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New Arrivals: 9,000 Classical and Opera CDs
Author: jon
We always enjoy purchasing large classical CD collections and are pleased to have an enormous one to talk about today. Almost all of this 9,000 piece collection is vocal-oriented, either full-length operas or vocal recitals. As you can imagine with a collection of this size, just about every opera composer is well-represented. There are dozens (hundreds?) each from Mozart, Verdi, Puccini, Wagner, etc., but also many titles from somewhat less-common composers such as Janacek, Adam, Thomas, Rameau, Cavalli, and Meyerbeer just to name a few. Also featured is a healthy dose of early 20th Century operas. Read the rest of this entry »
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Author: jon
Just arrived: 2,000 Jazz CDs!
Just a quick note today; we’re hard at work processing many thousands of new arrivals. However, because it’s been a while since we’ve had a large jazz CD collection, we thought we’d take a moment to let you folks know that we’ve just purchased around 2,000 bop and post-bop era titles.
This collection is comprised of classic recordings from the late 50’s through the 70’s (virtually no Big-Band titles). It contains hundreds of great titles, many out-of-print, on Prestige, Blue Note, Riverside, Impulse, Contemporary, Hat Art, Verve, and many others labels. Most of the jazz giants, Coltrane, Miles, Mingus, etc. are well-represented.
Around half of these titles have been priced at $4.99 or less, are already out in our cheap/budget bins, and are selling briskly. The rest are priced in the $5.99 to $9.99 range, and are being processed as you read this. Hundreds are in-stock already (most in the new arrival bins, some filed), and the rest should be out by tomorrow.
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Also, as always, please keep in mind that we are interested in buying your music and movies. If you have any unwanted CDs, DVDs, or LPs gathering dust in your home, bring them in for cash or store credit. No appointment needed for collections less than two hundred pieces. For some basic info please see our web pages www.prex.com/sell-cds.html for CDs and DVDs and www.prex.com/sell-records.html for LPs. Feel free to call us if you have any questions about selling your merchandise or email info@prex.com.
Hope to see you soon.
Hello from Princeton Record Exchange,
Recently arrived: two collections totaling over 2,000 LPs and 3,000 CDs comprised mostly of Oldies, Blues, Soul and Country.
We have just purchased a great assortment of less common titles. The two collections were remarkably similar in that they both contain a large amount of very clean, mostly reissued LPs and very thorough assortments of CDs; the first predominantly Oldies and 60’s soul, the second Blues, Country and some Folk.
Continuing our visual experiment, we have uploaded a short video about them. You can watch this video by clicking on the image above.
The records are mostly reissues pressed in the 70’s and 80’s with very few originals. They are, almost without exception, in excellent shape; the covers are crisp and clean and the vinyl is pristine. Some of the labels featured are Ace, Charley, Krazy Kat, Bear Family, Relic, Official, Crystal Ball, and many others. While mainly domestic, there is a healthy dose of British and Japanese imports as well.
Most are priced from $1.99 to $4.99 with a few higher. We have sorted out the bulk of the Oldies, Soul, and Blues and created separate new arrival sections for them in the back of the store; the Country and Folk is mixed in with the regular new arrivals.
The CD portion of these collections includes one of most thorough Oldies/Doo-Wop/Vocal Group selections we have ever seen. Over 2,000 are out now and priced cheap at $1.99 to $4.99(as always, we need to make room!). As well as the common artists from that era, there are a LOT of unusual and obscure artists and many long out-of-print, small-run compilations. The Cheap Blues section has also been very beefed up with over 700 new titles.
On a completely unrelated note, we have also just put out over 1,000 Laser Discs! There are tons of great movies here, including some rare Criterion Collection on an archaic, but actually very high-quality medium. Ok, so there not for everybody, but it does go to show just what a diverse store we are and that you just never know what will come in the door!
Please note if you are not familiar with our store…we are a bricks-and-mortar walk-in store only. We do not ship.
Hope to see you soon.
Princeton Record Exchange
20 S. Tulane St.
Princeton, NJ, 08542
609-921-0881
www.prex.com
Hello from Princeton Record Exchange,
We have just purchased a great assortment of hard-to-find Beatles vinyl rarities including the controversial “Butcher Cover” version of “Yesterday and Today”, six of the original fan-club-only 7” Xmas flexi’s, and more.
