I had a good time talking with Record Exchange owner Michael Bunnell about 30 years in business, plus sampling some of the interesting record store-exclusive CDs available. Here's what we spun. The album titles are in parentheses:

*Damien Rice, “Grey Room” (“Live at Fingerprints: Warts and All”)
*Brandi Carlile, “Turpentine” (“Live at Easy Street Records”)
*North Mississippi Allstars, “Shake ‘em on Down” (“Keep on Marchin’”) ... I mentioned on-air that the NM Allstars were coming to The Big Easy, but I couldn't remember the date. It will be Feb. 5, 2008.
*The Hold Steady, “Chips Ahoy” (“Live at Fingerprints”)
*Paul McCartney, “I Saw Her Standing There”(“Amoeba's Secret” vinyl)
*Josh Ritter, “Wolves” (“Live at the Record Exchange EP”)
*Wild Sweet Orange, “Wrestle with God” (self-titled)

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