RECORD STORE DAY, SATURDAY APRIL 16 2011
Record Store Day might be more fun than Christmas. Whether you manage to get your paws on some limited-edition wax or get a chance to check out an in-store performance or DJ set, hopefully, you get off the couch this year to show/get some love from your local record shop. Now in its fourth year, with support from Dylan, Elvis Costello, Neil Young, Leonard Cohen, The Smiths and tons of other great bands and musicians, Record Store Day is becoming a serious holiday for music nerds, vinyl junkies and anyone interested in their record shop community. 
In honor of the holiday, over 1400 independent record stores all over the country will commemorate the day by selling limited-edition vinyl LPs, Eps and singles produced specifically for the day, along with dinosaur disc CD’s and other merchandise by participating artists. There are also live in-store performances to make record browsing even more memorable. While itunes and Amazon may have eclipsed record shop sales, there is something infinitely more exciting about hitting up these cultural hubs, bonding with fellow music lovers and strolling the aisles looking for hidden treasure.
WHAT TO LOOK FORWARD TO THIS YEAR:
VIEW FULL LIST OF RECORDS HERE
Record Store Day Ambassador 2011:
The Oz Man, Ozzy Osbourne
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Lower Dens
“Deer Knives”
b/w “Tangiers” SPP 7″ Vinyl
limited edition
100
copies
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Nirvana
Hormoaning
UMe 12″ Vinyl limited edition
4000
copies
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Sonic Youth
Whore’s Moaning
UMe 12″ vinyl
limited edition
4000 copies
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Of Montreal
The Past Is A Grotesque Animal
12″ (w/ MP3) Limited to 1,000 on
180-gram black vinyl
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Architecture in Helsinki
Places Like This
Special Edition LP (w/ MP3)
Limited to 500 on
180-gram pink vinyl
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Television
Live At The Old Waldorf (2LP)
Rhino 2LP
white Vinyl
limited edition 3000 copies
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Mute Records Compilation
Vorwärts:
Hand-numbered limited edition
1000 copies orange vinyl
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Deerhoof
Friend Opportunity
LP (w/ MP3)
Limited to 1,000 on
180-gram
green vinyl
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Bad Brains
“Pay to Cum”
ROIR 7″ vinyl
limited 1500 copies
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Bad Brains
God Of Love
Maverick LP + 7″ vinyl
limited 2000 copies
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The Rolling Stones
“Brown Sugar”
UMe 7″ Vinyl limited edition
Single 5000 copies
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Deerhoof / XIU XIU
Almost Xiu Xiu, Almost Deerhoof
Split 7″ (w/ MP3)
Limited to 2,000 copies on orange vinyl
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Fleet Foxes
Helplessness Blues
b/w Grown Ocean
SPP 12″ vinyl limited edition 3000 copies
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13th Floor Elevators
Wait For My Love Snapper Music
7″green vinyl
limited edition 1000 copies
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The Cars
“Sad Song”
Concord 7″ vinyl
on
picture sleeve
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DON’T SLEEP IN! :
Just be smart, and hit the pavement early. I spent a frustrating portion of last years Day, trying to desperately snag copies of the Beck/Sonic Youth split 7″ and The Rolling Stones 7″ “Plundered My Soul ” single featuring unreleased track from Exile on Main St sessions. Both of which had unfortunately disappeared off all the shelves…
- Rebel Rebel
- Bleeker Records
- Bleeker Bob
- Generation Records
- Village Music World
- Other Music
- Academy LP’s
- Rockit Scientist LP’s
- Kims Good Records
- Turntable Lab
- A-1 Records
- Permanent Records
- Earwax Records
- Sound Fix
- Academy Record Annex
STAY OUT FOR THE AFTER PARTY:
WHAT WE PICKED UP LAST YEAR:
- Beach House: Zebra, with 2 new tracks and 2 alternate from album “Teen Dream” (12″ vinyl)
- Black Keys: Tighten Up/Howlin’ For You, 12″ vinyl contains two new songs (12″ vinyl), Julian Casablancas: 11th Dimension (WXRP live recording) b/w “Long Island Blues” (previously unreleased) Strokes founder’s exclusive RSD 7″ ( 7″ vinyl)
- MGMT: “Siberian Breaks”, single-sided disc with 12 minute track and etched side (12″ vinyl)
- Modest Mouse: The Moon and Antarctica, Tenth Anniversary Vinyl Edition reissue, Double LP 180 Gram vinyl (12″ Vinyl)
- Monsters of Folk: Monsters of Folk, double LP set on clear blue vinyl (12″ Vinyl)
- The National: Sad Songs for Dirty lovers, (12″ Vinyl)
- Phoenix: Fences, Pink vinyl 12″ single with album track plus remix; first vinyl issue (12″ PINK vinyl)
- Sonic Youth: Hits Are For Squares, 15 tracks selected by other artists with exclusive new SY track “Slow Revolution”; individually numbered, Double LP (12″ Vinyl)
- Sound Garden: Hunted Down”/”Nothing To Say”, reiusse of translucent vinyl (7″ vinyl)
- Surfer Blood/Holiday Shores: “Take It Easy (live”)/”Your Motion Says”, Surfer Blood track features Marnie Stern, Holiday Shores track is an Arthur Russell cover (split 7″ vinyl)
- Them Crooked Vultures: “Mind Eraser, No Chaser”/”Hwy 1″ (Live from Sydney–exclusive track) B side “Vulture Speak” interview with the band, 10″ Picture Disc includes unreleased track “Highway One” each one is numbered (10″ vinyl)
- Washed out: Life of Leisure, (12″ Vinyl)
