Record Store Day videos

From New Plymouth's Vinyl Countdown...




Spelling Mistakes live instore at Real Groovy in Auckland...




And spot the New Zealander queueing outside Amoeba San Francisco...



And Jack White make the world's fastest record.

Record Store Day in AK and beyond

Southbound Records at 69 Mt Eden Rd have over 100 local and international Record Store Day releases available, plus 50% off all secondhand vinyl.Live in-store performances from Delaney Davidson and Tami Nielson. There will also be free coffee and homemade baking on offer, plus free eco music bags with purchases. Here's a list of RSD exclusives they've got in stock so far...

Real Groovy on Queen St has a bunch of exclusive Record Store Day vinyl they are releasing, plus live performances from Phoenix Foundation (2pm) and Spelling Mistakes (4pm), and DJs all day. DJ/performance schedule is here.

Conch Records at 115A Ponsonby Rd will also be getting involved with RSD special releases and goodies. They have a live instore PA from She's So Rad and Tyra Hammond, and also a huge collection of rare secondhand dance/drum n bass/jungle vinyl going out on the shelves (pulled from the collection of Nick D), around 3000 records.

My Generation over in Browns Bay will be taking part, with RSD specials.

Marbecks Classical in Queens Arcade has 25% off all vinyl for RSD.

Down in Wellington, Slowboat Records has a live instores from Louis Baker, Julia Deans, and Dave Dobbyn, and RPM Music has the Mantarays live instore plus DJs all day, and Deathray Records are also taking part.

New Plymouth's Vinyl Countdown is getting involved, check their FB page for more info.

Further down country we have...

Napier -  Just For The Record

Nelson – Everyman Records

Christchurch – Pennylane Records, and Galaxy Records get in on the act -Galaxy has X-Ray Charles live instore. 

Dunedin – Relics Music has Kahu and Paul Cathro live instore at 5pm. 14% sales instore all day.

There may be other stores in these towns taking part, but I can't find any sign online. Advertise your ish!

Local vinyl also out for Record Store Day: VARIOUS: DUNEDIN DOUBLE - The Chills, Sneaky Feelings, The Stones, The Verlaines (Flying Nun) 2 x 12" EP

BORED GAMES - Who Killed Colonel Mustard (Flying Nun) 12" EP
AND this gem: SUBURBAN REPTILES Saturday Night Stay At Home 7". A limited gold vinyl edition will be available to the first 20 buyers in-store at Real Groovy with a bonus colour photo print signed by photographer Paul Hartigan of the band in action.

Wah Wah 45s x Record Store Day

"Wah Wah 45s are proud to present their debut Record Store Day special release!

In 2014 the label celebrates not only its 15th anniversary, but, with this record, its 50th seven-inch release, and it's something very unique indeed.

Two of the imprints best loved artists, East End brass juggernaut Hackney Colliery Band, and funky Canadian piano maestro Henri-Pierre Noel come together on seven inches of wax for the first time, remixed by label boss Scrimshire and superstar disco re-edit king The Reflex.

Scrimshire's re-working of HCB's version of Kanye West's All Of The Lights is a horn fuelled left-of-centre club bomb, whilst The Reflex's 'revision' of Henri's classic Diskette is a disco fuelled take that's sure to cause plenty of dance floor devastation too."

First Word Records x Record Store Day

First Word Records x Record Store Day = Tall Black Guy and kidkanevil as well as Mr Thing and Eric Lau.  Woo! Soundtrack for the above clip features music from the release. 

First Word say "Full details of the release and a short film will follow in the coming weeks, but for now, check the video and make sure you get down to your local Record Store on April 19th to pick up your copy. This release is vinyl only, and is strictly limited to 1000 units, so get on it!"

Record Store Day at Real Groovy

"Another year has spun around since the last Record Store Day and Real Groovy is gearing up to celebrate in style again this Easter – yes, Record Store Day 2014 falls on Saturday April 19th – with in-store live music, guest DJs, exclusive local and international vinyl releases and lots of other activities.

Highlights include three Record Store Day exclusive vinyl releases on the Real Groovy Records label [La De Das / Scavengers / Spelling Mistakes, all on coloured vinyl], plus an exclusive Suburban Reptiles 7” re-issue and new material from The Phoenix Foundation on 7”.

We are delighted to say there will be live performances by The Spelling Mistakes and The Phoenix Foundation, with a guest DJ line-up of personalities spinning their favourite tunes throughout the day."

Cassette Store Day - Sept 7

From Vintage replay, it's cassette store day (Chicago Sun Times)

"... Cassette Store Day is off to the same organic start of Record Store Day, before Record Store Day got all tangled up in rules and regulations.

“The Record Store Day people sent us something months ago that said they had nothing to do with Cassette Store Day,” said Rick Wojcik, owner of Dusty Groove, 1120 N. Ashland, Chicago, my neighborhood record store. “We had never heard of Cassette Store Day. We thought it was a tounge-in cheek thing a few weeks ago (Cassette Store Day does not have much information) but now we’re looking at some products we’re putting out Saturday. We also have piles of vintage cassettes we’ve tried to sell over the years and don’t have much of a market for. We’re going to give everybody a vintage cassette while supplies last.”

... One of the most compelling markets for cassette came after the death of the 12-inch rhythm and blues single.

“No one knows how to pitch it,” Wojcik said. “Towards the end of the 1980s a lot of distributors were not selling as much vinyl to Mom and Pops. They were not allowing returns on vinyl, but they would allow returns on cassettes. The cassette single was huge in the 1990s, specifically in R&B. I know one Chicago hip-hop producer, pre-Common, who had a great act who didn’t have the money to press it on 12 inch and cassette single. So he decided to put it on cassette single. And it’s a great lost hip-hop track. DJs couldn’t play it.”