Top 10 selling records from April 16 to April 28 at Third Eye Records, 2428 Newport Blvd., #7, Costa Mesa, (949) 650-0043, www.thirdeyerecords.com. “Third Eye is not your average record store experience. Our focus is mainly on records. Genres include: indie/psych/garage/punk/hardcore/'80s/reggae. We have a vast selection of experimental music and hard-to-find artists such as 23 Skidoo N Wolf Eyes. We have listening stations, host in-stores, will gladly special-order or search for out-of-print records, and have a comfy couch for all to share. We pride ourselves on offering an eclectic mix of both new and old music at fair prices,” says storeowner Gary Farley.
1Guitar Wolf, LoverockLP (Narnack)
2Field Mice, Snowball,Skywriting,and ForKeepsCDs (LTM)
3The Radio Dept., PullingOurWeightCDEP (Labrador)
4The Intelligence, Boredom&TerrorLP (Narnack)
5Decemberists, CastawaysandCutoutsLP (Hush)
6The Modern Lovers, S/TLP (Get Back)
713th Floor Elevators, ThePyschedelicSoundsofthe13thFloorElevatorsLP (Get Back)
8Swamp Rats, DiscoSucksLP (Beat Rocket)
9Clinic, WinchesterCathedralLP (Domino)
10The Pointed Sticks, PerfectYouthLP (Import)
STAFFPICK:Dead Meadow, Feathers(Matador): “Blissful psych-rock that fills every inch of space in a room. A musical journey I take at least once a week. Sounds like it should have been recorded about 25 years ago. But even if it were, this album would still be essential today.” (Gary)