National Record Store Day

yeah RSD is just done weirdly. stores not knowing what they are going to get in the mail until the last minute? not knowing what they will be paying for? so strange. but fun day of record shopping is no fun if there is a big list of rules at the door or something. just don't worry about the limited thing. just sell stuff and have fun. don't worry about what people do after they leave. a large percentage of them won't be coming back to your store until the next rsd anyway.

― scott seward, Friday, May 10, 2013 11:09 AM (3 minutes ago)

Yeah, any rules would make things very uncomfortable. The morning rush is tense as it is. But I totally understand any effort of the store to get on the good side of the customers that actually might shop there before the next record store day! Beneficial to win them over, nothing to lose pissing off the ebay opportunists in the process.

i didn't realize the steve gunn/hiss golden messenger record was an RSD release. i kinda want that.
but i got the charlie poole record from my pals in RVA, so what do i care.

"I4n J0hnson: Interested in only the least popular RSD titles since 2010."

Ha, Yeah I had been getting some of the Vanguard reissues yearly (none this year) myself and I don't think anyone else really cared about those either.

Well, my haul consisted of the Davy Graham ep, £6 or thereabouts.

I did get the Half Japanese CD set, but directly from the company for £20 or thereabouts.

There kinda sorta already are rules: http://www.recordstoreday.com/CustomPage/1038

Granted, not RULES rules, but there you have it.

they have agreed to act in the spirit of Record Store Day
they have agreed to act in the spirit of Record Store Day
they have agreed to act in the spirit of Record Store Day
they have agreed to act in the spirit of Record Store Day
they have agreed to act in the spirit of Record Store Day
they have agreed to act in the spirit of Record Store Day
they have agreed to act in the spirit of Record Store Day
they have agreed to act in the spirit of Record Store Day

What are the consequences if they don't, I'm wondering.

last time i checked there were a pile (i.e. at least 4 of them) of those flaming lips Zaireeka boxsets in my local shop ..

Consequence is that you don't get any records for next year. Store by me got in trouble and aren't allowed to participate anymore.

That's good, I guess.

But I get really critical and start to wonder — if there is a "pledge" like this, were these sorts of places ever on the buyer's side in the first place? Because "the pledge" was created out of unflaterring circumstances, right?

Just wondering out loud.

More reason for me to just sit the whole thing out, I guess.

Right I think the past issues of this nature motivated them to create the pledge. The conditions of the pledge aren't asking too much of the stores, honestly.

just look for the red badge of courage.

mark e, yeah and their own website has it on 'special offer' too...

even if all of the records went into the hands of true fans, lots of them would sell anyway if the price was right. the crazy ebay prices are not caused by flippers, they're caused by the labels pressing stuff in limited editions.

I mean, I don't think I own a single record that I wouldn't let go of for $100! It's just a record.

Great, here comes the wave of flipper defending.

Fuck you Flipper rules

haha

Somebody doesn't like Flipper? Oh I see.

We have so many flippers that aren't RSD specific, it's kind of fucking annoying when one of them comes in and buys up some reasonably priced stuff because he can sell it on Amazon to some lazy ass with more money than sense. I would totally rather have sold that copy of Fahey's "America" to someone who would listen to it instead of cash it in so he can buy more duplicate Beatles albums.

In conclusion the internet ruined record shopping thx.

Or sells it to brazil or something for double.

I just price the easily flippable stuff higher now. if someone wants to buy all my pink floyd records at once to sell online they are gonna pay for them. but I don't price them SO high that a kid who just wants the record won't buy it.

$15-$20 each?

around there, yup.

i think it was a day a couple years ago when someone came in and bought every beatles album i had - like 10 or 15 records - when i decided that i would go up 5 bucks or more for clean copies of stuff like that. i mean i'm still pretty cheap compared to some places but i want kids getting into records to be able to buy normal rock stuff. they come back for more for one thing. unlike the guy who wiped out my beatles section. never saw him again.

i give great deals to actual dealers cuz they bring me boxes of records and they buy pricy stuff and other things that most people wouldn't buy depending on what their specialty is. but the amateurs bug me. every once in a while one of them will ask me why i don't have a section for sealed records and i laugh and tell them to start digging. lazyasses.

Ha. Such a shame though, fair prices can be tough to come by. Hate to see anyone ruin that for everyone else.

