NEW RELEASE OF THE WEEK: MICHAEL JACKSON’S UNRELEASED RECORDINGS

BUY THE CD HERE

Michael is the much-anticipated album of newly completed recordings from Michael Jackson.

The creative process never stopped for the King of Pop, who was always planning for his next album; unbeknownst to many fans around the world, Michael Jackson was writing and recording songs continuously everywhere from a friend’s home in New Jersey to studios in Las Vegas and Los Angeles with a small group of handpicked collaborators.

Now, through the unique stories that will be told about the songs that comprise Michael, fans get mind-blowing insight into how this artist worked and a chance to hear the songs he most recently created along with tracks that Michael had a desire to bring to fruition.

OTHER NEW CD RECOMMENDATIONS:

Ryan Adams and the Cardinals III/IV
Diddy-Dirty Money Last Train to Paris (deluxe edition also available)
Phish Alpine Valley 2010
R. Kelly Love Letter
Leona Lewis Labyrinth Tour Live
Crystal Bowersox Farmer’s Daughter
Blondie The Essential Collection
Popa Chubby The Essential
Clara Basic Instinct
Kandi Kandi Koated
Tank Now or Never

NEW DECEMBERISTS 7-INCH ONLY $2, PLUS COUPON FOR $2 OFF NEW ALBUM!

Literary indie rock fans, take note: a new Decemberists 7-inch single just arrived at The Record Exchange, and we’re selling it to you good people for the low, low price of $2!

Furthermore, the 7-inch comes with a postcard including a tear-off coupon that you can bring back to the store on Jan. 18 and get $2 off the Decemberists’ new album The King is Dead. (The coupon is valid for a month from release date.)

The 7-inch features two tracks: “January Hymn” from the forthcoming album and a cover of the Grateful Dead’s “Row Jimmy.”

That’s right, hipster turds: Now you have to stop pretending you don’t like the Dead because your beloved Decemberists have made it okay to publicly like the Dead. Put that in your cardigan sweater and smoke it!

FREE ANTI- RECORDS SAMPLER WITH PURCHASE OF A $9.99 ANTI- SALE CD!

The Record Exchange is partnering with one of the great American independent record labels, Anti-, to give you a sweet deal for the holiday season.

Purchase one of the following CDs — on sale for a special $9.99 price — and we’ll give you a free Anti- Records Fall 2010 sampler, which includes a preview track from Devotchka‘s forthcoming 2011 album and a song from Anti- newcomer Sean Rowe:

Mavis Staples You Are Not Alone
Bettye Lavette Interpretations
Dr. Dog Shame Shame
Grinderman Grinderman 2
Lost in the Trees A Walk Around the Lake
The Frames The Cost
Yann Tiersen Dust Lane
Mose Allison Way of the World
Sage Francis Life

Anti- Records Fall 2010 Sampler track listing:

1. Mavis Staples – “I Belong To The Band”
2. Devotchka –  “Contrabanda” (Unreleased Track)
3. Bettye LaVette  – “Salt Of The Earth”
4. Dr. Dog  – “Mirror, Mirror”
5. Sean Rowe  – “The Walker” (Unreleased Track)
6. Grinderman – “Heathen Child”
7. Lost In The Trees  – “Walk Around The Lake”
8. Yann Tiersen  – “Ashes”
9. The Frames – “Falling Slowly”
10. Sage Francis  – “The Best Of Times”
11. Mose Allison  – “Modest Proposal”

BUY STUFF, GET FREE STUFF AT THE RX: NOBUNNY/JACUZZI BOYS 7-INCH, ANTI- RECORDS SAMPLER CD AND MORE!

At The Record Exchange, you give a little, you get a little, and we have tons of free stuff to give away when you slap your dirty money down on the barrelhead.

NEW FREEBIES THIS WEEK:

• Fall 2010 Anti- Records sampler CD with purchase of select Anti- titles (on sale for $9.99 each).
Nobunny/Jacuzzi Boys Scion A/V 7-inch absolutely free — just come in and ask for one. No strings attached!

