16 YEARS
Record Store Day is back ! Now in its 16th year , our full release list in this issue includes some amazing titles that can also be viewed on recordstoreday . com and our digital edition . Our picks featured here are some of our favorite titles released on RSD , Saturday , April 22 .
BLUR The Special Collectors Edition • ( Parlophone )
Blur present The Special Collectors Edition will be released on vinyl for the first time ever . Initially released in 1994 as a Japan-only CD , The Special Collectors Edition is a 2LP set pressed on colored vinyl , featuring a collection of B-sides from singles across the band ’ s first three studio albums : Leisure , Modern Life Is Rubbish , and Parklife .
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THE DOORS Limited Edition RSD3 mini-turntable • ( Rhino )
The Doors limited edition RSD3 miniturntable , sporting The Doors-branded dustcover and turntable facing . Each of these special editions of the RSD3 comes in a special box with the complete set of 3 ” records being released for Record Store Day 2023 , featuring The Doors ' classic hits " Break On Through ," " Love Her Madly " and " Hello , I Love You ,” in Japanesedesigned flip jackets that include the 3 ” record and a lyric sheet .
GRATEFUL DEAD Boston Garden , Boston , MA 5 / 7 / 77 ( Live )
• ( Rhino )
Grateful Dead ’ s May 7 , 1977 performance at Boston Garden is available for the first time on vinyl . In a 5-LP , 180-Gram vinyl boxed set . The Grateful Dead performed more the 2,300 concerts , and of these many live shows , a three-night run in May 1977 , spanning three cities on the East Coast , is arguably the Dead ' s greatest trio of shows : May 7 in Boston , MA , May 8 in Ithaca , NY , and May 9 in Buffalo , NY . These three shows , along with their nearequal from May 5 in New Haven , made up the long-ago sold-out box set " Get Shown The Light ." The last two nights of this run have been released on vinyl in previous years , and we ' re thrilled to add the magnificent Boston show to the canon . From its opening , playful “ Bertha ,” through a flawless first set featuring “ Cassidy ,” “ Jack Straw ,” “ Mississippi Half Step ,” “ The Music Never Stopped ,” and many others , the Dead are clearly having a wonderful night in Bean Town . The second set is filled with then-new and older songs from the Dead ' s catalog , including “ Terrapin
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Station ,” “ Estimated Prophet ,” “ Eyes Of The World ,” and “ Wharf Rat ,” amongst others . A spectacular show from start to finish , Boston 5 / 7 / 77 is one of the most upbeat , accessible shows the Grateful Dead ever performed .
HUSKER DU Tonite Longhorn • ( Reflex )
A 2xLP set of rare , early Hüsker Dü live recordings featuring original flyers and artwork . Drawn from the historical Hüsker Dü recording archives compiled by Terry Katzman , this double disc live set is an essential companion piece to the band ' s Savage Young Du Box Set . While the
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