Black Friday. The day of extreme sales – and at times extreme chaos – to kick off the holiday shopping season. But it also provides yet another opportunity to support your local record shop as Record Store Day returns for its fall edition on November 24, 2017.
For those who may not be familiar with RSD, it’s 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). While the Black Friday reincarnate isn’t as large as the annual spring sale, you can still find some amazing gems, as well as several holiday themed releases.
Much like this year’s RSD held on April 22, the number of country music releases continues to grow with several high-interest choices available on Friday. Check out the list below:
Artist — Album — Label — Format — Quantities Available
Eric Church — Mistress Named Music — Mercury Nashville — 7″ Vinyl – 2500
Willie Nelson – Spirit – Modern Classic Recordings – LP – 2200
Willie Nelson – Yesterdays Wine – Friday Music – LP – 1500
Chet Atkins – Guitar Blues / Brown Eyes A Cryin’ In The Rain – Modern Harmonic – 7” Vinyl – 1000
Various Artists – Gentle Giants: The Songs of Don Williams – Slatecreek Records – LP – 1000
Waylon Jennings – New Stuff – Black Country Rock – LP – 1500
For more information on Record Store Day, visit http://www.recordstoreday.com/Home
For the list of all RSD Black Friday 2017 releases, visit http://recordstoreday.com/SpecialReleases