OTHER RECENT FREEBIES:

Band of Horses “Dilly” movie poster with purchase of Infinite Arms.
• CTI 40th Anniversary sampler CD with purchase of one of four 180-gram vinyl CTI Black Friday reissues (Deodato Prelude, George Benson White Rabbit, Freddie Hubbard Red Clay, Stanley Turrentine Sugar).
• Psychiatric ward ID bracelet with purchase of Disturbed‘s Asylum.
The Melvins Electric Flower remix 12-inch – absolutely free courtesy of Scion A/V! How do you get one? Just come in and ask for it. Simple as that.
• Black and white 8×10 lithograph with purchase of Bruce Springsteen‘s The Promise — indie store exclusive!
• Large, two-sided color poster with purchase of Underoath‘s O (Disambiguation).
• 7-inch with purchase of Matt and Kim‘s Sidewalks.
• Remix EP with purchase of N.E.R.D.‘s Nothing.
• Color lithograph with purchase of Good Charlotte‘s Cardiology.
• Button pack with purchase of Four Year Strong‘s Enemy of the World.
• T-shirt with purchase of Rise Against‘s Another Station: Another Mile DVD.
• 7-inch (two non-album tracks) with purchase of Belle and Sebastian‘s Write About Love.
• Turntable mat or lithograph with purchase of Slayer‘s The Vinyl Conflict box set or any Slayer catalog title!
• T-shirt with purchase of David Bowie‘s Station to Station Deluxe Edition.
• Postcard set with purchase of Soundgarden‘s Telephantasm.
• 7-inch with purchase of Jimmy Eat World‘s Invented.
• Poster and button pack with purchase of The PosiesBlood/Candy.
• 7-inch with purchase of Salem‘s King Night.
• Plastic beer cup and paper koozie with purchase of Billy Currington‘s Enjoy Yourself.
• Puffy sticker set and red balloon with purchase of Maximum Balloon‘s self-titled debut.
• 7-inch (two live tracks) with purchase of Matt Costa‘s Mobile Chateau.
• 7-inch with purchase of Les Savy Fav‘s Root for Ruin.
• Yep Roc/Bella Union CD sampler with purchase of Jukebox the Ghost‘s Everything Under the Sun or The Acorn’s No Ghost.
• Lithograph with purchase of Serj Tankian‘s Imperfect Harmonies.
• Numbered, appropriately psychedelic lithograph with purchase of The Black AngelsPhosphene Dream (on sale for $9.99 — one week only!).
• Jean jacket-ready button with purchase of Of Montreal‘s False Priest (on sale for $9.99 — one week only!).
• Extremely limited cloth wall banner with purchase of Justin Townes Earle‘s Harlem River Blues.
• Two-track 7-inch with purchase of The Walkmen‘s Lisbon.
• Lanyard redeemable for a free mix CD with purchase of Cloud Cult‘s Light Chasers.
• Lithograph with purchase of The Drums‘ self-titled album.
• Autographed poster or CD booklet with purchase of The Gracious Few‘s self-titled album.
• Rare single — one side vinyl, one side CD/DVD (no kidding) — of “Impossible,” featuring an unreleased track and video, with purchase of Anberlin‘s Dark Is the Way. Light Is a Place.
• 45 adapter with purchase of limited-edition 45-rpm vinyl version of Interpol‘s new self-titled album.
• 4-song 12-inch vinyl EP (including Four Tet and Born Ruffians remixes) with purchase of The Acorn‘s No Ghost.
• Button pack with purchase of Jenny & Johnny‘s I’m Having Fun Now.
Arts & Crafts sampler CD with purchase of any Arts & Crafts title.
• Calendar with purchase of Hey Monday‘s Beneath It All.
• Hand fan with purchase of Katy Perry‘s Teenage Dream (extremely limited).
• Lithograph with purchase of Disturbed‘s Asylum.
• Free split 7-inch featuring Cheap Time and Bad Sports, courtesy of Vice Records and Scion AV — no purchase necessary, just come in and ask for it!
• 7-inch with purchase of Ray LaMontagne and the Pariah DogsGod Willin’ and the Creek Don’t Rise.
• Lithograph with purchase of Brian Wilson‘s Reimagines Gershwin.
• Limited-edition 7-inch (with non-album tracks) with purchase of The Budos BandsIII.
• Out-of-print Casual Nostalgia Fest Sub Pop 20th anniversary live compilation with purchase of any August Sub Pop Sale title.
• Sassy large-sized lithograph with purchase of Queens of the Stone Age‘s Rated R Deluxe Edition.
• Sticker with purchase of Los LobosTin Can Trust.
Range mixtape (hosted by DJ Drama) with purchase of any hip-hop title.
Black Lips/Pierced Arrows split 7-inch free to the first few people who come in and ask for one — no purchase necessary!
