We ended up being in St. Louis for Record Store Day this year, so I was pretty pumped leading up to it. We made our way over to Vintage Vinyl once I was up and going on Saturday morning. It was all pretty hoppin'-- they had live music outside, free beer inside, and a two hour wait in line to see any of the record store day exclusive merch. I'm a person who can go either way in those crazy crowded situations-- sometimes it's way too much and sometimes it's totally fine, depending on how I prepare myself. Unfortunately I wasn't really in the mood that day, so I grabbed a Bryan Adams album I don't have (he's my guilty pleasure love), Johnny snagged a Pearl Jam album he didn't have, and we came home to our good ol' faithful
record store here in Springfield to snag the Mazzy Star RSD 7". I'm pretty happy with our loot, but who really needs a special day to buy records? You know me, any day is a good day for music!
Did you snag anything great for Record Store Day this year? You can see our purchases from last year
right here. xo. Katie
That Mazzy Star record is gorgeous :)
ReplyDeleteI did pretty well myself- got Mastodon live in Brixton, Dresden Dolls red&black swirl LP, and Gojira The Way of all Flesh LP...I'm a sucker for colored vinyl
Colored vinyl is SO fun. I'm glad you found some good stuff!
DeleteAlways a good day to go record shopping! I had my heart set on Death Cab for Cutie ft. Magik Magik Orchestra, but the last one went before I could grab it. Although I did come away with the Camera Obscura 45 and Sam Cooke!
ReplyDeleteThose are both great! I saw a couple of things friends scored on IG that I didn't even know existed, so I know there was a lot of good stuff to be had!
DeleteGreat finds! I got to my store too late to get anything that I wanted, but I did get the Pretty In Pink soundtrack that was a record store day buy from another year. I had a good time participating in the craziness even if I didn't get what I went for.
ReplyDeleteI definitely would have snagged that, given the chance! Good find!
DeleteSo cool, I love records! -Hanna Lei
ReplyDeletesadly I missed out- I was preparing for Easter celebrations :-/ I've been dying to get my hands on some Neil Young and Fleetwood Mac- maybe next year...
ReplyDeleteI scored my favorite Neil Young album on Ebay for, like, $2 or something crazy like that! You could always keep an eye out there. :)
DeleteCool albums! I had work to do that day, but my husband really did enjoy it: a friend was dj'ing in our favorite record store, there even was a little concert (hard to believe in such a tiny store!). He brought home some nice finds, too -- almost-vintage classics to add to his collection plus Belle & Sebastian's "If you're feeling sinister" to share with me <3 I love that album!
ReplyDeleteOh, and there were some cool totes to take them home in: http://www.recordstoreday.es/tiendarsds/
xoxo
I managed to get the Scott Pilgrim game soundtrack, which I was very excited about. And got Suck It and See by Arctic Monkeys at a discounted rate :)
ReplyDeleteI managed to pick up the Scott Pilgrim game soundtrack, which I was very excited about. And I got Suck It and See by Arctic Monkeys at a discounted rate :)
ReplyDeleteI spent wayyyy too much money at Record Store Day this year, but it was worth it! I (finally) just got a Crosley, so I am building my collection. And I've discovered I'm obsessed with the 80's ;) My store was crowded too, and everyone wanted the new stuff, so I went on a hunt for the old-school. I blogged about what I got if you want to read!
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- sarah
I spent wayyyy too much money at Record Store Day! I found out I may be obsessed with the 80's haha my store was crowded too... so I went digging through the old school while everyone fought over the new releases. I blogged about what I got here:
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- sarah
I live right next door to an awesome record store, but I have to admit I avoid it like the plague on record store day! It's like black friday for music nerds. That Mazzy Star record is so pretty though!
ReplyDeleteNext time you are in STL if Euclid Records is still open in Webster Groves you should go there! I really loved it. It's not as big as Vintage Vinyl but they have a great selection and tend to be less crowded. Also, Webster Groves is super cute. All of your STL trips are making me miss it!!!
ReplyDeleteso mad i didn't go out and do some record shopping that day! sounds like you had some good finds!
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nikki
www.dreaminneon.blogspot.com
Bryan Adams is a huge guilty pleasure favorite of mine, and Mazzy Star is divine - love how pretty that record is!
ReplyDeleteThat Mazzy Star album is incredibly gorgeous! Glad you had fun on Record Store Day!
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Taylor
I didn't even know that Record Store Day was a thing! I'm going to keep my eyes peeled for next year!
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Awesome! I need to get back to my record store... My collection is severely lacking!
ReplyDeleteChristen
feathers and ash
love!!!
ReplyDeleteWe went to Sweet Melissa Records in Marietta GA and purchased the Lumineers, Billie Joe and Norah - Foreverly and a jazz album that requires a gin and tonic and a leather sofa ;)
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