National Record Store Day

seems like a lot of people buying stuff they won't be listening to.

You're a moron

Wonder how these did today
http://www.npr.org/2015/04/18/400369975/its-thin-its-plastic-its-back-flexi-discs-find-new-fans
Decibel couldn't find the right machines, but they (found the ancient patents online and) commissioned their own.

Wow, flexis, huh?

I'll keep my thoughts on that to myself.

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^ My lone Record Store Day purchase.

I swore off RSD two years ago but I relented this year when Nothing, a local shoegazer band on Relapse, did an in-store at AKA Music and my son expressed an interest in going so we went out.

Here's the band doing their acoustic set. Can't see 'em but I assure you they played. They also gave out free beer which was great!!!

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This was my haul:

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The vinyl at the top is the RSD stuff I bought. Since the Johnny Marr was for a friend, I only picked up two RSD exclusives for myself.

The store also was selling all CDs that were not a new release or used for half price so that explains the new stuff you see. The used CDs were not on sale but I always buy used CDs and a few of these were actually free since the store put a bin outside of shit to give away.

Total cost was less than $100. I also ran into a guy who I worked with before at a record store! He works there now.

I had fun and then had a nice lunch with the family. It did make me realize that I missed record store shopping, that I have been too reliant on Amazon. I plan on making more time to shop locally.

So RSD was a good thing for me this time, mainly because I had zero expectations for getting actual RSD product so merely finding two things that I wanted and weren't ridiculously overpriced felt like a victory.

I had an alright time today, too, after all. Didn't stick around for any of the bands, but chatted up the employees at the shops I stopped into. It's always fun to just talk shop.

I picked the only thing I really wanted outside of the Ork box which I can't afford, The Doors Strange Days Mono reissue, sounds so great

New Fast Automatic Daffodils!

That's my favorite Calla record, too.

seems like a lot of people buying stuff they won't be listening to.
You're a moron

― brimstead, Saturday, April 18, 2015 3:42 PM (5 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

if you don't think this is true, you're an idiot. or haven't met anyone under 25.

but whatever, something about fools and money, blah blah blah

enjoy yr hauls

I've already played all the records I bought today.

i've listened to everything i bought already except for the one 7" i missed out on which i just picked up on ebay for the same amount it was meant to sell for in the shops (plus postage of course). there was a great carnival atmosphere in the record shops of glasgow today. whatever the downsides of RSD might be, it's pretty hard to be down on something that brings a lot of people together through a love and shared joy for music.

if you don't think this is true, you're an idiot. or haven't met anyone under 25.

― he quipped with heat (amateurist), Saturday, April 18, 2015 7:35 PM (16 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

what if they're just casual music fans, or what if they're just now "getting into" music? just because they're not smarty pants dorks with immaculate taste like the rest of us doesn't mean they're poseurs just buying stuff to display in their homes or something.

but i guess these people are scum and shouldn't be allowed in record stores. lol high fidelity

also, it's not just "reminding" people about record stores, it's providing an *excuse* to go record shopping and a lot of people have lives and kids and do things with sailboats and snowboards and can't be arsed to go to actual physical record stores all the time.

i like nothing a lot

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Played some tunes @ Dr. DIsc this morning for Record Store Day. Loved seeing everyone there, many I hadn't seen since last year's event. I'm so grateful to have this great store in my city, still going strong. The band Learning was good, ....11am suits their sound well. Good to see patrons meeting like-minded new friends based on what was in each others selections.

[But I will never understand the fanaticism towards the special Record Store Day releases, which are just astronomically priced repackaging and studio discards which treats the artist's fans like shit and suckers.]

I got this in the bargain bin:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a3sF4VefUd0

did anyone else pick up the Fool's Gold LP? I was going to buy it anyway because I have adored "I'm In Love" without reservation for a few months now, but the whole thing is really fun IMO.

I actually bought a ton of RSD shit today, but that's because buying records is awesome.

today was a fine and normal saturday at my store but tonight was GREAT. all my pals digging in the store and a great set by Tarp and then the Byron Coley explosion and a fine ending of Brit psych in the basement! what more could i ask for? i could ask for nothing more. and i bought awesome 45s from some dude earlier in the day.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sof5dv8O6e0

Record store day was my birthday, so here's my haul (no order) including records I got as gifts.

