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Record Store Day 2021 Drop 2 - Sat. July 17

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In another positive sign of returning normalcy, Record Store Day returns this Saturday to your favorite neighborhood independent record store, with the final of two “drops” of exclusive and rare releases.

Planned in the midst of the global pandemic, thisbest day of the year for music collectors is to be wisely split into two dates this year, making the most sense fiscally and socially responsible, while also giving production plants a chance to meet customer demands.

In addition to Saturday July 17, June 12 also served as a RSD release day and there are likely some limited releases left over from that day at your favorite indie store.

Titles available are all listed on the official RSD website but availability will vary depending on the store and their ability to receive what they pre-ordered. Additionally, rules and social protocols will likely be taking place, from mask wearing, to limiting quantities, browsing time and in-store capacity, so check with the preferred establishment of your choice.

In Minneapolis/St. Paul, Electric Fetus will be handing out early line numbers and selling out of their back garage, while Down in the Valley features grab bags and giveaways and will be partnering with Broken Clock Brewing for an exclusive lime-tinged beer.

In Kansas City, Josey Records completes their first RSD at their new location (just a block from the old one), Mills Record Co. will be handing out early wish lists to fill out then have their staff shop for you, while Love Garden in Lawrence will randomize the lining up order with a lottery system.

Each year, the event also selects a celebrity Record Store Day Ambassador and this year, it is musician/ comedian/ actor/ writer/ late- night- talk- show- bandleader Fred Armisen (who also releases a new EP as part of the July 17 drop).

“I've been completely lost in records for most of my life”,Armisen said, “They have defined the way I see the world and how I remember different years in the past. As I moved to different cities throughout my life, I never stopped collecting records. That also goes for CDs.”

Though the releases are primarily on vinyl, there are a few on CD, as well as on another “thought-dead” format, the cassette.  With 162 titles coming this Saturday, there are far too many to mention, but here are a few highlights:

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The Monkees Missing Links Volumes 1, 2 and 3 LP each limited to 2000	Aretha Franklin Oh Me Oh My: Aretha Live in Philly 1972 2 x LP limited to 5050	Amy Winehouse Remixes 2xLP limited to 13000	Waterboys How Long Will I Love You (2021 Remix) 12” Vinyl limited to 3000
The Cure Wild Mood Swings 2 x LP Picture Disc limited to 8000	Ramones Live in Sydney, Australia, July 8, 1980 LP limited to 6000	Bob Dylan Jokerman / I And I Remixes 12" Vinyl  limited to 7000	Ultravox Vienna (Steven Wilson Remix) 2xLP limited 2500 / 2xCD limited to 1500
The Clash If Music Could Talk 2 x LP  limited to 3600	Cat Stevens / Yusuf Songs From Harold & Maude LP limited to 8000	Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young Déjà vu Alternates LP limited to 10000	Rolling Stones Hot Rocks (50th Anniversary Edition) LP limited to 7200
Karen O & Willie Nelson Under Pressure 7" Vinyl limited to 2500	Allman Brothers Band The Final Note  2 x LP limited to 9000	Pearl Jam Alive Cassette limited to 6300 / LP limited to 18500	Foo Fighters (as The Dee Gees) Hail Satin LP limited to 12000

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Read More Yeah Yeah Yeahs As for Yeah Yeah Yeahs, please refer to the setlist to see all the songs played. I'll try to fill in the rest. Karen O, has, as always, a bit of a stage presence. She underwent a few jackets and costumes changes throughout their set. ...

KAREN O
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Yeah, yeah we love the Yeah Yeah Yeahs... but since their 2013 Mosquito (when we caught the band live), we haven't seen or heard much from the YYYs camp. In the meantime, last year we heard that singer Karen O released a debut solo record called Crush Songs, which came out September 9th via Cult Records (the label by Julian Casablancas of The Strokes).

