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Vinyl Sales Up During Record Store Day 2013

Dave Kim — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 16:02:30 +0000

Independent record stores enjoyed another successful Record Store Day this year. The annual event, which was celebrated worldwide April 20, showed that music fans will still come out of the house to buy offerings from their favorite artists. Vinyl records have been a big reason why local record shops have been able to survive against [...]

Distubed Releasing Vinyl Collection on Record Store Day

Ned — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 19:00:34 +0000

I don't care how old vinyl supposedly is. I still prefer to listen to a vinyl record over any type of audio format. Vinyl just seems authentic! Even recently, the rise of vinyl is occurring in this generation, and that is awesome. On April 21, we celebrate Record Store day! Support the locals! Disturbed wants to help this grand day, by releasing a vinyl box set of all their records!

Mastodon and Feist to Cover Each Other for Record Store Day Release

Dave Kim — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 19:11:05 +0000

Record Store Day has been known to be a time when unlikely collaborations are formed for rare releases. Hell, music in general has produced oddball pairings (Metallica and Lou Reed’s Lulu, anyone?). One partnership that has me very intrigued is that of southern metal rockers Mastodon and Canadian singer/songwriter Feist. Speaking to MTV News Canada [...]

Record Store Day Releases on Black Friday Include Nirvana, Beastie Boys, Red Hot Chili Peppers

Dave Kim — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 14:56:04 +0000

The holidays are just around the corner and the retail Armageddon known as Black Friday will be upon us sooner than you think. Shoppers will stuff their faces on Thanksgiving and then wait in line for hours just to get a crappy DVD player for $20. Record Store Day wants you to remember your local record shop on Black Friday and revealed some awesome releases that will be available from artists like Nirvana, All That Remains, The Black Keys and more.

Record Store Day Is April 16

Dave Kim — Fri, 15 Apr 2011 18:17:17 +0000

Record Store Day 2011 is tomorrow, April 16, and there are quite a few bad ass merch that you can buy at your local record shop. It seems like every artist nowadays are willing to put out some kind of rare vinyl record for Record Store Day. Check out some of the more noteworthy releases after the jump.

Deftones Releasing 'Covers' Album For Record Store Day

Dave Kim — Thu, 03 Mar 2011 17:43:45 +0000

Deftones have a special treat for those that come out to shop on Record Store Day. The metal band will release a vinyl covers album to celebrate the occasion. The collection, appropriately called Covers, will contain 11 tracks, most which have been included as B-sides and bonus tracks on Deftones’ previous albums. Artists who are [...]