Record Store Day
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Record Store Day | |
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Live music , Limited edition music releases | |
Observances | Shopping at local independent music stores |
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Frequency | Annual |
Started by | Eric Levin, Michael Kurtz, Carrie Colliton, Amy Dorfman, Brian Poehner and Don Van Cleave |
Related to | Free Comic Book Day |
Record Store Day is an annual event inaugurated in 2007 to "celebrate the culture of the independently owned record store". Held on one Saturday (typically the third) every April and every
Record Store Day is headquartered in the United States, where it began. Official organizers operate in the UK, Ireland, Mexico, Europe, Japan and Australia.
Background
Originally pitched as an idea to create an event similar to Free Comic Book Day[2] by Bull Moose Music's Chris Brown and Criminal Record's Eric Levin, the concept for Record Store Day was created during a brainstorming session at a meeting of independent record store owners in Baltimore, Maryland.[3][4] Record Store Day was founded in 2007 by Eric Levin, Michael Kurtz, Carrie Colliton, Amy Dorfman, Brian Poehner and Don Van Cleave, and is now celebrated at stores around the world, with hundreds of recording and other artists participating in the day by making special appearances, performances, meet and greets with their fans, the holding of fundraisers for community non-profits, and the issuing of special vinyl and CD releases along with other promotional offerings to mark the occasion.
Each store holds its own event for the day, to celebrate its place in its community. Although Record Store Day, the day, only occurs once a year, Record Store Day, the organization, provides promotions, marketing, and other opportunities for stores throughout the year, maintaining a website, social media and other means of promulgating its views about the value of independent record stores. Record Store Day is managed on a day-to-day basis by the Dept. of Record Stores, along with the Coalition of Independent Music Stores and the Alliance of Independent Media Stores.[citation needed]
Impact
In the UK, the event has been criticised for catering to
Some shops during the COVID-19 pandemic pushed for a reformat of the event, even suggesting that the initiative risked damaging their businesses due to supply chain issues.[13]
Ambassadors & Honorifics
Starting in 2009, Record Store Day has announced a powerful group or person to carry the honorific title.
Year | Ambassador(s) | Country | Release |
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2009 | Jesse Hughes | United States | |
2010 | Josh Homme | United States | |
2011 | Ozzy Osbourne | United States | "Flying High Again" b/w "I Don't Know(Live)"[17] |
2012 | Iggy Pop | United States | Raw Power LP Reissue[18] |
2013 | Jack White | United States | White Stripes Elephant Reissue[19] |
2014 | Chuck D | United States | |
2015 | Dave Grohl | United States | Songs from the Laundry Room 10" vinyl |
2016 | Metallica | United States | "Liberté, Egalité, Fraternité, Metallica!" CD[20] |
2017 | St. Vincent | United States | |
2017 | Elton John[21] | United Kingdom | 17-11-70 LP Reissue |
2018 | Run the Jewels | United States | Stay Gold Collectors Box ( 12″ vinyl box set )[22] |
2019 | Pearl Jam | United States | Live at Easy Street 12" EP |
2020 | Brandi Carlile | United States | "Black Hole Sun / Searching With My Good Eye Closed" 12" Single[23] |
2021 | Fred Armisen | United States | "Parade Meeting" 12" Single[24] |
2022 | Taylor Swift | Worldwide | The Lakes 7" Single |
2023 | Jason Isbell & Amanda Shires | United States | "The Sound Emporium" 12" EP |
2023 | The 1975[25] | United Kingdom | "Live With The BBC Philharmonic Orchestra"[26] |
2024 | The Tragically Hip | Canada | "Live at The CBGB's[27] |
2024 | Paramore | United States | Re:This Is Why (Standard album + Remix)[28] and T-shirt/poster combo[29] |
2024 | Kate Bush[30] | United Kingdom | Eat the Music 10" Single[31] |
Record Store Day by year
2008
English singer-songwriter
2009
The second annual Record Store Day was celebrated on Saturday, April 18, 2009, with about 85 special releases and about 500 artist appearances, including those by
2010
The third annual Record Store Day took place on Saturday, April 17, 2010. The official ambassador for the event was
Aside from the Band Battle contest, many participating record stores had a line-up of live talent performing throughout the day. In 2010, about 1,400 independent record stores participated, about 1,000 from the US. Record stores saw a 41% increase in sales over the previous year's celebration, and a 109% increase over the previous Saturday's sales.[33] That year the event was referenced on Saturday Night Live.[34] During the year, the first Black Friday Record Store Day was also held, on November 26, 2010.
