Tracking Music Saves in 2010

For those who track these things, in 2010:

• Vinyl cat put on more lbs.

• Timployee and Raysistant helped keep the HMS MUSIC SAVES afloat.

• The store was rearranged to make room for MORE VINYL!

• Store won second place in Secretly Canadian's Yeasayer display contest.

• Record Store Day was the best day they ever had, and it nearly killed them.

• Local Natives packed 'em in for their best-attended in-store ever.

• The new National record flew off the shelves.

• Melanie got an American Analog Set tattoo.

• Wolf Parade DJ'd our 6th anniversary show.

• They got to dine with their Menomena friends again. They put out an awesome record, AND finally played Cleveland again.

• The TEAM helped Matador celebrate their 21st Birthday in Las Vegas, and Melanie got her own birthday hug from Stuart Murdoch.

• They bought an awesome collection of 800 used records for the store – biggest stash yet.

• Cleveland bands started to get some national attention (here’s lookin' at you, Cloud Nothings and Herzog).

• Melanie became obsessed with chillwave.

Not coincidentally, she also became obsessed with Fleetwood Mac.

• Kevin and Melanie attempted to become the Jack and Meg White of record store owners.

• Kevin had trouble coming up with 20 records he felt worthy of his Best of 2010 list. Melanie had too many.

Glad you asked – MusicSaves does have gift certificates. Also many specials: 50% off sale price on all used and sale CDs Plus 1 free CD (from a special section) for every 2 bought, plus grab bags: 7 mysterious CDs for $3. Plus for every Best of 2010 you buy, you get $1 off in January.

Holiday hours will be normal, except: CLOSING EARLY Friday, December 24, at 5pm (What? You thought they didn’t go home to hang stockings?) CLOSED Saturday, December 25. CLOSED Friday, December 31 THROUGH Monday, January 3.

MusicSaves, 15801 Waterloo, 216.481.1875 www.musicsaves.com