Record Store Day

UnclePsychosis

Reverend said:

Its a nightmare for small labels. 
Massive delays on pressing now due to plants being overloaded with Steps and Aqua runs. 

Yep, plus pretty much every interview with an artist about RSD can be summarised as

---"So, tell us about your involvement with RSD"

---"Well, I spend 11 months of the year offering my fans loads of inducements to buy direct from me and do everything I can to screw record shops like selling direct before the record is officially released, but I've made this snazzy pink vinyl reissue of stuff you all own already so make sure you all support your locals shops by buying it"

Reverend

starwarsnosebleed said:

People buy Steps vinyl???

I wouldn't have thought so, but they still press it. 

Gagaryn

paddyb said:

My local store had a huge amount of the BowPromo's, loads left even though everyone seemed to have one in their hand and I didn't go there until 3pm.

think there are 15000 worldwide with 5000 in UK so not a particularly limited release!

duotone

UnclePsychosis said:

As someone who buys records from "proper" record stores on a fairly regular basis I shall be giving RSD a wide berth as per usual. The whole thing is becoming something of a bad joke IMO.

A bit like myself with St. Patrick's Day.  Most of the year I drink in a local Irish bar, except on St. Patrick's Day, I give it a wide berth.

Sesh

RobDavies said:

Apart from HMV, I couldn't tell you where to buy new records in Southampton.....?

I can't recall Southampton ever having a decent independent record shop.

not_the_dj

not_the_dj said:

It's all a load of bollocks....in other words I should have got up earlier as I missed out on what I was after!

Ha ha...my enthusiasm for RSD has been restored....local shop to me (Head Records in Leamington) have received a few more copies of some titles....including the Def Leppard EP I'm after, so one's now put by for me to collect later.

Hurrah!