Originally posted to wluw.org on 4/13/19
Every year Record Store Day celebrates indepedent records stores and their place in the music industry. Thousands of music fans lineup early in the morning at record stores across the country to snag limited edition LPs and snag old favorites. Stores themselves run fun promotions and feature live bands and DJs. One of the most fun parts of this event is hunting down special releases that all come out on the morning of Record Store Day. These release can be limited to as few as thousands to only hundreds of copies. These can be early rarities, special versions of upcoming releases, repressings of classics, or simply the only time you may ever be able to get your hands on a release. Around the station, WLUW staff members talked about their favorite picks from this years list of special releases. Read about them below!
Allison Lapinski (Music Director): I am most excited to get my hands on the exclusive 2015 IDLES EP from Balley Records. Comprised of 4 tracks, “Meat” is essentially the origin story for the Bristol band’s trademark post-punk sound. The B-side, “Meta,” will include remixes by David Pajo from Slint, Thom from Alt J, Pete Robertson of The Vaccines and Sly One. I am curious to hear how these artists reinterpret the intentional rawness of the original songs. Though the EP is central to the genius of the band’s 2017 and 2018 records, it has never been physically released. This is one of my favorite aspects of Record Store Day—the rarity and cool gems that are available in-store at local businesses across the nation. With only 5000 available worldwide, the pressure is on to find a Chicago copy!
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