• Lithograph with purchase of Sky Sailing‘s (Owl City) An Airplane Carried Me to Bed.
• Mixtape with purchase of Capone-N-Noreaga‘s The War Report 2.
• Magnet with purchase of Wolf Parade‘s Expo 86.
• Full-sized movie poster with purchase of Danger Mouse and Sparklehorse‘s Dark Night of the Soul.
• Free pink vinyl 7-inch featuring two versions of “XXXO” (the album cut plus a Blaqstarr remix) with purchase of M.I.A.‘s Maya (only $9.99!)
• Hand-numbered lithograph with purchase of Paul Thorn‘s Pimps and Preachers.
• Autographed CD booklet with purchase of Jackie Greene‘s Till the Light Comes.
Sleigh Bells and Tokyo Police Club 7-inches are here — finally! After a long delay, these limited-edition 7-inches are now available with purchase of Sleigh Bells’ Treats and Tokyo Police Club’s Champ.
• Autographed lithograph with purchase of Local NativesGorilla Manor — seriously limited quantities!
• Lithograph with purchase of Derek Trucks Band‘s Roadsongs.
• Indie-exclusive numbered lithograph with purchase of Ozzy Osbourne‘s Scream.
• Sticker with purchase of The Chemical BrothersFurther.
• Lithograph with purchase of Nas and Damian Jr. Gong Marley‘s Distant Relatives.
• Indie-exclusive lithograph with purchase of the Iron Man 2 soundtrack.
• Postcard set with purchase of The Gaslight Anthem‘s American Slang.
• Poster with purchase of The Cure’s Disintegration Deluxe Edition.
• Limited-edition concert poster with purchase of Grace Potter and the Nocturnals‘ new self-titled album.
• Etched blue vinyl 7-inch with purchase of Jack Johnson‘s To the Sea. Read more about it HERE.
• White vinyl 7-inch with purchase of The FutureheadsThe Chaos.
• Lithograph with purchase of Marina and the DiamondsThe Family Jewels.
• 3D lenticular poster (5×5 for CD buyers, 12×12 for vinyl buyers) with purchase of Widespread Panic‘s Dirty Side Down.
• Limited-edition lithograph with purchase of LCD Soundsystem‘s This is Happening.
• Button set or laminate card with purchase of The Dead Weather‘s Sea of Cowards.
• Two-sided color poster with purchase of Everest‘s On Approach.
Mannequin Men/Jack Oblivian and the Tennessee Tearjerkers split 7-inch, free to the first four humans to walk in the door and ask for one — no purchase necessary! Seriously. A free record. Just for having a face.
Record Exchange exclusive autographed Josh Ritter CD booklet with purchase of So Runs the World Away. (online orders available!)
Togetherness 7-inch, featuring three covers of songs by the Detroit band Outrageous Cherry, with purchase of The New PornographersTogether.
• Limited-edition autographed poster with purchase of Minus the Bear‘s Omni.
• Limited-edition autograph poster with purchase of Plants and AnimalsLa La Land.
La Blogotheque: A Take Away Show Barcelona, Spain limited-edition DVD with purchase of Josh Rouse‘s El Turista.
• Whoopee cushion — that’s right, a whoopee cushion — with purchase of comedian Brian Posehn‘s Fart and Wiener Jokes. Whoopee!
• 12-inch, six-track EP with purchase of The Apples in Stereo‘s Travellers in Space and Time.
• 7-inch with purchase of Freelance WhalesWeathervanes.
• Numbered lithograph with the purchase of MGMT‘s Congratulations.
• Numbered lithograph with purchase of Coheed and Cambria‘s Year of the Black Rainbow.
• Lithograph with purchase of Rogue Wave‘s Permalight.
• Lithograph with purchase of LiarsSisterworld.
MVD Visual DVD sampler with purchase of any new music DVD or Blu-ray disc.
• Poster with purchase of John Butler Trio‘s April Uprising.
• 7-inch with purchase of Sharon Jones and the Dap-KingsI Learned the Hard Way.
Gorillaz postcard set with purchase of Plastic Beach.
• Lithograph with purchase of FlobotsSurvival Story.
• Lithograph of original Jimi Hendrix artwork with purchase of Valleys of Neptune.
• Lithograph and sticker with purchase of Johnny Cash‘s American VI.
• 7-inch with purchase of Citizen Cope‘s The RainWater LP.
• Mixtape CD (choose from two) with purchase of RDJ2‘s The Colossus.
• 7-inch with purchase of Hot Chip‘s new album One Life Stand.
• Digital download card for a free bonus EP (“Mistake” remixes) with purchase of Moby‘s Wait For Me.
• Download card to redeem a free Manchester Orchestra live EP from ThinkIndie with purchase of Mean Everything to Nothing.
• Many more — just ask an RX clerk!

