Every year since it was founded in 2007, thousands of musicians, bands, collectors, and business owners have participated in Record Store Day. Observed the third Saturday of every April, the event promises to usher in hundreds of exclusive and limited vinyl pressings to be released and sold. 2014’s set of releases brought us the first glimpse of new music in over 14 years from Emo/Alt Rock frontrunners Sunny Day Real Estate. In 2015, Foo Fighters released Songs From the Laundry Room on 10″ vinyl; a collection of demos they recorded in Seattle with producer Barrett Jones (produced albums by Nirvana, The Fall of Troy, Set Your Goals). This year’s set of releases were made available on March 9 at the official Record Store Day website as a downloadable PDF document and a list complete with cover art you can view here. The nationally recognized event proves its worth annually as both an awesome event for audiophiles and record collectors to expand their libraries and as a profitable platform for musicians and labels to release and sell their music on the formerly defunct format that has regained an impressive amount of popularity and value in the past decade. Whether or not you are a collector, it’s a great opportunity to gather up some records and support your local record store and favorite musicians. If you want to find a store in your area, there’s a locator you can use at the website. I’ve included a list of some notable releases as well as a few I’m personally looking forward to below with any of the pressing info that’s been made available.
THE ALL-AMERICAN REJECTS
Move Along
Doghouse Records, LP
Repress. Limited to 3000 individually numbered copies on a Clear/Red and Black swirl vinyl.
ALT J
Live at Red Rocks
Atlantic Records, 2x LP Box
“Recorded at the historic Red Rocks amphitheater in the summer of 2015, “Live At Red Rocks” captures alt-J at the height of their powers, performing for 6,000 screaming fans. This Record Store Day special release includes two colored vinyl LPs, a CD and DVD. The 75 minute live album / concert DVD features songs from their Mercury Prize winning and RIAA Gold certified debut, An Awesome Wave and the Grammy-Nominated follow up This Is All Yours.”
ATREYU
The Best of…
Victory Records, 2x LP
“This Record Store Day release is a limited edition colored vinyl 12″ vinyl LP with special packaging, including split album cover (similar to CD layout) and etching on the fourth side of this two LP set. Includes digital download card and limited to 2000 copies.”
BEST COAST
Late 20’s b/w Bigger Man
Harvest, 7″ Vinyl
Record Store Day’s Best Coast 7″ features two never-before-released b-Sides from the band’s California Nights’ recording sessions. Beautifully packaged in a white sleeve and limited to 3000 copies.
CHVRCHES
Every Open Eye Remixes EP
Glassnote, 12″ vinyl LP
Record Store Day’s six track bootleg LP of remixes from Every Open Eye, featuring three singles: Leave A Trace, Empty Threat and Clearest Blue; reinterpreted by the hottest producers from across the globe including Four Tet, Goldroom, Big Wild, KDA, Gryffin and Whyt Noyz. Limited to 5000 copies.
CIRCA SURVIVE AND MEWITHOUTYOU
Awake in a Dream/Rainbow Signs 7″ split
Sumerian Records, 7″ vinyl
This Record Store Day exclusive split 7″ brings Circa Survive and mewithoutYou together. Alternate variants to be released later through band’s personal merch stores.
DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE
Tractor Rape Chain/Black Sun
Atlantic Records, 7″ vinyl
This Record Store Day 7″ single features two unreleased live tracks, one of which is a cover of Guided By Voices’ “Tractor Rape Chain.” Limited to 3,000 copies.
DEFTONES
B-Sides and Rarities
Warner Bros./Reprise Records, 2x LP
First pressing, on gold vinyl, limited to 3500 copies.
THE FLAMING LIPS
Heady Nuggs Vol.II Studio Albums 2006 – 2012 and Lightning Strikes the Postman
Warner Bros, 8x LP and Compact Disc
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Define Love
Atlantic/RRR, 7″ Picture Disk
This Record Store Day 7″ picture disc features the track “Define Love,” recorded during the “Incarnate” sessions but unreleased until now. Limited to 3,000 copies.
LA DISPUTE
Tiny Dots
Vagrant Records, 12″ Vinyl EP
This Record Store Day LP release features live audio from the December 2015 Tiny Dots DVD release.
MEWITHOUTYOU
Ten Stories
Run for Cover Records, LP
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MUSE
Reapers
Warner Bros., 7″ vinyl
This 7″ Muse single is being imported especially for Record Store Day and features the studio version of Reapers and a live version recorded in Koln, Germany. Limited to 5,000 copies.
PARKWAY DRIVE
Horizons
Epitaph Records, LP
First pressing on yellow/blue spatter vinyl
STAR WARS
Star Wars: The Force Awakens Sountrack
Walt Disney Records, 10″ Picture Disc
TOM PETTY AND THE HEARTBREAKERS
Kiss My Amps II
Warner Bros./Reprise, LP
GERARD WAY
Pinkish/Don’t Try
Warner Bros., 7″ Color vinyl
This Record Store Day colored vinyl 7″ features the tracks “Pinkish” and “Don’t Try”. Limited to 5,000 copies.
THE WEEKND
The Hills Remixes
Republic, 12″ vinyl
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