Minneapolis, MN | 7 things to know about Record Store Day 2022 in the Twin Cities: The national holiday for music lovers returns to relative normal on Saturday with live music and other local store happenings. Just what music fans need after COVID lockdown: another excuse to buy lots of records and spend more time alone at home. Fortunately, the social aspect of Record Store Day is returning this year along with the onslaught of albums. Saturday’s installment of the 15th annual nationwide indie-music store celebration will welcome back capacity crowds and in-store events after two years of being stymied by the pandemic. Here’s a rundown of things to expect for Record Store Day 2022. Happy digging.
Melbourne, AU | JJ’s Vinyl is dropping exclusives and DJ tunes for Record Store Day 2022: JJ’s Vinyl is throwing a killer Record Store Day 2022 event at their Chelsea Heights store, featuring a bunch of special releases and DJ Brett Wolfie. Variety has always been a major strength of JJ’s Vinyl, so with heaps of Record Store Day discounts and exclusive titles on offer, they’re always a destination of choice on the vinyl collector’s day-of-days. This year Record Store Day celebrates its 15th year of dishing out the superior format and falls on April 23, where vinyl lovers from around Melbourne will descend on JJ’s on Wells Road in Chelsea Heights. There, you’ll get to check out the record purveyor’s exclusive Record Store Day titles, stacks of new and used vinyl, discounted items and music from Wolfie, care of the Melbourne Record Club. The OG JJ’s has become a beacon-of-sorts for the region’s vinyl connoisseurs, so they’ve recently opened up a second outlet inside Hunted Market in Bayswater – both have massive ranges and pride themselves on recommendations so accurate you’ll never trust a Spotify algorithm again.
Manchester, UK | Record Store Day 2022 in Manchester – everything you need to know: What records will be available and where to get them. This weekend will see the highly-anticipated return of Record Store Day – an annual event held every April to celebrate the cultural significance of the independently owned record store. The international event brings together fans, artists and thousands of record shops around the world, including more than 260 shops in the UK. More often than not, the day sees vinyl lovers and long-time collectors queueing for hours outside Manchester’s impressive roster of record shops, to bag themselves records pressed specifically for the occasion. Keep reading for a brief guide to RSD and how to pick up the exclusive releases.
Denver, CO | Spin On: A Record Store Day Tribute to Wax Trax: Saturday, April 23, is Record Store Day, a celebration of independent retailers specializing in LPs, CDs and other products that music lovers can actually hold in their hands rather than stream on their phones. But while Wax Trax Records will be participating in the festivities, its two stores, located steps from each other on the 600 block of East 13th Avenue, deserve a salute every day, just as they have since the operation came to life in 1975. For those scoring at home, that’s 47 years, and for more than thirty of them, Wax Trax has been among my favorite haunts — which makes me a relative newcomer compared to customers who’ve been going to the joint since the Gerald Ford administration. But I’m second to none when it comes to my fandom for what has rightly become a Denver institution.
Webster Groves, MO | Euclid Records Celebrates “Record Store Day” April 23: Euclid Records in Webster Groves, 19 N. Gore Ave., will celebrate the 15th anniversary of “Record Store Day” and two years of surviving the pandemic on Saturday, April 23. The back patio opens at 8 a.m. for limited-edition Record Store Day special releases. Historically, customers have camped overnight behind the store to be first in line. Starting at 10 a.m., Euclid Records will ramp up the party with food from Layla and complimentary beer from 4 Hands Brewing Co., Urban Chestnut Brewing Co. and Logboat Brewing Co. Live music is also set to return to the Euclid Records stage.
Melbourne, AU | Discrepancy Records celebrates the first full Record Store Day since 2019: Melbourne’s beloved Discrepancy Records in Mont Albert North have been one of COVID-19’s success stories, with the shift towards online generating huge growth. The store’s seamless transition towards the online experience, boasting one of the best online record stores in Australia, has paved a path for others to follow. But it just isn’t quite Record Store Day without some actual crate digging, so they’re now encouraging everyone to get back out there and hold the vinyl in your hands before you make a decision. This Record Store Day they’d like to invite you to venture to sunny Mont Albert North where they’ll be opening their doors and welcoming you in-person for the first time since RSD back in 2019.
Abilene, TX | The only official Record Store Day store within 200 miles is here in Abilene: The annual Record Store Day event is coming up this Saturday, April 23rd, and if you’re looking for a participating store then there’s only one choice within 200 miles. That store just so happens to be one of my favorite places on this entire planet, The Record Guys at 701 S. Leggett. That’s right, The Record Guys is the only participating (Record Store Day) store within 200 miles. The next closest is in Wichita Falls. We’re pretty damn lucky to have such a place in town with people as passionate about music as they are at The Record Guys. Record Store Day is an annual event that celebrates the culture of independently-owned record stores. The day traditionally centers around special releases by a ton of artists from all over the world. These special releases are only sold in participating record stores.
