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 | From Chad Bowar, your About Music Editor Saturday, April 19 is the seventh annual Record Store Day. Artists and labels team up for special releases to celebrate independent record stores. There are Record Store Day participating stores on every continent except Antarctica. Our music experts have a rundown of some of this year's vinyl releases available on Record Store Day. | |
Classic Rock Releases on Record Store Day 2014
Artists were among the first to support and promote Record Store Day, and one of its main features is the availability of releases -- exclusive to participating stores -- of vintage music of many genres, classic rock chief among them. More than two dozen exclusive classic rock releases await come April 19.
| 2014 Hard Rock and Heavy Metal Record Store Day Releases
There are hundreds of releases in all genres, including hard rock and heavy metal. Some of the artists with releases this year include Mastodon, Gojira, Five Finger Death Punch, Motorhead and more. Here's a selection of Record Store Day releases in those genres.
| Blues Albums Available on Record Store Day 2014
So, what's on your blues shopping list for Record Store Day 2014? Exclusive releases include the Allman Brothers Band's Selections From Play All Night, a 12" vinyl album excerpting performances from the band's 1992 Beacon Theatre show (which was released in its entirety on CD a month or so ago). An interesting exclusive is the vinyl reissue of Big Mama Thornton's Sassy Mama, a 1975 album whose RSD release was voted on by fans at the Vanguard Records website.
| Record Store Day History
Ever since the first one in 2008, Record Store Day has grown from a single day annual event to a year round celebration/promotion of the world's locally owned, independent record stores. RSD has grown rapidly by focusing attention on the institution that was once the center of the musical universe for artists and their fans.
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