eingestreut (27): record store day

Chuck Berry: "Music is an important part of our culture and record stores play a vital part in keeping the power of music alive"

heute ist der sogenannte record store day. initiierung und idee: "The original idea for Record Store Day was conceived by Chris Brown, and was founded in 2007 by Eric Levin, Michael Kurtz, Carrie Colliton, Amy Dorfman, Don Van Cleave and Brian Poehner as a celebration of the unique culture surrounding over 700 independently owned record stores in the USA, and hundreds of similar stores internationally." so kann man auf der offziellen record store day homepage lesen. dieser tag gilt dem kleinen plattenladen, der vor dem aussterben bedroht ist. dieser tag ruft alle dazu auf, das kleinod 'plattenladen' als solches wahrzunehmen und zu unterstützen. die gefahr, dass geschäfte, die sich nur mit dem verkauf von vinyl oder cds über wasser halten wollen, pleite gehen, ist größer denn je.

Emily King: "The independent retailers have really been an anchor for the presence of music in our communities and a huge support for our musicians. They're irreplaceable."

der jeweils dritte samstag im april wird nun nicht nur von den ladenbesitzern und ihren kunden gefeiert, sondern viel mehr von künstlern und besonderen aktionen unterstützt. so ist mittlerweile die flut an special releases und besonderen promotion produkten beeindruckend. außerdem treten in den verschiedenen läden künstler jeglicher cooleur auf, um ihren beitrag für eine vielgestaltige verkaufslandschaft zu leisten.

die teilnehmenden deutschen plattenläden sind folgende, wobei sicher auch weitere diesen tag auf besondere weise begehen werden: a-musik, Köln; Asphalt Tango, Berlin; Groove Attack, Köln; HHV, Berlin; Mr Dead & Mrs Free, Berlin; Musikgarage, Bensheim; Optimal Records Store, München; Parallel Schallplatten, Köln; Resonanz Schallplatten, München; Underdog Recordstore, Köln; Woodstock Record Store, Erfurt.

Pete Yorn: "I've always enjoyed the record shops...they gave me a reason to leave my house."

ein paar der spannendsten releases zu diesem tag habe ich mal herausgesucht, es gibt wohlgemerkt eine menge mehr (erhältlich leider nur in den staaten):

Akron/Family "Everyone is Guilty" 7" first single from new album; unreleased b-side
Arthur Russell "Love Is Taking Me" 2LP 2LP (RSD exclusive)
Blitzen Trapper "War is Placebo/Booksmart" 7" - two exclusive tracks w/die cut sleeve
Def Jam 25: Volume 1 and 2 4 LP gatefold history of Def Jam, only physical version of this piece is for indies 4 LP gatefold history of Def Jam, only physical version of this piece is for indies
Depeche Mode 7" "Wrong"/"Oh Well" 7"
Elvis Costello "Complicated Shadows"/"Dirty Rotten Shame" picture disc "Dirty Rotten Shame" is exclusive track--previously unreleased
Flaming Lips/Black Keys split 7" "Borderline"/"Her Eyes Are A Blue Million Miles" 7" Borderline/Her Eyes Are A Blue Million Miles
Flight of the Conchords "Pencils In The Wind"/"Albi The" 7" - two exclusive tracks w/die cut sleeve
Gaslight Anthem Live from Park Ave 10" Live from Park Ave 10" - 6 tracks
Iron and Wine Norfolk 6-20-05 Live 18 track CD recorded on the Woman King tour
Jenny Lewis/Elvis Costello 7" --"Carpet Baggers"/"Go Away" Never before available in the US
Loney Dear/Andrew Bird 7" split 7" 7" - hand-silk screened covers; tour & mail order item
Lykke Li/El Perro Del Mar 7" "After Laughter (Comes Tears)" / "At Your Best (You are Love)" Made exclusively for Record Store Day featuring two unreleased cover songs.
Magnolia Electric Co, "It's Made Me Cry" 7" Jason Molina's first 7" in years
My Morning Jacket - Celebración De La Ciudad Natal Celebracion De La Ciudad Natal CD & 2 x 10" Vinyl - 4-14 Street, Vinyl one time shot. Recorded LIVE in LOUISVILLE (at Ear X-tacy, and Waterfront Park), includes classic tracks and selections from the band's most recent GRAMMY nominated album EVIL URGES. PLEASE NOTE: double 10 inch will be a limited edition, ONE TIME pressing - We shall manufacture only what is ordered. Once it’s gone, it’s gone folks.
Pavement "Live in Germany 1988" LP unreleased show from 1988
Pretenders "Break Up The Pavement"/Love's…" 7" 7" - one unrelased track, and track from new album on red vinyl
Sonic Youth/Jay Reatard split 7" split 7" (RSD exclusive)
The Color Fred The Intervention CD EP six acoustic tracks--four new
The Decemberists 7" "The Rake's Song"/"East India Lanes" B-side, "East India Lanes" is unreleased
Thermals/Thao Get Down Stay Down split 7" split 7" Get Down Stay Down (4 tracks unreleased)
Tom Waits "Live from the Glitterdome" 7" 7" - live tracks from Atlanta & Edinburgh
Underoath T-Shirt exclusive design for Record Store Day
Vetiver "Wishing Well"/"Pay No Mind" 7" 7" - two semi-exclusive non-album tracks w/diecut sleeve
Whiskeytown 7" single - San Atone b/w Great Divide (unreleased tracks) 7" single - San Atone b/w Great Divide (unreleased tracks)
Wilco Ashes of American Flags DVD DVD is released with an exclusive window of two weeks for indie stores and mail order

die gesamtliste findet Ihr hier mit cover art und ein paar beschreibenden worten.

Colin Meloy: "I don't know what I would do without indie record stores. Having grown up in a town without them, I can tell you that it's no fun to shop for indie records at chain box stores. Independent record stores like Sonic Boom in Seattle, Rockin Rudys in Missoula and 2nd Avenue in Portland were holy golden shrines to me growing up. Actually, they still are."

also, geht los, kauft ein, gebt dem verkäufer ein feedback, ladet ihn auf Eure nächste gartenparty ein, spendiert einen bier oder 'n drops. für den weg:

The Dandy Warhols - Dandy Warhols Remix (exkl. für eine woche)