What Record Store Day Holds in Store...
On April 16, vinyl collectors will have a rare opportunity to get their hands on the newest, most exclusive albums. Revival Records will open its door at 8am for Record Store Day, a national holiday that store owner Billy Siegel says is his Christmas. “Record Store Day is special for the fact that it is a day that is dedicated to vinyl music by the artists for the true fans,” he says. His shop is one of thousands that will sell extremely limited edition vinyl releases to celebrate. Headlining the long list of previously unreleased material is Nirvana’s Hormoaning LP, an anniversary edition of Jimmy Eat World’s Bleed American, the new Fleet Foxes, and cover albums from bands like Deftones and Foo Fighters. There are new live albums from Death Cab for Cutie and the Decemberists, a Green Day/Husker Du 7” split, and a few package deals like Panda Bear’s Tomboy LP and t-shirt. Siegel says Eau Claire has a unique opportunity because Revival gets the material that stores in bigger cities do, but they don’t have the lines of people. “It is a day that the vinyl shop will be alive with happy customers and filled with great music, but once the goods are gone, they’re gone!”
And while Revival Records is your Record Store Day Headquarters, V1 will be celebrating National Record Store Day at The Local Store (17 S. Barstow St.) by offering our entire stock of music – over 200 *local* titles on both CD and vinyl – at 20% off the normal price. Saturday, April 16 only!
