Record Store Day, the annual celebration of local music stores and all things vinyl, will come to neighborhoods all over the country tomorrow (April 21). We know it can be a daunting task to sift through the hundreds of special releases that will be available to see what you might want, so here's a primer of our favorites.
Our list features releases from Bob Dylan & The Grateful Dead, Jerry Garcia, Phish, the Allman Brothers Band, David Bowie, Neil Young, Johnny Cash, Eric Clapton, Gary Clark Jr., Arcade Fire, Dickey Betts, John Coltrane, Thelonious Monk, The Doors, Elvis Costello, Hot Tuna, Jimi Hendrix, Snarky Puppy, The Who, Pink Floyd, Van Morrison, The Dap-Kings and many more.
Below, see the titles, artists, labels, RSD formats, RSD release types and RSD quantities of each of our favorite releases (in no particular order), and get out to your favorite local record store tomorrow, April 21, to pick some of them up.
| Live At The Atlanta Pop Festival, July 3 & 5, 1970 | The Allman Brothers Band | Legacy | 4 x LP | RSD First' | 3000 |
| EP | Arcade Fire | Legacy | Vinyl | RSD Exclusive | 3000 |
| Rock N' Rockets, Live | B-52'S | Culture Factory US | 2 x LP | RSD Exclusive | 1200 |
| Truth | Jeff Beck | Friday Music | LP | RSD Limited Run / Regional Focus | 1000 |
| Greatest Hits | Chuck Berry | Sundazed Music | LP | RSD Exclusive | 1350 |
| Dickey Betts Band: Live At The Lone Star Roadhouse | Dickey Betts | RockBeat Records | 2 x LP | RSD First' | 1400 |
| Rarities Vol. 2 | Blue Oyster Cult | Real Gone Music | 2 x LP | RSD Exclusive | 1400 |
| Bowie Now | David Bowie | Parlophone | LP | RSD Exclusive | |
| Welcome To The Blackout (Live in London '78) | David Bowie | Parlophone | 3 x LP | RSD Exclusive | |
| David Bowie | David Bowie | Republic | 2 x LP | RSD First' | 3000 |
| Let's Dance (Full Length Demo) | David Bowie | Parlophone | 12" Vinyl | RSD Exclusive | |
| Live at Sin-e (Legacy Edition) | Jeff Buckley | Legacy | 4 x LP | RSD Exclusive | 2500 |
| I Can't See You | Tim Buckley | Manifesto | 12" Vinyl | RSD Exclusive | 1750 |
| Live At The Troubadour | Tim Buckley | Real Gone Music | 2 x LP | RSD First' | |
| Nights in San Francisco | Eric Burdon & The Animals | Rhythm & Blues | LP | RSD First' | 1000 |
| At Folsom Prison: 50th Anniversary Elegacy Edition | Johnny Cash | Legacy | 5 x LP | RSD Exclusive | 2500 |
| I Love You Because / You're The Nearest Thing To Heaven | Johnny Cash | Charly | 7" Vinyl | RSD First' | |
| Up In Smoke (40th Anniversary) | Cheech & Chong | Rhino/Warner Bros. | 7" Vinyl | RSD Exclusive | 4000 |
| Chicano Batman | Chicano Batman | ATO Records | LP | RSD First' | 3000 |
| Rush (Music from the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) | Eric Clapton | Warner Bros. | LP | RSD Exclusive | 3000 |
| Complete Clapton | Eric Clapton | Warner Bros. | 4 x LP | RSD Exclusive | 3000 |
| Back Street Mirror | Gene Clark | Entrée Records | LP | RSD Exclusive | 1300 |
| Come Together | Gary Clark Jr. with Junkie XL | Warner Bros. | 12" Picture Disc | RSD Exclusive | 3000 |
| An Evening With Ornette Coleman, Part 2 | Ornette Coleman | ORG MUSIC | LP | RSD Exclusive | 1600 |
| My Favorite Things | John Coltrane | Atlantic | 7" Vinyl | RSD First' | 1000 |
| Someone Else's Heart | Elvis Costello | Yep Roc Records | 7" Vinyl | RSD First' | 2600 |
| "L.S.D. (Got A Million Dollars)"/"Your Body Not Your Soul" | Cuby + Blizzards | Music On Vinyl | 7" Vinyl | RSD Limited Run / Regional Focus | 1000 |
| A Closer Look At The Dap-Kings: The Instrumentals for Saun & Starr's Look Closer | The Dap-Kings | Daptone Records | LP | RSD Exclusive | 1650 |
| Rubberband | Miles Davis | Warner Bros/Rhino | 12" Vinyl | RSD First' | 2300 |
| Hudson | Jack DeJohnette, Larry Grenadier, John Medeski, John Scofield | Motema Music | 2 x LP | RSD First' | 1000 |
| 16 All -Time Greatest Hits | Bo Diddley | Sundazed Music | LP | RSD Exclusive | 1350 |
| The Matrix Part II | The Doors | Rhino | LP | RSD Exclusive | 5800 |
| Dylan & The Dead | Bob Dylan & The Grateful Dead | Columbia | LP | RSD First' | 5000 |
| Ella at Zardi's | Ella Fitzgerald | Verve | 2xLP | RSD First' | 1500 |
