Record Store Day now comes twice a year but the spring version of the consumerist holiday is the biggest (and the best). And, as if you needed an excuse to stop by your local record store and browse through a bunch of exclusive vinyl records, RSD 2018 has pages and pages of some exclusive offerings making their debut this Saturday. But we want to focus on just those nerdy albums that might get overlooked by a limited edition Bowie reissue or some Springsteen live album that you can just buy on his website. (Just kidding, Bruce, we love you.)
If you like what you see, make sure to get to your favorite record store early, because quantities are very limited at each location. (Don’t end up like Jason last year, when he decided to sleep in an extra hour and had to purchase the soundtrack for The Guest on eBay later that day for double the price.)
Star Wars: The Last Jedi (Picture Disc)
John Williams
Quantity: 3500
As if the legendary John Williams’ music from Star Wars: The Last Jedi couldn’t get any better … they decided to release it on a Porg-shaped 10″ vinyl. Because the head honchos at Lucasfilm know that Brandon will purchase any Star Wars record because he is a fanboy idiot.
Twin Peaks: Limited Event Series Soundtrack (Score)
Angelo Bandalamenti
Quantity: 5300
One of our favorite things about the best TV show of 2017 was its incredible score. And now you can buy it and put it right next to your incredible scores for the original TV show and the original movie and secretly know that, since this is a picture disc, the sound might be a tiny bit worse. (We are buying this, in case you can’t tell.)
Twin Peaks (Music from the Limited Event Series)
Various Artists
Quantity: 5300
This Double LP limited edition picture disc featuring twenty tracks from some prominent music moments from the new Twin Peaks series. This apparently includes the incredible Roadhouse band performances and more (with no mention if “The Nine Inch Nails” make the cut, nor the soothing melodies of the David Bowie tea pot).
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S U R V I V E
Quantity: 1000
Show off to your normcore friends by buying the latest from the very talented (Austin-based) band that brought you the instantly iconic Stranger Things score. S U R V I V E pays homage to the Peel Sessions with nine new studio recordings of songs from their live set. I know what half of these words mean.
Blue Planet II
Hans Zimmer, Jacob Shea and David Fleming
Quantity: 500
Powerful and mesmerizing, this Hans-Zimmer-led soundtrack to the latest BBC natural history epic makes its debut on vinyl for Record Store Day 2018. Because what could be better than a nature documentary? A nature documentary without images.
Planet Terror: Original Soundtrack
Various Artists
Quantity: 2000
Criminally underrated, Planet Terror was part of a double-feature film release between Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino. Starring Rose McGowan, who sings on three tracks exclusive to this soundtrack, Terror was an awesome throwback to grindhouse movies. The soundtrack was no different, with the majority of the throwback score composed by director Robert Rodriguez, with contributions from Graeme Revell, (The Crow, Sin City), Chingon and Nouvelle Vague. The album has never been available on LP prior so set your alarms, Spy Kids fans.
“(Just A) Simple Sponge”
Original Cast of Spongebob Squarepants: The New Musical
Quantity: 2500
This is making the list just because it is very weird and odd and Jason will probably be buying it. Not only is 2018 the year that Nickelodeon cartoon Spongebob Squarepants is making its (surprisingly successful) debut on Broadway, but it is also the year that Record Store Day will be offering a colored vinyl featuring Panic! At The Disco and David Bowie on the same album.
Enter The Dragon: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Lalo Schifrin
Quantity: 2800
Often referred to as one of the greatest martial arts movies of all time, Enter the Dragon was also Bruce Lee’s final film appearance before his death. The film was released just six days after his passing on July 26, 1973 in Hong Kong. Almost equally legendary, the film score kicks some serious ass, composed by Argentinian pianist and conductor Lalo Schifrin. It has never been released as a picture disc before.
For more information on even more Record Store Day releases and locations near you check out recordstoreday.com. And, if you’re going to Lower Greenville’s Good Records on Saturday, stop by and say hi to the two nerds clutching Porg picture discs. That will be us.
