A Comprehensive list of all the releases for Record Store Day 2011 – Part 1 features the first HALF of the RSD2011 exclusive releases. Not only are there some great things coming out, but the cover art on some of these guys is quite lovely. So many reasons to buy vinyl!
Part 1: The “Exclusives A-M”
13th Floor Elevators – Wait For My Love – Snapper Music – 7” Green vinyl – 1000 copies – The lost 6th single – Originally planned as a single in 1968 but never released as a 7” with “May The Circle Remain Unbroken“, Remixed by ‘Sonic Boom’ (Pete Kember of Spacemen Three & producer of MGMT)
A Day To Remember – All I Want – Victory Records – Etched 7″ – 2000 copies “VICTORY RECORDS is proud to announce the release of the limited edition, Record Store Day exclusive, A DAY TO REMEMBER – “All I Want“ 7″ record. This highly collectible piece is especially unique because it will be the first time the acoustic version of “All I Want” is being made available. The b-side of this colored vinyl, limited edition 7″ features an exclusive etching. Support your local INDEPENDENT record store on APRIL 16th and get your hands on a copy before they are gone forever.” AC/DC – Shoot To Thrill / War Machine – Columbia – 7″ – No other plans to release audio from the upcoming live DVD.
Akron/Family – <bmbz> – Dead Oceans – 12” Double Vinyl – RSD LIMITED EDITION 1900 COPIES – Over the 25 songs composing this Record Store Day exclusive 2xLP, Akron/Family enlist collaborators, kindred spirits, and extended family to re-imagine/reinterpret/re-illuminate S/T II: The Cosmic Birth and Journey of Shinju TNT.
Anberlin – Cities – Tooth & Nail – 2LP – 1000 copies – First time on Vinyl!!
Bad Brains – Pay to Cum – ROIR – 7″ – 1500 copies – in Jacket with Sleeve, plus insert with lyrics sheet included. LIMITED PRESSING! Bad Brains’ debut Pay to Cum 7″ is finally once again available on hot wax, remastered and repressed especially for Record Store Day 2011! ROIR is honored to be working with the Bad Brains to put this 45 RPM piece of punk rock history back on record store shelves. Originally recorded in 1979 at Dots Studio in NYC, and released in 1980 on Bad Brains’ own Bad Brains Records, the single features one of hardcore’s greatest songs… “one of the fastest, most furious songs ever recorded”, according to Filter Magazine. Trouser Press confirms that Pay to Cum is a “memorable… 1:33 of free-fire guitar rage” that established Bad Brains’ “mastery” of hardcore punk. A classic record from legends of the genre!
Bad Brains – God of Love – Maverick – LP + 7″ – 2000 copies – For God Of Love, Bad Brains’ first album for Madonna’s label Maverick, the original lineup of the group reunited. Ric Ocasek, the producer of their breakthrough Rock For Light, also returned to produce the record. This release includes two previously unreleased demo tracks: “Let’s Make Love” and “It’s Agreeable” on a bonus 7″ vinyl.
Syd Barrett – An Introduction To… – Capitol – 2 LP – 1000 copies – 180-gram double LP featuring his solo material as well as work with Pink Floyd.
Beady Eye – 7″ Vinyl Box Set – Dangerbird Records – 2000 copies – Beady Eye was formed by three former members of Oasis, including enigmatic front man and lead vocalist Liam Gallagher. Three 7 inch singles, exclusive poster, digital download card including unreleased live tracks.
Between the Buried and Me – The Parallax: Hypersleep Dialogs – Metal Blade – 12″ colored vinyl – 1000 copies – The Parallax: Hypersleep Dialogues is thirty minutes of some of the finest moments in Between the Buried and Me’s career.
Big Star – Third (Test Pressing Edition) – Omnivore – 12″ – 1000 copies – five copies of the original test pressings (courtesy of Jody Stephens) will be inserted into the mix. Which means not only that you can listen to a bit of history—but if you’re lucky you could own it, too. To make things even cooler, those five copies have been signed by Jody, original mastering engineers Larry Nix and Ardent’s John Fry. Blitzen Trapper – Maybe Baby / Soul Singer –Subpop – 7″ single – 1500 copies
Built to Spill – Ripple – Warner Brothers – 7″ Picture Disc – 3000 copies – A previously unreleased live version of the Grateful Dead classic recorded live on October 11, 2010 in Charlotte, NC.
Busdriver – ATM – Polyvinyl – 7″ – 1000 copies – on baby blue vinyl – Ass to Mouth b/w Colour Wheel is the first offering from Busdriver’s highly anticipated untitled full-length, a record that has promised to be more daring and genre-defying than any effort he has released previously.
