Record Store Day started in 2007. The day celebrates independent record stores and vinyl collectors. It’s a day for the people who make up the world of the record store—the staff, the customers, and the artists—to come together and celebrate the unique culture of a record store and the special role these independently owned stores play in their communities. Special vinyl and CD releases and various promotional products are made exclusively for the day.
In 2010, Record Store Day coordinated its first RSD Black Friday event, which gives record stores exclusive releases as part of the attempt to redirect the focus of the biggest shopping day of the year to the desirable, special things to be found at local stores.
Unique releases include. . .
WILLIE NELSON
Live at Budokan (2 x LP )
Quantity: 9100
. . . I love Willie on vinyl. The album gives me plenty of rollin’ room.
OLD 97s
One Last Ride: Old 97’s Play Johnny Cash (12″ Vinyl)
Quantity: 2700
. . . tunes include: Big River, Train Medley, I Got Stripes, Wreck of the Old 97
TOWNES VAN ZANDT
At My Window (35th Anniversary Edition)
Quantity: 4000
. . .The only Townes Van Zandt’s studio album recorded in the ‘80s. The dude died in the late 90s but his life was a party. The album is pressed on sky blue vinyl
JOHN WILLIAMS
The Cowboys (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) 50th Anniv.
Quantity: 3000
. . . Celebrating the John Wayne (Holster that sidearm pilgrim!) western with a score composed by the living legend, John Williams. The Cowboys, released in 1972, was the maestro’s biggest pre-Star Wars score.
THE FLYING BURRITO BROTHERS
Live From The Bottom Line NYC 1976
Quantity: 1200
. . .Classic tunes and Country / Western Standards! Only 1200 copies? These dudes know how to party. Check out the documentary: Festival Express ((look at the cover. . . that’s true country))
STEVE FORBERT
Live At The Bottom Line
Quantity: 1000
. . . A recording of the singer/songwriter’s show from a July 8, 2000, performance at the famed New York showcase club. He’s a fine guitar picker.
