Record Store Day ripple: Lucy Dacus
- Lucy Dacus put “Planting Tomatoes” on streaming services days after issuing the song as a Record Store Day exclusive, turning a limited vinyl-only release into a wider digital rollout. - Record Store Day listed “Planting Tomatoes” as a 7-inch single backed with “Big Deal,” with 6,500 copies pressed for the April 20 event in the United States. - The quick jump from indie-store exclusive to streaming showed how Record Store Day releases can now double as short-window marketing drops for bigger album campaigns. (recordstoreday.com)
Lucy Dacus moved “Planting Tomatoes” from a Record Store Day exclusive to streaming within days, shrinking the window between collector release and mass release. (rollingstone.com) Record Store Day listed the release as a 7-inch single with “Planting Tomatoes” on one side and “Big Deal” on the other. The event page said 6,500 copies were pressed for the April 20, 2024 drop. (recordstoreday.com 1) (recordstoreday.com 2) Rolling Stone reported the song hit streaming services just days after the vinyl release, ending the usual wait that often keeps Record Store Day exclusives off major platforms longer. (rollingstone.com) That release pattern changed the usual pitch of Record Store Day items, which have long leaned on scarcity, colored vinyl, and one-day-only demand at independent shops. (recordstoreday.com) (rollingstone.com) For Dacus, the single also fit into a larger album cycle. Pitchfork and NME both tied “Planting Tomatoes” to the run-up around her then-upcoming album *Forever Is a Feeling*. (pitchfork.com) (nme.com) The song’s quick digital release suggested labels could use Record Store Day less as a hard wall and more as a brief first window for fans willing to line up early. (rollingstone.com) (recordstoreday.com) Dacus still got both outcomes the format promises: a limited pressing for stores and collectors, and a wider audience once the song reached streaming. (recordstoreday.com) (rollingstone.com)
