Record Store Day

Record Store Day was originally founded in American in 2007 by Eric Levin, Michael Kurtz, Carrie Colliton, Amy Dorfman, Don Van Cleave and Brian Poehner. Over the past seven years, it has developed into an international event where a growing number of record collectors and independent records stores participate in each year as well hundreds of new limited edition vinyl being released from various different artists. 

The main purpose of Record Store Day is the to celebrate the art of music by bringing music lovers together from various different places across the world. From the artists point view it is also a great way for them to promote new releases through limited vinyl and CD digipack releases, etc exclusive to that day. Over 200 record stores just across the UK take part in RSD with some of the larger ones having upcoming bands and musicians performing in-store for the waiting customers. This year, the RSD is set to be held on Saturday 20th April, the official ambassador is solo artist, ex-member of The White Stripes and the man in charge of the Third Man Records label, Jack White. Some of the bands and artists releasing limited edition records this year include David Bowie, Peace, Tame Impala, Small Faces and Brian Jonestown Massacre. Below is a video of this years ambassador Jack White talking about Record Store Day and what vinyl means to him.