Vertical House Records

We’ve had another exciting year here at Vertical House Records! Thanks to all of our friends and family for the love and support. We adore all of the audiophile Huntsvillians who we’ve met this past year…and of course all of our regulars. We are looking forward to 2012, as we will be expanding (yet again wahoo!) into a space double the size we have now. We will still be located on the Lowe Mill property, but in one of the “railroad car” rooms. Once we’ve moved in we’ll share a map so you’ll be able to locate us easily! Now let’s get to the music…

Here is our Best of 2011 list! We’d love to hear what your favorites are if you want to share in the comments. Happy New Year!!

Top 10 Albums of 2012

1. Unknown Mortal Orchestra – Unknown Mortal Orchestra
How Can U Luv Me?

2. Reigning Sound – Abdication
Call Me #1

3. Jeff the Brotherhood – We Are The Champions
Bummer

4. Shannon & the Clams – Sleep Talk
The Cult Song

5. Midwest Beat – Gone Not Lost
Gone Not Lost

6. Hunx & His Punx – Too Young to Be in Love
Lover’s Lane

7. The Strange Boys – Live Music
Me and You

8. The Oh Sees – Castlemania
I Need Seed

9. Smith Westerns – Dye It Blonde
End of the Night

10. Case Studios – The World is Just a Shape To Fill The Night
You Folded Up My Blanket Like We Were Already Lovers

Honorable Mentions (in no particular order)

11. Girls – Father, Son and Holy Ghost
Honey Bunny

12. Jacuzzi Boys – Glazin’
Glazin’

13. The Wax Museums – Eyetimes
Bruiser

14. Tennis – Tennis
South Carolina

15. Fergus & Geronimo – Unlearn
Powerful Lovin’

16. The Beets – Let The Poison Out
Doing as I Do

17. Night Beats – Night Beats
Puppet on a String

18. Natural Child – 1971
Easy Street

19. The Black Lips – Arabia Mountain
Modern Art

20. Real Estate – Days
It’s Real

It’s A Very Vertical House Christmas with The Pine Hill Haints

Thursday December 22nd @ 9pm
Admission $8 (or $7 with an ugly Christmas sweater)

We’ve always been huge fans of the Pine Hill Haints and it’s a shock that this is their first time playing in our store! We are glad to have such an awesome band to help close out 2011 and bring in the New Year.

Their newest album “Welcome To The Midnight Opry” was released on K Records this year, it is their third LP release with the Olympia, Washington label. You can listen to samples from the new release on the labels website.

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We are very excited to announce the return of one of our favorite musicians to Vertical House — NOBUNNY!!! All the way from Oakland, California comes the fuzzy faced hare whose main objective is to get your ass shakin’ and have a good time!

He will be hitting the stage after one of Huntsville’s own group of cuties, The Porcharitas! Their fast paced pop punk always gets the crowd to their feet!

Festivities begin around 9pm! Potluck food encouraged!

Admission $8

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Monday October 10th @Vertical House!
Geoff Geis
Singer of Pizza! and Huntsville native returns to play Vertical House again!

Really Loud Hamburgers
Record release show for “Doods Who Like Foods” 7 inch on Florida’s Dying Records!

Admission $5, 9pm

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Wahoo! The Strange Boys, from Austin, TX are returning to Vertical House on Sunday, June 12th! They will be performing with Huntsville locals Cute As Hell, and an awesome new Shoals band, Nightmare Boyzzz! The store will be open at 8pm that evening and the music will start shortly after 9pm. Come out and support!!

Sunday June 12th
The Strange Boys
Cute As Hell
Nightmare Boyzzz

Live @ Vertical House Records!
Admission $7, 9pm

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With Spring on it’s way here it’s time to break the winter blues…and we have just the cure! Vertical House Records presents Eargasms 8ight!! 25 fun tracks to get your windows down and your head bobbin’ in the air. Be sure to keep an ear to the ground because some of these bands are coming to our beloved rocket city…and you don’t want to be the only one on the block that missed the best show. So tell all of your friends and join the sing-a-longs! Cover art done by Huntsville’s Travis T.!

