Was in den USA bereits 2008 mit prominenten Flaggenträgern wie METALLICA begann, ist in den letzten Jahren nach und nach auch in Deutschland zu einem Begriff geworden, mit dem der geneigte Musikliebhaber etwas anfangen kann: RECORD STORE DAY. Immer am dritten Samstag im April - und nur an diesem Tag! - gibt es im teilnehmenden unabhängigen Plattenladen Special Editions, extrem limitierte Veröffentlichungen, Gimmicks und Aktionen, die einmal mehr untermauern, wie sehr der Plattenladen zur Indiekultur dazugehört, nein, sie maßgeblich nach vorn bringt. Nicht umsonst wurde in diesem Jahr IGGY POP (nach METALLICA, JOSH HOMME und OZZY OSBOURNE) zum offiziellen Botschafter des Record Store Days gekürt. Für Deutschland schlüpft niemand Geringerer als THEES UHLMANN in die Rolle des Schirmherren. Der übrigens fragte am Samstag bei seinem Auftritt bei Zardoz in Hamburg im Rahmen des Record Store Days, wer denn schon alles eine Platte gekauft habe. Habt Ihr?

Hier sind noch einmal die Releases, die zum größten Teil über Cargo Records erhältlich waren:

LP TOMAHAWK - EPONYMOUS TO ANONYMOUS (3er LP Box)
7" MAD MEN (Fernsehserie) - ZOU BISOU, BISOU (gesungen von Jessica Pare, der "Megan" aus der awardbehängten Serie)
3x12" PIL - LIVE AT ROCKPALAST (lim. 1000, 2xweißes Vinyl, 1x schwarzes Vinyl)
7" BAT FOR LASHES - STRANGELOVE (DEPECHE MODE COVER) – Depeche Mode Cover mit Etching
4 x 7" BEATLES, THE - 1'S SINGLES COLLECTION BOX (schwere Box mit Deckel, RSD Singleadapter, Poster)
7" BOWIE, DAVID – STARMAN (nummeriert)
7" CAMILLE- BUBBLE LADY / TOUT DIT
7" CHIDDY BANG - RAY CHARLES / BREAKFAST
7" COXON, GRAHAM - WHAT'LL IT TAKE / OOH, YEH YEH (lim. 500)
7" DEEP PURPLE - SMOKE ON THE WATER (40TH ANNIVERSARY) (lila Vinyl)
7" DURY, BAXTER- LEAK AT THE DISCO / TRELLIX
EP GORILLAZ –DOYATHING (10”, single-sided, lim. 1000)
EP HAWLEY, RICHARD - LEAVE YOUR BODY BEHIND YOU (10”)
EP MORRISSEY – SUEDEHEAD (10” Picture Disc)
12" PERRY, KATY - PART OF ME (JACQUES LU CONT'S…) (12” Single, pink Vinyl, exclusive A-Seite)
12" PROFESSOR GREEN - HOW MANY MOONS REMIX (grünes Vinyl)
EP SIGUR ROS - EKKI MUCK
7" SPECIALS, THE – LIVE (zum ersten Mal überhaupt erhältlich)
LP 13TH FLOOR ELEVATORS -MUSIC OF THE SPHERES (3 DoLPs, 2 LPs, 10” EP, 48-seitiges Buch, Kunstdrucke)
CD BARROW, GEOFF/SALISBURY, BEN - DROKK - SPECIAL EDITION (mit Downloadcode für exklusives Material, lim. 1000)
7" BLOOS MAGOOS - SO I'M WRONG AND YOU ARE RIGHT
7" BLUES PROJECT, THE - PARCHMAN FARM
7" BYRDS, THE - I'LL FEEL A WHOLE LOT BETTER | IT'S
Do 7" CAPTAIN BEEFHEART - DIDDY WAH DIDDY
7" CHOCOLATE WATCH BAND - IN THE MIDNIGHT...
7" CIVIL WARS - BILLIE JEAN|SOUR TIMES
CD CIVIL WARS, THE - LIVE AT AMOEBA (EP) (nur eine einzige Pressung!)
