spilum endalaust
5. Lil Wayne Tha Carter III
6. King Khan and the Shrines The Supreme Genius Of…
7. Wolf Parade At Mount Zoomer
8. Al Green Lay it Down
9. Foxboro Hot Tubs Stop Drop and Roll!!!
10. Guitar Red Lightnin’ in a Bottle

Criminal Records
466 Moreland Avenue
404-215-9511

For week ending 6/26/2008

1. My Morning Jacket Evil Urges
2. Cold Play Viva La Vida
3. Wolf Parade At Mount Zoomer
4. Silver Jews Lookout Mountain, Lookout Sea
5. Jay Reatard Singles, O6-07
6. Islands Arms Way
7. N.E.R.D Seeing Sounds
8. Alejandro Escovedo Real Animal
9. Death Cab for Cutie Narrow Stairs
10. Fleet Foxes S/T

Ella Guru Records
2993 N. Druid Hills Road
404.325.1350

For week ending 6/23/2008

1. Coldplay Viva la Vida
2. Alejandro Escovedo Real Animal
3. Sigur Ros Med Sud Ieyrum
4. Supergrass Diamond Hoo Ha
5. Fleet Foxes S/T
6. Wolf Parade At Mount Zoomer
7. Sloan Parallel Play
8. Peter Gabriel and Various Artists Big Blue Ball
9. Etran Finatawa Desert Crossroads
10. My Morning Jacket Evil Urges

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Criminal Records
466 Moreland Avenue
404.215.9511

To 10 Album Sales for week ending 6/20/2008

1. Cold Play Viva La Vida
2. Silver Jews Lookout Mountain Lookout Sea
3. Wolf Parade At Mt Zoomer
4. Fleet Foxes S/T
5. Black Angels Directions to See a Ghost
6. Mudhoney The Lucky Ones
7. Supergrass Diamond Hoo Ha
8. Portishead Third
9. Vampire Weekend We, Vampire
10. OM Live at Jerusalem

Ella Guru Records
2993 N. Druid Hills Road
404.325.1350

For week ending 6/16/2008

1. My Morning Jacket Evil Urges
2. James Hunter The Hard Way
3. Emmylou Harris All I intended to Be
4. Orchestra Baobab Made in Dakar
5. Fleet Foxes Fleet Foxes
6. Supergrass Diamond Hoo Ha
7. Sloan Parallel Play
8. Wooden Shjips Vol. I
9. Mogwai Young Team (Reissue)
10. Aimee Mann @#%&! Smilers

Decatur CD
356 W. Ponce de Leon Ave.
404.371.9090

For week ending 6/19/2008

1. Coldplay Viva la Vida
2. Emmylou Harris All I Intended to Be
3. My Morning Jacket Evil Urges
4. Fleet Foxes Fleet Foxes
5. Teddy Thompson A Piece of What You Need
6. Lil Wayne Tha Carter III
7. The Homemade Jamz Blues Band Pay Me No Mind
8. Ladytron Velocifero
9. Martha Wainwright I Know You’re Married But I’ve Got Feelings Too
10. Aimee Mann @#%&! Smilers

Wuxtry Records
2096 N. Decatur Road
404-329-0020

1. Coldplay Viva la Vida
2. Death Cab for Cutie Narrow Stairs
3. Bonnie “Prince” Billy Lie Down in the Light
4. Portishead Third
5. Weezer Red Album
6. She & Him Vol. 1
7. Dark Meat Universal Indians
8. My Morning Jacket Evil Urges
9. Wedding Present El Rey
10. Emmylou Harris All I Intended To Be

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In its July issue, Decatur-based Paste magazine celebrates its list of the 17 coolest record stores that have outlasted the digital era, and Atlanta’s own Criminal Records made the cut with its enormous inventory of CDs, vinyl, magazines, comic books and DVDs.

“The resources on the Internet are supplements to actual record stores, not replacements,” said Josh Jackson, Paste editor in chief. “The digital era has its benefits, but I hope we can keep opening up new ways of discovering music without losing the best of the old.”

Look out for the soon-to-be released July issue of Paste for its complete listing of the 17 Coolest Record Stores in America, or click here to read it online.

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