Update - November 2008

For the second year in a row (2008) New & Used Vinyl LPs have outsold CDs at Crooked Beat. LPs now account for around 70% of our total sales. We will be increasing our vinyl selection even more in the coming months.

New CDs: Crooked Beat will continue to stock New CDs but on a more limited basis. Effective Immediately: we will now only primarily stock CDs from indie and import labels such as Touch & Go, Matador, Dischord, Merge, 4AD, Sub Pop, Numero, Bomp, Damaged Goods, Cherry Red, Secretly Canadian, Ace, Bear Family, Soul Jazz, Anti, etc.

Though we have always been a specialty store primarily focusing on punk and independent import titles, we have carried major-label titles in the past. Major label titles, so far in 2008, account for less than 1% of our CD sales. Therefore, we will be limiting our inventory selection to select major-label artists including but not limited to: Sonic Youth, Smiths, Clash, Velvet Underground, TV on Radio and Otis Redding, etc.

We will STILL continue to special order any major-label CD releases for customers.

Used CDs: We will now only carry Used CDs that mirror our selection of New CDs. e.g., Crooked Beat always stocks New CDs by artists such as Built To Spill, Magnetic Fields, Cat Power. Therefore, we will usually accept them as USED trade-ins provided they are in good condition.

Thanks.
Crooked Beat