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VINYL PICKS
F
or many years, the Black Friday
Edition of Record Store Day was the
red-headed stepchild of April's
main edition of RSD. The titles were less
impressive, and it seemed like an after-
thought cashing in on the Record Store
Day name. However, since 2012 the little
brother edition that takes place after the
Thanksgiving holiday has come into its
own. Though the exclusive vinyl list is
smaller than the spring edition, Black
Friday RSD has become a complimentary
sibling that can stand on its own as an
event. While your family may be waiting
for Black Friday 2018 to purchase TV's,
clothing, or iPhones, the cool kids in the
house will be ditching the unneeded
material things for vinyl gold on
November 23. Here's is a list of our
favorite Black Friday RSD titles. Keep in
mind each store orders music based on
their customer's tastes and some staff
favorites. Product lists are generally post-
ed 3-5 days before RSD. It's financially
unfeasible for a mom and pop shop to
order every RSD tile, so be patient. Pick
your top titles and a few back-up titles
and work off your Thanksgiving calories
during Record Store Day.
SOUL ASYLUM
The Twin Tone Years
(Omnivore)
Hard to remember that Soul Asylum was
on the same label as the Replacements
before they became an alt-rock commer-
cial staple. This boxed set is co-produced
by Twin/Tone Records co-founder and
Replacements manager Peter Jesperson,
and and Omnivore Recordings co-
founder Cheryl Pawelski. The Twin/Tone
Years reaches back for some of the earliest
Soul Asylum recordings such as Loud Fast
Rules and traces the history of the band
through their pre-major label indie
years. A 20-page book includes liner
notes and previously unseen photos and
memorabilia. The albums are being reis-
sued on vinyl for the first time since their
original releases, and have been restored
and mastered by Grammy winning engi-
neer, Michael Graves at Osiris Studio and
cut by Chris Muth at Taloowa.
TYPE O NEGATIVE
Bloody Kisses
(Roadrunner)
Bloody Kisses was released in 1993 to crit-
ical acclaim and became the first album
for Roadrunner to reach certified
Platinum status in the States. For the 25th
anniversary, the record is being reissued
as a stand-alone vinyl release in the U.S.
for the first time and will be getting the
deluxe treatment which includes an extra
LP of bonus tracks making their debut on
vinyl. The 3LP set will be pressed on 180g
green and black swirl vinyl and come in a
tri-fold direct to board Stoughton jacket.
Bloody Kisses 25th Anniversary 3LP
expanded edition is a Record Store Day-
Black Friday exclusive limited to 5000
copies and available at participating
stores in the US and Canada only.
THE BYRDS
Sweetheart of The Rodeo
(Legacy)
By the time Sweetheart Of The Rodeo
was released in 1968; The Byrds had
already changed the sound of rock music
twice. From jangling folk-rock to experi-
mental acid-rock, they always sought to
push the boundaries of what rock music
could be. The 1967 departure of David
Crosby left a creative void filled quickly
by country music-loving Gram Parsons,
whose addition led Roger McGuinn,
Chris Hillman, and company to record an
album comprised mostly of authentic
country material in Nashville, with the
aid of local session aces (including future
Byrd Clarence White). For the first time
on vinyl—and on the heels of a 50th
anniversary tour of the album by original
members McGuinn and Hillman—this
Legacy Edition of **Sweetheart Of The
Rodeo showcases this country-rock mas-
terpiece alongside 28 bonus tracks,
including demos, outtakes, rehearsal ver-
sions and tracks by Parsons’ pre-Byrds
outfit, The International Submarine
Band.
MUDDY WATERS
More Muddy Mississippi
Waters Live
(Legacy)
Those who lived in Chicago and the
Western Suburb of Westmont may have
seen Muddy perform on a bar stool in his
twilight years, his body somewhat bat-
tered by years of touring, hard work, and
some harder living. Recorded during a
club tour near the end of his storied
career, 1979’s Muddy Mississippi Waters
Live is a towering testament to the former
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