Record Store Day 2019

By Joe Gibel

Independent record shops around the globe get ready for annual Record Store Day celebration every April. 

Record Store Day takes place on Saturday, April 13 and will celebrate the culture and appreciation for the independent record store. Pearl Jam will serve as the ambassadors of this year’s celebration.  

“Record Store Day is basically a day to celebrate the culture of independent record stores,” said Nick Angelini, employee of Dr. Disc Records in Windsor. “An event we celebrate here annually, it’s celebrated globally as well, so record stores from around the world will be participating.”  

Record Store Day was first celebrated in 2007 and is now celebrated at stores around the world, with hundreds of recording artists participating and the issuing of special vinyl and CD releases, along with other promotional offerings to mark the occasion.    

“The main focus is the limited editions that come out that day,” said Angelini. “Artists from all over will put out something super rare that you can only get that day. We try to get in as many of those as we can.”  

This year’s highly anticipated items include: A Bohemian Rhapsody soundtrack picture disc, Green Day releasing their 25th anniversary of the time they played Woodstock as the album Live! WoodStock ’94. Live at the borderline 1991 will be released by R.E.M. 

“It’s our busiest day of the year and it’s always pretty exciting,” said Angelini.  

For more information on Record Store Day you can visit www.recordstoreday.com.