You better mark april 17 yellow, orange, green or whatever colour you want, because it's the International Record Store Day! What's that you ask? This may answer your question:
"This is the one day that all of the independently owned record stores come together with artists to celebrate the art of music. Special vinyl and CD releases and various promotional products are made exclusively for the day and hundreds of artists in the United States and in various countries across the globe make special appearances and performances. Festivities include performances, cook-outs, body painting, meet & greets with artists, parades, djs spinning records and on and on. Metallica officially kicked off Record Store Day at Rasputin Music in San Franscisco on April 19, 2008 and Record Store Day is now celebrated the third Saturday every April."
The List of special releases contains amongst others:
Bon Iver/Peter Gabriel – Split 7″
“Come Talk To Me” b/w “Flume”
Julian Casablancas – 7″
“11th Dimension”(Live) b/w “Long Island Blues”
Elvis Costello – Live at Hollywood High 7″
Flaming Lips – Dark Side of the Moon LP
John Lennon – 7″ Singles Bag
1A: John Lennon – Mother
1B: Yoko Ono – Why
2A: John Lennon – Imagine
2B: John Lennon – It’s So Hard
3A: John Lennon – Watching the Wheels
3B: Yoko Ono – Yes, I’m Your Angel
Mastodon – Blood Mountain LP
Modest Mouse – The Moon and Antarctic 180g 2xLP
Phoenix – 12″ (Pink Vinyl)
“Fences” b/w “Fences” (Remix)
Queens of the Stone Age Feel Good Hit of the Summer 10″
Them Crooked Vultures – 10″
“Mind Eraser, No Chaser”/”Hwy 1″ (Live) b/w Interview
Velvet Underground – Live 1969 LP
FIND YOUR PARTICIPATING STORE HERE
