RECORD STORE ANNOUNCES FULL LIST OF 2018 RELEASES!
THE FIRST THING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT RSDΒ 2018 ISβ¦
WAIT FOR IT⦠THIS ONE GOES TO 11!
Yes, this is Record Store Dayβs 11th anniversary, and with apologies to Nigel Tufnul and Spinal Tap, we are turning all the knobs across the board WAAAAYYYY past 10 on April 21st to give everyone the best possible music and independent community experience!
Donβt miss your chance to discover exciting,Β new andΒ limited-edition titles while celebrating the culture of the independent record store, nationwide.
Featuring releases from Jerry Garcia, Prince, Run The Jewels, Wilco, U2, Grateful Dead, The Stooges, Notorious B.I.G., Madonna, The Cure, Mastodon, Disturbed, Pink Floyd, Jimi Hendrix, Bruce Springsteen, Thelonious Monk, Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Circle Jerks, Cypress Hill, Aaliyah, Son Volt, Lil Uzi Vert,Β Ramones, CourtneyΒ Barnett, Brian Eno, Bo Diddley, Nas, Elvis Costello, Dave Grusin,
John Coltrane, Sundays, The Who, Snarky Puppy, Slightly Stoopid, J Dilla, The Kills, Charlie Pickett,Β Too $Hort, Iggy Pop, Tim Buckley, Jeff Buckley, Gene Clark, Swans, Small Faces, Common, Buari, Tad (And Also Thomas Andrew Doyle), The Residents,Β Plush, Dwarves, King Black Acid, Frank Zappa, David Bowie, Johnny Thunders, Chainsaw Kittens, Wu-Tang, Demon Fuzz, Ride,Β The National, Parquet Courts,Β Kreator, Smithereens, Taylor Swift, Soundgarden, Descendents, Tom Waits, Phish,Β Superchunk, Jason Isbell,Β Ornette Coleman, Redd Kross, The Rascals, Motorhead,Β Eek-A-Mouse,Β Saxon, Moody Blues, Rolling Stones, GovβT Mule, The Alarm, ChicanoΒ Batman,Β Dr. Octagon, Def Leppard, Ella Fitzgerald, And Even More Incredible Artists! Β (We Told You There Were A Lot!)
In the inclusive spirit ofΒ record store day, there is truly something for everyone at all your favorite local independent record stores on April 21st, 2018!
βRecord Store Day is important because it is a platform for the independently owned music stores to be a bright star for the day. It is the definition of supporting music and art and what it is to be independent and shop local.ββJennifer Keenan/Lacey Ritter, Pushier The Store, Jerome AZ
βNothing will ever β EVER β replace the power of walking into a record store and having another living, breathing human beingΒ β whether itβs a fellow shopper or friendly clerk or complete stranger β point you toward something and say, βYou HAVE to listenΒ to this, trust me.β I have no problem with texts or DMs or the internet as a whole but believe me when I say: The best music,Β books, movies, comics or any other type of art will be created by someone passing along, eyeball-to-eyeball, secret and cherishedΒ knowledge. Thatβs why Record Store Day will save the future.β –Β PattonΒ Oswald, RSD 2018 Artist, Currently Our Favorite Person
βIt’s the most wonderful day of the year~ Come party with us!β βAlayna Alderman, Record Archive, Rochester NY
Record Store Day is turning it up a notch in 2018, and everything is coming together to give you something very, very special on April 21st! Β More independent releases with newer artists, legendary names, iconic performances captured for posterity, limited runs, multiple formats, more heavy hitters, more long out-of-print reissues, more exclusive tracks, and more of everything else you were hoping for. Β Why? Because you deserve itβ¦and because that is what Record Store Day doesβ¦every year, for all our participating record stores and their loyal customers. Find records you never thought you would ever see again, buy records you cannot get enough of, and discover records that will become your new favorites immediately out of the shrink wrap! Β We are extremely psyched about the depth and scope of 2018βs Record Store Day selections.
Rhino Records/Grateful Dead Productions have been very supportive of Record Store Day, and this year is no exception, as it sees the release of The Grateful Deadβs Fillmore West, San Francisco, CA 2/27/69. Β This live show along with 3 other concerts from the same year, is being released for the first time on vinyl, as a Limited Edition 4xLP set. Not to be outdone, ATO/Round Records are re-releasing Jerry Garciaβs fourth solo album, Run For The Roses.Β This special release will be pressed on black and orange marbled vinyl, and can be found first at record stores. The Long Strange Trip continues for one of the worldβs most beloved bands.
RSD 2018 Ambassadors Run The Jewels are fulfilling their duties by releasing The Stay Gold Collectors Jewel Box, a limited edition metal box set which includes a 12β EP etched with custom Marvel-branded art, an RTJ slipmat, and which provides a fitting place to house your RTJ vinyl collection. More hip-hop, both new school and old, comes to record stores courtesy of Rapsody, J Dilla, Czarface, Rob Base & DJ EZ-Rock, Nas, 9th Wonder and more.
David Bowie releases are always a Record Store Day highlight and this yearβs list includes four Bowie releases proper, including Parlophoneβs three very special limited-edition David Bowie items; Welcome To The Blackout (Live London 1978), Letβs Dance (Demo), and available for the first time commercially, the rare Berlin-era U.S. promo album Bowie Now and a release from Lulu, on which Bowie acts as guest vocalist, instrumentalist and producer on two of his own classic songs.
