Saturday marks the 11th year of Record Store Day, the annual international jamboree that celebrates the shops that continue to prop up the recorded music industry, often against some pretty stiff challenges. There are often grumbles about the event being too gimmicky, but for many people this is a great chance to reconnect with record stores they love – and pick up some special edition swag.
Every year tens of bands put out one-off editions for Record Store Day, and we’ve compiled a full list of releases here – highlights range from the classy (an etched 10-in soundtrack by Chet Baker to surrealist Italian short film Tromba Fredda) to the cheesy (Shaggy’s Oh Carolina on 7-in), with fluorescent green Doctor Who soundtracks, Adam Sandler comedy records, Marc Bolan picture discs and “48 inches of Frankie Goes to Hollywood” in between.
These covetable items are often hard to come by and prompt huge queues outside shops on Record Store Day morning, followed by nerdish jubilation for those who get their hands on what they want.
We want you to share these Record Store Day experiences with us. What did you manage to buy that you were lusting after, and what are you gutted you missed out on? Did your local record store put on some great live acts or DJ sets? And what was the atmosphere like amid the nimble-fingered cratediggers?
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Get in touch, and try not to bankrupt yourselves with too many copies of that 4xLP Grateful Dead live album (with etched side 8).
