Every year, there are dozens of new releases for Record Store Day, some nuggets for people who are particularly nuts about music. Nuts enough to care about buying a double or triple LP of something they\u2019ve had for years or even decades. I go every year because I want brick and mortar record stores to live, to thrive, for there always to be a place I can go to pick up something new and be surrounded by music. That\u2019s a fantasy, I know. But maybe\u2026 You know? Maybe. People are fickle. If a bunch of them decide this is a trendy thing to do (and it does seem that many have) then I can squeeze a bit more time out of it. <\/p>\n
This is not a comprehensive list of what\u2019s coming out. For that, you can visit the Record Store Day site. These are a few things I\u2019ll be scouting today at my local shops. Links are to the page describing the specific release. <\/p>\n
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\n1.Big Star Complete Columbia: Live at University of Missouri 4\/25\/93<\/em><\/a> Previously unavailable commercially, according to the site, a live album of the Alex Chilton\/Jody Stephens\/Jon Auer\/Kin Stringfellow lineup from the 1993 reunion tour. I\u2019m expecting this one will get snatched up early.
\n2. Johnny Cash All Aboard the Blue Train<\/a><\/em> Always seems to be something new from Mr. Cash on Record Store Day. A reissue of the 1962 album from Sun Records, includes \u201cFolsom Prison Blues\u201d and \u201cWreck of the Old \u201997.\u201d There is also a Best of the Johnny Cash TV Show<\/a><\/em> album available.
\n3. Dr. Who Genesis of the Daleks<\/a><\/em> Tom Baker narrates this story from BBC Records, original artwork and sleeve notes.
\n4. Alejandro Escovedo Gravity<\/a><\/em> and Thirteen Years<\/a><\/em> A big one for me. Escovedo is a songwriting hero, and this is seminal work. I have a couple of iterations of these already, and I don\u2019t know what a \u201cdie-cut linen jacket\u201d is, but I am looking forward to finding out.
\n5.Jay Farrar Sebastapol<\/a><\/em> I had been listening to this album all week not realizing it would be available on vinyl for the first time for Record Store Day. Some of Farrar\u2019s finest work, a clear, new vision set apart from his work with Uncle Tupelo and Son Volt. Son Volt: Live at the Bottom Line<\/a><\/em> is also available.
\n6. Emmylou Harris Wrecking Ball<\/a><\/em> A three-LP version of Harris\u2019s landmark 1995 album with outtakes and alternate versions.
\n7. Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers Kiss My Amps Live Vol 2<\/a><\/em> A follow up to the first edition, released last year for Record Store Day, with some rare stuff.
\n8. Allen Toussaint Live In Philadelphia 1975<\/a><\/em> My Toussaint collection is lacking. This might be a good edition. <\/p>\n
\n1. David Bowie 1966<\/a><\/em> Of course Bowie is well represented today. Two twelve inch and one seven inch picture disc. <\/p>\n
\n1. Brian Fallon \u201cGeorgia\u201d<\/a> The Gaslight Anthem frontman just released his first solo album, Painkiller. This is three exclusive tracks I imagine were from the same sessions. <\/p>\n
\n1. Bee Gees\/Faith No More \u201cI Started A Joke<\/a>\u201d I am not a Bee Gees fan. But I am very curious to see how Faith No More approaches this song. I\u2019m suspecting they\u2019ll treat it like they did \u201cEasy,\u201d with a straight up cover.
\n2. Colvin & Earle \u201cWake Up Little Susie\u201d<\/a> The full Colvin & Earle album isn\u2019t out until June 10, but you can get a taste of it with this since featuring the Everly Brothers\u2019 tune and the Beatles\u2019 \u201cBaby\u2019s In Black.\u201d
\n3. Mudcrutch \u201cTrailer\u201d<\/a> Ticket prices are steep for this summer\u2019s Mudcrutch (Tom Petty\u2019s old band, which includes a couple of Heartbreakers) tour, so I\u2019ll enjoy this for now.
\n4. Warren Zevon\/Flamin\u2019 Groovies \u201cWerewolves of London\u201d<\/a> I already have a bunch of versions of Zevon doing this, but it\u2019s worth picking up for the Flamin\u2019 Groovies.
\n5. Willie Nelson\/Uncle Tupelo \u201cTruck Drivin\u2019 Man\u201d<\/a> Some of these things seem engineered specifically for me.
\n6. Frank Zappa & the Mothers of Invention \u201cMy Guitar\/Dog Breath\u201d<\/a> Every year, there is a Zappa single. And every year, I buy it, partly so I can fool myself a little that maybe it\u2019s something new he\u2019s decided to put out himself. http:\/\/www.recordstoreday.com\/SpecialRelease\/8549 <\/p>\n