Record Store Day

[Danny Boy]

So anybody even see Gorillaz. I've been to two stores already and I don't think either had one.

 

[Imperor]

Waterloo had at least one. I wasn't fortunate enough to come away with it.

 

[LemonMelon]

$29 for 18 records after stopping by Numero, many of them favorites. Today is kicking ass so far, time to pick up some RSD exclusives.

 

[GirlsAloudFan]

Meggy Drapes.

 

[agentorange]

Sweet haul, Impy. How much did you pay for that copy of Rubies, BTW?

I saw a couple for $35 and hesitated. Seemed high to me, and I suspect they'll be around. Missed out on everything else I was looking for.

 

[LemonMelon]

Holy fuck.

Reckless/Dave's Records:

The Cure - Entreat ($22)
Destroyer - Rubies Remaster ($22)
Gene Clark - One In A Hundred/She's The Kind of Girl ($8)
Rockabye Baby - The Smiths ($18)

And then, from Numero Group, totaling $29:

John Coltrane - My Favorite Things
Bruce Springsteen - Tunnel of Love
Sly & The Family Stone - There's A Riot Goin' On
The Mahavishnu Orchestra - The Inner Mounting Flame
Marvin Gaye - Here, My Dear
Miles Davis - Milestones
Michael Jackson - Thriller
Funkadelic - One Nation Under A Groove
The Beach Boys - Today!
James Brown - The Payback
The Beatles - Yesterday and Today
Curtis Mayfield - Superfly
Queen - The Game
Don Henley - The End of the Innocence
Sting - The Dream of the Blue Turtles
Elton John - Tumbleweed Connection
Billy Joel - The Stranger
Billy Joel - 52nd Street
Steely Dan - Gaucho

 

[Popmartijn]

The Beatles - Yesterday and Today

A butcher cover?

 

[Danny Boy]

Final Haul:

Destroyer
Arcade Fire
Animal Collective
Lips and Fwends
Lips and Mastodon
Feistodon
Garbage
The White Stripes
Beach House
The Cult
Arctic Monkeys

Never did see Gorillaz anywhere.

 

[Danny Boy]

Rubies was $25 at Silver Platters.

 

[LemonMelon]

A butcher cover?

Ha, I wish. But the track listing is so superb that I'm just happy to have it in any capacity.

Apparently, I got a damn good deal on Rubies.

 

[Imperor]

Typing in RSD 2012 on eBay yields interesting results.

 

[Danny Boy]

Looks like I may be getting Gorillaz after all. A friend in Portland snagged an extra copy.

 

[IWasBored]

Haul:

And here is how my copy of Heady Fwends turned out:

That first disk kinda looks like someone puked up a bunch of blue shit.

 

[Imperor]

Ha, I suppose it does. But the good news is that the album itself is pretty damn good.

 

[agentorange]

Yeah, you guys are confirming suspicions I started having last year: one of my local shops is jacking up prices on RSD merch. I can't say I blame them too much; I'm sure their business is scraping by like all record stores these days. But it leaves a bad taste in my mouth.

I ended up just taking advantage of another shop's sale to pick up other stuff:

Grimes - Visions, vinyl
Pixies - Trompe le Monde cd
Big Star - Third/Sister Lovers cd

 

[the tourist]

Will Heady Fwends be released on cd or in some lossless digital form? Or will it be solely vinyl?

 

[Imperor]

That's pretty shady of them re: prices. Mine were:

Heady Fwends - 37.99
Krokodil - 5.99
Zou Bisou Bisou (not an RSD item) - 8.99
Sprawl II - 10.99
Hvarf/Heim - 24.99
Arctic Monkeys single for a friend - 8.99
Destroyer for the Cobb Man - 24.99

And Heady Fwends will be on iTunes sometime next month. Not sure about lossless.

 

[Danny Boy]

That first disk kinda looks like someone puked up a bunch of blue shit.

Is that color accurate, Imps? Mine was more of a yellow/gold/brown/black pattern. No blue.

I was considering doing a needle drop for Heady Fwends, but if it's coming to iTunes I may just wait.

 

[Imperor]

Yeah it's that bluish.

 

[bono_212]

I'm going to have to take some pics of this Rockabye Baby vinyl, because it's literally the most adorable thing I've ever seen. The sleeve to it is a Snakes and Ladders game board. Also, the vinyl itself is white, which I wasn't expecting, and is really nice. My future child is one lucky son of a gun.

 

[Danny Boy]

Do you guys have some news for us?

 

[bono_212]

Not at all. Just couldn't pass up on the offer.

 

[Danny Boy]

I fully expect Trashley Jr. to be writing for Pitchfork someday.

 

[LemonMelon]

If he or she writes one damn line about shooting stars, they'll be grounded for a month.

Writing with a 1950s beatnik vocal affectation = 2 months.

 

[Imperor]

Just dropped off Cobblerino's letterbomb copy of Rubies at the post office. Who knows when the carrier kangaroo will finally arrive at his doorstep.

 

[u2popmofo]

Destroyer and some bonus Anthrax, I assume.

Spoiler

And I don't mean the band.

 

[cobl04]

Are boomerangs accepted currency in the States? I always forget.

 

[Danny Boy]

Anyone know if Krokodil is going to get a wider release? I've been listening on YouTube and have decided that I must have it.

 

[cobl04]

Check out Grot, the bside, I like it even more.

I just sent impy 3000 flowers.

Spoiler

get it???

 

[u2popmofo]

Spoiler

get it???

I get it.....up to a point.