Record Store Day has become an unofficial holiday for music lovers worldwide. On Saturday, April 22, Record Store Day 2023 will usher in the release of rare, expanded and never-before-released material from acts from a wide range of genres, from psychedelic rock to classic jazz standards.
SON VOLT
Day of the Doug
Quantity: 1700
This is for the real Texas country music fans. . . .
Day of the Doug is a tribute album to Doug Sahm. It features 12 songs that span Sahm’s career as a solo artist as well as his work with Sir Douglas Quintet and Texas Tornados. The Intro and Outro tracks are phone messages that Doug left Jay Farrar over the years. This is a brand new record from Son Volt.
THE CACTUS BLOSSOMS
If Not For You (Bob Dylan Songs Vol. 1)
Quantity: 1150
Interesting selection of Dylan tunes. Some deep cuts for sure. . .
On their EP If Not For You (Bob Dylan Songs Vol. 1) The Cactus Blossoms reimagine four songs from the Bob Dylan songbook. Vol. 1 draws from Dylan’s early catalog and filters his work through the lens of the brothers’ signature harmonies and lush arrangements, adding new layers to these familiar classics. Pressed for Record Store Day on blue vinyl.
AMANDA SHIRES
Live at Columbia Studio A
Quantity: 2700
Too bad her husband can’t release music this good. . .
Recorded in the lead-up to Amanda Shires 2022 album, Take It Like A Man, Live At Columbia Studio A features 4 tracks recorded at the legendary Nashville studio. Featuring guest appearances by Jason Isbell and Maren Morris, this single-sided 12” EP includes a B-side etching and fold-out poster.
ORVILLE PECK
Bronco
Quantity: 1600
Real deal country music. Been seeing this dude’s name a lot. And that’s a good thing. . .
This limited edition pressing of Orville Peck’s critically acclaimed album BRONCO will be released as a 2023 Record Store Day exclusive, on double metallic gold vinyl.
THE ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND
Syria Mosque – Pittsburgh, PA 1-17-71
Quantity: 9000
Prime Allman Bros. This is how music is supposed to sound. A real deal band. No gimmicks. Probably one of my favorite bands of all time. God bless Duane “Sky Dog” Allman. . .
Complete live concert performance of Allman Brothers Band at the Syria Mosque, Pittsburgh PA 1-17-71. This RSD Edition is numbered and pressed on Steel Gray vinyl.
CANNED HEAT
Vintage
Quantity: 3000
Love the write up on this one. These dudes played Woodstock and know how to throwdown for a good time. . .
Classic 1970 Psychedelic Blues, 6th Studio Album. Produced by Johnny Otis, the album features the Muddy Waters/Elmore James’ song “Rollin’ and Tumblin'” recorded with and without Alan Wilson’s harmonica leads. This deluxe package will include an OBI strip, gatefold album jacket, printed inner sleeve, original record labels and specialty color vinyl. Orange/Black/White Psychedelic Splatte
CAPTAIN BEEFHEART & THE MAGIC BAND
I’m Going To Do What I Wanna Do: Live At My Father’s Place 1978
Quantity: 5000
“interesting” / “trippy” band. I’m not into these guys. Not because I don’t like them but because I haven’t really explored their music. . .
Originally released on CD via Rhino Handmade in the early 00’s, this is the first official vinyl release of this complete live show from the Shiny Beast (Bat Chain Puller) tour. Recorded directly to 2-track stereo reel-to-reel tape and eventually broadcast on WLIR-FM on 11 December 1978, this recording finds Beefheart rejuvenated after the critical success of the Shiny Beast album and the new and improved version of the Magic Band. An essential addition to any Beefheart collection.
BILLY JOEL
Live At The Great American Music Hall – 1975
Quantity: 6700
Sing us a song piano man! Wild this dude can sellout Yankee Stadium but the recording is from a venue that holds 5,000 people – if that. Gotta be super intimate and cool. . .
