Record Store Day 2013 Country Music Field Guide

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This Saturday, April 20th is the 2013 installment of Record Store Day–the annual event started in 2007 to help struggling independent record stores. As the event has grown over the years and has expanded to include an event on Black Friday before Christmas, artists and labels have stepped up to help with the cause, releasing limited-edition collectible pieces of vinyl to entice the public into visiting their local mom and pop music sellers.

2013 has some juicy releases, including some super rare Willie Nelson demo sessions, a split with Waylon Jennings and the Old 97’s, some cool live albums from Gram Parsons and Sarah Jarosz, and a re-issue of Justin Townes Earle’s first album, the Yuma EP. The below list are Record Store Day’s country and country-ish releases in alphabetical order.

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chet-atkins-black-jack-rsdChet Atkins

Black Jack EP
Format: 7″ Vinyl
Label: SUNDAZED
Release type: RSD Exclusive Release
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Previously unreleased recordings by this guitar master

Midnight, Boo Boo Stick Beat, Blackjack, Blue Moon of Kentucky

avett-brothers-randy-travis-rsdThe Avett Brothers and Randy Travis

Music From CMT Crossroads

Format: 7″ Vinyl
Label: Warner Music Nashville
Release type: RSD Exclusive Release
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Limited edition split single. Randy Travis covers the Avett Brothers’ “February”, The Avett Brothers covers the Randy Travis song, “Three Wooden Crosses.

the-band-last-waltz-rsdThe Band

The Last Waltz

Format: 12″ Vinyl
Label: Rhino
Release type: RSD Exclusive Release
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3 180 Gram LPs, Numbered RSD Edition. All original packaging with Embossing and two foils. All original inner sleeves plus 12-page booklet. Out of print for more than a decade.

Created with The GIMPBlitzen Trapper

Blitzen Trapper Deluxe Reissue

Format: 12″ Vinyl
Label: LidKerCow, LTD
Release type: RSD Exclusive Release
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Blitzen Trapper’s debut album from 2003 will be available for the first time on vinyl in celebration of it’s 10th Anniversary.  The record was remastered by Bruce Barielle and the lacquers were cut by Jeff Powell at Ardent Studios in Memphis, TN.  A very limited edition run, the record is pressed on 180g vinyl with a free digital download of the entire record with five previously unheard bonus tracks from the original sessions.

calexico-rsdCalexico

Spiritoso

Format: 12″ Vinyl
Label: Anti/Epitaph
Release type: RSD Exclusive Release

Includes songs from ALGIERS as well as the Calexico catalog recorded live in Germany in June 2012 with the Radio Symphonic Orchestra Vienna and the Deutsches Filmorchester Babelsberg.

kasey-chambers-shane-nicholson-rattlin-bones-rsdKasey Chambers and Shane Nicholson

Rattlin Bones

Format: 12″ Vinyl
Label: Sugar Hill
Release type: RSD Exclusive Release
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A staple of the Americana genre, this release marks the first collaboration for these Australian husband-and-wife superstars. First time on vinyl.

charlie-poole-and-the-highlandersCharlie Poole With The Highlanders

Complete Paramount and Brunswick Recordings

Format: 12″ Vinyl
Label: Tompkins Square
Release type: RSD Exclusive Release
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All sides recorded in New York, 1929. Liner notes by Poole authority Kinney Rorrer

dale-watson-record-store-dayDale Watson

I Lie When I Drink

Format: 45 Vinyl
Label: Red House
Release type: RSD Exclusive Release
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Featuring fan-favorite songs “I Lie When I Drink” and “Thanks To Tequila,” 3,500 copies of the record were pressed on high quality red vinyl. The free 45 is only available at select independent record stores on Record Store Day.

elizabeth-cook-jason-isbellElizabeth Cook & Jason Isbell

Tecumseh Valley b/w Pancho & Lefty

Format: 7″ Vinyl
Label: 31 Tigers
Release type: RSD Exclusive Release
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“Tecumseh Valley” b/w “Pancho & Lefty”

Studio versions of both artists covering Townes Van Zandt. They originally performed these songs on Late Night with David Letterman

mike-cooley-too-pretty-to-workMike Cooley

Too Pretty To Work

Format: 7″ Vinyl
Label: Cooley Records
Release type: RSD Exclusive Release
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Record Store Day 7″ featuring 2 live tracks recorded at shows in 2012.

1 Self Destructive Zones (3:36)
2 Get Downtown (3:12)

justin-townes-earle-yumaJustin Townes Earle

Yuma

Format: 10″ Vinyl
Label: Bloodshot Records
Release type: RSD Exclusive Release
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Previously released debut EP from Justin Townes Earle, now on vinyl for the first time. 10″ vinyl. Colored vinyl (opaque gold). Limited to 1000 copies, for RSD.