New London, CT | Telegraph celebrates Record Store Day Saturday: For years, Rich Martin, longtime proprietor of New London’s Telegraph Record Shop, has celebrated Record Store Day by hosting live bands in the store. But what happens if there are so many new and special-event records released for Record Store Day that stock is overflowing — and there’s no room for bands to set up? Well, that’ll be the case Saturday for Record Store Day 2022. No bands, just records. Among the hundreds (!) of new releases, limited editions and colored vinyl will be work by artists like Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers, Blondie, Bowie, Buena Vista Social Club, The Cure, Bill Evans, Nicky Minaj, Joni Mitchell, Foo Fighters, The Damned, Opeth, Rain Parade, Lou Reed, Tangerine Dream, Echo & the Bunnymen and Barry White. Good to know: There WILL be a line when doors open at 10 a.m., only four shoppers will be admitted to the store at a time, and free goodies will be distributed while supplies last.
Manchester, UK | ‘We’re gutted’: Withington’s hip record shop and bar is to close down on Record Store Day: Wilderness Records Store is no more. Wilderness Record Store, the neighbourhood bar and record shop in Withington, has said that it will close down – of all days – on Record Store Day this weekend. Its last day of trading will be Saturday (April 23), and it’s inviting regulars to come down and see it off. In a post to its Instagram page, owners said: “It’s with a very heavy heart that we have to announce that Wilderness is closing down. Record Store Day this Saturday 23rd April will be our last day open. Thank you to all of the artists and bands who have played here & all of the DJs who have spun records. “A massive thank you also goes out to every single customer who has supported us ever since we opened back in 2019, who packed themselves in like a tin of sardines to watch gigs, who kept us going throughout a global pandemic, who bought toasties when that was the only way we could reopen, and who continued to come back when the rules subsided.
Nashville, TN | Your Quick-Reference Guide to Record Store Day 2022: Running down special releases and events at mom-and-pop shops across Music City. Since 2008, Record Store Day has put a spotlight on the massive contributions that independent record stores make to the communities lucky enough to have them, via limited-edition special releases only available at mom-and-pop stores. The Record Store Day organization and individual shops kept the ball rolling in 2020 and 2021, with exclusive releases spread among multiple “RSD Drops” dates, and stores enacting protocols to maximize COVID safety. On April 23, RSD will finally return as an in-person, one-day event — sort of. Thanks to the ongoing bottlenecks in the supply chain for vinyl records, some of the more than 300 special titles originally announced have been delayed. The organization planned ahead with an RSD Drops day on June 18 when those late-arriving titles will be offered.
Lubbock, TX | How to celebrate Record Store Day in Lubbock: Saturday, April 23rd, 2022, is a big day for vinyl collectors and record stores alike. Lubbock is home to two amazing record stores, Ralph’s Records and Josey Books & Records. Both of these shops have been staples in Lubbock for vinyl lovers of all backgrounds, so of course they have to celebrate Record Store Day. This annual event started in 2007 and happens one Saturday every April, as well as Black Friday each November. The event began as a way to celebrate and appreciate independently-owned record stores in order to bring together music lovers from around the world. Record stores typically celebrate this annual event with special events, discounts, exclusive stock and more in order to show their appreciation to their customers.
Pittsburgh, PA | Enjoy live music, deals, and more during Record Store Day at The Government Center: In 2020, The Government Center put together an event for Record Store Day. They printed flyers and booked a lineup of musicians to play. Then the pandemic happened and the celebration was indefinitely postponed. Now, they are finally ready to put on Record Store Day with some of Pittsburgh’s finest talent. The Government Center’s Record Store Day Party, taking place Sat., April 23, includes live music all afternoon into the evening, as well as pizza made on-site by North Side pizzeria Badamo’s. You can also arrive early for special RSD releases. Josh Cozby, the owner of The Government Center, says the event will showcase how the business and music venue has changed in the years since the Record Store Day Party was originally supposed to happen.
New York, NY | Record Store Day: 5 Things to Do This Weekend. It’s no secret that vinyl albums are back: Sales reached a 30-year high in 2021, after trending upward for more than a decade. Record Store Day, which is now a global initiative by independent sellers to boost revenue through special releases and artist appearances, has happily ridden (and reinforced) this trend since its first edition in 2008. Record Store Day returns on Saturday. This year’s exclusives include an album of unreleased material by the folk singer Karen Dalton, who died in 1993 and was the subject of a critically acclaimed documentary last year; a remastered and expanded version of Stevie Nicks’s “Bella Donna”; a Patti Smith compilation curated by record store employees from across the country; and an unreleased live album by Charles Mingus. Taylor Swift, designated as the event’s global ambassador, is offering a special seven inch of “The Lakes,” a bonus track from her 2020 album “Folklore.” Information about participating record stores — including dozens in and around New York — and the complete list of releases are available at recordstoreday.com.