1. Huntsville My Hometown
2. The Parting Gifts – Staring
3. Nobunny – Do The Fuck Yourself
4. Tennis – Marathon
5. Ty Segall – Lovely One
6. Hunx & His Punx – Dream On Little Dreamer
7. Really Loud Hamburgers – Gorilla My Dreams
8. Seapony – Dreaming
9. Jeff The Brotherhood – Diamond Way
10. G-Side – Came Up ft S.L.A.S.H.
11. Smith Westerns – Weekend
12. Sex Clark Five – Love Me Much
13. Paleo – The King James Fakebook
14. Davila 666 – Yo Seria Otro
15. The Sugarstems – What’s A Girl to Do
16. Dead Ghosts – When It Comes To You
17. Walkur yancey – Found Out
18. Andy Dale Petty – Stick To The Shadows
19. Breathing Light – Nothing At All
20. Juiceboxxx – Never Fade Away ft. St 2 Lettaz, S.L.A.S.H., Zach Jeffries
21. Flight – Witch Hunt Town
22. Dastardly Do-Nothings – Another Night In The City
23. Exalted Ruler 1998 – Graves Of Roads
24. Outer Minds – Ordinary
25. Diamond Rings – Something Else

DOWNLOAD FOR FREE! or come by the store to pick up your copy (that comes with a sticker of the cover) for a buck after March 3rd!

This year was pretty epic for our record store. We moved into a bigger space, and then expanded on that space for additional square footage full of vinyl. With over 20,000 lps we’re excited to add our favorites from 2010 to the store and to our personal collection. If you have a list of favorites you would like to share, we’d love to hear what got your groove on this past year! With our list we are sharing a track from each album for your listening pleasure. Bring it on 2011, we’re ready for you!

Top 20 Albums of 2010

1. Sonny & The Sunsets – Tomorrow Is Alright (Soft Abuse)
Too Young to Burn

2. The Parting Gifts – Strychnine Dandelions (In The Red)
Keep Walkin

3. Nobunny – First Blood (Goner)
Live it Up

4. Harlem – Hippies (Matador)
Be Your Baby

5. Fresh & Onlys – Waterfall (In The Red)
Waterfall

6. Kanye West – My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy (Def Jam / Roc-A-Fella)
Power

7. Strange Boys – Be Brave (In The Red)
Dare I Say

8. Hunx & His Punx – Gay Singles (True Panther Sounds)
Hey Rocky

9. Big Boi – Sir Lucious Left Foot… The Son Of Chico Dusty (Def Jam)
Shutterbug

10. Das Racist – Sit Down, Man (Mad Decent)
Puerto Rican Cousins

11. Happy Birthday – Happy Birthday (Matador)
Girls FM

12. Magic Kids – Memphis (Goner)
Superball

13. Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti – Before Today (4AD)
Bright Lit Blue Skies

14. Best Coast – Crazy For You (Mexican Summer)
Crazy For You

15. Flight – The Lead Riders EP (Zoo Music)
Turns to Blood

16. Diamond Rings – Special Affections (Secret City)
Wait and See

17. Personal & The Pizzas – Raw Pie (1-2-3-4 Go!)
I Don’t Wanna Be No Personal Pizza

18. Thee Oh Sees – Warm Slime (In The Red)
I Was Denied

19. Girls – Broken Dreams Club (True Panther Sounds)
Thee Oh So Protective One

20. Ty Segall – Melted (Goner)
My Sunshine

Top 10 Most Played

1. Sparks
Eaten by the Monster of Love

2. Boney M
Daddy Cool

3. Sam Cooke
What a Wonderful World

4. Big Star
September Gurls

5. Felt (track not available)
6. The Clean (track not available)
7. The Replacements (track not available)

8. Nancy & Lee
Lady Bird

9. Wanda Jackson
Funnel of Love

10. Orange Juice
Three Cheers for our Side

11. Tennis
Marathon

Vertical House Records Presents:
MONDAY FUNDAY DANCE PARTY!

with special guests:
Dan Sartain, Parlor, Divine 6/7 (new Barrier project)

Dan Sartain – Atheist Funeral

Vertical House & Huntsville Show DJ’s will be spinnin’ the best oldies, soul, r&b, psych and bubblegum! Always free! All night! The lovely Randy behind the bar!
Voodoo Lounge | 110 South Side Square | Huntsville, Alabama | 9:30 PM | 21+ | Free!

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Just as we expanded our store another 220 square feet, we get in a huge collection of records (3000+ LP’s, 45′s and 12″ singles) from the 60′s-80′s. Double bonus! We also scored a huge stash of pristine comic books! You owe it to yourself to come and dig through these gems and take a peak at the new store! We’ve got a little something for everybody: rock, psych, folk, pop, new wave, punk…and comics! Come by and see us: Wed-Fri: 12-8pm & Sat: 12-5pm!