Record Store Day

Hey Folks, we are getting geared up for Record Store Day and we hope you are too! We will have copies of the Lee Hazlewood LP, both Numero releases, the Pussy Galore 7in and the 7in from locals Neighbours. We will be putting out 1,500+ used LPs so make sure you come on down and check them out!

We are opening up at Noon, as per usual so we hope to see you then!

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Vacation Week

Hey Folks!
We are heading out of town for a few days for some much needed vacation time. Mind Cure will be closed from Monday 3/26-Monday 4/2. Sorry for any inconvenience, see you when we get back. 

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PVC is Back April 28th at Pittsburgh Filmmakers

Mind Cure Records and I Dig PGH are happy to announce the sophomore installment of the PGH Vinyl Convention! In conjunction with Pittsburgh Filmmakers and Iron City Beer this show should be even better than the first one, make sure you check it out!

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Slices Still Cruising Listening Party this Saturday, 3/17

Come on down to Mind Cure this Saturday 3/17 from 5-8 and check out the latest offering from Pittsburgh’s own Slices! We will kick things off by playing Slices new LP on Iron Lung Records, ‘Still Cruising,’ followed by half-hour DJ sets from each member of the band! This should be a lot of fun, and not to be missed! If you haven’t checked out this killer LP you can listen to tracks here.

There are also lots of other great new releases and restocks in the shop from Mississippi, Light in the Attic and Secretly Canadian. Also in stock are copies of the latest release from the VCO cassette label – Steve Moore’s Primitive Neural Pathways – copies of the Steve Moore/Majeure split LP ‘Brainstorm” and copies of the Gangwish ‘We Move’ cassette/CD box. TONS of great local releases in the shop right now!

As usual there is a deluge of great used records hitting the bins so make sure to peruse the used LPs and 7ins as well!

Also, Mind Cure is going on Spring Break and will be closed from March 26th-April 2nd, so please plan accordingly.

We hope to see you soon!

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Tons of Used Records Going Out This Weekend!

Hey folks! We hope that you had a Happy New Year and are ready to kick off your February the right way with some new records!

We are putting out a TON of great used records this weekend: There are a lot of really high quality LPs and 7ins hitting the bins for your browsing pleasure: Punk, Hardcore, Psych, Jazz, Classic Rock, Soul, Funk, International, Reggae and a whole lot more. This is a not to be missed weekend at Mind Cure so make sure you stop on down!

Also, we are selling tickets for the Cut Hands Show happening at the Shop on February 21st, so make sure you snap one up before the show an save yourself $2 at the door. if you are unfamiliar with Cut Hands it is the new moniker of William Bennett of Whitehouse fame, this will surely be a not-to-be-missed show!

We hope to see you this weekend!

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Essential New Releases from Mississippi Records

Hey Folks! Just in time for Christmas, a box full of amazing new releases and reissues has shown up from Mississippi records! First off there is a new collection of recordings from the Alan Lomax archives of the Georgia Sea Island Singers, these predominantly accapella recordings range from somber and haunting to raucous and foot stomping at the drop of a hat. They are not to be missed. This LP also features 3 previously unreleased recordings from the Lomax sessions.

Also in stock is an LP collection of Blues and Spirituals from Eddie Lee Jones & Family, “Yonder Go That Old Black Dog,” a new LP and 7in of guitar playing from Takamba from Ali Ag Amoumine and a new 7in from un-stoppable rockers – Pierced Arrows.

The real meat of this order for me though is the LP version of the Music from Saharan Cellphones compilation. If you have heard these recordings before and know the story than you already know that you needed this yesterday. If not here is the official label hype up:

A compilation of the most popular music circulating the Sahara desert on the unofficial network of cellphones — where mp3s are stored, played, and traded in very literal peer to peer bluetooth transfers. The contemporary West African sound from the new school of DIY production with little or no commercial release outside of their locales, from spaced out Tuareg Autotune, Ivorian Club Jams, Mauritanian Synth, and Malian Hip Hop electro. Collected from memory cards by and released on cassette, the vinyl comes after a years plus of tracking down the composers.

And here is some of the actual music just to drive home how amazing these recordings are:

In the same vein is the Mdou Moctar – Tahoultine / Gulls Remix  7.” Here is the official label hype:

Mdou Moctar is a Tuareg guitarist from Niger, but his anthem “Tahoultine” is unlike anything from the desert — a spaced out Autotuned jam, one of the first of its kind, immensely popular on the unofficial mp3 network across West Africa. Collected by Christopher Kirkley from cellphone memory cards in 2009 and featured on the cassette/LP “Music From Saharan Cellphones”, Mdou’s track is one of the highlights of the compilation. On the b-side is Portland, Oregon
electronic musician Gulls with a bass heavy futuristic remix of “Tahoultine”. The remix is a selection from the Boomarm Nation project “Music For Saharan Cellphones” where the source material was remixed and reinterpreted by musicians and producers from around the world –and sent back to Mali on microSD memory cards.

However, I think that the music really speaks for itself :

Make sure you stop down and pick these up today, because they won’t last! Happy Holidays!

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Mind Cure Customer Appreciation Day/Unicorn Mountain Donation Day!

Hey Folks, come out next Thursday – December 15th – from 5pm-8pm for the Mind Cure Holiday Customer Appreciation day! There will be beer and food as well as some specials. Also, in the spirit of giving 10% of all sales on Thursday will be donated to Unicorn Mountain to help cover their printing costs. If you are unfamiliar with Unicorn Mountain check them out and pick up on of their AMAZING new anthologies. You can find Unicorn Mountain for sale at Copacetic Comics, just upstairs from Mind Cure, and there website here.

We hope to see you Thursday!

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