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April 20 , 2024 |
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Record Store Day is back ! Now in its 17th 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 20th . |
Zoetrope animation silkscreens on the B- sides of “ Pittsburgh Sound ” and “ friendly .”
THE WHO The Story of The Who ( Geffen )
On April 20 , 1976 UK compilation that ’ s never been officially released in the USA and hasn ’ t been globally available on vinyl since 1989 . Sometimes regarded as the most complete Who ‘ Best Of ,’ this version , with a replica of the original 8-page booklet and pressed on colored vinyl ( pink and green ), was mastered by longtime engineer Jon Astley and cut by Miles Showell at Abbey Road .
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DIO The Last in Line ( 40th-anniv . zoetrope picture disc ) ( Rhino )
Rhino will be celebrating the 40th anniversary of the platinum-selling Dio album , the Last in Line , with a special zoetrope-design picture disc . Housed in a die-cut jacket , the zoetrope picture disc animates characters and figures from the iconic cover art when played on a vinyl turntable . Featuring the singles " Mystery " and " The Last in Line ," this 1984 classic also features stage favorites " We Rock ," " I Speed at Night ," and " One Night in the City ". A worldwide hit , the last in line was Dio ' s highest-charting album on both sides of the Atlantic .
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GORILLAZ Cracker Island ( Warner Records )
Gorillaz is releasing a special record store day 2024 deluxe edition of their chart-topping 2023 album Cracker Island . The one-off release features six additional tracks that haven ’ t been available on physical formats before , as well as exclusive new album artwork by Jamie Hewlett .
Cracker Island ( deluxe vinyl edition ) is a limited-run release pressed on colored double vinyl ( 1 x pink disc , 1 x magenta disc ). It includes four bonus tracks ( side c ) and two remixes ( side d ), plus a doublesided art print by Jamie Hewlett .
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WIZ KHALIFA Loud Pack ( Rostrum )
Wiz Khalifa 7 " singles pack of classic mixtape favorites arrives , featuring the first ever vinyl release of the platinum hit " the thrill ," along with " Mezmorized ," " Pittsburgh Sound ," " Friendly ( feat Curren $ y )," and “ California .” Housed in a matte-treated and embossed box , each disc is pressed on a different color , with
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THE DREAM SYNDICATE Sketches For The Days of Wine and Roses ( Fire )
Sketches offers up unearthed cuts from the early days of cult heroes , the Dream Syndicate , pressed to vinyl for the very first time . Demos and rehearsals taped between formation and the recording of their seminal Days of Wine and Roses album , recorded by drummer Dennis Duck , mostly in 1981-82 . Lifting the lid on one of the key protagonists of the paisley underground and the ‘ 80s psychedelic revival . A cathartic and creative outpouring of exciting ideas and tangential grooves . In the words of frontman Steve Wynn , " We ' re playing music we want to hear because nobody else is doing it ." According to Pitchfork , “ at any given
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