2011
The fourth annual record store day took place on Saturday, April 16, 2011. The official ambassador for the event was
2012
The fifth annual Record Store Day took place on Saturday, April 21, 2012. The official ambassador for the event was Iggy Pop. Over 400 different releases were made for the day. To coincide with Record Store Day 2012, the UK's Official Charts Company launched the Official Record Store Chart, a weekly music chart based solely on sales from independent record shops.[35] The chart was first issued on April 20, 2012, the eve of Record Store Day 2012.[36] The CBC Radio show Day 6 hosted a panel discussing techniques and successes in tracking down obscure vinyl recordings.[37]
2013
Ahead of the 2013 edition, held on April 20, Record Store Day co-founder Michael Kurtz was awarded a
Boards of Canada used RSD 2013 to launch a viral marketing campaign for their much anticipated album, Tomorrow's Harvest, when a new vinyl record by the band was placed in a New York City record store for purchase. The record allegedly sold on eBay for $5,700 but the buyer ended up being a fraud. It was later sold in a closed auction for an undisclosed sum.
2014
Record Store Day 2014 was held on April 19, 2014. The ambassador for this year was Chuck D. Exclusive releases in the UK included Little Richard and Coldplay, and in the US, Chvrches, Soundgarden, Joan Jett, The Yardbirds, Tears for Fears, Death Grips, Cage the Elephant, and Dream Theater.
2015
Record Store Day 2015 was held on April 18, 2015. The ambassador for this event was Dave Grohl. Exclusive releases in the UK included Neal Hefti and Phil Collins; and in the US, Echosmith, The White Stripes, Twenty One Pilots, The Bee Gees, Foo Fighters, Buzzcocks, Taylor Swift and In This Moment.[42]
2016
Record Store Day 2016 took place on April 16, 2016. Having kicked off the first Record Store Day with an in-store appearance, Metallica served as ambassador for the first time this year, marking the occasion with an album recorded live at the
Singer Prince made what was to be one of his final public sightings at Electric Fetus, in Minneapolis, for Record Store Day. An image was taken by a shopper of Prince at the counter purchasing the last CDs he would ever buy. He died five days later at his studio/home of an accidental fentanyl overdose. The police investigation team took extensive photographs of his estate the day he died, including the stack of CDs purchased at Electric Fetus.[46]
2017
Record Store Day 2017 took place on Saturday, April 22, 2017. The ambassador for the event was St. Vincent, making her the Day's first female ambassador.[47][48] It was the tenth celebration of independent record stores. In a rare occurrence, the special releases in the United States included a classical title: a 1967 recording of Shostakovich's Cello Concerto No. 2 published by Warner Classics, pressed in the style of a Soviet Roentgenizdat. Live from Los Angeles by Brandy Clark was one of this year's releases.
2018
Record Store Day 2018 took place on Saturday, April 21, 2018. To celebrate,
2019
Record Store Day 2019 took place on April 13.
Record Store Day Black Friday was on November 29.[52][53]
San Diego’s Blind Owl Records announced a poetry reading at the Vinyl Junkies Record Shack alongside the celebration of Record Store Day. Blind Owl Records’ believed that records and books fall into the same category of an object that you hold in your hand and appreciate; poetry sounds like music and music sounds like poetry. The book read was Saturday Night Sage by North Park writer Noah Lekas, the book is supposed to have “glimmers of the Doors’ mysticism, Bob Dylan’s street-corner truth-telling and Patti Smith’s punk rhapsodies.”[54]
2020
Record Store Day 2020 was scheduled to take place on April 18, but was postponed to June 20 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[55] On April 29, it was announced that Record Store Day would be postponed again, and spread across three dates called RSD Drops: August 29, September 26, and October 24.[56]
A fourth date, RSD Black Friday, occurred on November 27. Planned releases include the special 50th anniversary release of Paul McCartney's debut solo album McCartney in a limited edition half-speed mastered vinyl pressing.[57]
2021
Record Store Day 2021 took place, as RSD Drops, across two dates: June 12 and July 17, with Fred Armisen as the Ambassador.
A 'Black Friday' Fall edition of Record Store Day 2021 took place on November 26, 2021.[58]
2022
Record Store Day announced Taylor Swift as its first-ever global ambassador, for its 15th anniversary celebrations, and took place on April 23, 2022.[59] An RSD Drops date also took place on June 18, 2022, to release items that were either delayed in production or could not be made in time for Record Store Day in April.[60]
RSD Black Friday occurred on November 25, 2022.
2023
Record Store Day 2023 took place on 22 April. It featured Jason Isbell and Amanda Shires as ambassadors[61] and included the exclusive release of Folklore: The Long Pond Studio Sessions by Taylor Swift in vinyl format.[62] It became the first Record Store Day vinyl ever to debut inside Billboard 200 top 10, at three.[63]
RSD Black Friday occurred on November 24, 2023. Notable RSD Exclusive: Olivia Rodrigo's GUTS: the secret tracks and RSD First: Noah Kahan's Cape Elizabeth EP.
2024
Record Store Day will take place on April 20, 2024. Paramore[64] and Kate Bush have been announced as ambassadors for this year.[65][66]
See also
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