The Ghost of Virginia, You Can’t Leave, Yuma, I Don’t Care, Let the Waters Rise, A Desolate Angels Blues

Alejandro Escovedo/Chris Scruggs

78 rpm 10

Format: 10″ Vinyl
Label: Plowboy Records
Release type: RSD Exclusive Release
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78 rpm 10″ A/B single release of two covers of Eddy Arnold standards by Alejandro Escovedo (A side) and Chris Scruggs (B side) for upcoming “You Don’t Know Me: Rediscovering Eddy Arnold” album project due in May 2013

a side : “It’s a Sin” by Alejandro Escovedo – B side: “Just A Little Lovin’ (Will Go A Long Way” by Chris Scruggs

Patty Griffin

Ohio
Format: 7″ Vinyl
Label: New West
Release type: RSD Exclusive Release
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This is a single A-side 7” pressed on heavyweight vinyl.  The vinyl is black, hand-numbered 1-500, and Patty will sign Side B on 25 of the records, which will be randomly distributed. This song is from her forthcoming album, American Kid, due out 5/14/13. This will come in an all white sleeve with a stamped logo and a stickered UPC.

sarah-jarosz-live-at-the-troubadourSarah Jarosz

Live At The Troubadour

Label: Sugar Hill
Release type: ‘RSD First’ Release
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Recorded in August of 2012, Live at the Troubadour finds the Grammy-nominated acoustic wunderkind in pristine form and marks Jarosz’s debut live recording.
TRACK LISTING: 1. Tell Me True 2. Kathy’s Song 3. Mansineedof 4. Shankill Butchers 5. Broussard’s Lament

jd-mcpherson-fire-bugJ.D. McPherson

Fire Bug

Format: 7″ Vinyl
Label: Concord
Release type: RSD Exclusive Release
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SIDE A: Fire Bug / SIDE B: A Gentle Awakening

tift-merritt-markingsTift Merritt

Markings

Format: 12″ Vinyl
Label: Yep Roc
Release type: RSD Exclusive Release
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4-song 12″ featuring an unreleased track, a live track and two acoustic tracks from Traveling Alone. Covered with a tactile cross-stitched/embroidered record cover.

mumford-sons-live-at-bull-mooseMumford & Sons

Live at Bull Moose

Format: 10″ Vinyl
Label: Glassnote
Release type: RSD Exclusive Release
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“””I Will Wait”” “”Ghosts That We Knew”” “”Where Are You Now”” “”Awake My Soul”” — 3 or 4 songs from their bull moose instore – CD version”

Willie Nelson

Roll Me Up And Smoke Me When I Die

Format: 7″ Vinyl
Label: Legacy
Release type: RSD Exclusive Release
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7″ Green Colored Vinyl, Numbered.

Side A – feat guest vocals by Snoop Dogg, Jamey Johnson & Kris Kristofferson
Side B previously unreleased Willie solo version

WillieNelsonCrazyVinyl.inddWillie Nelson

Crazy: The Demo Sessions

Format: 12″ Vinyl
Label: Sugar Hill
Release type: RSD Exclusive Release
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When Willie first got to Nashville he cut some demos for Ray Price and Hal Smith’s publishing company, Pamper Music. Though these cuts were used to pitch songs to artists (including ‘Crazy’ for Patsy Cline) and producers, many weren’t released. These 1960-1966 tracks are raw, real and really good, clearly the work of an artist/songwriter headed for stardom.

old-97-waylon-jenningsOld 97s and Waylon Jennings

Old 97s/Waylon Jennings

Format: 7″ Vinyl
Label: Omnivore Recordings
Release type: RSD Exclusive Release
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2 x 7″ Two tracks from Old 97s sessions with Waylon Jennings, and two additional Old 97s demo tracks. Cover art by Jon Langford of the Mekons and Waco Brothers, and famed painter of country icons.– Iron Road, The Other Shoe, Visiting Hours (1996 demo), Fireflies Take 2 (1996 demo)

Gram Parsons

Gram Parsons & The Fallen Angels-Live 1973 7

Format: 7″ Vinyl
Label: SIERRA
Release type: RSD Exclusive Release
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Originally released in 1982 as a bonus 7″ EP to Sierra Records “Live 1973” LP release of Gram Parsons with Emmylou Harris with full color sleeve.

Side One: Medley- Bony Moronie, 40 Days, Almost Grown  Side Two: Conversations, Doing It in the Bus, Broken EBS Box, Hot Burrito #1

Richard Thompson

Salford Sunday

Format: 7″ Vinyl
Label: New West
Release type: RSD Exclusive Release
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This is a single A-side 7” pressed on heavyweight vinyl.  This song is off of the releaseElectric (2/5/13). The vinyl is black, hand-numbered 1-500. Richard will sign Side B on 25 of the records, which will be distributed randomly.

yonder-mountain-string-bandYonder Mountain String Band

Yonder Mountain String Band

Format: 12″ Vinyl
Label: Vanguard
Release type: RSD Exclusive Release
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Available for the first time on vinyl.

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