Springsteen Contest Winner
Author: jon
Erika Kapp, our Springsteen CD catalog contest winner!
In honor of The Boss’ 60th birthday and to celebrate his series of shows that closed down the old Meadowlands, Sony/BMG was kind enough to donate almost the entire Bruce Springsteen CD catalog, 15 CDs and 3 DVDs, for us to give away….thanks guys!
Ms. Kapp was one of over 200 entrants who vied to win this prize, and she won in the random drawing. Congratulations to her!
We had a lot of fun with this and plan to do more in-store contests in the future… keep your eyes peeled for the next!
Hope to see you soon.
Springsteen Entry Box
Classical Audiophile Vinyl New Arrivals
Author: jon
Recently arrived: over 200 Classical Audiophile LPs!
It feels like it has been ages since we have had a large quality classical audiophile collection come in, but we are pleased to announce a great one today. For those not in the know, these types of records were mainly produced in the late fifties through the mid-to-late sixties using all-tube recording equipment on high-quality virgin vinyl. They are sought after as much for their sonic qualities as for their performances. Some folks think these are the perfect media to showcase their premium stereo systems.
This collection includes many RCA Shaded Dogs, Mercury SRs, and other miscellaneous audiophiles, but the real highlights are an incredible assortment of British imports. There are dozens of original Columbia SAXs, (blue/silver labels and slightly later red/black), early Deccas (many wide-bands, both edition 1s and edition 2s), and early E.M.I.s (blue/gold labels); its a rare day that we see so many of these rare British pressings at one time.
Because of the scarcity of these records, and because so many of our valued customers are looking for them, we do request that you do not call us to put items on hold. We want to make sure that everyone has an equal opportunity to buy them. First come, first served please!
Also note if you are not familiar with our store…we are a bricks-and-mortar walk-in store only. We do not ship.
Hope to see you soon.
New Arrivals: Over 10,000 Classical CDs!
Author: jon
As many of you regulars know, we normally have an extensive selection of classical CDs in stock; probably the largest in New Jersey. This week we are happy to announce the purchase of a huge collection of 11,300 titles swelling our classical bins to the busting point! Read the rest of this entry »
New Arrivals: Over 6,000 Cheap CDs!
Author: jon
Hello from Princeton Record Exchange,
Recently arrived: 6,000 Cheap CDs!
As all of you regulars know, one of the biggest draws to our store is the vast of amount of Cheap CDs, $1.00 to $4.99, that we stock, including almost every genre of music. These are mostly strong titles by well-known artists, but we just get so many that we have to sell them cheap to make room for more. We normally have around 20,000 at any given time and typically put out hundreds of new titles each day. Read the rest of this entry »
New Arrivals-Almost 200 Rare Jazz Records!
Author: jon
Greetings from Princeton Record Exchange,
Recently arrived: almost 200 rare jazz records including 78 Blue Notes!
As all of you jazz fans know, it’s very difficult these days to find a good collection of original pressings from the 60’s. Despite our best efforts, these records are getting harder and harder to find every year. So it is with pleasure that we announce this beautiful collection is now available for sale.
This is part two of the collection that we featured last month that contained 60 Blue Notes. Since the description is essentially the same, forgive me if I crib some of the writing from last time. However, along with many Blue Notes, this time there are many rarities on Riverside, Epic, Pacific Jazz, Prestige and other fine labels as well.
As an experiment, we have uploaded a short video showing all the titles. You can watch this video on our blog, www.prex.com/blog. If you like this idea, please leave a comment.
This collection ranges from around 1959 to 1969. In this writer’s opinion, the classic era in modern jazz. They came from a reviewer who wrote in the 60’s, and most are stamped “Review copy” on the back. As such, we believe them all to be original pressings. The records and covers are in amazingly good condition. There is writing on the back of most of the covers with the dates recorded penciled in, but they very few split seams, bent corners, ring wear or fading.
The gentleman also seems to have kept track of how many time he played them with little hash marks; most have ten or twelve, and it really looks like that is all the plays these records have had. With only one or two exceptions, the vinyl is immaculate! Very good sheen, no spindle marks, no scratches or scuffs; these are a real delight to see.
