Record Store Day happens the third Saturday of April. Although it was officially started in 2007 by Chris Brown, I think the movement didn't really reach international participation until 2008 when Metallica released their exclusive vinyl.
This year's Record Store Day is this Saturday, April 21st, 2012.
As a collector and music fan, I think this is a fantastic idea. Unfortunately, I have some issues with it. Most of these exclusives are vinyl only and I don't really have a great record player. The other problem I have is that the participating record stores will unlikely carry the record I want. Since technically the stores are only allow to sell these for one day only, so you basically have to pre-order these things.
Because of the popularity of RSD, there are a ton of "unofficial" special edition that aren't listed on recordstoreday.com. I don't have a problem with this, but it's quite confusing to the average music fan, especially because there are now over 200+"Record Store Day" exclusives, it's hard to keep track.
To me, the reason why I go to music store is to look around for bargains. I know, I'm thrifty. You can't really describe this wonderful feeling of finding this rare album in a store. If you have to pre-order them and it's waiting at the store… it's just not the same.
Below are just some of the RSD releases, for a full list, head over recordstoreday.com.
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FEIST
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AKA "Feistodon", this Record Store Day split 7" features Mastodon covering Feist's "Commotion", while Feist covers Mastodon's "Black Tongue".
If you haven't heard, Feist has a new album, Metals (released last year via Cherrytree/Interscope Records). All the critics put it on their 'best of' list, even New York Times called it the #1 album of 2011.
In support of Metals, Feist is flying into the USA to do her summer tour. From the look at her August dates, it looks like she'll be doing loads of festivals.
BRAD
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BRAD's new studio album, United We Stand, will be out April 24th via Razor & Tie. Their special Record Store Day 7" vinyl, Waters Deep is out this Saturday.
If you're in the Seattle, Washington, area, they are doing a signing Easy Street Records (Queen Anne location) at 4pm.
BRIEFLY:
This year's Record Store Day is this Saturday, April 21st, 2012.
As a collector and music fan, I think this is a fantastic idea. Unfortunately, I have some issues with it. Most of these exclusives are vinyl only and I don't really have a great record player. The other problem I have is that the participating record stores will unlikely carry the record I want. Since technically the stores are only allow to sell these for one day only, so you basically have to pre-order these things.
Because of the popularity of RSD, there are a ton of "unofficial" special edition that aren't listed on recordstoreday.com. I don't have a problem with this, but it's quite confusing to the average music fan, especially because there are now over 200+"Record Store Day" exclusives, it's hard to keep track.
To me, the reason why I go to music store is to look around for bargains. I know, I'm thrifty. You can't really describe this wonderful feeling of finding this rare album in a store. If you have to pre-order them and it's waiting at the store… it's just not the same.
Below are just some of the RSD releases, for a full list, head over recordstoreday.com.
>>>
FEIST
listentofeist.com
AKA "Feistodon", this Record Store Day split 7" features Mastodon covering Feist's "Commotion", while Feist covers Mastodon's "Black Tongue".
If you haven't heard, Feist has a new album, Metals (released last year via Cherrytree/Interscope Records). All the critics put it on their 'best of' list, even New York Times called it the #1 album of 2011.
In support of Metals, Feist is flying into the USA to do her summer tour. From the look at her August dates, it looks like she'll be doing loads of festivals.
