THE RECORD EXCHANGE 2025 STAFF PICKS: NICK (HE/HIM)

December 19, 2025 - The Record Exchange Blog - by The Record Exchange - No Comments

Tis the season for year-end best-of lists, and The Record Exchange is pleased to bring you our 2025 Staff Picks!

Today’s 2025 Top 10 is from Nick.

Visit our staff picks display across from the main counter or the staff picks page in our online shop to preview and purchase titles!

RADIOACTIVITY
Time Won’t Bring Me Down

AIR
The Virgin Suicides Redux

THE REPLACEMENTS
Let It Be (Deluxe Edition)

CATE LE BON
Michelangelo Dying

SUPERCHUNK
Songs in the Key of Yikes

LOBO LARA Y CHILLI WILLY
Pata de Perro

PATRONS OF HUSBANDRY
Fall From the Stars

BLACK COUNTRY, NEW ROAD
Forever Howlong

MCGRUFF THE CRIME DOG
McGruff’s® Smart Kids Album

THE NUMBER ONES
Sorry / Blind Spot single

SABRINA CARPENTER
Man’s Best Friend

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NEW RELEASE FRIDAY: GHOST, ENTOMBED, WIDESPREAD PANIC, CIRCLE JERKS AND INTRODUCING THE KITALBUM FORMAT!

December 18, 2025 - The Record Exchange Blog - by The Record Exchange - No Comments

Here’s a quick look at the bright and shiny new releases available at The Record Exchange on Friday, December 19!

Purchase in-store or at shop.therecordexchange.com (individual product links below), or call us at (208) 344-8010 for curbside pickup or shipping worldwide!

Looking for an album you don’t see on the list? We can get it for you!

NR = New release / RE = Reissue / COMP = Compilation

The B-52’s – Cosmic Thing KiTalbum RE

Cave In – Final Transmission vinyl RE
Cephalic Carnage – Exploiting Dysfunction Deluxe 25th Anniversary Reissue vinyl and CD RE
Circle Jerks – Golden Shower of Hits vinyl RE
Del the Funky Homosapien – Both Side of the Brain 25th Anniversary Edition vinyl RE

Destroy Boys – Sorry, Mom CD RE

Devo – Freedom of Choice KiTalbum RE

Entombed – Wolverine Blues RSD Essential vinyl RE
Fetty Wap – Fetty Wap 10th Anniversary vinyl RE
Fred Again.. – USB002 vinyl NR
Ghost – Opus Eponymous vinyl RE
Gucci Mane – Episodes CD NR
Lip Cream – 9 Shocks Terror vinyl RE
Lip Cream – Big Foot Cassette vinyl RE
Lip Cream – Close to the Edge vinyl RE
Lip Cream – Kill Ugly Pop vinyl RE
Lip Cream – -SIN- vinyl RE
Lip Cream – Thrash Til Death vinyl RE

Alanis Morissette – Jagged Little Pill KiTalbum RE
Caitríona O’Leary feat. Tom Jones, Rosanne Cash and Rhiannon Giddens – The Wexford Carols CD RE
One More Satellite – One More Satellite vinyl NR

Snoop Dogg – Doggystyle KiTalbum RE
Spanish Love Songs – Schmaltz vinyl RE

Stone Temple Pilots – Purple KiTalbum RE
They Might Be Giants – John Henry vinyl RE
Ugly Kid Joe – Menace to Sobriety vinyl RE
Various Artists – Punk Rock Christmas CD RE

Scott Weiland – If I Could Fly / Barbarella (Live) vinyl NR

Widespread Panic – Athens 1998 vinyl NR

Hans Zimmer – F1 The Movie Original Score vinyl NR

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