Happy Record Store Day!

Record Store Day 2012 is this Saturday, April 21. To some, this means nothing, but to my husband, this is the equivalent to a national holiday!

For those who may not be familiar with Record Store Day (RSD), it is a day that recording artists come together to support and celebrate independent record stores. On this day, artists release limited editions of special recordings and compilations on CDs and vinyl (yes, vinyl...) that are only sold in indie record stores. No big box stores, no online downloads, if you want these special releases, you have to buy local! The concept is actually kind of cool when you think about it. This year, everyone from Matt Nathanson to Katy Perry and Metallica will have RSD releases.

The husband can't be in Greenville without making a stop at Earshot. He loves that place and can always find some obscure album no one else has ever heard of that he "needs". Needless to say, WE will be venturing to Earshot bright and early tomorrow morning to celebrate RSD. In fact, Kevin has put together a detailed list of the limited RSD releases he is looking for, complete with a picture of the covers for a quick visual reference.

Last year, RSD coincided with the wedding of a mutual college friend of ours. Luckily, the wedding was in Rock Hill, so Kevin was able to squeeze a quick trip in to an indie record store in Charlotte... with the groom in tow. I think this year's plan is for us to split up at Earshot so that we can cover more ground. I'm picturing a Black Friday type situation with hair pulling and elbowing to snatch the RSD must haves... wish me luck! 

UPDATE
Record Store Day was a success... Kevin's list was conquered. We actually made not one, but two record store stops in Greenville. We were waiting in line at Earshot when the doors opened at 7:30 (seriously). Finished there in time to be at Horizon when they opened at 8 where I was super wife and snatched up the one and only copy of The Civil Wars Billie Jean vinyl.

Record Store Day 2012

I did get a new Matt Nathanson CD, so that is exciting! Turns out the Phish Album is now selling on eBay for about 3x more than what we paid for it... hmmmm.