It's time to rejoice, audiophiles! Saturday, April 21, marks the fifth annual installment of Record Store Day, which is celebrated at independent music retailers throughout the U.S., Canada, the UK and a few other countries. In commemoration of the unofficial holiday, a vast number of artists issue limited-edition vinyl singles, EPs and LPs that are sold exclusively at participating indie record shops.
This year's Record Store Day is proving to be one of the most expansive yet, with more than 280 special releases headed for U.S. stores alone. While there are way too many discs to list, among the standouts are Arcade Fire's "Sprawl II" 12-inch remix disc; David Bowie's "Starman" 7-inch picture disc; The Flaming Lips' The Flaming Lips and Heady Fwends collaborations album; Genesis' 12-inch blue vinyl Spot the Pigeon EP; The Black Keys' two-LP, 45-rpm version of the El Camino album; Paul McCartney's "Another Day"/"Oh Woman, Oh Why" single; fun.'s gold-vinyl The Ghost that You Are to Me album; Pete Townshend's Quadrophenia Demos Part 2 EP; The White Stripes' "Hand Springs"/"Red Death at 6:14" black-and-red-swirled-vinyl seven-inch; Metallica's silver-vinyl Beyond Magnetic EP, boasting four unreleased songs from their Death Magnetic sessions; Public Image Ltd.'s One Drop EP, the John Lydon-fronted band's first release in 20 years; and the "It's My Time"/"Go On and Cry" single from The Mynah Byrds, the short-lived group that featured Neil Young and late funk star Rick James. For a complete list of Record Store Day releases, visit RecordStoreDay.com.
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