Recorded June 1975 in San Francisco, Billy Joel Live at The Great American Music Hall 1975, is coming to record stores for Record Store Day 2023 on double opaque gray vinyl. This album, taken from a stop on the Streetlife Serenade tour,introduces the earliest available recordings of future Turnstiles classics “James” and “New York State Of Mind”, and includes examples of Billy’s loving imitations of Joe Cocker, Elton John and Leon Russell — a staple of his early concerts.
JERRY LEE LEWIS
Live At The Palomino Club
Quantity: 2000
The KILLER! I bet there’s some classic stuff on here that you don’t get on the studio albums. This dude was known to lit his piano on fire at concerts. Doesn’t get any better than that!
Double LP on smoky red vinyl
KIP MOORE
Wild Ones (Deluxe Edition)
Quantity: 1250
This isn’t my favorite album from him. It is still good and I like seeing these current dudes keeping up with the Record Store Day trend. . .
Kip Moore’s second studio album Wild Ones, is now available on vinyl for the first time. This Deluxe Edition 2 LP set is pressed on blue vinyl and features sixteen tracks, including the hit singles “I’m To Blame,” and “Running For You.”
NEW RIDERS OF THE PURPLE SAGE
Lyceum ’72
Quantity: 2400
Bunch of hippies go to England. What could go wrong? Pretty epic americana music going overseas. For the music hardcores: no, Jerry Garcia doesn’t play on this record. . .
TAYLOR SWIFT
folklore: the long pond studio sessions
Quantity: 75000
These long pond sessions have to be one of the greatest “projects” I have seen in a while. Not sure if there is a lot of video for this? If there is, let me know. There should be a DVD or a Netflix documentary. . .
Taylor Swift’s 3rd GRAMMY® Album of the Year, folklore, was recorded during the Covid-19 lockdown. Taylor and her collaborators were never able to play the album together… until the Long Pond Studio Sessions in September 2020. This is the first time “folklore: the long pond studio sessions’’ will be available on vinyl. Recorded live, the album features Taylor Swift, Aaron Dessner (The National), Jack Antonoff (Bleachers) and Justin Vernon (Bon Iver).
JASON ISBELL & AMANDA SHIRES
The Sound Emporium EP
Quantity: 11750
Buy his wife’s record. . .
Single-sided 12″ EP featuring two new originals from RSD US Ambassadors Jason Isbell & Amanda Shires, a reimagined version of “Tour of Duty” from the Jason Isbell and The 400 Unit album Here We Rest, and a cover of Richard Thompson’s “Beeswing”. Side B holds a stunning vinyl etching designed by Pearl Rachinsky-Moreland.
ENNIO MORRICONE
Senza Sapere
This is a novelty but why not. . .
Senza Sapere Niente di Lei (1969, Luigi Comencini) is one of the first scores composed by Ennio Morricone, for a Giallo film, just ahead of the great season of the cult Italian thriller genre forged by Dario Argento.
DOLLY PARTON
The Monument Singles Collection 1964-1968
Quantity: 5500
Early Dolly. Old school Dolly. I would only recommend this for the hardcores. I have talked with the author of the liner notes. She does her homework. I would buy this record just for her liner notes. . .
Dolly Parton as you’ve never heard her before! A first-time collection of the A & B sides from Dolly’s 1960s singles from her early days at Monument Records. This collection has been fully remastered from the original Monument Records mono master tapes. It also features liner notes from two-time Grammy nominee and award-winning author Holly George-Warren.
KENNY ROGERS
All In For The Gambler: All-Star Concert Celebration
Quantity: 1500
Just Dropped in to see what condition my condition was in. . . .
All In For The Gambler: All-Star Concert Celebration is a once-in-a-lifetime concert event honoring Kenny Rogers’ historic 60-year career and features the final performance with Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton together, one of popular music’s most beloved duets of all time. Recorded live at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, this one-night-only concert taping brought together fans, friends and music icons to celebrate Kenny Rogers. Available on 2 LP set for Record Store Day 2023.