Everyone’s favorite day of the year comes right after their second favorite day of the year: Record Store Day. It seems like this year has more releases than any other year in the past, and the selection is just cray. To help you figure out the best ish to pick up, we’ve put together somewhat of a guide. To see the full list, head over to the RSD site.
Record Store Day Exclusives
- Anamanaguchi – Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World (Original Video Game Soundtrack) 12″ vinyl, limited to 2,700
- Bastille – Of the Night picture disc 10″ vinyl, limited to 2,000
- David Bowie – 1984 picture disc 7″ vinyl, limited to 4,000
- Charles Bradley – I Hope You Find the Good Life 12″ vinyl, limited to 1,500
- Jake Bugg – Live From Silver Platters 12″ vinyl or CD, vinyl limited to 4,000
- Built to Spill – Ultimate Alternative Wavers 12″ vinyl, limited to 4,000
- CHVRCHES – Recover EP 12″ vinyl, limited to 2,500
- Circa Survive/Sunny Day Real Estate – Split 7″ vinyl, limited to 2,500
- The Cure/Dinosaur Jr. – Side by Side Series (holy shit!!!) 7″ vinyl, limited to 5,000
- Cut Copy – In These Arms of Love/Like Any Other Day 10″ vinyl, limited to 2,000
- Dawes/Conor Oberst – Split 7″ (just buy for Dawes though), limited to 3,250
- Death Cab for Cutie featuring Magik*Magik Orchestra – Live 2012 2XLP
- DEVO – Live at Max’s Kansas City 12″ vinyl, limited to 2,000
- DEVO – Butch Devo and the Sundance Gig vinyl/DVD, limited to 1,750
- DEVO/The Flaming Lips – Side by Side Series 7″ vinyl, limited to 6,900 (I see whatchu did there Wayne Coyne)
- The Flaming Lips – 7 Skies H3 12″ vinyl, limited to 7,100
- Haim – Forever 12″ vinyl, limited to 3,500
- Husker Du – Candy Apple Grey 12″ vinyl, limited to 1,750
- Chuck Inglish 7″ series, each limited to 1,200
- Jay Z/Linkin Park – Collision Course 10 year anniversary re-issue 12″ vinyl (you know you want it), limited to 2,500
- Joy Division – An Ideal for Living (1978) 12″ vinyl, limited to 7,500
- The Julie Ruin – Brightside/In the Picture 7″ vinyl, limited to 2,000
- Mark Mulcahy – Fathering 12″ vinyl
- Nirvana – “Pennyroyal Tea”/”I Hate Myself and Want to Die” 7″ vinyl, limited to 6,000
- The Notorious B.I.G. – Life After Death 3X12″ vinyl, limited to 4,500
- The Orwells – The Righteous One 12″ vinyl, limited to 1,500
- Paramore – Ain’t it Fun 12″ single, limited to 2,700
- Pissed Jeans – The Very Best of SubPop 10″ vinyl, limited to 1,170
- Tame Impala – Live, limited to 5,000
- VA – The Muppet Movie Soundtrack 12″ vinyl, limited to 2,500
- Veruca Salt – Veruca Salt 7″ vinyl (featuring two new songs), limited to 1,000
Releases Exclusive to Record Store Day But Will Re-appear in the Future
- Childish Gambino – Because the Internet 12″ vinyl with 72 page screenplay
- Ron Jeremy – Understanding and Appreciating Classical Music With Ron Jeremy 7″ vinyl, limited to 1,000
- LCD Soundsystem – The Long Goodbye (Last Concert Live at Madison Square Garden) 5X12″ vinyl, limited to 3,000
- Mazzy Star – I’m Less Here 7″ vinyl, limited to 3,000
- One Direction – Midnight Memories picture disc 7″ vinyl
- OutKast – Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik 12″ vinyl, limited to 4,000
- Public Enemy – It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back 12″ vinyl (support the official RSD ambassador CHUCK D), limited to 2,000
- Songs: Ohia – Journey On: Collected Singles 12″ vinyl, limited to 800
Regional or Small Run Releases
- Betty Who – Heartbreak Dream 7″ vinyl, limited to 650
- Camera Obscura – 4AD Session 12″ vinyl, limited to 250
- Neko Case & Jason Lytle – Satellite of Love 7″ vinyl, limited to 1,000
- Sky Ferreira – Night Time, My Time explicit picture disc 12″ vinyl, limited to 800
- Heatmiser Burger Records cassette series, each limited to 500
- Heavens to Betsy – Calculated 12″ vinyl, limited to 1,000
- KORN – The Paradigm Shift picture disc 12″ vinyl, limited to 900
- Parquet Courts – Sunbathing Animal 7″ vinyl, limited to 1,000
- R.E.M. – Unplugged: The Complete 1991 and 2001 Sessions 4X12″ vinyl, limited to 1,000
- Surfer Blood – Pythons Demos 12″ vinyl, limited to 1,000
Local Releases
- Deer Tick – Eel Bowel 7″ vinyl, limited to 2,000
- Ray LaMontagne – Supernova 7″ vinyl, limited to 2,500
- Dinosaur Jr. – Visitors 5X7″ vinyl, limited to 3,000
- VA – Non Violent Femmes (Violent Femmes covered by female musicians feat. Speedy Ortiz) 12″ vinyl, limited to 700
- VA – Faux Real (with tracks from Bent Shapes, Potty Mouth, and Sadie Dupuis of Speedy Ortiz covering fake bands in movies) 12″ vinyl, limited to 500