WHAT DID YOU PICK UP ON RECORD STORE DAY?
Record Store Day might be more fun than Christmas. Whether you managed to get your paws on some limited-edition vinyl or had a chance to check out an in-store performance or DJ set this Saturday, hopefully, you got off the couch to show/get some love from your local record shop. Now in its third 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. While itunes and internet shopping may have eclipsed the record shop, there is something way more exciting about hitting up these cultural hubs, bonding with fellow music lovers and strolling the aisles looking for hidden treasure.
In honor of the holiday, record stores all over the country 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. Other Music in the East Village, New York hosted one of the best Record Store Day parties in the country with a stellar lineup of awesome live music from The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, The Drums and a DJ set from Scott from The National.
On Saturday morning, I set out in search of some limited edition wax in the West village, hitting up New Yorks old school indie record shop staple and one of my favorites, Rebel Rebel, Bleeker Street Records, moving east towards Kims and Other Music. Some of the exclusives I was trying to snag like: Beck/Sonic Youth split 7″, and the Rolling Stones 7″ “Plundered My Soul ” single featuring unreleased track from Exile on Main St sessions, seemed to have disappeared everywhere, but there were more than 170 special releases to choose from so I still managed to pick up some treats. So, what did Discosalt snag:
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)
What did you pick up? We want to build a music lovers community here, so let us know about your Record Store Day experience or post up any pictures from the day below.
Thanks again to Other Music and all the participating record shops in the village for making this such a great day. Can’t wait until next year.
