Like Christmas in April is how some of the dedicated music fans I talked with outside Amoeba Berkeley this morning described Record Store Day. And today's Record Store Day seems to be the biggest and most popular yet. When I stopped by Amoeba Berkeley earlier this week to chat with Steve Cirelli about Record Store Day (RSD) he recommended RSD fans get there an hour before the 10:30am opening. So this morning I arrived at the Telegraph Avenue Amoeba Music at 9:30am expecting the line to be just beginning to form. However there was already a long line by that time with those at the top of the line there since before dawn [for a rare Dave Matthews Band RSD release]. A lot of RSD fans won't divulge exactly what RSD titles they are specifically looking for - as you will see in the video above in which I chat with a bunch of the music fans from as far away as Indonesia - all outside Amoeba Berkeley this morning, Saturday, April 20th, 2013.

Check back on the Amoeblog for updates from the Berkeley, Hollywood, and San Francisco Amoeba Music stores throughout Record Store Day 2013.

For our final preview in our Record Store Day countdown (and in honor of RSD falling on 4/20), we're ending with Cheech & Chong's amazing foray into glam rock from Up In Smoke. Cheech is androgynous glitter cyborg Alice Bowie belting out "Earache My Eye" (b/w "Turn That Thing Down")! Total heaviosity that's as hilarious as it is thunderously hard rockin'. No self-respecting stoner should be without this exclusive green vinyl 45. See you at Amoeba tomorrow for Record Store Day!

Download our menu (.pdf) of exclusive Record Store Day titles available on April 20, 2013.

See our list of events and happenings at all three stores on RSD.

With Record Store Day (RSD) 2013 almost upon us and vinyl collector fiends counting down the hours left before they can descend upon one of the three Amoeba Music stores on Saturday (April 20th) to cop some of the numerous RSD only releases I thought it would interesting to see what the folks behind the scenes at Amoeba had to say about Record Store Day. So I headed over to the Berkeley Amoeba Music store on Telegraph Ave. to chat with Steve Cerelli, to talk a bit about Record Store Day. That short video is above. Below is another new video made by Chris at Bull Moose about some of the Record Store Day 2013 releases being unveiled on Saturday.

Meanwhile to find out more about the long list of RSD 2013 releases check all the latest on the official RSD website  or simply download the 8 page list from here. And as far finding out about the events planned at the three Amoeba stores for this Saturday check here. Don't forget to enter in the Amoeba RSD contest here. See you at Amoeba on Saturday for Record Store Day.
 

Record Store Day is almost here! Check out these mouth-watering limited, exclusive 45s... remastered Zappa single available on vinyl for the first time in 40 years; Pink Floyd on pink wax; an amazing David Bowie "Drive-In Saturday" picture disc; and the Rolling Stones 5x5 EP, re-pressed for the first time since 1964! You're gonna have to line up early for these. See you on Saturday for RSD13!

Download our menu (.pdf) of exclusive Record Store Day titles available on April 20, 2013.

See our list of events and happenings at all three stores on RSD.

 

Record Store Day 2013 is nearly here! We're counting down by highlighting some of the exclusive, limited edition titles available only at independent record stores on April 20. This one is a really lovely exclusive, the mid-'80s classic from Robert Smith and Steve Severin, Blue Sunshine, available for the first time on double blue vinyl! The Glove is the goth-psychedelic nexus, and this album features some of the most affecting and mysterious songs from the Cure frontman and the Siouxsie bassist. Get this and tons of other amazing releases on Saturday, April 20. But get there early because they won't last long!

Download our menu (.pdf) of exclusive Record Store Day titles available on April 20, 2013.

See our list of events and happenings at all three stores on RSD.