T-Minus One Month: Record Store Day

It’s almost here! Every year record nerds celebrate the equivalent of Christmas on the 3rd Saturday in April. Let’s hear a big sigh…it’s Record Store Day! This year more than 300 artists are offering new record releases (mostly limited) to fans as a way to help support and promote local, independent record stores. Keep reading past the jump to see what you’ll be running around trying to collect.

Here are some of the highlights, check out the whole list here.

Amanda Palmer
Polly/Idioteque
7″
Label: 8FT Records

Blondie
Panic of Girls
Double CD/DVD Package Ltd
Qty: 1000
Label: EMI

Cradle Of Filth
Midnight In The Labyrinth
2CD in deluxe rigid digi book
Label: Peaceville

David Bowie
A Side: David Bowie – Starman (original single version). Stereo
B Side: David Bowie – Starman (Top Of The Pops version) Originally broadcast on the BBC TV Programme ‘Top Of The Pops’ on 6/7/72. Mono
7″ Picture Disc
Label: EMI

De La Soul’s Plug 1 & Plug 2 Presents First Serve
Must B The Music
12″
Label: Pias

Dead Boys
Sonic Reducer, Hey Little Girl, Down In Flames
7″ Sire house bag
Qty 800
Label: Sire/Rhino

Disturbed
The Collection
5LP Box
Qty 150
Label: Warner Bros

Flogging Molly
Drunken Lullabies
7″ ltd
Qty: 200
Label: Side One Dummy Records

Garbage
Blood For Poppies/Battle In Me
7″ Red vinyl
Qty: 500
Label: Stunvolume/Coop

Gorillaz
DoYaThing
10″ Picture disc
Qty: 500
Label: Parlophone

Iggy Pop
I’m Bored/African Man
Numbered, Lime Green 7″
Qty: 1000
Label: Sony

James Brown
Live At The Apollo: There It Is, Pass The Peas
7″ previously unreleased tracks from forthcoming 50th Anniversary Edition
Label: Universal

Kimbra
Settle Down
CD
Qty: 150
Label: Warner Bros

Marilyn Manson
No Reflection
7″ white vinyl
QTY: 500
Label: Cooking Vinyl

Mastodon/Feist
A Commotion/Black Tongue
7″
Qty 700
Label: Roadrunner 

Morrissey
Suedehead, We’ll Let You Know (live)*, Now My Heart Is Full (live)*
10″ picture disc
*previously unreleased
Label: EMI

OST – Dracula A.D. 1972
The Satanic Rites Of Dracula
7″ numbered copies on blood red vinyl
QTY: 666
Label: Music On Vinyl

Otis Redding/Aretha Franklin
Respect
7″ gold vinyl
Qty 800
Label: Rhino

Ramones
Blitzkrieg Bop/Havana Affair
7″, sire house bag
Qty 800
Label: Sire/Rhino 

Refused
Songs To Fan The Flames Of Discontent
1LP white vinyl  
QTY: 300
Label: Epitaph

Refused
Rather Be Dead
12″
QTY: 300
Label: Epitaph

Refused
The New Noise Theology EP
12″ grey vinyl
QTY: 300
Label: Epitaph

Refused
The Shape Of Punk To Come
2LP clear vinyl
Qty 300
Label: Epitaph

Sex Pistols
Anarchy In the UK
7″ picture disc
Label: UMC

She & Him
Vol 1
1st time on vinyl, coloured pressing, LP
Label: Domino

Social Distortion
Hard Times & Nursery Rhymes
2 LP Red/Orange vinyl & poster
Qty 300
Label: Epitaph

T. Rex
A: telegram Sam, B: metal Guru
7″ single picture sleeve, coloured vinyl
Qty: 750
Label: Edsel Records

The Black Keys
El Camino
2LP 7″ plus additional 7″ vinyl with 2 live tracks. Gatefold with poster and bonus CD
Qty 500
Label:  Nonesuch

The Clash 
London Calling Special digitally re-mastered new version by Mick Jones and Bill Price
Qty: 1000
7″
Label: Sony

The Misfits
Walk Among Us
1 LP
Qty 500
Label: Rhino 

The White Stripes
Handsprings/Red Death At 6.14
7″ ltd to red/black swirl just for RSD
Label: Thirdman

Ok. Where do I begin? Blondie, T Rex, The Clash, The Ramones, Refused, Otis & Aretha…I want them all! What will you be gunning for? Ladies and Gentlemen start your turntables!