National Record Store Day

Scored the Dead thing, Bug / Earth thing, Penny Arkade reissue, and that Mascis thing, though I have to say if I didn't work at a record store, none of these things would have gotten me out of the house (maybe the Dead thing, but I have enough '72 to last me a lifetime).

We had 44 people lined up outside - one guy arrived at 2:30am. He wanted the single copy of the Death Grips vinyl we received. He got it.

Guardians tape was the other hot item for some fucking reason.

I picked up the Scharpling & Wurster Rock Rot and Rule LP, which was just a leftover from last year's RSD. Was searching for that J. Mascis 7" but couldn't find it anywhere, pretty bizarre for Seattle. Maybe I can find it at the Sub Pop store in the SeaTac airport.

and the Guardians Of The Galaxy cassette release, LOL

OMG yes, this was apparently super popular. About a week before Thanksgiving I was standing at the counter at Reckless waiting to pay and this late 20s looking girl came in to ask about Black Friday and the GotG cassette. She asked if she could put one on hold because she had to work on Black Friday and couldn't make it in, only to break down in literal tears when the guy explained how RSD works and how she'd really need to come in to buy it. I wanted to offer to just buy her the soundtrack on CD and dub her a cassette copy or something, she was so crushed.

But, yeah, apparently this was a very big thing.

But...

...

.....

Why?

why buy a toy lightsaber? it's a prop from a good movie.

I mean, it's a good mix, but there's no reason I can figure why it's going for insane amounts on eBay already:

http://i.imgur.com/MQ9gTGd.jpg

Yes, that is what it looks like.

It angers me that the cassette shell is CLEARLY patterned after 70s or early 80s designs (Realistic maybe?) but the J-card is Maxell from the 80s

Actually it doesn't but I imagine someone's flipping out about it somewhere.

Nah, we all used to mix up the index cards, not on purpose though.

Oh I know man. I'm old. Half of my cards were just pictures cut out from magazines with a post-it note on the inside.

Anyway, I was a bit angry when I bought Steve Lamaq's "Weekender" tape, it looked all authentic on the inlay cover. The cassette was the usual normal mass-produced thing. Boo.

you bought what?

i mean, I don't know what that is. old thing or new?

http://www.discogs.com/Various-Weekenders/release/89176

This. Sorry my pad crashed. That has the cd version, the tape box looked the same. Bought back in the day. Tape was lousy quality and kept snagging anyway.

i would argue that that, and not john peel, is the blueprint for 6music

Wouldn't argue at all.

One cassette played occasionally, in the car, in 1996 and then superceded, is great.

One radio station playing this on repeat for ever, is not.

Jesus some of the crap they're coming out with this year...

$30 J Dilla shaped 7" picture disc
$25 ESG 7"
Gallagher picture disc (the comedian)

sharkjump.jpg

was talking to a local record guy who used to drop a grand or two on this crap every year and flip it, and he told me that he can't make nearly as much anymore b/c everything starts off so expensive to begin with

That's what happens, local record guy

is there a list out?

i'm always morbidly curiuos, plus every year there's this one fuckin thing that still drags me out

metallica demo tape m@tt?

ork reissue?

Are they really splitting up the Killing Joke live at the Hammersmith Apollo record into two releases, instead of like...a double LP?

I did hear about the Metallica demo! Is that good?

i will never attend a fucking record store day again... last time was two years ago.

that ork thing actually sounds cool too fml

there were like 3 years in a row where there was an arthur russell reissue (calling out of context, love is overtaking me, world of echo) that i went out for
the television live at the old waldorf got me out one year, the big star original version box set of third/sisters lovers
i dunno always some shit

ork singles has a ton of amazing music -- will be a fucking crime if it's not released in a more accessible format.
i dunno, there's always cool stuff floating around amidst the RSD bullshit, but I'm not gonna go.

I'm guessing they'll probably wait a while and do it as a 2LP or something? I hope? I can't fuck with singles box sets.

Yeah hopefully. As an object I'm sure that set will be lovely but as a listening experience a pain.

m@tt otm
buy a different colour scheme of world of echo every year

http://thefutureheart.com/2015/03/03/record-store-day-2015/

A few interesting ones way on the bottom.

Der Grohl is the Ambassador this year.

Should have mentioned that's the list of releases in that link- only just realized the url indicates nothing.

Gallagher picture disc (the comedian)

You still need to be more specific, the Oasis guy or the guy with the watermelons?

lol

Same dude, right?

OK, here's the "official" list:

http://download.recordstoreday.com/free/RSD_2015_RELEASES_WEBSITE.pdf

Here is what I will (half-heartedly) try for:

Larry Young - Selections from Larry Young in Paris - The ORTF Recordings
Brian Eno - My Squelchy Life
V/A - An On-U Journey Through Time
Doc and Merle Watson - Ballads from the Gap
Bonnie 'Prince' Billy & Broeder Dieleman 7"
The Pop Group - Versions Galore

Maybe the Sun Ra things, though I have Sun Ra LPs I've bought this year that I haven't listened to yet.
Maybe those Brain May soundtracks. Anyone heard them?

Gotta say, if I didn't work at a record store, I'm not sure I would bother. For my tastes, this is the least interesting year yet. This is also the first year I'm not planning to buy the Grateful Dead RSD release, even though I kinda like Spring 90. A 5 LP box though? Can't justify it.

Also, I heard rumblings of a Feelies 7" box set, but didn't notice it on the list. That would get me out, but still wouldn't get me to wait in line with dweebs looking to score / flip Run The Jewels vinyls.

think the feelies thing you're thinking of is the ork singles set on numero, which includes a (previously unreleased) feelies 7"

oh, yeah, forgot about that ork thing! Hmmm. Might get that if there's one available. Like I said, my heart's not really in it this year.

think I'm gonna roll in late, with a cup of coffee, looking for My Squelchy Life

Yeah, I'd go for the Ork thing. About a year ago I was looking them up on Discogs. So, I deserves one.

Mind you, 16 singles.

How much?

I'm going to shoot for, but put absolutely no effort into getting:

Carcass - Choice Cuts
Of Montreal - Snares Lustrous Doomings
Hagerty Toth Band - Qalgebra
Built to Spill - Untethered Moon
Koes Barat - Koes Barat

Figure we'll see plenty of the BTS and Koes Barat in Seattle. Would be fine with just those two.

That Ork Box is going to be a nightmare to find and sell for a billion dollars by lunch

Thesedays, the flip price *is* the list price!

the Giant Sand
Valley of Rain (30th Anniversary Edition)
Fire America
2 x 12" would be nice to get But I bet it would be at least $30 plus $25 postage even if someone could get me one

I want that one too.

Also going to try to get:

-William Tyler
-Mark Kozelek
-Polaris
-Shugo Tokumaru (Night Piece)
-and maybe that Bedhead live album.

think the feelies thing you're thinking of is the ork singles set on numero, which includes a (previously unreleased) feelies 7"

― tylerw, Tuesday, March 10, 2015 5:37 PM (4 days ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

oh, yeah, forgot about that ork thing! Hmmm. Might get that if there's one available. Like I said, my heart's not really in it this year.

― Jimmywine Dyspeptic, Tuesday, March 10, 2015 5:46 PM (4 days ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalinp

i was at my usual record spot today and asked about the Ork thing...the owner seemed pretty glum about the availability of that one, he didn't think he was gonna get any and thought it sounded like it was gonna be super limited :/

Well, it is the one that everyone's talking about.

I looked it up and it said "Local", so what does that mean, New York only?