Record Store Day targets collectors
Record Store Day drops a flashy Taylor Swift 7‑inch called “Elizabeth Taylor,” pressed on a blue‑and‑purple ‘Cry My Eyes Violet Glitter’ vinyl and arriving at indie shops on April 18 — likely to sell out fast. Post‑punk stalwarts Wire are also issuing an expanded reissue, Read & Burn 03+, with new material and a video for the single “23 Years Too Late,” and WXPN is compiling Homegrown Originals Volume 4 featuring local legends The Hooters. (ibtimes.com.au)(spillmagazine.com)(gratefulweb.com)
Republic Records is listed as the label on the official RSD product page for the Swift 7‑inch, which also records the UPC as 199957257114. (recordstoreday.com) The RSD entry shows the single pairs the album track with a previously unreleased “So Glamorous Cabaret Version” and explicitly notes that custom manufacture may cause slight color variation between individual vinyl units. (recordstoreday.com) Record Store Day’s retail guidance for the release highlights three buying routes — local indie shops, participating stores’ online storefronts via RSDMRKT.com, or recordstoreday.com — and advises customers to call ahead to confirm stock at local retailers. (recordstoreday.com) Pinkflag is issuing Wire’s Read & Burn 03+ as an expanded reissue that restores the original 2007 EP to vinyl and adds three additional tracks, with multiple unique edits of “23 Years Too Late” spread across the different formats. (recordstoreday.co.uk) Several retailers have opened preorders for the Pinkflag release and list limited allocations for the RSD pressing, signaling retailer-managed scarcity for collectors. (bleep.com) Wire’s campaign includes a new “24 Years Later Edit” video for “23 Years Too Late” directed by Malcolm Boyle that incorporates archival footage tied to the upcoming documentary Wire — People in a Film. (spillmagazine.com) WXPN’s Homegrown Originals Volume 4 is an 11‑track vinyl compilation drawn from the station’s Free At Noon concerts, XPoNential Festival, studio sessions and Homegrown Live! recordings. (xpn.org) The station will distribute the compilation as a free gift‑with‑purchase at 13 participating independent stores and is staging a Homegrown Live! show on April 23 at World Stage featuring Black Buttafly, Denison Witmer and John Faye, with free tickets promoted by WXPN. (xpn.org)