Kate Bush – Hounds of Love Collector’s Edition – Audio Fidelity – 10″ Pink Vinyl – 1000 copies – Audio Fidelity, the US company that remastered Kate’s Hounds of Love album last year (in a popular gatefold vinyl edition) is releasing a limited edition 4-track 10″ vinyl Hounds of Love EP, with tracks chosen by Kate, on April 16th. Pressed on pink vinyl, Side 1 features The Big Sky and Cloudbusting and Side 2 features Watching You Without Me and Jig of Life. Audio Fidelity tell me that Kate also personally selected the cover art.
Caribou – Swim Remixes – Merge – 12″ Vinyl – 1000 copies – Originally released as a digital-only companion to Caribou’s 2010 release Swim, the Swim (Remixes) double A-side 12-inch features “Leave House (Motor City Drum Ensemble Remix)” plus “Jamelia (Gold Panda Remix)” as well as a code to download the entire 14-track release. Packaged in a European-style black sleeve.
Circa Survive – Appendage – ATL – oxblood colored vinyl – 2000 copies – five song collection of B-sides from the Blue Sky Noise sessions – “Sleep Underground” (Demo), “Stare Like You’ll Stay“, “Everyway“, “Backmask“, “Lazarus“
Eric Clapton & John Mayall – Lonely Years – Sundazed – 7″ – 1000 copies – Originally issued in a limited edition on producer Mike Vernon’s mail-order-only Purdah label, features the loping Mayall composition “Lonely Years” and the rousing Clapton-penned instrumental “Bernard Jenkins“. Both sides were recorded in October 1965, a few months before the Blues Breakers LP, but released shortly after the album. These two rare vintage gems, sourced from the original mono masters, capture both of these legendary blues masters in an intimate, stripped-down setting.
Country Joe & The Fish – Electric Music For Mind and Body – Vanguard – 12″ – 1000 copies – Newly re-mastered, limited edition.
Cults – Abducted / Go Outside (remix) – ITNO/Columbia – 7″
Daft Punk – Tron Soundtrack – Disney – 12″ LP – Exclusive track, Castor, Unique picture disc design of identity ring on clear vinyl disc with ring in 3 different colors: Blue, Yellow & Red, and first vinyl release, packaged in clear cellophane wrap see through sleeve.
dB’s – Write Back – Orange Sound – 7″ – 1500 copies – First New Material from the band in over two decades.
Death Cab For Cutie – …In Living Stereo! – Atlantic – 7″ – 3000 copies – Tracks repeat on both sides. This is the first place to hear new music from Death Cab, all songs will be on the new record in May.
Deerhoof – Friend Opportunity – Polyvinyl – LP+MP3 – 1000 copies – Limited 180-gram translucent green vinyl. In 2007, having toured with Radiohead, the Roots, and Wilco, Deerhoof released Friend Opportunity. The album is the first to feature guitarist John Dietrich and features the same line-up as appears on their recently released brand new album Deerhoof vs. Evil.
Deerhoof / Xiu Xiu – Almost Xiu Xiu, Almost Deerhoof – Polyvinyl – 7″ – 2000 copies – Xiu Xiu and Deerhoof collaborate on side A. B-side is a brand new Xiu Xiu song.
Deftones – Covers – Warner Brothers – 12″ LP – 3000 copies – LP Exclusive to RSD. Tracks previously available digitally and on import CD singles.
Brett Dennen – B Side to the D side – Dualtone – 7″ – 2000 copies – Sydney is first single off new album “Loverboy” in stores 4.12.11–Alone Again is a bonus track not on the original album.
Derek & The Dominos – Got to Get Better In a Little While / Layla – UMe – 7″ – 2500 copies – Got To Get Better In A Little While is track recorded for the Layla sessions but previously unreleased.
Dio – Killing the Dragon – Niji – Vinyl Picture Disc – 2000 copies – Full Album
Beth Ditto – EP – Columbia – 12″ ep – Vinyl edition exclusive to RSD2011
The Dodos – So Cold / All Night / Horns – French Kiss – 7″ – 200 copies – Side A: “So Cold” (Non album track, previously only on iTunes); Side B: “All Night” (Non album track available as amazon digital only bside), “Horns” (Nonalbum track, exclusive to this 7″)
DOM – Things Change / Jesus – Astralwerks – 10″- 1000 copies – “3 sided” vinyl 10″ (a side is double grooved) – includes a MINKS remix of “Jesus” and a previously unreleased song.
Duran Duran – Girl Panic! – S-Curve – 7″ – Two remixes of the track, including one by David Lynch.
Justin Townes Earle – Move Over Mama / Racing In the Streets – Bloodshot – 7″ – 1000 copies – Features the second single from the critically acclaimed Harlem River Blues, “Move Over Mama”, backed with a non-album, previously unreleased cover of Bruce Springsteen’s “Racing in the Streets“.Package will also include a digital sampler download card.
