Big Deals For Record Store Day Saturday

 The annual event, put on to bring together fans, artists, and independent record stores, is happening on Saturday this year. It will feature over 300 limited-edition vinyl releases. Artists including Taylor Swift, Post Malone, Wu-Tang Clan, Rage Against The Machine, David Bowie and more all have something special ready for release. Post Malone is also this year’s Record Store Day ambassador. “The whole energy in a record store is just super inspiring…I feel at home. It’s really an unexplainable feeling to hit up a shop and dig through crates, just see what grabs your eye,” he shares in a statement. Check out some of the big records coming out on Record Store Day below, and you can find more info at the Record Store Day website here.

• Post Malone’s cover set of Nirvana from April 2020 is being released on vinyl for the first time
• Rage Against the Machine will release untouched and unmixed live recordings from their first world tour
• Charli XCX is releasing a 7-inch vinyl featuring her remix of “Guess” with Billie Eilish. She's also dropping a vinyl release of "Number 1 Angel," her mixtape from 2017
• Wu-Tang Clan has teamed up with producer Mathematics for a brand new album
• David Bowie’s concert in London from 2003 is getting a special release
• Taylor Swift will release a white vinyl 7-inch version of “Fortnight”
• The Killers’ are dropping their 2022 encore performance at Madison Square Garden with Bruce Springsteen
• Joni Mitchell’s 1976 “L.A. Express” tour is getting a new 3-LP release
• CHVRCHES is releasing a 10th anniversary edition of ”Every Open Eye” on vinyl
• The ”Wicked” soundtrack is getting a special green glitter and pink glitter vinyl. It will also include the bonus track “Ozdust Duet,” previously only released on digital

Some of the local record stores in the Midlands include;

Music Gator 1251 Hastings Dr., Sumter

Vintage Vinyl 4202 Augusta Rd., Lexington

Scratch N Spin 513 12th St., West Columbia

Papa Jazz 2014 Greene St. Columbia

Drip Coffee 729 Saluda Ave. Columbia