If you're crushing on Karen O, she's got the perfect Valentine's Day gift to you a special "Rapt" 7" out on Cult Records. Well, if you tried to order the 7", it's currently sold out. All's not lost, if you have a Spotify account, you can listen to her Live From Crush Palace album for free.

Additional details about Live From Crush Palace and "Rapt" 7":

Live From Crush Palace was recorded at O’s three sold-out nights at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery’s Masonic Lodge in Los Angeles. The release marks the first time fans will be able to hear the songs live outside of O’s string of dates in intimate, handpicked venues in New York, London and Berlin, as well as Los Angeles. Joined by guitarists Moses Sumney and Holly Miranda at the dates, O also played host to special guests including Yeah Yeah Yeahs bandmate Nick Zinner, Vampire Weekend’s Ezra Koenig, Liars’ Julian Gross and more. Crush Songs is available on CD, LP, download and cassette here. CD and LP versions feature O’s personal artwork and handwritten lyrics for each track.

Rapt 7" (Valentine's Day vinyl)

Additionally, O’s limited Valentine’s Day vinyl 7” edition of “Rapt” is out today (February 10th) via Cult Records. The release will be issued on etched pink vinyl featuring O’s personal drawings and artwork as well as an embossed, die-cut heart with customizable card insert for fans to dedicate the record to their sweetheart. TRZTN’s remix of “Rapt,” featured on the release’s B-side, is premiering today on Nylon, listen here and buy the 7” via local independent records stores here. A short film for Crush Songs track “Day Go By” recently premiered on Vogue.com. Watch the clip, which Vogue says “will make you swoon” here and watch a preview clip of the vinyl here.

Furthermore, “The Moon Song,” O’s contribution to the soundtrack for Spike Jonze’s critically acclaimed film Her, was recently nominated for a Grammy for “Best Song for Visual Media.” The Grammy nod follows an Academy Award nomination for “Best Original Song” and a performance of “The Moon Song” at the 2014 Oscars with Vampire Weekend’s Ezra Koenig.

Read More Those Darlins Those Darlins are back at the 7th Street Entry in Minneapolis, touring in support of their third studio album Blur the Line (out now on Oh Wow Dang). ...

KAREN MEAT AND THE PLAYERS
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Meet Karen Meat and the Players: Arin Eaton and her players, Brad Turk, Phil Young, Joryn Brown. With the help of Eaton's computer and plenty of roast beef sandwiches, the band will be releasing Karen Meat & the Computer EP on March 3rd via Red Nude Tapes (it looks like it'll be released as a cassette tape and digital).

They're influenced by such bands as Loretta Lynn and Those Darlins, as noted by Eaton, “Those Darlins are my favorite band, and they met at SGRRC (Southern Girls Rock and Roll Camp in 2012). I started reading about it and truly believed in Kelley Anderson’s vision of what the camp was about, so I volunteered and had the best time of my life. That was also the deciding factor of me moving down there for awhile. I wanted to be part of something that meant something to me personally and I’ve volunteered every year since.”

Tour dates:

Feb 27 Vaudeville Mews Des Moines, IA
Mar 26 Vaudeville Mews Des Moines, IA
May 23 Rozztox Rock Island, IL

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KAREN HAGLOF
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Former guitarist for Rhys Chatham and Band of Susans, Karen Haglof debut her solo album Western Holiday last year. The interesting thing about Haglof is that she used to live in Minneapolis, and used to hang out with Steve Almaas (formerly of Suicide Commandos). Almaas also appeared on the Western Holiday record.

Western Holiday is described as, "Western Holiday revolves around Haglof's hard-hitting yet spry, stripped-down blues-inflected playing and writing. As the first fully-realized showcase for her master­ful fret work, spirited singing, and impossibly catchy riffing, Western Holiday represents not only Karen's return to making music but her emergence - after years of collaboration - as a complete creative artist in her own right."

I get the feeling that since Karen Haglof is a fulltime hematologist/oncologist affiliated with New York University Hospital, that she probably won't be touring in support of the album any time soon.

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