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Just arrived: over 300 electronic/avant-garde/ 20thCentury LPs
Today we are pleased to talk about one of the most unique LP collections we have had in years. It comes from a professor of music who is down-sizing. For several decades he collected some of the most unusual, cutting edge records made. From the early 60’s on, there are fine examples of all sorts of electronic/ avant-garde: microtonal, fluxus-related, 20thcentury classical, experimental, drone, noise, minimal synth, gallery editions, and more.
This collection has many imports, primarily German and U.K., and quite a few private editions featuring many of the most sought-after artists in these genres. There is more Stockhausen then we’ve ever had at one time, and recordings by pioneering musicians like Derek Bailey, Evan Parker, John Cage, Glenn Branca, John Zorn, Alvin Lucier, Globe Unity, and many others. Read the rest of this entry »
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Just Arrived: Over 800 Jazz LPs!
This collection has a great selection of the standard repertoire from the classic bop/post-bop era of the late 50’s through the late 60’s; from East Coast giants like Miles to West Coast artists like Art Pepper and Gerry Mulligan.
However, before you serious collectors get too excited, please be aware that these titles are almost all later reissues. Most of these records were pressed from the mid 70’s to the early 80’s. There are about 60 Blue Notes, mostly the all-blue label with some Liberty blue/white and UA blue/white 70’s pressings. Also many blue label Prestiges, later pressing of Savoy, Contemporary, Impulse and other major labels, and a couple dozen Japanese pressings. Lots of “two-fers”; double LP repackages of classic records on Blue Note, Prestige, Milestone, Impulse, etc.
We have just purchased a massive collection of over 4000 mostly International CDs (plus over 100 box sets) with a healthy dose of almost every obscure genre you can think of!
Usually we use this newsletter to talk about the large LP collections we get in, but of course we also purchase tens of thousands of CDs every month. This CD collection is another great example of just how varied our stock can be.
The bulk of this collection consists of a huge assortment of International CDs, primarily from South America, Africa, Asia, and the Mid-East: Argentina, Brazil, Haiti, Morocco, Thailand, India, Ghana, Nigeria, Kenya, Mali, Turkey, China, Indonesia, etc., etc! Read the rest of this entry »
We are still putting together the complete list of titles that are being issued for Record Store Day, but enough of you are asking, so we thought you’d want to see this list.
For those of you who don’t know, Record Store Day (RSD) is a celebration of the unique culture surrounding over 700 independently owned record stores in the USA.
On this day, the third Saturday in April, hundreds of limied edition titles are allotted only to independent record stores (no chain or “big box” locations). The quantities of many of these pieces are extremely limited, so we’re not making any promises about stock levels. We have ordered heavily on the titles we expect to be in high-demand, and our distibutors do like us, so keep your fingers crossed 
These items will be available on in-store on April 16, first come first served. Please do not call us to ask for something to be held…we want to be fair to everybody. Along those lines, please note that we will be limiting purchases to 2 of each title per person (on the first day…after that whatever we have left over is fair game!). Read the rest of this entry »
We here at Princeton Record Exchange are proud to announce that the Wall Street Journal has ranked us as one of the top record stores in the country!
Thanks Rupert…we very much appreciate the plug
Quoting WSJ, Saturday Feb.26, 2011 page D12….
For the Record
Vinyl still spins at the best music stores in America
20 S. Tulane St., Princeton, N.J., 609-921-0881, prex.com
It’s not easy getting a New York City music fan to trek out to Jersey, but Princeton Record Exchange, in business since 1980, might do the trick. Its 60,000-plus LPs, almost always in surprisingly good condition, run the gamut from fresh indie selections and old soul, funk and blues cuts to weird avant-garde curiosities.
Printed in The Wall Street Journal, page D12
Read more: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703529004576160292131128206.html#ixzz1FOKNmxPs
Hank Mobley Blue Note records BLP-1568. 1957 pressing, 47 W.63rd address, deep groove, RVG stamp, “ear”, VG+ condition $1,800!
We have, of course, many rare records, of all types, flowing through here on a regular basis, but this is about as rare as it gets even by our standards
For over 30 years, Princeton Record Exchange has been one of the leading record stores in the U.S. Collectors and dealers visit us from around the country, and the world, to shop our fine selection of vinyl.
Jazz is one of our specialties here at Princeton Record Exchange, and it is a pleasure to feature one of these fine early rarities.This Hank Mobley record is a spectacular example of the reason they keep coming back!.
Please note that we are a bricks-and-mortar, walk-in store only. Sorry, no mail order.
Princeton Record Exchange
20 S.Tulane St., Princeton, NJ, 08542
http://www.prex.com
info@prex.com
http://www.prex.com/sell-jazz-cds.html
New Arrivals: a large assortment of Mosaic Records Jazz LP Box sets!
