National Record Store Day

trust me, you don't wanna know.

i don't think it means what i think whiney thinks it means, in any regard.

it means keb' mo.

william tyler's music scans as super-American to me, which probably distracted me from any euro-influences.

Glad the indie shops do well n that with RSD but its not for me. I do think if the most popular items werent so limited the shops could do really well after RSD with ppl like us.

― Scooby Doom (۩), Tuesday, April 22, 2014 11:06 AM (49 minutes ago)

living in seattle, i'd begun to avoid RSD due to the crowding, gouging, weirdly distasteful nature of the thing. but out here in the sticks (styx), there isn't much interest, so i actually had a pretty good time. got there early, only about 10 people in the store, mostly dudes my age desperately clutching pearl jam / r.e.m. boxes. had plenty of time/space to dig around.

course, i spent WAY too much money on stuff i didn't need (what i spent for that not-otherwise-unobtainable jb's reissue being a real crime), but i suppose i'd have done the same if i were buying used albums for $5.

xp tyler covers michael rother on his new EP so that's the direct link -- his stuff is definitely very americana overall imo.

amazon's list of best-selling "blues" albums is... interesting

http://www.amazon.com/gp/bestsellers/music/31/ref=sr_bs_1

ohim in no doubt if there was a record shop in my town id go down, if there was something i really wanted i may even head down an hour early but sadly its about 15+ years since we had an indie shop and not long after that our price/sanity entertainment buggered off. But im not spending a fiver on the train into glasgow to queue/squeeze into shops only to find what I want they didnt get/sold/ overpriced (£29 for the built to spill album? no thanks). I can still get that on discogs for that price but not paying it. And the thing i really wanted was £48.99. Im not spending that on 3 spacemen 3 12"s.
The breadwinner lp coming from the usa with high shipping is still way cheaper than both.
But hey, ppl enjoy it and shops do well, they arent gonna miss me. I just wish i could get into glasgow more often for record shopping to make up for it. I know there will never be a record shop in my town again nevermind a good one.

RSD, making a difference:

http://blogs.villagevoice.com/runninscared/2014/04/kims_video_music_closing.php

Eh RSD can't change the fact that there will be nothing cool or quirky in NYC left in 10 years because of rents etc

Oh, Mondo Kim's? Thought that'd gone a while ago..

mondo kim's disappeared years ago. read the article.

Fwiw the folks I know in MPLS that work at or own places say it's the best day of business all year, and some years biggest day of business in the history of the stores

Oh, if I have to..

:-)

Yeah, that's the one I remember buying various life-changing things, the one time I was there. The Monks' CD for one..

i'm skim skim skimming this thread and then i saw the word jaki and screeched -- is this for real or is this a joke i don't get?

i heard that jaki liebezeit was vacationing in oklahoma city and ended up playing drums on about half that album. you can tell, too, at least when you can hear the drum parts over the amplified melodica.

― espring (amateurist), Tuesday, April 22, 2014 12:58 PM (3 hours ago) Bookmark

it's ok if it's a joke i don't get, just wondering!

Kim's has a pretty significant mark-up on the list price for their new stock so I'm not surprised they're not able to stay in business.

xp just a little joke about holy grail private press items. not real.

tyler, we are no longer blood brothers.

Kim's has a pretty significant mark-up on the list price for their new stock so I'm not surprised they're not able to stay in business.

― Evan, Tuesday, April 22, 2014 4:26 PM (37 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

do they actually markup from list or just actually charge list? i've seldom known a non-super-shady business to mark up above list.

"The Moles album showed up on Spotify (I'm just living with that at the moment). I guess I have to get the CD when it comes out, didn't realize how different some of the songs would be from what's on the Flydaddy Untune. Surf's Up, in particular, is just huge on the new one. I need their discography sorted out for me as far as different versions go, which I hope the reissue does in the liner notes."

the moles rsd thing is 2 vinyl albums and 2 CDs.

yeah, the two original Lps are on the two vinyl discs and the first CD, the second CD includes lots of rare stuff/singles/EPs that isn't on the vinyl. IIRC.

kind of weird way to package it. i think the CDs will be available separately, in a non-limited manner. don't know about the vinyl. for a run that was supposed to be just 300 copies I saw an awful lot of these locally. if anyone wants one for $42 plus shipping let me know.

i finally went record shopping in a real record store and i got the best stuff! and everything i got was cheaper than a ghostbusters picture disc:

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https://scontent-a-lga.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn2/t1.0-9/10154981_10153001962967137_1298522873639125518_n.jpg

(i got a ton more but i don't want to bore everyone...)

omg those are my kinda records!

okay just a few more...

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https://scontent-a-lga.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-frc1/t1.0-9/1926775_10153001962157137_8091893407951883731_n.jpg

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lol I own 4/6 of those, go team PGR

that pgr record is beautiful. so is the gum one in its way.

is that all industrial stuff?

Paul Weller sez: "I won't be taking part in Record Store Day again."

What's a "tout"?

scalper is the equiv american term, i believe

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ticket_resale

(but, y'know, for records rather than tickets)

Ah gotcha

well I went to amoeba last night and found a copy of the glenn jones EP so (*runs finger across forehead to wipe brow, flicks the worry sweat away*) whew! One more copy there in the RSD section by the info counter as of closing time last night for any fellow Angelenos.

It's such a lovely EP; the middle track is gorgeous. His last RSD 12" (the split with Black Twig Pickers) is also amazing - some of his best stuff!

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Unpressed-7-vinyl-RSD2014-RSD-Green-Wax-Rare-Record-Store-Day-Cake-REM-Liars-Oi-/221422026655

haha

That is awesome!

that's great. looks like it's in "MINT" condition. get it... it looks like a mint...

never mind.

47 watchers

26 of which are music journos waiting for the outcome prior to them sending in their copy.

Ok I honestly hadn't heard of the Moles. Now I feel like I missed out! "Untune the Sky" is fantastic. Anybody seen copies around anywhere (for not double the list price)?

you can get cheapy-cheap copies of the CD on amazon

so one of these just happened? seems like there was zero publicity, I picked up the Against Me! EP

the manager at my local said the two most in demand items were the Death Grips LP and the Guardians Of The Galaxy cassette release, LOL

The Black Friday version of this is usually not as big an event. For me there was absolutely NOTHING interesting.

Guardians of the Galaxy cassette and, surprisingly, Faith No More single seemed to be the things people wanted here. All I cared about was the Sneakers 10", which I got.

I never doubt the Patton faithful

The Patton Warriors.

I got a 7" of J Mascis covering Mazzy Star's 'Fade Into You' and it's great.

I bought the New Order 81-82 EP on clear vinyl but it will most likely remain sealed on the shelf with the 2 other copies of the original pressing I have.