Steve Earle – I’ll Never Get Out of this World Alive / This City – New West – 7″ – 2000 copies – A Side is Title of new album but track is not on the album; B side is from “Treme”
John Fahey – Requia (And Other Compositions for Guitar Solo) – Vanguard – 12″ – 1000 copies – Newly re-mastered from the original tapes, this classic 1967 album stands as one of the most innovative “folk” recordings of the period, with the master guitar player exploring musique concrete and tape collage techniques alongside his signature blues derivations.
Fistful of Mercy – Pale Blue Eyes / Things Go Round (Live) – Vagrant – 7″ – Ben Harper!
Fleet Foxes – Helplessness Blues / Grown Ocean – Subpop – 7″ – 3000 – First new Fleet Foxes music since 2008, new album Helplessness Blues is released on May 3rd.
Flogging Molly – Don’t Shut ‘Em Down / Saint and Sinners – Borstal Beat/Thirty Tigers – 7″ – 2000 – “Don’t Shut ‘Em Down” from forthcoming 5/24 album; “Saint and Sinners” Acoustic Version
Foo Fighters – Medium Rare – RCA – 120 gram LP – A previously unreleased collection of 12 cover songs performed by Foo Fighters. “Band On The Run”, “I Feel Free,” “Life of Illusion,” “Young Man Blues,” “Bad Reputation,” “Darling Nikki,” “Down In The Park,” “Baker Street,” “Danny Says,” “Have A Cigar,” “Never Talking To You Again,” “Gas Chamber,” “This Will Be Our Year”
Mike Gordon – Inside In – Jemp Records – LP – Mike Gordon, bassist and founding member of the seminal rock band Phish, released his highly-anticipated solo debut “Inside In” in 2002. Nine years later we’re pleased to release the album on vinyl for the first time as a 2-LP deluxe along with three previously UNRELEASED bonus tracks. Musicians include Bela Fleck, Phish’s Jon Fishman, Col Bruce Hampton
Gorillaz – The Fall – Virgin – LP – 2000 copies – Recorded by Damon Albarn on his I-Pad during the bands last tour.
Grateful Dead – Grateful Dead – Rhino – LP – 3000 copies -First time on vinyl in more than 40 years, cut from the original MONO tapes.
Green Day / Husker Du – I Don’t Want To Know If You Are Lonely – Warner Brothers – 7″ – 3790 copies – Side By Side Series Exclusive to RSD, One in a series of original artist and cover artist doing a track.
Grinderman – Evil – ANTI – 12″ – 1000 copies – Side A: 1. Evil – Album version; 2. Evil – Jim Sclavunos/Matt Berninger (The National) mix. Side B: 1. Evil – Factory Floor mix; 2. Evil – Live Version.
Grinderman – Palaces of Montezuma – ANTI – 12″ – 1000 copies – Side A: 1. Palaces of Montezuma – Cenzo remix; 2. Palaces Of Montezuma – Barry Adamson remix. Side B: 1. Palaces of Montezuma album version; 2. When My Baby Comes Cat’s Eyes w/ Luke Tristram.
John Hammond – So Many Roads – Vanguard – 12″ – 1000 copies – Newly re-mastered from the original tapes, this classic 1965 album features Hammond alongside a stellar supporting cast including Robbie Robertson, Levon Helm, Garth Hudson, Mike Bloomfield, and Charlie Musselwhite.
Jimi Hendrix – Fire – Legacy – 7″ – The 45 will feature the alternate version of “Fire” from the West Coast Seattle Boy box set as well as “Touch You,” a previously unreleased 1967 studio recording made by the original Experience during sessions for what would later become Electric Ladyland.
Hollywood Undead – American Tradgedy – A&M/Octone – Picture Disc – 1000 copies – RSD exclusive picture disc version of new album, each one has a signed insert.
Mississippi John Hurt – The Immortal – Vanguard – 12″ – 1000 copies – Newly re-mastered from the original tapes, this classic 1967 album was dubbed “one of the best albums of country blues ever recorded” by AllMusic.
International Submarine Band (w/ Gram Parsons) – Safe at Home – Sundazed – LP + 7″ – 1000 copies – Special edition of the album that also includes a bonus 7″ single that duplicates the ISB’s ultra-rare debut release, originally issued in 1966 on the Ascot label, pairing “Truck Driving Man” with “The Russians Are Coming, The Russians Are Coming.”
Michael Jackson – Hollywood Tonight / Behind the Mask – Epic – 7″ – Both are previously unavailable remixes.
Skip James – Today! – Vanguard – 12″ – 1000 copies – Newly re-mastered from the original tapes, this classic 1965 album ranks alongside the best of the period.