Jazz fans have a lot to be excited about as ORG Music presents An Evening With Ornette Coleman (Part 2), taken from a 1965 concert at Fairfield Hall in Croydon, England. Β This album showcases Colemanβs experimentation with contemporary classical forms, features new artwork, and is exclusive to RSD 2018. Β Verve is releasing Ella Fitzgeraldβs Ella Live at Zardiβs for the first time on opaque pink and opaque blue vinyl. Β John Coltraneβs βMy Favorite Thingsβ is being released as a 7β single through Atlantic, a replica of the original 7β βMy Favorite Things Part I & IIβ, a hit single for the jazz giant in 1961. Β And Thelonious Monkβs 100th birthday is celebrated with Columbia/Legacyβs re-release of Thelonious Monkβs 1964 classic Monk.
Syd Barrett, Neil Young and Tom Waits all walk into a barβ¦no, not reallyβ¦but they are ALL at a record store in April. Β Legacy Recordings presents Pink Floydβs debut masterpiece, Piper At The Gates of Dawn in MONONeil Youngβs Tonight’s The Night Live At The Roxy 1973, a black vinyl double LP of a recording made when Uncle Neil and his band decided to blow off some steam after recording Tonightβs The Night, gets a special RSD 2018 version with a gatefold package and a limited edition photo insert. Β Three separate Tom Waits colored vinyl double LPs come together as a special treat from ANTI-. Originally released as part of Waitsβ Orphans collection, this music received stunning praise on its initial release (and thatβs not JUST because Tom covers two Ramones tracks!)
The Motor City gets a shout out from a few titles this year, including Modern Harmonicsβ release of two very early 7β singles from the MC5, pressed at Third Man Pressing. Third Man Records co-founder (and Detroit native) Ben Blackwell curates a collection called The Stooges (Detroit Edition). Speaking of Third Man Records, they offer a little Nashville in the mix, with a single from Joshua Hedley, a new country signing who youβve probably seen leading the band at the iconic Robertβs Western World this past decade or so.
Hey, wouldnβt it be cool if Bruce Springsteen, U2 and The Rolling Stones ALL released records on April 21? Well, guess whatβ¦they are! Β The Boss is stepping away from Broadway to release a Greatest Hits LP on colored vinyl. U2 are releasing a 12β picture disc with two different versions of βLights of Home.β The Stones are re-issuing their 1967 LP Their Satanic Majesties Request on splatter vinyl exclusive to independent record stores, with original gatefold artwork and restored 3D cover. You know, if you turn it just right, you can see all four Beatles in the 3D artwork.
Todayβs stars are well represented this year. Taylor Swift has taken over the pop world with several massive releases and Swifties can pick up special record store colored vinyl editions of three of them this April 21. New West Recordsβ Jason Isbellβs Live At Twist And Shout, is just that: a a six song recording of a performance from his 2007 in-store at Twist & Shout in Denver, Colorado. Mom & Pop Records has two from Β Courtney Barnett for RSD 2018: a 12β single with two songs from Courtneyβs upcoming LP, and a picture disc edition of The Double EP: A Sea of Split Peas.
The youth are wild, but the kids are all right, and that may be because of the music they get at record stores on 2018. Records geared towards kids but enjoyed by everyone include Rockabye Babyβs lullaby versions of Beastie Boys songs, a reissue from Brookvale Records of Marlo Thomasβ classic Free To Be You And Me and a Blitzen Trapper record created with toy instruments actually called Kids Album!
Continuing the independent spirit, Kartel is re-releasing the hauntingly beautiful 1995 classic NΓ© La Thiass from Senegalese musician Cheikh LΓ΄. Β Post-hardcore favorites Touche Amore are releasing a tenth-year anniversary pressing of their demo 7″ released as a one-time 12″ with an etched b-side on No Sleep Records. Rare Noise Records is releasing Cuts Up, Cuts Out by the noise supergroup Merzbow, Mats Gustafsson, Thurston Moore, and Balazs Pandi. Empire Records brings us the 2001 debut album from the prolific underground rap crew, Living Legends, Almost Famous, available for the first time on vinyl on RSD 2018. Commonβs Can I Borrow A Dollar?, his 1992 release that put Chicago on the hip-hop map, is being re-issued as a double LP by Fat Beats and Nature Sounds.
Various artist compilations and movies from films are a big part of the mix too. Dogfish Head Craft Brewed Ales continues its series of Music to Drink Beer To compilations and throws in a little sumthin sumthin by calling this edition Music to Drink Beer And Make Love To! Past & Present are releasing Girls in the Garage Volumes 2 and 3, collections of rare 60s girl group singles prove that long before Patti Smith and Joan Jett, girls were rocking in the garage as hard as the guys. Select-O-Hits brings us Malaco: The Last Soul Company 50 Years of Excellence, an RSD-curated collection of songs on gold vinyl from the 50 years of Malaco, featuring artists like Johnnie Taylor and Bobby Bland, proceeds of which benefit the BMI Foundation.
The Official Film of Record Store Day 2018 is The Godfathers of Hardcore, which tells the continuing fascinating story of Agnostic Front. Composer Aaron Drakeβs score makes its vinyl debut on Record Store Day 2018.
In all, itβs one of the most diverse lists of titles ever to be put together for a Record Store Day celebration and whether you find an armful or a select few that pique your interest, they all play a part in helping us throw our favorite party of the year. Weβre gonna leave with something that Reid Robinson of Co-Op Records of Moline passed along to us: βMy favorite RSDΒ quoteΒ ever was from a few years ago. A short, sweet statement from a teenage girl to her dad-βYES!Β ChristmasΒ USED to be my favorite day of the year!β