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Thanks for a great Record Store Day 2012! We had a line out the door for the hundreds of special releases, plus in-store appearances from Bad Veins and Walk the Moon- who we give an extra-special thanks to!!!! We still have some copies left of the over 200 exclusive Record Store Day releases but they are going fast. We should have more Flaming Lips coming soon! Thanks to EVERYONE that helped make the day so fun & amazing!
As in past years, we always try to make the day even a bit more special with our own release and this year we are happy to issue Wussy's 2005 debut Funeral Dress on colored vinyl (+ download and insert). A limited edition of 500 were pressed for Record Store Day 2012. Copies are now available online via the Shake It Mailorder Catalog. We're also offering the Wussy vinyl plus Frontier Folk Nebraska's 2nd LP for a special price.
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the online home to the Shake It Records storefront, label
and mailorder. A lil' history…the Shake It Records Label was started by Jess Hirbe
& Doc Kalmus in 1978 as a way to issue records from local no-goods
- mainly The Customs.
It sat dormant for most of the 1980's until it was revived to issue
The Mortals "The One" 7' in 1993. Since then, the label's present
owners have released (or will soon release) albums, CD's & 7"s from
The Ass Ponys, Nomads, Hogscraper, Hasil Adkins, The Cowslingers, Tigerlilies,
Long Gones, Thee Shams, Pearlene, Man or Astroman? Dalhart Imperials,
Eric Kinsey & His Tip-Top Daddies, Crimson Sweet, Wussy, Dan Melchior,
John Doe (1200 Hobos), Viva La Foxx, The Not, Glue, Customs, Mr. Dibbs,
Greenhornes & more. Some titles remain in print & are available
through the label
page.

Along the way we began selling other music we liked via the label-related
mailorder catalog that eventually evolved into a 1,000 square foot
storefront in the Spring of 1999 in the neighborhood of Northside
- just outside of downtown Cincinnati, one neighborhood over from
the University of Cincinnati. On Sept, 11th 2001 we moved to our present
3,200+ square foot location just a block south of our original site.
For a complete tour of our storefront please go to tour
the store. If you happen to be passin' through Cincinnati, we are just a few minutes off of both the I-74 & I-75 highways. Click
here for directions.
Our
current store stocks over 30,000 titles on compact disc plus approximately
8000 titles on vinyl. In addition, we have well-stocked used cd &
lp selections. We carry some mainstream releases, but we specialize
in independent labels from the obvious to the obscure - Chicago post-punk
art-rock to Ethiopian boog-a-loo and all stops in between - rockabilly,
vintage soul, r&b & blues, punk/hardcore, classic country
& the best of the new breed, 60's garage & psych, reggae/dub/rocksteady
& vintage ska, krautrock, creative hip-hop & electronica,
tons of straight ahead rock n' roll & "alternative",
plus vintage bop, cool & avant garde jazz, cult soundtracks, Afrobeat/funk,
"difficult listening" and much more.
We're introducing new releases and back catalog items every day, so
there's always something new in the bins. It would be physically impossible
for us to carry every title we would like, so we offer a special order
program that gives us access to over 400,000 domestic & import
titles at any one time in all genres and on all available formats.
Many show up in a couple of days while others, like some imports &
microscopic indies, are a bit trickier and take more time.
In addition we also carry a related selection of over 1200 DVD's,
3,000 books and nearly 400 music & related culture magazines &
fanzines. In addition we also stock an ever rotating selection of
kubricks, be@rbricks, limited edition Japanese & Western vinyl
figures from such designers as Michael Lau, Dalek, Kaws, Brothersfree
and many others.

Our
continued growth is due to our commitment to providing quality
customer service, striving for the best selection of music in Cincinnati,
our enthusiasm for the music we sell & its related culture and
involvement in our community. We know our customers have choices
when
it comes to fulfilling their music needs and we appreciate the opportunity
in trying to meet those needs.
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