Yesterday was International Record Store Day. Hundreds, thousands maybe even millions of super rare, unique re-pressings of classic albums, singles and EPs were available to spend your precious cash on. But you'd best hurry because that exclusive remix 7" you've always wanted/needed is going, GOING, GONE. Quicker than you can say Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious with a spoonful of sugar in your mouth.
So
What did you do on Record Store Day 2011?
Maybe you got an ultra deluxe chameleon-esque colour changing Joan Jett vinyl made of, not vinyl, but hummingbird feathers?
Or did you get that "so one-of-a-kind" Justin Timberlake T-shirt that's "so one-of-a-kind" there's only one size and, no, even though you're not anywhere near size XXS damn it you'll still wear it just to show how "Love stoned" you are?
Or did you just get that superace 10" of that mega-rad hardcore punk band doing Scarlett Johansson covers blended with afrobeat and barbershop?
Personally I just played a lot of Tekken 6. So much that my thumb hasn't been this sore since I was 15 (Tekken 3).
Sorry Record Store Day for not joining in this year. But if I've got to choose between eating the next day and getting an exclusive remix 7" then I say food wins. Well at least this year it did.
+ They dispatched my Cymbals LP yesterday. I guess that could as a Record Store Day purchase.
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Sunday, 17 April 2011
Saturday, 17 April 2010
International Record Store Day
So today = 17.4 has been the international record store day.
A desperate way of trying to rejuvenate/aid the falling album sales rates?
It's a shame to have to use these sort of gimmicks to remind people of substantial records in the hay day of illegal mp3's.
But as a consumer who already purchases a considerable amount of music, I feel my concsience is clean and I'm free to reap the goodies that such a gimmick as Record Store Day offers in abundance.
And goodies is what it does/should offer. With crazy amounts of bands putting out limited editioned releases: Crystal Castles, Flaming Lips, Neu!, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, She And Him, Happy Birthday, Caribou, Dum Dum Girls, Male Bonding etc. Unfortunately as I live in Finland most of these releases were impossible to get over here. Chatting to my local record store's owner, he said that some record labels wouldn't even answer his e-mails and most people just didn't want anything to do with record store day limited releases being released over our way.
That's bullshit if you ask me. Why are these things organised in such a way over here? I feel like someone should set up a consultant agency on how to optimize your illegal downloading rate.
Anyway, thankfully 8 Raita had at least been sent a few items: Something by Soundgarden, a Happy Birthday 7", The Album Leaf's 12" with a few originals and a single remix and finally a Dum Dum Girls/Male Bonding split 7".
As there was only one of each record I snapped up the dumdum/malebonding 7" like quick snap. Then I took advantage of the ongoing sales to bolster my collection with Dum Dum Girls' 'I Will Be' and finally Gang Gang Dance's 'Saint Dymphna'
Thought I'd just add a few relevant video's here now.
A bit of Male Bonding (one of my favourite band names)
Then some Dum Dum Girls
New Crystals..
Daedelus full length should be released today
Beach Fossil's s/t out too. whooh!
A desperate way of trying to rejuvenate/aid the falling album sales rates?
It's a shame to have to use these sort of gimmicks to remind people of substantial records in the hay day of illegal mp3's.
But as a consumer who already purchases a considerable amount of music, I feel my concsience is clean and I'm free to reap the goodies that such a gimmick as Record Store Day offers in abundance.
And goodies is what it does/should offer. With crazy amounts of bands putting out limited editioned releases: Crystal Castles, Flaming Lips, Neu!, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, She And Him, Happy Birthday, Caribou, Dum Dum Girls, Male Bonding etc. Unfortunately as I live in Finland most of these releases were impossible to get over here. Chatting to my local record store's owner, he said that some record labels wouldn't even answer his e-mails and most people just didn't want anything to do with record store day limited releases being released over our way.
That's bullshit if you ask me. Why are these things organised in such a way over here? I feel like someone should set up a consultant agency on how to optimize your illegal downloading rate.
Anyway, thankfully 8 Raita had at least been sent a few items: Something by Soundgarden, a Happy Birthday 7", The Album Leaf's 12" with a few originals and a single remix and finally a Dum Dum Girls/Male Bonding split 7".
As there was only one of each record I snapped up the dumdum/malebonding 7" like quick snap. Then I took advantage of the ongoing sales to bolster my collection with Dum Dum Girls' 'I Will Be' and finally Gang Gang Dance's 'Saint Dymphna'
Thought I'd just add a few relevant video's here now.
A bit of Male Bonding (one of my favourite band names)
Then some Dum Dum Girls
New Crystals..
Daedelus full length should be released today
Daedelus "Righteous Fists of Harmony" from DestroyRockMusic Inc. on Vimeo.
Beach Fossil's s/t out too. whooh!
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