Today, Record Store Day, shared their list of special pressings, they'll distribute to independent record stores around the world, on April 23. The event was inaugurated in 2007 and has consistently celebrated the culture of the independently owned record store ever since.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Record Store Day was not able to advance its objective in the same fashion as previous years. Usually, stores enjoyed a specific set day to celebrate the project, a list of releases beforehand so that bands, fans, and customers could come into stores comfortably and celebrate the releases. Instead, they had Record Store Day drops in July where the focus became getting the releases into safety homes.
To announce the official date of the event, Record Store Day shared a photo of their release list on Facebook and wrote, "Well, look what we have here. The List is Launched."
The list includes 329 different recordings, including Allman Brothers Band's Cream Of The Crop 2003 -- Highlights, Ragged But Right by the Jerry Garcia Band, Joni Mitchell's Blue Highlights, and many many more.
The releases will land at participating record stores around the world, on the aforementioned date. They also shared that to be proactive and combat issues they've faced in recent years with manufacturing and shipping, they're planning to also have a Record Store Day drop on June 18.
Find the full list and details about the Record Store Day releases here.
Learn more about Record Store Day here.
See Record Store Day's Facebook post below:
