Record Store Day Black Friday
Local record stores celebrate Black Friday the best way they can, by incorporating another installment of Record Store Day (held across the country each April), featuring a plethora of exclusive promotional products, discounted music and tons of other goodies.
Participants include Drastic Plastic (1209 Howard St.), Homer’s (1210 Howard St.), The Antiquarium (417 S. 13th St.) and newcomer Saddle Creek Shop (721 N. 14th St.).
Drastic Plastic (info courtesy of Drastic Plastic):
Drastic will open early at 9AM on 11/25/11, and prior to open will be offering free coffee and cider for those standing in line.
Drastic will be carrying EVERYTHING available of the following releases exclusive that day to independent record stores: http://www.recordstoreday.com/SpecialReleases
Homer’s (info via their Facebook page):
“We open at 9 a.m. Black Friday and we’ll be jam-packed with Record Store Day-sponsored goodies.” [...]
“We already have sweet deals on the shelf, including a spotlight on indie rock vinyl. The sale wall features discounts on 2011 titles by Tyler the Creator, St. Vincent, Girls, The Horrors, Stephen Malkmus, Atlas Sound and more!” [...]
“We will also be giving away an 8-song Reigning Sound mini-album ‘Abdication…’ on Friday, while quantities last. Listening to it now and we can’t believe Scion A/V Garage is just giving this thing away. Co-produced by Greg Cartwright and The Black Keys‘ Dan Auerbach.”
Saddle Creek Shop (info via their Facebook page):
We will have the following releases in stock for Record Store Day’s 2nd Annual Black Friday! We have limited quantities of each so come down and join us at 10am (until 4pm).
Ryan Adams – Do I Wait b/w Darkness 7″
Beatles – The Singles 4×7″ Box Set
The Black Keys – Lonely Boy 12″
Miles Davis Quartet – Prestige LP 161 10″
Bob Dylan – Can You Please Crawl Out Your Window? 4×7″ Box Set
Dr. Dog – Warrior Man b/w Control Yourself 7″
Craig Finn- Honolulu Blues 7″
Iron & Wine – Morning Becomes Eclectic 12″
Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings – Soul Time! LP
Nirvana – Nevermind: The Singles 4×10″ Box Set
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers – Kiss My Amps LP
Pinback – Information Retrieved, Pt. B 7″
Sea Wolf – Song Of The Magpie b/w Where The Wind Blows 7″
Wilco – Speak Into The Rose 10″
(No info provided by Antiquarium Records, but we’re sure they’ll have excellent deals.)
