There are a lot of reasons to look forward to Record Store Day, and one of them is all of the neat vinyl pieces that are released exclusively on the third Saturday in April every year. Last year for the first time, Vanguard Records opened up their vinyl vault and released 5 classic titles in honor of Record Store Day. They left this year’s titles up to the voting powers of audiophiles around the world, allowing fans to cast their votes on RecordStoreDay.com to decide the titles Vanguard would release for this year’s Record Store Day.
The votes are in, and the results are below! Each piece is limited to 1000, and available exclusively at participating independently owned record stores on Record Store Day 2011, Saturday, April 16.
Skip James Today! Newly re-mastered from the original tapes, this classic 1965 album ranks alongside the best of the period, with AllMusic declaring that James “might have made the best music of anyone who resurfaced during the mid-’60s… certainly, there weren’t many albums made during that time as good as this one.”
John Hammond So Many Roads Newly re-mastered from the original tapes, this classic 1965 album features a stellar supporting cast including Robbie Robertson, Levon Helm, Garth Hudson, Mike Bloomfield, and Charlie Musselwhite.
Mississippi John Hurt The Immortal Newly re-mastered from the original tapes, this classic 1967 album was dubbed “one of the best albums of country blues ever recorded” by AllMusic.
John Fahey Requia (and Other Compositions for Guitar Solo) Newly re-mastered from the original tapes, this classic 1967 album stands as one of the most innovative “folk” recordings of the period, with the master guitar player exploring musique concrete and tape collage techniques alongside his signature blues derivations.
Country Joe & the Fish Electric Music for the Mind and Body Newly re-mastered, this classic 1967 album was dubbed by AllMusic “their most joyous and cohesive statement and one of the most important and enduring documents of the psychedelic era, the band’s swirl of distorted guitar and organ at its most inventive.”
More Record Store Day exclusive releases are being confirmed, and information on those titles will be coming fast and furious in the next few weeks so be sure to check back here often for the latest updates to feed your vinyl addiction.
