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National Record Store Day: Visit Independent Record Stores


Mark the date - on April 18th, National Record Store Day takes on a new life at Princeton Record Exchange. Now with the backing of major labels, we'll have 75 record store day only promotional items. Between vinyl samplers, Beatles Lithograph, a special edition of Decibel magazine, posters, green reusable shopping bags, iron-ons and turntable mats, the place is going to be crazy! Come revel in the moment with fellow vinyl afficionados at one of the best independent record stores, and celebrate the day.

Record Store Day is the brainchild of Chris Brown and was founded in 2007 by Eric Levin, Michael Kurtz, Carrie Colliton, Amy Dorfman, Don Van Cleave and Brian Poehner as a celebration of the unique culture surrounding over 700 independently owned record stores in the USA, and hundreds of similar stores internationally.  It's about the intimacy and the overall experience of going to your local record store and supporting these hard working musicologists.

This is the one day that all of the independently owned record stores band together with artists to celebrate the art and influence of music in our culture. Special vinyl and CD releases and various promotional products will be made exclusively for the day and hundreds of artists in the US and in various countries across the world will make special appearances and performances. Festivities include performances, cook-outs, body painting, meet & greets with artists, parades, djs spinning records and on and on.  Metallica officially kicked off the first Record Store Day at Rasputin Music in San Francisco on April 19, 2008 and Record Store Day is now celebrated the third Saturday every April.

PREX is a proud participant in the celebration as are hundreds of musicians who remember and appreciate this historical audio medium:

"Immersing yourself in the environment of a real record store where music is celebrated and cherished adds real value to the experience of buying music. In some ways, that retail experience is as important as the music."  John Mellencamp

“There’s nothing as glamorous to me as a record store. When I recently played Amoeba in LA, I realized what fantastic memories such a collection of music brings back when you see it all in one place. This is why I’m more than happy to support Record Store Day and I hope that these kinds of stores will be there for us all for many years to come. Cheers!”   Paul McCartney

"I buy CDs all the time. I'll go into a record store and just buy $500 worth of CDs. I will! I am singlehandedly supporting what's left of the record business.  I hate to see record stores disappear, and I'm old-school in that I think you should pay for your music. But what my kids do is download a lot of things, pay for them, and then if they love something, they'll get the CD. That may be the future.”  Bruce Springsteen

However if you thought Record Store Day (RSD) was going to be a once a year event, the folks at RSD have come up with another dynamic to help keep the independent record store bottom line workable.  "Vinyl Saturday" will take place the third Saturday of each month and will offer music fans special vinyl releases that are limited and exclusive, along with highlighting non-exclusive but new vinyl releases and reissues.

The first Record Store Day Presents "Vinyl Saturday" was on Saturday, June 20th and it featured a special Green Day 7" single that was limited to 4,000 copies and other special releases.  Each single was numbered. The 7" single featured two tracks. Side A is "Know Your Enemy" and Side B is "Hearts Collide" (a previously unreleased track.) 

Other specials have followed and Record Store Day is proud to celebrate “Vinyl Saturday” this November 7th with a special 40th Anniversary edition of Abbey Road that includes the vinyl album, and a t-shirt that featuring the original artwork for the “Come Together”/”Something” 7”single, along with a corresponding poster.  This limited edition deluxe package will limited to 5,000 copies, check with your local store for availability.

 

Quote from Jon Lambert (GM)

"I cut my music-retail teeth managing a couple of mall chain record stores in the early eighties. Keeping abreast of the top pop charts for a couple of years, I thought I knew most of what there was to know about music. Then I got a job in a large independent record store and was absolutely blown away. The staggering scope of genres, musicians and titles that flew (and continue to fly) through our place humbled, excited and overwhelmed me. 20 odd, and I do mean odd, years later, not a day goes by when I don’t see something I have never seen before. I love working with the dedicated and knowledgeable staff, the incredible customers with their passions and loyalties, and the never-ending adventure of discovery. The climate is exhilarating….long may we (all) rock!"

Quote from Jersey Beat Magazine

"I love trolling the used CD bins and discovering new or half-forgotten treasures, which you can pick up for as little as 99 cents. [Princeton Record Exchange is] also a great place to look for used vinyl as well as pick up all those new releases you just can’t live without. The staff is friendly and helpful, and yes, they will buy your used CD’s and vinyl. All record stores deserve our support, but Princeton Record Exchange is a very special place that feels as much a part of the New Jersey music scene as Maxwell’s or the Court Tavern. I can’t imagine life without it, and I hope I never have to."

Quote from CentralJersey.com

The Princeton Record Exchange will offer giveaways with loads of stickers, buttons, iron-ons, reusable tote bags, promotional 7-inches and CD samplers from music labels such as Merge, UMG, Motown and Red Eye. The store will also sell exclusive 7-inch vinyl recordings from artists including Bruce Springsteen, Bob Dylan, Flaming Lips, Flight of the Conchords and Modest Mouse.

Quote from NJ.com

"There were 30 people waiting outside when I opened the store," said Lambert on April 11. Some of that may have been the allure of limited edition records from famous artists only available during Record Store Day. "Springsteen was gone in half an hour, Bob Dylan was gone in half an hour."

Browse through over Five-Hundred 180 Gram recordings when you visit our Independent Record Store. Whether it's Record Store Day or not, our store has the widest collection on the east coast with over 140,000 music and movie titles, many of which are at used prices and in mint condition. Record Store Day is being celebrated at over 1,000 stores across 16 countries, but the one place you'll want to be is the store with the best selection - Princeton Record Exchange.

Get First Dibbs on Special National Record Store Day 2009 Releases

For example, Queen's first EP, unavailable until now in the United States, will be issued as an exclusive, while an autographed Brian May guitar will be raffled from the Record Store Day web site. Meanwhile, Springsteen, Leonard Cohen, Bob Dylan, Slayer and Brandi Carlile will each be releasing an exclusive 7-inch single.

Have you been watching the indie sensation Flight of the Conchords on HBO lately? Get ready for their limited-edition single, which is to be released by Sub Pop along with Blitzen Trapper, Obits and Vetiver, as well as an 18-track CD featuring a live set from Iron & Wine's 2005 tour in support of "Woman King".

Epitaph is joining with Anti to issue Tom Waits, Booker T. Jones and Bad Religion 45s. Wilco's got an exclusive advance of its DVD, and Jane's Addiction, the Pretenders, Elvis Costello and Pavement will all be joining in with their own exclusive releases.

Next Up: National Record Store Day 2010

We hope you enjoyed Record Store Day 2009. Check back for news about Record Store Day 2010

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