Record Store Day exclusives

Record Store Day returns on Saturday, April 18, with more than 365 exclusive and limited-run releases headed to independent record shops. (recordstoreday.com, yahoo.com) This year’s official list splits titles into “Exclusive,” “RSD First,” and “Small Run/Regional,” and Record Store Day says stores choose their own orders, so no shop is guaranteed to stock every release. (recordstoreday.com) The event still runs on an in-person model first: Record Store Day says the special titles go on sale at participating brick-and-mortar stores on April 18, with leftover copies eligible for online sale starting Sunday, April 19. (recordstoreday.com) That setup keeps the annual rush centered on independent retailers, the same stores Record Store Day says the event was created to celebrate when it launched in 2008 after being conceived in 2007. (recordstoreday.com, recordstoreday.com) Among the higher-profile reissues, Flying Lotus’ 2006 debut *1983* is back as an April 18 “RSD First” LP on Brainfeeder, with a stated run of 2,000 copies. (recordstoreday.com) Record Store Day’s release page lists *1983* as a vinyl and compact disc title, while Flying Lotus’ own reissue announcement says the remaster arrives April 17 across vinyl, compact disc, and digital formats, including a limited gold splatter LP. (recordstoreday.com, flying-lotus.com) John Lennon’s *Love Meditation Mixes* is being issued as a 3-LP “RSD First” set, produced by Sean Ono Lennon, with Record Store Day and *The Music Universe* both listing a 4,500-copy run for April 18. (recordstoreday.com, themusicuniverse.com) The Lennon set uses nine reworked versions of “Love,” and John Lennon’s official site says the package includes Pearl Arctic 180-gram vinyl and a third-side runout section with nine 1.8-second locked-groove mantras. (johnlennon.com, recordstoreday.com) Primal Scream’s *1987 EPs* collects *Gentle Tuesday* and *Imperial* on one LP for the first time, and Record Store Day lists it as an “RSD Exclusive” Rhino release limited to 3,500 copies on April 18. (recordstoreday.com) Glide says the package is pressed at 45 revolutions per minute on translucent blue vinyl and revisits the band’s pre-*Screamadelica* period, when the material was tied to the 1987 debut album *Sonic Flower Groove*. (glidemagazine.com, recordstoreday.com) Collector attention is also clustering around curation as much as star power: *Goldmine* published a top-10 priority list on April 13, while a separate *Goldmine* feature said producer Zev Feldman is attached to 11 Record Store Day releases, including 10 archival titles and one rare reissue. (goldminemag.com, goldminemag.com) For buyers, the practical takeaway is simple: check a participating store’s list before Saturday, April 18, because Record Store Day says availability depends on what each shop ordered, not what appears on the master list. (recordstoreday.com)