Record Store Day this Saturday April 18,2009

by jon in Editorials, In & Around Our Store, Indie Release Highlights, New Vinyl Releases, What's New

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.  First, of course, we think it’s a great thing to get together with folks who appreciate what an independent record store can do for a community. For almost 30 years, people have had a great time here getting exposed to new music, experiencing the thrill of the hunt, and meeting like-minded devotees.

Second, there is a huge slate of limited edition pieces that are going to be released that day, only to independent record stores. We have ordered about 50 of these titles in including 7″ singles by Tom Waits, Springsteen, Sonic Youth, Leonard Cohen, and others, a 10″ vinyl series by Radiohead, a Pavement live LP, and an Iron and Wine live CD, amongst many others. (Note: quantities are limited–no promises. a complete list of what we ordered is below.)

And finally, we will have a goodly amount of freebies to hand out: 7″ singles, CD label samplers, LP label samplers, promo band CDs, buttons, iron-ons, turntable mats, and more!  Again, no promises, we have limited amounts of each item, but we have a lot in total, so there should be something for just about everyone.

We hope you get a chance to stop by this Saturday and celebrate with us!

Ordered (and hope to get, but no promises):

Note:  The Elvis Costello and Modest Mouse 7”s that were scheduled to be released have encountered production problems and will not be available.

Akron/Family “Everyone is Guilty” 7″ Dead Oceans Dead Oceans – first single from new                   album; unreleased b-side
Arthur Russell “Love Is Taking Me” – 2LP (RSD exclusive)
Bad Religion Original EP 7″ – reissue of 6 tracks from 1981
Blitzen Trapper “War is Placebo/Booksmart” – two exclusive tracks w/die cut sleeve
Bob Dylan 7″–”Dreaming From You”/”Down Along the Cove” – tracks recorded live at Bonnaroo; packaged in clear sleeve with 3×5 photo

Booker T “Warped Sister/Reunion Time” 7″
Bruce Springsteen 7″ “What Love Can Do”/”A Night From The Jersey Devil” – “A Night       With The Jersey Devil” is recorded live; packaged in clear sleeve with 3×5 photo
Camera Obscura “French Navy” 7″ (RSD exclusive)
Cold War Kids Live at Fingerprints – Live at Fingerprints 5 song EP
Cursive/Ladyfinger Split 10″ picture disc four songs – two unreleased and two new
Depeche Mode 7″ “Wrong”/”Oh Well”
Derek Trucks Already Live EP – five previously unreleased live tracks from the 2008 tour
Elvis Perkins “Lorraine Lookout” 7″ two tracks – one unreleased
Flaming Lips/Black Keys split 7″ “Borderline”/”Her Eyes Are A Blue Million Miles”
Flight of the Conchords “Pencils In The Wind”/”Albi The” 7″ – two exclusive tracks w/die cut sleeve
Gaslight Anthem Live from Park Ave 10″ Live from Park Ave 10″ – 6 tracks
Gomez “Airstream Driver/Edit”7” – “Single is packaged like a bootleg, B-side is previously unreleased”
Guided By Voices Hold On Hope LP- w/three bonus tracks
Heaven & Hell 7″ TBD/”Neon Lights (live)” Neon Lights (live)
Iron and Wine Norfolk 6-20-05 – Live 18 track CD recorded on the Woman King tour
Jane’s Addiction 7″ “Mountain Song”/”Standing In The Shower”
Killers 12″ picture disc featuring “Spaceman” and “Four Winds” (unreleased track)
Leonard Cohen 7″ “The Future/”Suzanne” tracks recorded live in London, packaged in clear sleeve with 3×5 photo
Loney Dear/Andrew Bird 7″ split 7″ hand-silk screened covers; tour & mail order item
Lykkie Li/Perro Del Mar split 7″ “After Laughter”/”At Your Best”
Magnolia Electric Co, “It’s Made Me Cry” 7″ Jason Molina’s first 7″ in years
MC 5 7″ “Kick Out The Jams”/”Motor City Is Burning”
New Order 7″ Ceremony/Ceremony (live)

Oasis Falling Down Remix LP
Obits “I Can’t Lose/Military Madness” 7″ – two exclusive tracks w/die cut sleeve
Pavement “Live in Germany 1988″ LP – unreleased show from 1988
Pretenders “Break Up The Pavement”/Love’s…” 7″ – one unrelased track, and track from new album on red vinyl
Queen EP Queen’s First EP Hollywood Junketboy/MMN 1500 Limited Edition, Numbered CD for the first time in the US
Radiohead 10″ vinyl series: Drill, Creep, My Iron Lung, High & Dry, Fake Plastic Trees, Just, Street Spirit, Paranoid Android, Karma Police, No Surprises, Pyramid Song, 2+2=5
Rivers Cuomo Live @ Fingerprints CD and CD/DVD Combo
Silversun Pickups Pikul 12″ exclusive release ahead of their new album
Slayer 7″ single “Psychopathy Red” – weird ass backward tracking song on the flipside; packaged in special X-Files-style, “confidential” packaging
Sonic Youth/Beck split 7″
Sonic Youth/Jay Reatard split 7″
Sublime “Superstar Punani”/April 29, 1992″ 7″ single with 2 live tracks, first time on vinyl
Taking Back Sunday 7″ “Carpathia/Catholic” (live)
The Decemberists 7″ “The Rake’s Song”/”East India Lanes” – B-side, “East India Lanes” is unreleased
The Smiths 7″ Headmaster/Ritual
The Stooges 7″ “1969″/”Real Cool Time”
Thermals/Thao Get Down Stay Down split 7″ (4 tracks unreleased)
Tom Waits “Live from the Glitterdome” 7″ – live tracks from Atlanta & Edinburgh
Vetiver “Wishing Well”/”Pay No Mind” 7″ – two semi-exclusive non-album tracks w/diecut sleeve
Wilco Ashes of American Flags DVD
Yeah, Yeah, Yeahs It’s Blitz LP