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Re: Record Store Day '18 Pickups

cestuneblague — Wed, 2 May 2018 12:51:11 GMT

Author: cestuneblague

Posted: 05/02/2018 16:51

I hope you all went home and got high afterwards

Re: Record Store Day '18 Pickups

Jimmy Dread — Wed, 2 May 2018 12:34:18 GMT

Author: Jimmy Dread

Posted: 05/02/2018 16:34

Did what any sane person would do and waited until after the event to pick up the only two things that really appealed. Strangely enough did exactly the same last year and got loads for dirt cheap - including that original first mix of Heart Of The Congos that goes for £100+ now.

Anyway, snagged:

Death And The Lady by Michael Raven & Joan Mills

Top 10 UK trad folk LP - well worth a listen if you haven't heard it and you have a thing for minstrels (not the chocolates). Full Jimmy-style write-up here if you fancy a squizz.

&

Which is absolutely fucking amazing, as you'd expect from Studio One/Soul Jazz. Gutted for those who shelled out £50+ each on the original dub plates, mind.

Re: Record Store Day '18 Pickups

bobbyb5 — Sat, 28 Apr 2018 23:16:46 GMT

Author: bobbyb5

Posted: 04/29/2018 03:16

Hayden wrote:

Quote:

Give it 5 years and RSD will be dead, if it isn’t on its last legs already.

I'm not entirely sure about that. Perhaps in the UK? RSD is huge in Toronto, I've been there for it twice and they go all out.

I love seeing vinyl sales getting a daily spike, and it's great to have a community event for record buyers/shops, but it's not my cup of tea. Usually too squishy, too overpriced, too 'Black Friday'-esque. Sometimes shops will have 15-20% off store-wide, which is cool though.

Anywho, didn't participate this year. Been chilling in Bangkok the past while and they don't have it here... or too many music shops for that matter 😨

Quote:

Baby Huey

What's the pressing like?

Yes indeed. For a few years I drove up to Toronto because it was worth the drive just because of the unbelievable amount of record stores in Toronto compared to here. Where I live there's only three or four record stores left, so Record Store Day isn't shit here. Toronto's a different story.

Re: Record Store Day '18 Pickups

Lachapelle — Thu, 26 Apr 2018 21:26:04 GMT

Author: Lachapelle

Posted: 04/27/2018 01:26

elo269megv wrote:

I grabbed the Car Seat Headrest 2011 version off a whim.

I did the same and it hasn't left my table yet. So Good!

Re: Record Store Day '18 Pickups

elo269megv — Thu, 26 Apr 2018 21:18:18 GMT

Author: elo269megv

Posted: 04/27/2018 01:18

Honestly, this year was a little bit of a let down for me in terms of the titles released on RSD. Not too many "can't miss" items in my opinion. With that being said, there were a couple things that caught my eye. I grabbed the Car Seat Headrest 2011 version off a whim (my friend had really liked Teens of Denial) and I'm glad I did because I love it and its a high quality pressing. I also picked up the Rage Against The Machine live album at the Democratic Convention which is great but I wish it were longer.

Re: Record Store Day '18 Pickups

Lachapelle — Thu, 26 Apr 2018 18:46:00 GMT

Author: Lachapelle

Posted: 04/26/2018 22:46

Was able to pick up Die Tür Ist Zu by Swans today. Apparently it arrived late which is why I missed out on RSD.

Re: Record Store Day '18 Pickups

indieshins — Sun, 22 Apr 2018 01:12:11 GMT

Author: indieshins

Posted: 04/22/2018 05:12

I don't bother with the special releases - there's very few I'm interested in and they're more than I'm willing to pay anyway. I just go to my favourite second hand place where they do all stock for 20% off and go nuts. This year I wasn't able to spend as much as I usually would due to budget, but I still managed to pick up Innervisions on vinyl and Rain Dogs on CD.

Re: Record Store Day '18 Pickups

Hayden — Sat, 21 Apr 2018 23:10:50 GMT

Author: Hayden

Posted: 04/22/2018 03:10

Quote:

Give it 5 years and RSD will be dead, if it isn’t on its last legs already.

Quote:

Baby Huey

What's the pressing like?

Re: Record Store Day '18 Pickups

glynspsa — Sat, 21 Apr 2018 19:13:06 GMT

Author: glynspsa

Posted: 04/21/2018 23:13

Jimmy Dread wrote:

Personally I thought this year’s RSD fare was dire - didn’t even bother. More and more shops local to me didn’t decide to participate and I don’t blame them. It’s become a flipper’s farce where unless there’s something you desperately want you may as well wait a few weeks and pick up the offerings for a fraction of the price when the gougers realise there’s no way they’re going to make a profit.

Give it 5 years and RSD will be dead, if it isn’t on its last legs already.

Here in Pennsylvania in the USA it is still huge in fact I had to work a convention this morning so i was only able to go to my local store at 4:30 and it was packed still. i missed on a couple things i wanted but still grabbed a ton of great stuff.

Re: Record Store Day '18 Pickups

Jimmy Dread — Sat, 21 Apr 2018 18:43:16 GMT

Author: Jimmy Dread

Posted: 04/21/2018 22:43

Personally I thought this year’s RSD fare was dire - didn’t even bother. More and more shops local to me didn’t decide to participate and I don’t blame them. It’s become a flipper’s farce where unless there’s something you desperately want you may as well wait a few weeks and pick up the offerings for a fraction of the price when the gougers realise there’s no way they’re going to make a profit.

Give it 5 years and RSD will be dead, if it isn’t on its last legs already.

Re: Record Store Day '18 Pickups

glynspsa — Sat, 21 Apr 2018 17:15:06 GMT

Author: glynspsa

Posted: 04/21/2018 21:15

Prince 1999
Krush Groove Soundtrack
Compton's Most Wanted
Baby Huey
Too $hort
Cheech & Chong
Jerry Garcia Run For The Roses
Dylan & Dead
Grateful Dead
Nas Illmatic Live
Raekwon x 3

Missed out on Neil Young and Cypress Hill

Re: Record Store Day '18 Pickups

LittleM1971 — Sat, 21 Apr 2018 14:59:37 GMT

Author: LittleM1971

Posted: 04/21/2018 18:59

Always nice when a long term ‘Want’ gets a RSD release so picked up this today...

Ten Rapid by Mogwai

Record Store Day '18 Pickups

Lachapelle — Sat, 21 Apr 2018 12:35:43 GMT

Author: Lachapelle

Posted: 04/21/2018 16:35

Who was out this morning for Record Store Day? And if you were, did you find what you went looking for..?

I was able to pick up 2 of the 3 things I went for..

Twin Fantasy by Car Seat Headrest
(First time on Vinyl - the original 2011 version)

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Meddle with Metal Czarface & MF Doom
(7" with Comic Book)

Die Tür Ist Zu by Swans
I wasn't able to find this one..