Nashville, TN | Your Quick-Reference Guide to Record Store Day 2024 in Nashville: A brief rundown of special releases and happenings at local independent record retailers. Audiophiles and analog enthusiasts rejoice, for 2024’s edition of Record Store Day is right around the corner! Since 2008, RSD has been championing independent record stores and local music communities around the country and beyond. This year’s celebration falls on Saturday, April 20, and we’ve got details on the exclusive releases offered on the day and where around town you can find them. This year’s RSD ambassadors are our Nashville neighbors, Paramore, who became newly independent after their decades-long contract with Atlantic Records ended late last year. Following tradition, the band has a few RSD exclusives of their own.
Washington, DC | Vinyl shops around DC to celebrate Record Store Day with exclusives and concerts: There’s no feeling quite like dropping the needle of a turntable on the smooth vinyl of a record and embarking on a sonic journey with your favorite album. Record Store Day, which falls on April 20 this year, is an annual celebration of independent record stores observed by hoards of vinyl collectors in search of RSD-exclusive editions by artists from Charlie Parker to Sabrina Carpenter. Participating stores select from a list of about 400 RSD-specific editions to sell for the holiday, some pairing highly sought-after records with giveaways and live performances. Pioneered in 2007 by Baltimore-based record store owners, RSD aims to reignite the frenzy for vinyl at brick-and-mortar stores, especially after a decrease in vinyl sales in the ‘90s and early 2000s. Record stores across the District are celebrating the holiday with exclusive performances and special-edition vinyls.
FL | Record Store Day is Saturday. Here’s what Florida stores are participating, what records to grab: Christmas Day for music snobs, vinyl collectors and dedicate fanbases is almost here. Are you ready for it? Record Store Day is back for its 17th year on Saturday, April 20, when dozens of exclusive new releases and reissues will be available from musicians, from Fleetwood Mac to Sabrina Carpenter. USA TODAY writes the annual event − typically held on the third Saturday in April − has served as a treat for core vinyl owners and an introduction for newer digital-age music fans. “Record Store Day was conceived in 2007 at a gathering of independent record store owners and employees as a way to celebrate and spread the word about the unique culture surrounding nearly 1400 independently-owned record stores in the US and thousands of similar stores internationally,” their website writes.
Stroud, UK | Stroud gets into the Record Store Day groove: This Saturday, April 20th, is Record Store Day 2024 (RSD), an event which celebrates the UK’s independent record shops. Sound Records in George Street, run by Tom Berry, will once again be joining in – one of only two stores in the whole of Gloucestershire. Sean Roe’s Klang Tone Records in Lansdown hasn’t signed up for RSD but has plans to mark the day. “I’ll be putting out around 200 records especially held back for the day – rarities and unusual LPs – I’ll promote on Instagram in the week leading up to the day, and we also have live sessions in the shop,” said Sean. The first of the two free live performances takes place at 4.30pm and features Louis Giannamore, composer, artist and drummer. His debut LP World Tour! Is a catalogue of songs created using only iPhone memos and field recordings, recorded on tour, across several countries and continents in 2023.
Milwaukee, WI | 8 ways Milwaukee is celebrating Record Store Day 2024: Love it or hate it, it’s safe to say Record Store Day is here to stay. What started as an honest-to-goodness movement to encourage listeners to get out and support independent music retailers who were suffering in the advent of Amazon, streaming services, and the industry’s stark shift from physical to digital formats has quickly mutated into a halfhearted “holiday” with its fair share of icky elements. Amid the ugliness of desperate novelty records and greedy “collectors” re-listing rarities on eBay while they’re still waiting in line to pay, some Milwaukee-area record shops, local bands, and other area businesses are doing their part to make this happening a worthwhile occurrence for all. On Saturday, April 20, the consumer event will basically be a full-fledged local holiday, complete with the debut of a brand new record store (!!!), sales and giveaways galore, in-store shows, and much more.