How is that Charlie Poole record Ian?

this is a good one!

http://thewire.co.uk/in-writing/essays/collateral-damage_numero-group-on-the-vinyl-bubble

VERY good.

Half of the ridiculous format gimmicks cited were at the hand of Jack White alone. The point stands but it's not like liquid filled records are as common as clear vinyl for instance.

Otherwise the article is a bit too true.

It's hard to not get caught up in the guilt associated with not owning the limited pressing of a new or reissued record. So many releases come in at least 2-3 versions and the practice is so interwoven that it kind of trains buyers, and many times I fall victim admittedly, to desire to own a copy over the desire to actually play it.

Trying to fight that mindset- it's particularly tough because as a kid I LOVED to collect cards... so that compulsion just kind of carried over and applied itself to my music collecting.

What they need to do is make liquid filled records that have multiple colors and oil and stuff, then make a turntable that doubles as an overhead projector, so that as the record spins, it projects a 60s psych light show.

Vinyl bubble will probably burst soon though. At Value Village thrift store they are selling used LPs for FOUR DOLLARS. I'm not talking Beatles and Elvis records someone pulled out of donations and set aside at the front counter, I'm talking beat-up, terrible quality, scratched-to-hell Mantovani Christmas/Barbara Streisand/Barry Manilow standard thrift store fare.

The vinyl marketplace is probably permanently contracted, but rather than over-serving the superfan, it should pivot toward super-serving the casual fan. Anyone should be able to walk into any record store in the world and buy a standard vinyl copy of Nevermind for a reasonable price, rather than confronting the 180 gram pressing or the deluxe quadruple LP that fishes for their cash from a lofty wall display. In its attempts to scrape profits out of a niche, the business has squeezed its output out of the bins entirely.

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What they need to do is make liquid filled records that have multiple colors and oil and stuff, then make a turntable that doubles as an overhead projector, so that as the record spins, it projects a 60s psych light show.

Man, I want an under-lit turntable with a clear plastic platter so bad now... I've got tons of clear splattered and colored vinyl that would be tons of fun to play!

I have a feeling vinyl will eventually become like comics where a few mint copies are worth big bucks and any other condition is worthless. Hopefully the actual CGC won't get involved though.

I think the used collectable vinyl bubble has 30 or 40 years left before it bursts completely. I'm 36 and am probably at the tail end of people who remember buying mainstream music new on vinyl. Then you have people who got into vinyl through dance music or hip hop who probably extend down another 10 years. So let's say that 25 year olds are maybe the last large group of people who are going to have a nostalgic connection to vinyl (and even that is probably pushing it). Collector craziness seems to peak around 55-65 when people have a bit of money and want to get nostalgic for their youth. So I predict that prices will plateau around 2033 then gradually decline down to 2053 and a then a huge drop in value after that.

go to head in bristol : literally 1000s of unloved 'limited'edition 7" and 12" singles by various label (small indies and majors) hopefuls.

But eventually they will come out with commercial 3d printers that can reproduce vinyl at the atomic level. It's pretty much a given fact. Either 5-15 years down the road.

Indistinguishable from the original? Doubtful. And will they be cheaper to make than buying the original?

Maybe you just put your trash in a converter and it converts it to raw matter you use in these 3d printers, in which case yes.

Sounds like something Third Man Records would do for the next RSD

records are going to be worthless long before the star trek replicators become commonly available

The TVZ demos and previously-unreleased titles are good, though not essential, compared to the albums from these; haven't heard the Clark or Kovacs--yo Omnivore, how about that Jansch double? Maybe in the next round?

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ORANGE VINYL! CLEAR VINYL! PICTURE DISC!
OMNIVORE RECORDS GEARS UP FOR
RECORD STORE DAY BACK TO BLACK FRIDAY
(NOVEMBER 29)

Townes Van Zandt’s Sunshine Boy,
Gene Clark’s Here Tonight: The White Light Demos,
and Ernie Kovacs Presents A Percy Dovetonsils Chrithmath
available in brick-and-mortar stores the day after Thanksgiving.

LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Record Store Day and its fall counterpart, Back to Black Friday (the Friday after Thanksgiving) are days that labels release limited-quantity vinyl (and sometimes CD) editions of records for customers to place on the non-virtual checkout counter. In other words, you have to get up and get to a record store to participate.

