Since 2007, Record Store Day has been the biggest celebration of the unique culture and tight-knit community of independent record stores around the world. Happening this year on November 27, better known as Black Friday, Record Store Day is a more than just a shopping sale, it is a chance for artists, store employees and customers to come together and share their love of music.
Special vinyl and CD releases and various promotional products are available exclusively for the day and hundreds of artists in the United States and in various countries across the globe make special appearances and performances.
In the North Bay, local favorites like the Last Record Store in Santa Rosa and Bedrock Music & Video in San Rafael are hosting their own Record Store Days with lots of exclusive albums and special edition vinyl.
Some of the highlight releases includes Like A Puppet Show, a 2x LP Picture Disc from actor John Malkovich, photographer Sandro and composer Eric Alexandrakis that finds the thespian reciting passages from “Plato’s Allegory of the Cave” and features such luminaries as Yoko Ono, Sean Lennon, Ric Ocasek, Dweezil Zappa and others.
There’s also a 10″ vinyl from the Arcs, a collaborative project from Dan Auerbach of the Black Keys that pairs him up with the likes of Dr. John and David Berman of the Silver Jews. The Arcs vs The Inventors, Vol. 1 has reportedly been in the works for some time, though it sees its first light on Record Store Day, as will dozens of other titles. See the full list here and support your local record store on Friday.
.Get Ready for Record Store Day
