Saturday Is Record Store Day
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Just a friendly public service announcement. This Saturday, April 19th, is Record Store Day.
Record Store Day is not only a good opportunity to reacquaint yourself with your local purveyor of fine records, cassettes, and compacted discs, but it is also a chance to catch some good deals and rare items. Artists and labels alike are hip to this holiday and have, for years now, been using it to roll out cool promotional and limited releases, especially in the realm of vinyl. Here are a few favorites to check out, starting, of course, with the kings of oddball releases, The Flaming Lips (their label, Warner Bros., is an official RSD sponsor, and have a number of great offerings):
The Flaming Lips: 7 SKIES H3 – Single-pocket jacket, regular-weight clear vinyl 12″ – Limited to 7.500 copies. On vinyl for the first time ever. A 50 minute distillation across 10 tracks of the remarkable 24-hour song recorded at Tarbox Road Studios in 2011. Includes digital download card.
The Flaming Lips: Gates Of Steel – Single-pocket jacket, regular-weight silver vinyl 7″ – Limited to 7,500 copies. Part of the WMG’s Side By Side series. Includes Devo’s “Gates of Steel” from the original DEV-O Live EP and a previously unreleased cover by The Flaming Lips all on gorgeous silver vinyl! R.I.P. Bob 2. This is for you, wherever you are.
LCD Soundsystem: The Long Goodbye: LCD Soundsystem “Live at Madison Square Garden” – 5 LP Set with download card – Limited to 3,000 units. The Long Goodbye is the complete, unabridged recording of LCD Soundsystem’s near-four-hour April 2, 2011 farewell show at New York’s Madison Square Garden. Produced and mixed by LCD founder and frontman, James Murphy. The Long Goodbye is the ultimate audio document of LCD Soundsystem’s now legendary final show. The album’s exclusive mix brings new life to every note of music played during the epic MSG show- including of course the performances featured in the acclaimed film, Shut Up and Play The Hits, which chronicled the concert by painting an intimate portrait of Murphy navigating its lead-up and aftermath. This special box set will be released exclusively on Record Store Day 2014 over a month before it is available anywhere else.
Mastodon: Live At Brixton – 2 -LP, 180 gram vinyl w/ DVD Limited to 2,000 units. On February 11th, 2012, Mastodon took the stage at London’s O2 Academy in Brixton, capping off the Atlanta-based band’s world tour in support of their critically acclaimed album The Hunter. This sold-out performance was Mastodon’s first show at the legendary Brixton venue. It won’t be their last, as the London audience positively erupted from the opening chords until the final, frenzied encore. This special 180-gram vinyl pressing is the only physical version of this special show and includes a DVD of the entire performance.
Some other picks:
Sam Cooke “ “in’t That Good News (12-inch vinyl)
R.E.M. “ Unplugged: The Complete 1991 and 2001 Sessions (4-LP vinyl)
Built to Spill “ Ultimate Alternative Wavers (12-inch vinyl)
Nirvana “ Pennyroyal Tea”/”I Hate Myself and Want To Die (7-inch vinyl)
The Velvet Underground “ Loaded (12-inch vinyl)
The Notorious B.I.G. “ Life After Death
J. Spaceman and Kid Millions “ Live at Le Poisson Rouge (12-inch vinyl)
AND SO MUCH MORE. Get out there, and do it early.
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