They are also special days for the Omnivore Recordings staff who — fans and collectors themselves — not only enjoy making a few collectible Omnivore records twice a year for all to enjoy, but also head out to the record stores themselves to add to their own collections

In honor of this November's Back to Black Friday, Omnivore will release three limited-edition vinyl titles: Townes Van Zandt’s Sunshine Boy, Gene Clark’s Here Tonight: The White Light Demos; and Ernie Kovacs Presents A Percy Dovetonsils Chrithmath.

Townes Van Zandt: Sunshine Boy: The Unheard Sessions & Demos 1971 – 1972: When released in a two-CD format in February 2013, MOJO magazine called it “The Holy Grail for Texas singer-songwriter acolytes.” Yahoo! Music cited “one of America’s finest talents in his prime.” This Record Store Day three-LP vinyl set (first pressing on clear vinyl) contains both studio sessions (including an alternate take of the classic “Pancho & Lefty”) and never-before-heard demos. According to the collection’s Colin Escott-penned liner notes: “The art of Townes Van Zandt reveals itself a little at a time. Every hearing brings forth something you can’t believe you missed all these times, or something that rings even truer today than back when . . . The new songs are simply too good to have when it seemed as if the barrel was empty. So here are more than two hours of Townes Van Zandt — music unheard since the engineer peeled off a little splicing tape to seal the box around 40 years ago.”

Gene Clark: Here Tonight: The White Light Demos:
With a little help from Bob Dylan, the Byrds gave rock ’n’ roll a literary sensibility. Gene Clark had come to embrace the Dylan style of oblique lyric poetry, much to the chagrin of his band mates. Clark soon left the Byrds and rock stardom, and sequestered near northern coastal Mendocino, Calif. White Light was his second post-Byrds solo album, originally released on A&M Records. Omnivore recently released on CD the 1970-71 demos from this legendary session, including three previously unissued songs. Reviewing that release, Relix noted: “Clark’s personal demons hindered his brilliant solo albums. But now, especially in such introspective form, they will undoubtedly find a new and welcoming audience.” Uncut’s Bud Scoppa described it thusly: “Even moments of relative repose unfurl against an unmistakable backdrop of melancholy, like shafts of sunlight intermittently appearing amid a thick bank of storm clouds.” Never before available on LP, the pressing for Back to Black Friday Record Store Day will be on orange vinyl.

Ernie Kovacs Presents A Percy Dovetonsils Chrithmath: One of television legend Ernie Kovacs’ most beloved characters was Percy Dovetonsils. Percy made regular performances on shows like Kovacs Unlimited in the 1950s. With martini in hand and his trademark lisp, he would wax poetic, always with hilariouth rethulth. In June of 2012, Omnivore Recordings issued the acclaimed Ernie Kovacs Presents Percy Dovetonsils . . . thpeaks, an unreleased album from the 1960s. One of its tracks, “The Night Before Christmas on New York’s Fashionable East Side,” is joined here by five holiday poems from the Kovacs Unlimited show, all of which are previously unissued. Released in conjunction with EdiAd Productions, Ernie Kovacs Presents: A Percy Dovetonsils Chrithmath is the ultimate Kovacs holiday collection! To make this release even more special, it is a 10-inch full color picture disc, limited to 1,000 copies. And, even if you can’t (or don’t want to) play it, it comes with a download card so you can also have the entire program digitally. Perfect for comedy fans of all ages, as well as picture disc collectors, Ernie Kovacs Presents: A Percy Dovetonsils Chrithmath should be at the top of everyone’s Christhmath litht. Plus, you can keep the Kovacs holiday spirit rolling with a CD reissue featuring his wife: The Edie Adams Christmas Album Featuring Ernie Kovacs (1952).

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"albums from these *sessions*", Ah meant to say.

Looks like the Fahey might be worth checking out; the Silverstein's uneven, but okay for Spotifying. Would like to see Shel's cartoon cover LP-size!

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October 31, 2013 - Sugar Hill and Vanguard Records will be releasing two incredible recordings – for the first time on vinyl – I AM THE RESURRECTION: A TRIBUTE TO JOHN FAHEY and TWISTABLE, TURNABLE MAN: A TRIBUTE TO SHEL SILVERSTEIN on November 29, 2013 in celebration of Record Store Day’s Black Friday.

