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Monday, April 20, 2009

Business / Zzzzzzzzzzzzz Record Store Day: The Damage

Posted by Dave Segal on Mon, Apr 20, 2009 at 10:05 AM

Did you do significant damage to your funds on Record Store Day on Saturday? I sure did. I hit up Wall of Sound (which may have had its best day of biz ever) and Everyday Music (bustling like mad during the early evening hours). Here’s a partial list of my haul (some of which went toward replacing items "lost" in a move last year):

Herbie Hancock- Flood
Haruomi Hosono- Medicine Compilation From the Quiet Lodge
Caetano Veloso- s/t album from 1969
Bowery Electric- Beat
Gene Clark- No Other
Nightmares on Wax- A Word of Science
Various Artists- G-Spots library music comp on Trunk
No-Neck Blues Band- Intonomancy
De La Soul- Buhloone Mind State
Buzzcocks- Singles Going Steady w/ bonus tracks

What amazing things did you score?

(By the way, Record Store Day should happen at least on a quarterly basis. Also: Book stores may want to borrow this concept for their own businesses.)

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I didn't do nearly as much damage as I thought I would only because I knew going into it I only had about $50 to spend (stupid rent/cell phone/bad budgeting on my part). I got the Moondoggies limited EP, Jim Gaffigan's new DVD King Baby, and the new Mirah record.

Sonic Boom in Ballard was, sadly, out of a couple of the RSD releases by the time I arrived. Including the Flaming Lips 7"! Oh well. But it was still so much fun--the place was packed! (I had wait in line for nearly 30 minutes to pay--which I didn't mind doing at all.)

Posted by Megan Seling on April 20, 2009 at 10:30 AM

that nnck cd rules

Posted by benjamin Parrish on April 20, 2009 at 10:38 AM

Only purchased one item. But I do agree that Record Store Day should be quarterly (and I hope it becomes so).

I was at Silver Platters (Queen Ann) and Easystreet. And this time not one drummer decided to throw their stool in my direction like in 2007.

Posted by Simone on April 20, 2009 at 10:56 AM

I had a short list of items to purchase, so I spent less than I budgeted. I picked up some Madlib albums I unfortunately slept on, some funk compilations, and Barrington Levy's 'Robin Hood' (Levy being unfuckwitable during this period - I want to get everything from his prime). I wanted to, but did not pick up the new Doves album (sold out!) and Axelrod's 'Seriously Deep' repress - both I'll get soon, no doubt.

Posted by cosby on April 20, 2009 at 11:17 AM

My favorite pickup was the Pet Shop Boys' DVD collection, on a good sale, but I also got the new Junior Boys and New Order reissues. (I'm buying them slowly, as I save up.)

Posted by Abby on April 20, 2009 at 11:30 AM

Got some good exclusives from Record Store Day:

Metric 7" picture disc
Talking Heads '77 vinyl re-release
Queen's first EP, numbered limited edition

Aside from that, I also got the multi-vinyl set release of Pearl Jam's Ten, the Merge Records anniversary compilation, The Arcade Fire's linen-bound accordion packaged Mirror Noir DVD, and the J Dilla Dillanthology compilation.

Posted by Grrr on April 20, 2009 at 11:36 AM

got to Sonic Boom five minutes after it opened and they'd already sold all the Jesus Lizard 7" box sets. goddammit. still wound up spending $90. coincidentally, i was trying to track down some Bowery Electric on vinyl as well, but to no avail.

Posted by Brian Cook on April 20, 2009 at 11:38 AM

I was also bummed to find that all the Jesus Lizard box sets were gone so early in the morning, but the live Pavement LP I picked up is just as good I had hoped.

Posted by Jeff Kirby on April 20, 2009 at 12:26 PM

"record store day" should be weekly if you can afford it.

but that's cool, follow the herd, just another cow.

Posted by national 8track day supporter on April 20, 2009 at 12:50 PM

i picked up a few nice soul 45s at the Electric Tea Garden, it's a new shop opening up above the American Prosthetic limb company on 14th & Madison. Dude's got some good stuff and the prices are pretty good, nothing super rare(as far as i can tell) but i'm sure there are some hidden gems.

Posted by Spin on April 20, 2009 at 1:58 PM

The Slayer "Psychopathy Red" 7" is pretty freaking sweet. The packaging alone made it worth the 6 bones.

Posted by T$ on April 20, 2009 at 8:54 PM

I was at Easy Street (QA) by 10:00 AM and missed out on a couple of the exclusives I wanted (Sonic Youth/Jay Reatard, Sonic Youth/Beck), but I got most everything I was looking for plus a couple other things since they were 20% off:

Depeche Mode - Wrong 7" (1081/xxxx red marble)
Bob Dylan - Dreamin' of You 7"
the Jesus Lizard - Inch 9x7" (0829/2000)
Obits - I Can't Lose 7" (clear red)
Slayer - Psychopathy Red 7" (clear red)
Regina Spektor - Begin To Hope 2xLP
Bruce Springsteen - What Love Can Do 7"
Wavves - Wavvves LP
Weedeater - God Luck and Good Speed LP (x/500, 180g gold)
Yeah Yeah Yeahs - It's Blitz! LP

@9 - Record Store day is twice a week for me, easy. It's just exciting have a day to run out and get exclusive stuff like that. Reminds me of back in the day when there were actual release days for things.... sigh.

Posted by bunnypuncher on April 20, 2009 at 10:35 PM