Jenny and Johnny / Gram Parsons & The Fallen Angels ft. Emmylou Harris – Love Hurts – Warner Brothers – 7″ – 3450 copies – Side By Side Series Exclusive to RSD
Jimmy Eat World – Bleed American (deluxe 3LP) – ORG – 3 LPs – 1500 copies – Original Track Listing + Bonus Tracks (32 Tracks Total) Black Vinyl Exclusive to RSD.
Joan Jett and The Blackhearts – I Love Rock & Roll – Blackheart Music – 12″ 180 gram vinyl – 1000 copies – To commemorate the 30th anniversary of the release of I Love Rock N’ Roll, Joan Jett and the Blackhearts are releasing the certified platinum-selling album on 180 gram Clear Vinyl.
Job For a Cowboy – Ruination – Metal Blade – 10″ – 1000 copies each of green (LP 1), orange (LP 2) & red (LP3) vinyl – LP 1: SIDE A: ” Unfurling A Darkened Gospel,” “Summon The Hounds“, “Constitutional Masturbation“; SIDE B: “Regurgitated Disinformation,” “March To The Global Enslavement“; LP 2: Side A: “Butchering The Enlightened”, “Lords Of Chaos“, “Psychological Immortality” SIDE B: “To Detonate And Exterminate,” “Ruination“; LP 3: SIDE A: “The Matter of Splatter” (Exhumed cover song), “Embedded” (Live @ 2007 New England Metal & Hardcore Festival), “Altered from Catechization” (Live @ 2007 New England Metal & Hardcore Festival); SIDE B: (all tracks Live @ Unitarian Church, Philadelphia 2009) “Entombment Of A Machine,” “Unforling A Darkened Gospel”, “Regurgitated DisiInformation“
Freddy King – Wash Out – Sundazed – 7″ – 1000 copies – For the first time on vinyl, this single presents alternate takes of the killer King instrumentals Wash Out and Butterscotch, taken from that album’s recording sessions.
Kings of Leon – Holy Roller Novocaine – RCA – 10″ red vinyl – previously issued in Europe but never released on vinyl available in the U.S./Canada.
Fela Kuti and Africa 70 – Monday Morning in Lagos Parts 1 & 2 – Knitting Factory/MRI – 7″ – 2000 copies – Mono recording mastered from the original 1971 Nigerian Release; Label design based on the original HMV design. Black vinyl, paperthin die cut outersleeves with cool 1-color vintage KFR label design. Packaged in outer plastic sleeves.
Lady Gaga – Born This Way – IGA – 12″ Picture Disc – 5000 copies – 1. BORN THIS WAY 2. BORN THIS WAY (LA RIOTS REMIX) 3. BORN THIS WAY (CHEW FU BORN TO FIX REMIX) 4. BORN THIS WAY (WHITE SHADOW REMIX)
Ray Lamontagne – Live Fall 2010 – RED – 12″ – 5 live songs recorded from Ray Lamontagne & The Pariah Dogs’ Fall 2010 tour.
Lower Dens – Deer Knives / Tangiers – Subpop – 7″ – 1000 copies – These tracks are exclusive to RSD. Led by Jana Hunter.
Machine Head – The Black Procession – Roadrunner – 10″ – 1000 copies – Tracks previously available digitally.
Manchester Orchestra – Simple Math / The Plan – Columbia – 7″ – B-side is exclusive to this RSD release.
Mastadon – Live at the Aragon – Warner Brothers – 2 LP + DVD – 3000 copies – Vinyl version of the band’s October 2009 performance at Chicago’s Aragon Ballroom.
Mastadon/ZZ Top – Just Got Paid – Warner Brothers – 7″ – 3540 copies – 7″ Side By Side Series Exclusive to RSD.
Matt & Kim – Block After Block – Fader – 7″ – 1000 copies – Block After Block (Remastered Album Version), Cameras (Featuring Big Freedia) & (Remix by Rusty Lazer & JJ Marshall).
Midlake / Will Self – Am I Going Insane – Late Night Tales – 12″ – Midlake add their own unique twist with an acoustic cover of Black Sabbath’s “Am I Going Insane“. And on top of it all, Will Self closes the piece with his spoken word short story, “The Happy Detective“.
Mona – Listen To Your Love / All This Time – Mercury – 7″
Mumford & Sons / Laura Marling – Dharohar Project – Glassnote – 10″ – 3500 copies – First time physical release for this EP featuring Mumford & Sons, Laura Marling and their collaborative recordings with a collective of Rajasthani folk musiciians at an arts & culture school in Delhi musicians during 2009 India tour. Includes collaborative re-workings of Mumford & Sons’ song “To Darkness“, and Laura Marling’s “Devil’s Spoke“.
My Chemical Romance – Na Na Na… – Warner Brothers – 7″ picture disc – 2000 copies – B-side, “Zero Percent”, unreleased.