Shel Silverstein, as a writer, poet, and illustrator, has influenced generations upon generations of kids (and kids at heart) with his brilliant, witty, and touching turns of phrase. The collection Twistable, Turnable Man: A Musical Tribute to the Songs of Shel Silverstein shines a light on the lyrical genius’s oft-overlooked catalog of classic country songs.

Lovingly co-produced by Grammy winner Bobby Bare and Bobby Bare Jr., a wide range of tunes from Silverstein’s catalog – from humorous to poignant to edgy – is interpreted by two distinct generations influenced by Silverstein’s work. From Dr. Dog, My Morning Jacket and Andrew Bird, to Ray Price, Kris Kristofferson, and John Prine, the album is full of surprises and hidden gems. As a whole, the collection presents a variety of takes on a collection of material that lends itself to creative interpretation, making Twistable, Turnable Man: A Tribute to the Songs of Shel Silverstein an eclectic, endearing valentine to this giant of American song.

Known as the father of the “American primitive guitar”, John Fahey is one of acoustic music’s most noted innovators. His work has influenced countless musicians from a wide range of musical genres. I Am the Resurrection: A Tribute to John Fahey is a 13 track collection that includes a who’s who of indie rock artists’ paying their respects to the folk legend. Co -produced by M. Ward and Vanguard staffer Stephen Brower the album features cuts from Fruit Bats, Sufjan Stevens, Calexico, Devendra Banhart, and Sonic Youth's Lee Ranaldo, among others.

The albums are issued on 2xLP white vinyl and green marbled vinyl and mastered at 45rpm for maximum fidelity. Click here to listen to some of the tracks with full track listings below.
https://soundcloud.com/vanguard-records/sets/vanguard-and-sugar-hill

Black Friday was created by the organizers of Record Store Day as a way to celebrate and spread the word about the unique culture surrounding nearly 1000 independently owned record stores in the US and thousands of similar stores international. For more information visit http://recordstoreday.com/CustomPage/1210

Tracklisting:

I AM THE RESURRECTION: A TRIUBUTE TO JOHN FAHEY
1. "Death of the Clayton Peacock" - Fruit Bats
2. "Sunflower River Blues" - Pelt
3. "Variation on 'Commemorative Transfiguration and Communion at Magruder Park'" - Sufjan Stevens
4. "Sligo River Blues" - Devendra Banhart
5. "Dance of Death" - Calexico
6. "The Singing Bridge Of Memphis, Tennessee (Brooklyn Bridge Version: The Coelcanth)" - Lee Ranaldo
7. "Bean Vine Blues, No. 2" - M. Ward
8. "The Portland Cement Factory at Monolith, CA" -Cul de Sac
9. "Dance of the Inhabitants of the Palace of King Phillip XIV of Spain" - Jason Q. Lytle
10. "Joe Kirby Blues" - Immerglück, Kaphan, Krummenach & Hanes
11. "Medley: John Hurt Shiva Shankarah" - Currituck Co.
12. "When the Catfish is in Bloom" - Peter Case
13. "My Grandfather's Clock" - Howe Gelb

TWISTABLE, TURNABLE MAN: A TRIBUTE TO SHEL SILVERSTEIN
1. Lullabys, Legends and Lies (My Morning Jacket)
2. The Twistable, Turnable Man Returns (Andrew Bird)
3. This Guitar Is For Sale (John Prine)
4. The Unicorn (Dr. Dog)
5. The Winner (Kris Kristofferson)
6. Queen of the Silver Dollar (Sarah Jarosz with Black Prairie)
7. Daddy What If (Bobby Bare, Jr. with Isabella Bare)
8. The Cover of the Rolling Stone (Black Francis with Joey Santiago)
9. Sylvia's Mother (The Boxmasters)
10. Me and Jimmie Rodgers (Ray Price)
11. A Boy Named Sue (Todd Snider)
12. The Ballad of Lucy Jordan (Lucinda Williams)
13. The Living Legend (Bobby Bare)
14. The Giving Tree (Nanci Griffith)
15. 26 Second Song (My Morning Jacket)

There are some records I actually want this year...

The Field - From Here We Go Sublime
Glenn Jones - Welcome Wherever I Go
Teenage Filmstars - There's A Cloud Over Liverpool
Life Without Buildings - Any Other City

where's the list?

http://exclaim.ca/News/record_store_day_2014_massive_list_of_exclusives_announced_so_far

This one is cleanest I've come across. There are 3 pages.