A couple of notes on this unusual collection: because of the scarcity of these records, and because so many of our valued customers are looking for them, we do request that you do not call us to put items on hold. We want to make sure that everyone has an equal opportunity to buy them. First come, first served please!
And, of course, these records have skyrocketed in value over the past few years, so they aren’t cheap. We have tried to be reasonable; they range from $25 – $600, and believe we are charging less than top market value. Because we have taken great care in determining demand, we ask that you understand the prices are the prices; no haggling please!
Some of the highlights are:
Duke Pearson “Tender Feelin’s” Blue Note BLP-4035, 47 W. 63rd, D.G., $299.99
Kenny Burrell “Blue Lights” Blue Note BLP-1597 47 W. 63rd, Deep Groove $249.99
Kenny Dorham “The Arrival of …” Jaro JAM-5007 Deep Groove $399.99
Charlie Rouse “Yeah!” Epic yellow/black label $349.99
Kenny Drew “Undercurrent”, 47 W. 63rd, $599.99 (note: we believe no DG exists)
Miles Davis “Cookin” Prestige PRLP-7094, yellow NYC, $199.99
Duke Jordan “Flight to Jordan” Blue Note BLP-4046, 47 W. 63rd, $499.99
Sahib Shihab “Summer Dawn” Argo LP-742, Deep Groove $179.99
Also, many fine records by Mile Davis, Horace Silver, Thelonious Monk, Freddie Roach, Herbie Hancock, Herman Foster, and other sought-after artists from the classic 60’s period are well represented. If you have been searching for these types of records, we encourage you to visit us soon; we don’t expect them to last long.
Greetings from Princeton Record Exchange,
As our avid jazz customers know, it’s been way too long since we have had a large selection of Blue Note’s in stock. Despite our best efforts, these records are getting harder and harder to find every year. So it is with pleasure that we announce this beautiful collection is now available for sale. Read the rest of this entry »
Belated Record Store Day Recap
Author: jon
We’ve been very busy with back-to-back weekend events, so this is a little belated, but we wanted to give a big thanks to all the folks who came out and supported us on Record Store Day! Read the rest of this entry »
Record Store Day this Saturday April 18,2009
Author: jon
The 2nd annual Record Store Day is this Saturday April 18, 2009!
We here at Princeton Record Exchange are proud to be one of the largest remaining independent record stores in the country and are pleased to be participating in this exciting event.
There are a lot of reasons to visit us and join the fun. Read the rest of this entry »
Princeton Record Exchange in GQ!
Author: jon
OK…so I’m going to take a minute for unabashed self-promotion. GQ magazine has listed Princeton Record Exchange as one of their 20 favorite record stores. In fact, we topped the list! (all right, so the list wasn’t numbered, we’re still at the top, LOL). We are also featured in their online slide show here: http://men.style.com/gq/features/landing?id=content_8277
One of our favorite photos posted on Flickr
Author: jon
We want our customers to have a good time when they visit, and many folks make up their own fun. This photo is part of a series posted by Teamsteam on Flickr. We didn’t know they were doing this, but we sure like the results!
New Arrivals
Author: jon
There’s nothing especially rare here, but this collection is filled with tons of the classic albums that many of us grew up with, and it’s a pleasure to have them in stock. Read the rest of this entry »
New Arrivals
Author: jon
However, this week we have purchased a very interesting large Beatles and Beatles-related vinyl collection. Read the rest of this entry »
New Arrivals
Author: jon
Greetings from Princeton Record Exchange,
Recently arrived: over 3,000 Jazz LPs!
We have just bought a nice, large jazz LP collection. The majority of these records are 70’s pressings of bop and post-bop small combos along with some traditional and big-band. The records and covers are, for the most part, extremely clean. It is a pleasure to see so many fine jazz LPs in such great shape. Read the rest of this entry »
New Arrivals
Author: jon
Mid-September, 2008
Greetings from Princeton Record Exchange,
Recently arrived: Rock, Folk, and Blues LPs; Opera CDs
The quality record and CD collections just keep coming! This week we have
two to highlight. Read the rest of this entry »