Christmas and Hanukkah are all well and good, but if you’re a hardcore music fan your favorite holiday inevitably falls tomorrow when music stores all over the country celebrate the fourth annual Record Store Day (click on the link to find a participating store near you). In addition to in-store appearances by everyone from My Chemical Romance to Obits at stores all over the country, the day will feature tons of exclusive vinyl releases that will only be available in limited quantities on Saturday. Below is a list of ten items that we’re going to be first in line to pick up tomorrow… we just may need to take out a small loan in order to purchase them all at once. Let us know if you know anybody who can help with that, okay?
Built To Spill “Ripple” — This limited edition picture disc only features one track, an epic cover of the Grateful Dead’s “Ripple.” Built To Spill have put out versions of their covers of Lynyrd Skynyrd’s “Free Bird” and Neil Young’s “Cortez The Killer” but this will be the first time this version of “Ripple,” which was recorded live in North Carolina in 2010, will be officially released.
Deftones “Covers” — Speaking of covers, Deftones will be releasing a 12-inch composed solely of some of their favorite cover songs which have previously only been available digitally and on pricy CD imports. This 11-track album sees the band taking on everyone from the Cure and the Smiths to Drive Like Jehu and Jawbox as well as Sade’s “No Ordinary Love.” No, seriously.
Green Day/ Hüsker Dü — We are willing to fight someone much bigger than us to get this: A split 7-inch that pairs Hüsker Dü’s original version of “I Don’t Want To Know If You Are Lonely” with Green Day’s stellar cover of the song. This is part of RSD’s Side By Side Series and is sure to excite both Green Day enthusiasts as well as those of us who have been listening to Hüsker Dü for decades
Jimmy Eat World “Bleed American” — Jimmy Eat World’s self-titled commercial breakthrough has been out of press on vinyl for years, but on Record Store Day the band will make up for it by issuing the album under its original title Bleed American as a triple-LP set packed with a full disc of rarities and B-sides. This one will inevitably be pricy, but it will also be worth every dollar.
Mumford & Sons/Laura Marling “Dharohar Project” — This split 10-inch single sees the celebrated act Mumford & Sons and Laura Marling’s collaborative recordings with a group of Rajasthani folk musicians that were recorded at an arts & culture school in Delhi during their tour of India two years ago. We have no idea what to sonically expect with this release, but if we snag a copy we’ll be the first to let you know.
Nirvana “Hormoaning” — If you already have this EP either you’re a huge Nirvana fan or you live in Australia or Japan since those are the only places it was initially available at when it was released back in 1992. Thankfully this collection which features Nirvana’s covers of Devo, the Vaselines and the Wipers will be available again in this version for the first time in nearly two decades on Record Store Day.
Fucked Up “Town Comp” — If you’re not a fan of Fucked Up this is kind of hard to explain, but we’ll try. Basically while recording their upcoming album David Comes To Life the band had some extra songs leftover, so they decided to compile them as a fictitious compilation from a fictitious British town circa 1978 – 1983. This songs will not be featured on the upcoming album and are all unreleased.
Red Hot Chili Peppers/Ramones “Havana Affair” — This one is pretty self-explanatory: Like the Green Day/Hüsker Dü split this is part of the RSD Side By Side series that features the original track on side and a cover on the other. However, this 7-inch is extra special because it features the Red Hot Chili Peppers covering the Ramones. Let’s just hope that Flea cools it with the slap bass on the RHCP version of the song.
Ryan Adams “Class Mythology EP” — Ryan Adams has been known to release pretty much every song he’s ever recorded but this gatefold double 7-inch sounds like something truly special: Four unreleased outtakes from his Cardinology era, featuring collages done by Adams himself and never-before-seen photos on the mini-gatefold. One disc is yellow, the other is orange and Adams’ fans will be foaming at the mouth to pick this up.
The Flaming Lips “Heady Nugs: The First 5 Warner Bros. Records 1992 – 2002″ — This is the mother load, a six-LP boxed set featuring the following Flaming Lips albums on wax: 1992s Hit To Death In The Future Head, 1993’s Transmissions From The Satellite Heart, 1995’s Clouds Taste Metallic, 1999’s The Soft Bulletin (as a double LP) and 2002’s Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots. Every album except The Soft Bulletin have been unavailable on vinyl for a decade and this collection is also limited, numbered and will probably cost you about $125. Any news on that loan yet?
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