7" CLARK, GENE - ONE IN A HUNDRED
7" CLASH - LONDON CALLING 2012
LP COHEN, LEONARD - LIVE IN FREDERICTON EP
LP CYMBALS - SIDEWAYS, SOMETIMES
7" DILLARD, DOUG & GENE CLARK - WHY NOT YOUR BABY
7" DIVA DOMPE CYBORG - SWEETIE
7" ESG/LAS KELLIES - ERASE YOU
7" FOSTER THE PEOPLE - BROKEN JAW
LP GARWOOD, DUKE & WOODEN WAND - DUKE/WAND
7" GUIDED BY VOICES - JON THE CROC
7" INCA BABIES - MY SICK SUBURB (2 neue Tracks auf blauem Vinyl)
LP JOPLIN, JANIS - PEARL (REMASTERED)
EP KANE, MILES - FIRST OF MY KIND EP
CD MACHINEDRUM - ROOM(S) EXTENDED (mit Bonus CD)
7" MARTIAN DENNY ORCHESTRA - CROSSFIRE
7" MIIKE SNOW - DEVIL'S WORK REMIXES
7" NEANDERTHALS, THE - GROOVY DANCES
LP NURSE WITH WOUND/GRAHAM BOWERS - RUPTURE
7" POP, IGGY- I'M BORED/AFRICAN MAN
7" QUANTIC & ALICE RUSSELL WITH THE COMBO BARBARO - QUANTIC & ALICE RUSSELL WITH THE CO
7" REVERE, PAUL & THE RAIDERS - RIDE YOUR PONY
7" SADO MASO GUITAR CLUB / BO CANDY AND HIS BROKEN HEARTS - SPLIT (lim. 300)
7" SLASH - YOU'RE A LIE
LP SPENCER, JEREMY - SPENCER
7" SPRINGSTEEN, BRUCE - ROCKY GROUND
7" SQUACKETT - SEA OF SMILES
EP ST. LUCIA - ST. LUCIA
7" TALIBAM! - STEP INTO THE MARINA
LP TANGERINE DREAM - ELECTRONIC MEDITATION (lim. 1000)
7" TANGERINE DREAM - ULTIMA THULE - PARTS ONE & TWO (lim. 1000)
7" VANDERMARK, KEN & PAAL NILSSEN LOVE & AB BAARS / MATS GUSTAFSSON - ABET?!
EP VARIETY LIGHTS - SILENT TOO LONG (grünes Vinyl)
EP VARIOUS - HANGOVER LOUNGE EP VOL. 3
12" VARIOUS - INNA NICE UP! FASHION EP
7" WALK THE MOON - ANNA SUN
EP WEDDING PRESENT, THE - 4 CHANSONS E.P.
LP WILSON, STEVEN - CATALOGUE/PRESERVE/AMASS (lim. 2000)
LP ZOMBY - WHERE WERE U IN 92 (lim. 1000 auf gelbem Vinyl)
7" PALMER, AMANDA - POLLY B/W IDIOTEQUE
12" GENESIS - SPOT THE PIGEON (lim. 3000, blaues Vinyl)
LP DEVO - LIVE IN SEATTLE 1981
7" KID LIBERTY - GIVE UP. GIVE IN. (lim. 500, gelbes Vinyl)
7" MEMPHIS MAY FIRE - BETWEEN THE LIES (lim. 500, rotes Vinyl)
7" BRÖTZMANN / VAN HOWE / BENNINK - EINHEITSFRONTLIED (lim. 500)
LP BLACK REBEL MOTORCYCLE CLUB - HOWL
LP BLACK REBEL MOTORCYCLE CLUB - THE HOWL SESSIONS
7" VAINIO, MIKA - RASPUTIN 3000 (lim. 750)
LP LUNA - ROMANTICA (lim. 1000)
LP LUNA - RENDEZVOUS (lim. 1000)
LP BROWN, DANNY - XXX [2XLP+7"] (lim. 1000, weißes Vinyl)
LP PRETEEN ZENITH- PRETEEN ZENITH (lim. 2000, Swirl Vinyl)
7" DOOMRIDERS/SWEET COBRA - GIRL U WANT...
7" PELICAN / PLAYING ENEMY - SPLIT 7" (farbiges Vinyl)
12" CHAPELIER FOU - SCANDALE ! (lim. 500, rosa Vinyl)
12" ELLIOTT, MATT/ MANYFINGERS - s/t (lim. 500)
12" NUMBERS NOT NAMES - NUMBER NOT NAMER (Ex Dälek) (lim. 500)
7" DEEP FRIED BOOGIE BAND / COLOSSAL YES - s/t (lim. 500)
LP HAZLEWOOD, LEE - THE LHI YEARS: SINGLES NUDES & BACK
CD HAZLEWOOD, LEE - THE LHI YEARS: SINGLES NUDES & BACK
7" VARIOUS - NEVER TO BE FORGOTTEN...
