Record store day 2019

[stairpost]

Actually I dont like the whole concept of record store day. I dont like it...is that ok? A marketing mans wet dream of limited editions in pink dayglo vinyl with huge markups. The ebay flippers get in on it and I find it all very distasteful

Look for the music you look for but I just dont get off on all this rare record marketing bullshit. If I have the music I dont really care if you have limited edition artwork and a super duper design on your vinyl.

I have bought some Joy Division 12" singles and first pressing albums but I didnt pay much and I didnt need to be reminded to pick up a copy on RS Day. Ive bought a record in all its available colours to make an art piece wall display. It was just a bit of fun and I dont think the records are rare or will increase in value

Each to their own but I cant think of anything where I need to pay inflated prices for a special edition picture disc. I dont need a marketing day to remind me to buy music.

I let the music do the talking and not the collectors B/S

That's pretty much why I have never really been interested before. It has always come across as a bit gimmicky, but this year there does seem to be a genuinely unreleased, fairly obscure BBC Radiophonic workshop soundtrack. I doubt I'll actually venture into Cardiff to queue for one though, I'll wait and see what's available after all the fuss has passed.

[Lawrence001]

It is a great soundtrack, let me know if you ever want to find a new home for it ��

I wonder if there are many soundtrack collectors on AoS?

I can't remember the Get Carter music isn't that bad? I take it it's not by John Barry or I probably would know it?

Two soundtracks I want to get hold of are Aguirre Wrath of God and Nosferatu by Popol Vuh I love those films and the music is so atmospheric.

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[stairpost]

I can't remember the Get Carter music isn't that bad? I take it it's not by John Barry or I probably would know it?

Two soundtracks I want to get hold of are Aguirre Wrath of God and Nosferatu by Popol Vuh I love those films and the music is so atmospheric.

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It's by Roy Budd, it's a very good soundtrack.

I've never had a listen to either of those, I shall have to look them up.

[Minstrel SE]

That's pretty much why I have never really been interested before. It has always come across as a bit gimmicky, but this year there does seem to be a genuinely unreleased, fairly obscure BBC Radiophonic workshop soundtrack. I doubt I'll actually venture into Cardiff to queue for one though, I'll wait and see what's available after all the fuss has passed.

Yes I get that there will be some good stuff on the list and its a way of focusing your attention. I dont know...Im just not comfortable with record store day and I dont go rushing to the shops for anything now

Maybe I rant about it too much but why cant they market that on a normal day and if you were interested enough it would have come to your attention. Im just wary about any limited edition, get it on the day style marketing.

I buy video games and some trading cards but I dont need a video games or cards day. Things come to my attention when I have a general search.

Maybe I am just a miserable old sod and if people get pleasure from finding a nicely packaged record on the day, its their money

[Spectral Morn]

A few things on the RSD list I would like, but I won't pay crazy prices for them.

[YNWaN]

I see it seems to be a popular feeling, on this thread at least, that Record Store Day is not a good idea; I’m afraid I must disagree and I like and enjoy it.

[Minstrel SE]

I see it seems to be a popular feeling, on this thread at least, that Record Store Day is not a good idea; I’m afraid I must disagree and I like and enjoy it.

Yeah I would like you to expand on that though Its a strange one the vinyl market now. They are trying to keep the revival going and methinks its not selling as much as they let on.

Im not having a go. Is there something coming out on record store day that enhances your relationship with a particular artist? Do you like supporting your local stores which is admirable but couldnt that be done on any other day of the year?

Do you like the idea of a limited edition run which has probably already been shuffled off to his ebay mates before it goes out in the store...the supply chain is getting the first pick of anything desirable..surely. Are people really going early in the hope one copy is left on the shelves?

Yes its a cash boost for the store but it all just looks a bit greedy does it not? Im well aware how the "only on RSD" marketing works or am I just being too cynical?

Maybe I have lost all my Joie de vivre and just like to sit on the couch with a coffee having a quick look at vinyl online

[struth]

As a Collector, Ltd Ed's are always interesting to have,although for them to become valuable they have to be by someone who's music is desirable and rare. More interest is in having a nicely presented package.
As for RSD, its not something i particularly look at. I buy when and if i see something i fancy, and can afford it. If it has a chance of becoming valuable later, that is just a bonus afaic.
I have lots of rarities, new and old, but most, if not all, were not bought with that intention. My record collection is much smaller now, although still a decent size(maybe 360 items), but its quality, to me is fairly good, and has a broad spectum.

[Crackles]

RSD are really strict about the rules. A mate of mine who owns the local record shop said one year the first ten people in the queue on RSD with one of his own store's carrier bags would get in first. The RSD people got wind and gave him a right bollocking. It is strictly first come first serve and one copy per customer. The most in demand stuff is harder to get and the bigger stores get more of it, but generally people can get something they want. Piccadilly Records get pretty much everything on the list, so do Rough Trade.

Like I said earlier in the thread there has never been anything on RSD that I have really wanted, it's more just the buzz of it. The queue can be quite fun and my local shop is ten minutes walk away.

I once queued in the freezing cold outside Piccadilly for four hours though, never doing that again.

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[Pete The Cat]

I find myself agreeing with different shades of opinion here

Each year I look at the list with interest, but not being a fan of coloured vinyl reissues it generally boils down to there being little if anything that I'd truly want. I patronise record shops all year round so they don't need me (along with all the eBay profiteers) to cross their threshold on one particular day.

Yet at the same time I think fair play to them for having an idea that successfully raises the profile of records. Having lived through the darkness of the early noughties when you couldn't buy releases on vinyl and all the iconic shops were going out of business, it felt that a way of life that I'd loved since I was a kid was disappearing. Sure, there are many other factors at play in the so-called vinyl revival, but in so far as RSD is a contributor in some small way to the longevity of the record then that can't be bad.

So ultimately I wish them well and leave them to it.

Pete