Phitoe Perez is the winner of the Secret Stash Photo Contest! Congratulations!
January Release Details Announced!
December 9th, 2011
We are excited to finally announce the details of our next release. On January 17th, 2012 we are reissuing Mickey Murray's People Are Together LP. This album was recorded in 1969 by King Records. It was set for release in 1970 on their Federal imprint. According to Murray, the album was never formally released at retail. There are some copies floating around, but the label abandoned the project very quickly after running into some political problems with the radio single.
This reissue comes in a hand numbered gatefold jacket with extended liner notes and never before seen photos. Each LP includes a free MP3 download card good for the entire album. Hear some samples and learn more below.
Details of the limited edition pre-order version will be released soon. Stay tuned!
Big Changes, and a Big Move, for Shuga Records
December 9th, 2011
Secret Stash Records is sad to announce Shuga Records' decision to move their business back to its original location; Chicago, Illinois. Adam and the rest of the staff will be dearly missed, as their impact to the local music scene and the Northeast Neighborhood was nothing but positive. We here at Secret Stash were very pleased to do business with them and hope they prosper accordingly in their new home. The store will officially close its doors on December 11th, but will still accommodate customers looking to sell records or pick up mail orders. In addition, they will be having an "everything must go" sale in order to lighten their inventory before the move starting in January. Below is an official statement from Shuga, taken from their Tumblog.
After 7 years in Minnesota, the most recent 3 here in Northeast Minneapolis, we have decided to move the store back to it’s birthplace, Chicago. We recently had the opportunity to relocate presented to us, and based off the growing needs of our Online Mail Order operations, now is the perfect time for us to expand into a larger market. Stay tuned for more information on where in Chicago we will be located.
We want to thank all the customers, friends, businesses, and musicians that have helped to support us over the years here. We are extremely proud of the events we brought (or helped bring) to Northeast, including Hooliefest, Minneapolis Electronic Music Festival, The Audio Perm Block Party (we see you waggin’), The Northeast Folk Festival, plus hundreds of other musicians and artists during in-store performances, etc.
If you have records to sell, or purchases to pick up, we will still be here working in back, so just give us a call at (612) 455-6285 to schedule an appointment. Starting January 7th, we will be opening the storefront every 1st and 3rd Saturday of the month (possibly more) for massive sales to clear out inventory and other items that we don’t want to move to Chicago. This will include TONS of Vinyl, Cassettes, CD’s, Electronics, Furniture, you name it.
We’ll see you at the sales before we move!
-Shugarecords
http://shugarecords.tumblr.
I’ll Show You Mine If You Show Me Yours
November 29th, 2011Wow! Cyber Monday was a hit! Thanks to everyone who participated in the holiday chaos! Now you have completed your collection, let's see it! We want you to take a picture with your Secret Stash collection (no matter how big or small). Get creative, this is a contest. Say what? Yeah, Secret Stash is having a contest. What can you win you're asking, well how about a brand new limited edition of our January release. Here are the details: contest ends next Friday, December 9th 2011 (gotta do this before the world ends), upload your pic to facebook and tag Secret Stash Records. Go! Do it now!
Cyber Monday Is Here
November 28th, 2011Today only, every record in our store is only $14 (Marked down from the average price of $17). If you need to fill in some gaps on your Secret Stash collection, now is the perfect time to get caught up. Click here to browse and buy!
Cyber Monday
November 25th, 2011
Now that we have all recovered from turkey hangovers, it's time to get started on holiday shopping. Rather than risk getting stabbed in the appliances aisle at Wal Mart over a cheaply made coffee pot, why not relax a bit and buy something that doesn't suck from the comfort of your own home (or office). This Monday, Nov 28th, Secret Stash Records will offer all of its records for the low price of only $14*! Click below to browse our selection so you can plan your Cyber Monday moves accordingly.
*subject to availability
Sneak Peek to the Future
November 22nd, 2011Eric and Will discuss the upcoming January release, Secret Stash Records first American Funk Soul album. Keep posted for more information on the release.
Making Omelets
October 12th, 2011They say if you want make an omelet, you need to crack some eggs. Well, we made a shit load of omelets last night. Check out the aftermath of the assembly party below. We still need to finish stickering and boxing up some records, but we're mostly done with the assembly of the Vis-A-Vis reissue. Pre-orders will ship shortly. If you haven't reserved yours yet, there is still time. All of the pre-orders come with a limited edition hand numbered 45 (only 250 copies made). The only way to get the 45 is to order directly from our webstore here .
Wax Sealed Pre-orders
October 11th, 2011Inspired by the Maker's Mark wax seal, our pre-orders will now be sealed by the same color wax as the bottle.
Our process is simple.
We heat up the wax via a hot glue gun. Once the wax is hott and ready to go we applicate the wax to the poly-bags. After applying the wax we then press the wax with a die leaving a SSR imprint.
Pre-orders for Vis-A-Vis, Obi Agye Me Dofo, with a limited edition 45 are still available. Order yours today!
