WIN A BAD COMPANY SHIRT & WALLET

badco_vbo_950x950Bad Company recently released Live in Concert 1977 and 1979, and to celebrate The Record Exchange has a Bad Company T-shirt and ID wallet to give away to one lucky customer!

To enter the drawing, send an email with the subject “Bad Company” HERE by midnight Thursday, May 12. We will draw a name and notify the winner on May 13.

The collection includes more than two-and-half hours of unreleased music taken from 24-track tapes in the band’s vault. The music heard on this live collection features absolutely no enhancements or overdubs, nothing but the band as they performed live on the night of the concert. Live in Concert 1977 and 1979 includes two previously unreleased concerts with one additional track taken from the group’s June 26, 1979 show in Washington, DC.

* One entry per person, NOT per email address. If you have 16 email addresses and you enter with each address, we’ll just delete 15 of them. We have the technology. To be eligible to win, you must live in the Boise metro area and be able to pick up your prize at the store.

ENTER TO WIN A BLUE MAN GROUP ‘THREE’ CD AND ‘GIACOMETTI’ 7-INCH!

418457366261Blue Man Group recently released Three, and to celebrate The Record Exchange has a Three CD and Giacometti 7-inch single to give away to one lucky customer!

To enter the drawing, send an email with the subject “Blue Moon Group” HERE by midnight Thursday, May 12. We will draw a name and notify the winner on May 13.

* One entry per person, NOT per email address. If you have 16 email addresses and you enter with each address, we’ll just delete 15 of them. We have the technology. To be eligible to win, you must live in the Boise metro area and be able to pick up your prize at the store.

FREE CYNDI LAUPER PINK 7-INCH WITH ‘DETOUR’ – ENTER TO WIN A PRIZE PACK WITH VINYL AND SIGNED LP JACKET!

CyndiLauper_7inCyndiLauper_LP_SigCyndi Lauper‘s new album Detour is out Friday, May 7, and The Record Exchange has a limited quantity of pink vinyl bonus 7-inches to give away free with purchase (CD or LP)!

One lucky customer also will win a Cyndi Lauper prize pack that includes Detour on vinyl and an autographed LP jacket! To enter the drawing, send an email with the subject “Cyndi Lauper” HERE by midnight Thursday, May 12. We will draw a name and notify the winner on May 13.

Detour showcases Cyndi Lauper’s unmistakable voice on country classics from the ’40s, ’50s and ’60s and features guest appearances from country music stars Vince Gill, Emmylou Harris, Alison Krauss and Willie Nelson. Lauper recorded the album in Nashville alongside a band comprised of the city’s top session players.

* One entry per person, NOT per email address. If you have 16 email addresses and you enter with each address, we’ll just delete 15 of them. We have the technology. To be eligible to win, you must live in the Boise metro area and be able to pick up your prize at the store.

VINYL TUESDAY: PRINCE REISSUE AND PRIMAL SCREAM UK RSD16 12-INCH!

It’s Vinyl Tuesday! Record Exchange customers receive up to $5 in used vinyl* with every $25 in new vinyl purchased and have access to early and exclusive releases. This week’s releases:

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The Vinyl Tuesday Prince reissue series continues with his self-titled second album, originally released in October 1979.

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Primal Scream‘s UK-only Record Store Day exclusive, featuring a cover of S’express’ “Mantra for a State of Mind” and an unreleased instrumental, is now available in the States!

HOLY GRAIL GUITAR CLINIC AND Q&A/SIGNING FRIDAY, APRIL 29

HG_webHoly Grail will visit The Record Exchange (1105 W. Idaho St. in Downtown Boise) for a guitar clinic, Q&A and signing at 6pm Friday, April 29. Holy Grail is performing at Knitting Factory with DevilDriver, Incite and Hemlock later that evening and we have tickets for sale at the store. As always, this Record Exchange in-store event is free and all ages.

Purchase Times of Pride and Peril at the event and get a FREE TICKET to the Knitting Factory show! You can bring a guitar if you wish, but it’s not required —  if you want a critique of your playing chops, Holy Grail will listen and give pointers!

ABOUT HOLY GRAIL

418457140407Los Angeles heavy metal rockstars Holy Grail recently released Times of Pride and Peril, the highly awaited followup to 2012’s Billboard charting, critic favorite Ride the Void. Times of Pride and Peril was recorded with Grammy award-winning producer John Spiker (Tenacious D, Filter). Featuring 10 tracks of solid, classic heavy metal, the album meshes the band’s definitive sound with even catchier vocals and shredding solos while conceptually showcasing the rise and fall of a kingdom.

The band was recently seen on the road with acts including King Diamond, Death Angel, Flotsam and Jetsam and Night Demon and have previously appeared with the likes of Anthrax, Exodus, Orange Goblin and Wednesday 13, in addition to playing at the nationally televised opening home game for the L.A. Kiss arena football team.

Decibel Magazine recently claimed, “You’d have to go back 20 years to find a metal record that achieves this level of instant infectiousness” while praising vocalist James Paul Luna as “the finest metal singer of his generation.”