Record Store Day is the world's largest single-day music event. And we love celebrating.
But the heart of it is still what we started off with: our love for the best place to discover, talk about and bring music home from.
The record store.
In 2021, we started working with Cured Vinyl and Think Indie Distribution to make sure record stores have access to fantastic records all year long, not just on special release dates or days we single them out for celebrating. Great records in great record stores.
And if you see the words *RSD ESSENTIAL* on a record -- a newly discovered masterpiece from an iconic artist, a record that first hit turntables 10, 30, even 50 years ago, the soundtrack that got you and half your generation through high school -- they are there to let you know we think that record is essential. For a record store to have in their bins, and quite possibly for you to have in your collection.
RSD Essential 001 was a no-brainer, and we're still listening to the special edition of the Vince Guaraldi Trio classic. Two Essentials from Cage The Elephant, and quite a few special Indie Colorways, hit record store shelves last year and 2022 is loaded with some good stuff, including RSD Essentials from Anderson.Paak, Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit, Run The Jewels, Alabama Shakes and more.
Check with your local record store, or RSD Essentials for an updated street date list and if you have titles you think are Essential, let us know!
