Record Store Day
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Record Store Day is an annual event inaugurated in 2007 to "celebrate the culture of the independently owned record store". Held on one Saturday (typically the third) every April and every Black Friday in November, the day brings together fans, artists, and thousands of independent record stores around the world.[1] A number of records are pressed specifically for Record Store Day, with a list of releases for each country, and are only distributed to shops participating in the event.
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Record Store Day | |
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Also called | RSD |
Observed by | Independent Music Stores |
Type | cultural, international |
Celebrations | Live music, Limited edition music releases |
Observances | Shopping at local independent music stores |
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Frequency | Annual |
Started by | Eric Levin, Michael Kurtz, Carrie Colliton, Amy Dorfman, Brian Poehner and Don Van Cleave |
Related to | Free Comic Book Day |
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Record Store Day is headquartered in the United States, where it began. Official organizers operate in the UK, Ireland, Mexico, Europe, Japan and Australia.