LP DAVIS, MILES - FOREVER MILES
7" DRACULA 7"
7" DYLAN, BOB - CAN YOU PLEASE CRAWL OUT YOUR WINDOW
EP GALLAGHER, RORY - STOMPIN GROUND EP
EP JOPLIN, JANIS - SELECTIONS FROM PEARL SESSIONS
7" OTIS, SHUGGIE - INSPIRATION INFORMATION (lim. 500, lila Vinyl)
LP REED, LOU - ROCK & ROLL ANIMAL
7" SHOCKING BLUE - VENUS |HOT SAND (lim. 500, orange Vinyl)
LP IGGY & THE STOOGES - LIVE AT ATP 2010 (lim. 1000, Picture)
7" MY BRIGHTEST DIAMOND - I HAVE NEVER LOVED SOMEONE (lim. 1000)
LP INTEGRITY - PALM SUNDAY (lim 325, graues Vinyl)
12" PUBLIC IMAGE LTD (PIL) - ONE DROP EP
7" SONNYMOON - WILD RUMPUS (lim. 1000)
12" HEY MERCEDES - HEY MERCEDES (lim. 700)
LP MATES OF STATE - CRUSHES (THE COVERS MIXTAPE)
LP MATT POND PA - MEASURE (lim. 1000)
LP MATT POND PA - SEVERAL ARROWS LATER
7" OF MONTREAL / DEERHOOF -s/t (lim. 2000, goldenes Vinyl)
LP RAINER MARIA - RAINER MARIA (lim. 1000, weißes Vinyl)
LP SATURDAY LOOKS GOOD TO ME - ALL YOUR SUMMER SONGS
(lim. 1000, weißes Vinyl)
LP STARFUCKER - HEAVEN'S YOUTH (REPTILIANS DEMOS) (lim. 1000, weißes Vinyl)
LP FARSIDE RIGGED (lim. 500, braunes Vinyl)
LP INTO ANOTHER - s/t (lim. 500, grünes Vinyl)
LP SENSE FIELD - KILLED FOR LESS (lim. 500, orange Vinyl)
LP ROCKABYE BABY! - ROCKABYE BABY! LULLABY RENDITIONS OF THE SMITHS (farbiges Vinyl)
12" CURSIVE - BURST AND BLOOM (lim. 1500, jeweils 500 auf gelbem, weißem und schwarz-mamorierten Vinyl)
7" ICKY BLOSSOMS - BABES
7" MYNABIRDS, THE - GENERALS (lim. 1000)
7" PUJOL - REVERSE VAMPIRE (lim. 2000, farbiges Vinyl)
12" ISIS - THE READ SEA (lim., rot-schwarzes Vinyl)
7" CROSSES - OPTION/TELEPATHY (lim. 1000)
CD The ELECTRONIC ANTHOLOGY PROJECT feat. J. Mascis (Dinosaur Jr.) & Brett Nelson (Built to Spill) THE ELECTRONIC ANTHOLOGY PROJECT (lim. 1000)
LP The ELECTRONIC ANTHOLOGY PROJECT feat. J. Mascis (Dinosaur Jr.) & Brett Nelson (Built to Spill) THE ELECTRONIC ANTHOLOGY PROJECT (lim. 500, lila Vinyl)
LP The ELECTRONIC ANTHOLOGY PROJECT feat. J. Mascis (Dinosaur Jr.) & Brett Nelson (Built to Spill) THE ELECTRONIC ANTHOLOGY PROJECT (lim. 500, schwarzes Vinyl)
LP FUTUREBIRDS - SENEY-STOVALL (lim. 500)
7" FLOGGING MOLLY - DRUNKEN LULLABIES/A PRAYER FOR ME (lim. 2000)
7" HORRIBLE CROWES, THE - LIVE FROM FINGERPRINTS
LP ENDPOINT - IN A TIME OF HATE (lim. 500, rot-marmoriertes Vinyl)
7" THOMAS, ROSIE/STEVENS SUFJAN - HIT & RUN VOL. 1
7" BLITZEN TRAPPER - HEY JOE/SKIRTS ON FIRE (lim. 1800, gelbes Vinyl)
12" SHABAZZ PALACES - LIVE AT KEXP 12" (lim. 2000, lila Vinyl)
CD VARIOUS - MIXED NUTS! (TERMINAL SALES #5)
7" WILD EVEL & THE TRASHBONES - THE MESS I'M IN
7" RIGHT NOW, THE - THE USED TO BE/GOOD MAN (lim. 400)
7" KADAVAR - CREATURE OF THE DEMON (lim. 250)
7" POISON IDEA - PICK YOUR KING (1983 EP) (lim. 1000, clear Vinyl)
12" TV BUDDHAS - BAND IN THE MODERN WORLD