Record Store Day 2020 Postponed Due To Coronavirus

First the NBA, then Coachella, and now this?

Because of major health concerns and the lingering fear of the coronavirus here in the United States, several music based events, whether it be tours or even festivals, have been postponed. Today we have learned that Record Store Day will be postponed for only two months. Originally scheduled for Saturday, April 18, the beloved event will now take place Saturday, June 20. This is the first time ever that the event will be rescheduled and also the first RSD to be held in June.

“RSD is worldwide and celebrates a record store’s place in their community,” organizers wrote on Twitter. “As good citizens of those communities we want everyone to be safe, healthy and feel comfortable coming to the party.”

The event is joining several other music based events either cancelled or postponed due to the virus, which so far has killed over 40 people here in the United States.

 

My Chemical Romance, Pepper, Britney Spears, More Announced For Record Store Day 2020

In a few Saturdays, thousands of people (myself included) will be flocking to record stores in hopes of copping some new, exclusive vinyl records for Record Store Day 2020.

This year’s event which takes place on Saturday, April 18, will feature over hundreds of artists and musicians dropping rare, exclusive, or reissuing old records. Mainstream acts like Maroon 5, The Rolling Stones, Post Malone, Sam Smith, and Britney Spears are dropping records (ex. Spears’s release is a remix and B-sides record featuring tracks from Oops!…I Did It Again.) Scene bands like CHON, The Menzingers, Bayside, Asking Alexandria, and My Chemical Romance, will also have content.

Others dropping records of all speeds and sizes include Pepper, August Burns Red, Glass Animals, Ice Nine Kills, Hootie And The Blowfish, Odd Future, Snoop Dogg, U2, HUNNY, and Eve 6, just to name a few. To see the full RSD 2020 lineup, look for the full list here.

If you want to see if any record stores in your area are participating, click or tap here to find out.

Here’s What’s Available For Record Store Day 2019

It’s here!

The twelfth annual Record Store Day is taking place Saturday, April 13, and the list for what’s available that day was released earlier today. Artists like Elton John, U2, Gorillaz, The Menzingers, Janis Joplin, Basement, The Used, Pepper, Justin Courtney Pierre, and Foo Fighters, will be releasing special records for the event. The whole list can be found here.

Soundtracks will also be released for RSD. Movies like The Crow (The Cure, Nine Inch Nails, Rage Against The Machine), Lost In Translation (Kevin Shields, Phoenix, My Bloody Valentine), Coneheads (Soft Cell, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Barenaked Ladies), Spider-Man: Into The Spiderverse (Juice WRLD, Aminé, Post Malone), and the first three Transformers films (Linkin Park, Taking Back Sunday, Goo Goo Dolls, Paramore, My Chemical Romance, Black Veil Brides, Green Day, Nickelback, The All-American Rejects), will all get vinyl pressings for the first time ever.

As said earlier, Record Store Day is Saturday, April 13.

Ten Records To Look Out For On Record Store Day Black Friday

If you weren’t aware, this Friday, which is Black Friday, doubles as the second Record Store Day of the year. While you’re out trying to kill someone over a brand new TV, head on over to your local record store and buy some of these fine vinyl. Here’s 10 records you should get this Friday.

1. Weezer – “Africa” Picture Disc (3000 copies)

Earlier this year, Weezer dropped their cover of the classic Toto song “Africa” due to social media push. If you wanted your very own physical copy of the tune, the band will release 3000 copies of “Africa” on a picture disc shaped like the continent, just like the original single 7″ that Toto released back in 1982.

2. Various Artists – Stay Awake: Various Interpretations Of Music From Vintage Disney Films (3500 copies)

Wanna hear Sinéad O’Connor, The Replacements, Suzanne Vega, Ringo Starr, and Los Lobos cover classic Disney songs? Originally released back in 1988, this tribute album features various artists playing Disney songs their own way. The two LP vinyl features the songs in greater fidelity per side, and includes the CD-only track “Dumbo & Timothy” from Dumbo for the first time on vinyl. Songs from movies like Peter Pan, Melody Time, Snow White And The Seven Dwarves, 101 Dalmatians, and Babes In Toyland, also appear on the album. 

3. CKY – Too Precious To Kill (1500 copies)

This brand new EP by CKY features four new tracks from the band, with one being a cover of GG Allin’s “Bite It You Scum”. It’s a Record Store Day first, but get it while you can on Friday. 

4. Insane Clown Posse – The Amazing Jeckel Brothers (2375 copies)

Released back in 1999, The Amazing Jeckel Brothers is the duo’s fifth entry in their “Joker’s Cards” anthology. The album features hip-hop legends Snoop Dogg and Ol’ Dirty Bastard of Wu-Tang Clan, horrorcore duo Twiztid, ska band Gangsta Fun, and prank callers The Jerky Boys. This is the first time the album has been released on vinyl, and will be pressed on transparent red wax.  

5. Lookout! Records – The LookOuting! (1000 copies)

Hopeless Records (Afterlife, Between You & Me, Trophy Eyes) will release this double LP featuring songs from Lookout!’s The LookOuting Festival from January 2017. Classic Lookout! bands like Tilt, Squirtgun, Brent’s T.V., The Avengers, and The Mr. T Experience appear on the record. Only 1000 copies exist, so grab this one the second you see it before jackasses sell it for like $200 on eBay. 

6. Nothing – Blue Line Bady (1400 copies)

This three-song 12″ features a beautiful etching on the B-side. The song “Dirty White Glove” is a brand new track that’s never been released yet and “Spell” comes from the Tired Of Tomorrow sessions. Relapse Records (Author & Punisher, Iron Reagan, Torche) will release the album, but get it quick, only 1400 copies exist. 

7. Unwritten Law – Unwritten Christmas (2500 copies)

Happy Holidays from Unwritten Law. For Christmas this year, the beloved punk group will release this rare 7” containing two holiday songs. “Unwritten Christmas” featuring Sum 41 was issues an an Australian-only single, and their cover of the Charlie Brown classic “Please Come Home For Christmas”, which was from a KROQ holiday compilation that has Smash Mouth, Reel Big Fish, and The Suicide Machines.

8. The Smashing Pumpkins – Shiny And Oh So Bright, Vol. 1/LP: No Past. No Future. No Sun. (???)

The new Smashing Pumpkins album will drop on vinyl Friday, but there’s no word of how many copies there will be available. Get it while you can.

9. Various Artists – Fritz The Cat (Original Soundtrack Recording) (2500 copies)

Do you remember the X rated film Fritz The Cat? It was the first animated feature to get that rating in the States. Directed by Ralph Bakshi (Cool World, The Lord Of The Rings, Wizards), the film had an incredible soundtrack consisting of Ed Bogas and Ray Shanklin, Bo Diddley, Billie Holiday, The Watson Sisters, and Charles Earland. It’s the first time the soundtrack has been pressed on a picture disc.

10. Various Artists – Mom+Pop 10 Year Anniversary Compilation (1800 copies)

2018 marks the tenth year anniversary for the beloved indie label Mom+Pop Music (FIDLAR, Neon Indian, Tokyo Police Club). To celebrate, the label is dropping a magnificent 3xLP containing rarities and covers of Mom+Pop artists done by artists on the label. Past and current signees like Courtney Barnett, Metric, Alice Merton, Sleigh Bells, and Ingrid Michaelson appear on the compilation. Hope you got some change left to buy this record.