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04/21 Indio, CA @ Coachella
04/22 Phoenix, AZ @ Orpheum Theatre* 04/23 Tucson @ TCC Arena # 04/25 Marfa, TX @ Crowley Theatre* 04/26 Austin, TX @ Stubb's: Outdoors* 04/28 New Orleans, LA @ Jazz Festival 04/30 Indianapolis, IN @ Egyptian Room* 05/01 Nashville, TN @ Ryman Auditorium* 05/02 Asheville, NC @ Thomas Wolfe Aud* 05/03 Raleigh, NC @ Memorial Auditorium* 05/05 New York, NY @ Radio City Music Hall* 05/07 Boston, MA @ House Of Blues* 05/08 Philadelphia, PA @ Academy Of Music* 05/09 Washington, DC @ The Strathmore* 05/11 Burlington, VT @ The Flynn Theater* 05/28 George, WA @ Sasquatch 05/29 Boise @ Idaho Botanical Garden 05/31 Morrison, CO @ Red Rocks # 06/02 Minneapolis @ Zoo Amphitheater % 06/03 Madison @ Orpheum % 06/05 Ann Arbor, MI @ Summer Festival % |
06/06 Columbus, OH @ Wexner Center %
06/08 Manchester, TN @ Bonnaroo 06/22 Calgary, AB @ Sled Island Festival 06/23 Saskatoon, SK @ Saskatoon Jazz Fest 07/04 Winnipeg, MB @ Winnipeg Folk Fest 07/13 Chicago @ Pitchfork Festival 07/14 Pittsburgh @ Stage AE 08/04 Montreal, QC @ Osheaga 08/08 Oslo, Norway @ Oya Festival 08/10 Gothenburg, Sweden @ Way Out West 08/12 Helsinki, Finland @ Flow Festival 08/15 Hamburg, Germany @ Stadtpark 08/16 Hasselt, Belgium @ Pukkelpop 08/17 Biddinghuizen, Holland @ Lowlands 08/19 Brecon Beacons, Wales @ Green Man 08/21 Cologne, Germany @ Tanzbrunnen 08/22 Germany @ Freilichtbuhne Killesberg # With Bon Iver * With Timber Timbre % With The Low Anthem |
BRAD
thebandbrad.com
BRAD's new studio album, United We Stand, will be out April 24th via Razor & Tie. Their special Record Store Day 7" vinyl, Waters Deep is out this Saturday.
If you're in the Seattle, Washington, area, they are doing a signing Easy Street Records (Queen Anne location) at 4pm.
BRAD Tour Dates
April 27 Seattle, WA Showbox at the Market
May 3 Los Angeles, CA Troubadour
May 4 San Francisco, CA Cafe Du Nord
April 27 Seattle, WA Showbox at the Market
May 3 Los Angeles, CA Troubadour
May 4 San Francisco, CA Cafe Du Nord
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SATURDAY LOOKS GOOD TO ME
slgtm.com One of the better sissymusic bands, I've always liked Saturday Looks Good To Me. It's good to know that Polyvinyl is going back and re-issuing SLGTM's album All Your Summer Songs on 180-gram vinyl for Record Store Day. Strictly limited to 1000 copies only. |
WOODEN WAND/CATHERINE IRWIN
woodenwand.org Been hearing more and more about Wooden Wand lately. They have a couple of RSD releases, this one is a split 7" release with Catherine Irwin. Both musicians have covered Hazel Dickens, a bluegrass singer that died last year. The 7" is strictly limited to 500 copies in hand-set letterpressed and silkscreened Arigato Paks. |
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RA RA RIOT/DELICATE STEVE
rarariot.com Described as a hand-numbered white vinyl, this split 7" includes two covers: Steve Winwood's "Valerie" and Brian Eno's "The Big Ship". 500 copies only via Barsuk Records. You can actually hear the Ra Ra Riot's song via Stereogum. |
DIVA DOMPE
divaprojections.blogspot.com London-based label Critical Heights has two exclusive singles for RSD: Talibam! and Diva Dompé. Diva Dompé is Los Angeles' musician, model, artist… and scientist ?? Diva is the daughter of Kevin Haskins (Bauhaus). Her RSD 7" is called Cyborg Sweetie. |
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CSC FUNK BAND
facebook.com Electric Cowbell Records is releasing New York's CSC Funk Band 7" tribute to Gang Starr. The reasoning behind the tribute was that CSC Funk Band played Record Store Day's pop-up store in Brooklyn last year and the theme was an all-out tribute to MC Guru (the lyrical half of Gang Star). I guess CSC Funk Band liked it so much, they've decided to put out an instrumental version for RSD 2012. Preview song below: |
GORILLAZ
gorillaz.com I actually downloaded "Do Ya Thing" last March when Gorillaz offered it as a free download. I'm pretty sure the band also released it as a 12" single, but the Record Day Store special they have is listed as a single-sided 10". It's also listed as 13 minute long, which I'm pretty sure is the same track that is currently streaming on gorillaz.com as "the 12 minute version of DoYaThing … in all it's potty-mouthed splendour." |
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