RECORD STORE DAY 2010 PIECES

RUMORS ARE FLYING ABOUT SPECIAL RELEASES FOR RECORD STORE DAY 2010. WE’RE WORKING TO GET AS MUCH DETAIL ON CONFIRMED PIECES AS WE CAN. ALL THAT INFO COMING SOON!  Follow us on Twitter for faster updates, in 140 characters or less. 

NOTE: The releases that are discussed on this site are US-based releases. Some will be made available internationally, but not all, and even those will not be made available to all countries. Record Store Day has no say in the decision to release titles outside the US. International stores should speak with their distributors, and international customers should speak with their local stores for more information.

THE RETURN OF GORILLAZ

Murdoc and his band of merry musicians have emerged from their Plastic Beach recording studio out in the middle of the sea with a pirate vibe and a brand new record, PLASTIC BEACH. We’d like to thank Murdoc for his kind welcome message this week (those were his melodic tones greeting you as you checked out the site) and assure him that we’re heading to our own favorite indie outpost to pick up the new Gorillaz. See you at the record store.

JIMI HENDRIX VINYL EP ON RECORD STORE DAY, NEW ALBUM THIS WEEK.

Did you ever think you’d be able to walk into a record store and buy a new studio album from Jimi Hendrix? And then return in a month to get a newly released EP?  People, dream big! 

This week we celebrate the release of VALLEYS OF NEPTUNE, a Jimi Hendrix album with TWELVE UNRELEASED STUDIO TRACKS. Of course, we’re also celebrating the relaunch of the Hendrix catalog and you see that pretty, pretty picture over there? That’s the EXTREMELY LIMITED lithograph of a Hendrix painting that some  participating indie record stores have to give you with the purchase of that NEW STUDIO HENDRIX ALBUM. They’re gonna go fast, so check with your local store NOW. (And keep this DISCLAIMER in mind: not all stores on this site carry the commercial or promotional titles we talk about here. Always best to check with your local indie record store to see if they are taking part). 

MORE GOOD NEWS: Coming up on Record Store Day, April 19 there will be even more reason for Hendrix happiness. Because among the titles being released exclusively for indie record stores on that day is this: LIVE @ CLARK UNIVERSITY, WORCHESTER, MA (March 15, 1968) a five track live album released just for record stores, just for that day!!  What are those live tracks?  Side A: Fire, Red House, Foxy Lady  Side B: Purple Haze, Wild Thing       (NOTE: As with all releases for Record Store Day, each individual store is responsible for bringing in their own stock, and will bring in what they choose. Also: most of these titles are extremely limited, so first come first serve is the rule of the day)

BROKEN BELLS

Next Tuesday, March 9 is the release of BROKEN BELLS the self-titled release from the project that brings together James Mercer of the Shins and Danger Mouse. 

Some indie record stores  (DISCLAIMER) will have a special package version, and it’s so damn cool that we thought we’d show you a video of it being opened. (Can you believe it? We’ve got a video of someone opening a box! It’s THAT COOL.) It’s got the Broken Bells music, of course, along with a 44 page pocket notebook, postcards, posters, glow in the dark stickers (!) and a music chip THAT PLAYS A SONG WHEN YOU OPEN THE BOX. Not just any song, either, it’s “The Overture”, an exclusive song created just for this piece.  (NOT ENOUGH ABOUT BROKEN BELLS? ENTER HERE TO WIN A FLY AWAY TRIP TO SEE THEM LIVE!)

RECORD STORE DAY HIGH SCHOOL BATTLE OF THE BANDS FINALISTS!!

Congratulations to the following bands. Check them all out on a special limited edition VINYL COMPILATION that goes on sale on RECORD STORE DAY  April 17!! 