We have just put out a nice collection of 15 out-of-print Mosaic Records deluxe box sets. Coupled with a similar-sized collection from a couple of weeks ago we now have over 30 of these rare sets in stock. Considering that there are only around 150 titles (on LP, there are more CD sets) that have been produced by this label, we have a pretty good percentage of the entire catalog. Read the rest of this entry »
Happy New Year!
Author: jon
Happy New Year from all of us here at Prex! Thanks to all of you for making this a great 30th anniversary.
We’re open today until 4:00 pm, closed tomorrow, and will re-open at 11:00 am Sunday.
As a final look back, below are some staff picks for the best of 2010. We hope you’ve all had as much fun as we have exploring …those sounds that move mankind 
So…it’s been an interesting year for music. We tried asking you folks what the best albums were but there was no real consensus; out of 40 or so comments, you guys named 40 or so different choices!
So….instead, here are some of our favorites of the year (in no particular order).
1. Arcade Fire – Suburbs
2. Bastard Noise – Culture of Monsters
3. Crystal Castles s/t
4. Dark Throne – Circle the Wagons
5. Dungen – Skit I Allt
6. Jonsi – Go
7. Joanna Newsom – Have One on Me
8. Puffy Areolas – In the Army 1981
9. Quasi – American Gong
10. The Roots – How I Got Over
11. Sun City Girls – Funeral Mariachi
12. Margaret Tan – She Herself Alone
Top Selling CDs for 2010 here at Princeton Record Exchange!
It’s the time of year for looking back, so….Big winner for the year…Vampire Weekend, closely followed by Mumford & Sons and Arcade Fire.
Hope you all had as much fun as we did listening to great music old or new!
New CDs:
1) Vampire Weekend – Contra
2) Mumford & Sons – Sigh No More
3) Arcade Fire – Suburbs
4) Black Keys – Brothers
5) The National – High Violet
6) Jimi Hendrix – Valleys of Neptune
7) The XX -XX
Joanna Newsom – Have One On Me
9) Belle & Sebastian – Write About Love
10) LCD Soundsystem – This is Happening
Used CDs:
1) Pink Floyd – Dark Side of the Moon
2) The Beatles – White Album
3) The Beatles – Rubber Soul
4) The Beatles – Sgt Peppers
5) The Beatles – Abbey Road
6) The Beatles – Revolver
7) Colbie Caillat – Breakthrough
The Beatles – Let It Be
9) Creedence Clearwater Revival – Chronicle
10) The Beatles – Beatles 1
We have just purchased a diverse collection of over 2,000 CDs: World, Folk, Avant & other Esoterica!
It includes a huge assortment of world music from all over, some fairly common like the Rough Guides compilations, but also many imported obscurities from all over the world. There is a huge amount of Indian and Nordic folk music (not together!); tango, with many Astor Piazzolla; Sublime Frequency compilations; a few heavy/stoner Japanese CDs, etc. Read the rest of this entry »
We hope this season finds you all safe, happy and having fun!
Please check out our video for some gift ideas for the music and movie lovers in your life.
The staff here at Prex wishes you all happy holidays !
Princeton Record Exchange
20 S.Tulane St.
Princeton, NJ, 08542
Black Friday = Record Store Day Pt.2!
Author: jon
On Fri. Nov. 26, a large slate of titles are being released only to independent record stores. For that hard-to-shop-for music lover, there are singles by Dylan and Springsteen, Hendrix green vinyl 10″, new Metallica live LP, and much more. See notes below. Sorry, did not get any U2, Soundgarden…, or Slayer. Hope you get a chance to visit…Happy Thanksgiving!
Below is a partial listing of the indie-only titles slated to be released on Black Friday, Nov.26, 2010
Please note that while we have ordered heavily on most of these, many of these items are very limited, and we won’t know what we get until we get ‘em. Read the rest of this entry »
Just arrived: An “incredible” LP collection!
Author: jon
New Arrivals: An “incredible” LP collection of over 3,500 titles!
We have just put out one of the more interesting LP collections we have had in years (customers’ comments…you don’t have to take our word for it)
Normally we use this newsletter to talk about collections that can be concisely described. This collection does not match that criteria at all as it is extremely varied and hard to pin down. However, given the excited reaction from our staff and the few customers who have seen it, we thought you folks would definitely want to be alerted. I asked one of our customers last night if he could come up with a description and he said: “Just keep saying ‘incredible’”, so that’s what we went with .
It includes a wide range of rock: classic 70’s rock, prog-rock, indie-rock, grunge, English folk-rock, garage-rock, and German rock. It also includes a strong assortment of blues, folk, soul, jazz, and a bit of almost everything else.