MICHAEL’S TOP ALBUMS OF 2010: 20% OFF THROUGH SUNDAY, DECEMBER 12!

Want to know what Record Exchange Owner Michael Bunnell was diggin’ on this year? Have a look at his Top 10 and other favorites below, then come in and save 20% on any CDs* on the list through Sunday, Dec. 12!

* Excludes sale items and the Ryan Bingham Junky Star/Jayhawks “Bunkhouse” albums, which are already a steal of a deal at $9.99 each.

TOP TEN

THE BLACK KEYS Brothers
BOB DYLAN The Witmark Demos
RYAN BINGHAM AND THE DEAD HORSES Junky Star
THE BUDOS BAND The Budos Band III
RAY LAMONTAGNE God Willin’ and the Creek Don’t Rise
LLOYD MILLER & THE HELIOCENTRICS Lloyd Miller & the Heliocentrics
DAVID HIDALGO AND LOUIE PEREZ
The Long Goodbye
RICHARD THOMPSON Dream Attic
LOS LOBOS Tin Can Trust
ELECTRONIC ANTHOLOGY PROJECT Electronic Anthology Project

OTHER FAVORITES

Black Rebel Motorcycle Club Beat the Devil’s Tattoo-Garage–rock, blues, neo-psychedila
Gil Scott-Heron The Revolution Will Not Be Televised–Proto-rap, spoken work, jazz funk
Mumford & Sons Sigh No More–Indie rock/folk
Ryan Bingham Road House Son–Singer/Songwriter (won Academy Award for Crazy Heart)
Chip Taylor & Carrie Rodriquez New By & By–Roots Rock/Country
Lou Reed Animal Serenade–Rock
Chris Hillman & Herb Peterson At Edward’s Barn–Rock
Espers (any record-they’re all great)–English Folk/Prog Rock
Dweezil Zappa Return of the Son…–Rock
Josh Ritter So Runs the World Away–Singer/Songwriter
Blitzen Trapper Destroyer of the Void–Indie Folk
Devil Makes Three Do Wrong Right–Old-time Blues
Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band The Wages–Revival Folk
Amos Lee Mission Bell—Singer/Songwriter (out in January)
JJ Grey Georgia Warhorse–Swamp Blues
Drive By Truckers Big To Do–Alternative Roots Rock
Jimi Hendrix Valleys of Neptune
Solomon Burke Nothing’s Impossible–Soul, Blues
Robert Plant Band of Joy–Rock
Midlake Courage of Others–Indie Rock
Chip Taylor Yonkers, New York–Americana/Folk
Jayhawks Bunkhouse Album–Alternative Country/Rock
Peter Case Wig–Singer/Songwriter
Kings Go Forth The Outsiders are Back–Gospel
Bettye Lavette Interpretations–Soul Revival
Cory Chisel Death Won’t Send a Letter–Singer/Songwriter
Alejandro Escovedo Street Songs of Love—Singer/Songwriter