JACKIE ROCKS BAND championed by Streetlight Records, Santa Cruz, CA
SLUGSHELL championed by The Exclusive Company, Milwaukee, WI
SANUK championed by Indy CD and Vinyl, Indianapolis, IN
HANDED TO THE THOUSANDS championed by Eyeconik Records, Franklin, NJ
PAUL DOBBS AND THE POON PIRATES championed by The Exclusive Company, Green Bay, WI
ZOMBACALYPSE championed by Independent Records, Colorado Springs, CO
BORDERLINE ZERO championed by Disc Go Round, Corpus Christi, TX
I REDEEMER championed by Gallery of Sound, Wilkes-Barre, PA
THE PRESTIGE  championed by Dimple Records, Sacramento, CA 

MOJO BOOKS AND RECORDS, TAMPA

Here’s a look at how Surfer Blood and Matt Butcher helped this store celebrate Record Store Day last year. Just a little something to get you excited about this coming April 17!

EAR X-TACY

Last week there was a press conference at a record store. The owner of Ear X-Tacy in Louisville, with the in-person support of local musicians, customers, and fans (like Jim James of My Morning Jacket) didn’t beat around the bush: he came right out and asked for the support of his community. Not a handout, not charity: support. In the form of buying their music at their local record store. In the form of spending their money at a locally owned, neighborhood shop, and thus ensuring that one more local business survives. Which serves to strengthen that neighborhood in innumerable ways. We think John Timmons says it pretty well, so we encourage you to check it out below. And we encourage you to take a look at your own local shops, record and otherwise. Show your love. 

PRESERVATION HALL

Perhaps a little part of you wishes you were in New Orleans right now (assuming you’re not). What with a sports victory and Mardi Gras to celebrate, it’s kind of a good time to be strutting down Bourbon St. If you are in New Orleans, you should stop by Preservation Hall and check out nightly French Quarter jazz as it was meant to be. And if you’re not in New Orleans, then celebrate by picking up PRESERVATION: An Album to Benefit Preservation Hall and The Preservation Hall Music Outreach Program which is a collection of jazz songs done by Jason Isbell, Ani DiFranco, Andrew Bird, Jim James, Buddy Miller, Paolo Nutini, Tom Waits and MORE... It’s coming out on the appropriate Fat Tuesday, 2/16. (Jim James is upping the ante even more by taking his band My Morning Jacket out on the road in April with The Preservation Hall Jazz Band.) Here, why don’t you take a look at this video, and get a little bit of the spirit of the thing:

RECORD STORE DAY TALKS TO ROB ZOMBIE

That jack-of-all-trades Rob Zombie has been a busy little horror-lover lately, what with the release of HELLBILLY DELUXE 2, and directing an episode of that monster known as CSI, we were lucky to get him to spend a few minutes with our friend J. Bennet and talk about all that and more. CLICK HERE FOR THE RECORD STORE DAY TALK WITH ROB ZOMBIE And to celebrate the release of HELLBILLY DELUXE 2, at participating indie record stores you’ll find a special download card that gets you THREE REMIX tracks... Yours when you buy the new record, while supplies last (DISCLAIMER: Not all indie stores participate in all these things, so check with your nearest record store.)

BANDS YOU LOVE, LOVE RECORD STORES

We love it when bands talk about us. Makes us feel warm and fuzzy. Here’s a couple more bands talking about us. Whee!!!  

(And you should know that we gave them no script or anything so all of these are the opinions of individual band members, and not necessarily the opinion of Record Store Day HQ. Nope, and especially not those opinions which touch on alternate places to acquire your CDs.)

Support Indie Record Store Videos

Lacey and Patrick from Flyleaf are old friends of indie stores. We know for a fact that their latest record, Memento Mori, is available at some of the finest..

Steve Gorman of the Black Crowes (and friends!) extolls the virtues of Grimey’s in Nashville, and waxes poetic about his days on the payroll at Wax N Facts in Atlanta. We love that Steve is a tried and true Southern record store boy.

Ok, this is pretty cool, in our book. Carly Simon! (And now we really, really, REALLY want to know about the giant earrings all over the wall behind her).

We’re not sure what record stores Stephan Jenkins (perhaps you know him from Third Eye Blind) has been shopping in, but if he’s shopping indie, that’s cool with us!