The collector was buying from the late 70’s through the 90’s and had a good eye for imports, less-common titles, quality reissues and “private” presses. Most of the 60’s and 70’s titles are reissues, so the prices are reasonable; most are $3.99 to $9.99. In addition, there are also 80 or so rares ($25+): hard-to-find 90’’s vinyl from groups like Alice in Chains, Galaxy 500, Nirvana, etc., around 30 Mosaic jazz box sets, and a couple of dozen classic 70’s titles.
The lower-priced titles are all out now in the new arrival bins and the more-expensive items are being worked on today. They should all be out by the weekend.
For those of you who are unfamiliar with our store, please be aware that we are a walk-in bricks-and-mortar store only. Sorry, no mail order.
Hope to see you soon.
Princeton Record Exchange
20 S. Tulane St.
Princeton, NJ, 08542
609-921-0881
www.prex.com
3 Day Customer Appreciation Sale!
Author: jon
5% off all store merchandise this Friday, Saturday and Sunday!
Did you shop here this last summer? If so, you may have noticed that the store was uncomfortably warm. Due to a series of escalating problems with our power supply, we were essentially without air-conditioning for around six weeks.
We try hard to make your experiences here pleasurable and feel badly that some of your visits this summer were made less so by this problem. We worked unceasingly to correct the situation, but there was much that was out of our control, and it took an unhappily long time to fix. Thankfully everything has now been repaired.
To reward those who suffered through the heat, and to entice back those who ran away, we are holding one of our very rare sales this weekend, Fri. Nov. 5 – Sun. Nov. 7, 2010.
We will take 5% off your entire in-store purchase; no quantity limit. Every new or used CD, DVD, LP, 45, laser disc, t-shirt, turntable, video game, accessory, etc. is on sale!*.
Many of you have been shopping with us for years, and we are happy to offer this sale as a way of saying thanks for your patience with us and your loyal support.
Hope to see you this weekend!
Princeton Record Exchange
20 S Tulane St.
Princeton, NJ, 08542
www.prex.com
*Not valid on the purchase of gift cards. May not be combined with any other additional discount.
New Rock and Jazz LP Arrivals
Author: jon
We have just put out two large collections; one of mostly rock vinyl totaling over 2,500 titles and another of around 1,000 jazz LPs. We have been almost overwhelmed with a steady stream of fine quality collections in the last couple of weeks and the store is packed! Read the rest of this entry »
Prex in Rolling Stone’s top 25 Record Stores!
Author: jon
The Best Record Stores in the USA: The top 25 spots for unique vinyl and CDs, from San Francisco to Boston
http://www.rollingstone.com/music/photos/28431/201795/13
PRINCETON RECORD EXCHANGE RANKED IN ROLLING STONE’S “BEST RECORD STORES IN THE USA!”
It is an honor to be in league with those other fine establishments.
Thanks to all you folks for keeping us humming along!
Blues & Soul LP New Arrivals
Author: jon
New Arrivals: 1,000 Blues and Soul LPs!
We have just put out a very nice collection of around 500 blues and 500 Soul records. It’s been a hot and busy summer for us and the LPs have been flooding in, but it’s been a while since we reached out, and this collection seemed a good place to resume.
While we often get blues records in, it’s rare to see such a large collection at one time. These LPs are heavy on the Chicago style, but New Orleans and the more down-home country-blues are featured as well. Great well-known artists like Muddy Waters, Willie Dixon, Albert King, John Lee Hooker and others are fully represented. And, as you would imagine from a collection this size, there are many less-common names; Johnny Shines, Cary Bell, Willie Mabon, and Walter Horton just to name a few at random. Read the rest of this entry »
New Jazz LP Arrivals
Author: jon
Hello from Princeton Record Exchange
You jazz lovers out there might have noticed that it’s been a little while since we had a large jazz collection come in. Today we are pleased to announce a beauty of over 2,100 titles. Read the rest of this entry »
New Arrivals-Classical CDs
Author: jon
New Arrivals: Over 10,000 Classical and Opera CDs!
Just when we were starting to get caught up with the huge 9,000 piece classical collection from a couple of months ago, we have been graced with two more very large collections totaling over 10,000 titles! In the last two weeks, amongst many other smaller, we have purchased one of around 3,000 and another of over 7,000 CDs. Read the rest of this entry »
Princeton Record Exchange kicks off their 30th anniversary celebration on Record Store Day!
2010 marks the 30th year of the Princeton Record Exchange, one of the leading independent music and movie stores in the USA. We are happy to invite our fans, friends and families to join us in a weeklong celebration including live music, raffles with prizes awarded every day, scores of freebies and a huge amount of limited edition merchandise. The party begins on Saturday April 17 with the 3rd annual Record Store Day, and continues through the week, culminating on Saturday April 24 at Princeton’s Communiversity festival. Read the rest of this entry »