LPs:
Shugo Tokumaru - L.S.T.
Shugo Tokumaru - Night Piece
The Bats - The Law of Things (reissue)
Jefre Cantu-Ledesma - A Year with 13 Moons
Grouper - Cover the Windows and the Walls (2012 pressing)
Swell - Well? (reissue)
Robbie Basho - Art of the Acoustic Steel String Guitar 6 & 12 (reissue)
Mark Kozelek - What's Next to the Moon (reissue)
Shoes - Primal Vinyl
Polaris - Music from the Adventures of Pete & Pete
William Tyler - Deseret Canyon
Broadcast - Ha Ha Sound (reissue)

7"s:
Further - Born Under a Good Sign
Fluf / Further (split) - The Photographic Hat
Bevil Web - Minutemen / Lariat Man
Guided By Voices - The Official Ironmen Rally Song
Guided By Voices - Motor Away / Color of My Blade
Versus - Bright Light / Forest Fire (colored vinyl)
Smog - Floating EP
Eggs - A Pit with Spikes / A Sparkling Mix
Helium - Hole in the Ground / Lucy
Stereolab - Lo Boob Oscilator / Tempter

Boxsets:
Red House Painters - S/T Box

That's quite a haul, Evan! Happy birthday as well!

anyone see a shop w/ a bunch Neko Case "Fox Confessor" LPs? hoping to fill my one unmet need via mail order.

Thank you!!

xp

In the NYC area Neko Case seemed to sell out every place I'd seen.

What is the Shoes album? Is that new stuff?

the shoes is a career overview with a couple live tracks thrown in as collector bait.

Thanks--I just looked it up on their site (according to which they've now released 17 albums).

Ohhhh dammit I didn't get to listen to the Shoes yet, but I was under the impression that it comprised of more demos and live tracks than that! I could return it I suppose.

#STRANGEDAYSMONO

That Shoes vinyl is awfully pretty

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That's awesome. Is it a mix of clear and solid?

I think it's all solid (that's the pic from the label's site). I ordered it but it hasn't shown up yet!

With that kind of vinyl I've found it's always a gamble. About half of a pressing comes out beautifully tie-dyed and half come out basically brown with the occasional flicker of color here or there

went into my local indie emporium yesterday to check out the leftovers.
i looked and looked, but there was nothing of interest to me.
possibly the J&MC live album, but it was £23, and that's rather steep for an album i would probably never listen to.
they did have a couple of the ork boxsets still around (£160 i think), and a few of the creation boxsets ..
no doors mono repress though UMS - though in fopp today there was a mono repress of the 'waiting for the sun' album, so, i suspect that 'strange days' will get a more general release at some point.

I think UMS mentioned that he was able to pick that up, actually.

ahh .. i clearly misinterpreted that post !

phew.

I posted a press release for the Shoes LP upthread; here's most of it:

PRIMAL VINYL TRACK LISTING:
Side A
Tomorrow Night
Don’t Do This To Me
Too Late
Girls of Today (demo version)
Okay
I Don’t Wanna Hear It (live)

Side B
Boys Don’t Lie
She Satisfies
Summer Rain
Burned Out Love (demo version)
Love Is Like A Bullet
Hate to Run (demo version)

http://shoeswire.com

http://www.alive-records.com

Should I keep it or return it?

There were a bunch of "Strange Days" mono's at the one I was at yesterday.

Hmm, "Psychocandy Live" hey?

Mark : live at glasgow barrowlands - assuming the recent tour.

probably gone by now .. only had one copy.

i'll probably regret not picking it up ..

hey ho.

I didn't know anything about it.

Ah well. Guess we'll all be online on Saturday at 09:00

WTF

http://www.collectorsfrenzy.com/details/251925933695/Brand_New__Deja_Entendu_2015_Vinyl_RSD_Release

that was one of the biggest record store day things. for some reason. i was seeing prices of 300/400, but not that high.

Right, that's double the highest general rate I've been seeing it sell for.

Who's ready for weekly record store day?

http://www.tinymixtapes.com/news/indie-retailers-and-record-store-day-launch-vinyl-tuesdays

nooooo

On the plus side that means we get to bitch about RSD once per week instead of once per year!