Record Store Day 2018

By: Sun Noor

This years Record Store Day (RSD) will take place on Saturday April 21st. What exactly is RSD you question? It consists of a day where most artists treat their fans to exclusive records with never-before heard music from b-sides and remixes to rarities such as demos, new or original pressings and limited edition records on coloured/splattered vinyl. Evidently, it’s the music lover’s most cherished. The whole purpose of the event is to support independent record stores, as these releases cannot be sold anywhere else for the most part. However, one thing to keep in mind is that those goodies will sell out quickly and will most likely not be available proceeding the event.

Here is a list of 25 records that I’ll be looking out for to add to my collection this year:

1. A-sides Soundgarden
2. Etchings From Francis Trouble by Albert Hammond Jr
3. Legacy EP by Arcade Fire
4. Sea of Split Peas Double EP (picture disk) by Courtney Barnett
5. City Looks Pretty/ Sunday Roast by Courtney Barnett
6. Bowie Now David Bowie
7. “Let’s Dance” (full length demo) David Bowie
8. Welcome to the Blackout (Live in London ’78)
9. Weight of History +Only Once My Son Brian Eno and Kevin Shields
10. Twin Fantasy (Mirror to Mirror) Car Seat Headrest
11. Old Dog Demos Mac DeMarco
12. Beat Happenings Mac Demarco/ Shamir
13. Mixed Up by The Cure
14. Monologue Phoenix
15. Suggestive Listening EP Ulrika Spacek
16. The Matrix Part II The Doors
17. Fidlar Fidlar
18. Cracking Up/ In the Morning live in Switzerland Fleet Foxes
19. Tango in the Night Alternate Fleetwood Mac
20. David Bowie David Bowie
21. Really Nice Guys Ron Gallo
22. “Mardi Gras Beads”/”Seems Kinda Silly” Parquet Courts
23. “Piper at the Gates of Dawn” Pink Floyd
24. Live at The Ritz NYC 1986 Iggy Pop
25. “Qyurruys” b+w “Coul as a Ghoul” The Voidz

Click here to check the rest of the albums on the catalogue as well as participating record stores.