RX 33 1/3 ANNIVERSARY: 8 DAYS OF 33% OFF SALES FROM SEPTEMBER 22-29!

The Record Exchange has a monumental birthday this year, and Idaho’s largest independent record store is celebrating our 33 1/3 Anniversary all month long with in-store concerts, giveaways and eight days of special 33% off sales.

But first things first: Why 33 1/3? If you’re into records, you already know the answer — 33 1/3 is the speed at which a 12-inch vinyl record typically plays. But the number also is relevant to the store’s history, as we first opened our doors in 1977 and have remained a Downtown Boise cultural hub ever since.

Purchase a Record Exchange 33 1/3 Anniversary commemorative T-shirt (pictured above) designed by our contest winner Angelina Briggs! (We liked her design so much we commissioned her to create our 33 1/3 Anniversary poster.)

Tune in to 94.9 FM The River for special Record Exchange 33 1/3 Anniversary programming all week long!

The 33 1/3 Anniversary celebration reaches its climax Sept. 22-29, when The Record Exchange will offer customers daily giveaways and a special 33% off sale* for eight straight days:

Wednesday, Sept. 22: 33% off anything in the store
Thursday, Sept. 23: 33% off used CDs
Friday, Sept. 24: 33% off used DVD/Blu-ray
Saturday, Sept. 25: 33% off used vinyl under $50
Sunday, Sept. 26: 33% off gift items in the RX Gift Shop
Monday, Sept. 27: 33% off apparel
Tuesday, Sept. 28: 33% off music accessories (including turntables)
Wednesday, Sept. 29: 33% off new CDs
* Discount will be honored on up to three items each day; excludes sale and clearance.

33 1/3 ANNIVERSARY IN-STORE CONCERTS AND EVENTS:

The Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band, Wednesday, Sept. 22 (6 p.m.)
Jesse Malin and the St. Marks Social, Saturday, Sept. 25 (4 p.m.)
Alive After Five Record Exchange Party featuring BeauSoleil avec Michael Doucet, Wednesday, Sept. 29 (5 p.m.), The Grove Plaza
Ned Evett and Dan Costello, Sunday, Oct. 3 (4 p.m.)
The Devil Makes Three, Wednesday, Oct. 6 (6 p.m.)
Blitzen Trapper, Wednesday, Oct. 20 (6 p.m.)

BUY STUFF, GET FREE STUFF: BLACK ANGELS, OF MONTREAL, WALKMEN, JUSTIN TOWNES EARLE, CLOUD CULT, THE DRUMS, THE GRACIOUS FEW!

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:

• 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.

OTHER RECENT FREEBIES:

• 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!

ENTER TO WIN SLASH’S NEW CD!

Want to win a copy of Slash‘s new self-titled CD? Send us an email with the subject “Slash” HERE by midnight Thursday, Sept. 16, to enter. The winner will be selected at random and notified on Friday, Sept. 17. Please include your full name in the body of the email.

FROM THE FINE PRINT DEPT.:

The Record Exchange will never share or sell your email address to a third party. We will, however, add you to our mailing list. That’s a good thing — you’ll receive store event and new release news, exclusive coupons and weekly mirth. No spam, man. Promise.

JJ GREY RECORD EXCHANGE IN-STORE WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15 (6:30 P.M.)!

JJ Grey will perform live at The Record Exchange at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 15. As always, this Record Exchange in-store concert is free and all ages. Purchase JJ Grey’s new album Georgia Warhorse at the in-store and get a free ticket to his show at the Knitting Factory later that night!

From raw funk to deep soul, blues and rock, JJ Grey & Mofro deliver devastating live and recorded performances. And now JJ Grey takes another giant step forward with his newest effort entitled Georgia Warhorse. With eleven new original songs, including one co-written with songwriting icons Chuck Prophet and Angelo Petraglia (Kings of Leon), one featuring Derek Trucks, and the single “The Sweetest Thing” featuring a duet with Grey’s long-time musical hero and reggae icon Toots Hibbert. Having just hit the streets at the end of August, Georgia Warhorse debuted at #74 on the Billboard Top 200 Chart and was #26 on the Billboard Rock Album Chart. JJ is set for a breakout year and Georgia Warhorse is the real deal!

JJ will be in Boise for a performance at The Knitting Factory on Sept. 15.  The show starts at 8 p.m. and JJ Grey & Mofro take the stage at 9:15 p.m. But, JJ and his label Alligator Records wanted to make this visit special and have also lined up the FREE solo, acoustic in-store performance at The Record Exchange.

And, if you come to the in-store and are one of the first people to purchase a copy of Georgia Warhorse, you’ll receive one (1) FREE ticket for the JJ Grey & Mofro show at the Knitting Factory (while supplies last).

Stop on in for this special solo, acoustic performance by JJ Grey, buy a copy of the new release and then have him autopgraph your own personal copy of Georgia Warhorse.  Then head on over to The Knitting Factory for the full on JJ Grey & Mofro show later.

WHAT OTHERS ARE SAYING:

“Smoldering Otis Redding-inspired ballads…full-bore blues-rock, down-home roots and country-soul…uproariously funky and melodic homespun tales that are gritty and deeply personal…Grey’s resonant vocals are potent and authoritative, mature beyond his age.” –Harp

Luther Dickinson (of the Black Crowes & North Mississippi All-Stars): “JJ Grey is an inspiration and a source of strength for anyone fighting for the future while trying to preserve and celebrate the good of the past.”

THE VINYL WORD: LIMITED-EDITION INTERPOL 45-RPM VINYL LP, FREE ADAPTER WITH PURCHASE!

Interpol has a new album out, and The Record Exchange has two vinyl versions — the standard 33-RPM version and the limited-edition 45-RPM double LP!

The standard version is available online, but you can only get the 45-RPM version in the store — and it comes with a free Interpol 45 adapter!

So, what’s the big deal about 45 RPM as opposed to 33 RPM? Many audiophiles and jazz nerds claim the sound quality is superior on 45-RPM records. Maybe there’s some truth to that, or maybe it’s because they spend too much time in their bedrooms hiding from the mothers they still live with, God bless ’em. Whatever.

Don’t take our word for it: Read an article on the 33-RPM vs. 45-RPM debate HERE.

OTHER NEW VINYL RELEASES:

Sara Bareilles Kaleidoscope Heart
The Thermals Personal Life
Tera Melos Patagonian Rats
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers Mojo
Born Ruffians Nova-Leigh