4.16.11 — Record Store Day #3: The List...

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The Record Store Day website has been promising a comprehensive list of exclusive releases for a while now and it’s finally happened. Jason over at the 7 Inches blog linked up to a fully-compiled list of Record Store Day releases for 2011. It’s available as a downloadable PDF.

My list of wants:

Bad Brains — “Pay To Cum” 7”
Skip James — Today 12”
Joan Jett and the Blackhearts — I Love Rock & Roll 12”
Fela Kuti and the Africa 70 – “Monday Morning In Lagos Parts 1 & 2” 7”
Mastodon – Live at the Aragon double LP
Mastodon/ZZ Top – Just Got Paid 7”
Nirvana – Hormoaning 12”
OFF! – Live at Generation Records 7”
Opeth – “The Throat of Winter” 7”
R.E.M. – R.E.M. Three 7” set
Sonic Youth – Whore’s Moaning 12”
Television – Live at the Old Waldorf double LP
The Black Angels – Phosgene Nightmare 10”

Remember when vinyl hounds ate shit while CDs dominated the record sales market?  Yeah.

Sincerely,
Letters From A Tapehead

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