RSD Drop 3 arrives on Saturday, October 24, but it wont’ be the final Record Store Day event for 2020. The official site recently announced it will indeed hold the traditional Black Friday Record Store Day. I’ll have more on that in November, but for now, let’s concentrate on this Saturday’s RSD Drop 3 releases.
The official Record Store Day site shows the RSD Drop 3 and Black Friday RSD lists, so make sure you’re looking at the right one when putting your wish list together. There are limited-edition vinyl releases from every imaginable genre—jazz, blues, hard rock, prog rock, techno, punk, country, and hip hop—covering several decades of recorded music. Some feature previously unreleased material.
Check with your favorite record store to see if they’re participating. RSD regulars have proven to be pretty level-headed over the years, so it’s likely we’ll all be following social distancing and mask-wearing rules. Plus, based on the turnout for the first two drops this year, there won’t be any long lines outside stores. But it’ll be even more important to have a written or printed list to hand to store employees since they won’t want to touch or look at your phone.
As for my own list, I’ll be aiming for: Various Artists - Austin Powers Man Of Mystery Soundtrack Double LP; Cheap Trick - Out To Get You! Live Double LP; The Rolling Stones - Metamorphosis LP; The Specials - Dubs 10-inch; and The Who - Quick Live One, which was recorded at the Monterey International Pop Festival.
There are a lot more RSD Drop 3 releases I’d love to buy, but I only have so much money and shelf space. Once again, the Reckless Records in downtown Chicago will be my destination. They were friendly and efficient for the first two 2020 RSD Drops and in previous years.
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