| Grease | Flamin' Groovies | Jungle Records | 2 x LP | RSD First' | 900 |
| Tango In The Night Alternate | Fleetwood Mac | Warner Bros. | LP | RSD Exclusive | 4000 |
| Centerfield | John Fogerty | BMG Rights Management (US) Ltd | 12" Picture Disc | RSD Exclusive | 3500 |
| Run For The Roses | Jerry Garcia | ATO/Round Records | LP | RSD First' | 3500 |
| Let's Get It On (45th Anniversary) | Marvin Gaye | MTN | LP | RSD First' | 1000 |
| Girl With No Self Esteem | Gov't Mule | Fantasy | 12" Vinyl | RSD Exclusive | 2000 |
| Fillmore West, San Francisco, CA 2/27/69 | Grateful Dead | Rhino/Grateful Dead Productions | 4 x LP | RSD Exclusive | 6700 |
| Funk In France: From Paris to Antibes (1969-1970) | Grant Green | Resonance Records | 3 x LP | RSD Exclusive | 1500 |
| Scratching The Surface | The Groundhogs | Fire Records | LP | RSD Limited Run / Regional Focus | 500 |
| RAMU | Mickey Hart | Verve | 2 x LP | RSD Exclusive | |
| "Mannish Boy" b/w "Trash Men" | Jimi Hendrix | Columbia | 7" Vinyl | RSD Exclusive | 4000 |
| Impeach The President/The Monkey That Became A President | The Honey Drippers/Brotherhood | Tuff City Records | 7" Vinyl | RSD Limited Run / Regional Focus | 1000 |
| Live At The New Orleans House | Hot Tuna | Legacy | 2 x LP | RSD Exclusive | 3000 |
| Moths | Jethro Tull | Parlophone | 10" Vinyl | RSD Exclusive | 2300 |
| Rare and Unissued Masters: Volume One (1943-1945) | Bunk Johnson | ORG MUSIC | 2 x LP | RSD Limited Run / Regional Focus | 1000 |
| Phobia | The Kinks | Friday Music | 2 x LP | RSD Exclusive | 2000 |
| "Friends"/"Rock And Roll" | Led Zeppelin | Atlantic | 7" Vinyl | RSD Exclusive | |
| "Night Life" b/w "I'm Gonna Find Another You" | Wynton Marsalis Septet | Blue Engine Records | 10" Picture Disc | RSD Limited Run / Regional Focus | 1000 |
| Beatles to Bond and Bach | George Martin | Music On Vinyl | LP | RSD Exclusive | 2500 |
| I Love My Lady | Johnny Mathis | Legacy | LP | RSD Exclusive | 2000 |
| Monk | Thelonious Monk | Columbia/Legacy | LP | RSD First' | 2500 |
| Say It With Love | The Moody Blues | Eagle Records | 12" Vinyl | RSD First' | 2500 |
| "Close Enough For Jazz"/"Things" | Van Morrison | Legacy | 7" Vinyl | RSD Exclusive | 3000 |
| Alternative Moondance | Van Morrison | Rhino | LP | RSD Exclusive | 5300 |
| New Worlds | Bill Murray, Jan Vogler & Friends | Verve | 2 x LP | RSD First' | |
| Pussy Cats | Harry Nilsson Produced by John Lennon | Real Gone Music | LP | RSD First' | |
| Billy Breathes | Phish | JEMP | 2 x LP | RSD First' | 7500 |
| Piper At The Gates of Dawn (Mono) | Pink Floyd | Legacy | LP | RSD Exclusive | 6000 |
| Roxanne | The Police | IGA | 7" Picture Disc | RSD First' | 2000 |
| The King In the Ring | Elvis Presley | Legacy | 2 x LP | RSD Exclusive | 3000 |
| The Bottom Line Archive Series: In Their Own Words: With Vin Scelsa | Lou Reed and Kris Kristofferson | The Bottom Line Records | 12" Picture Disc | RSD Limited Run / Regional Focus | 1000 |
| Raven's Reels--Knoxville | The Chris Robinson Brotherhood | Silver Arrow | 4 x LP | RSD Exclusive | 1200 |
| Their Satanic Majesties Request | The Rolling Stones | ABKCO | LP | RSD Exclusive | 3500 |
| They're All Gonna Laugh At You | Adam Sandler | Warner Bros. | 2 x LP | RSD Exclusive | 3000 |
| Stay The Same/Prayer For You | Slightly Stoopid | Stoopid Records | 7" Vinyl | RSD Limited Run / Regional Focus | 1000 |
| Sharktank | Snarky Puppy | GroundUP Music | 10" Vinyl | RSD Limited Run / Regional Focus | 1000 |
| Iconic Performances From The Monterey International Pop Festival | Various Artists | Monterey International Pop Festi | 2 x LP | RSD Limited Run / Regional Focus | 1000 |
| Brawlers | Tom Waits | Epitaph/Anti- | 2 x LP | RSD Exclusive | 4500 |
| The Kids Are Alright | The Who | IGA | 2 x LP | RSD First' | 3000 |
| The King of Slide | Johnny Winter | Friday Music | LP | RSD Limited Run / Regional Focus | 1000 |
| Tormato | Yes | Atlantic/Rhino | 12" Vinyl | RSD First' | 2800 |
| Tonight's The Night Live At The Roxy | Neil Young | Warner Bros. | 2 x LP | RSD First' | 9000 |
| Lumpy Gravy b/w Primordial | Frank Zappa | Zappa | LP | RSD First' | 4000 |