Liverpool, UK | Where to find exclusive vinyl in Liverpool for Record Store Day: Record Store Day takes place on April 20. Record Store Day is a special day dedicated to highlighting independent music stores. The annual event takes place on April 20 and sees record stores provide exclusive vinyl for music lovers they can’t find anywhere else for a limited release period. Businesses across the city are getting in on the action from new ventures in the Baltic Triangle to some of the longest-standing record shops around. Below are some places you can check out for Record Store Day 2024. 81 Renshaw: Home to the music magazine Merseybeat, this record store is no stranger to the rich history of music from Liverpool. Known for its eye-catching Elvis Costello mural the store stocks a variety of genres and new and collectable records. On record store day the store will have exclusive items in-shop and online from the April 20 – 21. A staff member from 81 Renshaw said: “It’s a nice day, everyone chats, there’s a buzz.”
CO | Record Store Day 2024 comes with events across Colorado: Twenty-nine record stores across Colorado are participating in Record Store Day 2024, which falls on Saturday, April 20. Record Store Day was created in 2007 by independent record store owners and staff to celebrate the unique culture of record businesses worldwide, and to help cultivate enthusiasm for physical recordings in an era of increasingly online listening. The day is celebrated each April and features exclusive vinyl, CD, and promotional products, along with various events like in-store performances, artist meet-and-greets, and more. Independent labels and distributors produce most of the Record Store Day Official Release List. Wax Trax Records, the oldest continuously operating record store in Colorado, is hosting Record Store Day at two locations for the first time in its nearly 50 years of operations.
Worcester, MA | Beautiful Music: That’s Entertainment, Joe’s Albums to host Record Store Day. That’s Entertainment has never skimped on Record Store Day. The “pop culture emporium,” best known for its comic book collection and geeky fun collectibles, has always brought in a great mix of local favorite artists and up-and-comers to entertain the crow of vinyl enthusiasts who show up early for a shot at grabbing a limited release albums. … “It’s really important to small, independent record stores,” says Joe Demers, owner of Joe’s Albums on Main Street in Worcester, as well as a store in Northampton. Demers explains that, “there are releases that specifically only come out that day. They’re short runs … only available in-store at independent record stores that day.” Demers says he’s excited by a number of the releases, but expects the most prominent will be a single with pop sensation Olivia Rodrigo singing rising star Noah Kahan’s “Stick Season” on one side, and Kahan covering Rodrigo’s “Lacy” on the other.
Macon, GA | Record Store Day is coming up soon. Here is what you need to know. Releases include music from The Beatles, David Bowie, Sabrina Carpenter, Little Richard, Noah Kahn, Chappell Roan, Queen and more. Music lovers prepare yourselves because Record Store Day is coming your way on Saturday. Record Store Day is a twice-a-year holiday to celebrate record stores and bring the music community together. Typically, it is observed in April and on Black Friday in November. Arguably the biggest launch day is in April and music lovers will be lining up early to get a chance to snag vinyl pressings, CD’s and more from their favorite artists. At Record Store Day, visitors will have access to music from the largest labels to smaller indie record labels. …Not everything released on Record Store Day is new music but sometimes there is a new pressing of your favorite vinyls and some music may be coming to vinyl for the very first time. This tradition has been keeping the love of tradition and physical media alive for over a decade.
Hull, UK | The vinyl countdown: Indie record stores get in the groove for biggest day of the year: Across the country guys who run independent record shops are gearing up for the event which puts their businesses at the top of the charts for one day only. In Hull city centre we’ve got three of them within a few minutes’ walk of each other, all collecting and communicating the latest information about the special offers, one-off releases, picture discs and more. Just as on Time by Pink Floyd, the clock is ticking. With apologies to Europe for tinkering with the title of their iconic 1986 release, it’s the vinyl countdown! Record Store Day on Saturday, April 20 brings a big boost to the individual retailers and to their business neighbours, and particularly in Paragon Arcade with its food and drink outlets standing ready to keep customers fed and watered.
