Saturday, April 22, marks the 10th annual Record Store Day – a day to celebrate the world’s independent record stores as vinylphiles can shop for (or in some cases fight over) special releases of vinyl records ranging from limited edition re-releases to new live albums, singles, picture discs, previously unreleased demos, and more. Most are released in quantities of 3,000 or less across the country (hence the fighting) and not all stores carry every record offered. For the serious fans, it’s become a bit of a yearly quest, from getting the list as soon as its available, figuring out what he or she wants and then figuring out how to get them. Participating annually allows one to build up a strategy of becoming friendly with your local record store to help your odds at finding the coveted pieces of wax (which also in turns helps the record industry from disappearing into oblivion).
The number of country music releases has been growing each year, and this year’s list has some very enticing records up for grabs as shown below:
Artist — Album — Label — Format — Quantities Available
Eric Church — Caught in the Act (Live) — EMI Nashville — 2 x LP — 2500
Brandy Clark — Live From Los Angeles — Warner Bros. — LP — 2500
The Cadillac Three — Live at Abby Road — Big Machine Records — 10″ — 1500
Sam Hunt — Drinkin’ Too Much — UMG Nashville — 7″ — 2000
Brantley Gilbert — The Devil Don’t Sleep — The Valory Music Co. — LP — 1500
Dolly Parton — Puppy Love — Yep Roc Records — 7″ — 1500
Johnny Cash — Children’s Album — Sony Legacy — LP — 3000
Waylon Jennings — Waylon Forever — Black Country Rock — LP — 250
Shooter Jennings & Waymore’s Outlaws — Live — Black Country Rock — LP — 500
Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit — Welcome to 1979 — Thirty Tigers — 12″ EP — 4000
For more information on Record Store Day, visit http://www.recordstoreday.com/Home
For the list of all RSD 2017 releases, visit http://recordstoreday.com/SpecialReleases